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S P I T Andheri


FEES-------43000/-

Xaviers Institute of Engg.

FEES----------36500/-

Saraswati College of Engg.

FEES--------43000/-

Watumull Institute ,Worli


FEES--------49450/-

S I E S Nerul

FEES--------------49880/-

Excelsior Education Society's K C College of Engg.


FEES------40500/-

K J Somaiya Institute Sion


FEES------41580/-

Don Bosco Institute Of Technology


FEES---------49090/-

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology


FEES----------59500/-

St. Francis Instute of Technology



FEES-----------38980/-

Thakur College of Engg. and Technology


FEES-------------65000/-

Atharva College of Engg.

FEES---35790/-

SSPM's College of Engg.


Rizvi Education Societys Rizvi college of Engg.


FEES-------------22680/-

Vidyavardhini College of Engg. and Technology


FEES--------------40560/-

Parshvanath College of Engg.


FEES-----------45470/-

Terna Engg. College

FEES-------------41820/-

Ramrao Adik Education Socitey's Ramrao Adik Instute of Technology(RAIT)


FEES----------36000/-

Manjara Charitable Trusts Rajiv Gandhi Instute of Technology


FEES-----------40000/-

Lokmanya College of Engg.

FEES----------38300/-

Bharti Vidyapeeth Colloege of Engg.

FEES -----------37000/-

Jawahar Education Society A C Patil College of Engg.


Agnel Charities Fr. Rodrigues Institute of Technology


FEES----------33640/-

Shivajirao S. Jondhale College of Engg.


FEES----------45500/----

Vivekanand Educations Society's Institute of Technology

FEES------------51000/-

Thadomal Shahani Engg. College


FEES-------------55000/-

Mahavir Education Trusts Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engg. College

FEES---41000/-

Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthans College of Engg.


FEES---------52400/---------

Anjuman-I-Islams M H Saboo Siddik College of Engg.


FEES-------------45480/-

K J Somaiya College of Engg. Vidyavihar



FEES-------------49100/-

Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engg. Bandra

Sadar Patel College Of Engg.

FEES---------24000/-

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Top 100 Engineering Colleges in India

Well never completely able to decide which college to take admission in?
Here is a guide.......a list of top 100 colleges in india check them and give your preferences......

1]
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kanpur
Kanpur
2]
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Kharagpur
Kharagpur
3]
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Bombay
Mumbai
4]
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras
Chennai
5]
Indian Institute of Technology IIT Delhi
Delhi
6 ]
BITS Pilani
Pilani
7]
IIT Roorkee
Roorkee
8]
IT-BHU
Varanasi
9]
IIT-Guwahati
Guwahati
10]
College of Engg , Anna University
Guindy
11]
Jadavpur University , Faculty of Engg & Tech
Calcutta
12]
Indian School of Mines
Dhanbad
13]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Warangal
14]
BIT, Mesra
Ranchi
15]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Trichy
16]
Delhi College of Engineering
New Delhi
17]
Punjab Engineering College
Chandigarh
18]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Suratkal
19]
Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology
Allahabad
20]
Thapar Inst of Engineering & Technology
Patiala
21]
Bengal Eng and Science University , Shibpur
Howrah
22]
MANIT
Bhopal
23]
PSG College of Technology
Coimbatore
24]
IIIT
Hyderabad
25]
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
Kanpur
26]
Malviya National Institute of Technology
Jaipur
27]
VNIT
Nagpur
28]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Kozhikode
29]
Dhirubhai Ambani IICT
Gandhinagar
30]
Osmania Univ. College of Engineering
Hyderabad
31]
College of Engineering , Andhra University
Vishakhapatnam
32]
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
New Delhi
33]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Kurukshetra
34]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Rourkela
35]
SVNIT
Surat
36]
Govt. College of Engineering
Pune
37]
Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal
38]
JNTU
Hyderabad
39]
R.V. College of Engineering
Bangalore
40]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Jamshedpur
41]
University Visvesvaraya College of Engg.
Bangalore
42]
VJTI
Mumbai

43]
Vellore Institute of Technology
Vellore
44]
Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Coimbatore
45]
SSN College of Engineering
Chennai
46]
IIIT
Allahabad
47]
College of Engineering
Trivandrum
48]
NIT Durgapur
Durgapur
49]
SIT
Calcutta
50]
Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech
Mumbai
51]
Sardar Patel College of Engineering
Mumbai

52]
P.E.S. Institute of Technology
Bangalore
53]
Maharashtra Institute of Technology
Pune
54]
Amrita Institute of Technology & Science
Coimbatore
55]
National Institute of Engineering
Mysore
56]
B.M.S. College of Engineering
Bangalore
57]
Laxminarayan Institute Of Tech.
Nagpur
58]
Nirma Institute of Technology
Ahmedabad
59]
IIIT
Pune
60]
Amity School of Engineering
Noida
61]
JNTU
Kakinada
62]
S.J. College of Engineering
Mysore
63]
Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology
Hyderabad
64]
IIIT
Bangalore
65]
SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai
66]
SASTRA
Thanjavur
67]
Bangalore Institute of Technology
Bangalore
68]
The Technological Inst. of Textile & Sciences
Bhiwani
69]
III
Gwalior
70]
JNTU
Anantpur
71]
M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology
Bangalore
72]
Gitam
Vishakhapatnam
73]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Hamirpur
74]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Jalandhar
75]
SV University Engineering College
Tirupati
76]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Raipur
77]
Vasavi College of Engineering
Hyderabad
78]
The ICFAI Inst of Science and Technology
Hyderabad
79]
NIT- National Institute of Technology
Patna
80]
Cummins Colleges of Engg of Women
Pune
81]
VIT
Pune
82]
Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College
Nagpur
83]
Muffakham Jah Engineering College
Hyderabad
84]
Karunya Institute of Technology
Coimbatore
85]
D.J. Sanghvi
Mumbai
86]
Sathyabhama Engineering College
Chennai
87]
Kongu Engineering College
Erode
88]
Mepco Schlek Engineering College
Sivakasi
89]
Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College
Ludhiana
90]
Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology
Chennai
91]
SDM College of Engineering
Dharwad
92]
R.V.R. & J.C. College Of Engg
Guntur
93]
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
New Delhi
94]
K.L. College of Engineering
Veddeswaram
95]
Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology
Nadiad
96]
S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science
Indore
97]
Jabalpur Engineering College
Jabalpur
98]
Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering
Trivandrum
99]
G.H. Patel College of Engg & Technology
Vallabh Vidyanagar
100]
Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
Bhubaneshwar

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ADMISSION NOTIFICATION (CAP FORM INFORMATION)

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Please read below for information.
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DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION


MAHARASHTRA STATE


3, MAHAPALIKA MARG, POST BOX NO. 1967, MUMBAI-400 001.


