Mr. Kapil Sibal has made repeated attempts at simplifying the schools' education system in India. His latest bid is to have a single curriculum for all students in India and have a single entrance exam for all colleges. The end format should be similar to the SAT system in the US.
The details of the plan can be found here. In essence, Mr. Sibal wants to simplify the range of exams a 17-year old has to take in order to get an admit; and more importantly wants to reduce the role played by the choice of education board in standard XI. Some states like Tamil Nadu have a new method of selecting candidates for engineering every three years (First it was board marks alone, then TNPCEE, then it back to board marks alone). Mr. Sibal wants to simplify this process and make sure that students are not at the mercy of some jokers in the education department in each state.
There will of course be endless debate on how a country as diverse as India can have only one board, and whether this type of central interference on local colleges is warranted. That entire debate is needless nonsense. Mr. Sibal, whatever his other faults may be, has come up with a beautiful way of simplifying life for 17-year olds and this should be lauded. These diversity-seeking jokers will never understand that whether you study Tamil in CBSE or state board, you are still learning Tamil. Hats off to Mr. Sibal, for trying to simplify things. Hopefully, he will get somewhere. It is definitely something worth striving for.
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AIEEE not a back-up plan
Think about this. At the top of the pile of engineering colleges lie the IITs – about 3500 seats per year. Post that we have BITS Pilani and a bunch of the NITs, and probably 4 other colleges like Anna University. After this, there are government colleges and good private engg colleges. For a student in Chennai, the order is straightforward 3500 seats in the IIT's, 4,000 seats in the NITs (half of the overall seats), 1500 seats is excellent TN colleges (Anna Univ, PSG and Probably SSN), another 6000 in pretty good colleges in Chennai (SRM, SVCE, MIT, etc) and then the rest
Of the 6000 seats from "pretty-good" colleges from Chennai, one can rest assured that at least 3000 will be given on the basis of management quota. So, leaving aside the IITs, 4000 of the relevant 8500 seats are in the NITs. So, remember, the AIEEE exam is not a back-up option. Good results in this exam can transform your life
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Of the 6000 seats from "pretty-good" colleges from Chennai, one can rest assured that at least 3000 will be given on the basis of management quota. So, leaving aside the IITs, 4000 of the relevant 8500 seats are in the NITs. So, remember, the AIEEE exam is not a back-up option. Good results in this exam can transform your life
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Weekday Crash Course for AIEEE 2010 starts March 25, 2010
AIEEE Classes - Batch starts on March 25th
There is not that much time left for the AIEEE and it is time that students thought about preparing for it. Traditionally, people have not prepared in all earnestness for the AIEEE and always thought of it as a back-up option. But, AIEEE is not an exam to be treated as a back-up. The JEE is an ultra-compeititve exam and the result is going to be unpredictable. At the other end, the Tamil Nadu board option is a free for all with around 600 guys getting centum in Maths, Physics and Chemistry. The AIEEE exam gives you the option of applying for 20 of the best colleges in the country - the National Institutes of Technology. 20 colleges that are going to see large amounts of funding over the next few years. Apart from this, the AIEEE also gives you the option of around 30 other colleges.
It is an exam that can secure you admission into a great college irrespective of performance in your board exams. Your engineering education will be inexpensive, easy to finance, and of the highest quality. So, please do not treat the AIEEE as a back-up option
The day your board exams get over, you need to prepare for your AIEEE. The best way to go about it is to take a crash course. We, at AIEEE.BE offer a crash course for this exam running from the 25th of March. The course has been designed by alumni from IIT, Anna Univ, NIT and BITS Pilani, and is tailor-made for preparing for competitive exams on multiple-choice basis.
The course will run for 6 hours each day. Each day will have classes in Maths, Physics and Chemistry taught by experienced teachers. Alumni from top engineering colleges will be around to help you with your preparation. There will be 3 complete model exams and assorted unit model exams. We will make sure that a candidate goes through at least 2000 questions in the classroom training alone during this crash course.
The team at AIEEE.BE graduated recently from engg colleges, we know how to handle competitive exams, and most importantly we care passionately about students who are going to take this exam. So, please give us a call if you have any queries regarding the AIEEE exam.
We can be reached at aieee.be, or at rajesh@aieee.be or at 4500 8484 or at 91766 28484.
You can visit our forums here to check out new questions, or visit our blogs to read about our own experiences when we prepared for the JEE/TNPCEE/AIEEE or you can post your own in the comments section.
All the best for your preparations for your board exams.
Cheers,
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Weekday Crash Course for AIEEE 2010 starts March 25, 2010
It is an exam that can secure you admission into a great college irrespective of performance in your board exams. Your engineering education will be inexpensive, easy to finance, and of the highest quality. So, please do not treat the AIEEE as a back-up option
The day your board exams get over, you need to prepare for your AIEEE. The best way to go about it is to take a crash course. We, at AIEEE.BE offer a crash course for this exam running from the 25th of March. The course has been designed by alumni from IIT, Anna Univ, NIT and BITS Pilani, and is tailor-made for preparing for competitive exams on multiple-choice basis.
