Sorry, Seniors: College Admission Rates Are Down This Year

NewsFeed is sure there are plenty of high school seniors already sweating over the arrival of their college acceptance letters (or lack thereof), without us adding this disappointing news: Ivy League admission rates are way down this year.
Student newspapers at Cornell, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Brown, Princeton and Harvard are all reporting that as application rates have soared, admission rates have dropped. (Do colleges discriminate against poor whites?)
While some of the school's admission rates don't seem too bad - Cornell's accepted 18% of this year's applicants - many of the Ivies have turned away more than 90% of those who applied. Harvard and Columbia have the most daunting numbers, with 6.2 and 6.4 respective admission rates.
The Atlantic Wire has rounded up what most of the school's have been saying about the acceptance rates and (unsurprisingly) school officials are putting a positive spin on what the low numbers mean: they simply received far more outstanding applications this year.
Which, of course, is an extra ego boost for those who are lucky enough to get that acceptance letter. But for those who don't make the cut, well, there's not much anyone can say to ease the disappointment of not getting into your first choice school. On that note, good luck!

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JMI to simplify admission process, introduce new courses

New Delhi: In what comes as good news for students that wish to apply to several undergraduate courses atJamia Millia Islamia (JMI), the university has decided to simplify its admission procedure by bringing down the number of entrance tests.

The university has announced that instead of students having to sit in multiple entrance tests for each course, they would now be required to sit in only one commonentrance test in each discipline.

The university last year had around 50 entrance tests but would now have only eight entrance tests for undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses. In the Social Sciences group students interested in BBS, B.Com, economics, BA with computer application and hotel management will have to appear for only oneexamination. 

Similarly in group II, there will be only one entrance testfor subjects such as BA (Hons) Sociology, Political Science, Social Work and Bachelor of Arts. 

JMI Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung said that theuniversity receives a large number of outstation candidates who have to appear and wait for several entrance tests. "For this reason, we decided to opt for common entrance tests which will save not only the time but also efforts by students," he said. 

As the new academic session is all set to begin at the varsity, it has also planned to introduce new courses. The BA programme that had been canceled last year is being reintroduced and the course structure has been revamped according to the Tripos Programme at the Oxford and Cambridge Universities. 

Najeeb Jung said that the course had been recast and the syllabus has been made better and relevant to the present times. The number of seats for the course has also been reduced. Earlier, the course could admit 190 students but now the number of seats has been reduced to 50.

Students who would wish to apply for the programme will have to choose three subjects out of history, geography, economics, public administration and political science and one subject from the professional courses. 

The university is also introducing other new courses such as M.Phil in Latin, American studies, European studies, MA in early childhood development, M.Tech. in earthquake engineering and M.Arch. in urban regeneration.

source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/JMI_to_simplify_admission_process,_introduce_new_courses_13747/

Onus on principals to bring back drop-outs

Alarmed over the staggering number of childrenwho are not attending schools, the Rajasthan government has directed that each government principal be given a target to bring back students who have dropped out.

According to a child tracking system (CTS) survey conducted by the state's education department, 1.2 million students are out of schools in Rajasthan. And the state's Directorate of Primary Education in Bikaner moved last week to rectify the situation.

"District education officers (DEO) have been asked to provide the list of drop-out children to government schoolprincipals in each district," a senior education departmentofficer told the sources.

"Based on the ratio of drop-out children and thegovernment teachers in each school, the teachers will be given targets. They will have to bring these children to schools," he explained. 

It will be the responsibility of the principals to ensure that children who get admission in their schools stay till they complete the education, he added.

"The orders regarding this were issued on Saturday," he said.

The directorate also plans to run special drives to bring drop-out children to school from May 1 to May 16 and July 1 to July 15 this year.

"We have sought permission regarding this from the state government and the programme details will be announced as soon as we get the nod," said the officer. 

According to the CTS survey, at least 30,996 children between the age group 6-14 are not going to school in the state capital Jaipur alone. 

