Maharashtra State to participate in JEE from 2014-15

Maharashtra State to participate in JEE from 2014-15 | Maharashtra JEE 2014-2015 | JEE / MH-CET 2014 -2015 

IN the wake of Common Entrance Test tor MBBS admissions to be held in 2013, this year, Maharashtra government will conduct MHT-CET excluding medical entrance test. The CET for engineering admissions will be held in 2013. This will be the last test for engineering aspirants to be conducted by the state. From the year 2014-15, the state will participate in Joint Engineering Entrance (JEE) to be conducted by Central Government. Central Government has changed the format of IIT-JEE by merging AIEEE into it. The examination will remain as JEE.
It may be noted that the state was conducting combined common entrance test for engineering and medical admissions till this year. The competent authority of die same examination was Director of Medical Education and Research.
With National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) for MBBS to be held this year, now Director. Technical Education will be the competent authority.
Union Human Resource Development Ministry has decided to hold one CET for engineering admissions in the country. Central Government has made it clear that states can either conduct their own CET or can participate in JEE. As Supreme Court had already said that there should not be multiplicity of tests. Central Government feels that with this only test, money and time of students will be saved. All the suggestions given by study group were accepted and State Government has decided to participate in JEE from 2014-15.
The implementation of examination will include:
■  First engineering admissions will be held as per JEE in 2014-15 as per me marks in entrance and marks secured in Class XII.
■ The marks in JEE (mains) and marks in Class XII will be given 50 per cent weightage. The final merii list will be prepared by the marks in both examinations.
■ The valuation of the marks secured in Class XII in various hoards will be done as per the normalise percentile system of Indian Statistical Institute.
■ There are two pans of the examination of JEE as JEE (mains) and JEE (Advance). The marks of JEE (mains) only will be considered, no marks of JEE (Advance) will be considered.
■  While deciding the weightage of Class XII, the marks of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics only will be considered.
■ Students should secure at least 50 percent in Physics. Chemistry and Mathematics. It means that less than 50 per cent marks in PCM will not do.