NIT admission 2020: Great relaxation, a pass in 12th class is okay
NIT admission 2020 is about getting a seat in National Institute of Technology (NITs), happy news is that admission norms with regards to these prestigious institutions have been relaxed.
It is not only for NIT admission 2020, but also the relaxations have been provided with regards to admissions in other Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs).
As far as entry into NITs is concerned, students had to register a good performance in JEE Mains and also have a score of over 75 percent to gain admission in the past.
However, this year that norm with regards to NIT admission 2020 is being relaxed. This has come of a happy news to students. The reason behind this relaxation seems to be the present COVID-19 situation.
NIT admission 2020 and entry into other established institutes like IITs depends on performance in 12th exams also.
However, the current year proved to be quite different with regards to academic process in this country. Many exams including that of 12th standard could not be conducted in a smooth manner.
The results were derived based on assessment different from the usual. Keeping this in view established educational institutions like NITs and IITs have taken this decision.
Union Minister for Human Resource Development has also announced the same point.
‘Owing to circumstances this time Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) has decided to provide relaxation with regards to the eligibility criteria for securing admission in NITs and other CFTIs,’ was the message.
Good that this announcement with regards to NIT admission 2020 was made. Now marks earned in 12th standard will not be a concern for students, they can focus on preparing for NIT admission 2020.
It is not only with regards to NIT admission 2020, but also IIT admission process has some worthnoting development.
Relaxations were announced with regards to admissions into IITs. As per this relaxation, students who clear JEE Advanced this time will be eligible to gain entry into IITs, his or her marks in the 12th exam will not be a concern.
Union Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has announced this on Twitter earlier. As in the case of NIT admission 2020, a good rank in JEE Advanced and a score of 75 percent in the qualifying exam (plus-two) is required to gain a seat in IITs.
Relaxations provided in case of NIT admission 2020 and IITs have come at a time when most students are expecting it.
NIT admission 2020 requires about 75 percent passmarks in plus-two for general category candidates and 65 percent pass marks for candidates of SC/ST categories along with a good score in JEE Mains.
About NITs
The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) are autonomous public technical and research universities located in India and are among most reputable institutes of technology in the world.
They are governed by the National Institutes of Technology Act, 2007, which declared them as institutions of national importance and lays down their powers, duties, and framework for governance.
The Minister of Human Resource Development is the ex officio Chairperson of the NIT Council.
These institutes are among the top-ranked engineering colleges in India and have one of the lowest acceptance rates for engineering institutes, of around 1 to 2 percent.
The language of instruction is English at all these institutes.
As of 2019, the total number of seats for undergraduate programs was 21,133 and for postgraduate programs 10,550 in all the 31 NITs put together.
S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.
