IIT Scaling System of Different Boards
How IIT adopts its procedure of scaling system : -
In CBSE, on an average, the percentage of marks scored by the last student in the top 20 percentile in Class XII is around 78%. “Our analysis shows that the last student in this bracket in the Uttar Pradesh Board scored 65% in Class XII and in Tamil Nadu Board he scored 78%. We will soon do a data analysis of Class XII results of all 42 state boards in the country and put them on the CBSE website so students have an idea what percentage they must target to enter IITs,” CBSE chief Vineet Joshi said.
"The meeting was successful and a unanimous agreement to proceed with admission scheme as recommended by Joint Admission Board (JAB) was taken. Kanpur faculty members and other senates gave full support to this proposal. There is no compromise. It is just a single proposal with all steps clearly spelt out. All doubts have been sorted," said IIT-Kanpur Board chief M Anandkrishnan.
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The Super 30 founder Anand Kumar said the top 20 percentile criterion would “go against the poor, who don’t have the opportunity to study in elite schools”.
“There is a huge gulf between the standard of top public schools and those run by the government. For the poor, who study in rural schools lacking even basic facilities and quality teachers, it will be a big deterrent.
“So far, they had a level-playing field, where their hard work and performance mattered…. But the 20 percentile could be killing for genuine students,” Kumar said.
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