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Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) made some changes for JEE Main 2017. The changes for JEE Main 2017 include changes in eligibility criteria, filling up the application form, number of qualifying candidates for JEE Advanced 2017 from JEE Main 2017, etc. Apart from the changes in JEE Main 2017, there were news and updates that need to be tracked by the candidates who were aspiring to take the national level engineering entrance test for admissions to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). JEE Main 2017 was conducted online (Computer Based Test) on April 8 and 9, while the engineering entrance exam was conducted offline on April 2, 2017. If you have missed on any development pertaining to JEE Main 2017 or want to know what all was happening around the national level engineering entrance test, then here comes this article for you by Careers360. Enjoy reading.
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July 10, 2017
SC lifts stay on JoSAA counselling 2017; admissions for Round 3 announced
The Supreme Court lifted the stay on JoSAA 2017 counselling for admission to IITs, NIT, IIITs and GFTIs on July 10. As per the apex court’s decision, the admission procedure for JEE Main and JEE Advanced will now go on as per the JoSAA schedule. According to the revised schedule of JoSAA, the seat allotment for Round 3 had been announced on July 10, while the schedule for rest of the rounds will be announced soon.
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July 7, 2017
SC suspends JEE Advanced counselling 2017; decision deferred till July 10
The Supreme Court had put the counselling of JEE Advanced and JEE Main 2017 on hold till the further hearing on July 10. A bench comprising Justice A M Khanwilkar and Dipak Misra also restrained the High Courts from entertaining any writ petition with respect to the counselling and admission process of IITs from Friday onwards.
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July 4, 2017
JEE Main Counselling & Seat Allotment 2017 for Round 2 conducted
The result for Round 2 of seat allotment for JEE Main counselling 2017 was declared on July 4, 2017 and candidates participating had to report at the allotted centres from July 5-6, 2017. The selected candidates had to go to the centre for the purpose of document verification.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-counselling-seat-allotment
June 28, 2017
JEE Main Counselling & Seat Allotment 2017 for Round 1 conducted
The seat allotment for Round 1 of JEE Main counselling 2017 was conducted on June 28, 2017 and the seat allotment acceptance and reporting to help-centre for the same was announced from June 29 to July 3, 2017. Candidates had to report at the allotted centres with the necessary documents for the purpose of document verification.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-counselling-seat-allotment
June 22, 2017
IITs, IIITs and GFTIs add 1,558 B.Tech seats, NITs reduce by 145
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) have added 416, 947 and 195 B.Tech seats respectively for the admission year 2017-18. All 23 IITs and IIITs each along with 20 GFTIs have added a total 1,558 undergraduate engineering seats for the admission year.
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May 26, 2017
JEE Main 2017 Paper 2 Result Declared!
The official result of JEE Main 2017 Paper 2 for B.Arch was declared by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The candidates who attempted the offline entrance examination for admissions into the B.Arch programmes offered by the participating institutes, could check their secured scores in the published result of JEE Main.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-paper-2-result-barch-bplan
May 12, 2017
CBSE releases JEE Main 2017 official answer key of Paper II
Central Board of Secondary Education released the official answer key of JEE Main 2017 Paper II on May 12. The answer key of JEE Main 2017 Paper II was available in online mode. Along with the answer key of Paper II, the exam conducting authority also released question papers (as per different sets of question booklets) and recorded responses of the candidates.
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April 27, 2017
JEE Main Result - Marks Vs Rank
This year, candidates were awarded the JEE Main All India Ranks on the basis of the JEE Main scores. So, the big question that many students have been asking after the conclusion of the JEE Main 2017 exam is what rank will I get if I get such and such marks? Anxious students, who are mailing or writing to us asking what rank they will expect in JEE Main, which institutions they can avail admissions in, chances at qualifying for JEE Advanced, getting a seat at the NITs or IITs and more can get the answers below in this article.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-result-marks-vs-rank
April 27, 2017
JEE Main Rank List 2017 announced
The All India ranks (AIRs) of the candidates has been announced this year along with the JEE Main result 2017 for all candidates. Unlike previous years, there is no normalization of the JEE Main scores this year. Candidates may note that the rank list for JEE Main was prepared on the basis of the actual scores obtained by the candidates in the entrance test.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-rank-list
April 27, 2017
JEE Main cutoff analysis: Steep decline over the years
With the announcement of JEE Main result on April 27, CBSE also released the cut off marks for JEE Main 2017. JEE Main 2017 cut off went to an all time low in the last 4 years. Careers360 does a reality check what made JEE Main 2017 cut off marks drop by 19 points/ marks for general category candidates.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cut-off-analysis-steep-decline-over-years
April 27, 2017
Know JEE Main 2017 Toppers
These toppers are an inspiration for future JEE Main aspirants, who would like to emulate what the toppers have achieved. Many of these toppers right now are busy preparing for JEE Advanced 2017, which is slated to be held in offline mode on May 21. We wish them all the luck they need to do well in JEE Advanced as well. In the meantime, why don’t we all take a few minutes out of our schedule to get familar with some of the heroes!!