Child rights activists in the state say the orders will have to be implemented strictly for positive results.

"It is still not clear what action will be taken against the teachers who fail to meet the given targets," said Vikram Sharma, an activist.

source:http://www.indiaedunews.net/Rajasthan/Onus_on_principals_to_bring_back_drop-outs_13691/

US, India working to resolve woes of closed varsity students

Washington: US authorities have agreed to work closely with the Indian embassy here for early resolution of the problems faced by hundreds of Indian students affected by the closure of a fraud US university.

The agreement was reached during a meeting here between a group of Indian students of the Tri-Valley University (TVU) with Indian Ambassador Meera Shankar with representatives from the US Immigrationand Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Student Exchange Visitor Programme (SEVP) present.

There was a detailed and useful discussion and exchange of information on the manner in which the problems of students at TVU are being addressed, and some of the continuing concerns of the students, the embassy said.

"It was agreed that the students and representatives from ICE and SEVP would remain in touch with the Embassy to continue to work together for early resolution of the issue,"

The Embassy said it had also been informed by US authorities that more than 50 per cent of the students were at various stages of processing for reinstatement.

Other students were advised to contact ICE on their website (www.ice.gov/sevis), or contact their call centre at telephone 703-603-3400 to initiate the consideration of their cases.

Nearly 1,500 Indian students face the prospect of deportation unless they can secure admission to another school to maintain their visa status.

As many as 18 Indian students were radio tagged to prevent their fleeing. Anklet monitors of 11 of the students have since been removed following the intervention of the Indian consulate in San Francisco.

Earlier, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had in a Feb 22 letter to Shankar assured her that the State Department is following the case "closely and is working with the Department of Homeland Security and the Government of India to ensure fair and appropriate treatment of the students."

Reiterating the strong commitment to foster educational exchanges with India, Clinton also said, "Indian students make a strong contribution to both our countries and it is among my priorities to ensure that this pillar of our partnership remains strong".

source:http://indiaedunews.net/International/US,_India_working_to_resolve_woes_of_closed_varsity_students_13638/

DU to come up with new hostel complex for girls

New Delhi: In what comes as welcome news for female students from cities outside Delhi who would like to join the Delhi University (DU), the varsity has decided to come up with a 1500 seat hostel complex.

The complex would be the largest to have been built so far and would be situated about 2 kilometers away from the North Campus in the Dhakka are near Mukherjee Nagar.

The accommodation that is to be built would be exclusively for female students who are pursuing postgraduation or studying in colleges at the Delhi University.

A special task force was set up by DU Vice Chancellor Dinesh Singh last week to accelerate the work ok the accommodation project so that the new hostel rooms are ready for allotment by July this year when the new academic session at the varsity commences.

The task force, headed by proctor professor H.P. Singh, would begin its work on Thursday.

The vice chancellor Dinesh Singh said that he had been aware of the problems faced by girl students of the university from other cities who had to face trouble while looking for accommodation at the time of admissions at DU.

"The new hostel accommodation that is being built will have seats for postgraduation students as well as undergraduates and some seats will also be reserved for students from the north-eastern region," he stated.

He further added, "I have made a special task force that will ensure that the project is completed in time for the July admissions. This task force will also be responsible for the allocation procedure of the hostel rooms and coming up with other details such as eligibility. This hostel accommodation is going to be a benchmark."

Students had always suffered due to a dearth of hostel accommodation at DU. Currently, there are only 16 hostels for postgraduate students at the university, out of which four are solely for women.

Two of these hostels, namely Ambedkar-Ganguly Students House for Women and International Students' House for Women are located in Dhakka. Students at these hostels also have a bus facility for commuting to the campus and back.

There are 11 hostels for undergraduate students in individual colleges and eight of them have facilities for women. However, there are no separate hostel accommodation facilities for only girls provided by the university.

The situation had been worse during admissions last year as most hostels for undergraduate had been taken up for the Commonwealth Games delegates. For this reason, students had been asked to vacate their rooms for the duration of the games.

