IITs to up seat count to have 14% girls on each campus

KOLKATA: The Union HRD ministry has directed all IITs to increase the number of admissions so as to ensure that each and every IIT campus has at least 14% girls in every new batch starting from 2018. The 23 campuses that will have to follow this directive include the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. 

The HRD ministry's directive is part of a larger plan to increase the proportion of female representation to 20% at India's premier engineering colleges by 2026.

"The seats will be supernumerary," explained an official. "The IITs can increase the number of seats in a way that girls form a 14% chunk of the total admissions in 2018 without reducing the number of boys who were admitted in 2017," he added.

JEE Advanced 2018: Eligibility Criteria For Indian Nationals

The eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2018 has been announced. The good news is, next year more number of candidates would be eligible to sit for JEE Advanced than in 2017.

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All the candidates must fullfil each and every one of the following five criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2018.

Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE (Main) 2018: Candidates should be among the top 2,24,000* (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2018.

The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 50.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these four categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.

The following table shows the order to be followed while choosing top 2,24,000* candidates in various categories based on the performance in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) 2018.

JEE Advanced 2017: A detailed analysis by Resonance

After introducing major changes in IIT Admission Process in 2013, on 21-May-2017 (Sunday) JEE Advanced 2017, stage-2 for IIT Admission Process was conducted by IIT Madras. Top 2.2 Lakh students were eligible through marks in JEE Main 2017, out of which 1.7 Lakh students have filled the JEE Advanced Exam form.

As earlier IIT-JEE Examinations, JEE (Advanced) 2017 was conducted in two parts (Paper 1 & Paper 2) by IIT Madras. Paper 1 was conducted from 9 AM to 12 PM and Paper 2 was conducted from 2 PM to 5 PM.

Only candidates who appear in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be considered for ranking. Results will be declared on Sunday, June 11, 2017 10:00 IST. Category‐wise All India Ranks (AIR) of successful candidates will be available on the online portal after the results are declared. The text messages will be sent to the candidates to their registered mobile numbers.

The seats across IITs, NITs, IIITs and other Govt. Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) will be allocated by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). All the candidates who are eligible for admission will have to participate in the joint seat allocation process by filling in their choices of the courses. The detailed instructions for filling‐in the choices and the seat allotment procedure will be made available by JoSAA through Seat Allotment Brochure.

Brief Quantitative Analysis

Following is the brief pattern description of both the papers of JEE (Advanced) 2017.

* For Darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct question provided no incorrect option is darkened.

JEE Advanced 2017: How to prepare for the exam

Over 2.21 lakh students, who have cleared the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main, will now take the JEE (Advanced) for around 11,000 seats in IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) in the country on May 21.
Usually, if you score around 40% (general category), you can get a seat in one of the IITs. The cutoff goes down to around 30-35% at times. Don’t worry about the outcome, just focus on solving the questions.
Here is how you can prepare for the exam in these few days:
1. Solve the test papers of JEE (Advanced) from the past 10 years.
2. Identify the questions from topics that you can solve in all the tests. Work on the weak topics by solving more problems from a good book or coaching material.
3. Write the important formula of all the topics from the syllabus and revise them 2 days before the exam.
4. If you have enrolled in a coaching institute then follow the plan given by them, especially the practice tests. Revise the coaching material well.

IIT JEE Main 2017: Registration date extended to January 16

JEE Main 2017: The last date for the submission of application forms for the JEE Main 2017 examination has been extended by 14 days to January 16, 2017. CBSE said that the last date was changed as per requests from various candidates, parents and schools. The last date to pay the fee has also been pushed forward to January 17, 2017.

The last date was earlier January 2.

The JEE Main are held to admit candidates to engineering courses in institutes such as Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), across the country.

