"The Indian Institutes of Technology are considering dropping Kota — the coaching capital for IIT aspirants — as an admission test centre amid suspicions of mass cheating in this year’s entrance exam" reports the Telegraph
The Rajasthan town may next year not be allowed to host the IIT Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) its coaching classes have mastered, top institute officials said.
The proposal may be officially discussed as early as tomorrow when IIT directors meet to plan for the 2009 exam, sources said. The meeting of the IIT Joint Administrative Board — the highest policy-making body for the JEE — is in Kharagpur.
On an average, IIT officials estimate, over 20,000 outstation students arrive in Kota to prepare for the JEE at its 129 registered coaching classes. Most appear for the exam in Kota, which brands itself on its official website as an “education city”.
Kota’s success story in churning out IITians is not new, but a source said the trigger for the present concern was an internal report on the conduct of JEE 2008 at exam halls in that town.
A detailed analysis of this year’s JEE results showed up cases where over 20 students who appeared from the same room successfully cracked the exam, the source said. The average student strength per room was less than 40, so over half the students sitting in these rooms cleared the JEE.
In contrast, around 3,20,000 students in all sat for the exam this year and roughly 2 per cent — or one in every 50 applicants — were selected.
“The issue of scrapping Kota as a JEE centre is crucial because we at the IITs can no longer ignore the massive skew in favour of students who clear the entrance after studying at Kota. The skew is not easily explained,” an IIT director said.
Even apart from these specific “cases for concern”, Kota has an inordinately high success rate in sending students to the IITs. Almost one in every three students finally selected to the IITs is from Kota, the director said.
The town’s economy revolves around the success of its coaching classes, and barring it as a test centre is likely to significantly hurt its biggest industry, officials conceded.
The human resource development ministry has already dismissed the Rajasthan government’s proposal to set up an IIT in Kota
National Talent Search Scheme is a flagship activity of the NCERT started in the year 1963. The purpose of the scheme is to identify talented students and nurture their talent. Talent refers to the potentiality that manifests itself in a high level of performance in one or more specialized areas. The scheme, therefore, covers areas like Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law. It honours and helps talented students by providing financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship. For the course in Basic Sciences, Social Sciences and Commerce, this assistance is provided up to Ph.D. level. For professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law; this assistance is given only up to Post Graduation. For the selection year 2009, The NCERT will conduct the National Talent Search Examination for students studying in Class VIII only.
1. Scholarships: On the basis of the examination conducted, 1000 scholarships will be awarded for each group of students appearing for Class VIII examinations.
2. Reservation: 15% scholarships will be reserved for students belonging to the SC category, 7.5% scholarship for students belonging to the ST category and 3% for Physically Challenged Group of Students each in respect of the class VIII.
3. Scholarship: Awardees of NTS Examination will receive a sum of Rs. 500/- per month as per NTS rules.
4. Selection: There will be two-stage selection process for award of scholarship. For Stage-I, selection will be done by States/UTs through a written examination. Students who qualify Stage I will be eligible to appear for Stage II examination conducted by NCERT.
5. Important Dates: Dates for Submission of Application Form and conduct of examinations are given below in the table:
STAGE
AREA
DATES
Stage I
(State)
Last Date for Submission of Application Form
Examination in Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Examination in All other States and Union Territories
30 August 2008 (Saturday)
15 November 2008 (Saturday)
16 November 2008 (Sunday)
Stage II (National)
Examination in All States and Union Territories
10 May 2009 (Sunday)
6. Eligibility: Students of Class VIII studying in recognized schools are eligible to appear Stage I examination conducted by the States/UTs in which the schools are located. There will be no domicile restriction.
7. Examination: The pattern of written examination for Class VIII will be as follows:
● Stage I examination at the State/UT level will comprise two parts, namely (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT) and (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics.
● Stage II examination at the National level will comprise (a) Mental Ability Test (MAT), (b) Scholastic Ability Test (SAT) covering social sciences, sciences and mathematics, (c) Interview. Only those candidates who qualify the written examination at the National Level will be invited for the interview.
8. State Quotas: Each State/Union Territory has been allotted a quota to recommend a specific number of candidates for the Stage II examination, the details of which will be made available on the NCERT website. However, there will be no States/Union Territory Quota for the final award of scholarship after the Stage II examination. Reservation for SC, ST and Physically Challenged will be as notified in para 2 above.