The construction for the new hostel complex had begun in the year 2009. the complex would include two hostels, a facility block, two dining halls and the residence of the warden and the provost.

The Rajiv Gandhi Girls Hostel would be made in the color schemes of grey and yellow and will have 400 double-seat rooms for the accommodation of students pursuing postgraduation at the university.

From the 400 rooms, 250 will be allotted to students from the northeastern regions because the ministry of tribal affairs and the North-East Council had contributed Rs.23.33 crore for their construction.

The Undergraduate Hostel for Girls will have 350 rooms. These are being made under the expansion plans of the university due to the other backward classes (OBC) reservation.

The hostel rooms at both hostels will include wardrobes and storage spaces for every inmate along with a shelf-cum-study table. Apart from two dining halls, the complex will have arched roofs and glass work for natural light. The facility centre at the complex would include an internet caf�, a gymnasium, a TV lounge, a sick room, reception and an administration block.

source:http://indiaedunews.net/Delhi/DU_to_come_up_with_new_hostel_complex_for_girls_13576/

A College Opts Out of the Admissions Arms Race

In an era in which universities are expected to draw more and more applicants each year — as if they were Fortune 500 companies being forced to show annual profits — Ursinus College, a liberal arts institution outside of Philadelphia, would seem to have little reason to celebrate this year.

Applicants for this fall’s freshman class have plunged by 1,700 — or nearly a third — when compared with last year at this time.

And yet, Richard DiFeliciantonio, the university’s vice president of enrollment, said in an interview on Monday that the drop was not only welcome but deliberate, after a five-year period in which Ursinus saw its applications nearly triple.

“You know as well as I that those numbers aren’t real,” Mr. DiFeliciantonio said by phone from the school’s campus in Collegeville, Pa. “People count anything that moves as an application. Everyone is going up 10 percent every year for 20 years. It’s absurd.”

“At some point,” he added, “the credibility of those numbers is questionable.”

Mr. DiFeliciantonio readily admits that Ursinus, until this year, was only happy to let itself be swept up in the admissions arms race.

Like a baseball player choosing to bulk up on steroids, Ursinus came to the conclusion in 2005 that it needed to get bigger.

Specifically, the college wanted to increase its freshman class by about 100 — to just under 550 — in part to bring in students who might fill classes in new disciplines like biochemistry, environmental studies and the performing arts.

To do so, Mr. DiFeliciantonio hired a direct-marketing firm from Virginia called Royall and Company, and its initial recommendations were that Ursinus waive its $50 application fee and its essay requirement. The results were immediate: in one year, from 2005 to 2006, applications to Ursinus more than doubled, to 4,413, from 1,725. Two years later, they grew yet again, by another 40 percent, to 6,179.

To the outside world, Ursinus was suddenly red-hot in popularity. While emphasizing that Royall had done exactly what Ursinus had asked it to do, Mr. DiFeliciantonio said he had become increasingly uneasy with the shaky foundation on which the school’s growth was built.

Mr. DiFeliciantonio’s main concern was that every year Ursinus received more of Royall’s “fast track” applications and offered admission to more applicants, but the percentage who accepted the offer — known as the yield — went down steadily. For example, in 2005, the year before it brought on Royall, the yield was about 30 percent — meaning that of the 1,290 high school seniors offered admission, about 420 enrolled.

But by last year, the yield figure had plunged to 13.5 percent.

“That meant almost 87 percent we admitted weren’t going to come,” Mr. DiFelciantonio said.

So how did Ursinus manage to consciously slim down this year?

For one thing, it ended its relationship with Royall last spring. For another, it restored the essay questions to its application, including one that asked applicants to respond to the Mark Twain quotation, “Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” Applicants were also required this year to submit a high school term paper graded by one of their teachers — the better for Ursinus to verify that the applicant’s writing elsewhere in the application was genuine.

In other words, Ursinus has become that rare college that has made it harder for students to apply — and thus ensuring that those who submit applications are more likely to consider attending if accepted.

