NEW DELHI: The Centre's hopes, that states would adopt a single format
for undergraduate engineering courses, were met with a lukewarm response
on Tuesday, with only a fraction willing to accept the revised formula
from the next academic session. This means that the `one nation, one
exam' proposal will be restricted only to central institutions for 2013.
While Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are opposed to adopting the new formula, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh expressed willingness to use the JEE results and adopt the same pattern of admission as the NITs and IIITs immediately. Other states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Assam and Rajasthan, have expressed their approval to the format but are likely to adopt the new pattern by 2014. West Bengal, which had opposed the move in the last meeting, did not even send a representative.
The HRD ministry had recently announced a common entrance test (CET) for all centrally funded engineering institutions, including IITs, NITs and IIITs, with weightage being given to class XII board exams from 2013. For admission to IITs, students will be shortlisted on the basis of their cumulative score for class XII and the main test (50% weightage each). Class XII marks will be standardized on percentile basis by a formula worked out by the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). The merit list will be decided on the candidate's performance in the advance test. NITs and IIITs will give 40% weightage for performance in class XII, 30% each to the student's scores in JEE-main and JEE-advance tests.
The ministry has left it open to states to use the JEE score and streamline their board results with the JEE exam and so far not stipulated a timeframe keeping in view of the unenthusiastic response.
Led by Bihar, state education ministers also expressed opposition to the two different formulations for aspirants of IITs compared to IIITs and NITs. Considering their views HRD minister Kapil Sibal agreed to incorporate in the minutes of the meeting that "the states were of the opinion that IITs should also adopt the same format" as that for for IIITs and NITs.
However, the overwhelming opinion was in support of the common test, Sibal said in his concluding remarks. He also said flexibility is given to the states which are under no compulsion to join the CET for institutes under their jurisdiction.
"The states were requested to convey their decision on the year of joining the common admission process and the relative weightages to class XII Board marks, performance in JEE-main and JEE- advanced by June 30 to enable preparations to be made accordingly," he said.
It was also clarified at the meeting that where a state intends to join the common test for admission to engineering institutions in the state, the exam papers would be also available in the regional language of the state in addition to English and Hindi.
The states also demanded access to central funds to implement the 25% quota for economically weaker sections complaining that private schools would not admit poor children unless funds were increased. The ministry, however, remained firm that it was too cash-strapped to provide additional funds.
While Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are opposed to adopting the new formula, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh expressed willingness to use the JEE results and adopt the same pattern of admission as the NITs and IIITs immediately. Other states, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Assam and Rajasthan, have expressed their approval to the format but are likely to adopt the new pattern by 2014. West Bengal, which had opposed the move in the last meeting, did not even send a representative.
The HRD ministry had recently announced a common entrance test (CET) for all centrally funded engineering institutions, including IITs, NITs and IIITs, with weightage being given to class XII board exams from 2013. For admission to IITs, students will be shortlisted on the basis of their cumulative score for class XII and the main test (50% weightage each). Class XII marks will be standardized on percentile basis by a formula worked out by the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). The merit list will be decided on the candidate's performance in the advance test. NITs and IIITs will give 40% weightage for performance in class XII, 30% each to the student's scores in JEE-main and JEE-advance tests.
The ministry has left it open to states to use the JEE score and streamline their board results with the JEE exam and so far not stipulated a timeframe keeping in view of the unenthusiastic response.
Led by Bihar, state education ministers also expressed opposition to the two different formulations for aspirants of IITs compared to IIITs and NITs. Considering their views HRD minister Kapil Sibal agreed to incorporate in the minutes of the meeting that "the states were of the opinion that IITs should also adopt the same format" as that for for IIITs and NITs.
However, the overwhelming opinion was in support of the common test, Sibal said in his concluding remarks. He also said flexibility is given to the states which are under no compulsion to join the CET for institutes under their jurisdiction.
"The states were requested to convey their decision on the year of joining the common admission process and the relative weightages to class XII Board marks, performance in JEE-main and JEE- advanced by June 30 to enable preparations to be made accordingly," he said.
It was also clarified at the meeting that where a state intends to join the common test for admission to engineering institutions in the state, the exam papers would be also available in the regional language of the state in addition to English and Hindi.
The states also demanded access to central funds to implement the 25% quota for economically weaker sections complaining that private schools would not admit poor children unless funds were increased. The ministry, however, remained firm that it was too cash-strapped to provide additional funds.
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