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New Delhi : The 52nd Meeting of the Council of IITs was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi on August 20, 2018. Briefing the media regarding the decisions taken by the Council, the HRD Minister said that the IIT – PAL designed to help the students in preparing for the JEE Advanced Exam would be further extended and made available along with handholding support through the SWAYAM portal.
Each IIT will mentor at least 5 engineering colleges located in its vicinity to improve the quality and standard of engineering education in the country.There will be no revision in tuition fee being charged from the undergraduate students in IITs. The Council did not consider any further changes in the JEE (Advanced) system.
The IITs will organize an annual Tech-Fest demonstrating various innovations and technologies developed by them at any suitable venue with participation from CEOs from leading public/private sector organizations. The Boards of Governors of the individual IITs have been empowered to decide the fee for international students, according to a PIB release.
ome major decisions taken by the council are as follows: Each IIT will mentor at least 5 engineering colleges located in its vicinity in order to improve the quality and standard of engineering education in the country, there will be no revision in tuition fee being charged from the undergraduate students in IITs.Council did not consider any further changes in the JEE (Advanced) system.