Joy of cracking IIT is short lived for underprivileged students

Joy of cracking IIT is short lived for underprivileged students:

28 of the 30 studentsfrom Bihar's Super 30 free coaching centre cracked the Indian Institute ofTechnology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE).

Abhishek Kumar son of amechanic cleared the prestigious engineering exam. Abhishek aspires to becomean electrical engineer, a trait that runs in his genes.

Others students of Super30 like Bhanu Pratap son of Rampyare Pratap, a poor labourer from Uttar Pradeshalso cleared the exam.

Pranav Kumar fromSamastipur district in Bihar is the son of a landless farmer, Pankaj Kumar.Pranav studied in a government school. On cracking the exam, he said that AnandKumar "not only taught us but gave us the confidence to excel even in theface of odds".

When Ankit Kumar fromVaishali district in Bihar lost his father, a lineman in the telephonedepartment, in a road accident last year, his life seemed to come to astandstill.

"I came to know ofSuper 30 and cleared its screening test. Here, I seemed to have found my newfather," he said.

Shivangi Gupta, daughterof magazine vendor in Deha, 50 km from Kanpur, saw acute hardship from herchildhood as her father Viresh Chandra Gupta struggled to make both ends meet.

"I was provided allhelp and stayed in Anand Kumar's and finally cracked my dream exam,"Shivangi said.

Farhad and YasmeenShafi's son Hanjala has also made it through the IIT-JEE. Hanjala's parentshave a small shop in Patna. They somehow scraped together money to pay hisschool fees. "Today my son is set to go to IIT," said a proudYasmeen.

Santosh Kumar's fatherSanjeev Mallik from Madhubani is worried how he will pay his son's IIT fees,but he has faith in god to see them through. "I don't have the money tobuy him new clothes and books. But when god has brought him this far, he willtake care of his future also. I am a driver and don't even know what IITis," Mallik said.

A proud Afsar NathMishra, a Sanskrit teacher and priest from Banka, is proud that his daughterPreeti Kumari will be an engineer. "She will be our support when we areold," Mishra said.

Source: Indian Colleges

IIT- JEE(Advanced) 2013: Online counseling ends

IIT- JEE(Advanced) 2013: Online counseling ends :

The online counseling for IIT- JEE(Advanced) 2013 will conclude today June 30. 

Students are required to select their course and institutes.

The seat allotments will be announced on July 2. Candidates will also need to verify their documents from July 4 to July 8.

The academic session will commence from July 27.

Total candidates qualified under Common Merit List are 15947. Candidates who have scored aggregate marks of 156 (upto CML Rank 7436) and above are being asked to fill choices for courses at IITs and ISM, Dhanbad where the total General Category seats available are only 4841.

The cut-off marks for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology have been increased due to the top-20 percentile norm introduced by the Centre.

Source: Indian Colleges 

No advantage for students from higher scoring boards IIT-JEE 2013: 

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to normalize Class 12 board results.

This means that students from boards giving higher scores may no longer have an advantage.

Faculty from IIT Bombay had earlier stated that giving 40 percent weightage to Class 12 boards would result in weaker students gaining admissions to the IITs. This was because of the varying difficulty of boards across the country.

Students who sat for JEE (Main) will now look at two factors when normalizing results:

- Performance in JEE (Main)
- Performance of other students on the same school board

Over 10.5 lakh students sat for JEE (Main), out of which 1.5 lakh will gain admission to the 16 IITs and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.

Five subjects will be used for the normalization process:

- Physics
- Mathematics
- Biology OR Chemistry OR Biotechnology OR Computer Science
- One language
-Any subject other than the above
There have been no details from CBSE on whether answer keys will be published or when Paper 2 results will be declared.

Source: Indian Colleges
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IIT Bombay to launch Massive Open Online Courses:

IIT-B has collaborated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard to launch Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).  IIT Bombay has developed and deployed training programs, engaging thousands of participants at a time using Information and Communication Technologies.  The project aims to understand and solve issues in scaling up quality education using technology. IIT Bombay has a total of 14 academic departments, six centres, one school, and three interdisciplinary programmes.  It is recognised worldwide as a leader in the field of engineering education and research.  It is reputed for the quality of its faculty and the outstanding calibre of students graduating from its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Around 39,000 engineers and scientists have graduated from the institute. Source: Indian Colleges

Students from underprivileged background crack entrance exam JEE results 2013:

28 of the 30 students from Bihar's Super 30 free coaching center cracked the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE).

Abhishek Kumar son of amechanic cleared the prestigious engineering exam. Abhishek aspires to become an electrical engineer, a trait that runs in his genes.

Others students of Super 30 like Bhanu Pratap son of Rampyare Pratap, a poor laborer from Uttar Pradesh also cleared the exam.

Pranav Kumar from Samastipur district in Bihar is the son of a landless farmer, Pankaj Kumar. Pranav studied in a government school. On cracking the exam, he said that AnandKumar "not only taught us but gave us the confidence to excel even in the face of odds".

