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IIT aspirants cry foul over JEE errors Newsroom IIT aspirants cry foul .. 11/Apr/2011
For the second consecutive year, candidates for IITJEE came out of test centres on Sunday fuming about errors in the question paper. Several students complained that three questions in math were wrong. IIT-Kanpur director, Sanjay Dhande, said he had not received any complaints but would investigate the matter. ..
Howlers in JEE-2011, scream candidates 11/Apr/2011
Every year the IITs conduct one of the toughest competitive exams in the world to select the country’s best brains. The expectation of such an enterprise is an infallible selection procedure. But for the second year in a row, one of the question papers for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) was found to contain ..
Far-off centres make aspirants break into a sweat, literally 11/Apr/2011
The very thought of appearing in IIT-JEE can make many a student break into a sweat figuratively. But this year, several candidates actually had to undergo the experience: they had to travel miles in the sweltering heat to reach their exam centres. Many students from South Mumbai had to travel to Navi ..
Womens participation in tech exam plateaus 11/Apr/2011
IITians often joke about the most endangered species on campus: women. But from their single digit presence just 40 years ago to around 1, 500 now, women have come a long way in the country’s premier tech schools. Still, this year’s JEE was the first time in years that the percentage of women ..
Reprieve to 44 deemed universities facing de-recognition 11/Apr/2011
The Supreme Court on Monday gave a reprieve to the 44 deemed universities (DUs) facing de-recognition on the basis of the deficiencies pointed out by the Tandon Committee, by extending the status quo order (viz., restraining the government from taking further action on the basis of the report). This would mean ..
Over 1.66 lakh candidates to appear for VIT entrance exam 11/Apr/2011
A total of 1,66,493 candidates, comprising 1,33,291 boys and 33,202 girls will be appearing for the VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE)-2011 to be conducted by the VIT University, Vellore, in 243 centres in 105 cities all over India and three foreign countries between 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on April 16 to select ..
Kalam calls for cadre of pure science professionals 12/Apr/2011
The government must create a cadre of basic sciences professionals to provide an impetus to students to take up these subjects, APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, has said. He had already made this suggestion to the government. He said that this cadre could be given posts in the top ..
SC/ST schools in Bihar to get computers 11/Apr/2011
The Bihar government has decided to install computers and arrange audio-visual study materials for teaching at 51 residential schools for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Out of the 81 residential schools, 51 where students of standard I to standard X were taught, would have the Computer aided ..
Medical education should not be made an industry: Dr Shantha 11/Apr/2011
Noted oncologist Dr V Shantha cautioned against medical education turning into an industry and told the problem of inadequate availability of medical seats could be solved by establishment of colleges by non-government enterprises. Noting that colleges should not be transformed into an 'industry', ..
Coimbatore student discovers new asteroid 11/Apr/2011
An engineering student of Karunya University here has discovered an asteroid, along with his Chinese friend. A communication was received by the University from International Asteroid Search Collaboration stating that Atul Felix Payapilly and his friend Zhang from China have discovered the 'Main ..

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