What is ISEET Indian ScienceEngineering Eligibility Test?

ISEET (Indian ScienceEngineering eligibility Test) is the proposed Single National level entrance test to be conducted from the year 2013 for all students who seek admissions into to central engineering institutions As of now ISEET 2013 will replace IITJEE & AIEEE but it is proposed that ISEET will gradually replace all National level exams like IITJEE for IITs, AIEEE for NITs & IIITs, State level exams like RPET, MHCET, Karnataka CET, etc.

Why has the pattern changed?

ISEET 2013 has been proposed by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India to reduce the burden on aspirants due to multiple entrance examinations conducted across India each year The burned on students is tremendous in terms of time, money (examination fee) and the stress caused in scheduling and preparing for each examination Student and parents will also be relieved from anxiety and trauma that they face to as they have to have to restrict their choice of institutions for which they can compete based on the scheduling arrived at based on their time and resources

Will this change beneficial for students in general?

Yes, it is definitely beneficial for students as earlier they had to prepare for many engineering entrance tests, as ISEET implementation will reduce mental and financial burden on the student/parent and save time as well. Students will be relieved from anxiety and trauma caused due to different test syllabus and can concentrate on the single test thus improving the chances of getting admission to a good college. As ISEET will be conducted twice or more during a year and the scores will be valid for two years, students will have multiple chances to improve their scores

What major changes come with the new pattern?

With emphasis on School Board marks a minimum 40% weightage will be mandatorily given to School Board marks in the admission process across India ISEET MAIN (Objective Aptitude Test comprehension, critical thinking, logical reasoning) made a mandatory part of admission process with a minimum of 30% weightage ISEET ADVANCE (Advanced to School Board curriculum & inbetween AIEEE and IITJEE pattern basic science subject knowledge objective test) with a maximum of 30% weightage in admission process made a mandatory part of for taking admissions into IITs and NITs while it is optional for other central and state level institutions

What is the pattern of the ISEET 2013?

ISEET 2013 will be conducted twice in 2013, first in the month of April or May and second in November or December and the ultimate aim is to conduct it thrice or four times in a year Results will be valid for two years while multiple attempts are allowed for students to improve scores by getting multiple attempts ISEET 2013 will be a single day exam in two sessions o Morning Session 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM (3 Hours) o Afternoon Session 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM (3 Hours) ISEET 2013 will have two papers o ISEET MAIN Objective type aptitude test to be held in the morning session to access the abilities of comprehension, critical thinking, logical reasoning of students o ISEET ADVANCE Objective type test to be held in the afternoon session to access the problem solving abilities of a student in basic science subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics

What will be that admission process from 2013 for IITs?

Board Percentage of Class XII will be given 40% weightage while preparing final merit list. Difference in various State Boards and Central Board results will be normalized using scientific statistical normalization on the basis of percentiles formula prepared in consultation with the Indian Statistical Institute which compares the average performance of students appearing in the respective board examination ISEET will replace IITJEE and will come into place from academic session 201213 and a score card will be given to the student appearing in the exam ISEET MAIN and ADVANCE will be compulsory with each having 30% weightage Merit list for the admissions will be prepared by the admission committee for IITs.

What will be that admission process from 2013 for institutes currently using AIEEE rank?
Board Percentage of class XII will be given 40% weightage while preparing final merit list. Different State Boards and Central Board results normalized on the basis of percentile formula suggested by Statistical Institute of India ISEET will replace AIEEE and will come into place from academic session 201213 and a score card will be given to the student appearing in the exam ISEET MAIN and ADVANCE will be compulsory with each having a weightage of 40% and 20% respectively Merit list for the admissions will be prepared by the common admission committee for NITs.

What is the selection process for admissions to other institutes accepting ISEET 2013 scores?
The final cutoff list for admissions with ISEET score will be generated in three steps and each state government or institute will be able to decide the specific weightage it gives to Board, MAIN and ADVANCE exam scores following the guidelines mentioned below: o Class XII Board Score: weightage not less than 40% and can go up to 100% of the total score o ISEET MAIN weightage not less than 30% and can go up to 60% of the total score o ISEET ADVANCE weightage not more than 30% of the total score such that combined score of ISEET MAIN & ADVANCE does not exceed weightage 60% of the total score It would be up to each institution/ groups of institutions/ State agencies to carry out the task of counseling and finally the admission in a coordinated manner

What is ISEET MAIN?

ISEET MAIN is an Objective Aptitude Test like CAT for IIMs, SAT in the USA, partly BITSAT, which will test student for English Comprehension, Critical Thinking & Logical Reasoning MAIN will test the inherent intelligence of the student

What is ISEET ADVANCE?

ISEET ADVANCE is expected to be Advance to School Board curriculum & closer to AIEEE level of difficulty The will have a maximum of 30% weightage in admission process and is a mandatory part of for taking admissions into IITs and NITs while it is optional for other central and state level institutions Since HRD Ministry of India has indicated to pay more emphasis on board education, ISEET ADVANCE exam level is likely to be closer to AIEEE which has the difficulty level advanced to board curriculum

Who will set the papers and conduct ISEET?

The Academic responsibility of ISEET is being entrusted to an Academic Group under the guidance of Director, IITKanpur who will set the question papers and handle the academic management of ISEET CBSE in collaboration with State Boards will physically conduct and manage the examinations across India

Will ISEET replace all State level engineering and science entrance exams?
All states have accepted the new pattern of common entrance exam except Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry and West Bengal which will take the decision by the end of April 2012 Further, It is proposed that ISEET will gradually replace all entrance exams within a couple years and aspirants will have to prepare for only one national entrance exams to take admissions into all science and engineering colleges in India vis a vis IITs, NITs, IIITs, IISc, IISERs, other Technical and Deemed Universities as well as all Private colleges States which will base its admissions on ISEET as of now are Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttarakhand The decision to implement ISEET by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh is final stages The state of Tamil Nadu has rejected ISEET and admissions to state government colleges will be done with 100% weightage for Tamil Nadu State Board results