JEE Main session 1 Live Updates: nta will do stuff update 2

update The National Institutes of Technology (NIT) propose a multiple-entry and exit policy that will allow students from one NIT to join another. This was discussed at the NIT council meeting held in January, along with a plan to set up research parks with an Asian Development Bank loan and internal funds, say sources. Major reforms in PhD courses were also on the agenda.

“Many NITs have exit and entry formats but exit from one NIT and entry into another NIT is not implemented yet. However, the ministry of education wants us to implement this,” said another source aware of the discussions. “But there are certain issues and we have to resolve them.” Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) also discussed a "flexible-credit-sharing framework” with IITs and other NITs during their own IIT council meeting.

Admission to the NITs is via the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main), conducted twice a year by the National Testing Agency. The first session of JEE Main 2026 is currently being held.

The 13th NIT council meeting was held on January 13, 2026 – the first meeting since 2019. Like in the case of the IITs, the NIT Council is chaired by the education ministry, now Dharmendra Pradhan. The IIT Council has also discussed inter-IIT exchanges for 5% of BTech students .

NIT research parks with ADB loan

Among other things discussed at the NIT council meeting was the establishment of research parks at top NITs.

“ NIT Karnataka Surathkal , Trichy, Calicut, Rourkela and a few other proposals on research parks have been selected by the ministry of education out of around 17 NITs applications,” said another member who attended the meeting, but did not want to be named. “There is word that NITK will set-up the first research park.”

However, the research parks will be financed through a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and by the NITs themselves in a 50-50 split.

“It is a new process unlike earlier where an institute presents its proposal at MoE and gets the money. This time Asian Development Bank will first review the institute’s infrastructure rigorously including environment on campus, gender parity, safety and many others,” said a source.

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On approval, ADB will give some money to the government as a “soft loan” which will be further transferred as a 50% grant and the remaining 50% the institutes have to raise themselves, stated a member who attended the meeting.