Wednesday 31 July 2013

Supreme Court Orders For Fresh Engineering Merit List

Supreme Court stayed the Gujarat High Court to refresh with a new merit list for the aspiring 70,000 engineering students who had applied for the admission to the first year in various engineering colleges across the state.
The State High court has held that Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC) had wrongly calculated percentile ranks of students who did not belong to the state examination board. They were twenty three. The apex court has asked to reconsider the admission of these students once again. These students have questioned the admission process because of scoring low percentile marks despite scoring well in their respective board.
The committee had already permitted admission to 54,000 students and the remaining 16,000 with management quota to various colleges.
The fresh list will give 60% weightage to board exam results and 40% to the Joint Entrance Exams (JEE). The high court has given specific instruction to the admission authority that it should not gauge the percentile of central board students merely on the basis of those who had registered for the admission process in Gujarat. Instead, their percentile should be calculated on the basis of their performance in their board exam.
This direction was passed after the bench felt that the calculations had discrepancies with the provisions of the Bachelor of Engineering & Technology (Regulation of Admission & Payment of Fees) Rules 2013, and violated Article 14 of the Constitution.

JEE Pattern to be reviewed

 The adoption of two-stage pattern has led many controversies from students and parents this year due to "normalisation of marks" and the “Top-20 percentile norm". This has many students to miss seats in IITs and NITs, despite securing better marks in the JEE entrance and their board exams. Several students have approached the courts against the new JEE format and a case is pending in the Supreme Court. Andhra Pradesh students were the worst-affected.
M.M. Pallam Raju, UMHRD minister will hold a meeting with the Joint Admission Board, which monitors admissions for IITs, on August 18.
Next year's exam pattern will either be retaining the previous IIT-JEE format or continue with the two-stage JEE, with amendments. This will be announced early, by the first week of September. Through this students will become much aware of the pattern and can prepare accordingly.
JEE reforms have been changed with an aim to reduce the high-end dependency on "coaching institutes" and concentrate more on board examination.
However, the corrective decisions will be made by debating on various issues in the department, aiming for a better JEE examination format for the academic year 2014-15.

Brahmaputra bank party hub of Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati students

Lack of adequate vigilance by the administration and IIT-G authorities has turned the bank of the Brahmaputra in North Guwahati into a favourite party destination for students of IIT-Guwahati.

IIT-G student Ravindra Kumar Meena, who hailed from Dholpur in Rajasthan, was partying on the Brahmaputra bank, along with six other students, on Monday evening. He drowned when he decided to take a bath in the river. While two of his friends were saved by locals, Meena could not be traced. On Friday morning, his body was found floating near the river bank.

"For the last few years, students often frequent the banks of the Brahmaputra for enjoying drinking sessions. Since there is no police patrolling in the area, students find the riverbank a favourable destination for partying and bathing, which is dangerous," said an eyewitness of the drowning incident.

Police said beer bottles were recovered from the site where IIT-G students were partying.

A senior official of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said, "Students who come from outside Assam are hardly aware of the strong currents of the Brahmaputra which is very dynamic. During the monsoon, the current in the river is very strong." He said IIT-G authorities should sensitize its students, particularly those coming from outside, about the Brahmaputra and its hazards, especially during the monsoon.

The IIT-G authorities, on the other hand, said if students have been going for partying on the bank of Brahmaputra by putting their lives in danger, the local residents should have at least apprised the matter to IIT-G authorities. "Till today, none of the locals of North Guwahati have informed us that our students are going for partying near the Brahmaputra river bank. We will definitely act if such things occur. But one should not make a sweeping statement against IIT-students," said Labanu Konwar, spokesman of IIT-G.

Konwar said there is strict instruction to all IIT-G students to reach the campus by 10:30 pm, but the drowning incident took place at 9:30 pm on Monday.

Kamrup (Metro) deputy commissioner Ashutosh Agnihotri said the district authorities will be cautious so such an incident doesn't happen again. "Students need to act responsibly. It is impossible to keep vigil everywhere," said Agnihotri.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/Brahmaputra-bank-party-hub-of-IIT-G-students/articleshow/21423682.cms

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur devises filter for village schools

A team of researchers from IIT Kharagpur have devised a filter called 'Kharagpur filter' for providing clean water to children of village schools, where students mostly rely on well water for drinking.

