The new pattern proposed for JEE (Advanced) by IIT-Bombay for admissions to IITs in 2014 will not have multiple choice questions; it will be subjective but students will not have to write long answers in the proposed pattern.
Students will be told to solve problems and write answers only; there will not be any need to give a step-wise solution to the problem. Even for descriptive answers, in the new format, questions may be asked in the form of 'fill in the blanks' or 'complete the following'.
IIT-B director Devang Khakhar said, "The proposed format is somewhere between the two formats. Students will not have to write long, descriptive answers. They will have to get answers on their own as there will be no options." The proposed format will test students on their understanding of the subject.
It is yet to get approval from senates of other IITs. After they accept the proposal, it will be presented at the joint admission board meeting.
This year, admissions to the most coveted seats in IITs will be determined by a two-tier exam system with a JEE (Main) for all engineering aspirants followed by a JEE (Advanced) for the top 1.5 lakh scorers of the Main test. Both tests are based on multiple-choice questions. While IITs were seeking a change in format for this year's JEE (Advanced) too, the decision on the two-tier system was taken late and would have given students less time to prepare for a subjective test. The change in format will be introduced next year. In the multiple-choice test, it is difficult to determine the students' understanding of the subjects, a professor from the institute said. "A right answer can be arrived at by smartly eliminating three wrong ones. Students should be able to solve the problems independently; then their performances can be judged," said the professor.
Some professors claimed evaluation of answer sheets of 1.5 lakh candidates in a subjective format test will require additional machinery.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/JEE-2014-may-not-be-purely-subjective/articleshow/19504820.cms
Students will be told to solve problems and write answers only; there will not be any need to give a step-wise solution to the problem. Even for descriptive answers, in the new format, questions may be asked in the form of 'fill in the blanks' or 'complete the following'.
IIT-B director Devang Khakhar said, "The proposed format is somewhere between the two formats. Students will not have to write long, descriptive answers. They will have to get answers on their own as there will be no options." The proposed format will test students on their understanding of the subject.
It is yet to get approval from senates of other IITs. After they accept the proposal, it will be presented at the joint admission board meeting.
This year, admissions to the most coveted seats in IITs will be determined by a two-tier exam system with a JEE (Main) for all engineering aspirants followed by a JEE (Advanced) for the top 1.5 lakh scorers of the Main test. Both tests are based on multiple-choice questions. While IITs were seeking a change in format for this year's JEE (Advanced) too, the decision on the two-tier system was taken late and would have given students less time to prepare for a subjective test. The change in format will be introduced next year. In the multiple-choice test, it is difficult to determine the students' understanding of the subjects, a professor from the institute said. "A right answer can be arrived at by smartly eliminating three wrong ones. Students should be able to solve the problems independently; then their performances can be judged," said the professor.
Some professors claimed evaluation of answer sheets of 1.5 lakh candidates in a subjective format test will require additional machinery.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/JEE-2014-may-not-be-purely-subjective/articleshow/19504820.cms
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