PH:(022) 22620601, 22690602 FAX:22692102


Help Line Nos:-(022) 22626853/54




SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM, DOCUMENT VERIFICATION, CONFIRMATION AT ARC AND PREPARATION OF MERIT LIST FOR ADMISSION TO FIRST YEAR OF FOUR YEAR DEGREE COURSES IN


1. ENGINEERING/TECHNOLOGY


2. PHARMACY




A. State Government/Aided Colleges, University Managed Institutes, University Departments (Except in five Autonomous Engineering Institutes viz. VJTI, Mumbai; UICT, Mumbai; COE Pune; SGGS IE&T, Nanded & WCE, Sangli)
B. Such Unaided colleges and/or such number of seats from Unaided colleges which by mutual consent have decided to form part of this admission process.
Minimum eligibility criteria for applying to admission to these courses are as mentioned in the Information Brochures of the respective courses issued at the time of submission of application form for MHT-CET 2007.
The “Online Application Form” is being made available to only those eligible candidates, who are desirous of seeking admission to the aforesaid colleges through this Admission Process on the official websites viz.
www.dte.org.in/fe2007 (for Engineering/Technology courses) and www.dte.org.in/ph2007 (for Pharmacy course). Aspiring candidates are required to Fill in the Online Application Form, take the printout of the Online Application Form and Confirm the Online application form in person along with duly signed printout of the
Online Application form, required documents (both originals & attested copies) at the Application Form Receipt Center (ARC) listed below as per schedule. The merit list of eligible candidate for Centralized Admission Process (CAP) will be displayed on website.
Applications of Maharashtra State, OMS, and AIEEE candidates received by post at ARC/DTE office will be rejected and no communication will be done with the candidate.



Note:
1. It is MANDATORY for all eligible aspiring Maharashtra State, AIEEE-2007 (Paper-1) qualified and J&K Migrant candidates to submit and confirm Online application form.
2. Eligible AIEEE-2007 (Paper-1) qualified Maharashtra State candidate should fill up separate application form for admission against AIEEE seats.
3. If the candidate fails to confirm the online filled application form, then such online filled application will be rejected and name of such candidate will not appear in the merit list(s) prepared for the purpose of CAP. Such candidates whose names do not appear in the merit list(s) will not be able to participate in entire Centralized admission process.
4. AIEEE-2007 (Paper-1) qualified candidates applying for Engineering Courses: Such candidates should confirm the application form at ARC, along with a DD/Pay order of Rs. 900/- (of Rs. 700/- in case of candidates of Backward class categories belonging only to Maharashtra State).
5. J & K Migrant Candidates applying for Engineering courses: Such candidates should send print out of duly filled in and signed online application form for confirmation along with a DD/Pay order of Rs. 900/- and attested copies of required documents to: The Principal, Sardar Patel College of Engineering,
Versova Road, Munshi Nagar, Andheri (West), Mumbai-400 058



6. AIEEE and J&K Migrant candidates should draw D.D./ Pay Order of specified amount on any Scheduled/Nationalised/Commercial Bank in favour of “The Director, Technical Education, Maharashtra State” Payable at Mumbai.
2
Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for Engineering/Technology Courses:
For the academic year 2007-08, the Competent Authority shall conduct total Four (4) rounds of Centralized Admission. The CAP shall consist of first three (3) rounds of Centralized Allotment wherein eligible candidates (both Maharashtra and AIEEE) will fill separate/fresh Online Option forms for respective rounds. Fourth round
of CAP shall be conducted by way of counseling only for the eligible Maharashtra State candidates. Candidates who have filled in and confirmed the aforesaid Online Application form for Admission to Engineering course at ARCs and who have been assigned a merit no. shall be eligible to participate in the CAP
except:



• Those Candidates who have once confirmed their admission in any one of the aforesaid five
Autonomous Institutes are not eligible to participate in any of the CAP rounds-I/II/III/IV
conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education, M.S., Mumbai. Even if such candidate
subsequently cancels their admission in Autonomous institutes, they will not be considered eligible
to participate in CAP Rounds I/II/III/IV.
Centralized Admission Process (CAP) for Pharmacy Course:


For the academic year 2007-08, the Competent Authority shall conduct total Three (3) rounds of Centralized Admission. The CAP shall consist of first two (2) rounds of Centralized Allotment wherein eligible candidates (both Maharashtra and OMS) will fill separate/fresh Online Option forms for respective rounds. Third round of CAP shall be conducted by way of counseling only for the eligible Maharashtra State candidates.
Candidates who have filled in and confirmed the aforesaid Online Application form for Admission to Pharmacy course at ARCs and who have been assigned a merit no. shall be eligible to participate in the CAP.


Information Brochure:


The Information Brochure containing Institute Information, coursewise intake, choice codes, Instructions to fill in the online option form of each CAP rounds, Rules of Eligibility to participate in CAP Rounds etc. will be made available to all eligible Candidates free of cost after showing Acknowledgement-cum-Receipt letter at the
ARCs, before filing up the Option form of CAP Round-I. The detailed schedule of availability of Information Brochure, filling of online option forms for each CAP rounds etc. will be notified on the official website www.dte.org.in. Candidates should carefully go through the entire Information Brochure and follow the instructions set out therein for further course of selection and admission. Kindly note that non-compliance with
any of the provisions set out in the Information Brochure will result in rejection of claim for admission.

