Multiple Entrance Tests

In order to reform the present system of multiple entrance system, a committee has been constituted to explore the possibility of having one exam in place of IIT-JEE, AIEEE and other State Entrance Examination. The main recommendation of the Acharya Committee, include (i) Standard XII Scores normalized appropriately across Boards should be used to capture the School Science Performance (SSP) (ii) National Aptitude Test (NAT) should be used to capture parameters of interest such as raw intelligence, aptitude general awareness, comprehension and written communication skills (iii) A Composite Weighted Performance (CWP) Score to be computed.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari, in a written reply to a question, in the Lok Sabha today.

Source:pib