Good News| JEE Advanced: Steady Rise in Female Students Qualifying JEE Advanced
In 2014, about 3,000 women cracked the IIT entrance test and made up 11% of the qualified candidates that year. In 2021, this number rose to 6,400 girls and 15.4% of the qualified pool
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Steady rise in female students qualifying JEE Advanced
In 2014, about 3,000 women cracked the IIT entrance test and made up 11% of the qualified candidates that year. In 2021, this number rose to 6,400 girls and 15.4% of the qualified pool
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New Delhi I | Updated: August 26, 2022 8:08:47 pm
Women make up 31% of the student strength across all engineering schools that applied for ranking under NIRF. (File image)— Tushar Verma
The number of women cracking JEE-Advanced — the gateway exam for admission to 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) — has steadily risen from 2014 to 2021, an analysis of exam statistics by The Indian Express has shown.
B.Tech programmes in India have traditionally been a male bastion. The latest National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) report released by the Education Ministry last month shows that 69% of enrolment in engineering colleges are of men. Women make up 31% of the student strength across all engineering schools that applied for ranking under NIRF.
The IITs are no exception to this trend. However, women are slowly but surely making their presence felt on the IIT campuses. An analysis of the JEE-Advanced data points to the shift taking place.
In 2014, about 3,000 women qualified JEE-Advanced and were eligible for admission to the IITs. They made up 11% of the pool of qualified candidates that year. In 2021, roughly 6,400 girls cracked the exam, making up 15.4% of the total number of qualified candidates.
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