JEE Advanced 2015:IITs Proposed New Eligibility Criteria
The prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are planning to change the eligibility criteria for admission to engineering courses in premier institutes of IIT.
According to the new proposal, only those students who will score above 75% of marks in their class 12 board exams will be eligible for admission into the IITs. As per the source, the recommendation for the new proposal came on Saturday in a meeting of Standing Committee of IIT Council, a subcommittee of the IIT council.
Anyhow, the final decision is still waiting and is expected to be taken in the meeting of IIT council, later this month.
The top 20 percentile system was introduced during the UPA government and under former HRD minister Kapil Sibal in 2013, where a candidate needs to be among the top-20 percentile scorers in class 12 board exams to meet the eligibility criteria of the IITs.
This rule had created huge arguments as many students were deprived of taking admission in the IITs despite qualifying the entrance examination as they failed to figure in the top 20 percentile.
Nevertheless, the modified rule, if accepted by the IIT council can benefit the students who score 75% marks in the board examination as they will meet the qualifying criteria of the IIT irrespective of the variations in the percentile cut off.
Sir what about those who have taken a drop? I got 83% this year, will I be eligible if this rule exists and top 20 percentile is discarded?
I got dot 83% too and I am dropping too! I have filled improvement forms. Eagerly awaiting final decisions. Best of luck to you!
Same situation here, any news to share?
Same situation here, any news to share?
Very anxious!
Is this rule for 2015 or 2016?
it will create problem for Jharkhand board students. As there marks don’t rise much.
I think the rule of top 20 percentile should be increased to 30 or 40 percentile, if the officials really want to provide opportunity to more number of students.
It’s too hard for the students of odisha board to score even 60% in 12th board, the course is too tough, a student scoring above 96% in 10th board cbse, hardly ables to score around 72-75% in 12th odisha board…. But the other students who secured less marks than that student in 10th, secure more marks in 12th cbse board…
If this rule is really necessary, then the state boards should be demolished for class 12th. Everyone should study in same board (cbse) and then compete.
You will be eligible for admission if you come top 20 percentile in ur board it doesn’t matter if ur percentage is lower than 75% .e.g in Tripura board students who got above 51% aggregate marks in board are eligible for IIT 2015 .percentage is lower than 75 % but come among top 20 percentile.
all students who have passed 12 in 2014 or later with a minimum of 75% can appear for jee advanced 2015