Common Engineering Entrance Examination Current Affairs, GK & News
According to Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, B. Tech and M. Tech to get fellowship every year
As per Prime Minister’s Research Fellows scheme, the Union Government will give fellowships to 1,000 meritorious students of B. Tech and M. Tech every year. The fellowship amount will be Rs. 70 to 80 thousand per month. Apart from this, a research grant of Rs. two lakh will be provided to each of the fellows ..
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Common Engineering Entrance Examination • Education in India • Indian Institute of Science • Indian Institutes of Technology • Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. • Karnataka • National Institutes of Technology • Science and technology in India
Govt says NEET like single national entrance test for engineering colleges is under consideration
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development is considering conducting a single national level test for entrance to engineering colleges similar to that of NEET examination for entrance into Medical colleges. The ministry is holding an advanced level consultation to make the JEE exam as a single national level entrance exam. The move is proposed to ..
Topics: Common Engineering Entrance Examination • Education • Education in India • Educational entrance examination • Higher education in India • Indian Institutes of Technology • Joint Entrance Examination • Medical college in India • National Eligibility cum Entrance Test • Neet
Government and IITs reach consensus on admission formula
The government and IITs resolved the issues on the entrance exam by reaching a compromise formula over organizing the common exam from 2013 academic year. According to the agreement, from 2013, class 12th marks will be used only as cut-off to screen students for eligibility for admission the IITs. Aspirants will have be in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Topics: Common Engineering Entrance Examination • Education in India • Engineering • Engineering education in India • Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi • Indian Institute of Technology Madras • Indian Institutes of Technology • JEE • Joint Entrance Examination