In a meeting of the The Joint Admissions Board on Sunday, It was decided not to conduct IIT-JEE 2010 again. The IIT JAB had conducted IIT-JEE 2010 for admissions to IITs. The meeting was called to discuss errors in JEE paper and devise corrective measures to ensure candidates don’t suffer. Four kinds of errors were identified and corrective measures published .
University of Pune to conduct Entrance Exam for Phd Admission in January 2010 – The first ever entrance exam for doctorate programme in the University of Pune will be held in the first week of January, 2010. The entrance exam is now a must for the PhD aspirants as per the new guidelines of University Grants Commission (UGC).
The entrance exam became compulsory after the UGC formulated new guidelines for PhD to curb malpractices in awarding the degree. Around 150 candidates register for PhD in the University every year.
The new entrance test hopes to keep a check on the number and also on the quality of thesis. >>> more
Source Indian Express
Kerala CEE will have “One Mark” negative marking in KEAM 2010 Entrance Exam. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations has reverted the decision to introduce less negative marking for wrong answers. The 2010 prospectus released on Dec 7 had reduced negative marking for wrong answers to half-mark from one mark. Check out KEAM 2010 Notification
The negative mark was made half a mark to “remove students’ anxieties about negative mark to some extent. Nevertheless the demand from corners to completely eliminate the system of negative mark cannot be conceded,” the CEE press note said.
The prospectus of the entrance examination for 2010 says that the negative mark would only be half a mark. However, consequent on the government decision on Wednesday, clause 9.4.4 of the prospectus will be amended suitably. A government order has been issued for this.
Source : The Hindu
Karnataka CET 2010 from April 28 to 30.
The Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to professional courses in the state for the year 2010 will be held from April 28 to 30. The state department of higher education announced the dates on Monday. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will soon begin the process of issuing application forms and further procedures.
CET 2010 will be held at 228 centres across the state. KEA issues application forms in February every year. “Application forms will be issued in February, and candidates will have a month’s time to apply,” said a KEA official. KEA is expecting a larger number of candidates this year as compared to previous years as free coaching has been introduced for rural students this year.
No Decision on COMEDK as of now
The department has been trying to convince the COMED-K management to hold a common entrance test this year. Higher education minister Aravind Limbavali feels that Attending two entrance examinations is a burden for students and the government will discuss the matter with representatives of the management of private institutes.
Source DNA India
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