1] ARC02 Sardar Patel College of Engineering, Versova Road, Munshi Nagar, Andheri (West),Mumbai -400058
2 ]ARC01 Government Polytechnic, 49, Kherwadi, Ali Yawar Jung Marg, Bandra (E), Mumbai -400051
3 ]ARC03 K. J. Somaiya Polytechnic, Vidyanagar, Vidyavihar,Mumbai-400077
4 ]ARC53 K.J.Somaiya College of Engineering, Vidya_Nagar, Vidya Vihar, Mumbai-400077
5 ]ARC54 Sir J.J. College of Architecture,78 / 3, Dr. D.N. Road, Fort ,Mumbai-400001
6 ]ARC06 Parshwanath College of Engg., Kasar-vadavali, Ghodbunder Road, Thane(w), 400 601.
7 ]ARC08 Ramrao Adik Education Society's Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology,Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyanagar,
Sector-7, Phase-I, Nerul, Navi Mumbai,Thane-400706
8 ]ARC05 Shivajirao S. Jondhale College of Engineering, Sheel Kalyan Highway,Behind Venkatesh Petrolpump,
Sonarpada,Manpada Post, Dombivali (E)-421204
9 ]ARC09 Thakur College of Engineering and Technology, Shyamnarayan Thakur Marg,Thakur Village, Kandivali
(E)- 400101
10 ]ARC07 Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering and Technology, Vasai Road (W Rly), Tal: Vasai-401202
11 ]ARC11 Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues Collegeof Engineering, Father Agnel Ashram , Band-stand, Bandra (W),
Mumbai -400050
12 ]ARC30 Manjara Charitable Trust's Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology,Off Juhu Versova Link Road, Versova,
Andheri (W), Mumbai-400053
13 ]ARC51 Vidyalankar Institute of Technology,Vidyalankar College Marg, Wadala (E), Mumbai -400037
14 ]ARC55 Saraswati Edu Soc's Saraswati College of Engineering, Plot No 46/46 A, Sector 5 Kharghar, Navi
Mumbai -410210
15 ]ARC56 St.Francis Inst. Of Technology (Engg. College) Mount Poinsur, S.V.P. Road, Borivli ( W ), Mumbai -
400103
16 ]ARC57 Watumull Institute of Electronics Engg. and Computer Technology,47, Dr. R.G. Thadani Marg, (near
Venus Apartment) Worli, Mumbai-400018
17 ]ARC58 Excelsior Education Society's K.C.College of Engineering Mithbunder Road, Near Sadguru Gardens,
Kopri, Thane (E) -400603
18 ]ARC59 Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Engineering, Vengaon Road, Dahivali, Karjat - 410201
19 ]ARC04 Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Vidyavihar, P.O. Lonere, Ta-Mangaon -402103
20 ]ARC10 Government Polytechnic, Near Thiba Palace, Ratnagiri -415612
Pune University
21 ]ARC12 Government Polytechnic, Pune University Road,Pune-411016
22 ]ARC13 Cusrow Wadia Institute of Technology, 19,BundgardenRd.,Pune-411001
23 ]ARC29 Padmashri Dr.D.Y. Patil Pratishthan's Padmashri D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering & Techonology
Opp. H. A. Factory Ltd.,Sant Tukaram Nagar ,Pimpri - 411018
24 ]ARC31 Progressive Education Society's Modern College of Engineering1186 A, Shivajinagar, Off. J.M. Road,
Pune-411005
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Sr.No. ARC ID Name & Address of the Application Form Receipt Centers
25 ]ARC32 Maharashtra Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Paud Road, Survey No.124, Ex-Servicemen Colony,Paud
Road, Kothrud, Pune -411038
26 ]ARC33 Bansilal Ramanath Agarwal Charitable Trust's Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Upper Indira
Nagar, Bibwewadi, Pune - 411 037
27 ]ARC34 Sinhgad College of Engineering, 44/1, Vadgaon (BK), Off Sinhgad Road, Pune- 411041
28 ]ARC60 Pune Vidyarthi Griha's College of Engineering and Technology,44, Vidyanagari, Parvati, Shivdarshan
Chowk, Near MuktanganEnglish School, Pune -411009
29 ]ARC61 JSPM's Jayawantrao Sawant college of Engineering,S. No. 58, Indrayani Nagar, Handewadi Road
Hadapsar, Pune -411028
30 ]ARC62 Rajarshi Shahu College of Engineering, Tathawade, S.No.80, Pune-Mumbai Bypass Highway,
Tathawade, Pune - 411033
31 ]ARC63 G.H. Raisoni College of Engineering & Management, Wagholi, Nagar Road, Pune. -412207
32 ]ARC35 Vidya Pratishthan’s Institute of Information Technology, Vidya Pratishathan's College of Engineering
(VPCOE) Vidyanagari, Bhigwan Road, Baramati- 413133
33 ]ARC52 Amrutvahini College of Engineering, P.O.: Sangamner Sakhar Karkhana, Tal : Sangamner, -422608
34 ]ARC36 N.D.M.V.P. Samaj's College of Engineering,Udoji Maratha Boarding Campus, Near Pumping Station,
Gangapur Road, Nashik-422013
35 ]ARC14 Government Polytechnic, New Bldg Campus,Samangaon Road Nashik Road, Nashik -422101
36 ]ARC64 MET's Institute of Engineering, Bhujbal Knowledge City, MET League of Colleges, Adgaon, Bhujbal
Knowledge City , MET's Institute Of Engineering, Adgaon Nashik-422003
37 ]ARC37 Government Polytechnic, Post Box No. 71,Burudgaon Road Ahmednagar -414001
North Maharashtra University
38 ]ARC15 Government College of Engineering, Opp.Govt I.T. I. National Highway No-6, Jalgaon -425002
39 ]ARC38 Government Polytechnic Vidyanagri Deopur Dhule -424005
40 ]ARC39 R. C. Patel Institute of Technology Near Nimzari Naka, Shirpur Dist. Dhule - 425405,
41 ]ARC65 Shram Sadhana Bombay Trust's College of Engineering and Technology, P.O.Box 94, C.O.E.T Jalgaon -
425001
Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad
42 ]ARC16 Government College of Engineering,Station Road, Osmanpura, Aurangabad- 431005
43 ]ARC41 Government Polytechnic, Tuljapur Road, Osmanabad - 413501
44 ]ARC42 Mahatma Basaweshwar Education Society's College of Engineering, Ambejogai, Dist. Beed -431517
45 ]ARC40 Government Polytechnic, Nagewadi, Aurangabad Road, Jalna - 431203
Swami Ramanand Tirth University, Nanded
46 ]ARC17 Shri Guru Gobind Singhji College of Engineering and Technology, Vishnupuri, Nanded - 431606
47 ]ARC18 Puranmal Lahoti Government Polytechnic, Ausa Road Latur, -413531
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
48 ]ARC20 Government College of Engineering, Vidyanagar, Karad, Dist. Satara- 415124
49 ]ARC19 Walchand College of Engineering, Vishrambag, Sangli - 416415
50 ]ARC21 Government Polytechnic, Vidyanagar Kolhapur -416004
51 ]ARC22 Government Polytechnic, Akkalkot Road, Solapur -413006
52 ]ARC23 Shri Vithal Education and Research Institute's College of Engineering, P.O. Box No. 54, Gopalpur -
Ranjani Road, Gopalpur, Pandharpur-413304
53 ]ARC43 Rayat Shikshan Sanstha's Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College of Engineering,Near Circuit House, Sadar
Bazar, Camp-Satara -415001
Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati
54 ]ARC24 Government College of Engineering, VMV Road, Near Kathora Naka, Amravati- 444604
55 ]ARC44 Government Polytechnic, Gadge Nagar, Post-Shivaji Nagar V. M. V. Road, Amravati - 444603
56 ]ARC25 Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering,College Campus, Khamgaon Road, Shegaon -
444203
57 ]ARC45 Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering and Technology, MIDC, Lohara, Amaravati Road, Yavatmal -
445001
58 ]ARC66 Government Polytechnic, Resod Road, Washim -444505
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Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur
59 ]ARC26 Government College of Engineering, C/o. Sukhada Processing Plant Building, Jivan Safalya Colony,
Ramnagar, Chandrapur - 442401
60 ]ARC28 Government Polytechnic, Sadar, Mangalwar Bazar,Sadar, Nagpur. - 440001
61 ]ARC67 Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, L.I.T.Premises, Opposite Bharatnagar, Amravati Road, Nagpur -
440033
62 ]ARC46 G.H Raisoni Institute of Information Technology(GHRIIT), 2nd Floor, B-Wing, LAB-3, 345, Shraddha
House, Kingsway, Nagpur-440 001
63 ]ARC27 Shri. Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Ramdeo Tekdi,Gittikhadan, Katol Road,
Nagpur- 440013
64 ]ARC47 Government Polytechnic, M.I.D.C Road Gadchiroli -442605
65 ]ARC48 Government Polytechnic, Arvi. Dist Wardha - 442201
66 ]ARC49 Government Polytechnic, Sendur Wafa, Sakoli Dist Bhandara - 441802
67 ]ARC50 Gondia Education Society's Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology, Kudwa,
Gondia - 441614
Out side Maharashtra
68 ]ARC68 SSR College of Pharmacy, Sayli, Silvassa (For Pharmacy course only)
Note: ARCs will remain open on all days of schedule (including holidays) between 11AM to 5 PM.
(Prof. N.B. Pasalkar)
Director, Technical Education,
Maharashtra State, Mumbai