9. Application Forms: Application Forms may be downloaded from the NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in. All correspondences related to Application Forms should be addressed to the State Liaison Officers (LOs) whose addresses are given at the end/Website: www.ncert.nic.in
10. The completed application form duly signed by the Principal of the school should be submitted to the LO before the last date i.e. 31 August 2008.
11. Fees: States and Union Territories may notify the fee required (refer to NCERT website) which will be paid for the Stage-I examination. However, NCERT does not charge any fee for the Stage-II examination.
12. Announcement of Results: Results of the Stage-I examination will be announced by the respective State Governments/Union Territories. Results of Stage-II examination will be announced by NCERT.
13. Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for Stage II NTS Examination under conditions prescribed in the NTS brochure for Class VIII which is available on the NCERT website. Candidates may fill up relevant items of the Application Form available on the NCERT website and send in to the undersigned along with a photocopy of the mark sheet of previous examination latest by 31 March 2009.
HOD, Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation
National Council of Educational Research & Training
Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi-110016
Disclaimer: NCERT has not authorized or approved tests conducted by any other agencies for issue of certificates or award of scholarships and bears no responsibility whatsoever for them.
List of Addresses of NTS Liaison Officers of Southern States/UTs for 2008-09
■ ANDHRA PRADESH
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Director of Govt. Examinations, Chapel Road, ABIDS, Hyderabad – 500 001 Phone: 040-23237343, 23237344
■ KARNATAKA
Director, DSERT, No. 4, 100 Feet Ring Road, Banashankari, 3rd Stage, Bangalore – 560 085, Phone: 080-26422239, 26422372/306
■ KERALA
Assistant Professor, SCERT, Vidhya Bhavan, Poojappura (P.O.), Thiruvananthapuram – 695 012, Phone: 0471-2340323
■ LAKSHADWEEP
Principal, Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Kavaratti Island UT of Lakshadweep, Phone: 04896-262874
■ PONDICHERRY
Joint Director, Directorate of School Education, Anna Nagar, Puducherry- 605 005, Phone: 0413-2207203
■ TAMILNADU
Director, Directorate of Govt. Examinations, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai- 600 006, Phone: 044-28272088, Fax: 044-28221734
For the addresses and phone numbers of Liaison Officers of other States and UTs, visit the NCERT Website: www.ncert.nic.in
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING
Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi- 110 016, www.ncert.nic.in
All distance learning degrees awarded with recognition from Distance Education Council (DEC) are valid degrees for applying and obtaining central government jobs, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) said here Tuesday.
'The government issued a notification in 1995 stating that all qualifications awarded through distance education by the universities stand automatically recognised for the purpose of employment to posts and services under the central government, provided it has been approved by the Distance Education Council,' Ignou Vice Chancellor V.N. Rajasekharran Pillai said.
Pillai's comment has come at a time when thousands of degree certificates awarded by the University of Madras and other Tamil Nadu varsities through the distance education programme for over a decade have been declared invalid for government jobs.
'Let me clarify that all universities need to get DEC approval before starting any distance education programme and awarding degrees. Without DEC approval, the degree has no value,' Pillai, who is also the chairman of DEC, told a News Agency.
Several vice chancellors of state open universities under the DEC Tuesday were in Delhi to deliberate on distance education system in the country.
Pillai said the DEC has decided not to insist on territorial jurisdiction to be followed by institutions or varsities in offering programmes through distance and online modes.
Eight more new IITs approved - As many as eight new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) would be set up in the country during the current academic session to impart high quality technical education, reports the Economic Times
The new IITs would come up in Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Gujarat, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Indore in Madhya Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 6,080 crore, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said after a meeting of the Union Cabinet.
With the creation of new IITs, high quality technical education will become accessible to bright students as hardly two per cent of about three lakh students, who appear in the Joint Entrance Examination could get admissions in them, he said. The Cabinet also approved creation of 30 faculty posts per year in the first three years of establishment of each of the new IITs, besides approving the posts of a director and Registrar. A decision was also taken to raise the grade of all existing IIT Directors to Rs 26,000 (fixed) from Rs 25,000 now.