Sometimes when a college’s stream of applications slows, its ranking can suffer in U.S. News, the publication that drives at least some of the arms-race mentality. Ursinus says its ranking never really ticked up much during its recent boom — it has tended to hover around No. 70 among national liberal arts institutions, Mr. DiFelicantonio said — but it is now willing to take a hit in those standings, if that means saving the time of applicants and admissions officers alike.

“We’ve taken a bit of a leap,” said Mr. DiFeliciantonio, adding that he was unaware of another college that had taken a similar step, at least not in recent years. “I hope our yield pops up, ideally to 16-17 percent. If it does, we’ll have a class of about 460.”

“And that,” he added, “would be just fine.”

source:http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/ursinus/?ref=education

A College Opts Out of the Admissions Arms Race

In an era in which universities are expected to draw more and more applicants each year — as if they were Fortune 500 companies being forced to show annual profits — Ursinus College, a liberal arts institution outside of Philadelphia, would seem to have little reason to celebrate this year.

Applicants for this fall’s freshman class have plunged by 1,700 — or nearly a third — when compared with last year at this time.

And yet, Richard DiFeliciantonio, the university’s vice president of enrollment, said in an interview on Monday that the drop was not only welcome but deliberate, after a five-year period in which Ursinus saw its applications nearly triple.

“You know as well as I that those numbers aren’t real,” Mr. DiFeliciantonio said by phone from the school’s campus in Collegeville, Pa. “People count anything that moves as an application. Everyone is going up 10 percent every year for 20 years. It’s absurd.”

“At some point,” he added, “the credibility of those numbers is questionable.”

Mr. DiFeliciantonio readily admits that Ursinus, until this year, was only happy to let itself be swept up in the admissions arms race.

Like a baseball player choosing to bulk up on steroids, Ursinus came to the conclusion in 2005 that it needed to get bigger.

Specifically, the college wanted to increase its freshman class by about 100 — to just under 550 — in part to bring in students who might fill classes in new disciplines like biochemistry, environmental studies and the performing arts.

To do so, Mr. DiFeliciantonio hired a direct-marketing firm from Virginia called Royall and Company, and its initial recommendations were that Ursinus waive its $50 application fee and its essay requirement. The results were immediate: in one year, from 2005 to 2006, applications to Ursinus more than doubled, to 4,413, from 1,725. Two years later, they grew yet again, by another 40 percent, to 6,179.

To the outside world, Ursinus was suddenly red-hot in popularity. While emphasizing that Royall had done exactly what Ursinus had asked it to do, Mr. DiFeliciantonio said he had become increasingly uneasy with the shaky foundation on which the school’s growth was built.

Mr. DiFeliciantonio’s main concern was that every year Ursinus received more of Royall’s “fast track” applications and offered admission to more applicants, but the percentage who accepted the offer — known as the yield — went down steadily. For example, in 2005, the year before it brought on Royall, the yield was about 30 percent — meaning that of the 1,290 high school seniors offered admission, about 420 enrolled.

But by last year, the yield figure had plunged to 13.5 percent.

“That meant almost 87 percent we admitted weren’t going to come,” Mr. DiFelciantonio said.

So how did Ursinus manage to consciously slim down this year?

For one thing, it ended its relationship with Royall last spring. For another, it restored the essay questions to its application, including one that asked applicants to respond to the Mark Twain quotation, “Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” Applicants were also required this year to submit a high school term paper graded by one of their teachers — the better for Ursinus to verify that the applicant’s writing elsewhere in the application was genuine.

In other words, Ursinus has become that rare college that has made it harder for students to apply — and thus ensuring that those who submit applications are more likely to consider attending if accepted.

Sometimes when a college’s stream of applications slows, its ranking can suffer in U.S. News, the publication that drives at least some of the arms-race mentality. Ursinus says its ranking never really ticked up much during its recent boom — it has tended to hover around No. 70 among national liberal arts institutions, Mr. DiFelicantonio said — but it is now willing to take a hit in those standings, if that means saving the time of applicants and admissions officers alike.

