Read more: IITs may introduce induction course to help freshers unwindNational Aptitude Test (NAT)The council will discuss introducing NAT to filter students for a single entrance test for admission to IITs, NITs and other engineering institutions. The proposed system will test the logical and analytical abilities of students rather than knowledge on subjects. “It has been suggested that BTech fourth-year course students shall be eligible for fellowships,” a source said. As per the proposal, 30,000 additional non-resident students will be allowed to study in these institutes in the next three years. Read more: IIT-B space crunch: Research students told to vacate hostel for freshers

Source: Hindustan Times August 23, 2016 10:41 UTC