IIT Kanpur Faculty Forum has come out strongly against the changes proposed in IIT JEE examination pattern for 2013. Here is the press release by the forum: The examination announced by MHRD is a unilateral decision of IIT Council against the advice and decisions of IIT Kanpur Senate, which has the prerogative of deciding its admission criteria.The format announced is a piecemeal patch-work with serious academic and organizational lacunae in each of the components of the test. It has the potential of becoming a national disaster if not opposed by …Read More
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Separate Entrance Test for IIT Kanpur in 2013
June 11, 2012
IIT
Here is the first revolt against the proposed new common entrance examination announced by HRD. IIT Kanpur will conduct its own examination for admission to engineering programmes in 2013. With this announcement, it is clear that all is not well as projected by the HRD Minister Kapil Sibal after the meeting on 28th May. IIT Kanpur faculty has been most vocal in raising their concerns over the proposal of ‘one-nation-one-test’ format which is the brainchild of the HRD ministry. IIT Kanpur senate, after a meeting on 8th June, said “The …Read More
All About IIT – Indian Institute of Technology
February 25, 2012
Colleges
IITs, Indian Institute of Technology, are most respected and apex institutions for engineering education and research in India. At present, there are fifteen Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) — Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati, Roorkee, Hyderabad, Patna, Bhubaneshwar, Ropar, Jodhpur, Gandhinagar, Indore, and Mandi. Out of these first seven (Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Guwahati, Roorkee) are governed by The Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “Institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties, framework for governance etc. Remaining eight new IITs are …Read More
ISEET will Replace IIT JEE and AIEEE
February 15, 2012
ISEET 2013
It is confirmed. ISEET will replace both IIT JEE and AIEEE conducted by CBSE. As per current plan, the first edition of this new test in 2013 will cover all 15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), all 30 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), four Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and five Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs). Apart form these institutes, admission for some of the deemed universities will also use this test score only. In India, there are more than 15 lakh engineering colleges and there …Read More