“We’ve taken a bit of a leap,” said Mr. DiFeliciantonio, adding that he was unaware of another college that had taken a similar step, at least not in recent years. “I hope our yield pops up, ideally to 16-17 percent. If it does, we’ll have a class of about 460.”

“And that,” he added, “would be just fine.”

source:http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/14/ursinus/?ref=education

International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) Exam: 2011

International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) Exam: 2011

About IMO Exam :

The IMO (International Mathematics Olympiad) is a means to identify and encourage the mathematical creativity of children in schools across India and abroad. 

Benefits from IMO:

• Every participant of Level I is awarded a Certificate of Participation. Toppers are awarded merit certificate.Students get a chance to be assessed at international level and are awarded performance-based rankings.
• Students gain confidence to contest at international level in a world where from admission to elite courses to selection for choice jobs is becoming more and more competitive .
• The spirit of competition and sense of recognition inspire students to excel in the chosen field of study and set higher goals.
• Top three students from each class are awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.
• The top 500 winners (class-wise) are endowed with cash prizes and scholarships, courtesy of the official sponsor.
• Every participant who scores 50% or more is awarded a Certificate of Participation. Toppers are awarded merit certificate.
• School/College of each medal winning participant is awarded the ‘Intellect Trophy’ for having groomed and nurtured the talent.
• The concept of comprehensive MQ (Math Quotient) report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the participant.
• A comprehensive SMQ (School Math Quotient) report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the school vis-à-vis international performance to enable the schools to improve the quality and level of mathematics education at their end.

IMO Exam Date : December, 2011

Website: www.sofworld.org

Important Links:

•  IMO Syllabus
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National Science Olympiad (NSO) Exam: 2011

National Science Olympiad (NSO) Exam: 2011

About NSO Exam :

The National Science Olympiad is organized every year to motivate students to strive for better and deeper understanding of scientific facts and data and to enhance their reasoning, analytical and problem solving skills All school students from class 2nd onwards are invited to participate in this unique contest that tests their understanding, level of knowledge, applications and power of reasoning. 

Benefits from NSO:
Every participant of Level I is awarded a Certificate of Participation.
Students get a chance to be assessed at national / international level and are awarded performance-based Rankings.
Students gain confidence to contest at national / international level in a world where from admission to elite courses to selection for choice jobs is becoming more and more competitive.
The spirit of competition and sense of recognition inspire students to excel in the chosen field of study and set higher goals.
Top three students of the final round from each class are awarded special Gold, Silver and Bronze medals. The top 500 (total 6500) winners (class-wise) are also endowed with cash prizes and scholarships, courtesy of the official sponsor.
All participants selected for Level II are awarded Certificates of Merit indicating their performance in the Level II.
Every participant who scores 50% or more in Level I is awarded a Certificate of Participation. School/College of each medal winning participant of the final round is awarded the ‘Intellect Trophy’ for having groomed and nurtured the talent.
The comprehensive SQ (Science Quotient) report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the participant.
A comprehensive SSQ (School Science Quotient) report highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the school vis-à-vis national / international performance to enable the schools to improve the quality and level of science education at their end.
NSO Exam Date : November, 2011

Website: www.sofworld.org

Important Links:
NSO Syllabus
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US varsities taking holistic view of Asian students' applications

New Delhi: The focus is shifting from the entrance test scores to a holistic assessment of the profiles of Indian and Asian students aspiring to pursue higher education in the US and Canada, officials said on Saturday.

IDP Education India, one of the largest education placement companies in the world, is currently hosting global education fairs showcasing US and Canadian universities across the country for aspiring students.

"The universities are paying attention to other things than just test scores lately to judge aspiring Asian students seeking admission to American universities. They are trying not to penalize the profiles of students if they fail to log high scores in SAT, GMAT and GRE entrance tests," Luna Das, IDP Education's national manager for training and client relationship (North America), said at a press briefing here on Saturday.

