JEE Main 2017

(Last Update :27/01/2017)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has notified following two changes in the JEE pattern for 2017:

1.     There shall be no weightage for the 12th class marks in calculating the ranks in the JEE (Main) examination,

2.     For the candidates to qualify for the admission in the IITs/NITs/IIITs and such other CFTIs whose admissions are based on the JEE (Advanced)/JEE(Main) ranks, they should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST students the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.

The States of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Nagaland, Odisha & some other institutions have joined JEE (Main) system, however, their admission criteria will be notified by the concerned authorities. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states, which were earlier admitting based on their State level examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main)–2017  application form online. The Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

The online process of correction, in particulars filled by the candidates in the application form of JEE (Main)-2017, will start from 25th January, 2017 onwards.The last date for online correction in the particulars of application form is 03rd February 2017 and  the additional fee, if any, can be paid up to 04th February 2017. Since, it is the one time facility, so, candidates are advised to do the corrections very carefully. In view of point number 1 mentioned above, the roll number of class 12th is not required at the time of calculation/declaration of All India Rank of JEE (Main)-2017 and the percentage/percentile of marks of class 12th will be verified by the concerned institution at the time of admission, however for information purpose, the candidates may enter their roll number of class 12th/improvement examination of class 12th during the correction in particulars. Further, at the time of downloading admit card of JEE(Main)-2017, the candidates will be given facility to enter/update their roll number of class 12th/improvement examination of class 12th.

NEET (UG) - 2016

As per the directives of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and the Ordinances promulgated by the Central Government on 24.05.2016, NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY CUM ENTRANCE TEST-II (UG), 2016 will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses in Medical/Dental Colleges run with the approval of Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.

The AIPMT-2016/NEET- I was conducted on 1 st May, 2016. NEET-II will be conducted on Sunday, the 24 th July, 2016. The judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India and Ordinances is uploaded on NEET website.

The responsibility of the CBSE is limited to the conduct of the entrance examination, declaration of result and providing All India Rank to the Counseling Authorities and Admitting Institutions.

NEET 2017: NEW CONDITIONS SPARK ANOTHER DEBATE

(Source MumbaiMirror)

Medical aspirants will now be allowed a maximum of three attempts to clear the entrance test, that too till the age of 25

A year after its stormy debut, NEET has once again sparked a debate among medical aspirants and parents. This time it is the introduction of a cap on the number of attempts and the upper age limit.The University Grants Commission last week said that students would be allowed to take the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) only thrice, that too until the age of 25. No such conditions existed earlier. While the government is yet to bring out a notification on the new changes, the decision has evoked mixed reactions.

"The age criterion is a positive step but why discriminate between reserved and open category [The age limit for the reserved category is 30]," said Sudha Shenoy, a member of Mission 2017, a forum comprising parents of NEET aspirants.

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A student is eligible for NEET at 17, after Class XII and if that student makes continuous attempts, he or she would become ineligible for test after 20. This, according to Shenoy, is unreasonable as the students have eight years between 17 and 25.

"Five attempts per candidate is a reasonable figure," she said.

Some parents say students continue to take the entrance test to secure a seat in a government-run medical college where fees are much lower. "Exorbitant fees charged by private medical colleges and deemed universities deter us from opting for them as we cannot cough up fees that run into lakhs," said a student who is preparing for NEET.

Those who could not get admission last year are under tremendous pressure to make it through this time, said Mahendra Choudhari, whose daughter is preparing for a second attempt. He said his daughter could not secure admission last year because of the chaos that ensued after the Supreme Court made NEET mandatory for all institutes in the country.

Move will curb fraud, cheating

But some parents, officials and people from the field of education feel the cap on attempts and age will bring down cases of fraud and cheating.

"It is definitely a step in the right direction as we cannot have 30-year-olds writing NEET," said Dr Purvi Shah whose daughter will take NEET for the first time this year. "The move will encourage students to crack the exam in one single attempt. It will help restrain them [candidates] from spoiling the crucial years of their life and instead opt for an alternative career early," said Aakash Chaudhry, director of Aakash Educational Services, which runs a chain of coaching classes.

"It will also help vacate the number of seats for other students who have been preparing for it and will be attempting NEET for the first time to pursue a career in medicine," he said.

This year, nearly 4 lakh students are expected to take NEET, which will be held on May 7.