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/know-jee-main-toppers
April 27, 2017
JEE Main cutoff 2017 announced
With the release of the official JEE Main result, the JEE Main 2017 cutoff has been announced by CBSE on April 27. This JEE Main cutoff is also the qualifying marks for JEE Advanced 2017. JEE Main Cutoff 2017 is the minimum required scores that an applicant will have to secure in order to qualify JEE Main 2017 examination and to advance further into JEE Advanced 2017. The JEE Main cutoff 2017 will let the applicants know which institutes will be open for admission as per their secured ranks. It is to be noted that the cutoff varies as per the category of the applicant.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
April 27, 2017
JEE Main 2017 result declared
The result of JEE Main 2017 has been declared by CBSE. Examinees of JEE Main 2017 must note that the result is available online only and CBSE will not send any score or rank card to candidates. Candidates can check their JEE Main 2017 result online where the result will comprise of score and rank of Paper I. The score shall comprise the actual marks obtained in Paper-I of JEE Main 2017 along with the status of those candidates who qualify for appearing in JEE Advanced 2017. In order to check and download their JEE Main result 2017, score and All India Ranks, the candidates have to login by entering their JEE Main 2017 Roll Number and Date of birth.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-result-declared-279149
April 2, 2017
JEE 2017 Exam analysis by leading coaching institutes
To help candidates analyse their performance in the JEE Main Exam, leading coaching institutes have provided the exam analysis of JEE Main 2017 entrance exam. The national level engineering examination, which was 3 hours long in duration, was conducted in two sessions – Paper I was held from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM and Paper II from 2 PM to 5 PM.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-analysis
April 2, 2017
JEE Main 2017 Expected cutoff by leading coaching institutes
Akash, Allen Kota, Resonance, FIITJEE etc have released JEE Main 2017 expected cutoff for Paper 1 after the exam. The cutoff of JEE Main 2017 will help candidates estimate their chances of qualifying in JEE Advanced 2017 and admission in NITs, IIITs & GIFTs.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-cutoff
April 2, 2017
JEE Main Answer Key 2017 released by leading coaching institutes
Leading coaching centres like Akash, Allen Kota, Resonance, FIITJEE etc have released JEE Main 2017 answer key for Paper 1 & 2 after the exam. The answer key of JEE Main 2017 consist of correct answers to the questions asked in the question paper.
For more information, click on the link below:
http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-answer-key
April 2, 2017
JEE Main Rank Predictor 2017
Use Careers360 created JEE Main 2017 Rank Predictor tool to calculate your JEE Main 2017 rank. To use it, simply login in through your Facebook or Google account. You can even register if you wish. After logging in, enter the requisite inputs like expected score, category etc to get your JEE Main estimated rank.
For more information, click on the link below:
http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-rank-predict
After JEE Main 2017, some examinees spoke to Careers360 about their expectations from the examination and their preparation. Talking to Careers360 Vinisha, a Delhi University student said, “I am prepared for Chemistry and Mathematics but not Physics as I did not get a good teacher for the subject. My target is to score 150 marks.”
JEE Main 2017 pen & paper based exam has finished on 12.30 pm today, on April 2. The offline entrance exam for admissions to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) will be conducted in offline mode began at 9.30 am.
April 2, 2017
JEE Main 2017 begins at 9.30 am today
JEE Main 2017 (offline mode) has begun at 9.30 am today, on April 2. The national level engineering entrance exam is being conducted across 113 test cities in India and outside India. JEE Main 2017 Paper I commenced with all enthusiasm with examination centre gates being closed by 9:30 a.m exactly. Candidates were not allowed to carry pen and bags inside the examination hall. JEE Main Paper II 2017 is to be held from 2 pm to 5 pm today.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-begins-at-930-am-today-272918
March 29, 2017
Around 11.99 lakh candidates to take JEE Main 2017; nearly 1% dip in applications
CBSE has registered a dip of nearly 1% in registrations as compared to the previous year. This is the 3rd year in a row that JEE Main applications have shown a dip. As per CBSE officials, as many as 11,98,989 students have registered for the national level engineering entrance examination this year.
