The Committee of Eminent Persons constituted by the Council of Indian Institute of Technology has recommended changes in the structure of Joint Entrance Examination, JEE from 2017.<br/><br/>An official release said, the Committee headed by Prof. Ashok Misra submitted its report to the Human Resource Development Minister earlier this week which aimed at weaning away IIT aspirants from the dependence on coaching institutes.<br/><br/>In its report, the Committee has recommended setting up a National Testing Service by early next year to conduct an Aptitude Test to examine the scientific aptitude and innovative thinking ability.<br/><br/>It said, the Aptitude test may be offered 2 or more times in a year and would be an online test. <br/><br/>Based on the performance, about 4 lakh candidates will be short-listed for taking the JEE which will be on the lines of the of the current JEE (Advanced).<br/><br/>After this, ranks will be issued to more than 40,000 students who can seek admission in IITs and NITs based on a common counselling.<br/><br/>It has also been suggested that the IITs should set up a system for developing mock JEE examinations which will help students prepare for the JEE and wean them away from the coaching industry.<br/><br/>The HRD Ministry has decided to put the recommendations of the committee in public domain for wide consultations.<br/><br/>It was also decided that the JEE 2016 will be conducted in the same manner as 2015, with an enhanced intake from 1.5 lakh to two lakh into the JEE (Advanced) stage.

A Committee constituted by the IIT council has recommended major changes in the entrance examination structure from 2017.<br/><br/>In addition to the extensive written examinations, IIT aspirants will now have to take an aptitude test that will judge their scientific aptitude and innovative thinking ability.<br/><br/>The aptitude test may be offered 2 or more times in a year and will be conducted online.<br/><br/>Based on the performance in aptitude test, about 4 lakh candidates shall be short-listed for taking the JEE.<br/><br/>Many of the recommendations of the Committee of Eminent Persons under the Chairmanship of Prof Ashok Misra, which submitted its report to the Government on November 5, are aimed to wean IIT aspirants away from the dependence on coaching institutes.<br/><br/>The government has decided to place the recommendations of the committee in the public domain for widespread consultation with the stakeholders.