Around 10 lakh students appeared in the JEE Main 2018 examination today from over 2000 Centres in 112 cities in India & abroad. Aspirants had the choice of appearing in any one of the two types of papers or both. Paper – I is for B.E. / B. Tech courses while Paper – II is for B. Arch / Planning. Paper – I on 8th April 2018 is off-line mode (pen & paper based) and on 15th & 16th April 2018 is online (computer based). Paper – II is only off-line on 8th April 2018.

The exam is held in two stages— JEE Main which is conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and JEE Advanced which is held by a different IIT every year. In order to help you brush up your last moment preparation, we bring you expert advice, tips and tricks from Mr. Ramesh Batlish, Centre Head, FIITJEE Noida.

BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test) is a computer-based admission test conducted by BITS, Pilani for its integrated under graduate programmes. BITS Pilani is India’s most renowned and reputed private college for engineering and higher studies. The college is known for its campus facilities, world class infrastructure, diverse student base and experienced faculty.

“Education is not a way to escape poverty; it is a way of Fighting it”. The power of education is irrefutable across the world, both socially and personally, in both developing and developed countries. In fact, Education can be denoted as the only pathway to human development. It is believed that ensuring quality education for all is not only essential to accomplish the set developmental Goals but is equally indispensable to end the extreme poverty.

The Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) is an on-going National Program of Fellowship in Basic Sciences. Initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, KVPY is held every year to encourage students who are studying Basic Sciences to take up research career in Science. The objective of the program is to identify students with talent and aptitude for research; help them realize their academic potential; encourage them to take up research careers in Science and ensure the growth of the best scientific minds for research and development in the country.

The discourse on the purpose of education never seems to terminate. An ensuing question that follows is that ‘Should people become educated to gain capabilities for entering the workforce, or should they be nurtured towards becoming responsible citizens through social, economic, cultural and intellectual development?’. Eleanor Roosevelt once quoted in a 1930 article, "Good Citizenship: The Purpose of Education".