"This filter is economical in design and requires no maintenance. It does not need any electricity,” says Dr Jayanta Bhattacharya, the lead researcher.

The idea to have such a filter for the villages was mooted  four years ago after seeing flood in West Midnapur where people, particularly children, could be seen standing on water, yet not being able drink a drop of water. The filter is initially being tried in three villages where children drink water from wells. The filtered water in these schools is also used for cooking mid-day meals. After testing for a month, the filter will be tried in slum areas.

The micro-level tests on the filtered water has shown that the bacterial level reduces by nearly 50% and the dissolved oxygen level has improved by 30-50%., Dr Bhattacharya said.

"One major way this filter differs from the domestic water filter is that while in the latter there is a continuous water column, in this, we have broken the column so that water mixes with air and oxygen gets enhanced in water. This reduces the pathogenic microbes."

Dr Bhattacharya said he was open to partnering with an agency to market the product. "But more than commercialisation, I  would like that it is used in more places where there is no continuous flow of water.

"The school children drink water from the well which is unhygienic. We will find this very useful on a long term basis," said Rakhi Bisus of a primary school.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/IIT-Kharagpur-devises-filter-for-village-schools/Article1-1099933.aspx

IIT prof's pan Indian script for languages

An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) professor has designed a pan-Indian script — Bharati — to make communication easier across various Indian languages.

“There were two reasons. First, most of the major Indian scripts share a common structure – vowels (a, aa …), consonants (ka, kha…), consonant-vowel combinations (ka, kaa, ki...) and so on. But, we still have a large number of scripts. Secondly, though the Indian alphabet system has a logical organisation, its design has inconsistencies and the characters are complicated. Bharati tries to address this with simple and easy characters,” says Dr V Srinivasa Chakravarthy, professor, IIT Madras. There are 22 official languages and 9 major scripts in the country.

“We have applied for a patent. The next step was a software to recognise the handwritten script on a computer,”he added.


Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/IIT-prof-s-pan-Indian-script-for-languages/Article1-1099940.aspx

IIITDM Kancheepuram cut off 2013, CSAB 3rd round seat allotment

IIITDM Kancheepuram cut off 2013, Indian Institute of Information Technology Design & Manufacturing Kancheepuram after 3rd round of seat allotment through CSAB
Branch NameCategoryPWDState QuotaStateClosing Rank
Computer EngineeringGEFALSEOTHER STATE14202
Computer EngineeringGETRUEOTHER STATE261815
Computer EngineeringOBCFALSEOTHER STATE30508
Computer EngineeringSCFALSEOTHER STATE122588
Computer EngineeringSTFALSEOTHER STATE182135
Electronics Engineering – Design & ManufacturingGEFALSEOTHER STATE16838
Electronics Engineering – Design & ManufacturingGETRUEOTHER STATE582312
Electronics Engineering – Design & ManufacturingOBCFALSEOTHER STATE33455
Electronics Engineering – Design & ManufacturingSCFALSEOTHER STATE118598
Electronics Engineering – Design & ManufacturingSTFALSEOTHER STATE200414
Mechanical Engineering – Design& ManufacturingGEFALSEOTHER STATE16696
Mechanical Engineering – Design& ManufacturingGETRUEOTHER STATE392484
Mechanical Engineering – Design& ManufacturingOBCFALSEOTHER STATE32768
Mechanical Engineering – Design& ManufacturingSCFALSEOTHER STATE113753
Mechanical Engineering – Design& ManufacturingSTFALSEOTHER STATE185343

Two IIITH students receive Microsoft Research India and Google India PhD Fellowship

Two International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad Students Yashaswi Verma and Rajvi Shah Receive Prestigious Microsoft Research India and Google India PhD Fellowship for the Year 2013 Respectively.
Details of the students:
Mr Yashaswi Verma
Research center: Center for Visual Information Technology (CVIT)
Research Area: Automatic image annotation and retrieval
Ms Rajvi Shah
Research center: Center for Visual Information Technology (CVIT)
Research Area : Computer Vision