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March 28, 2017
JEE Main 2017- Correction in Exam Centre Addresses
The change of exam centres have been announced for both the offline JEE Main 2017 exam to be held on April 2 as well as the online exam to be held on April 8 & 9, 2017.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-correction-in-exam-centre-addresses-27203
March 17, 2017
Cabinet approves IIIT PPP Bill and makes 15 IIITs as Institutes of National Importance
Union Cabinet has approved the IIIT PPP Bill, 2017 declaring the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) as institutes of national importance. All the 15 IIITs coming under the purview of this bill will be accorded a statutory status and can award degrees to the students pursuing academic courses conducted by them.
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March 14, 2017
JEE Main 2017 Admit Card Available Now!
JEE Main 2017 Admit Card is now available for all applicants in online mode. The registered applicants who meet all of the eligibility criteria set by the admission committee will be able to access and download their admit card.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-admit-card-available-now-268879
March 9, 2017
JEE Main 2017 Admit Card to be available from March 14
As per CBSE officials, JEE Main 2017 admit card will be available from March 14 onwards. In order to download their admit card, the candidates have to log in using their application number and password along with security pin.
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February 24, 2017
JEE Main 2017: Correction facility for Aadhaar details available now
Correction facility for Aadhaar related details in JEE Main 2017 application form is available now. Registered candidates of JEE Main 2017 must make the changes/ corrections/ updation at the earliest in the details of Aadhaar Card they have entered while filling the application form.
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January 25, 2017
Correction Facility for JEE Main 2017 Application Form Available Now!
The correction facility for the JEE Main 2017 Application form is now available from January 25 to February 3, 2017. Candidates who have filled their JEE Main 2017 Application form but have made mistakes in the same can now log in to correct those mistakes.
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January 24, 2017
JEE Main 2017 Acknowledgement Page available now
CBSE has made available JEE Main 2017 acknowledgement page. Candidates, who have not downloaded their JEE Main 2017 acknowledgement page can now download it. The facility is available online wherein by downloading the acknowledgement page, the candidates will also get to know their application status (whether their application form has been submitted successfully or not).
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-acknowledgement-page-available-now-224527
January 18, 2017
Last date to pay Application Fees of JEE Main 2017 is now January 18!
The last date to pay the application fees of JEE Main 2017 is now January 18, 2017. The last notification from CBSE had mentioned the date to be January 17, 2018. It has now been extended till January 18, 2017.
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January 16, 2017
JEE Main 2017 Registrations to End Today
JEE Main 2017 applicants will be able to fill the online application forms only till today. The online registration process which was extended till today i.e., January 16, 2017 will end at 11:59 pm and all applicants who wish to sit for the JEE Main 2017 examination must fill and submit the application form before the deadline.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-registrations-ends-on-feb-16-222697
January 13, 2017
How to prepare for JEE Main in 3 months
Careers360 some tips and tricks on how to prepare for JEE Main in 3 months to make the best use of time during this crucial juncture and how to ensure that your preparation is upto the mark.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/how-prepare-for-jee-main-in-3-months
January 12, 2017
Exam Dates of JEE Main & CBSE Class 12 - A cause of worry to Students!
Exam Dates of JEE Main & CBSE Class 12 – A cause of worry to StudentsThe dates for the CBSE board exams for class 12 have been announced with the first board exam scheduled on March 9, 2017. The dates are causing many JEE aspirants worry because the closeness to the JEE Main exam which is the national level entrance exam that is the gateway to the admissions to the engineering courses at the undergraduate level offered by the NITs and IITs as well as CFTIs.
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January 11, 2017
JEE Main 2017: Application correction facility to be available from Jan 25 to Feb 3
Central Board of Secondary Education will make available editing and correction in JEE Main 2017 application form from January 25 to February 3. All registered candidates can edit or make corrections/changes in their details/particulars in the application form of JEE Main 2017, according to the latest announcement by CBSE officials.
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December 30, 2016
CBSE extends JEE Main 2017 Application Form deadline till Jan 16
CBSE, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the exam conducting body for JEE Main 2017, has extended the last date for application form of the national level engineering entrance exam till January 16, 2017 (11:59 PM). As per the revised dates, the applicantion fee for JEE Main 2017 can now be paid till January 17 (11.59 pm), 2017. Earlier, the last date for JEE Main 2017 application submission was January 2.
