New JEE, a boon for coaching institutes?
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In the wake of the HRD ministry's decision to introduce a new common engineering test from 2013, private coaching institutes are anticipating a surge in demand from students looking to maximize their Class XII board exam marks coupled with entrance exam coaching. Making the most of the opportunity, coaching institutes have already started revising their training modules to attract prospective students.
The new admission system, requires students to be equally serious about their class XII score, as it's no more a mere qualification criteria for the earlier entrance exams - IIT-JEE and AIEEE - but will have about 40 per cent weightage during final selections through the new JEE.
Career Point, a Kota-based training centre, already started enrolling students in January with the aim to help them secure the maximum marks possible in board examinations. According to Pramod Maheshwari, director, Career Point, an increase of 20% is expected in the enrolment rate by next year. Maheshwari told reporters that the institute will now coach its students to score above 90% instead of around 70% in their board exams. He also revealed that the institute will increase its fee by 15% from 2013. The current fee is Rs 50,000 per annum. (Read more)
The Union HRD ministry recently introduced a common entrance examination which has replaced examinations like the IIT-JEE and AIEEE for entry to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs).
According to the new rule, engineering aspirants will appear in the JEE Main and JEE Advanced tests on the same day. The merit list will be based on the results of board exam and the two admission tests. See details of JEE 2013 exam format
Contrary to the proposed objective of the HRD ministry, the change in the admission pattern is expected to impact the business for various coaching institutes positively. According to Gautam Puri, MD, CL Educate, the market for engineering tutorial examination roughly figures around Rs 500 crore, which is estimated to double next year. He says that at least half of the 11 lakh students who appear for the AIEEE and the 5 lakh who take the IIT-JEE go in for private coaching, reported The Economic Times.
On the other hand, it's a matter of survival for some institutes skeptical about the change of pattern, which might affect their ‘niche offerings'. For example, patna-based Super 30 takes only 30 students from underprivileged backgrounds for guaranteed IIT success. Now, the new decision to give weightage to Class XII board marks may affect the performance of such students from rural backgrounds where schooling facilities are poor and there is no focus on languages. The coaching institute has been training students in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. . Read the arguments for and against the new JEE.
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