Thapar university, Vacant seat status after 1st round counselling

Thapar university vacant seat status after 1st round of counselling, updated on 30th July 2013
BCSCSTPHPGENPGENOPHOSCOSTOSPORTTOTAL
Biotechnology41810131129
Chemical912427152170
Civil412723156
Computer1834538739
Electronics & Comm162511314794
Electronics (Inst & Ctrl)15140391115112
Electrical131361818582
Industrial Engg-MBA41810131129
Mechatronics317711121
Mechanical622312236
TOTAL182142281411553313568
Abbreviations:
BC: Backward class of Punjab. 10+2 exam must be passed from Punjab.
SCST: Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes –Punjab
PHP: Phy handicapped category-Punjab
GENP: General category-Punjab
GENO: General Category –Outside Punjab
PHO: Phy handicapped category-Outside Punjab
SCO: Scheduled Castes Category- Outside Punjab
STO: Scheduled Tribes- Outside Punjab
Sports: from Punjab.
The counselling schedule for the 2nd round of counselling shall be held as under:
Counselling including deposit of fee for the vacant seats:
August 3, 2013
Reserved categories including Sports : 9.00 AM -11.00 AM
General category (upto AIR15000) : 11.00 AM
General category (upto 15001-30000) : 3.00 PM
August 4, 2013
General category (upto 40,000) : 9.00 AM- 11.00 AM
General category (upto 60,000) : 11.00 AM-1.00 PM
General category (60,001 & onwards) : 3.00 PM onwards
Note:
1 The timings mentioned above may vary on the day of counseling
2 No separate letter for counselling shall be issued.
3 Only those candidates who have applied to our University on or before June 10, 2013 shall be considered for admission during the counseling.
Venue for counseling of all the above programs: University Auditorium
MODES OF PAYMENT OF FEE AND OTHER DUES:
Total fee: Either in cash or through Demand Draft. Facility of payment of fee through credit/debit card shall also be available.
shall also be available.
In the form of Demand Draft (DD), the DD of requisite amount should be made in favour of Thapar
University, Patiala and payable at Patiala. The DD must reach the University on or before the prescribed
date otherwise the candidature shall be cancelled.
FEE AMOUNT (To be paid at the time of counseling):
- Rs 113,400/- (without hostel)
- Rs 138,400/- (with hostel) + Rs 3500/- for Mess security

List of top engineering colleges in West Bengal

List of top engineering colleges in West Bengal state
AAAA+ Category
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
AAA+ category
Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
Jadavpur University – Faculty of Engineering and Technology, North 24 Parganas
National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
AAA category
Institute of Engineering and Management, North 24 Parganas
Kalyani Government Engineering College, Nadia
National Power Training Institute, Durgapur
AA+ category
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, Nadia
Government College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, Kolkata
Government College of Engineering and Textile Technology, Berhampore
Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata
Techno India SaltLake
University Institute of Technology, Burdwan
University Science Instrumentation Centre, University of Kalyani, Nadia
West Bengal University of Technology, North 24 Parganas
AA category
BP Poddar Institute of Management and Technology , Kolkata
Future Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Salt Lake City
Government College of Engineering Textile Technology, Serampore
MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah
Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology, South 24 Parganas
Netaji Subhash Engineering College, South 24 Parganas
RCC Institute of Information Technology, North 24 Parganas
St. Thomas College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata
Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Pundibari
West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata
A+ category
Academy of Technology, Hooghly
Asansol Engineering College, Asansol
Bengal College of Engineering and Technology, Durgapur
Bengal Institute of Technology and Management, Birbhum
Bengal Institute of Technology, Kolkata
Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata
College of Engineering and Management, Kolaghat
Dr. BC Roy Engineering College, Durgapur
Durgapur Institute of Advanced Technology and Management, Durgapur
Guru Nanak Institute of Technology, North 24 Parganas
Haldia Institute of Technology, Haldia
Hooghly Engineering and Technology College , Hooghly
Institute of Jute Technology, Kolkata
Narula Institute of Technology, Agarpara
A category
Adamas Institute of Technology, North 24 Parganas
Bankura Unnayani Institute of Engineering, Bankura
Birbhum Institute of Engineering Technology, Birbhum
Budge Budge Institute of Technology, South 24 Parganas
Camellia Insititute of Engineering and Technology, Burdwan
Camellia Institute of Technology and Management, Hoogly
Camellia School of Engineering and Technology, Barasat
Dr.Sudhir Chandra Sur Degree Engineering College, Kolkata
Dream Institute of Technology, South 24 Parganas
Dumkal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Murshidabad
Global Institute of Management and Technology, Nadia
Greater Kolkata College of Engineering and Management, Baruipur
Institute of Engineering and Industrial Technology, Durgapur
JIS College of Engineering, Nadia
Kanad Institute of Engineering and Management Mankar, Durgapur
KANKSA Academy of Technology and Management, Burdwan
Neotia Institute of Technology Management and Science, South 24 Parganas
NSHM Knowledge Campus, Durgapur
OmDayal College of Engineering and Architecture, Howrah
Seacom Engineering College, Howrah
Techno Global Balurghat

