Congrats to the winner of CBC 2008-09! Loved participating in the competition, but there wasn’t a way to track development of participating communities. I hope that is rectified if CBC returns for 2009-2010!!
That’s a really touch question to answer. Infact, there isn’t a straight forward answer to the question. It really depends on how much you have faith in yourself and the amount of hard work you are willing to put in that extra year to get in to one of the IITs. If you strongly believe that you can crack JEE, then you should definitely give it one much chance as the lost year is more than compensated for if you do get selected. Good to see such interesting discussions come up :-)
Absolutely, going online is the best form of examination as there is virtually no scope of errors and the results are much faster. It is a more transparent system that certainly should pick up more steam in future.
@JohnPhilipGreen Thanks for the reference. I am sure it will help a lot of students.
Outside delhi people do not need to give any separate exam for getting into these institutes. The admission for outside delhi people is based on AIEEE ranks. But you need to fill up the form to be eligible for counseling. The forms for counseling are released after results to CEE exam are released.
IITs have a big brand name behind them and a tag of IITian is good enough to get you a good placement across the world. However, IIITs have risen sharply in the past few years and are already competing with IITs in terms of placements etc. Sometimes students leave IITs to join IIITs mainly due to branch preference. However, it would not be a bad idea to ditch the new IITs and go in with the IIITs. One needs to do research about faculty, infrastructure etc before deciding.
Thank You for the encouraging words :)
I certainly agree with you on that part. But a majority of selections from all over India are from those who have had some form of coaching or other. If you have the privilege of joining an institute you should seriously consider joining it and more so if it gives you an advantage over students who haven’t joined it.
And yes, if you have the self belief that you can crack it without any guidance then nothing like. Go ahead, Best of Luck :)
No coaching institute will “guarantee” you selection in to IIT. What they can offer is good quality education along with quality material. There is no substitute for hard work that is the primary requirement for getting in to IIT. Yes, Bansal classes in the most sought after coaching institute for IIT-JEE in India.
You need to have self belief in yourself to touch new heights that seem impossible at first sight :)
To be frank, I too don’t know much about the B.Arch exam as I did not appear for it myself. One thing though, there are some really good books available that can help you prepare for the B.Arch exam.
Vidyamandir Classes is the pioneer coaching institute for IIT-JEE preparation in Delhi. Bansal Classes in Kota is the best known coaching institute and students every year flock there for preparation. FIIT-JEE has a pan-India presence and has been producing IITians from all over the country for years now.
Changing the pattern has made the competition tougher but at the same time it has provided an opportunity to multi-dimensional people to crack the exam which wasn’t the case earlier. Luck is always a factor in MCQ questions and was there earlier too with the old pattern in the screening test.
You would hardly find good teachers for AIEEE in institutes dedicated towards IIT-JEE preparation. Joining test series for AIEEE is more than enough.
I would advise against joining coaching institutes for AIEEE preparation. Class 11 and Class 12 is what you need to focus on to crack AIEEE exam. Joining a test series dedicated towards AIEEE is certainly a much better idea to improve your speed and accuracy. Shitij too has made some important points you can consider.
There are two ways you can look at it. I prefer looking it as a challenge rather than a rat race. Both have their own set of challenges and are miles apart from each other. Either way, you have to crack them as they hold the keys to the entry to your dream college! I however do not think they suck as they are fair and provide equal opportunity to every student.
Of course, there is no doubt that NIT Trichy is one of the oldest and best NITs. It is closely followed by NIT Surathkal. However, when a particular branch is in question, the choice does vary.
