Poor transparency in AIEEE a concern

These reforms,most of which have come in the past two years,have brought transparency to IIT-JEE,which was as opaque,if not worse,as AIEEE in 2006 See table.

There is general direction of transparency in the entrance exams. We directed the CBSE last year to put answer sheets of candidates on the website as done by IIT-JEE last year but CBSE was unable to do so due to some server-related problems. This year they will do so, said HRD Minister Kapil Sibal.

This poor level of transparency is not limited to AIEEE. The other high-profile test conducted by the CBSE,the All India Pre-Medical Test 8211; for which 2.5 lakh candidates appeared in the preliminary exam and the final test is scheduled for May 13 8211; fares no better. And now,the CBSE has been entrusted to conduct the single medical entrance examination,the National Eligibility Entrance Test NEET-UG,under the supervision of the Medical Council of India MCI as directed by the Supreme Court.

It would also conduct the Single Engineering Entrance Examination SEEE,in coordination with IITs,from next year. We dont supervise the medical exam,so would not comment but for the SEEE,when it starts from next year,we will ensure the existing transparency system of IIT-JEE is enforced, Sibal said.

The AIEEE was started in 2002 as the single entrance test to all Central engineering institutes excluding IITs,and for Centrally-allocated seats in state colleges.