IIT-Kharagpur pushes for 30% cut-off, status quo for now

Ahead of the IIT council meet on June 27, the extended executive committee of the IIT-Kharagpur Teacher's Association met on Monday and passed a resolution on several points relating to the new JEE pattern.

Ahead of the IIT council meet on June 27, the extended executive committee of the IIT-Kharagpur Teacher's Association met on Monday and passed a resolution on several points relating to the new JEE pattern.

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The four-point resolution stated that the cut-off percentile for screening should be more than 30%, and recommended against bringing about any change in 2013. It also maintained that even the main exam test should be set by IITs - not just the advanced one. According to sources, it was unanimously decided that a requisition senate meet should be called to discuss the status of IIT-JEE.

Meanwhile, the government has all its hopes pinned on the IIT council meet. On the morning of June 27, before it starts, the council will meet the IIT Federation for deliberating with all the members. The senates of IIT-Kanpur and IIT-Delhi have already decided on going for separate examinations.

In another development, five professors of IIT-Kanpur - including its director - met HRD minister Kapil Sibal in Lucknow on Tuesday. The nearly one-hour meet concluded on a positive note. "We are hopeful that something meaningful will emerge. We put all our concerns… and he listened," a professor said.