Maharashtra govt and AICTE approved colleges to adopt new JEE
The centralized Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for engineering colleges across India seems to be gaining popularity. Along with the Centrally Funded Technology Institutes (CFTIs), including IITs and National Institutes of Technology (NITs), it has also been accepted by the Maharashtra government and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). It means that engineering colleges in Maharashtra and technical colleges approved by AICTE across India will accept JEE scores from next year.
Maharashtra has been the first state to to announce its allegiance to the nation-wide Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to all its engineering colleges from 2013 onwards, Maharashtra govt has decided to give 50% weightage to class XII board exam marks. Read more
Earlier, an engineering aspirant in India used to sit for as many as 15 entrance exams in a year, which were usually scheduled around April and May. The exam fee of each of these tests ranged between Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,500. This meant that securing a seat in an engineering college not only brought stress but also financial burden on students and their parents.
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