The IITs of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Gujarat would commence their classes for about 120 students each for B.Tech programmes through temporary campuses and would be mentored by IITs of Madras, Guwahati and Bombay respectively.
The three IITs of Rajasthan, Punjab and Orissa will start their classes in the campuses of their mentor IITs at Kanpur, Delhi and Kharagpur respectively, while the IITs at Indore and Himachal Pradesh will begin their sessions from the academic session 2009-10.
The CPJIMT has been established to meet the high demands of Management and Computer professionals who can meet the present and future challenges of the 21st century.
Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management and Technology (CPJIMT)
Coures Name: BBA+ GDMS
Coures Description: Bachelor of Business Administration + GDMS
Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent in any stream from a recognised board.
How To Apply: Submit the application form to the Institute along with either Cash or Demand Draft of Rs. 500/-. The Demand Draft should be in favour of "Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management & Technology" payable at Delhi.
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Closing Date: 01 Jan 1900
Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management and Technology (CPJIMT)
Coures Name: BCA+ GDCA
Coures Description: Bachelor of Computer Application + GDCA
Eligibility: 10+2 or equivalent in any stream from a recognised board.
How To Apply: Submit the application form to the Institute along with either Cash or Demand Draft of Rs. 500/-. The Demand Draft should be in favour of "Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management & Technology" payable at Delhi.
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Closing Date: 01 Jan 1900
Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management and Technology (CPJIMT)
Coures Name: MCA + PGDIT
Coures Description: Master of Computer Application + PGDIT
Eligibility: Graduation or equivalent in any stream from a recognised University.
How To Apply: Submit the application form to the Institute along with either Cash or Demand Draft of Rs. 500/-. The Demand Draft should be in favour of "Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management & Technology" payable at Delhi.
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Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management and Technology (CPJIMT)
Coures Name: MBA+ PGDIB
Coures Description: Master of Business Administration + PGDIB
Eligibility: Graduation or equivalent in any stream from a recognised University.
How To Apply: Submit the application form to the Institute along with either Cash or Demand Draft of Rs. 500/-. The Demand Draft should be in favour of "Chanderprabhu Jain Institute of Management & Technology" payable at Delhi.
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SSK College of Engineering & Technology Admission 2008
Approved by AICTE, New Delhi & Affiliated to Anna University, Coimbatore.
NH-47, Palakkad Main Road, Pitchanur Village,
Navakkarai Post,
Coimbatore - 641105.
Phone No: 0422 - 2656740, 2656750.
Courses Offered
* B.E - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
* B.E - Electronics and Communication Engineering
* B.E - Computer Science and Engineering
* B.Tech. - Information Technology
Salient Features
* 90,000 Sq.ft of teaching and learning area.
* Faculty team with rich experience of more than two decades blended with young meritorious faculty members
* Faculty student ratio of (1:15)
* Smart classrooms with high-speed data networks, LCD projectors and OHP
* Well - designed and equipped laboratories
* 1 Mbps (1:1) Lease Internet Line
* Wi-Fi Campus
* Multimedia Language Laboratory
* Separate Hostel Facility for Boys and Girls
* College Bus Facilities for Students and Staff
Corporate Office:
173, 1st Floor, N.G.N. Street,
New Sidhapudur,
Coimbatore - 641044.
Phone No: 0422 2523323
Fax: 0422 2524423
SSK College of Engineering & Technology Admission 2008
Anna University, Coimbatore, has added another 28 engineering colleges to its existing 71 taking the number to 99.
The list of affiliated colleges is given below:
In Coimbatore
Sri Eshwar College of Engineering, Kalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology, Easa College of Engineering and Technology, S.S.K. College of Engineering and Technology, Adithya Institute of Technology, Kathir College of Engineering, KGiSL Institute of Technology, Jawaharlal Institute of Technology, P.A. College of Engineering and Technology, P.P.G Institute of Technology, and KTVR Knowledge Park for Engineering and Technology.