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December 12, 2016
How to fill JEE Main 2017 Application Form?
To apply for JEE Main 2017, aspiring candidates have to fill up JEE Main Application Form 2017 in online mode only. While you are in the process of filling the application form of JEE Main 2017, you may come across various terms or stages which may not be easy to understand. You may feel stuck at some point in time or get confused as to how to proceed further while grappling to understand a certain stage about How to fill JEE Main 2017 Application Form? Thus, to make the application procedure of JEE Main 2017 easy to understand and smooth for you, Careers360 here brings a step-by-step guide (How to fill JEE Main Application Form) which assists you from the first to the last stage of JEE Main 2017 Application Form.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/how-to-fill-jee-main-application-form
December 10,2016
JEE Main 2017 - Remove Discrepancy in Uploaded Images facility available from Dec 10
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has made available the facility of editing, correcting or removing any discrepancy in the uploaded images in JEE Main 2017 Application Form. The facility - “Remove Discrepancy in Uploaded Images” has been made available on December 10, 2016. Candidates who have filled in their application form, paid the required fee can avail the facility of making changes, correcting or editing the uploaded images of their photograph and signature.
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December 9, 2016
JEE Main 2017 - Guidelines you must know!
JEE Main 2017 will be conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) online (Computer Based Test) on April 8 and 9, while the engineering entrance exam will be conducted offline on April 2, 2017. As roughly over 12 lakh candidates would be appearing in this national level entrance exam, it becomes imperative for candidates to know about various guidelines pertaining to the test. These guidelines for the test takers help them get clarity over various aspects related to the exam, which include dos and don’ts, vital information about the question paper, reporting time and much more. Careers360 brings to you JEE Main 2017 guidelines you must know to ensure a smooth process of test taking.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2017-guidelines-you-must-know
December 9, 2016
JEE Main 2017: Test centres to have Aadhaar based attendance; CBSE may launch Digi-Scoring for speedy evaluation
After Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) made Aadhaar Card number mandatory for filling up JEE Main 2017 application form, Joint Apex Board (JAB) of the exam body has now decided to mark Aadhaar Card based attendance of the test takers at the JEE Main 2017 test venues. The decision was taken in the board’s meeting held recently. Aadhaar based biometric machines will be installed at all the exam centres of JEE Main 2017 and the expenditure will be borne by CBSE.
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December 1, 2016
JEE Main 2017: CBSE allows Paytm mode of application fee payment
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced Paytm mode of fee payment for JEE Main 2017 applicants. This is for the first time that CBSE has launched this mode of fee payment. However, while paying the application fee through Paytm, the applicants will be charged 1.50% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable. Apart from Paytm payment option, the exam conducting body for JEE Main has also launched another fee payment feature - SBI Buddy wherein the candidates will have to pay Rs.20 per transaction plus service tax as applicable.
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December 1, 2016
CBSE releases JEE Main 2017 Application Form on December 1
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has released JEE Main 2017 Application Form online on December 1, 2016. Aspiring candidates can fill the application form of JEE Main 2017 till January 2, which is the last date to fill and submit the application form. However, the exam conducting authority (CBSE) has given an additional day for the applicants to pay JEE Main 2017 application fee.
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November 30, 2016
JEE Main Reservation Criteria
JEE Main Reservation Criteria determines the percentage of seats allocated to different categories of JEE Main test takers in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the exam conducting body, follows the reservation rules for allocation of seats in participating institutes that are fixed by the government of India. Careers360 brings here complete details about JEE Main Reservation Criteria including types of reservations, category-wise reservation for admissions across participating institutes, procedure & documents required for claiming a reserved seat, and much more.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-reservation-criteria
November 25, 2016
JEE Main 2017: CBSE sets up Aadhaar Facilitation Centres; Alternate identification scheme for J&K, Assam, Meghalaya
After making Aadhaar Card mandatory for JEE Main 2017 application form in its earlier notification, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has now issued additional guidelines to establish identity for candidates appearing for the exam and also announced Aadhaar Enrolment Facility at its facilitation centres in all exam cities. For those states, where Aadhaar facilitation is not available, alternative identity card number will be required while filling JEE Main 2017 application form.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-2017-cbse-sets-aadhaar-facilitation-centres
November 19, 2016
CBSE announces JEE Main 2017 online dates, exam to be held on April 8 and 9
Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) has announced the dates of JEE Main 2017 online exam. The online exam which is only held for paper 1 has been scheduled for April 8 and April 9, 2017. JEE Main 2017 will be conducted in offline mode (Pen & Paper) on April 2, 2017. The application form of JEE Main 2017 will be available online from December 1, 2016.
