Over 69% engineering seats in Punjab remained vacant after first round of the joint online counselling conducted by the Punjab Technical University (PTU).
As many as 10146 out of 32789 seats were allotted to the applicants on the basis of their performance in All India Engineering

Entrance Examination (AIEEE). Interestingly, only 11676 students filled the choices for allotment of seats, thus, indicating a downward trend amongst the students on pursue engineering as a career in the state at least.

7907 out of a total of 30306 engineering seats in PTU affiliated Colleges (26%) were allotted in the first round of joint counselling while 1145 students were admitted to Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), Amritsar followed by Punjabi University, Patiala (1050 seats) and Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana (44 seats).

The final round of the counselling would start on July 13 while the results would be made public on July 20, dean (academics) Buta Singh said. After second round, the vacant seats of all categories would be converted into management quota seats for allotment by the colleges concerned as per prescribed norms.

Singh said that the decline in admissions in various disciplines of engineering was also witnessed last year. “Besides, the exact number of vacant engineering seats will be available after filling management quota seats,” he said, adding that the university has also envisaged a plan to attract students from other states.

He said that 1047 students were admitted under tuition fee waiver scheme in 106 PTU affiliated Colleges.

Sources maintained that mushrooming of large number of engineering colleges in Punjab during the past one decade was responsible for such a high percentage of vacant B. Tech programme seats. The approach of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and state government in “liberally” granting permission to open engineering colleges without assessing their need at grass root level has also come under scanner.

“The delivery of quality education and placement records of the colleges concerned are the main parameters for a student to apply for a particular college during counselling. The Colleges too need to strengthen themselves on these parameters in this competitive education market,” a senior PTU functionary said, seeking anonymity.

Meanwhile, the computer science and engineering (CSE) stream has emerged as top favourite discipline amongst the students, as 2656 seats were allotted in comparison to the second most sought after steam- electronics and communication engineering (2088 seats).

The girls, however, dominated the proceedings by bagging top position in seat allocation in three out of four universities. While Simran Kaur (8473 ranked in AIEEE) bagged the first seat in CSE discipline at GNDU’s main campus, it was 13389th ranked Deepika Singh, who was first amongst the PTU affiliated colleges to get a call in CSE stream of Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana. Similarly, Ankita (15459 ranked) was first to get a computer engineering seat allotted in Punjabi University, Patiala. In Agriculture engineering stream at PAU, Ludhiana, Pulkit Bhutani (27387 rank) managed to secure pride of the boys.

ref: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Punjab/Jalandhar/69-engg-seats-vacant-in-Punjab-after-1st-round-of-counselling/SP-Article1-883009.aspx

Why IIT-JEE should not be scrapped

The major concerns about the entrance examinations for admissions to engineering colleges are multiplicity of tests (leading to stress?), a flourishing coaching industry which is not affordable for the poor, and the complete ignorance of school by students. But unfortunately, the new format, introduced by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, is aimed at solving none of them.

First of all, I would like to ask our Minister which survey or report suggests that a multiplicity of examinations causes more stress.

Till now, for seeking admission to a Centrally-funded government institution, a student has two opportunities — IIT-JEE and AIEEE. One of my friends failed her IIT-JEE examination (in 2009), could not make it to an IIT, but got a three- digit rank in AIEEE (among 12 lakh students) and a two-digit rank in DCE (for the Delhi College of Engineering). Did multiplicity reduce or increase her stress? Had there been just one examination, her career would have been doomed.

The new format will combine the IIT-JEE and the AIEEE, and hence admissions to all Central government-funded institutions (the IITs, the NITs, the IIITs) will take place through this new examination, which means a student has got just one opportunity to perform, leading to more stress.

But what about private colleges? The new format says the entrance examinations for private colleges like BITS, VIT, Manipal , Symbiosis, etc., would continue.

The private colleges charge not less than Rs 1,000 for their entrance test, a huge source of income for them. But the new format has done nothing about it. It is clear that the government is selling the country a myth of “one nation one test.”

Rather than running after coaching institutes to shut them down, the government should have done some retrospection. Coaching is nothing but a form of tuition. A tutor is required only when our existing systems fail to deliver.

Nowadays, students, as early as in Standard IV, go for tuition, because our schooling has perhaps failed miserably. Lack of teachers and basic facilities like toilets and water, to name a few. Will our honourable Minister ban all these tuitions too?

