The Centre is in favour of introducing a pan-India entrance examination for admissions to the IITs, the NITs, and even all engineering colleges. A look at the options and the implications for the Kerala government.
The Union government appears to be inching its way towards instituting a pan-India entrance examination for admissions to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and even all engineering colleges.
The broad idea is to have an all-India rank list prepared by combining, in some manner, the marks scored in one or more aptitude tests and those scored in the Plus Two examinations.
A committee, headed by T. Ramaswami, Secretary, Science and Technology, has roped in the Indian Statistical Institute for a formula to ensure that such
