Record number of students may appear in JET 2012

by Punjabnewswire4u (Balbir)

MOHALI, FEB 14

With an unprecedented interest in Engineering Diploma courses, more than 60,000 students are likely to appear in the May 19, 2012 Joint Entrance Test 2012 that opens the way to admission to various polytechnic colleges in Punjab and Chandigarh.

This year, Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training has made it mandatory for students to appear in the JET exam for admission to diploma courses in engineering.

 In its endeavour to help aspirants of technical education at an early stage, Chandigarh Polytechnic College, Gharuan has set up a special Help Desk for all those students who plan to appear for JET 2012. The Help Desk will not only ensure availability of forms for JET 2012 but will also provide guidance in filling and submitting these forms.

The JET 2012 examination is slated for May 19, 2012, for which forms can be submitted by April 2, 2012. Any student who has cleared Matric examination with Maths, Science and English, or is appearing in Class X examinations, is eligible to appear in JET 2012 to be conducted by Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training.

 The Help Desk at CGC Gharuan Campus will be manned by specially trained career councillors between 10 am and 3 pm every working day, and students can ask for any information about filling of forms or courses available in polytechnic institutions. Except for Rs 50 as cost of the form, fixed by the Punjab Government, no extra fee will be charged.

 Students can seek any information about JET 2012 at Chandigarh Polytechnic College's Help Lines at8146651511 or 0160-3051007.

 The JET opens innumerable avenues in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Tool and Die), Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, etc. “The JET syllabus is strictly based on the syllabus for IX and X grade syllabus of Punjab School Education Board," said Mr. Gurmeet Singh Swag, Principal of the college.

Chandigarh Group of Colleges' Chairman, S. Satnam Singh Sandhu said with an expanding economy, thousands of jobs are going abegging in these areas and the industry is forever hungry for more skilled hands.