VITEEE 2014 Applications Available Online & Offline

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) 2014 is scheduled to be conducted from April 9 to April 20, 2014 and the last date of receipt of application is Feb 28, 2014.

However, to take the exam, following the right application process is a must. Here are the steps to guide you through:

Students can apply online at www.vit.ac.in by paying a Fee of Rs 925. They can also apply using the offline application forms.

How to obtain offline application forms:

• Send a Demand Draft for Rs.975/- drawn in favour of "VIT University", payable at Vellore, to the Director-UG Admissions with a request letter containing the full address of the applicant.
• Forms are also available at the designated branches of Post Offices on cash payment of Rs.975/- (list available on the website).
• Another option is to hand over a DO for Rs 975 in person at VIT University. Vellore (or) at VIT, Chennai Campus.Vellore Institute of Technology Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) 2014 is scheduled to be conducted from April 9 to April 20, 2014 and the last date of receipt of application is Feb 28, 2014.
  However, to take the exam, following the right application process is a must. Here are the steps to guide you through:
  Students can apply online at www.vit.ac.in by paying a Fee of Rs 925. They can also apply using the offline application forms.
  How to obtain offline application forms:
  • Send a Demand Draft for Rs.975/- drawn in favour of "VIT University", payable at Vellore, to the Director-UG Admissions with a request letter containing the full address of the applicant.
  • Forms are also available at the designated branches of Post Offices on cash payment of Rs.975/- (list available on the website).
  • Another option is to hand over a DO for Rs 975 in person at VIT University. Vellore (or) at VIT, Chennai Campus.

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Over 22 Lakh Students to appear for CBSE 2014 Boards

The CBSE exams for Classes X and XII, which are going to start on March 1, 2014, will break all records in terms of number of candidates. Overall, 22.65 lakh students are going to take the 2014 exams against 21.76 lakhs in March 2013.

The Class X exam will, for the first time, get over 13.25 lakh students, nearly 70,000 more than in March 2013. The count for the Class XII exam has increased by over 20,000. The schedule for both exams is likely to be released next week. According to CBSE officials, 13,25,627 candidates have registered for the Class X exam. Of these, 7.29 lakh students will sit for the school-based Summative II, while 5.96 lakhs will take the Board-based external exam. "The number of students taking the external and school-based exams has stabilized. Now, 55% students prefer the school-based exam," said CBSE chairman Vineet Joshi.

In 2014, students from around 14,700 schools-800 more than the previous year-will take the exams. "In Class XII, 9,40,228 candidates have registered. There has been a gradual increase in the number of candidates as many new schools have joined the CBSE system and numbers will go up significantly in next two years," said Joshi.

Courtesy - times

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Indian Government to ease norms for African Students

India's foreign policy focus on Africa is soon going to reflect in its educational policy also. HRD ministry while reworking its initiative for foreign students has decided that students from Africa should get special attention in Indian educational institutions, both in government and private. 

HRD sources said India has become an attractive educational destination not only for African students who come on government scholarship but even those who can pay for their study. "We want them to attend good institutions," a source said. HRD has also decided to put in place a new mechanism that will ensure that after students are allotted a university they should go to good colleges. On the lines of many US universities, the ministry also wants Indian universities to conduct remedial courses for African students. Earlier this month, a senior ministry official received a lot of complaints from African students about the lack of infrastructural facilities as also about their problems in various colleges of Pune that offer courses in Marathi language. These students — mostly on scholarship offered by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Indian Technical Education Cooperation — said they are facing problems from Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO). 

As part of its comprehensive programme to attract foreign students and make their stay in India comfortable, HRD secretary Ashok Thakur has mooted a new scheme to make international hostel and foreign student office in 15-20 universities. "Foreign Student Office should be one stop institution that should take care of all the needs of foreign students so that they do not have to run around for various clearances," ministry official said. 

The ministry has convened a meeting of UGC, ICCR, ministry of external affairs (MEA) to look into the issues relating to welfare of foreign students. A seminar has been organized in Pune that has a large number of foreign students and vice-chancellors and deans of universities having sizeable foreign students to emphasize upon them the need for welfare of foreign students studying in India. 

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