The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) continue to resist a proposal to allow the seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) to join the JEE (Advanced) counselling process. The matter was considered again at the meeting of the Joint Admission Board (JAB) — responsible for laying down the examination policy for JEE (Advanced) — held in Chennai on August 20. The discussion, sources said, was inconclusive as the IITs remain unconvinced about sharing the counselling platform which has always been the preserve of the 23 premier engineering schools.
During counselling,…
