NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Expertise, Madras has change into the primary IIT to introduce sports activities quota for its undergraduate (UG) admissions and can create two supernumerary seats in every course from the 2024-25 educational session, in accordance with its director V Kamakoti. At the moment, the IITs do not need a sports activities quota whereas lots of the nation’s premier universities, together with Delhi College, do.
“Ranging from 2024-2025 educational session, IIT Madras will supply two supernumerary seats per undergraduate programme for Indian nationals below the Sports activities Excellence Admission (SEA) programme. We’re the primary IIT to introduce sports activities quota and the concept is to reward and encourage college students who’ve achieved a sure stage of excellence in sports activities of their alternative,” Kamakoti informed PTI.
“Two seats per programme will probably be allotted by way of the SEA. Whereas one will probably be gender-neutral, different will probably be female-only,” he added.
To be eligible for admission by way of SEA, candidates will need to have secured a place within the Frequent Rank Checklist (CRL) or category-wise rank listing within the JEE (Superior) and will need to have gained not less than one medal in any nationwide and international-level sports activities competitors within the final 4 years.
The candidate may also be required to have obtained the minimal required class 12 marks as per the eligibility standards for IIT admissions.
“A separate Sports activities Rank Checklist (SRL) will probably be ready based mostly on the entire rating obtained by the candidates based mostly on their efficiency in particular listing of sports activities. The seat allotment will probably be achieved based mostly on SRL solely,” he defined.
The concept was mooted by IIT Madras earlier than the IIT Council, the apex physique of the highest tech establishments, final yr.
“The notion of sports activities quota exists within the larger training system in India however hasn’t been launched in IITs but. In precept, all IITs had welcomed the proposal. An in depth implementation modalities and timelines had been ready in session with JEE Apex Board (JAB),” he stated.
JAB is accountable for deciding pointers for the conduct of JEE (Fundamental) examination and in addition coordinating the conduct of JEE (Superior) examination for admissions to IITs. IIT Madras is conducting the JEE-Superior this yr.
“Ranging from 2024-2025 educational session, IIT Madras will supply two supernumerary seats per undergraduate programme for Indian nationals below the Sports activities Excellence Admission (SEA) programme. We’re the primary IIT to introduce sports activities quota and the concept is to reward and encourage college students who’ve achieved a sure stage of excellence in sports activities of their alternative,” Kamakoti informed PTI.
“Two seats per programme will probably be allotted by way of the SEA. Whereas one will probably be gender-neutral, different will probably be female-only,” he added.
To be eligible for admission by way of SEA, candidates will need to have secured a place within the Frequent Rank Checklist (CRL) or category-wise rank listing within the JEE (Superior) and will need to have gained not less than one medal in any nationwide and international-level sports activities competitors within the final 4 years.
The candidate may also be required to have obtained the minimal required class 12 marks as per the eligibility standards for IIT admissions.
“A separate Sports activities Rank Checklist (SRL) will probably be ready based mostly on the entire rating obtained by the candidates based mostly on their efficiency in particular listing of sports activities. The seat allotment will probably be achieved based mostly on SRL solely,” he defined.
The concept was mooted by IIT Madras earlier than the IIT Council, the apex physique of the highest tech establishments, final yr.
“The notion of sports activities quota exists within the larger training system in India however hasn’t been launched in IITs but. In precept, all IITs had welcomed the proposal. An in depth implementation modalities and timelines had been ready in session with JEE Apex Board (JAB),” he stated.
JAB is accountable for deciding pointers for the conduct of JEE (Fundamental) examination and in addition coordinating the conduct of JEE (Superior) examination for admissions to IITs. IIT Madras is conducting the JEE-Superior this yr.