When Ankit Kumar from Vaishali district in Bihar lost his father, a lineman in the telephone department, in a road accident last year, his life seemed to come to a standstill.

"I came to know of Super 30 and cleared its screening test. Here, I seemed to have found my new father," he said.

Shivangi Gupta, daughter of magazine vendor in Deha, 50 km from Kanpur, saw acute hardship from her childhood as her father Viresh Chandra Gupta struggled to make both ends meet.

"I was provided all help and stayed in Anand Kumar's and finally cracked my dream exam,"Shivangi said.

Farhad and YasmeenShafi's son Hanjala has also made it through the IIT-JEE. Hanjala's parentshave a small shop in Patna. They somehow scraped together money to pay his school fees. "Today my son is set to go to IIT," said a proud Yasmeen.

Santosh Kumar's father Sanjeev Mallik from Madhubani is worried how he will pay his son's IIT fees,but he has faith in god to see them through. "I don't have the money to buy him new clothes and books. But when god has brought him this far, he will take care of his future also. I am a driver and don't even know what IIT is," Mallik said.

A proud Afsar NathMishra, a Sanskrit teacher and priest from Banka, is proud that his daughter Preeti Kumari will be an engineer. "She will be our support when we are old," Mishra said.

Source: Indian Colleges

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JEE results 2013: Students from underprivileged background crack entrance exam

28 of the 30 studentsfrom Bihar's Super 30 free coaching centre cracked the Indian Institute ofTechnology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE). Abhishek Kumar son of amechanic cleared the prestigious engineering exam. Abhishek aspires to becomean electrical engineer, a trait that runs in his genes. Others students of Super30 like Bhanu Pratap son of Rampyare Pratap, a poor labourer from Uttar Pradeshalso cleared the exam. Pranav Kumar fromSamastipur district in Bihar is the son of a landless farmer, Pankaj Kumar.Pranav studied in a government school. On cracking the exam, he said that AnandKumar "not only taught us but gave us the confidence to excel even in theface of odds". When Ankit Kumar fromVaishali district in Bihar lost his father, a lineman in the telephonedepartment, in a road accident last year, his life seemed to come to astandstill. "I came to know ofSuper 30 and cleared its screening test. Here, I seemed to have found my newfather," he said. Shivangi Gupta, daughterof magazine vendor in Deha, 50 km from Kanpur, saw acute hardship from herchildhood as her father Viresh Chandra Gupta struggled to make both ends meet. "I was provided allhelp and stayed in Anand Kumar's and finally cracked my dream exam,"Shivangi said. Farhad and YasmeenShafi's son Hanjala has also made it through the IIT-JEE. Hanjala's parentshave a small shop in Patna. They somehow scraped together money to pay hisschool fees. "Today my son is set to go to IIT," said a proudYasmeen. Santosh Kumar's fatherSanjeev Mallik from Madhubani is worried how he will pay his son's IIT fees,but he has faith in god to see them through. "I don't have the money tobuy him new clothes and books. But when god has brought him this far, he willtake care of his future also. I am a driver and don't even know what IITis," Mallik said. A proud Afsar NathMishra, a Sanskrit teacher and priest from Banka, is proud that his daughterPreeti Kumari will be an engineer. "She will be our support when we areold," Mishra said. Source: Indian Colleges URL: www.examhook.com

Four from Andhra Pradesh make it to top 10 in IIT-JEE Advanced:

HYDERABAD: Two students from Hyderabad secured the top two ranks in the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), which guarantees admission in the IITs across the country. Two others from the state, including a girl student, made it to the top 10 out of the 1.15 lakh candidates who sat for the exam on June 2. Seventeen-year-old P Sai Sandeep Reddy, a resident of Prakasam district who studied in a school in Madhapur, secured the first rank with 332 marks out of 360, officials said. He was followed closely by A Ravi Chandra, a resident of Hyderabad, who got 330 marks, securing him the second rank. "I am a big fan of Harry Potter and I love to read story books whenever I get time," said an overjoyed Sai Sandeep Reddy. Son of a school teacher, Sandeep prepared hard for the exam by devoting 12-14 hours per day in the three months leading up to the JEE exam. "I am still dazed. I never thought I would top the exam," Sandeep said. The tall lanky boy, who dreams of carrying out research in robotics in IIT Mumbai, said he was immediately heading to the Shirdi Sai Baba temple with his parents to offer thanksgiving prayers. Ravi Chandra, son of a central government employee, said he wants to carry out research in computer sciences. "I expected to be among the toppers but never did I think that I would be able to secure the second rank," said Chandra, who studied in the same Madhapur institute as Sandeep. Asked what he did to blow off steam, he said he loved to watch films and added that his inspiration was his brother who is studying in IIT Madras. Out of the 1,15,971 candidates who took the exams, around 21,110 qualified. Two female candidates, including S Leena Madhuri from Tirupati, made it to the top 10 ranks for the first time. Leena, who stood eight with 314 marks said she studied for 15-16 hours leading up to the examination. "I also love playing chess and watch television," she said. Meanwhile, M Viswa Virinchi, a resident of Kukatpally, who secured the first rank with in the JEE (Mains) with 345 marks, had to be contended with seventh rank in the advanced exam. Virinchi, who secured 315 marks, said he used to spend his free time taking piano lessons and wants to be an engineer. The JEE Advanced results were declared two days in advance, but officials said the admissions would be done only from June 24 as planned. The examination had two objective papers comprising physics, chemistry and mathematics. Candidates have to qualify the exam to get admission into any of the 15 IITs in the country including IIT-Hyderabad. The JEE (main) scores were an eligibility test for the advanced exam. Source: TIMES OF INDIA URL : www.examhook.com