Keep your options open, always

DU isn't the last post. Sons of soil have risen from the east as well. Here are some colleges from Kolkata:

Presidency College, Kolkata
Best (popular) Courses: Economics, Statistics, Physics; History, English, Sociology.

Seats Available: 30 in each subject

Outstation Quota: None. But candidates from all over the country are welcome.

Hostel: Separate hostel facilities for outstation boys and girls.

Entrance Exam: The college gives cut-off marks based on which the candidates can apply online. There is entrance exam for every subject and students have to come to Kolkata to take the exam. All details on the entrance exam are available on college website.

Weightage to CBSE & ISC: No weightage given to students of any board. Merit is the sole criteria for selection.

Website & Phone No.: www.presidencyadmis sion.net 033-22412738

Interesting Add On: The college library not only boasts of a huge collection but has some of the rarest of rare books. The college arranges various workshops for students during holidays. Some departments have the most respected and well-known teachers in the country. The college offers 100 per cent placement in most of its courses.

Campus Feel: The 16-acre campus of this 190-year-old college would instantly take you back in time. The college has a very interesting mix of students who are not only bright but are politically and socially conscious.

Famous Alumni: Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattachajee, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Oscar winning film director Satyajit Ray, national award winning film director Aparna Sen, poet Sankha Ghosh are some of the many illustrious alumni that the college has produced in two centuries.
Head of Institution: "In our college, we have students from every social strata from all over the country. For the past two centuries, the college has helped many poor meritorious students to climb up the social ladder and reach the pinnacle of their sector. We specialise in bringing out the best from our students," said Prof. Mamata Ray, principal.

St. Xaviers' College, Kolkata
Best (popular) Courses:
Accountancy, Economics; English, Mass Communication; Physics, Micro-biolo gy and five years' integrated MSc in Bio-technology.

Seats Available: Between 35 and 40.

Outstation Quota: No outstation quota. Merit is the sole criteria.

Hostel: Hostel accommodation for outstation boys available. Girl's hostel under construction.

Entrance Exam: No entrance exam. Admission done through merit list. Students interested in Mass Communication will have to take an entrance exam.

