1.4 million candidates appear for JEE exam

Last Updated: Sunday, April 7, 2013, 20:30

An estimated 1.4 million candidates appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main in off-line mode Sunday across 81 cities, including Dubai, Riyad and Muscat and Bahrain city.

Education Ministers to discuss single body for conducting JEE, AIEE

Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2013, 17:34

Education Ministers next week are slated to deliberate on the feasibility of having a centralised testing body responsible for conducting JEE, AIEEE, NET, CAT, CMAT, GATE under it.

IT raid at FITJEE premises in Bhopal

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 15:42

Income Tax sleuths conducted raids at a franchisee of coaching institute FITJEE and its office in Platinum Plaza here.

Super30 students get lessons in moral values

Last Updated: Sunday, December 9, 2012, 20:03

Considered a nursery for economically backward students to qualify for the prestigious IITs, Patna`s (Bihar) Super30 is now imparting lessons in moral values.

IIT-JEE: IIT Delhi Alumni Association meets HRD Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, November 17, 2012, 00:01

The IIT-Delhi alumni association, which is opposing the new format of the IIT-JEE entrance test, on Friday met HRD minister MM Pallam Raju and said he has promised to look into the issue "afresh".

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar becomes `People`s Hero`

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 17:00

Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30 institute, which provides free residential coaching to students from underprivileged families for IIT-JEE exams, has found a place in the People magazine as the "People`s Hero."

Go global with action, drama and adventure: Ashutosh Gowariker

Last Updated: Thursday, October 25, 2012, 12:44

If Indian filmmakers want to take that big leap in the international market, they should experiment with popular global genres like action, drama and adventure, says filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker.

`Super 30` students can now study at Tokyo University

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 17:02

As per the tie-up, the University of Tokyo would sponsor study of at least one student of Super 30.

Four more states adopt JEE

Last Updated: Friday, October 5, 2012, 22:07

Odisha, West Bengal and Goa are some of the additional states which agreed to adopt the central Joint Entrance Exam (JEE).

Common entrance: Deemed varsities give `in-principle` approval

Last Updated: Monday, June 25, 2012, 22:30

At present, several deemed universities conduct their own entrance tests, while some adopt AIEEE scores and the rest take state JEE results.

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.

IITs divided over common entrance examination?

Last Updated: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 17:50

As per reports, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkie have come out in support of the common entrance test for engineering aspirants.