Class 12 marks will be counted for iitjee:Sibal

Union HRD Minister
Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said
that 12th class board exam
marks will be counted for
admission to the Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT) and said
there will be only one admission
test after the 12th board.
Sibal also said that a task force of
IIT directors will be set up to
submit proposals to the
Government in a month's time
for implementation.
A proposal to have only one
entrance exam for all
engineering colleges, including
IIT, state engineering college and
Central colleges has also been
made, subject to approval of
state government and final
approval by the Finance Ministry
and the Union Government,
informed the HRD Minister.
Talking on the fee hike issue,
Sibal said, "Entry fee has
remained Rs 50 thousand per
year at entry level. There was a
proposal to increase this to Rs 2
lakh. The remaining Rs 1.5 lakh
per year to be paid if the student
gets a job with private sector."
source:ibnlive