Weightage to CBSE & ISC: The college prepares a separate merit list for ISC, CBSE and state board students. Equal number of students are admitted from each board.

Website & Phone No.: www.sxccal.edu 033-22877278

Interesting Add On: The college has the latest computer and multi-media aided classrooms. Personal attention from the faculty members is the USP of this 147- year-old institution spread over six acres. Laboratory and library facilities are highly rated by students.

Campus Feel: It is the known as the coolest campus in Kolkata. The students are highly fashion conscious.

Famous Alumni: Famous scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose, cricketer Sourav Ganguly, actor Utpal Dutta, Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Kamal Nath, parliamentarian Amar Singh, former chief minister of Bengal Jyoti Basu, industrialist Laxmi Mittal, Vijay Mallya, S.K. Birla, Aditya Birla and Sanjeev Goenka.

Head of Institution: "Our college has a very international character. There is no students' politics. We specialise in producing some of the best brains in the country and our placement records can be the envy of any college," said Father P.C. Mathew, principal.

Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Best (Popular) Courses:
Physics, Chemistry, Maths; Economics, English, Comparative Literature, History; Computer Science Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.

Seats Available: Different from course to course. On an average, between 30 and 40.

Outstation Quota: No outstation quota, but students from all over the world come here.

Hostel: Separate hostel facilities for outstation boys and girls.

Entrance Exam: Entrance Exam is conducted for English and Economics. Questions cover the syllabus of Class XII. To get into Engineering, students have to clear the West Bengal Joint Entrance Exam. For other subjects, the selection is made through merit list.

Weightage to CBSE & ISC: The University compiles two merit lists - the first one is for the state board class XII pass outs, the second one is for CBSE and ISC students.

Website & Phone No.: www.jadavpur.edu; 033-24146000

Interesting Add On: The university is set on a 67-acre lush green campus. It boasts of the best placement records. The University is also known for its recreation clubs for students which includes mountaineering, chess, photography, drama and sports. The university has four canteens.

Campus Feel: The campus is cosmopolitan in nature and attracts students from many European and African countries. Lot of students from North-East also come here.

Famous Alumni: Subir Raha, former chairman of ONGC, parliamentarian Md. Salim, state IT minister Debesh Das.

Head of Institution: "Our University is one of the top five universities in the country, according to UGC. We are known for our progressive outlook towards education. The university also offers the best facility in terms of infrastructure and faculty to its students," said Siddhartha Dutta, pro-Vice Chancellor.

Flawed result snuffed out his life

Dilip Kumar Gautam always wanted to be a doctor. And his roll number figured in the revised second list of successful candidates in the Uttar Pradesh Combined Pre-Medical Test declared on Thursday.
But no one was celebrating at his home. The 25-year-old had killed himself on June 15, a day after the Veer Bahadur Singh Poorvanchal University declared the faulty first list of those who had made it.
His family said Gautam was depressed when he did not find his name in the first list. He killed himself on the rail tracks. That faulty list, as admitted by the university authorities, had led to angry protests in the city and had led to a probe ordered by the state government.
On June 16, the university that conducted the examination accepted that a “technical error” had caused gross inaccuracy in the results. Vice-Chancellor Prof K.P. Singh said, “The error occurred while preparing the sequential statement for the answer key.”
But that error caused the death of a young life. There was no way it could be corrected, according to Gautam’s father Omprakash, a pharmacist. Gautam was his only son.
He was informed about his son’s result by reporters who had been keeping track of the developments.
Struggling to hold back his tears, Omprakash spoke of his son and why he committed suicide. “When he did not see his number in the list of successful candidates, he was upset… that’s why the took the decision,” he said.
In the fresh results, Gautam has an overall rank of 9,850 and 735 under the scheduled caste category. The result was good enough for a dental science seat. Former vice-chancellor of the UP King George’s University of Dental Sciences Prof C.P. Govila said: “He obviously could not have made it in to the MBBS course but he could have got a seat in the BDS course.”Vice-Chancellor resigns Soon after declaring the corrected CPMT results, Purvanchal University Vice-Chancellor Dr K.P. Singh tendered his resignation to Governor T.V. Rajeswar who accepted it.
Apparently unaware of Singh’s move, Chief Minister Mayawati wrote to the Governor recommending removal of the Vice-Chancellor.
Singh was the chairman of the committee that conducted the CPMT examination and has been found guilty of laxity and declaring faulty, erroneous and incorrect results, which led to statewide chaos.
Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh clarified in response to Mayawati’s letter. “The Government is not aware till now about the resignation of Dr Singh and the letter recommending his dismissal and action against him was sent to the Governor this morning,” he said.
The Cabinet Secretary, quoting from a inquiry committee report, said that it was detected during the checking that only the chairman, Dr KP Singh had signed on the keys of the CPMT results and four other members of the committee were not even involved in preparation of the results in any manner.
The inquiry committee opined that the entire responsibility of making wrong keys and not rechecking the keys during the processing of the results was that of Dr KP Singh.

DU hands admission data to colleges

Undergraduate admissions moved a step further on Thursday with Delhi University forwarding collated student applications data to various college principals.

In a meeting of principals on Thursday, DU vice-chancellor Deepak Pental underscored the importance of the move, saying it will make the admission process uniform, a process set rolling four years ago with the introduction of the common pre-admission form.

The data CD was handed to various college heads and contains both individual college application data and the combined data for all colleges. “This was not just an innovative decision but a much deliberated one,” said S.K. Vij, dean, student welfare.

“This process will enable colleges to review each applicant’s details, including college preferences. This would help the college decide the number of candidates they can accommodate and if they wish to take in a few extra as there as usually a few students who decide to drop out,” he added. The university has also introduced an ‘admission query system’.

“This would enable colleges to review any individual’s data by name or application number. Similarly, in case a student misplaces his receipt or has confusions regarding the colleges he has applied to, he could access his application information by feeding in his number or name,” said Vij.

