Engineering Education in India – Quantity Vs Quality

With more colleges and less students, engineering institutes and universities across the country have requested the AICTE to stop giving clearance for new colleges. Engineering Entrance Guide gets you the inside story.

Engineering institutes and universities from Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have been writing to the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) over the last year, requesting the council not to approve any new engineering colleges in their States, owing to a severe slump in demand. The AICTE is a statutory body whose approval is required to start professional courses such as engineering, management, pharmacy and architecture. AICTE has on its part, taken note of the states’ request and in turn, advised the universities to make a demand-supply analysis and propose how many institutes need to be started in the next 3 year window.

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Explore options for career in engineering

Government’s decision to have a common entrance test for engineering aspirants, post-HSC, has changed the playing field significantly.

Now, even students seeking admission in a normal engineering college will probably have to appear for the new JEE, for which competition is very tough.

Is there a short cut? Yes, a Polytechnic course (3 year Diploma in engineering) after SSC results can facilitate a smoother transition to a degree course with specialization.

The new one-nation-one-test pattern designed for engineering aspirants proposes to give substantial importance to HSC (Board) exam score along with the aptitude test. This could result in additional stress for the students. In addition, the number of students applying for a B.Tech./B.E. degree tends to be extremely high, which means the chances of getting admission into a good college are, quite limited.

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Indian students eye Ivy League universities despite rupee depreciation

The depreciation of rupee is unlikely to result in a drop in the number of Indian students seeking admissions to the most prestigious global colleges across the world. The best institutes are betting that an increase in financial aid for foreign students will increase the number of applications, including from India, this year. Cut-throat competition for admission to Indian universities is expected to further boost the number of students opting to study abroad rather than battle it out in the home country.

Foreign Universities Upbeat

"The University of Pennsylvania has continued to witness growth in applicant pool over the past many years, despite the steady devaluation of the rupee.”

Ron Ozio, Media Relations Director, University of Pennsylvania

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Delhi University: M.Tech Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Admissions 2012

University of Delhi invites application for admission into M.Tech Nanoscience and Nanotechnology courses. The course is being jointly conducted by the Department of Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Chemistry with the support from the Departments of Biological Sciences under the Faculty of Science, University of Delhi.

• Date of availability of application form : 10th May 2012
• Last date of receipt of application  : 29th June 2012
• Date of Interview : 18 th of July 2012, Wednesday

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IIT Delhi to follow Kanpur Model…to Conduct Own Exam Next Year.

IIT Delhi has decided to reject the government’s plan to conduct a common entrance exam for all undergraduate engineering courses, and will instead conduct its own entrance test next year.

Following more than 2 hours of discussions on Thursday evening, the Senate of IIT Delhi unanimously resolved to reject the government proposal as it “impinges on the autonomy of IIT Delhi.”

Cleared by council
The plan for a single test was approved by the IIT Council as well as the councils of the IIITs and NITs last month. However, the IIT Delhi Senate resolution said those decisions that were against its own stated position, were “academically unsound and procedurally untenable.”

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Touts Setting Shops near Colleges in Noida as Admissions Season Begin

The race to get admission in different management and technical colleges in Noida and Greater Noida has started. Students, who had appeared in the Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE), on April 22, are now trying to secure a seat in private colleges in courses such as B.Tech., MBA, B.Pharma, B.Arch., etc.

But as always the admission season has spelled a boom in business for touts. Touts, posing as college students, camp near the campus to attract students who have not performed well and are doubtful if they will be able to get through the university cut-offs. According to university officials, touts posing as 'agents' promise seats to students.

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Jamia Millia Islamia B.Tech. Entrance Exam Results Out

The anxiety of engineering aspirants who sat for the B.Tech entrance examination of the reputed ‘Jamia Millia Islamia’ is finally over as the central university has declared the results for admission to the new session. The university has also declared its Diploma Engineering Entrance Test results.

The selected candidates can find their results on the university website http://jmi.ac.in or visit the Faculty on Engineering and Technology.

