19 Oct : The eligibility criteria of 60 percent marks in class-XII for appearing in IIT Joint Entrance Examination will be raised from next year to make students pay more attention to the board exam.
In a significant move to check the growth of coaching centres, which are thriving on imparting coaching to students for IIT-JEE, the government on Monday decided to change the criteria, so that students’ attention will be more focused on the board exam at Class-XII.
“The present criteria is that students need to secure 60 percent at class-XII for appearing in IIT-JEE. This is not acceptable. The minimum marks required for IIT-JEE could be raised up to 80 to 85 percent,” HRD Minister Kapil Sibal told reporters after the meeting of the IIT Council, the apex decision making body for the elite institutes, at New Delhi.
He said the three-member committee has been set up to look into the curriculum and the IIT-JEE system and submit its report within three months, suggesting required changes.
The committee comprise Science and Technology Secretary T Ramasamy, Secretary Department of Biotechnology M K Bhan and Director General CSIR Sameer Brhmachari.
“The coaching centres are giving training for the IIT entrance. As a result, the students are not studying seriously for Class-XII exam and giving more attention to entrance. We want to get rid of the coaching centres by giving more weightage to the board exam,” Sibal said.
The three-member committee will also review the curriculum of the IITs and suggest the modification required to help these institutes move forward.
“The committee will decide what should be the curriculum of the IIT’s so that the institutes will be able to compete with the global brands,” Sibal said.
Besides, the government has decided to change the eligibility of students for availing the merit-cum-means scholarship being given at the end of class-XII.
The income criteria, which was Rs two lakh per annum as family income, has been changed to Rs 4.5 lakh.
The IIT Council also discussed about the impact foreign universities and their entry into India after the government passes the Foreign Education Providers Bill.
Some of the IITs are interested to collaborate with the foreign universities, he said.
To attract more foreign students, the government will reduce the fee structure for students from SAARC and African countries, Sibal said.
i am from patiala and in 1. class and want to know that the pattern of iit is realiy changing
Very true,,my son is also taking coaching at kota,,and only top batches student get good teacher ,rest of the students fees is used in making large buildings and advt to further fool students
i m from kota. this decision is very respectable and should be executed due to:
1.coaching classes are making their own money and are not concerned with the career of the students.
2.only few students are able to get profit from coaching studies rest all spoil their career. a decrease in 12th class marks is seen among students studying in kota
3.students indulge in forming groups and indulge in criminal activity. recently a group in kota was responsible for a murder.
4.also students learn to smoke and drink.
5.public of kota and and coaching classes are charging high rates for their services.
6.parents spend money on their child’s career while children are in 11th and 12th.
6.children do not go to school and schools provide attendance and even award makrs in 11th in a fake manner. schools charge full-one-time fees.
7.spoonfeeding is provided by the coaching classes and thus the new iitians are not capable enough.
DO NOT GET OVEREXCITED BY THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF COACHING CLASSES. THEY R ALL MAKING YOU FOOL. THE REAL FACT IS SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
A PERSON WHO IS CAPABLE OF CRACKING IIT ENTRANCE IS CAPABLE OF GETTING 80% IN 12TH
PARENTS BEWARE
i m from kota. this decision is very respectable and should be executed due to:
1.coaching classes are making their own money and are not concerned with the career of the students.
2.only few students are able to get profit from coaching studies rest all spoil their career. a decrease in 12th class marks is seen among students studying in kota
3.students indulge in forming groups and indulge in criminal activity. recently a group in kota was responsible for a murder.
4.also students learn to smoke and drink.
5.public of kota and and coaching classes are charging high rates for their services.
6.parents spend money on their child’s career while children are in 11th and 12th.
children do not go to school and schools provide attendance and even award makrs in 11th in a fake manner. schools charge full-one-time fees.
7.spoonfeeding is provided by the coaching classes and thus the new iitians are not capable enough.
DO NOT GET OVEREXCITED BY THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF COACHING CLASSES. THEY R ALL MAKING YOU FOOL. THE REAL FACT IS SOMEWHAT STRANGE.
A PERSON WHO IS CAPABLE OF CRACKING IIT ENTRANCE IS CAPABLE OF GETTING 80% IN 12TH
PARENTS BEWARE