(a) whether the Government have decided recently to hold common entrance test for admission in all the undergraduate engineering courses;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the scheme is likely to be implemented in all the engineering institutions/colleges;
(d) if so, the details in this regard; and
(e) the time by which it is likely to be commenced?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN)
(a) to (e): Possibility of holding a common entrance test
for admission in all undergraduate engineering courses has
been considered by the Government. It has been decided to
make a beginning in this regard by extending the Joint
Entrance Examination (JEE) conducted for the IIT system to
include other institutions having certain standards from the
session starting from 2002.