When you have to select 5,000 out of 12 lakh students, the standard of the examination will definitely be tough. Had the school education been efficient and sufficient, there would not have been any need for coaching at all.

With the issue of coaching the government is worried for the 95 per cent who do not make it to the IITs.

But what will the new format do?

With the new format in place, a parallel coaching industry would flourish, promising excellent results in board examinations as well. In fact, a few coaching centres have already started 2-in-1 study packages.

A sincere effort could have been made, starting with a screening test in Standard XI itself, to be conducted by the IITs, which would filter the students and keep a check on the coaching industry, which makes false promises to students as well as parents, and keeps minting money for two consecutive years.

In Standard XII Boards, for physics and chemistry, 30 out of 100 marks are awarded for practicals (laboratory performance), the sole criterion of which is “impression on teachers.” If you were the favourite student, you got 30/30, and the range of marks would be 25-30.

What is the point of increasing the “importance of boards” when a significant number of board examinations are based on an indifferent syllabus, and a teaching style that discourages analytical skills and creative thinking and actually promotes rote learning?

In the IIT-JEE merit list, one mark is equivalent to 100 ranks — i.e., with a difference of one mark, a difference of 100 ranks occurs. Such is the high competence level of the IIT-JEE. Now imagine a student securing a better rank, by 500 points, just because the school teacher gave him 30/30 in the practicals. What a joke! Imagine the quality of students who would be entering the IITs.

What logic suggests that we inject something that is plagued by different kinds of unfair practices (board exams) — paper leaks, mass copying, corruption, schedule glitches and revaluations — into an entrance system that is currently working without these influences?

With 42 board examinations in the country, I fail to understand how the normalisation process will be done. In one board, 70% could be 95 percentile, while in another, 85% could be 90 percentile.

Hence, the IIT-JEE should not be scrapped at all, and instead of imposing his own “creative ideas,” our Minister should initiate wider consultations with all stakeholders of the IITs — professors, students and the alumni — to find solutions.

(sahil.2441@gmail.com)

Important Note:Challenge means that you feel that response(s) recorded by the OMR reader is different from the one you marked on the OMR sheet.

Enter your : Application No.

Roll No.

Date of Birth (DD/MM/YYYY) :eg. 28/01/1988

website : http://www.cbseonline.ernet.in/regn/aieeeomr12.aspx

In an attempt to ensure that the students can see their All India Engineering Entrance Examination – 2012(AIEEE) answer sheets, CBSE posted AIEEE papers online. However, CBSE did not post the answer keys online which would enable the students to verify their answers.

About 11 lakh students who gave the All India Engineering Entrance Examination – 2012(AIEEE) were able to view their engineering test answer sheets, but were unable to verify if their answers were correct.

The CBSE, for the first time, posted the Optical Reading Sheets (ORS) of students who appeared for the All India Engineering Entrance Examination

The AIEEE is the entrance test for most engineering institutes in the country, with the exception of the IITs.

Earlier the IITs had posted the answer keys of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) 2012 to aid the candidates.

Students can view their ORS sheets HERE

http://www.cbseonline.ernet.in/regn/aieeeomr12.aspx

AIEEE exam: No ‘right’ answers on website has students in a fix

CHANDIGARH: Even as the Central Board of Secondary Education has uploaded the OMR answersheet of each student, who had appeared in AIEEE offline exam, on its website, the absence of right answers on it has left many candidates baffled. As, ‘right’ answers uploaded by various coaching centres across the country on their websites vary.

“In IIT-JEE too, the answer keys were uploaded that helped resolve some goofs. With various coaching centres uploading different ‘right’ answers, it has caused much confusion among candidates,” said Sangeeta Khanna, who runs a coaching institute in Sector 24.

Divankar Sharma, who gave the offline exam, said, “I am still not clear about the right answers.”

Rashmi Sehgal, who too wrote the offline exam, said, “The board should have given the answers, so that we know about our performance.” The answersheets have been uploaded to enable students to challenge the board in case any of the answers differ from the one they marked during the offline test.

Online examination candidates do not have the option.

The scanned images of answersheets can be checked on its website www.cbse.nic.in and www.aieee.nic.in. If a candidate wants to challenge the uploaded answersheets, he can submit an application at any of the CBSE regional offices or at AIEEE unit at Patparganj, Delhi-92, on or before June 6 till 12 noon, along with the prescribed fees of Rs 500 per recorded response challenged.

