IIT Madras Will Conduct Next JEE Advanced Exam

Indian Institute of Technology- IIT Madras is going to conduct Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) 2017. we know that IIT Madras is No 1 ranked Institute in India by the NIRF, so candidates can expect a tough paper and competition platform to join IITs, NITs, IIITs.
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is an all India common engineering entrance examination, which is conducted for admission in engineering colleges like IITs, NITs, IIITs and ISM Dhanbad. It is one of the most challenging engineering admission Exam.
The institute which conduct JEE Exam will set the question paper, answer keys, announcement of results and handling the JEE portal. 11.28 lakh students had appeared for the IIT JEE Main exam in 2016.
JEE consists of two parts, JEE Main and JEE Advanced. JEE-Advanced is for admission in IITs, while the JEE-Main exam is for admission to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs. Only the students selected in JEE Mains are eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced.
Eligibility

• Applicant should have passed or pursuing XII.
• students need to have at least 75 % marks or be in top 20 percentile in Class XII.
• SC, ST students should have 65 % marks.

An official said “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 12 marks for determining ranks in JEE shall be dispensed with.
Source: www.examswatch.com

IIT-Kharagpur ties-up with 3 Israel varsities

KOLKATA: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur has inked agreements with three universities in Israel for student exchanges, faculty visits and research collaborations in aerospace, agriculture and computer science, a statement said on Friday.

IIT-Kgp director PP Chakrabarti led the academic delegation from India during President Pranab Mukherjee's recent visit to the country when memorandum of understanding (MOUs) were signed with the Ben-Gurion University (BGU), Hebrew University and University of Haifa.

IIT Roorkee begins admissions for Ph.D programmes

IIT Roorkee has begun the admission process for its Ph.D programmes for the upcoming academic session. The university is offering full time and part time Doctor of Philosophy courses. The interested and eligible candidates may apply according to the prescribed format.
Eligibility criteria:

• The candidates must have a Master's degree or its equivalent recognised university or institute
• Their qualifying degree should be in the subject in which the candidate chooses to pursue the Ph.D
• They should have a minimum score of 60 percent in their qualifying degree, or a CGPA of 6.5 on a scale of 10

Application procedure:
The candidates can apply online at the official site of the institute, www.iitr.ac.in.
A printout of the duly filled-in application form should be sent to 'The Chairman, PG Admission, PG Admission Office, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee- 247667, Uttarakhand'.

IIT Roorkee invites applications for MBA programme 2015

IIT Roorkee has invited applications for admission to MBA programmes 2015. The last date for accepting applications is January 13, 2015. Competitor who are ready to seek MBA course 2015 at IIT Roorkee can request affirmation on their authorised site. The accepting process of applications is starting from 28 December 2015.

Eligibility criteria:

Aspirants should have Bachelor's degree in any discipline of engineering/technology with first class or its equivalent, or a master's degree with first class or equivalent in any discipline from a recognised institution or university.

Final-year students are also eligible to apply. Such candidates, if selected, will be admitted provisionally, provided they complete all requirements for the qualifying degree with minimum percentage and CGPA or its equivalent by the specified date.

Selection procedure:

The candidates would be selected based on their CAT percentile, group discussion, interview performance and work experience.

How to apply:

Candidates can apply online . An application fee of Rs 1,600 for general and Rs 800 for SC / ST / PD candidates.

Application Fee:
All GEN/OBC candidates -  Rs 1,600.
All SC/ST/PD candidates - Rs 800.

Important dates:
The last date to apply online is January 13, 2015.