Students can also check their results on
http://jmi.ac.in/studyatjamia/resultsentrance/Entrance

The university will conduct interviews for the shortlisted candidates and the admission will be offered to the selected candidates for this session.

The university had received more than 30,000 application forms this year for a total of 350 seats offered across different streams of engineering.

Jamia Millia Islamia is one of the centers of excellence in education in the country which offers several degree  and professional courses.

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IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay, established by an Act of Parliament, was set up in 1958, at Powai, a northern suburb of Mumbai. Today the Institute is recognized as one of the centers of academic excellence in India. Over the years, there has been dynamic progress at IIT Bombay in all academic and research activities, and a parallel improvement in facilities and infrastructure, to keep it on par with the finest institutions in the world. Institutes in positions of excellence grow and evolve with time. The ideas and ideals on which such institutes are built evolve and change with national aspirations, national perspectives, and trends worldwide. IIT Bombay, too, is one such institution.

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Top Engineering Colleges in Delhi

Delhi, the national capital of India is known for some of the best engineering colleges in country. Students from both India as well as abroad come here to get the best education in engineering and technology. Top engineering colleges in Delhi provide courses at the under-graduate and post-graduate level in different streams, viz: civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, Architecture, Electrical and Electronics Engineering to name a few.

Delhi has some of the best Engineering institutes which are widely recognized as centers of excellence to its credit. Some of these include - Delhi Technological University, Jamia Millia Islamia, School of Planning and Architecture, National Power Training Institute, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) and many others. New Delhi is considered as hotspot of education and knowledge among engineering aspirants.

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Top Engineering Colleges in India - 2012

The list of top engineering colleges in India is based on latest survey by Outlook magazine.

The process of ranking India’s best engineering institutes started with extensive secondary research to establish the criteria for selecting the master list of colleges. Only institutes with government accreditation or affiliation and with at least 3 passed-out batches were considered. Then, detailed questionnaires were sent to many engineering colleges in India. The questionnaires measured colleges on 5 key parameters. An expert panel with reasonable experience in the field of engineering was consulted to decide the parameters and sub-parameters for ranking and their importance.

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10 Tips for getting the Best College at AIEEE 2012 Counseling

The AIEEE 2012 result was declared on 9th June 2012 with mixed reaction from the students. While it was rejoicing time for those who got a good rank, for others it is be more about planning and getting the most out of available options.

In an attempt to help students, here is a list of important do’s and don’ts which will simplify your admission process.

Step 1: Online Registration Involves filling up choices, indicative seat availability, mock counseling and locking facility.

Dates: June 16 – June 25

Plan of action: You can use Internet from any place of your convenience. You can also avail guidance from help centers. Most of participating institutes also double up as help institutes.

What you have to do:

·         All candidates declared ‘eligible’ for AIEEE 2012 seat allotment process are required to register online through Internet (www.ccb.nic.in) from any place convenient to them.

·         Access the website and click on Registration

·         The names of the two streams – Engineering and Architecture – will appear on the computer screen; click on the desired stream

·         Register yourself as new candidate

·         Enter your name, roll number, application number, date of birth

·         Take out a printout of the registration form containing the personal data

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Super 30

Super 30 is an Indian educational coaching program which started in Patna, Bihar, India under the banner of 'Ramanujan School of Mathematics', by Anand Kumar. Established in 2002, the program selects 30 meritorious and talented students each year from economically backward sections of society and trains them for the IIT-JEE, the prestigious entrance examination for Indian Institute of Technology.

Time Magazine has selected mathematician Anand Kumar's school - Super 30 - in the list of Best of Asia 2010. The coaching institute also received praise from United States President Barack Obama's special envoy Rashad Hussain, who termed it the “best” institute in the country. Newsweek Magazine has taken note of the initiative of mathematician Anand Kumar’s Super 30 and included his school in the list of 4 most innovative schools in the world. Anand Kumar has also been awarded by top award of Bihar government Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad Shiksha Puraskar in November 2010.

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