The course will run for 6 hours each day. Each day will have classes in Maths, Physics and Chemistry taught by experienced teachers. Alumni from top engineering colleges will be around to help you with your preparation. There will be 3 complete model exams and assorted unit model exams. We will make sure that a candidate goes through at least 2000 questions in the classroom training alone during this crash course.
The team at AIEEE.BE graduated recently from engg colleges, we know how to handle competitive exams, and most importantly we care passionately about students who are going to take this exam. So, please give us a call if you have any queries regarding the AIEEE exam.
We can be reached at aieee.be, or at rajesh@aieee.be or at 4500 8484 or at 91766 28484.
You can visit our forums here to check out new questions, or visit our blogs to read about our own experiences when we prepared for the JEE/TNPCEE/AIEEE or you can post your own in the comments section.
All the best for your preparations for your board exams.
Cheers,
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Weekday Crash Course for AIEEE 2010 starts March 25, 2010
IIT JEE Do not put all eggs into just this basket
A little bit of Chennai JEE preparation trivia for you guys. Back in the late 90's, when FIITJEE and others were not all-prevalent, back when Kota was just another town in Rajasthan, back when I was in school, we had a professor named Balasubramanian who used to teach Physics. He used to be part of a group where Mr. Balu and Mr. Ananthan taught Physics, Mr. Santhanam and Mr. Govindarajan taught Chemistry and Mr. T.R. Subramaniam taught Maths. They used to teach the subject for Rs.800 for a year in the first year and Rs. 1000 per year for the second year. Think about that. People probably have dinners for that amount now.
Anyways, although all 3 subjects are important and all that, the person who ruled the entire show was Mr. Balu, who, unfortunately for Chennai students passed away in 98-99. He was an extraordinary teacher. But more than than, he was very strict as well and clearly induced terror in his students (He halted the class for 20 minutes to have a go at me once, but that is a blog post for later). What stood out in his entire plan for JEE preparation was his absolute conviction that anyone preparing for the JEE needed to have a plan B.
At the end of standard XI, all of us would have counseling at his place, a ritual whose key participants were Balu, a quivering student who is not all that sure about himself and is scared that Balu is going to mention the paper where he scored 4 out of 50 (back then this might have been a decent score) and a parent of the student who is absolutely sure that his son/daughter would improve. Balu would start the chat by reciting the scores, admonishing the student about his poor scores and telling the father - "Saar, let your son not waste his time going for this dream called IIT. It is best that he shifts now to something appropriate." He actively discouraged students who were borderline IIT candidates from going for it. Prof Balu was indeed the consummate marketing guru.
The professor’s funda was straightforward. The JEE is a hit-or-miss exam for anyone. These 16-year olds have IIT dreams and think it is a cake walk. A lot of them might not make it, and it is better for them if they actively prepared for their plan Bs. I think there is a lesson in this. I also hold the view that anyone preparing for the JEE should have a plan B also.
JEE is unpredictable. Don’t put all your eggs in this basket. Make sure you have other options.
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Weekday Crash Course for AIEEE 2010 starts March 25, 2010
Anyways, although all 3 subjects are important and all that, the person who ruled the entire show was Mr. Balu, who, unfortunately for Chennai students passed away in 98-99. He was an extraordinary teacher. But more than than, he was very strict as well and clearly induced terror in his students (He halted the class for 20 minutes to have a go at me once, but that is a blog post for later). What stood out in his entire plan for JEE preparation was his absolute conviction that anyone preparing for the JEE needed to have a plan B.
At the end of standard XI, all of us would have counseling at his place, a ritual whose key participants were Balu, a quivering student who is not all that sure about himself and is scared that Balu is going to mention the paper where he scored 4 out of 50 (back then this might have been a decent score) and a parent of the student who is absolutely sure that his son/daughter would improve. Balu would start the chat by reciting the scores, admonishing the student about his poor scores and telling the father - "Saar, let your son not waste his time going for this dream called IIT. It is best that he shifts now to something appropriate." He actively discouraged students who were borderline IIT candidates from going for it. Prof Balu was indeed the consummate marketing guru.
The professor’s funda was straightforward. The JEE is a hit-or-miss exam for anyone. These 16-year olds have IIT dreams and think it is a cake walk. A lot of them might not make it, and it is better for them if they actively prepared for their plan Bs. I think there is a lesson in this. I also hold the view that anyone preparing for the JEE should have a plan B also.
JEE is unpredictable. Don’t put all your eggs in this basket. Make sure you have other options.
aieee.be - an IIT, IIM alumni venture
Weekday Crash Course for AIEEE 2010 starts March 25, 2010
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