After a series of discussions, announcements, and war of words with IITs, HRD ministry declared that a compromise solution has been reached for admission to IITs. In a meeting on 27th June, IIT council reached a consensus on admission procedure to IITs in 2013. As per the latest plan, JEE Main will be used as a screening test and JEE Advanced will be used for preparing final merit list for admission. Also, only top 20% students in their respective boards will be considered irrespective of their performance in JEE. After …Read More
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No Weightage for Class 12th for Admission to IITs
June 27, 2012
IIT
Yes, this is the final decision made on 27th June. After rejection from IITs, HRD has decided that Class 12th marks will not have any weightage in preparing the merit list for admission to IITs in 2013 and beyond. Inclusion of class 12th marks for merit list and admission to IITs was the primary point of contention between IITs and HRD ministry. Majority of IIT faculty and alumni were against the idea of using class 12th board marks as the quality and assessment of board examinations are not in control …Read More
IIT JEE 2013 Pattern: Finalized and Accepted by All
June 27, 2012
IIT
Finally, all parties agreed to a common entrance examination for admission to CFTIs (centrally funded technical institutes) in 2013 and beyond. In the emergency meeting called on 27 June to decide the IIT JEE 2013 pattern, IIT council decided to go with the newly proposed common entrance test, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), however with some modifications. The meeting was called after IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi rejected the proposal by HRD to include class 12th marks for merit list preparation and announced plans to conduct their own examination. These announcement …Read More
FINAL: New Format for IIT JEE from 2013
June 27, 2012
News
A compromise formula on the new controversial exam formula has been worked out between the government and the Indian Institutes of Technology at an IIT council meeting today. According to reports, the new format may be introduced from 2013. The meeting was chaired by Dr MM Sharma, the chairman of IIT Madras’ governing board. The IIT council is headed by the HRD minister and comprises the Chairmen and directors of all IITs, Chairman of the University Grants Comission (UGC), three MPs, appointees of the central government and those of the …Read More
Kapil Sibal Skipped the IIT Council Meeting of 27 June
June 27, 2012
News
According to a news article by IBNLIVE, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal skipped today’s meeting with IIT Council which was convened to discuss and resolve the common entrance exam controversy. The article claimed that Kapil Sibal was not present as he wanted to show that the IITs are autonomous and there is no government interference. Mr. Sibal, who is also the IIT Council Chairperson, instead sent a written statement to Council. He will address a press conference at 5:30 pm on the common entrance exam. After HRD announced a common entrance …Read More
IIT Delhi Senate Resolution on JEE 2013
June 23, 2012
JEE Main
IIT Delhi in their Senate meeting on 21 June 2012 has passed a resolution rejecting the IIT Council proposal and decided to hold UG admissions on their own with like minded IITs. Here is the resolution passed by the senate: With respect to the recent decisions on admissions to the undergraduate programs at the IITs, as proposed in IIT Council meeting of 12th May 2012 and the joint meeting of the councils of the IITs, NITs and the IIITs held on 28th May, 2012, the IIT Delhi Senate unanimously resolves …Read More
HRD Ministry Calls Special Meeting of IIT Council on 27th June
June 22, 2012
News
After the verdict of ‘reject’ from IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi, HRD ministry has called upon a special emergency meeting of IIT council on 27th June. In a press release, HRD ministry said, “The uncertainty faced by the student community, consequent to the resolutions of the Senates of IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi, requires to be addressed. Consequently, a special meeting of the IIT Council is being convened on 27.6.2012.” IIT Kanpur and IIT Delhi already snubbed the ministry by announcing their own entrance examination for admission in 2013. There …Read More