IIT-JEE (advanced) exam 2013: Result expected on June 23:

The results of IIT-JEE (advanced) exam 2013 will be declared on June 23. Candidates can check results here. Now the IIT aspirants will need to score 30 per cent more to get admission to the institute. The cut-off marks for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology have been increased due to the top-20 percentile norm introduced by the Centre. The 50% of Boards marks will be normalized by equating percentile amongst different boards/examining bodies and anchoring them to All India JEE Main percentiles, and 50% be normalized by equating each Board’s/examining Body’s percentile with JEE(Main) percentile marks of respective Boards /examining bodies. There are five subjects which will be used for normalization. The subjects to be considered for normalization include- Physics, Mathematics, any one of the subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology and Computer Science, One language and any subject other than the above four subjects. Source by: Indian Colleges URL : www.examhook.com/LatestNews.aspx

IIT- JEE 2013: ISC students need to score 83.8:

ISC students who have scored at least 83.8% are eligible for an IIT seat. The students will be required to clear both the main and advanced levels of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE). JEE Advanced was conducted by the Joint Admission Board (JAB) for admission to IITs on June 2 across India.  Around 1.5 lakh selected candidates were appeared in JEE Advanced 2013. According to the students appeared for the exam, JEE Advanced was tougher than expected. Students found mathematics section lengthy and tricky. However, Physics and Chemistry seemed to be relatively simpler.  JEE Advanced’s new method negative marking scheme and format surprised students. Certain questions had negative marking and others did not. In both the papers, equal weightage were given to the three sections- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.  A student could score a maximum of 60 in each subject in each paper. Thus, the total credits for either of the papers were 180. Both three-hour papers totalled 360 marks, lower than previous years when the total was above 400. The original cut off marks will be published after declaring JEE Advanced 2013 Result. The results of the JEE Advanced 2013 are expected to be declared on June 23, 2013. SOURCE : Indiacolleges URL : www.examhook.com

EAMCET results 2013 declared:

The results of Andhra Pradesh Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET )results have been declared. Counselling will be done on June 6 and June 7. Students are requested not to be stressed while checking the results. EAMCET (Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test) was held on May 10, 2013. Candidates can check results here EAMCET engineering exam (E) was held from 10 am to 1 pm while EAMCET Agriculture and Medical exam (AM) was held from 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm on the same day. EAMCET is conducted by JNT University Hyderabad on behalf of APSCHE. This examination is the prerequisite for admission into various professional courses offered in University / Private Colleges in the state of Andhra Pradesh. About 4 lakh students  appeared for the exam. EAMCET 2013 will be held on May 10. EAMCET 2013 ranks will be calculated with 25 per cent weightage of marks secured in the Intermediate Examinations and not the advanced supplementary exams. The EAMCET Medical Stream Results will be linked to the final outcome of the NEET PG  case in the Supreme Court. Source by: Indian Colleges URL : www.examhook.com