25 Jun 2012 16:39:31 IST
, Times of India
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New technology banks on past info for OJEE admission
Engineering Entrance
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Ahead of the counseling process for admission into engineering colleges, to begin from Monday, aspirants are nervous about the branch and college they would be allotted. Besides, allegations of manipulation in choice forms in the past few years have become a cause for concern too.
In a bid to bring about transparency in the process, the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) committee has made some changes in the system, to make it easier for students to know the probable institute and branch they may get.
"Now students can get an idea of the probable institutes, colleges and branches they may get by checking out the corresponding choices available to similar rank holders last year. This will help them take the right decision," said OJEE committee secretary Priyabrat Sahoo.
Previous years' information is also made available on the OJEE website to enable students to gain a better understanding of the admission process. "We advise students to collect all details about the college they want to take admission into, its infrastructure, fee structure and other facilities," Sahoo said.
Some students, however, feel there predecessors had a better deal in the process. "During the manual counseling days, a board displayed the seat matrix, making it easier for students to make a choice from the list of subjects and colleges. But now we don't know what is actually happening behind the scene," said Soubhgya Nanda, an engineering aspirant.
In a bid to check manipulation in choice-locking in the online era, however, the OJEE has asked students to lock their choices at nodal centres. OJEE authorities are to print out the information on which an OJEE officer and the students will put their signatures. "We have asked students not to disclose their password to anyone and also not to get motivated by marketing strategies of engineering colleges," Sahoo said.
He ruled out chances of any fee hike this year. "So far we have not received any letter from the government about seat increase or fee hike," Sahoo said.
The registration and filling up of choices will start from June 25, while from June 29 students can verify documents and deposit fees at 20 nodal centres across the state.
Vriti Edustore
