IIT Bombay retains its favourite position with top rankers while IIT Delhi has
further slipped in the preference list. This year, 77 aspirants from the top
100 IIT-JEE ranks were allotted seats in IIT B, up from last year’s 70. IIT B
was in fact the first choice of 86 of the top 100 candidates this year, though
only 77 were given seats. In 2010, 67 of the first 100 had opted for IIT
Bombay. IIT D saw a dip in the numbers of top rankers opting for the institute
this year, from last year’s 24 to 19. Just 12 of the top ranking candidates
filled IIT D as their first choice. The three female candidates in the top 100
also opted for IIT B.
Among the top 1,000 candidates too, around 285 opted
for IIT B followed by 224 in IIT D. “Several factors like the location and
climate are also in favour of the institute at Mumbai. The choices of top 100 students do not
mean anything. Many students qualifying from the south with see Mumbai as a
closer option than travelling to the north. It does not reflect on the institute,”
said an official at IIT D. About a decade ago, IIT Kanpur was the preferred
destination for most of the top 100 rankers in JEE. But since 2005, the trend
has gradually changed in favour of IIT B. This year only three candidates from
the top 100 went to IIT K.
A total of 8,593 boys and 907 girls were allotted seats
in the first round of admissions to IITs, which started Sunday after a
three-day delay. Of the 17,465 shortlisted for counselling, 1,476 candidates
opted out of it. Out of the top 100 too, rank 69, has opted out of IITs.
“Students who might have done well in other entrance exams might have opted out
of IIT if they got lower ranks here. Also some of the students might have gone abroad
for higher studies,” said a institute official. While Arpit Agrawal, the
IIT-JEE-2012 topper opted for IIT D, the next eight ranks after him chose IIT
B. Nishit Agrawal, all-India rank 6 and Mumbai zone topper was the only student
to opt for electrical engineering, rest of the top 10 chose Computer Science
and Engineering (CSE). CSE was among the most popular choices at IIT B and IIT
D followed by electrical, mechanical and aerospace engineering at IIT-B. Only
668 candidates got the course and allotment of their first choice, 390 got
their second choice and 379 got their third preferred option. A student had the
choice of filling several options, the maximum being 215 courses. In 2011,
1,382 candidates got the course and allotment of their first choice.
Fewer girls qualify, despite rise in applications Of
the candidates who got admission offers, 9.55% were girls, a marginal dip from
last year. In 2011, 10.1% women candidates got seats in IITs. “We were
expecting more girls to get seats this year as there was a steep rise in the
numbers of women candidates (33% of total candidates) appearing for JEE.
However, their numbers dipped marginally,” said G B Reddy, IIT JEE chairman,
Delhi. Around 11 foreign nationals also made it to the IITs. “In spite of the delay in the release of
the first allocation round, there will not be any change in the rest of the
schedule. The second and third round of allocation will happen on the same day
as scheduled. After students reject the seats, the vacant seats will be thrown
up for the second round,” Reddy said.
MOST PREFERRED COURSE (as first choice)
Computer Science and Engineering in IIT Bombay
| 4406 candidates
Computer Science and Engineering in IIT-Delhi | 1082 candidates
Electrical Engineering in IIT Bombay | 1016 candidates Mechanical Engineering in IITBombay | 874
candidates
Aerospace Engineering in IITBombay | 539 candidates
Total numbers of boys getting first allotment | 8593
Total numbers of girls getting first round allotment: 907
Among the top 1,000 candidates too, around 285 opted for IIT B followed by 224 in IIT D. “Several factors like the location and climate are also in favour of the institute at Mumbai. The choices of top 100 students do not mean anything. Many students qualifying from the south with see Mumbai as a closer option than travelling to the north. It does not reflect on the institute,” said an official at IIT D. About a decade ago, IIT Kanpur was the preferred destination for most of the top 100 rankers in JEE. But since 2005, the trend has gradually changed in favour of IIT B. This year only three candidates from the top 100 went to IIT K.
A total of 8,593 boys and 907 girls were allotted seats in the first round of admissions to IITs, which started Sunday after a three-day delay. Of the 17,465 shortlisted for counselling, 1,476 candidates opted out of it. Out of the top 100 too, rank 69, has opted out of IITs. “Students who might have done well in other entrance exams might have opted out of IIT if they got lower ranks here. Also some of the students might have gone abroad for higher studies,” said a institute official. While Arpit Agrawal, the IIT-JEE-2012 topper opted for IIT D, the next eight ranks after him chose IIT B. Nishit Agrawal, all-India rank 6 and Mumbai zone topper was the only student to opt for electrical engineering, rest of the top 10 chose Computer Science and Engineering (CSE). CSE was among the most popular choices at IIT B and IIT D followed by electrical, mechanical and aerospace engineering at IIT-B. Only 668 candidates got the course and allotment of their first choice, 390 got their second choice and 379 got their third preferred option. A student had the choice of filling several options, the maximum being 215 courses. In 2011, 1,382 candidates got the course and allotment of their first choice.
Fewer girls qualify, despite rise in applications Of the candidates who got admission offers, 9.55% were girls, a marginal dip from last year. In 2011, 10.1% women candidates got seats in IITs. “We were expecting more girls to get seats this year as there was a steep rise in the numbers of women candidates (33% of total candidates) appearing for JEE. However, their numbers dipped marginally,” said G B Reddy, IIT JEE chairman, Delhi. Around 11 foreign nationals also made it to the IITs. “In spite of the delay in the release of the first allocation round, there will not be any change in the rest of the schedule. The second and third round of allocation will happen on the same day as scheduled. After students reject the seats, the vacant seats will be thrown up for the second round,” Reddy said.
MOST PREFERRED COURSE (as first choice)
Computer Science and Engineering in IIT Bombay
| 4406 candidates
Computer Science and Engineering in IIT-Delhi | 1082 candidates
Electrical Engineering in IIT Bombay | 1016 candidates Mechanical Engineering in IITBombay | 874 candidates
Aerospace Engineering in IITBombay | 539 candidates
Total numbers of boys getting first allotment | 8593
Total numbers of girls getting first round allotment: 907
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