No tests for SRMIST, VIT; Class XII marks admission criterion

No tests for SRMIST, VIT; Class XII marks admission criterion

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:11.07.2020

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) and SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) have decided to cancel their entrance exams due to the raging Covid-19 pandemic. The admissions in these institutions will be conducted based on Class XII board exam marks for 2020-21.

While VIT announced its decision on Friday, SRMIST may announce its decision in a day or two after finalising the modalities of admissions.

Around two lakh engineering aspirants were to take VIT Engineering Entrance Examination (VITEEE) in various cities. "Conducting VITEEE-2020 in various cities with rising infections has become risky and dangerous. To keep the student and parent community safe, VITEEE-2020 stands cancelled. The admission will be based on Class XII / pre-university marks in physics, chemistry and mathematics/ biology," VIT said in a statement.

Those who scored in JEE (Main) will be given weightage in admissions. The forms for providing the marks and JEE (Main) scores have already been provided on the VIT's website www.vit.ac.in.

"We have also decided to cancel our entrance examination SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (SRMJEEE) and working on modalities like normalising marks among various boards. We will make an announcement in next few days," said Sandeep Sancheti, vice-chancellor of SRMIST.

He said conducting any competitive exam in the present situation would be very challenging. The university also will admit students based on JEE (Main) exam scores.

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology has convened its board of studies meeting next week to take a decision on conducting the entrance exam.

Meanwhile, Vels Institute of Science, Technology and Advanced Studies (VISTAS) conducted the Vels Scholarship Admission Test (V-SAT) on July 1. "More than 10,000 students took the online test and we are in the process of releasing the results. We will offer scholarships to top 500 students," said Ishari K Ganesh, chancellor of VISTAS.

While VIT announced its decision on Friday, SRMIST may do so in a day or two after finalising modalities of admissions