Important dates:

– Start of online registration process: December 1, 2016

– Last date to register online: January 16, 2017

– Last date to pay fee: January 17, 2017

– Date of JEE main examination: April 2, 2017

IIT introduces 10% extra seats for foreign students among other significant fee changes

The Indian Institute of Technology is now speculated to provide 10% additional seats in IIT to foreign students. The IIT will now hold their entrance exams at 6 international centres as opposed to 1. By doing so, they are widening the enrollment section for foreign students. An official told ToI that the foreign candidates would have to first pass the JEE advanced examination to qualify for an IIT seat. The GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in engineering) exam, which is a necessity for entrance into MTech courses is also to be held in 6 countries. He further said that the foreign candidates did not have to sit for the JEE main examination.
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He also cleared the confusion over what it would mean for the Indian students and said that the induction of foreign students would not provide the Indian students with fewer seats. The 10% addition, is an addition to the already existing number of seats available in all of the 23 IITs. He also said that 20,000 more candidates would be made eligible to write the paper after passing the JEE main, and thus getting the number to 2,20,000.

IIT JEE Advanced 2017 Dates and Complete Schedule Released

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has released the much awaited IIT JEE Advanced 2017 Dates and complete schedule. Students who had already applied much check IIT JEE 2017 Important Dates and the schedule here. A Huge number of candidates applied for IIT Joint Entrance Exam Advanced (IIT-JEE) for the year 2017 and all are eagerly waiting for exam dates for many days.
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The registration of IIT JEE Advanced 2017 will start from April 2017 last weekend and applicants who are looking for IIT JEE Advanced 2017 Notification must check here or official website for your convenience. CBSE has just released IIIT JEE 2017 Advanced Schedule and dates.
Before the start of the application process, candidates are advised to check the eligibility criteria. Aspirants much fill the application through online on their official site. Every year IIT JEE exam is conducting for giving admissions into various Engineering courses all over IIT’s located in Bhubaneswar, Bombay, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mandi, Madras, Palakkad, Patna, Ropar, Roorkee, Tirupati, BHU and Indian School of Mines (ISM).

IITs to set up special cells to help Hindi-medium students understand better

If all goes well, students from Hindi-medium schools who gain admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will no longer face the language barrier in class.
IIT authorities are setting up a support system to ensure that study material — otherwise taught in English — is put across in a way that students from Hindi-medium schools can understand. The institutes are using their Hindi cells, which handle administrative work such as translating texts and organising seminars, to assist them.
As the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is conducted in both Hindi and English, many students from Hindi-medium schools manage to enter IITs across the country. It is after classes begin that things get tough — they fail to understand the study material and lectures, which are predominantly made in English.

20,000 more will be eligible for JEE (Advanced) 2017

Mumbai: Twenty thousand more students will be eligible to writeJEE (Advanced) 2017 after clearing JEE (Main), taking the number to 2.2 lakh. Last year, two lakh students were shortlisted. This is in keeping with the projected increase in seats by 500 in the coming year.
The decision was taken at the joint admission board meeting in Chennai on Sunday along with implementation of some other key features. JEE (A) 2017 will be organised by IIT-Madras and will be held on May 21. IITs are planning to introduce several student-friendly features, including the use of video tutorials for registration, result announcement and choice-filling.
Source: www.timesofindia.com

IIT JEE Advanced 2016: A detailed analysis by Resonance

After introducing major changes in IIT Admission Process in 2013, on 22-May-2016 (Sunday) JEE Advanced 2016, stage-2 for IIT Admission Process was conducted by IIT Guwahati. Top 2 Lakh students were eligible through marks in JEE Mains’ 2016.
As earlier IIT-JEE Examinations, JEE (Advanced) 2016 was conducted in two parts (Paper 1 & Paper 2) by IIT Guwahati. Paper 1 was conducted from 9 AM to 12 PM and Paper 2 was conducted from 2 PM to 5 PM.

Overall Marks Distribution

In Paper I & II both, Total 54 Questions were asked. 18 Questions from each subject were asked. Both papers were of 186 marks. Each subject was of 124 marks overall. Total marks for both paper combined were 372. Total 141 marks questions were from class 11th syllabus and 231 marks questions were from class 12th syllabus.

