IIT Joint Admission Board (JAB) at a
crucial meeting on Monday agreed to
continue with the same pattern for the IIT-
JEE examination for one more year.
The board made a detailed review of the
new pattern of the two-tier Joint Entrance
Examination, which was implemented this
year, and was of the view that the pattern
should be continued next year as well for a
closer assessment of the system, sources
said.
JAB comprises heads of the various
campuses of the premier technological
institute.
The meeting took place in the wake of
reports that there could be some changes in
eligibility criteria for admission to IITs.
According to sources, some of the IIT
directors had met HRD Minister M Pallam
Raju here last week to discuss a proposal to
ease percentile cut-offs for entry into an IIT.
IIT aspirants in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and
Tamil Nadu, and those belonging to national
boards like CBSE, had to contend with high
cut-offs this year under the new format for
admissions. The cut-offs for AP and TN were
above 90 per cent this year.
Sources said that since the issue was being
legally challenged, JAB today decided to
maintain the status quo.
JAB is expected to meet again on Sept. 15 at
the Kharagpur IIT where the matter would
be discussed once again. Meanwhile, the IIT
council is slated to meet on Sept. 3.
The meeting today is also understood to
have decided on next year's examinations.
The IIT-JEE (Mains) could be held on April 6
and IIT-JEE (Advanced) on May 25, sources
said.
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