List of institutes participating in WBJEEB 4th round counselling 2013

List of institutes participating in WBJEEB 4th round counselling 2013
S.No.
Inst CodeInstitute NameInstitute Type
1U001BENGAL ENGINEERING & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY,SHIBPURUniversity
2U002BIDHAN CHANDRA KRISHI VISWA VIDYALAYAUniversity
3U003INSTITUTE OF JUTE TECHNOLOGY, CALCUTTA UNIVERSITYUniversity
4U004JADAVPUR UNIVERSITYUniversity
5U005UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, BURDWAN (SELF FINANCING)University
6U006UNIVERSITY OF KALYANIUniversity
7U007UTTAR BANGA KRISHI VISWA VIDYALAYAUniversity
8U008WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF ANIMAL & FISHERY SCIENCESUniversity
9U009WEST BENGAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (SELF FINANCING)University
10G001GOVERMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND LEATHER TECHNOLOGYGovernment Engineering College
11G002GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGG. & TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, BERHAMPOREGovernment Engineering College
12G003GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & CERAMIC TECHNOLOGYGovernment Engineering College
13G004GOVT. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY, SERAMPOREGovernment Engineering College
14G005INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY, JALPAIGURIGovernment Engineering College
15G006JALPAIGURI GOVERMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGEGovernment Engineering College
16G007KALYANI GOVERMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGEGovernment Engineering College
17P001ABACUS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
18P002ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
19P003ADAMAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
20P004ARYABHATTA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
21P005ASANSOL ENGINEERING COLLEGESelf Financed Institute
22P006B.P. PODDAR INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
23P007BANKURA UNNAYANI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGSelf Financed Institute
24P008BATANAGAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING, MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCESelf Financed Institute
25P009BCDA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY & TECHNOLOGY, HRIDAYPURSelf Financed Institute
26P011BENGAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN, DURGAPURSelf Financed Institute
27P010BENGAL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, DURGAPURSelf Financed Institute
28P012BENGAL COLLGE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE & RESEARCHSelf Financed Institute
29P014BENGAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
30P013BENGAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, SHANTINIKETANSelf Financed Institute
31P015BENGAL SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
32P016BHARAT TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
33P017BIRBHUM INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
34P018BRAINWARE GROUP OF INSTITUTIONSSelf Financed Institute
35P019BUDGE BUDGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
36P020CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
37P021CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL TECH. AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCESSelf Financed Institute
38P022CALCUTTA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
39P024CAMELIA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BUD BUDSelf Financed Institute
40P023CAMELIA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING,DIGBERIASelf Financed Institute
41P026CAMELIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT, BAINCHISelf Financed Institute
42P025CAMELIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MADHYAMGRAMSelf Financed Institute
43P027CAMELIA SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, BARASATSelf Financed Institute
44P028COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT, KOLAGHATSelf Financed Institute
45P029DR. B. C. ROY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND APPLIED HEALTH SCIENCESSelf Financed Institute
46P030DR. B. C. ROY ENGINEERING COLLEGESelf Financed Institute
47P031DR. SUDHIR CHANDRA SUR DEGREE ENGINEERING COLLEGESelf Financed Institute
48P032DREAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
49P033DUMKAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
50P034DURGAPUR INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
51P035FUTURE INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
52P036GARGI MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
53P037GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
54P038GREATER KOLKATA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
55P039GUPTA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCESelf Financed Institute
56P040GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
57P041GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
58P042HALDIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
59P043HERITAGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
60P044HOOGHLY ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY COLLEGESelf Financed Institute
61P045IDEAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGSelf Financed Institute
62P047IMPS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
63P048INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
64P049INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
65P051JIS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGSelf Financed Institute
66P052KANAD INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
67P053KANKSA ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
68P054MALLABHUM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
69P055MCKV INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERINGSelf Financed Institute
70P056MEGHNAD SAHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
71P057MODERN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
72P058MURSHIDABAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
73P059N.S.H.M. KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS, KOLKATASelf Financed Institute
74P060NARULA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
75P061NATIONAL POWER TRAINING INSTITUTESelf Financed Institute
76P050NEOTIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND SCIENCE (FULLY RESIDENTIAL)Self Financed Institute
77P062NETAJI SUBHAS ENGINEERING COLLEGESelf Financed Institute
78P063NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE INSTITUTE OF PHARMACYSelf Financed Institute
79P064NSHM KNOWLEDGE CAMPUS, DURGAPURSelf Financed Institute
80P065OM DAYAL GROUP OF INSTITUTIONSSelf Financed Institute
81P066PAILAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
82P067RCC INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
83P068REGENT EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATIONSelf Financed Institute
84P069SANAKA EDUCATION TRUSTS GROUP OF INSTITUTIONSSelf Financed Institute
85P070SAROJ MOHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
86P071SEACOM ENGINEERING COLLEGESelf Financed Institute
87P072SILIGURI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
88P073ST. MARYS TECHNICAL CAMPUS, KOLKATASelf Financed Institute
89P074ST. THOMAS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
90P075SUPREME KNOWLEDGE FOUNDATION GROUP OF INSTITUTIONSSelf Financed Institute
91P076SURENDRA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENTSelf Financed Institute
92P077SWAMI VIVEKANANDA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
93P078TECHNO GLOBAL-BALURGHATSelf Financed Institute
94P046TECHNO INDIA – BANIPURSelf Financed Institute
95P079TECHNO INDIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGYSelf Financed Institute
96P080TECHNO INDIA, SALT LAKESelf Financed Institute

