This year more than 5 lakh candidates will appear in IIT-JEE 2012 entrance exam. The Joint Entrance Exam is jointly conducted for all 15 IITs of the country. This year 16,000 more students will appear for this test. Last year the number was 4.86 lakh whereas in 2010 just 4.56 lakh students took this test. Officers in all JEE offices, informed that they are still scrutinizing the applications and the final number of the test takers will range between 4.75 lakh and 5.02 lakh.
JEE 2012 has recorded minor increase in application in last two years. R V Shevgaonkar, IIT-Delhi Director, said, “We feel the number of aspirants applying to sit for the JEE is stabilizing. There was a sudden spurt in the applications when the eight new IITs started.”
This year IIT-JEE 2012 will be conducted on 8th April, 2012. The Bombay zone includes Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Goa, Gujarat and north of Karnataka. This zone has topped the chart of receiving maximum number of applications.
Sanjay Dhande, IIT-Kanpur Director, said, “Unlike the old days when most students applied from the metro-centric areas and from the upper middle class, we are now seeing a trend where, thanks to the proliferation of secondary schooling, there is a big upsurge in demand for quality education from students of middle or tier two cities.” He added that the increase number of application from the middle-India indicates the change of interest of youth in these areas.
IIT-JEE officers also informed that there is minor increase in number of female candidates this year as there is no application fee for girl applicants. JEE Chairman said, “Otherwise, there isn't any big change in the number of reserved category students. Also, there will be no change in this year's paper pattern.”
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