432 - News Dated 3rd August 2012

IIT Delhi Senate accepts JEE formula The Hindu - ‎Aug 3, 2012‎ The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on Friday suggested some modifications to the joint entrance examination (JEE) for admission to the undergraduate engineering courses by recommending the percentile based ranking for 2013, while retaining the ... IIT-Delhi okays common test based on percentile ranking Indian Express - ‎Aug 3, 2012‎ The Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi on Friday joined the liked of IIT-Bombay and IIT-Kanpur by accepting the new format of the Common Entrance Test for admitting students to the undergraduate programme. The new format will come into effect from 2013 ... They are not world beaters Hindustan Times - ‎Aug 3, 2012‎ The Indian Institutes of Technology and the Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) have been in the news recently over the Centre's proposal to replace the multiple engineering entrance tests with a common entrance test (CET). While it goes without saying ... IIT Delhi for flexibility in eligibility next year Hindustan Times - ‎Aug 3, 2012‎ More than a month after deciding to have a separate exam, the IIT Delhi on Friday broadly accepted the 20 percentile formula but suggested measures that would give more flexibility to eligibility in the 2013 exam. The senate of IIT Delhi has recommended that ... IIT-Delhi accepts common test based on percentile ranking NDTV - ‎Aug 3, 2012‎ New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi on Friday accepted the common entrance test for admission to the undergraduate programme for 2013 based on percentile ranking and retain the existing eligibility condition for students who passed ... IITs still not agreeing for the common entrance exam Economic Times - ‎Aug 2, 2012‎ NEW DELHI: Despite recent setbacks, the human resource development ministry is not ready to give up the idea of 'one nation, one test' but getting IITs on board is unlikely to be easy. The ministry is set to put in place a committee, which is likely to be headed ... HRD panel to draw up 10+2 science stream reforms Times of India - ‎Aug 2, 2012‎ NAGPUR: 'Change' seems to be operative word for the human resources development (HRD) ministry, and before September-end a committee will be constituted to look into possible reforms at the 10+2 level for the science stream. A highly placed source in ...