TNPCEE

We were very much surprised when the tamilnadu government cancelled tnpcee 2005,
and declared engineering admissions will be given purely based on theory marks.
it's good that some ppl protested and filed case, and the court has given result
against this decision (and the govt has appealed to the supreme court).

TNPCEE is of good standard (better than HSC theory question papers), and it is
acting as a good filtering mechanism for engineering courses. In fact, objective type of exams are better than subjective questionaires. combination of a subjective
(HSC) and objective (TNPCEE) is a very good mechanism for bringing good professionals. the theory based exams' correction is highly influenced by teacher's mood. so evaluating based only on hsc exam is not a good idea and let us hope the govt will withdraw it moves on this front.

of course, entrance exams are nightmares for village based school students. but removal of the entrance exam might not be the solution for this. instead, the govt
can think ways to improve the quality of education and teaching for village schools and work out ways for bringing more exposure to those students, so that they will be
given equal advantages.