According to the dean, students welfare, a trend witnessed since the introduction of common pre-admission forms is that the cut-offs for the so-called ‘elite’ colleges have been restrained and the cut-offs for the lesser-known colleges have gone up.

“Owing to a common admission form, most students apply to a variety of colleges thereby raising the bar for all colleges across the board,” said Vij. This year, in all there were 91,927 applications through the common pre-admission forms, although the total number of actual candidates could be lower owing to multiple applications by an applicant.

A total of 7,209 multiple applications were received. There were 48, 592 male applicants and 43,335 female applicants. “This difference of about 5,000 students between male and female applicants is not so surprising. This has usually been the trend over the last several years,” said a DU admission official. The most sought after courses are B.Com, Economics, English, Political Science and History.

Inspiring Educational Quotations for Students from the Famous and not so Famous:

Abraham Lincoln:
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

Epictetus:
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Anne Frank:
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

Albert Einstein:
It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

Albert Einstein:
It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not entirely strangled the holy curiosity of inquiry.

Booker T. Washington:
Success
is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed.

Richard C Miller:
Even if at first you do succeed, you still have to work hard to stay there.

Anthony Robbins:
The secret of success is learning how to use pain and pleasure instead of having pain and pleasure use you. If you do that, you're in control of you life. If you don't, life controls you.

Paul J. Meyer:
The only honest measure of your success is what you are doing compared to your true potential

Barbara Hershey:
We measure success and depth by length of time, but it is possible to have a deep relationship that doesn't always stay the same.

Anonymous:
Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out.

Anonymous:
Only very foolish people are convinced that they are never wrong. Confess often!

Anonymous:
Loud does not always mean right. Quiet does not always mean fearful.

Anonymous:
What have you learned from your mistakes lately?

IIT JEE 2007 Results out - 7,200 candidates clear IIT-JEE

New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Of the more than 200,000 students who appeared, 7,200 have cleared the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) 2007 that paves the way for admission into the country's most elite engineering courses.

This year, 243,029 candidates had appeared for the examination to get admission into the seven IITs in Delhi, Mumbai, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Chennai and Roorkee as well as the Institute of Technology at the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.

"We are happy with the result and counselling will start from June 19," said Kushal Sen, professor in charge of placement and training at IIT-Delhi.

While counselling will conclude June 22, the courses allocated to the successful candidates will be declared June 29.

Of the 7,200 candidates who had qualified the entrance, 2,235 are from the IIT-Mumbai zone, followed by 1,688 candidates from IIT Chennai zone and 1,398 from the IIT-Delhi zone.

While 137 candidates have qualified from Guwahati, 513 are from Kanpur, 733 from Kharagpur and 496 from Roorkee.

The topper of the all India merit list is A. Bansal (Reg. No. 2088031) from the Delhi zone.

This year, 54,025 girls had taken the exam and 587 qualified.

While 594 Scheduled Caste candidates have made it to the last leg, 109 were from the Scheduled Tribe category. Fifteen physically challenged candidates also cleared the exam.

Delhi High Court allows CFAI to conduct exams in India

New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday allowed the US-based Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFAI) to conduct its examination in India from June 3.

Considering the fact that about 7,000 students would be affected, Justice B.D. Ahmed said the CFAI has been allowed to conduct the examinations only for this year.

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had recently decided to ban Indian operations of the CFAI. On Wednesday, the high court reserved its order on the AICTE decision.

The matter would be taken up for further arguments in July after the summer vacation.

On May 18, the AICTE, a government body regulating technical and specialised education in India, had served notice on CFAI to cease its operations in India as it was "flouting regulations".

The CFAI filed a petition in the high court seeking a stay on the notice, to be allowed to conduct the examinations.

The AICTE, on a complaint filed by the Hyderabad-based Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India, had asked the CFA Institute to stop its operations in India, as it had not taken the council's clearance.

The CFAI is a correspondence course and had been operating in India since 1987.

On Monday, the Agartala bench of the Gauhati High Court, in an interim order, upheld the notice sent by the regulatory body for technical education asking the foreign institute conducting the course to immediately stop all operations in India.

Students who clear the CFA examinations are mostly employed as financial analysts by investment banks and broking houses. This year, more students from India will appear in the examination than from either the United Kingdom or Canada.

12 new engineering colleges for Rajasthan

Jaipur, June 6 As many as 12 new engineering colleges will be opened in Rajasthan in the new academic session and will account for an increase of 3,000 engineering seats.
"One government engineering college each would be opened in places like Bikaner, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Jhalawar while one private college each would be opened in Jodhpur, Ganganagar, Pilani, Kota and Alwar," Vasudev Devnani, the minister for education, told IANS.
Jaipur will see three new engineering colleges in this session.
Sources in the technical education department said the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has given an in-principal approval for opening these colleges.
Currently there are around 50 engineering colleges in the state of which around five are in the government sector while about 45 are in the private sector accounting for 16,000 engineering seats in the state.

Star exposes Exam fraud: MPs Deora, Jindal, Panda pass Class 10!

New Delhi, June 6 -The names of three young MPs figure in the list of students who passed this year's Uttar Pradesh Class 10 examination, it has been revealed in a TV sting operation conducted to expose corruption in the state education board.
They are Lok Sabha MPs Milind Deora and Naveen Jindal and Rajya Sabha MP B.J. Panda - all of whom actually completed their education several years ago, said STAR News. The channel clarified that "the honourable MPs had nothing to do with the operation except that their identities were used.
"Their candidature was pushed into the system to expose the level of corruption in the Uttar Pradesh Education Board," said STAR News, which conducted the sting along with investigative portal Cobrapost.
The TV channel claimed that the sting exposes the connivance of school officials, board invigilators and board officials.
In the exposé, "Star News and Cobrapost show just how the copy-mafia operates in Uttar Pradesh. All three MPs were registered as genuine students for this exam. School officials of local schools were only too keen to register these 'MPs' as regular students of their school in exchange for money. The necessary documentation to prove that they had studied in the school was comfortably 'forged'," said the TV channel.
"During our investigation these officials readily admitted to filling out numerous such forms illegally every year. A district school invigilator also accepted money on the promise that he wouldn't conduct surprise checks while the exams were being held.
"A board official posted in Meerut readily accepted money, promising to improve their marks if they did not get enough to pass the exams," said STAR News. When the exams drew near, the greedy school officials changed the photographs on the hall tickets and sent dummy candidates to write the Class 10 exam.
"Thus the three MPs, who had nothing to do with the Uttar Pradesh school board, managed to clear these exams without applying or appearing for these examinations," said the Star News/Cobrapost team.
Their names were used to demonstrate just how deep the rot in the school board exams is and how easily officials connected with the High School and Intermediate Board can destroy the sanctity of examinations.

