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The committee will submit its report in January 2010. Some of the points under consideration are — the structure of the present exam and the question of whether weightage could be given to the Class XII results. Most directors were of the view that the proliferation of coaching institutes was skewing the pattern of entrants into the NITs. Another factor to be looked at was the number of vacant seats. The committee would also consider whether the courses were market-friendly or not and could suggest alternate programmes.

A decision to constitute another committee to look into the curriculum was also mooted. This would comprise the directors of the NITs of Trichy, Surathkal and Warangal who would probably assess the present curriculum vis-à-vis the current needs of the industry and redesign it with an eye on the future needs of the country. On the cards is also an interaction with industry organisations to know their requirements so that students have the best possible job prospects.

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal also asked all the 20 NITs to give a vision statement which could also include whether they would like to set up campuses abroad.

In another development, the HRD Ministry is thinking about introducing the Engineers Bill, 2009, that requires obligatory registration /certification of professional engineers to streamline the quality of engineers in the country.

This would then help set some quality standards as “there are many engineering colleges which fail to deliver quality engineers from their institutions,” said an official.

Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/tabloids/aieee-get-revamped-019

The following is an excerpt of the AIEEE 2010 notification. More details can be found on the official website http://aieee.nic.in/

The All India Engineering Entrance Examination for admissions into National Institutes of Technology (NIT), Deemed Universities, Technical Institutions and other Govt. funded Institutions will be held on April 25 2010

Eligibility Criteria

Nationality: Only Indian nationals are eligible to appear in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination.

Age Limit: The candidates whose age lies between 16-24 years of age on the first day of October of the year of examination. Schedule cast (SC), schedule tribe (ST) and physically handicapped (PH) candidates has been given 5 years of relaxation in the upper age limit. Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board/University certificate is considered as authentic.

Educational Qualification for appearing in All India Engineering Entrance Examination [AIEEE] is :

a. The 10+2 level examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Education Examination.
b. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
c. Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
d. Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or abroad recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
e. H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
f. A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
g. 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by All India Council for Technical Education {AICTE} or a State Board of Technical Education.

Other important dates:

To apply online http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/imp.htm

To get important information http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/InfoGlance.htm

To download AIEEE bulletin http://aieee.nic.in/aieee2010/aieee/AIEEE2010.pdf

The following is an excerpt of the IITJEE 2010 notification. More details can be found on the official website www.http://jee.iitm.ac.in/

IIT JEE 2010 Notification
IIT-JEE 2010 Entrance Exam will be held on Sunday April 11, 2010.

IITJEE 2010 Examination Schedule:
April 11, 2010
Paper 1: 09:00 – 12:00 hrs
Paper 2: 14:00 – 17:00 hrs

Eligibility Criteria for IIT JEE:

To be eligible for admission through IIT JEE a candidate should have passed class 12th or equivalent with at least 60% marks in aggregate. There is 5% relaxation for SC/STs. Besides that a candidate should not be more than 25 years as on 1st October 2009. For SC/STs a candidate should not be more than 30 years. Only those candidates who have passed 12th in 2009 or are appearing in 2010 can appear for IIT JEE.

Age Limit: 25 years (30 yrs for SC/ST candidates) on Oct. 1st 2009.

IIT JEE 2010 Exam Pattern:

Paper-1 and Paper-2 will each have separate sections in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Both papers will be of objective type, designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. Exam syllabus will be available on the websites of all IITs.

The Candidate will have the option of submitting application form either on-line or off-line.
Other important dates:

III JEE Offline Application Form 2010:

Sale of OMR IIT JEE 2010 Application Form (Off-line) and Information Brochure will start from 10:00 AM (IST) on November 16, 2009 and close at 5.00 PM (IST) on December 15, 2009.

The IIT JEE 2010 Application Forms material can be obtained from any of the designated bank branches. The cost of IIT JEE Application Form 2010 material including the examination fee is Rs 1000/- for GE/OBC/DS candidates while it is Rs 500/-for Female/SC/ST/PD candidates.

III JEE Online Application Form 2010:

For details about online application process, check out the below link.

http://jee.iitm.ac.in/online2010/main.html

Candidates can apply IIT JEE Online Application Form, if they have access to computer, printer and Internet at home or elsewhere, by logging on to JEE website. The site has been designed in a ‘user friendly’ way to help candidates to apply IIT JEE Online Form in a step-by-step fashion. IIT JEE Online Application portal will be open from 8:00 AM (IST) on November 1, 2009 to 5:00 PM (IST) on December 7, 2009.

The examination fee is Rs 900/- for GE/OBC/DS candidates and Rs 450/- for SC/ST/PD and female candidates. Candidates can make payment On-line with credit/debit cards of major banks. Payment can also be made through challans of designated banks.

The envelope containing the completed OMR IIT JEE 2010 Application Form and enclosures should be sent to the IIT located in the zone where you wish to appear for the examination (irrespective of the institute at which you want to seek admission).

The contact addresses of the zonal IITs to which you should send your envelope with the IIT JEE 2010 Application are given below.

The envelope must be sent by Registered Post/ Speed Post only. Do not send it through ordinary post or private courier services. Please keep the postal receipt for future reference.

One can also submit in person the completed IIT JEE 2010 Application Form at any of the JEE offices at the IITs. IIT JEE Application Forms in IIT Delhi zone may be submitted in person at Union Bank of India, SDA Branch, Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 16.

In IIT Madras Zone, the completed 2010 IIT JEE Application Form can be submitted at the same branch of Indian Bank from where you have purchased the form.

The last date for receipt of the completed Off-line IIT JEE application at the IITs is 5:00 PM on December 19, 2009. Any application received after this date will not be accepted. Office of JEE is not responsible for any postal delay or irregularity or loss during postal transit.

Helpline for IIT JEE 2010 Examination : 044-42925020 & 044-42925021

The HRD Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday, Oct 20 clarified that any change in the eligibility criteria to appear in IIT-JEE exam will have to be taken by an IIT committee, and dubbed the media reports suggesting that he would be fixing the marks to 80 per cent for the entrance to IITs as ‘baseless’.

“The eligibility criteria to appear in JEE is decided by the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) themselves, and the only decision that has been taken by the IIT Council is that the IITs will submit a report in January 2010 to rationalize the JEE,” he said.

“The government of India has no role to play and any report which suggests that there is a proposal to allow only those who obtain 80 per cent marks in their class 12 examination to sit for JEE is baseless,” he said.

It was entirely up to the IITs to decide the criteria. It was they who would consider what weightage was to be given to the Class XII examination, and whether marks or percentile should be the basis for admission, he said. “The government has no jurisdiction in the matter, and the Human Resource Development Ministry can in no way, either directly or indirectly, decide or make any proposal for a decision.”

On the lines of the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) for management courses, the All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) plans to conduct the exam online. The government has set up a committee of National Institute of Technology (NIT) directors to explore the possibility of making the exam online, in addition to the regular pen and paper test. The committee will submit its report by January 2010.

The committee will also deliberate on giving Class XII board exam marks weightage during the entrance exam. This came up after NIT directors said that the proliferation of coaching institutes was skewing the pattern of entrants into NITs.

Nearly 10 lakh students appeared for AIEEE for roughly 24,000 seats in engineering colleges across the country. This includes NITs, state engineering colleges, the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and deemed and central universities. The number of aspirants is expected to increase significantly over the next few years and the NIT council feels that an online test would facilitate the process.

However, some members of the council felt that an online test would not be feasible considering poor internet connectivity and the non-availability of computers in the rural areas. “All students are not familiar with computers. Hence, written tests should be a part of the system,” director NIT Hamirpur IK Bhatt said.