2021 Round-up: Top 5 Engineering news that made headlines
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
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Engineering education saw major changes in the year 2021 with new regulations coming in place, placement scenario at engineering colleges improving particularly IITs witnessing record placements as sign of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some new age courses were also launched this year like in Data Sciences and so on.
- Record Placements at IITs
- IIT Madras continues to dominate NIRF Rankings
- BTech in regional languages
- Irregularity in JEE Main Exam
- IITs going beyond Engineering
Record Placements at IITs
With majority of academic activity happening online in 2019-2020, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) witnessed record placements in 2021. Students from premier engineering institutions received higher offers and pay packages than ever before. The first phase of campus placements at all IITs began on December 1 and ended on December 18.
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IIT Madras continues to dominate NIRF Rankings
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras created history by becoming the best ranking Indian institute for the third time in a row. The institute was ranked number one in India in both 'Overall' and 'Engineering' category in NIRF Rankings 2021.
BTech in regional languages
After the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) permitted BTech courses in 11 regional languages, 14 engineering colleges from eight states of India opted to teach engineering courses in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bengali from the 2020-21 academic year.
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Irregularity in JEE Main Exam
Alleged irregularities in the conduct of JEE Main 2021 session 4 examinations came to the fore in September 2021. Seven persons of a private consultancy firm were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for charging up to INR 15 lakh per candidate to facilitate admissions in top engineering colleges.
IITs going beyond Engineering
Many IITs went beyond technology and engineering courses to focus on multidisciplinary curriculum this year. IIT Guwahati started a B-School in line with NEP 2020; IIT Madras launched executive MBA degree programme; IIT Delhi launched BDes course and IIT Roorkee established a Department of Design to offer Masters in Design (Industrial Design) and Masters in Innovation Management.
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Yes, students may get a seat in NIT Puducherry BTech with 92 percentile in JEE Main through JoSAA counselling. The cutoff is high for specialisations, such as CSE. With NITPY being one of the top institutes and part of the NIT Tag, the cutoff is always high. But 92 percentile can be enough for later
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Yes, NTA reopened the JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration window from March 12 to 13.
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Yes, the JEE Main 2026 January question papers have been released. The official papers were made available with the response sheet of the candidates under their respective logins on the official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in.
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If a question is dropped in the JEE Main exam, then the candidates of the shift from which the question is dropped will get bonus marks. It does not matter if you attempted the question or not. If a question from your shift is dropped then you will be eligible for +4 bonus marks.
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To be able to complete all questions in the JEE Mains question paper in 3 hours, candidates can follow a simple trick below:
Attempt the questions in rounds. Such as:
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The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 (January) exam was widely considered moderate to tough. Many students found it more challenging than in the previous years.
The question paper consisted of time-consuming questions. Mathematics and Chemistry were considered tricky, while Physics was relatively more managea
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If the details mentioned on the JEE Main admit card are incorrect, then candidates should immediately contact the NTA helpline to get it corrected at +91-11-40759000.
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Yes, you can wear a hijab in the JEE Mains exam as it is considered a religious item. However, you will likely undergo enhanced security checks at the exam centre.
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The SUPR section is comparable to JEE Main, but REAP section is considered challenging as it requires creative thinking and "out-of-box" problem solving. It can be compared to the Olympiad level questions.
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Can I get seat in NIT Puducherry with 92 percentile in JEE Main via JoSAA?