Sibal to meet IIT directors tomorrow

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 16:03

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal will meet IIT directors tomorrow to resolve the common entrance exam row as the government proposal is being resisted by some of the IITs.

25,000 people take J&K professional entrance test

Last Updated: Saturday, June 23, 2012, 15:31

Over 25,000 candidates sat for CET for various professional courses across Jammu and Kashmir, said an official of the board for professional colleges.

IIT-Delhi also revolts, to conduct own exam

Last Updated: Thursday, June 21, 2012, 09:45

The IIT-Delhi Thursday also revolted against the Human Resource Development Ministry`s move for a common entrance test and decided to hold its own entrance exam from 2013.

Will change format if IITs have better idea: Sibal

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 08:56

Sources in the IIT faculty said that the government is considering this proposal to break the logjam over the proposed common entrance test.

AIIMS entrance fraud: Court convicts Bihar native

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 16:35

A Bihar native has been held guilty of committing cheating, forgery and impersonation for writing the entrance test for another person.

CET row: Govt mulls new formula

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 12:17

In view of stiff opposition to the proposed CET for admission in IITs, the government is mulling a new formula to resolve the controversy.

IIT faculty seek rollback of common entrance test

Last Updated: Thursday, June 14, 2012, 08:53

The IIT faculty federation, opposed to the proposed common entrance for admission in IITs and other centrally-funded technical institutes, on Thursday met senior PMO officials and sought a roll back of the decision.

Sibal ready to address objections raised by IITs

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 15:36

Maintaining that the move is in the best interest of students and parents, Sibal has offered to address the objections being raised by certain IITs.

No going back on one test plan: Sibal to IITs

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 12:44

HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has clarified that the government has no intention to impinge on the autonomy of the IITs.

`What`s the hurry to bring common entrance test`

Last Updated: Monday, June 11, 2012, 23:41

The national body of IIT faculty was Upset over the common entrance test proposed by the human resource development ministry.

IIT Kanpur rejects Kapil Sibal`s one test plan

Last Updated: Friday, June 8, 2012, 22:16

Rejecting HRD Minister Kapil Sibal`s `one-nation one-test` proposal, IIT-Kanpur on Friday decided to conduct its own entrance exam from next year.

Govt rejects criticism of decision to have common IIT-JEE test

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 21:49

Govt rejected criticism of the decision to have a common IIT-JEE exam from next yr, saying it was approved without dissent at the IIT Council meeting.