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Students’ anxiety to be over soon as CBSE likely to declare AIEEE-2012 results today

New Delhi: The anxiety of students seeking an engineering career will soon be over as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to announce the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE)-2012 results on Thursday (June 1).

However, there is no official confirmation on the final result date by the CBSE, but the sources claim that it will be announced on Thursday.

This year, CBSE has conducted AIEEE tests through both online and offline mode. The exam was held on April 29 and the online exams were held on May 7, 12, 19 and 26.

After the prestigious and toughest engineering examination ‘Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)’, AIEEE is believed to be the second resort for the enthusiastic students looking forward to opt engineering as their career.

Candidates can check the results on www.aieee.nic.in/.

Over 11 lakh students have appeared in the AIEEE-2012 to seek admissions in country’s premium engineering institutes including National Institutes of Technology, IIITs, Deemed Universities, Technical Institutions, Delhi Technological University, Delhi and other government funded Institutions

http://post.jagran.com/students-anxiety-to-be-over-soon-as-cbse-likely-to-declare-aieee2012-results-on-june1-1338472427

Appearing for AIEEE online

The AIEEE exam has partially gone online since the year 2011 and in the next few years, it will go online completely. After seeing the penetration and growth of internet technologies in our country, this fact proves to be true.  Conducting online exam is very easy to conduct and proves to be cost effective because the cost of transportation, printing and paper is gradually reduced.  Many students prefer to opt the online version of AIEEE as it proves to be quite beneficial.  Some people are not sure about the resources that are available while preparing for this exam. This version is very less time consuming as students just have to click instead of filling OMR sheets. Their responses can also be changed with ease.  There are various advantages that prove that the online method is quite easier, convenient and faster.  There are several resources that can be used while you prepare for the online version of AIEEE. With the help of these resources, an exact model test can be taken by students. Various experts design these tests and they have a good experience in the creation of the best questions for top level exams. Through online testing system, students can get lots of assistance:

• Model tests can be practiced by students as they are based on actual papers
• Students can view their strengths and weaknesses along with detailed performance
• The time that is consumed in solving each question can be checked
• Through the online test software, students can get an overview of the exact environment of the exam.
• Through online tests, students can mark a question and after all questions are solved, that question can be viewed. If students are not completely confident about the question, they can skip it and can attempt later.
• If the student is not aware of the ways of solving a question, the solutions can be viewed and steps for solving a question can be found.
• E-testing or online testing is the best tool for preparing for AIEEE online.

The smartest way to prepare for AIEEE exam is to use online resources. It helps in saving lot of energy and time that is wasted while going for mock tests and offline preparation.  There are many advancements in technology and all aspects of life have been influenced due to this.  Thus if you want to improve your preparation for AIEEE, practice free tests.

Tips for scoring good marks in AIEEE

The CBSE is responsible for conducting the AIEEE exam. It conducts this exam every year for students who are going to appear for 12^th class exams or have passed out the board exams. MCQ questions are included in the AIEEE exam and it is upon the students whether they want to take the offline version or the online version of this particular exam.  Answers can be written on OMR sheet, if a student is going for offline version and if he wishes to go for an online version, it will be a computer based one. Usually, many students consider online version as a faster one because they just have to click, instead of coloring bubbles, which is definitely more time consuming.  It should be realized by AIEEE aspirants that this exam is very easy, but good management of time and trick is required.  If you practice mock tests, it will definitely be very helpful and you can score good marks.  Given below are some tips that will help you score excellent marks:

• Similar questions should be practiced as they prove to be of great help. Questions that are similar to AIEEE ones are found very easily. There are various resources available on the internet and they help students a lot. You can find model test papers, sample papers and old year papers.  You can smartly use  the materials as they help students in gaining high scores and confidence.
• Always begin with questions that you are confident of. Long calculations are required by many questions and you must not waste time on these.
• Time should be divided as per the sections.  Questions from all 3 subjects should be answered.
• You must not hurry with anything. A balanced speed must be kept for maintaining accuracy. For achieving these skills, regular practice with test series and questions that are available on the internet is important.
• Calculator shouldn’t be used when you are preparing for AIEEE as it is not provided in the exam.
• When model tests are being practiced, the time factor should always be considered. Papers should be solved within the allotted time.
• Model tests should be practiced for checking accuracy and speed.
• When you are taking model tests or preparing for it, the time that is consumed should be noted down. This will help in fine tuning the timing for the exam.
• Questions should be selected wisely during the exam. Some of them are very easy and they must be attempted first.