Subject	Paper	No of Questions		Marks		Percentage (Marks Wise)
		11th	12th	11th	12th	11th	12th
Chemistry	Paper 1	8	10	27	35	44%	56%
	Paper 2	3	15	10	52	16%	84%
	Total	11	25	37	87	30%	70%
Mathematics	Paper 1	10	8	34	28	55%	45%
	Paper 2	8	10	25	37	40%	60%
	Total	18	18	59	65	48%	52%
Physics	Paper 1	6	12	21	41	34%	66%
	Paper 2	7	11	24	38	39%	61%
	Total	13	23	45	79	36%	64%
Total	Paper 1	24	30	82	104	44%	56%
	Paper 2	18	36	59	127	32%	68%
	Total	42	66	141	231	38%	62%

No Weightage Of Class XII Marks In JEE Ranking From 2017: Education Ministry

Class XII marks will not be a factor in Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) rankings for admissions in engineering undergraduate courses starting next year, the Human Resource Development ministry headed by Smriti Irani said on Thursday.

Ministry officials said the decision was taken after a committee set up by IIT Council submitted recommendations on changes in the JEE pattern, which were put in the public domain for wide consultations.
“After examining the Ashok Mishra Committee’s report and public feedback, MHRD has decided on a few changes in the JEE pattern for 2017. The present system of allotting 40 per cent weightage to Class XII marks for determining ranks in JEE shall be dispensed with,” an official said.

“Class XII scores will be a crucial parameter only for determining the eligibility criteria for the exam,” the official added.

To qualify for appearing in exam, students need to have at least 75 per cent marks or be in top 20 percentile in Class XII examination. SC, ST students should have 65 per cent marks. “All other JEE examination systems shall remain unchanged,” the official said.
The committee had in November recommended major changes in the JEE structure, including setting up of a National Testing Service to conduct tests for shortlisting about four lakh students for the exam.
The Ministry had put the Committee’s recommendations in the public domain for wide consultations and decided that the JEE 2016 be conducted in the manner it was held in 2015, with an enhanced intake from 1.5 lakh to 2 lakh in the JEE (Advanced) stage.

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Priority to be given in Class 12 revaluation for IIT aspirants

The HRD (Human Resource Development) ministry has asked the state education boards to give priority to the revaluation applications of Class 12 students who aspire to be an engineer so that they get an equal shot in India's  top engineering colleges including IITs.
According to newspaper reports, there have been instances where after the revaluation, students' scores have improved dramatically, affecting their overall ranking. If the revaluation of Class 12 papers of engineering aspirants is delayed, they miss the opportunity to secure admission to reputed colleges.The marks obtained by students in Class 12 have a huge impact in getting admissions in IITs and NITs as 40 percent weightage is given to board scores. Millions of students take the joint entrance examination, or JEE, every year for admissions to NITs and other colleges.

IIT Madras Ph.D/ MS Programmes: Check out the scholarships offered

The Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT) Madras has released a scholarship notification, inviting applications for Research Scholarships 2016. The students pursuing their regular, direct, interdisciplinary, external/part-time Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) and Master of Science (M.S) programmes offered in the various departments for the Jan-May and July-November sessions are eligible to apply.
About the scholarship
Ph.D
The candidates should be B.E/B.Tech/M.Sc. graduates or must have acquired its equivalent qualification with valid GATE/NET.
The candidates will be provided Rs 25,000 per month for first 2 years and Rs 28,000 per month upto 3 years.
The candidates who have M.E/M.Tech/MBBS degree or its equivalent qualification will get a stipend of Rs 25,000 per month and Rs 28,000 per month upto 2 years.
M.S
The candidates who have completed Engineering / Management will get stipend of Rs 12,400 per month upto 3 years.

