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Patna,(BiharTimes): Human resources development minister Prashant Kumar Shahi on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Union human resource development ministry to have a common entrance examination for 15 IITs and other centrally funded engineering colleges.
However, he said the final decision in this connection would be taken after a meeting of education ministers of all states slated on June 5 and 6. |
On the other hand hundreds of IIT aspirants on Tuesday took out a rally in Patna under the leadership of Super-30 founder Annad Kumar to protest against the Centre's decision to change the format of IIT admission test from next year.
As reported earlier under the new format, instead of one examination for admission to the 15 IITs across the country, there will be two examinations––JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced. In the main exam, 50% weightage will be given to performance in the Class 12 boards, which will be used as a filtering process. A candidate's performance in the advanced examination will determine his/her admission to the IITs.
Besides, there will be no separate examination for admission to non-IIT engineering colleges from next year. Admission to the various National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and centrally funded engineering colleges across India will be based on the JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced examination.
Commenting on the decision Anand said if there can be one test for the more competitive AIIMS examination, which has fewer seats and more candidates, and IIMs, why can there be no single test for IITs? The process being adopted is more cumbersome and it will only add to pressure on students.
Talking to mediapersons he said the move to change the examination format from 2013 would cause confusion among the current batch of students. They have already completed their Class XI. If at all the new system is to be implemented, it should be effective from 2014, so that the students get enough time to adjust. After all, the changes are for students only.
Maintaining that there was still uncertainty about the mechanism of two-tier test, he said if the JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced examination are held the same day, it would be psychologically draining for the poor students.
Anand said the new system would make students more dependent on coaching, as they would have to prepare for three different tests–– JEE-Main, JEE-Advanced (which will also have aptitude test), and for scoring high marks in the Plus Two examinations. What is more, the students from rural areas, who don't have the advantage of quality schooling, would face disadvantage in qualifying for the JEE-Advanced examination for no fault of theirs, he added.
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