The Human Resource Development Ministry (HRD) recently announced that it aims to conduct a single entrance examination for architecture and engineering at the undergraduate level from next year that is 2018 onward. The examination would be similar to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) held to select students for medical courses in various private and government medical colleges across …

“The Centre has decided to make the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main a pan-India test all technical institutes from 2018.” The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will formulate regulations making it mandatory for all technical institutions to accept JEE-Main scores for admitting students, so that they do not have to face multiple tests for gaining entry into engineering colleges. …