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Three attempts to qualify JEE (Main) 2013

Aspirants will now have three chances to qualify the newly-announced Joint Entrance Exam (Main) to be conducted in the year 2013. The JEE (Main) will determine entry to National Institutes of Technology and centrally-funded engineering colleges, and will be the first stage of the exam prior to JEE Advanced for entry to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Maharashtra Govt and AICTE approved colleges to adopt new JEE

The centralized Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for engineering colleges across India seems to be gaining popularity. Along with the Centrally Funded Technology Institutes (CFTIs), including IITs and National Institutes of Technology (NITs), it has also been accepted by the Maharashtra government and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It means that engineering colleges in Maharashtra and technical colleges approved by AICTE across India will accept JEE scores from next year.

15 online exams to enter IITs through GATE

Most of the subject papers for GATE 2013 will be conducted online. GATE is for entry into the M.Tech and PhD programmes at the IIT and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, as well as several other engineering colleges. An online examination will be held for 15 papers in comparison to the six papers held last year. Six papers will be examined offline. While the online papers will be held on January 20, the offline tests will be conducted on February 10.

JEE Advance 2013 set for June 2

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The Young Innovator From IIT Kharagpur Bagged First Prize At IIT-Delhi Fair

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have always encouraged innovation and entrepreneurship. Shwetank Jain, studying BTech at IIT Kharagpur proved it by winning the first prize at the India Innovation Initiative (i3) National Fair by presenting his P2 Power Solutions – an Intelligent Power Conditioner with Hybrid System Integrator that economizes use of energy and enhances power quality. The fair was held at IIT Delhi and was organized by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Agilent Technologies, and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

Government Has Decided to Introduce Two IIITs In The Northeast

The Central government is planning to set up two new Indian Institutes of Information Technology in the northeastern region. While addressing the All India Editors conference, Ms. Purandeswari, Minister of State for Human Resource Development said, "The locations are being worked out." The minister informed that 44 new colleges and six engineering colleges will be launched in northeastern states. Ms. Purandeswari said, "Out of the 10 new National Institutes of Technology (NIT) proposed to be opened in the country during the 11th Five Year Plan, 6 NITs are proposed to be opened in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim."

OBC Seats Still Lying Vacant At IITs

At IITs, a large numbers of seats are vacant this year after the first allotment of seats. This year, 1, 27,760 OBC candidates appeared for JEE but only 2,357 aspirants could qualify in the exam. The director of IIT Guwahati, Mr. Gautam Barua said, “Our SC seats have not been filled up this year in the first allotment because a lot of candidates did not qualify. We have nine vacancies in the SC quota now.” If vacant seats do not get filled after the allotment of seats then the vacant seats for SC/OBC quota will be transferred to the general category or taken up by the candidates from the last year’s preparatory course.

Mauritius Interested In Indian Technical Institutes

Mauritius has shown keen interest in Indian Technical Institutes such as Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other private institutes for establishing their campuses in Mauritius. Mauritius also articulated the proposal for a bilateral student exchange programme between the two countries. Discussion for this proposal was held between Dr. R. Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science Research and Technology of Mauritius, and Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr. Kapil Sibal. The Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr.Kapil Sibal told Dr. R. Jeetah that his proposal regarding the technical institutes campuses in Mauritius would be duly considered. Mr. Kapil Sibal also emphasized on setting up a mechanism for equivalence of degrees between the two countries for smooth educational exchange.

Common Engineering Entrance Test Not Welcomed By IITs

The Indian Institutes of Technology have rejected the idea of selecting the candidates through a Common Engineering Entrance Test for all engineering colleges. HRD ministry-appointed committee said in its report, “Scores in a well-designed National Aptitude Test should be used to capture parameters of interest such as raw intelligence, aptitude, general awareness, comprehension and written communication skills. NAT should not require extensive preparation and coaching. The questions should be designed in such a way that it would not require inputs beyond plus 2 level.” To make the exam process more friendly for students, the committee has proposed to make NAT an online test conducted throughout the year.