New Delhi: A common
national test for admission to engineering courses across the country that
takes into account class XII board exam marks will be introduced from 2013.
The aspirant’s set of scores will decide whether he or she will be eligible for admission to the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), centrally funded institutions like NIITs or IIITs or state-funded institutions.
In turn, Sibal has managed to get the IIT council to agree to introduction of the common entrance test next year itself.
The minister said Haryana, Maharashtra and Gujarat had already agreed to adopt the new format. An education ministers’ meet on June 5 will be crucial to gauge interest among states who will have the freedom to decide their weightages. For admission to all centrally funded institutes like NIITs and IIITs, there would be 40% weightage for performance in Class XII (after normalization of marks), 30% weightage for main test scores and 30% for the advanced test. Sibal said IITs have, in principle, approved this format from 2015.
All aspirants will have to
give two exams — JEE main and JEE advanced — to be held on the same day.
The aspirant’s set of scores will decide whether he or she will be eligible for admission to the premier Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), centrally funded institutions like NIITs or IIITs or state-funded institutions.
According to the
decision taken, for the first
time, the class XII examinations will count towards entrance. There will be 50 per cent weightage to the
class XII examinations and
the rest of the 50 per cent to the main test.
For admission to IITs, students will be shortlisted on the basis of their cumulative score for class XII and the main test (50% weightage each). Class XII marks will then be standardized on percentile basis by a formula worked out by the Indian Statistical Institute. IITs set to have more say in JEE
For admission to IITs, students will be shortlisted on the basis of their cumulative score for class XII and the main test (50% weightage each). Class XII marks will then be standardized on percentile basis by a formula worked out by the Indian Statistical Institute. IITs set to have more say in JEE
All aspirants will have
to appear for a main test and an advanced test, both to be held on the same
day. The top 50,000 students
in the main test will have their advance papers evaluated for IIT merit
positions.
The merit list will be decided on an IIT aspirant’s performance in the advanced entrance test. For students who have appeared for Class XII board in 2012, the IIT council has decided that they may be allowed to sit for the board exam again if they would like to improve their performance.
The decision, after two years of consultations, was taken in a meeting with the joint councils of IITs, NIITs and IIITs. The All India IIT federation has submitted a dissent note at the meet continuing with their insistence that the exam be deferred till 2014 and Class XII be given a maximum of 40% weightage. HRD minister Kapil Sibal admitted “resistance” from the IIT system pointing at two concessions that have been made. The first demand of the IIT Senates and faculty federations was academic control, including paper-setting, evaluation and preparation of merit list over the exam. The faculty also wanted that main exam scores be used in addition to the board exam to shortlist eligible students.
The merit list will be decided on an IIT aspirant’s performance in the advanced entrance test. For students who have appeared for Class XII board in 2012, the IIT council has decided that they may be allowed to sit for the board exam again if they would like to improve their performance.
The decision, after two years of consultations, was taken in a meeting with the joint councils of IITs, NIITs and IIITs. The All India IIT federation has submitted a dissent note at the meet continuing with their insistence that the exam be deferred till 2014 and Class XII be given a maximum of 40% weightage. HRD minister Kapil Sibal admitted “resistance” from the IIT system pointing at two concessions that have been made. The first demand of the IIT Senates and faculty federations was academic control, including paper-setting, evaluation and preparation of merit list over the exam. The faculty also wanted that main exam scores be used in addition to the board exam to shortlist eligible students.
In turn, Sibal has managed to get the IIT council to agree to introduction of the common entrance test next year itself.
The minister said Haryana, Maharashtra and Gujarat had already agreed to adopt the new format. An education ministers’ meet on June 5 will be crucial to gauge interest among states who will have the freedom to decide their weightages. For admission to all centrally funded institutes like NIITs and IIITs, there would be 40% weightage for performance in Class XII (after normalization of marks), 30% weightage for main test scores and 30% for the advanced test. Sibal said IITs have, in principle, approved this format from 2015.
Earlier, the IITs had
resisted having a joint test with other institutions, following which the two
tier system was evolved. The IITs though have agreed that if the formula works
for the first three years, they may agree to do away with two tier system and
have just one exam.
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