Salem
A.V.S. Engineering College, Rabindranath Tagore College of Engineering for Women, Greentech College of Engineering for Women, Tagore Institute of Engineering and Technology, Narasu’s Sarathy Institute of Technology, and Bharathiyar Institute of Engineering for Women
Erode
Surya Engineering College, Nandha College of Technology, Maharaja Engineering College for Women, Shree Venkateshwara Hi-tech Engineering College, and Sri Ramanathan Engineering College
Namakkal
Excel College of Engineering for Women, Komarapalayam, J.K.K. Nataraja Engineering College, Komarapalayam, and Mahendra Engineering College for Women, Tiruchengode
Dharmapuri
Jayalakshmi Institute of Technology, and Varuvan Vadivelan Institute of Technology
Krishnagiri
P.S.V. College of Engineering and Technology
According to Vice-Chancellor R. Radhakrishnan, many new colleges have come up in even in rural areas.
“All colleges of Anna University, Coimbatore, irrespective of whether they are located in rural area or in a city, will offer all the facilities that are being promised by the university. Students should not bother about the location of the college,” he told The Hindu.
He is also confident that now students would get a chance to study in colleges located close to their place of residence and will not have to travel long distances or spend on hostels on the pretext of not finding an engineering college at a viable distance.
Amrita Entrance Examination Engineering 2008 (AEEE)
Exam Details:Issue of Application Form begins on:
Last date for submission of application:
Entrance Examination on:
À Entrance Notification click here
B.Tech programmes offered in:
Amritapuri: Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering
Coimbatore : Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering., Civil Engineering. (Proposed)
Eligibility:
A pass in 12th standard or second
OR
A Pass in Diploma examination (minimum 3 years duration after passing 10th standard), in Engineering, conducted by any State Board of Technical Education, scoring a minimum of 60% marks.
Note: Those who are appearing for the above examinations in April / May 2008 and expect to secure minimum marks as above may also apply.
Age - The age of the candidate should not exceed 21 years as on
Proposed Centres of Examination: ANDHRA PRADESH : Anantpur, Hyderabad, Nellore, Nizamabad, Vishakapattanam, Vijayawada, Warangal DELHI : New Delhi GUJARAT : Ahmedabad JHARKHAND : Ranchi KARNATAKA : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dawengere, Dharwad, Karwar, Mangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Udupi KERALA : Amritapuri, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad MADHYA PRADESH : Bhopal MAHARASHTRA : Mumbai PONDICHERRY : Karaikkal, Pondicherry RAJASTHAN : Kota TAMIL NADU : Chennai, Coimbatore, Cudallore, Dindigul, Erode, Hosur, Karur, Madurai, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Ooty, Pudukottai, Salem, Tuticorin, Thirunelveli, Trichy, Vellore UTTAR PRADESH : Luck now WEST BENGAL Kolkata.
How To Apply:
In Person: Collect from any of the University counters of Amrita School of Engineering at Amritapuri,
Application forms can also be obtained from the following branches of Dhanalakshmi Bank Ltd or, from
Post Offices on payment of Rs.850/-.
For list of Banks/Post offices in other states visit www.amrita.edu
Head Post Offices in
Dhanalakshmi Bank Branches in
By Post: Write to any of the Admission Co-ordinators below with a demand draft for Rs.850/- favouring "Amrita School of Engineering", payable at Coimbatore.
| Kasavanahalli, Carmelaram (P.O) Tel: 080 28439565/66 Fax: 080 28440092 Email: info@blr.amrita.edu Website: www.amrita.edu/ase/bangalore | Ettimadai (P.O) Tel: 0422 2656422 Admission Enquiry: 0422 2652424 Fax: 0422 2656274 Email: admissions@amrita.edu Website: www.amrita.edu | Amritapuri campus: Amritapuri, Clappana (P.O) Kollam - 690 525, Kerala Tel: 0476 2896318 Fax: 0476 2896178 Email: admissions@amritapuri.amrita.edu Website: www.amritapuri.amrita.edu |
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Important Dates:
Issue of Application Form Begins: 21-01- 2008
Last date of Issue of Application Forms:
Last date for submission of filled-in application:
Date of Examination: Will be announced later
Publication of Examination Results: Will be announced later
Counselling for Admission: Will be announced later
To know more details about entrance click here
Manipal University Graduate Entrance Test 2008 (UGET 08)
Exam Details:
MANIPAL UNIVERSITY UGET 2008 - Undergraduate Entrance Test for Admission to Undergraduate Courses in MBBS
The
Admissions open for
À Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
À Bachelor of Dental Surgery (
À Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm)
À B.Sc Nursing
À B.Sc Biotechnology
À Bachelor of Physical Therapy (
À Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOT)
À B.Sc Medical Imaging Technology (B.Sc MIT)
À B.Sc Nuclear Medicine Technology (Integrated B.Sc NMT)
À B.Sc Medical Laboratory Technology( BSc MLT)
À B.Sc Respiratory Therapy (BSc RT)
À B.Sc Optometry (B.Sc OPT)
À Bachelor of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (B
À BSc Accident & Emergency Care (B Sc AEC)
À Bachelor of Engineering (BE)
Last date: 1.3.2008 (Saturday)
Exam date: 3.4.2008 (Thursday) and 20.5.2008 (Tuesday)
Eligibility:
Applicants should be Indian Nationals. Only those applicants whose date of birth falls on or before 31.12.1991 are eligible to apply. Applicants should have passed 10 + 2, A level, IB, American 12th Grade or equivalent with the following additional stipulations on subjects, for the various courses.