Monday 29 July 2013

MT CET 2013: More than 50,000 vacant after the Third Counselling!



Published On: 29-Jul-2013,
As per the data provided by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Maharashtra, around 50,603 seats are vacant at the end of the third round of the MT CET 2013 Counselling. More than 2.80 lakh students had appeared for the MT CET 2013 examination for admissions to the engineering courses in the state. Out of these, not even half have taken up admissions. The figure is slightly higher from last year when around 44,000 seats were left vacant.
As per reports, two new engineering colleges were atrted in the state while the intake in the existing ones was increased with more than 10,000 seats. This decision came on the heel of the AICTE’s permission to increase the capacity with a second shift. Around 7,500 seats have been cancelled voluntarily by the colleges as per the latest reports.
A first for leading colleges like VJTI, Mumbai, and CoE, Pune where vacancies lead to a third round of admissions while IITs and NITs admissions were late on account of the controversies dogging the CSAB allotments and percentile issues along with other delays. Even the IITs witnessed an extra round of admissions as many students opted out of branches they didn’t like but were allotted. According to the DTE statistics, students have given the least preference to branches like IT and electronics and telecommunications (E&T) while the maximum preference was for core branches like civil and mechanical
Region
Vacancies
Pune
15,201
Nagpur
8,862
Kolhapur
5,934
Marathwada
4,202
Amravati
3,972
Solapur
3,567
North Maharashtra
3,285
Mumbai
3,241
Rama Tirth
1,571
Gondwana
768
Total
50,603



Friday 26 July 2013

Students join online plea against JEE normalization

A large number of students from Bhopal have joined and signed the petition opposing the normalization process introduced in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The normalization of class XII marks, a new formula introduced by the CBSE in the admission process admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other Central government aided technical educational institutions, has led to confusion as several students who scored high rank in JEE mains failed to make the cut.