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November 18, 2016
JEE Main 2017 Applications to begin from Dec 1; CBSE launches exam portal
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that JEE Main Application form will be available from December 1. The announcement by the CBSE comes with the launch of JEE Main 2017 portal on November 18. According to CBSE officials, the application form for JEE Main 2017 will be available online till January 2, which is the last date for application submission.
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November 14, 2016
JEE Main - new eligibility criteria for entry to Indian Navy as officers
Indian Navy will now shortlist aspiring candidates to its 10+2 B.Tech cadet entry scheme on the basis of their performance in Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main. Earlier, the candidates were shortlisted to this Indian Naval Academy (INA) scheme on the basis of percentage of class XII marks in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics (PCM), which will no longer be considered for entry to 10+2 B.Tech cadet entry scheme.
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November 8, 2016
IITs to offer free coaching to JEE aspirants from January 2017 onwards
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are likely to offer free coaching to Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) aspirants from January 2017 onwards. Students of class XI and XII across India, who aspire to take JEE, will be able to receive free coaching to crack the coveted engineering entrance examination through dedicated DTH TV channels and Internet, according to a report by Live Mint. “We know what kind of conceptual understanding is lacking in a sizable portion of aspirants.
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November 4, 2016
Top 2000 rankers of JEE Main 2017 to get scholarship: MHRD
Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) 2017 is readying a scholarship scheme for meritorious candidates of JEE Main 2017. The scholarship programme, which is being reviewed, will be beneficial only for JEE Main meritorious candidates who secure All India Ranks upto 2000.
As per MHRD officials, “The scholarship scheme for meritorious students with JEE Main All India Rank less than 2000 in engineering stream is under review.”
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November 4, 2016
MNIT Jaipur to head CSAB 2017
Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB), which is a constituent of Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) along with Joint Admission Board (JAB), will be headed by Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur for admission year 2017. According to MHRD officials, Dr. Udaykumar R.Y who is the Director of MNIT Jaipur will head the seat allocation body with directors of all other 30 NITs, 5 IIITs, IIEST-Shibpur and other CFTIs being its members.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/mnit-jaipur-head-csab-2017-217707
November 3, 2016
New Eligibility Criteria for NITs and IIITs admission: 20 percentile cut-off or 75 per cent marks, says MHRD
Eligibility criteria for admissions to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs has been revised with the MHRD announcing 20 percentile cut-off marks or minimum 75 per cent marks in class XII as the new norm for entry to the institutes of national importance. The new eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs has been announced after MHRD eliminated 40 per cent weightage to class XII board marks in preparing JEE Main Rank List. Till 2016, the JEE Main Rank List would be prepared basis 60 weightage to JEE Main performance and 40 per cent weightage to class XII board marks.
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October 12, 2016
JEE Main 2017 to be conducted offline on April 2
JEE Main 2017 will be conducted in offline mode or pen & paper based mode on April 2, while the result of the national level engineering entrance exam will be announced on April 27, 2017. These announcements regarding the exam and result dates of JEE Main 2017 have been declared by JEE Advanced officials. However, CBSE, which is the exam conducting authority of JEE Main 2017, has not yet announced any details pertaining to JEE Main 2017.
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http://www.engineering.careers360.com/news/jee-main-2017-be-conducted-offline-on-april-2-215959
October 6, 2016
MHRD constitutes panel to deal with seat vacancy at IITs, NITs+ System
After more than 3,000 seats were left vacant across IITs, NITs, IIITs and GFTIs in the academic year 2016-17, Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has constituted a three-member panel to deal with the recurrence of seat vacancy at the institutes of national importance. The move comes a few days after MHRD Minister Prakash Javdekar had categorically stated through MHRD’s Twitter account that JoSAA counselling 2017 will address this concern of vacant seats.
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August 1, 2016
Class 12th board marks weightage for JEE Main rank list scrapped
JEE Main ranks will be calculated without class 12th board marks from the academic year 2017-18 onwards. According to an official notification by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), the 40 per cent weightage given to class 12th board marks in calculating JEE Main ranks has been scrapped, which will be applicable from the academic year 2017-18 onwards. As per the new guidelines issued by MHRD for JEE, for candidates to qualify for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government-funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs), they have to secure at least 75 per cent marks or be in the top 20 percentile in their respective class 12th board exam.
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