Citing a recent instance, she said, "An Indian student who scored 580 in GMAT (Graduate Management Test Examination) applied to studymaster of business administration at the StanfordUniversity.

"Usually, one cannot expect a student with a GMAT score of 580 to make it to Stanford University. But the university took into account the student's exceptional credentials, professional experience, insightful essays, social work and contacts in the industry to decide that his presence would add value to the classroom."

She said the IDP expected to send nearly 250 Indian students to the US in 2011 fall term. The firm partners with 80 US universities and counsels students applying to 200 universities in America.

According to Mirjana Radulovic, international marketing and recruitment specialist at the University of Waterloo in Canada, "more and more universities in North America were adopting a holistic approach to admission than just relying on the entrance test scores".

Her university, which works with the IDP Education, was no exception.

"Many universities in Canada do not require entrance test scores. We assess students on their bachelors programme and high school scores," Radulovic said.

A tentative break-up of GMAT scores for outstation students for the year 2011 and the corresponding ranking of universities shows that non-American aspirants with an average score of 700 and above are eligible for US universities like HarvardUniversity, Stanford University, U-PENN (Wharton), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-Sloan), Northwestern (Kellogg), Columbia University , Berkeley,University of California, Yale and New York, says Learn Hub, a campus listing group.

A tentative trend of the average Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for 2010-2011 shows that top US universities like the MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Georgia Tech, Cal Tech, Harvard and Cornell require a aggregate of 1,200 and above.

Pointing out changing trends in technical education, Jeffery W. Grundy, director, office of international students and faculty of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, said: "Students from India were more inclined to newer streams of technology like bio-informatics, bio-medical technology, electrical technology, pharma-tech and communication technology.

"Nearly 99 per cent of Indian students wanted to have work experience in the US," he said.

The New Jersey Institute of Technology has 670 Indian students in its fraternity of 1,250 students.

IDP has a network of 17 offices in 16 cities of India. "We are planning to set more centres in northeastern India and in Ranchi and Patna," a spokesperson said, adding that the "next two years would see at least 30,000 to 32,000 Indian students applying to foreign universities after a period of low following incidents of racial violence". IANS

source:        http://www.indiaedunews.net/Today/US_varsities_taking_holistic_view_of_Asian_students'_applications_13472/

DOEACC ,Kozhikode invite application for PG diploma programmes

DOEACC Centre, Kozhikode, has invited applications for admission to its various postgraduate diploma programmes in embedded system design, embedded wireless and mobile applications, VLSI design and embedded hardware design, information security and system admin and auditing, software technology and industrial automation system design commencing in February and March. Apply immediately to the course coordinator, DOEACC Centre, NIT Campus P.O., Kozhikode – 673 601; ph: 0495 228 7266; e-mail: trng@doeacccalicut.ac.in. For details, visit www.doeacccalicut.ac.in.

 source: http://www.hindu.com/edu/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150070200.htm

AIIMS entrance examination for admission to the MBBS course

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi will invite applications for an entrance examination for admission to the MBBS course (commencing in August) during the middle of February. Admission notification may be expected during the second week of February, available also on www.aiims.edu or www.aiims.ac.in. Those who have passed Plus Two or equivalent examinations with physics, chemistry, biology or biotechnology and English securing minimum 60 per cent marks in aggregate in these subjects (50 per cent for those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes) or those appearing for the Plus Two examination in 2011 may apply. Online and offline application facilities will be provided.

source : http://www.hindu.com/edu/2011/02/01/stories/2011020150070200.htm

Spike in student intake for postgraduate courses

Almost all the seats in government and aided colleges, available under CAP in MG University, have been filled.

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The Centralised Allotment Process (CAP) for admission to the postgraduate programmes seems to have helped the Mahatma Gandhi University in registering an increase in the student intake this academic year.

A review of the allotment process conducted by the university found that the student intake in 2010-11 has improved considerably compared to the previous year.