JEE rankings are based on two parts, first JEE main marks (60%) and second, board Marks (40 %).

Supreme Court is likely to take up a case on Thursday.

Kshitij Grag, 25, a pass out from BITS Pilani who had launched an online petition to mobilize countrywide support against the CBSE decision, said the problem lies with the second component (40% board's weightage of 144 marks out of the total 360).

The students of Bhopal and from all across Madhya Pradesh have also supported his petition.

Speaking to TOI Kshitij said, "We are going to challenge the transfer of the case to Supreme Court. We want the case to continue in the Andhra Pradesh high court where it was going on for the past two weeks."

However, the CBSE insisted for transferring the case to the apex court.

Ekaansh Mathur, an aspirant and student of MP Board who couldn't make it because of the "skewed" weightage system said "We are taking help from Kshitij".

Kshitij helps the students with their petitions and also appears in the court hearings. Many students from Bhopal are also taking help and guidance from him reaching him through the petition page created online and Facebook page.

Vidit Jain (18) a student of MP board who scored 200 marks out of 360 in JEE mains is shocked because of a low rank he has received despite high score in entrance examination. He didn't even appear for PET because he was certain about making it to NIT but now but the normalization process has shut all doors for him.


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/Students-join-online-plea-against-JEE-normalization/articleshow/21328532.cms

We will analyse JEE 2013 results for next year: Raju

The government will make a detailed analysis of the results of the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) 2013 to see whether the goals for which the format was changed have been met, HRD minister Pallam Raju said.

“We will certainly do an analysis of the 2013 results to assess whether we have achieved the goals we wanted to by changing the format — whether more children from rural areas had benefitted due to the weightage given to the school grades, whether more girls have been able to get admission or whether coached students have retained their edge. Let us do a detailed analysis and see whether we have actually balanced. Only after that we can arrive at a conclusion whether a change is required next year or not,” Raju told HT.

The pattern for the JEE exam for admission to IITs was changed this year to a two staged exam — JEE (mains) and JEE (advanced). Only the top 1.5 lakh students from JEE (mains) were allowed to appear for the JEE (advanced).

Till last year there was a single exam for admission to IITs.

Admitting that 79 students had been denied admission to IITs because of ‘confusion’ in the cut-offs, he said, “I would have been equally concerned if it had affected just one student. But the matter is now in the court.”

JAB meet to discuss JEE 2014 pattern

The Joint Admission Board (JAB) will meet on August 18 to discuss the pattern that should be adopted for JEE 2014. Following this, the IIT Council chaired by HRD minister is likely to meet on September 3 to take a final decision for next year.

The JAB is a body which looks after the admission process for IITs. The meeting chaired by IIT Delhi director RV Shevgaonkar hopes to come up with a solution to the problems faced under the new pattern.

It will also discuss whether a two stage exam is required or not  and also whether the 20 percentile eligibility should continue for 2014. A detailed report  on JEE 2013 will be discussed.

JAB will give its  inputs  to the IIT Council meet on September 3, which will finally decide on next year’s pattern.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/We-will-analyse-JEE-2013-results-for-next-year-Raju/Article1-1098474.aspx

Best Books for JEE Main and JEE Advanced

Best books for JEE Main and JEE Advanced available in market
Are you thinking to start preparation for JEE 2014/2015 or have already started?
Generally I observe that most of the times students are asking about best coaching classes available for them, but remember coaching can only support you in your preparation but they can’t prepare you for examination.
Most important step for any serious JEE aspirant is ‘wise selection of books’. Number of books doesn’t matter; don’t follow 3-4 books for each topic. There are some standards books available in market, follow those only. Generally I see many students follow different books for JEE Advanced, JEE Main and BITSAT, please don’t follow this way. Read only those books that will help you to build your concepts.
One more important point that you should keep in mind, every book is biased in favor of the author’s specialized skills, so it’s not necessary to solve each book completely. Choose different books to understand different topics based on their specialization.
For your convenience, we have tried to break down the topics/subjects and give you a list of best books for IIT JEE among which you may choose your suitable combination. We also have student reviews for these books which may help you by giving an insight into the experiences of other students like you..

