JEE Main Round 1 allotment was flawed! CSAB Chairman issues apology

JEE Main Round 1 allotment was flawed! CSAB Chairman issues apology

Updated on 21 Jun 2014, 02:16 PM IST

Chairman, CSAB 2013 has published a message seeking apology for the mix-up and mistake(s) In JEE Main 2013 Round 1 allotment which was announced yesterday. CSAB Chairman 2013 Sunil Kr Sarangi says the goof-up happened because of a computer glitch, which “happened because of usage of Orissa instead of Odisha”.

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JEE Main Round 1 allotment was flawed! CSAB Chairman issues apology
JEE Main Round 1 allotment was flawed! CSAB Chairman issues apology

The mismatch led to wrong allotment which ran across for all the institutes and branches. The home state allocation was also affected because of the same since 50% of the seats in an NIT are reserved for the home state candidates.

Also, there were mistakes for the students involving Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand students and involving dual (architecture and engineering) seat allocation.

Many students got affected because of these mix-ups and students who were allotted a seat yesterday are out of the list today, or the college and branch which was allotted to a student today is now changed.

There are some students who had no allotment yesterday but got seats allotted to them today.

The Chairman states that the flaws are now corrected and correct seat allocation is available on the website. You can check your allocation here.

It’s appreciable the Chairman and CSAB team has apologized for the blunder but it clearly shows the administrative failure of CSAB. It must not be taken on lighter note and ignored because it involves career and future of many students. Now who can be sure the new allotments are goof-up free?

LATEST: Careers360 has written an Open Letter to Chairman CSAB 2013. We have pointed out all the questions that students are asking the CSAB Body conducting GFTI/CFTI admissions for 2013.

JEE Main is India’s pioneer engineering entrance exam for admission in premier colleges like NITs, CFTIs etc. and screening round to appear for JEE Advance which is the key for admissions in most reputed ones, the IITs.

In time when the whole admission process is under red scanner for some or the other reason, let it be normalization procedure followed by the CBSE or delays in result announcement, students and parents are protesting against the admission process adopted this year, petitions are filed in High Courts of India and even apex court, Supreme Court of India, such blunder puts a question mark that how administratively efficient the whole process is?

Supreme Court of India has also mentioned in the hearing today that the admissions to the NITs will be subjected to the final verdict of the Apex Court.


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Yes, you can clear the exam in one and a half month if you study with the right strategy. Many students have prepared in a short time and still scored well by focusing only on the most important chapters and practicing questions daily. You need to revise high weightage topics from all three subjects and solve previous year papers regularly. Give mock tests every two or three days to understand your weak areas. Keep your schedule simple and consistent. If you avoid distractions and focus only on scoring chapters, it is possible to clear the exam in this time.
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Yes, JEE Main Previous Year Question Papers (PYQ) are available in Hindi medium.

Here you can access PYQ from mentioned link below:

https://engineering.careers360.com/hi/articles/jee-main-question-paper

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Hello,

With around 30 marks in JEE Main, it will be difficult to get into NITs and IITs, but you may be able to get admission into some private colleges or state-level government colleges through state-quota seats. It's also recommended to check your state's engineering admission process.

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It is possible to prepare for the JEE session in a short time, but you will need a focused and realistic approach. Instead of trying to cover everything, concentrate on the important chapters and strengthen the topics you already know. Solve previous questions and take practice tests to improve speed and accuracy. Manage your time well and revise regularly. With consistent effort and smart preparation, you can still aim for a good performance even with limited time.
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Studying important topics is very essential. It will give you an advantage in examination specially in exams like JEE mains.

Here is the link attached from the official website of Careers360 which will give you the list of all the important topics from all the subjects of JEE mains that is Physics, Chemistry and math. Hope it helps!

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/most-important-chapters-of-jee-main

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