It was found that almost all the seats in government and aided colleges, available under CAP, have been filled. The student intake in unaided colleges has also gone up, according to the report.

Pointing out that students from all districts took admission to the postgraduate programmes offered by the colleges affiliated to the university, Rajan Varughese, Pro-Vice Chancellor, told The Hindu-EducationPlus that the opportunity for students across the State to seek admission to colleges of their choice cutting across geographical limits has resulted in a change in the social and cultural composition of the student community enrolled in different colleges.

It is pertinent to note in this context that students from Malabar region got admission to colleges in central Travancore, he said.

Explaining that the principals of many affiliated colleges had informed the university that the colleges got students in all the postgraduate programmes, Dr. Varughese said that hostels in several colleges, which were affected by poor enrolment, have found a fresh leash of life following the increase in student intake. In Pathanamthitta, women's hostels of affiliated colleges were filled with students from northern Kerala, he said.

Self-financing colleges

The university has learnt that the self-financing colleges also benefited from CAP. The enrolment to these colleges improved with allotment made by the university. He said that the rural and less-known colleges were the major beneficiaries of CAP.

The number of students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes categories and other backward communities also increased at the postgraduate level, he said.

The review report found that CAP could reduce the cost involved in submitting multiple application forms for various colleges, as the entire process was web-enabled and online. Students were able to select the programme of their choice in any college by submitting a single application.

In government colleges all the seats were filled through CAP. Sixty per cent seats in aided colleges run by backward communities were filled through the centralised allotment process. Seventy per cent seats were brought under the CAP in aided colleges run by forward communities.

In unaided colleges, 50 per cent seats were filled through centralised allotment process.

Fifty per cent of the seats for unaided courses offered by aided colleges were also be filled through this process. LBS Centre at Thiruvananthapuram provided the technical support to the special cell of the university in the implementation of CAP.

source:http://www.hindu.com/edu/2011/01/25/stories/2011012550150300.htm

CBSE CCE Result 2011 : Common Result for Board and Home Exam

Important: kindly note that schools would not communicate the marks of summative assessment – II to the candidates of class x under any circumstances.

As per the scheme laid down and communicated earlier, the board would be declaring the results of the candidates of class x in the month of may along with the results of board based summative assessment-ii, and will be issuing the uniform certificate to every student.

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Rescheduling of AIEEE Exam From 24.04.2011 to 01.05.2011 (Sunday)

AIEEE - 2011

Programme of Action (PoA), 1992 under the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 envisaged conduct of a common entrance examination on all India basis for admission to professional and technical programmes in the country. For admission to Engineering and Architecture/Planning programmes, Government of India vide Resolution dated 18th October 2001 has laid down a Three-Exam Scheme (JEE and AIEEE at the National Level and the State Level Engineering Entrance Examinations (SLEEE) for State Level Institutions with an option to join AIEEE). This takes care of varying admission standards in these programmes and helps in maintenance of professional standards. This also solves problems of overlaps and reduces physical, mental and financial burden on students and their parents due to multiplicity of entrance examinations.

The Ninth All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was held on 25th April, 2010. 1065100 candidates appeared, out of 1118148 candidates registered, for the examination at 1623 centres located in 86 cities. Approximately, 26816 seats for BE/B.Tech & 936 seats for B.Arch/B.Planning in various institutions, namely National Institutes of Technology, IIITs, Deemed Universities, Technical Institutions, Delhi Technological University, Delhi and other Govt. funded Institutions were offered through this examination A centralized online counselling had been organized for filling up the All India seats by the Central Counseling Board. The States/Institutes listed below used AIEEE-2010 ranks to fill seats through their own counselling:- West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Delhi Technological University, Delhi and N.S.I.T, Delhi under Delhi University.

Keeping in view greater variety of subjects offered by different School Boards at the 10+2 (Class XII) level, more subject combinations in qualifying examination (10+2) would now be possible. For the convenience of candidates, provision for on-line submission of Application Form has also been made.

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