IITs set Exam papers for ISEET 2013

Kapil Sibal in a conference with state ministers said that the prestigious IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) of the country will prepare questions papers for the ISEET (Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test) for next year. This is the first time when the government has decided to hold a common entrance test for all IITs, NITs of the country rather than conducting individual tests for them. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will take care of management and also conduct the entrance test.

HRD Ministry want to replace the existing exam AIEEE and IIT-JEE by ISEET. Both the exams are conducted by CBSE for engineering college admission. JEE exam is conducted by IITs for UG and Integrated PG engineering courses for admission in IITs only. This aspiring exam is going to replace all state level entrance exams too for engineering courses.

The ISEET 2013 will be held in two phases: Main exam and advance examination. IITs and other Central Educational Institutions were also proposing to accept a weightage of 40% for state Board marks.

Some states are not happy with this change and not willing to accept this exam. They said that states conduct the exam in regional language, but this ISEET exam will be held only in Hindi or in English. This will create problem for those students who do not know both the languages. The States of Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry and West Bengal asked for some more time to study the proposal in detail. However, the ministry want to reach up to some conclusion over this proposal within two months.

ISEET in India

he successor to the JEE and AIEEE — for long the gateways to India’s top engineering colleges including the IITs — will be called ISEET, the Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test.

As reported by The Indian Express on January 31, the new, SAT-style exam comes into force in 2013. It will do away with multiple entrance examinations and reduce the stress levels of students.

ISEET will have two parts, Main and Advance, each of three hours duration. Both tests will be given on the same day, between 10 am and 5 pm. ISEET 2013 will be held in either March or April.

ISEET Main will be an objective type exam, and will test comprehension, critical thinking and logical reasoning. ISEET Advance will test problem-solving ability in basic science subjects. The two tests together will indicate a candidate’s scholastic level and aptitude for science and engineering.

A student’s performance in the Class 12 Board exam will be considered, with a weight not be less than 40 per cent of the total score. The combined weightage for ISEET Main and Advance will not be more than 60 per cent; however, the weightage given to Board scores can go up to 100 per cent.

Each state government or institute will be able to decide the specific weight it gives to Board, Main and Advance exam scores. A committee headed by Dr T Ramasami, secretary in the Department of Science & Technology, has demonstrated with the help of the Indian Statistical Institute that school scores across various Boards can be normalized through a statistical process.