200,000 Additional Seats For Engineers : Sibal

It will be a great step by Sibal government regarding student education. Its a good new for engineering studets in India.

In a pleasant surprise for students , Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Thursday announced an increase of almost 200,000 seats in engineering courses in India.

As part of reforms in All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) norms, the minister also announced additional 80,000 seats in management and 2,200 seats in architecture courses.

The norms for land requirement for engineering colleges were also liberalized, with Sibal saying that lesser space will be needed for establishing technical institutes .

While an engineering college in rural India will need 10 acres of land, just 2.5 acres of land will be needed in urban areas. IANS

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Online Exam Could Be A Significant Pattern For Various Exam Prepararion Students

Around one lakh students will have the opportunity to take the All India Engineering/Architecture Examination (AIEEE) online in April 2011. This is the first time that the option of taking the examination online is being given to students.

The examination, conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), determines admissions to several leading institutions offering professional courses, including the National Institutes of Technology (NITs). Over 12 lakh students from all over the country are expected to take the examination.

Coaching institutes can also help students acquainted to learning online. According to Gita Prabhu, director, AIMS Education, an institute that trains students for competitive examinations such as the AIEEE, says that after the BITSAT (test for admission to BITS, Pilani) was made an online examination a few years ago, coaching institutes have also been focussing on training students to use the online tool effectively.

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