Hindu Business Line - Aug 6, 2012
New Delhi, Aug. 6: The Joint Admission Board of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) approved the common entrance test for under-graduate courses, previously approved by the IIT Council, on Sunday. Under the new format, from 2013, students would be ...
IIT JAB nod for common entrance test for UG programme for 2013
Business Standard - Aug 5, 2012
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) of the IITs, comprising heads of these prestigious institutes, today approved the common entrance test for admission to the undergraduate programme for 2013 based on percentile ranking at a crucial meeting here. The JAB ...
IIT Admission: 20 percentile plan gets nod
Hindustan Times - Aug 5, 2012
Despite some important suggestions by various IITs, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) of IITs that met on Sunday made no changes to its earlier resolution on the 20 percentile formula for 2013 eligibility. The resolution had been accepted by the IIT Council on ...
IT admission body sticks to only 20 percentile formula
Hindustan Times - Aug 5, 2012
Despite some important suggestions by various IITs, the Joint Admission Board of IITs which met on Sunday is understood to have made no change to its earlier resolution on the 20 percentile formula for 2013 eligibility. The resolution had been accepted by ...
Anyone worried about what's wrong with our education?
Times of India - Aug 4, 2012
Anyone worried about what's wrong with our education? TT Narendran Aug 5, 2012, 03.32AM IST. The debate on the IIT entrance examination refuses to die down. Some IITs claim that the standards will be diluted if the criteria are changed to consider school ...
A sustainable model for IITs
The Hindu - Aug 4, 2012
The IITs can be given the freedom to determine their fees as do the IIMs, and the additional funds generated through higher fees can be used to build research infrastructure......To ensure that higher fees do not pose an undue burden on any student, a loan to ...
JAB opts for subjective type questions for Advanced test
Daily Pioneer - Aug 6, 2012
Ending the uncertainty over the pattern of questions in the entrance examination for prestigious IITs, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) on Sunday decided for a Subjective Question type Advanced test. The shortlisted 1,50,000 candidates, who also come within ...
B-school Placement trends 2012
Indian Colleges - Aug 3, 2012
B-school Placement trends 2012. Snapdeal.com is planning to hire IIT, IIM pass outs for its tech and engineering division ramps up hiring with IIT, IIM pass outs . Earlier this year, the e-tailer has hired 30 freshers from various IITs and IIMs across the country.