Common Engineering Entrance Exam will have elements of IIT JEE also
It seems the IITs have agreed to join the HRD Ministry’s bid to have a national common engineering entrance examination for all engineering colleges in the country. This only happened after there was an agreement that several elements of IIT-JEE will be part of the new All India common examination for Engineering Admissions, reports HT
The report is that the Ministry of HRD will soon call a meeting of Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Council to stamp a decision to merge the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education.
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In a recent statement from CBSE, it is clear that The much hyped National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET UG) for MBBS Admission will not happen in 2012.CBSE to continue holding AIPMT for 15 percent Seats Check out CBSE AIPMT 2012 Notification and Dates
The Statement says , “As per communication received from Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India regarding seeking permission from the Hon’ble Supreme Court to allow introduction of NEET for Under Graduate Medical Courses from the academic year 2013-14 instead of 2012-13, the Central Board of Secondary Education would now conduct the All India Pre-Medical/ Pre-Dental Entrance Examination only for the 15% all India quota seats” Read more…
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Supreme Court rejects CBSE’s proposal for merging AIEEE & AIPMT Exam
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) proposal of merging the All India Pre medical Test (AIPMT ) and All India Engineering Entrance Examination AIEEE into a single entrance test for admissions to undergraduate medical and engineering courses in the country, reports the Times of India
A bench of Justices R V Raveendran and A K Patnaik, which entertained the CBSE’s proposal dismissed the Board’s plea saying there was no unanimity.
While the All India Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Entrance Examination (AIPMT) is conducted to fill 15% seats in MBBS/BDS courses in government medical and dental colleges against the all-India quota, the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is for drawing up a combined merit list for a different category of engineering colleges. CBSE conducts both AIPMT and AIEEE every year.
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Online AIEEE 2012 from May 7 to 25, Offline AIEEE 2012 on April 29
Online AIEEE Trial Run on 2011 was a Success, in 2012 CBSE will conduct in 22 Centres from May 7 to 25., reports PTI
CBSE has decided to conduct the exam in this format next year in 22 identified cities from May 7 to 25.
Examinations in 65 other centres including a few in abroad will, however, be held on the pen and paper format on April 29, said a CBSE official.
“Examinees who will appear in online examination will be given a concession of Rs 150 to Rs 300 in examination fees,” the official said.
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New Delhi, The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Central Board of Secondary Education to abolish formal exams in Class 10 and instead use grading system for evaluation in Classes 10 and 9.
A group of schools said in their plea that the CBSE through a circular in 2009 directed that students from senior secondary schools need not undertake the board exam for Class 10, whereas those from schools up to Class 10 shall take up the board examinations for Class 10.
Upholding the judgment of a single-judge bench, a division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna said: “We are unable to persuade ourselves to accept the submission of the learned counsel for the appellant that the circular decision introducing the new methodology of CBSE invites the frown of Article 14 of the Constitution being unreasonable and arbitrary.”
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New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court’s ruling allowing examinees to access their evaluated answer sheets under the Right to Information (RTI) Act has brought cheer to students but some school and college principals say “the move is a misfit for the education system”.
“From the student’s perspective, it is a respite. They will get to see more clarity and might even see change in marks, but for the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) it would be tough to revisit the logistics and managerial resources,” Madhulika Sen, principal of Tagore International School in south Delhi, told IANS.
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All India MBBS CET likely from 2012-2013 session
The Medical Council of India (MCI) and the Health Ministry have finally reached a consensus to hold a All India Common Entrance Test for MBBS Course in all government run medical colleges, Private medical Colleges and Deemed Universities from 2012-2013 academic session. The meeting on Monday was attended by MCI , CBSE and Helth Ministry officials, reports the TOI.
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The wait for CBSE Class X Results for Chennai region seems to be over as the CBSE Results website indicates that the results will be announced today.
Class X Results for Other Regions are expected to be announced in the next few days (hopefully all may be released within this week).
TOI Reports that Officials at CBSE admit that announcement of results has been delayed, but do not want to comment over the issue. Off the record they put the blame on introduction of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) this year. “Preparation of results is more tedious than ever before. This may be gauged from the fact that every student’s result is spread across four sheets. Then results for students who have taken the board exams is being prepared simultaneously,” said one of them. Another officer attributed the delay to the All India Engineering Entrance Examination paper leak.
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Over 30,000 to take AIEEE Exam on May 11 : CBSE
Over 30,000 students who could not take the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) on May 1 after a question paper leak will now take the test on May 11 amid heightened security and candidate verification, reports the Hindustan Times. Battling a cluttered competitive examination schedule and concerns that cheats may try to misuse the retest, the Central Board of Secondary Education on Monday decided against holding the AIEEE re-examination on May 8 as it had announced on Sunday.
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CBSE introduces vocational courses oriented towards career in sports
The CBSE Board has introduced new vocational courses for classes 11 and 12 like Body Science, Fitness, Aerobics and Health. The only idea to propose these courses to the students is that they can also pursue a career in sports. The course is also expected to create more awareness of sports in the country.
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