The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are considering relaxing the top 20 percentile criterion for eligibility for their engineering entrance exam, JEE Advanced.
The plan was suggested in the meeting of the Joint Admission Board (JAB) of the IITs last week.
Currently, for admission to any of the IITs, one needs to get an all India rank in JEE (Advanced) and also be in the top 20 percentile of the successful candidates of their state boards.
This change in the criteria is after many IITs complaining about deserving students not getting admissions due to differences in the marking scheme of various state boards.
This year, close to 240 aspirants could not get admission into any IIT this year despite a great score in JEE (Advanced) as they could not meet the percentile condition.
The alternative now being talked about is giving weightage to the student's board exam marks.
The final decision will be made in the meeting of the IIT Council on September 22. Smriti Irani, HRD minister, will also be attending this meeting.