Assocham to provide free MBA education to 300 girls

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Leading industry lobby the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) Friday said it would provide free Master of Business Administration (MBA) education to 300 underprivileged girls.

Assocham said it would provide 300 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe girls having a family income of less than Rs.5,000 a month, free education along with boarding, lodging, clothing and books at MBA level and help them to provide jobs.

"ASSOCHAM and Rai Foundation (a private higher education institution) would be implementing the decision with immediate effect. The eligible candidates could approach ASSOCHAM on singh@assocham.com," an official statement said.

The statement further said that Assocham should train entrepreneurs from socially and economically backward SC and ST communities at district industry centres in association with the local industries and corporates.

The industry body has also proposed to help establish coaching programme in universities to lower dropout rates amongst backward class students.

Dual degrees - a rising trend in Delhi

New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Dual degrees seem to be catching on among youngsters in Delhi. Thousands of students seeking admission into vocational courses also want a conventional academic degree in hand as a pragmatic ploy to keep all options open.
Neha Phull is studying for a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication from Guru Jambeshwar University in Hisar as a distance-learning student. At the same time, she is pursuing a Bachelors in English Honours through a correspondence course from Delhi University."I don't know whether I will go for a job in journalism after my mass communication course or appear for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) competitive exams. So I am studying for both," said Phull.Keeping one's options open is not the only motivation behind doing two degrees - it's a way of balancing out a vocational diploma or degree from a lesser-known university."I felt very uncomfortable doing a course from a comparatively lesser-known university in the first year. Therefore I joined a BA pass course in Delhi University in the second year," Sharad Vats, a student of Indraprastha University, told IANS."All my family members are graduates of Delhi University ... how could I have done without it? Now I am at peace with myself," he added.Vats joined Delhi University in his second year of graduation but there are many who are unable to cope with the pressure of studying two courses - and quite a few drop out of one after a year or so."My family was after my life to do two courses and submitting the fees for both. But one day I announced that I couldn't manage both and would do my best in one," said Kritika Bushan."I have already bagged a job as an event manager and I am not missing my Delhi University degree," she exclaimed.According to the human resource development ministry, out of 458,884 students who have taken up vocational courses - apart from medicine, engineering or Bachelors of Education - 38,216 students are also pursuing a bachelor's degree from Delhi University.How do Delhi University colleges perceive this trend?Said Ramesh Sharma, principal of Moti Lal Nehru College, Delhi University: "Morally this is wrong. No one can do two courses from Delhi University. But studying for a regular degree from one university and pursuing the other through a correspondence course from another university is generally taken no notice of. No complaint has been received about this trend but it is common knowledge."There has always been an obsession with degrees in India but whereas some decades ago people would put the letters 'BA' as a suffix to their name, this has now graduated to 'PhD'.Earning two degrees in the same time-span seems to be an easier option to add weight to one's academic qualifications now - a trend that looks set to increase in the years to come...

AICTE NOTIFICATION

No. F. 37-3/Legal/2007 :- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23 read with section 10 (b), (o) & (v) of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987), following Regulations are hereby notified by the Council:

(1) Short title and commencement:-

(a) These Regulations may be called the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) admission of students in Degree Engineering Programmes through lateral entry Regulations 2007.

(b) They shall come into force w.e.f. the date of publication in the Official Gazette of India.

(2) Definitions:-

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Act” means the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987);

(b) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act 1956;

(c) ‘Technical Institution” means an Institution set up by Government, Government Aided and Private (self financing) for conducting courses / programmes in the field technical education, training and research in Engineering, Technology Including MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programmes and areas as are notified by the Council from time to time;

(d) “University” means a University defined under clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and includes an institution deemed to be University under section 3 of that Act;

(e) All other words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Act;

(3) Purpose:-

These Regulations provide for admission of diploma holders and B.Sc. graduates into second year degree programmes in Engineering and Technology through lateral entry.

(4) Applicability: -

These Regulations shall be applicable to:

(a) All technical institutions of Govt., Govt. Aided and Private (Self financing) conducting courses / programs in the fields of technical education, training and research in Engineering, Technology including MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programs and areas as are notified by the Council from time to time.

(b) Universities including Deemed to be Universities of Government, Government Aided and Private (self financing) conducting courses / programs in the fields of technical education, training and research in Engineering, Technology including MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programs and areas as are notified by the Council from time to time.

(5) Requirement: -

Under section 10 (o) of AICTE Act, it shall be the duty of the Council to take all such steps as it may think fit for ensuring coordinated and integrated development of technical and management education and maintenance of standards and for the purposes of performing the functions under this Act, the Council may provide guidelines for admission of students to technical institutions and Universities imparting technical education.

6.1 ADMISSION OF DIPLOMA HOLDERS INTO SECOND YEAR DEGREE ENGINEERING PROGRAMES THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY

6.1. (a) Admission of Diploma Holders

Although engineering diploma programmes are conceived as terminal in nature, some flexibility has to be built in to enable the meritorious amongst diploma holders to obtain Engineering degrees. There is evidence of diploma holders pursing an Engineering programme having performed well not only in their academic careers but also in their jobs.