13-year-old cracks IIT exam, again:

ARA: A 13-year-old child prodigy from Bihar's Bhojpur district, who had created history by becoming the youngest student to clear the IIT-JEE entrance exam last year, had cracked the prestigious examination again with an improved ranking this year. Satyam Kumar, whose father is a farmer, secured an all India rank of 679. He had got 8,137th rank last year and took the exam again to improve his ranking. The boy had broken the record of Delhi's Sahal Kaushik last year. Kaushik had cracked the IIT-JEE exam when he was 14. Born on July 20, 1999, Satyam had shown exceptional talent since childhood. He left Patna's Central Public School to move to Kota in Rajasthan to join an IIT coaching institute. The institute's director, R K Verma, took his test and found his so talented that he helped finance his studies for one of the toughest examinations in the country. Satyam, who passed his Class X examination from a Kota school, said he wants to be a scientist to contribute to aeronautical and aerospace engineering. At a function organized to felicitate him, Satyam told students to solve difficult problems of mathematics and physics playfully through duplet method. Source: TIMES OF INDIA URL : www.examhook.com

13-year-old cracks IIT exam, again:

ARA: A 13-year-old child prodigy from Bihar's Bhojpur district, who had created history by becoming the youngest student to clear the IIT-JEE entrance exam last year, had cracked the prestigious examination again with an improved ranking this year. Satyam Kumar, whose father is a farmer, secured an all India rank of 679. He had got 8,137th rank last year and took the exam again to improve his ranking. The boy had broken the record of Delhi's Sahal Kaushik last year. Kaushik had cracked the IIT-JEE exam when he was 14. Born on July 20, 1999, Satyam had shown exceptional talent since childhood. He left Patna's Central Public School to move to Kota in Rajasthan to join an IIT coaching institute. The institute's director, R K Verma, took his test and found his so talented that he helped finance his studies for one of the toughest examinations in the country. Satyam, who passed his Class X examination from a Kota school, said he wants to be a scientist to contribute to aeronautical and aerospace engineering. At a function organized to felicitate him, Satyam told students to solve difficult problems of mathematics and physics playfully through duplet method. Source: TIMES OF INDIA URL : www.examhook.com

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IIT-JEE (advanced) exam 2013: Result expected on June 23:

The results of IIT-JEE (advanced) exam 2013 will be declared on June 23. Candidates can check results here. Now the IIT aspirants will need to score 30 per cent more to get admission to the institute. The cut-off marks for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology have been increased due to the top-20 percentile norm introduced by the Centre. The 50% of Boards marks will be normalized by equating percentile amongst different boards/examining bodies and anchoring them to All India JEE Main percentiles, and 50% be normalized by equating each Board’s/examining Body’s percentile with JEE(Main) percentile marks of respective Boards /examining bodies. There are five subjects which will be used for normalization. The subjects to be considered for normalization include- Physics, Mathematics, any one of the subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Computer Science, One language and any subject other than the above four subjects. Source by: Indian Colleges URL : www.examhook.com/LatestNews.aspx

EAMCET results 2013 declared:

The results of Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET )results have been declared. Counselling will be done on June 6 and June 7. Students are requested not to be stressed while checking the results. EAMCET (Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test) was held on May 10, 2013. Candidates can check results here EAMCET engineering exam (E) was held from 10 am to 1 pm while EAMCET Agriculture and Medical exam (AM) was held from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm on the same day. EAMCET is conducted by JNT University Hyderabad on behalf of APSCHE. This examination is the prerequisite for admission into various professional courses offered in University / Private Colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh. About 4 lakh students  appeared for the exam. EAMCET 2013 will be held on May 10. EAMCET 2013 ranks will be calculated with 25 per cent weightage of marks secured in the Intermediate Examinations and not the advanced supplementary exams. The EAMCET Medical Stream Results will be linked to the final outcome of the NEET PG  case in the Supreme Court. Source by: Indian Colleges URL : www.examhook.com