Nod to Single Entrance Test by IISER

Updated on: Monday, March 12, 2012

Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISER), which admit some students through the IIT-JEE channel, has given its nod to the single entrance test slated from 2013. The common test entails merger of IIT-JEE and AIEEE for admission to undergraduate science and engineering programmes in central institutes like IITs and NITs.

The five IISERs in Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram have a total student strength of 600, of which roughly 150 seats at present are filled up through IIT-JEE channel.

At a meeting here on Friday, the directors of the IISERs informed that international Baccalaureate at higher secondary level is also an approved basis for admission to IISERs.

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, who chaired the meeting, said the government will leave no stone unturned in getting the NIT Amendment Bill passed in the Budget Session of Parliament, officials in the Ministry said. The passage of the Bill will facilitate awarding of degrees to the students of IISERs.

The Minister also emphasised on the need to reduce the time taken to obtain a Ph.D degree and the directors of the institutes were in agreement that in the case of exceptional students, provision should be made to complete in shorter period of time without diluting the quality.

Sibal emphasised the need to speed up increasing student intake in these premier institutes. Sibal appreciated the willingness of the IISERs to support the proposed science magnet schools to attract students.

He encouraged the IISERs to have mobile science labs in all states to mentor the teachers and to create enthusiasm among the students.

Nod to Single Entrance Test by IISER

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