IIT JAM 2016: Registrations ends today

The Joint Admission Test will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras for admissions to Master of Science (M.Sc) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) for the academic session 2016. The exam is slated to be held on February 7. The registration procedure will conclude today i.e. October 14. The results for the same will release on March 23.
The candidates who wish to apply, must have a graduation degree with minimum 55 per cent (50 percent for SC/ST/OBC category candidates) from a recognised university or institute.
The online test will be held at various centres across the country. The candidates who wish to apply for JAM 2016 examination must first register on the JOAPS website, by providing his/her name, a valid e-mail address, mobile number and a password. The candidates must take a print out for future reference.
Important dates:Last date to apply: October 14
Last date for change of examination City/Town: October 31
Download of admit card: December 31
JAM 2016 exam: February 7, 2016
Declaration of results: March 23, 2016
Submission of application form for admission (JAM 2016): April 15 - April 17, 2016
Last date for receipt of request for change of category in proper format/rectification of defective documents at IIT Madras: May 10, 2016
Declaration of first admission list: June 3, 2016
Declaration of second admission list: June 20, 2016
Declaration of third and final admission list: July 4, 2016

25 % IIT seats grabbed by students from rural areas in 2015

KOTA: Twenty-five per cent of the seats of the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology across the country were grabbed by students from rural areas this year, as compared to only 10 per cent seats last year.

According to a report JEE Advance 2015 by IIT Mumbai, 25 per cent of the seats, this year, were secured by students, from rural areas who have completed their upper primary schooling in Hindi medium as compared to 90 per cent seats which were secured by students from urban areas last year.

IIT Council meeting: Five developments which may lead to major changes from upcoming academic year

Indian Institute of Technology council, the highest government-nominated body of the 16 IITs hosted 49th meeting with Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday in Kolkata regarding some of the major changes in IITs as the need of time to enhance the productivity of the institute.
1. The decision of fee hike put on hold.
Smriti Irani has put the decision to hike the fee on hold. According to Times Of India report, she had said that the issue of fee hike was sensitive and ministry cannot rush through it. However, no timeline has been fixed to take a decision on this issue.
The IIT Council had proposed to hike tuition fee of students  by 150 per cent from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2.65 lakh to meet the recurring expenses of the institute. The proposal made by Anil Kakodar committee in 2011.
According to the proposal, IITs are highly subsidised by the government. The cost of a students graduating from IIT is around 3.5 lakh per year, the students are paying Rs. 90,000 per year as tuition fee. The hike was proposed in light of meeting the institutes' expenses on labs, equipment, staff salary, housekeeping, water and electricity.

IIT Bombay CEED 2016: Paper pattern

The Indian Institute Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) is set to conduct the Common Entrance Examination for Design (CEED) 2016. The Common Entrance Examination for Design is being conducted for admissions to the Master of Design (M.Des) course offered by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur, and also for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programme in Design offered by IISc Bangalore, IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad and IIT Kanpur for the academic session 2016.
The paper pattern for the competitive exam is mentioned below:

• The exam will be divided into two parts, i.e. Part A and Part B.
• Part A: This will be a Computer Based Test (CBT) and comprises of three parts, namely Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), Numerical Ability Test (NAT) and Multiple Selection Questions (MSQ). The candidates will get one hour to attempt this section
• Part B: This section will test the candidates on their designing skills.

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IIT Madras admissions: Enroll for Ph.D programmes 2016

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras has released an employment notification, inviting eligible and interested candidates to enroll for its Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) programmes in Engineering, Sciences, Entreprenurship/Management, Humanities & Social Sciences  for Jan-May and July-November sessions 2016.
Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification:
Candidates seeking admission for Jan-May 2016

Ph.D in Engineering:
a) Candidates with M.E/M.Tech or a Master's degree by Research in Engineering/Technology with a good academic record
b) Candidates with Master's degree in Sciences with a good academic record and of exceptional merit with eligibility for the relevant Engineering discipline and with a valid GATE score or UGC/CSIR NET/NBHM/INSPIRE or equivalent qualification.
Ph.D in Science: