Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

MHRD announces relaxation in admission criteria for NITs, CFTIs | KNO

Decides to do away with required 75 per cent marks

Published

on

kno news

Srinagar, July 24 (KNO): Following the ongoing situation of COVID-19, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has canceled the required pass percentage of 75 percent for the admission in NITs and Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTI). MHRD said that the announcement of the relaxation in the admission criteria for NITs was taken in view of the current circumstances by doing away with the requirement of minimum 75 per cent marks in Class XII Board exams. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Union HRD minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal on his Twitter handle said, “For admissions in NIT’s and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, apart from qualifying JEE Main, the eligibility is to secure a minimum of 75 percent marks in XII Board exams or rank among the top 20 percentile in their qualifying examinations.” Pokhriyal said that due to prevailing circumstances, Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has decided to relax the eligibility criterion for admissions to NITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions. “JEE Main 2020 qualified candidates will now only need to obtain a passing certificate in class XII examination irrespective of the marks obtained,” he tweeted. According to the prescribed guidelines, a 12th standard pass-out student needs to have secured at least 75 percent or should have figured in the top 20—(KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Threat of cyber attacks | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

SSH performs 22nd successful Renal Transplant | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Misappropriation of funds: ACB files case against then President, officials of MC Thanamandi, others | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

No Eid Namaz at Eidgah Srinagar: Chairperson J&K Waqaf Board | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

H&ME constitutes committees for rationalization of manpower | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Two decades on, Anantnag’s incomplete shopping complex leaves locals, shopkeepers frustrated | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Rural areas in Budgam face severe waste management crisis | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Pvt schools charge fee retrospectively of those months in which students were not on-roll: FFRC | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

49 drowning incidents in 14 months in Kashmir: SDRF | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Sopore’s Tawheed Bagh residents urge authorities to macadamise roads | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Higher Edu Deptt seeks clarification on assigning charges of principals amid MCC | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Union Minister Anurag Thakur Leads Rally in Support of Dr. Jitendra Singh in Udhampur | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Stakeholders Fear Impact of Airfare Hike on Spring, Summer Tourism Season in Kashmir | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

Tulip Garden attracts over 51,000 tourists in 5 days despite Ramadan | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

7 Kashmir districts record deficient rainfall in ongoing season | KNO

TOP STORIES22 hours ago

‘New age epidemic’: 90 pc colorectal cancers preventable, says Onco surgeon | KNO

Copyright © 2021