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More IITs may go against common entrance test
Saturday June 09, 2012 11:36:31 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: IIT Delhi
and IIT Bombay are likely to emulate Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Kanpur which has decided to hold its own entrance
test after rejecting HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's 'one nation, one
test' proposal.
A member of the IIT Delhi senate, who did not wish to be named,
told IANS that IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay -- possibly other IITs
also -- may soon follow IIT Kanpur's example.
"There is a common sentiment, and most IITs are against the new
pattern," the member said.
"This was virtually forced on the senates by the IIT council," he
said about the common entrance test.
In a clear revolt against the human resource development
ministry's move for a common engineering entrance test, IIT Kanpur
Friday decided to hold its own entrance test from 2013.
Upset with the ministry's decision to merge IIT Joint Entrance
Exam (IIT-JEE) with the All India Engineering Entrance Examination
(AIEEE), the 210-member senate of IIT Kanpur passed a resolution
rejecting the new format.
Even though there is no official reaction from the HRD ministry, a
senior official said the senate could not overrule the IIT
council.
IIT Delhi Alumni Association (IITDAA), which has been spearheading
the battle against the new format, is set to meet Saturday evening
to decide on the future strategy.
"What IIT Kanpur did is the right thing... the senates have been
overruled in taking the decision," IITDAA president Somnath Bharti
said.
He questioned the government decision, saying it would adversely
affect the quality of the IITs.
"The senates need to be given more autonomy. The IITs have to
compete with international engineering institutes like the MIT
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology). For the students who
cannot afford going to international institutions, IITs are the
only option," he said.
"Instead of giving more facilities to the IITs so that they can
compete internationally, the government is pulling them down," he
said.
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