Soon your exemplary achievements in a particular Science subject may help you get entry to the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) without even having to sit for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). During a media interaction on Thursday, the institute's new Director Subhasis Chaudhuri revealed that they were working on bringing in a number of new courses, which would be subject-specific, but only those who have performed brilliantly in a particular subject at the UG level would be able to give JEE a pass to be selected for the course.

A committee of academic experts is working on a plan to make this possible, but the lateral entry courses would not include the traditional engineering degree ones. Citing the example of the Bachelor of Science in Mathematics course that was started a couple of years ago, Chaudhuri said, "Students who have done really well in the International Mathematical Olympiad will also be able to apply for the course. We will conduct their interviews to select deserving candidates. This will ensure that someone with exceptional talent in a particular subject does not lag behind just to study other subjects for JEE. This will give us different types of students for UG courses."