IIT Admission on basis on Class 12 Marks alongwith an Aptitude Test
Kapil Sibal, Union HRD Minister announced major changes in the admission process to the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology.
Sibal said that marks obtained by a student in Class 12 along with an aptitude test would decide admissions into IITs and other engineering colleges. He said that modalities were still being worked out to make the changes in the admission process and no time frame has been set for implementing the new proposals.
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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 .
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Delhi High Court sends notice to IITs to explain Selection Process
The 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Ministry of HRD have been served a notice by the Delhi High Court to clarify the selection process through the Joint Entrance Examination conducted by IITs, reports Zee News
A Case was Filed by Professor Rajeev Kumar from IIT Kharagpur. The Professor feels that the IIT-JEE Selection Process is a fraud. He strongly feels that the IIT JEE in its current format is not transparent. No one is aware as to how they select candidates.
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Panel in place to study the possibilities of scrapping IITJEE and introducing a Common Aptitude Test
HRD Ministry has asked a panel of IIT directors to consider scrapping the forty year old IIT Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) and replacing it with a general common aptitude test, reports the Telegraph.The panel of directors, headed by IIT Kharagpur chief Damodar Acharya, was set up by HRD minister Kapil Sibal last month to examine possible JEE reforms.
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IIT JEE 2010 applicants to get Performance Cards with all India Ranking and Category Ranking
Students appearing in the next Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to the IITs will not have any opportunity to either seek re-grading or retotaling.
Introducing the reforms, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) also decided to issue performance cards to the students appearing for JEE, specifying marks and the ranks secured by them in the test.
According to IIT director Surendra Kumar, the JAB discussed and decided on these issues in its meeting on August 23.
As per the decisions of the JAB, the answer paper of JEE-2010 is a machinegradable Optical Response Sheet (ORS). These sheets are scrutinised and graded with extreme care after the examination. No photocopies of the machine-gradable sheets will be made available.
Candidates will get to know their All India Ranks (AIR) and Category ranks through JEE websites on May 26, 2010. The board will also put out the answers of the questions on its website to help students make assessment of their performance.
Candidates can view their performance in IIT JEE-2010 from JEE websites from June 3, 2010.
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Sibal for 80 Percent in Class XII as Minimum eligibility for IIT JEE
The Way Our Honorable HRD Minister Kapil Sibal is going about the transformation in the Indian Education System, the word “Sibalization“ should be heard more often.
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IIT JEE 2010 scheduled for April 11, 2010
The Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) for admission to the undergraduate courses in 15 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) besides ISMU, Dhanbad, would be conducted on April 11, 2010, the Undergraduate Admissions Committee said here on Wednesday .
In a press release here, the Committee said two papers, each having separate sections in chemistry, mathematics and physics, will have objective type questions, “designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates.”
The syllabus for the examination will also be available on IIT websites. Students can submit the application forms online or off-line, the release said.
Source : Hindu Business Line
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