Government Funded Technical Institutes
The Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTI) are a list of 24 technical institutes funded by the Government of India. As per the official date the number of seats available for academic year 2015 were 9,260 approx.
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
No of participating institutes (for academic year 2018) | 23 |
Total No of Seats | 4500 Approx |
Admission conducting Authority | Joint Seat Allocation Authority for 2018, Formerly Central seat Allocation Board (CSAB) |
Country | India |
Process of admission
Since the academic year the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) is responsible for conducting admission in 23 govt funded technical institute through its website.
The admissions are done on the basis of merit obtained in the Joint Entrance Examination. 60% weight is given to JEE marks and 40 percent weight is given to class 12th (HSC) marks. In 2017 onwards there is no weightage of class 12 board marks.
The seat allotment is subject to merit whereas seat acceptance is subject to payment of 35,000/- INR for Open and OBC within 2–4 days, and 20,000 INR for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Further seat acceptance does not mean admission, a candidate offered and accepted seat have to personally report to The allotted institute and pay the remaining fees demanded by the respective institute.[1]
List of participating institutes
References
- "Josaa Business rules". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- "list and info on GFTI". Archived from the original on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- https://josaa.nic.in/seatinfo/root/InstProfile.aspx?instcd=424