Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadaekar is expected to chair a meet with Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) members on Tuesday to deliberate on the issue on National Authority for Testing (NAT).
NAT will alter the way entrance examinations to IITs and other top engineering institutes are conducted.
For some time now HRD Ministry has been working to establish a NAT to assess the abilities of aspirants before they appear for JEE.
The scores obtained in NAT test would form the basis for shortlisting candidates for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-advanced) 2017. JEE-advanced test is conducted for entrance to the IITs.
The HRD ministry began working on the proposal for setting up the NAT after a committee constituted by the IIT council recommended changes to entrance examination structure for these prestigious institutes including setting up of a National Testing Service.
As per the recommendations, the testing service would hold tests on the basis of which around four lakh students would be shortlisted for JEE.
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