À MBBS/
À BPharm: Physics, Chemistry and English with one of Mathematics, Bio Technology, Computer science or Biology as optional with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and any one of the optional subjects.
À B.Sc Nursing: Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English with minimum of 50 % marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.
À B.Sc Biotechnology: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English with one of Bio Technology or Biology as optional with a minimum of 60% marks in Physics, Chemistry and any one of the optional subjects.
À
À B.Sc OPT/B
À
BE: Physics, Mathematics and English with one of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer science or Engineering Drawing as optional with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Mathematics and any one of the optional subjects.
The application material can be purchased from Manipal University Admissions office by writing to the Director, Admissions, Manipal University, Manipal - 576104 by enclosing a request along with a Demand Draft for Rs.500 drawn in the name of ‘Manipal University’ and payable at Manipal, Udupi or Bangalore. The application material is available from select branches of State Bank of India, MeritTrac Offices and Candidates can also apply online.
UGET 2008 test centres: Ahmedabad,
Last Date: Candidates have to send the Form along with the DD of Rs. 1000/- towards entrance fee, drawn on ‘Manipal University’ payable at Manipal, Udupi or Bangalore to Director, Admissions, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka – 576104 so as to reach the addressee on or before 1.3.2008 (Saturday). The actual amount to be remitted for applicants desirous of taking combination of courses is given in Section 8 of the Prospectus. Applicants should refer to that before taking the DD.
The UGET 2008 Result (merit list of candidates) who have appeared for the UGET will be published on 25.5.2008(Sunday) on www.manipal.edu
Important Dates:
| Manipal UGAT 2008 Important Dates: | |
| Last Date for Application: MBBS, | 01.03.08 |
| Last Date for Application: BSc Nursing, BSc Biotechnology, | 01.03.08 |
| Last Date for Application: BHM, BAJC, BA GIR, BBM e-Banking, | 15.03.08 |
| Last Date for Application: BArch | 30.04.08 |
| Last Date for Application: Lateral BE/BPharm | 15.04.08 |
| Last Date for Application: BSc Applied Sciences, BSc Animation, PC BSc Nursing | 30.06.08 |
For details Visit web site URL: www.manipal.edu or email us admissions@manipal.edu for further details
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Applied Mechanics
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
The eligibility for admission to M. Tech. (Research) in Engineering Faculty and Interdisciplinary areas is :
- A candidate shall possess Bachelor’s Degree in any one of the seven disciplines stated above and should have passed with at least second-class with minimum 55% (CGPA = 6.0) or equivalent in respective Engineering faculty.
- Selection through oral presentation on the proposed area of research in front of a committee.
- There will be an interview for eligible students with the guide/s by each department.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND APPLICATION FORM
Application forms can be obtained form The Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat by sending a crossed Demand Draft of Rs 500/- (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favor of The Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat payable at Surat along with self-addressed envelope affixed with postage stamps of Rs. 25/- superscripted with “ Application for M. Tech. (Research) Programme” or in person from the Academic Section of the Institute on cash payment of Rs 500/- (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST candidates). Copy of the application form can also be downloaded from the website: http://www.svnit.ac.in. In such cases, the form duly filled in, with necessary certificates, marksheets etc, must be sent along with crossed Demand Draft of Rs 500/- (Rs. 250/- for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favor of The Director, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat payable at Surat.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Last Da