The IIT-joint entrance examination question pattern has changed a lot over the
years. The focus has now been to accommodate more students.
“With the increased number of seats and moderate question pattern, more students are making the cut compared to 80s and 90s,” said VK Bansal, founder and managing director of Bansal classes.
However, students have a different viewpoint. “Yes, the seats have been increased and the papers are not as tough as they used to be. But even the competition has increased manifold. Look at the number of students enrolling every year. The pressure is much more than it used to be in the past,” said Geentajli Biswas, a student at one of the coaching institutes in Kota.
Her views were echoed by Narendra Avasthi, director of Vibrant Academy. “These exams are relative and there will be no impact on the standard of students entering IIT. No matter how tough or easy the papers are, only the brilliant students will get selected.”
The central government’s efforts to curb the mushrooming growth of coaching institutes are playing a pivotal role in this shift. “There has been a dilution in the set standard of JEE. This year’s paper was a notch below in terms of difficulty compared to last year. By bringing down the difficulty level, JEE is trying to give equal opportunity to those not taking any coaching. Taking weightage of VII grade marks into account is yet another step in this direction,” said Pramod Maheshwari.
Despite all the efforts, the JEE could not avoid controversies in conducting the test. A last minute glitch of putting two answers for a question, which was earlier declared null and void due to technicalities, changed the rankings of many students.
IIT should be careful while designing the question papers as last minute cancellations and changes affects students’ confidence. But we also appreciate the way they brought transparency in the system,” said RK Verma of Resonance.
However, the experts appreciated the transparency brought in by the JEE.
This year the OMR sheets, answers and even the highest marks scored by students were put on the website before declaring the results.
“With the increased number of seats and moderate question pattern, more students are making the cut compared to 80s and 90s,” said VK Bansal, founder and managing director of Bansal classes.
However, students have a different viewpoint. “Yes, the seats have been increased and the papers are not as tough as they used to be. But even the competition has increased manifold. Look at the number of students enrolling every year. The pressure is much more than it used to be in the past,” said Geentajli Biswas, a student at one of the coaching institutes in Kota.
Her views were echoed by Narendra Avasthi, director of Vibrant Academy. “These exams are relative and there will be no impact on the standard of students entering IIT. No matter how tough or easy the papers are, only the brilliant students will get selected.”
The central government’s efforts to curb the mushrooming growth of coaching institutes are playing a pivotal role in this shift. “There has been a dilution in the set standard of JEE. This year’s paper was a notch below in terms of difficulty compared to last year. By bringing down the difficulty level, JEE is trying to give equal opportunity to those not taking any coaching. Taking weightage of VII grade marks into account is yet another step in this direction,” said Pramod Maheshwari.
Despite all the efforts, the JEE could not avoid controversies in conducting the test. A last minute glitch of putting two answers for a question, which was earlier declared null and void due to technicalities, changed the rankings of many students.
IIT should be careful while designing the question papers as last minute cancellations and changes affects students’ confidence. But we also appreciate the way they brought transparency in the system,” said RK Verma of Resonance.
However, the experts appreciated the transparency brought in by the JEE.
This year the OMR sheets, answers and even the highest marks scored by students were put on the website before declaring the results.
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