The last year of IIT-JEE i.e. 2012 will see more than five lakh candidates appearing for the toughest engineering entrance exam. According to reports, the figure has risen by 16,000 in comparison to the last year. It stood at 4.86 lakh in 2011. The year before, in 2010, it was 4.56 lakh. The process of [...]
An ETS like body may soon be formed to conduct national level exams in India. The HRD minister Kapil Sibbal has said that the ministry has decided to put in place a national testing authority as a statutory body that will conduct all kinds of exams. Notably, ETS (Educational Testing Service) is the world’s largest [...]
Expansion seems to be the keyword for IITs and institutes related to it. After the expansion of IITs now it is the turn of Super 30 to expand itself to Super 50. Anand Kumar, mathematician and the man behind the phenomenon called Super 30, plans to reach out to other Hindi speaking states. It has [...]
Physics is one of the most scoring subjects in IIT-JEE and most of the engineering aspirants bank on it for success in this toughest engineering exam. The subject is all about grasping the concepts correctly and applying them. The numericals are also based on the concepts. There are plenty of study material i.e. books, sample [...]
The decision to waive off IIT-JEE and AIEEE and introduce a single entrance test in its place has received different responses from the different stakeholders. Schools and colleges are by and large happy as they feel that students will now pay attention to classes and focus on board exams too. The proposed new policy is [...]
The cloud over the replacement of IIT-JEE and AIEEE with a single entrance test seems to be getting over. According to reports, in the coming year 2013, a common aptitude-cum-advanced knowledge test will replace IIT-JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) and AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination). The admissions to the centrally funded engineering including the IITs [...]
The super success of Super 30 seems all set to get replicated in Bengaluru. Rashtrotthana Parishat along with BASE has started an initiative on the lines of Super 30 in Patna. The organisation will train underprivileged but meritorious students for the toughest engineering entrance exam i.e. the IIT-JEE. Notably, Super 30 has carved a niche [...]
Who does not want to clear IIT-JEE? It is the dream of every engineering aspirant. But the tragedy of the toughest engineering exam i.e. IIT-JEE is that it presents a scenario where seats are limited and candidates are unlimited. The success rate is a heart breaking 2-3%. Now it is wise in every aspect to [...]
February may bring some good news for engineering aspirants as the dilemma over conducting a single entrance examination for admission into the engineering institutes may get over. According to reports, 2013 may earmark the entry of a single entrance test. The directors of the IITs, NITs and IIITs have been asked to give their feedback [...]
I was always a brilliant student right from my childhood. One who always scored 100 in Maths. One who proudly referred to it as ‘1 gola gola’ whenever anyone enquired about my mathematical prowess. My parents always thought that I would become an engineer and that became my natural career choice. The passing years at [...]