6.1 (b) Eligibility

For being eligible to seek lateral entry to an Engineering degree programme at the second year/ third semester level, a candidate must have passed the diploma in Engineering in the relevant branch with a minimum of 60 percent in the aggregate. Only candidates fulfilling these conditions would be eligible for appearing in the entrance test meant for selection of diploma holders for Lateral entry to degree programmes. The selection of candidates will be based on an entrance test, the merit ranking in the test being the basis of admission.

At present students obtain diploma through different programmes in different States/UTs. Such programmes have different structures and forms like the semester pattern, annual pattern, sandwich pattern, etc. In order to maintain uniformity, a common entrance examination seems essential. Further, it is necessary to select only meritorious students who have passed the diploma with good academic record.

A student who has acquired a diploma in Engineering through a minimum of three years of institutional study, after 10+(Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination) can be considered to be academically equivalent to a student who has passed the first year of the four year Engineering degree programme for which the qualifying examination is of the 12+ level.

The Affiliating University may prescribe compensatory courses to make up deficiencies for diploma holders, who are admitted through lateral entry.

6.2(a) Admission of B. Sc,. Graduates

Science education in the country is suffered primarily due to lack of employment opportunities after completion of degree courses. This trend is affected the science education in the country and only a few students are opting to go for the science stream. In order to provide science students avenues for proper employment opportunities after completing graduation, Science graduates may be permitted to join Engineering courses at second year along with the diploma holders through lateral entry.

6.2 (b) Eligibility:

For being eligible to seek lateral entry to an Engineering degree programme at the second year/ third semester level, a candidate must have passed the Degree in Science (B.Sc.,), with Mathematics as a subject and with a minimum of 60 percent marks in the aggregate. Only candidates fulfilling these conditions would be eligible for appearing in the entrance test meant for selection of B.Sc., graduates for Lateral entry to an Engineering degree programme. The selection of candidates will be based on an entrance test, the merit ranking in the test being the basis of admission.

The affiliating University may exempt B.Sc., degree holders form Science courses and other relevant courses at the second year level and prescribe compensatory courses to makeup deficiencies.

(7) Extent of Lateral Entry

Diploma holders and B.Sc Degree holders shall be eligible for admission to second year Engineering degree programmes up to a maximum of 10% of sanctioned intake, which will be over and above the approved intake (supernumerary). In addition, these candidates shall be eligible for admission in the second year against the vacant seats at first year level. The concerned Admission Authority shall decide the ratio between the diploma holders and B.Sc graduates for admission.

(8) Interpretation

If any question arises as to the interpretation of these Regulations, the same shall be decided by the Council.

The Council shall have the power to issue clarification to remove any doubt which may arise in regard to implementation of these Regulations.

(9) Power to relax

The Council may, in exceptional cases, for removal of any hardship or such other reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these Regulations.

(Prof. R. A. Yadav)

Vice-Chairman

No Negative Marking in UPTU SEE 2007

LUCKNOW: There will be no negative marking in State Entrance Examinations (SEE-2007), organised by UP Technical University (UPTU), this year. However, candidates resorting to ‘guess work’ while attempting multiple choice questions would be at a loss. In case of a tie, an aspirant with less number of incorrect answers will be given preference over others in the merit list.

The cut off marks for final selections have also been increased. While for general and other backward class candidates, cut-off marks will be 25 per cent, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates will have to score at least 20 per cent to make it to the merit list.

Till last year, cut off marks for general and other backward class candidates was 10 per cent and for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidates, five per cent.

Giving this information at a press conference on Monday, vice-chancellor, UP Technical University, Prof Prem Vrat said that over 11.26 lakh aspirants would be appearing in the SEE 2007 conducted for admissions in various technical and management institutes affiliated to UPTU. The SEE 2007 will be conducted on April 21 and 22 at 211 examination centres spread in 26 cities of the state.

There will be 12 nodal centres to manage these examinations. While 33 nodal centre officers and 604 centre controllers will be deputed for smooth conduct of the SEE 2007, as many as 62 flying squads would be on the prowl to check use of unfair means in the examinations.

Controller of examinations, UPTU, Prof VK Singh, said that admit cards have been sent to the candidates. However, those who do not receive admit cards on time can download the same from the UPTU website from April 17 onwards.Click here to download UPTU SEE 2007 Admid Card

Over hundred institutes are affiliated to UPTU. There are 33854 seats in BTech, 3810 in BPharma, 290 in BArch, 430 in hotel management, 8835 in MBA and 6277 in MCA.

Source: TOI

NRI Dental/Medical Seats on Sale !

NDTV News reports - Medical and dental colleges in Maharashtra are selling seats, meant for NRIs to local students for lakhs of rupees.

The colleges are allowed to charge almost three times more for NRI seats but many of them have admitted 'fake' NRIs instead.

Every medical and dental college can reserve 15 per cent seats for NRI students who can be charged nearly three times the fees, compared to general category.

An NRI seat costs upto Rs 6 lakh in medical colleges and over Rs 4 lakh in dental colleges, compared to an average Rs 2.5 lakh in general category.

NRI seats are given out on the condition that the students are legitimate, either NRIs or wards of NRIs.

But now the Pravesh Niyantran Samiti that monitors admissions has found that several of the state's private medical and dental colleges have admitted fake NRI students, all for big money.

The committee has now cancelled admissions of these fake NRI students. In five private medical colleges, it has cancelled nearly 80 per cent NRI admissions.

In colleges like MGM all NRI admissions were found fake. The same goes for private dental colleges where 35 per cent of NRI admissions were cancelled.

Cracking down on the defaulters, the admissions watchdog says that none of these colleges could ''produce even a scrap of paper in support of the claim that the student admitted against NRI quota seats is a ''ward'' or can legally claim to be a ''ward'' of an NRI.''

It appears to be a clear sale of valuable seats by medical and dental colleges to those who can afford to buy them.

NRI quota students need not give the tough Common Entrance Test. Their only eligibility criteria is that they are genuine NRI or their wards. All they need are deep pockets to become a doctor or a dentist.

But now these fake NRI students will lose a year of medical or dental education for which they have paid big money.

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