No proposal to hike marks for IIT entrance exam: Sibal

Updated on: Wednesday, October 21, 2009

 

New Delhi: Sibal said there was no proposal to allow only those who obtain 80 per cent marks in their Class 12 examinations to sit in the entrance exam for admissions to IITs

Making a statement, he described as "baseless" media reports suggesting that there is a proposal to allow only those who obtain 80 per cent marks in their Class 12 examination to sit for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is baseless.

'The government of India has no role to play and any report which suggests that there is a proposal to allow only those who obtain 80 per cent marks in their class 12 examination to sit for JEE is baseless'.

'The only decision that has been taken by the IIT Council is that the IITs will submit a report in January, 2010 to rationalise JEE. It is entirely their decision to decide on the eligibility criteria. It is they who will consider weightage is to be given to the 12 class examination', he said.

He said the government has 'no jurisdiction in the matter and the HRD ministry can in no way, either directly or indirectly, decide or make any proposal for a decision

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