The
HRD ministry on Wednesday held discussions with IIT directors, chairpersons,
faculty members and academicians on a proposal to change the pattern of the
IIT-JEE examination from next year, by including 40% weightage of board marks.
Most of the attendees said the meeting was fruitful.
HRD minister Kapil Sibal held separate
meetings with the directors and members of the All India IIT Faculty
Federation. However, no final decision seems to have been taken on the
inclusion of board marks.
One of persons present in the meeting
said that since girls do well in board exams, the proposal to include the board
marks could help improve the gender ratio in IITs too. At present, the
percentage of girls in these institutes is just around 10%.
"The discussion was amicable and
fruitful," said Prof Narsimhan, president of the All India IIT Faculty
Federation.
Meanwhile the Leadership Summit of the
IIT Delhi Alumni Association will conduct a separate session on April 15 to
spell out their reservations against the proposal for including board marks.
PANIIT, a federation of IIT alumni, will meet on April 14 to chart out a set of
recommendations for the government.
Source: The Hindustan Times
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