Online helpdesk for AIEEE Students

As to what is more indicative of AIEEE students demeanor is that they are always running out of time. In order to lay the foundation of their successful High School studies, the concentration is laid upon as to HOW can the time be managed? They are always seen in a rush heading to schools or to coaching centers. The only time their presence is felt either when they are exhausted after the full commotion of the day or they are getting ready to the centers.

The possible lineup of a day of an AIEEE student is not homogeneous to the students of the other streams. Let’s take a general look of the day:

• Get up early, head to morning classes and then to school.
• Get back home, dress up (ONLY if you’ve time) and rush again to classes.
• Reach home late and sleep for 5-6 hours maximum, and
• The same schedule follows.

And this isn’t the end to his day or to say his problems. After getting back home, they have parents to deal with. Parents are always ready to ask about their whereabouts, which aggravates their conditions. The child is more or less like an invisible personality to the people at home. He’s stuck in his room in a nook inundated with subjects.  AIEEE aspirant is always apprehensive of loss his time. Their main concern is always how to save time and make the best of it? How can they utilize the best of the time they have?

To their respite, an online guidance portal has been created. Yes, there is a way they can save their time only by studying at home on internet with a professional guidance 24*7 for their help. All you have to do is log on to your PC and ask for an expert learning right at your desktop. This would help them to not only save their time but also schedule themselves for their coaching classes.  This online aid is a creative process wherein you will be having an access to all the nation’s exams queries.

Have a look as to how it operates!

• Put on your head sets( the audio files)
• Log in to your accounts and open the provided links.
• Get the solutions to all your questions.
• Raise the doubts and clear them on 1-1 basis

The faculty at the coaching centers cannot have the doubts of all the students which does not eliminate all the concepts queries. So, this online portal will provide you an ease to all such problems. Such studying for AIEEE requires an attention to every small detail of the theory. It’s never about how many hours a child has devoted; it’s about how much he has been through to.

Every student will have to re consider and revise what he has studied and this online study will have them to revise efficiently and easily with procurement of complete knowledge of the subject. A complete attention will be provided to every student with a minimum time.

So, save time, learn fast and nail the exams more easily than before with Online reference. Step ahead for a better future!

Things you need to know about AIEEE

AIEEE is conducted for admission to a number of Government & Private colleges in India. AIEEE is abbreviated as All India Engineering Entrance Examination which is arranged by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in India. The exam helps students to secure their admission and seats in their desired colleges or institutes. This national level competitive exam is held in April and this year the date for the examination was 29th April. Almost 12 lakh candidates appeared for this exam this year.

With the growing number of aspiring engineers every year, it is expected that the number of appearing candidates will rise every year for this examination. AIEEE results are usually announced on the last week of May or the commencing week of June of the respective year. This national level competitive exam is used to secure seats for various undergraduate architecture and engineering courses in the respective colleges where the AIEEE result is considered to be one of the eligibility criteria.

The AIEEE exam consists of two papers which includes paper 1 to test the candidate’s knowledge on mathematics, chemistry and physics, while the paper 2 contains questions which tests the candidate’s knowledge on mathematics, drawing and aptitude. The examinee scores a negative mark if he/she answers the question incorrectly. The syllabus for the examination is very common to every board of education in India and the portion which has been taught to the students in their 12 years of schooling. AIEEE paper 1 and paper 2 is set up for those students who wish to choose B.Tech or B.E courses or B.Arch or B.Planning courses respectively.

Preparation is required to attempt the questions of this exam. It is said that the exam is not difficult as IIT JEE, but not as easy that one could break the records easily. One still needs to prepare so much to get a good enough All India Rank (AIR) that will help one to break through either NIT’s or IIT’s.

It is perfectly said that practice makes a man perfect. Practicing a lot of sample papers will help one to cope better with the real examination situation. It is always advised to use your own methods and tricks to get through or solve a problem.

Accuracy and time are the two most important elements to succeed AIEEE. Use of log tables and calculators are not allowed in the examination, so managing yourself with the time is very important as one cannot implement any short cut. It is said that NCERT books are the bible for the candidates who appear for this exam, as AIEEE is called to be the baby of CBSE. So it is time to achieve accuracy and compete with time to get through the examination.