Decision to Remove Phy, Maths as Eligibility Criteria for Engg Entrance Exams not Unanimous: Report
News 18The decision to remove physics and maths as eligibility criteria for students taking up engineering entrance tests seems to have found roadblocks. According to an exclusive report by The Indian Express, NITI Aayog member and scientist V K Saraswat expressed serious reservations about the new entry qualification criteria at a meeting chaired by vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on June 11. The All India Council for Technical Education has released the academic calendar for 2021-22 and as per the calendar the classes for existing students of technical courses will begin from September 1 while for the new students the session will commence from September 15. The last date for the completion of the first round of counselling and admission is August 31 and the commencement of classes for the existing students of the technical courses should be September 1.