Books for JEE Main and JEE Advanced Chemistry

S.NoAuthors /PublisherName of Books
1 O.P. Tandon Physical Chemistry
2 P.Bahadur Numerical Chemistry
3 Bruce H. Mahan University Chemistry
4 R.C. Mukharjee Numerical Chemistry
5 P.Bahadur (For Reading Theory) Physical Chemistry
6 P.W.Atkins Physical Chemistry
7 Bruce H. Mahan University Chemistry
8 Ebbing General Chemistry
9 O.P Agarwal IITJEE Chemistry
10 NCERT Chemistry XI, XII
Organic Chemistry
S.NoAuthors /PublisherName of Books
1 O.P. Tandon Organic Chemistry
2 Paula Bruice Yurkanis Organic Chemistry
3 Organic Chemistry by MORRISON & BOYD Organic Chemistry
4 Arihant Prakashan Organic Chemistry
5 Solomons Organic Chemistry
6 I. L. Finar Organic Chemistry Volume 1
7 Bahal & Bahal Organic Chemistry
8 Peter Skyes Organic Chemistry
9 J.D March Organic Chemistry
10 M. S. Chauhan Concept of Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
S.NoAuthors /PublisherName of Books
1 NCERT Chemistry XI & XII
2 Arihant Prakashan Inorganic Chemistry
3 O.P. Tandon Inorganic Chemistry
4 J.D.Lee Concise Inorganic Chemistry
5 J.D. Lee Inorganic Chemistry

Books for JEE Main and JEE Advanced Physics

S.NOAuthors /PublisherName of Books
1 H.C.Verma Concepts of Physica Vol I and II
2 I.E. Irodov Problems in General Physics
3 Halliday, Resnick & Walker Fundamentals of Physics
4 By Halliday, Resnick & Walker Fundamentals of Physics
5 H C Verma Concept of Physics Volume 1 & Volume 2
6 Krotov Aptitude Test Problems in Physics
7 Nelkon and Parker Advance physics
8 S.L. Loney Dynamics of a Particle & of Rigid Bodies
9 I. E. Irodov Problems in General Physics
10 V. Zubov & V. Shalnov Problem in Physics
11 A. A Pinsky Problems in physics
12 V. Zubov & V. Shalnov Problem in physics
13 S. L Loney Elements of Dynamics Part I & II
14 Tipler Physics Vols I & II
15 R. P. Feynman Feynman Lectures on Physics
16 R. P. Feynman The Feynman Lectures on Physics vols 1 & 2
17 L. A. Sena …read more A collection of questions and Problems in Physics

Books for JEE Main and JEE Advanced Mathematics

S.NOAuthors /PublisherName of Books
1 R.D. Sharma Maths XI & XII
2 S. L. Loney Trigonometry
3 S. L. Loney Co-ordinate Geometry
4 Hall Knight Higher Algebra
5 I.A. Maron Problems in Calculus of One Variable
6 Arihant Algebra
7 Arihant Differential Calculus
8 Arihant Integral Calculus
9 S.L. Loni Plane Trigonometry Part 1
10 S. L. Loni Plane Co-ordinate Geometry
11 Hall and Knight Higher Algebra
12 Shanti Narayan Vector
13 W. Feller Introduction Probability & Its Applications
14 Arihant Prakshan Vector and 3D Geometry
15 Tata McGraw Hill (TMH) Mathematics
16 I.A. Maron Problems in Calculus of one variable
17 J. Edward Calculus
18 R. S. Aggarwal Maths XIth and XIIth
19 V. Govorov,N. Miroshin and S. Smirnova Problems in Mathematics
20 Barnard and Child Higher Algebra
21 Dr. Gorakh Prasad Co-ordinate Geometry
22 K.P. Basu ….read more Algebra made easy
21 Patapov DoroFeev Elementary Maths
22 Krechmar Maths
23 G. N. Berman A problem book in mathematical Analysis