The first ever joint entrance examination-advanced (JEE-Advanced), which was held at 13 centres in the city on Sunday, threw up a few surprises for students.
The examination, a qualifying test for admissions in 16 IITs , was held in the forenoon as well as afternoon sessions. A total of 1.5 lakh students in the country were eligible to write the IIT mains exam to compete for 10,000 seats.
The JEE-Advanced exam was an offline test. City coaching experts said that unlike previous JEEs, the exam did not have many direct questions. "Students who are thorough with the concepts can crack the exam. While the total marks was 360, the cut off could be less than 100 this year," said Uma Shankar, coordinator, Chaitanya Group of Institutions.
The examination had two papers. Paper I had 60 questions for a total of 180 marks in the order of physics, chemistry and mathematics. Each subject had 20 questions and the pattern was the same for all the subjects. "Students commented that the physics questions were easier than they expected, whereas chemistry was a bit difficult," said Ajay Anthony, JEE coordinator, TIME.
Paper II was also worth 180 marks with the questions set in the same order as paper 1. All three subjects had a few surprise questions. "The question pattern was similar to match the following type of questions which came in the last AIEEE. There were 4 such questions with a description and a matching list provided below," Anthony said
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The examination, a qualifying test for admissions in 16 IITs , was held in the forenoon as well as afternoon sessions. A total of 1.5 lakh students in the country were eligible to write the IIT mains exam to compete for 10,000 seats.
The JEE-Advanced exam was an offline test. City coaching experts said that unlike previous JEEs, the exam did not have many direct questions. "Students who are thorough with the concepts can crack the exam. While the total marks was 360, the cut off could be less than 100 this year," said Uma Shankar, coordinator, Chaitanya Group of Institutions.
The examination had two papers. Paper I had 60 questions for a total of 180 marks in the order of physics, chemistry and mathematics. Each subject had 20 questions and the pattern was the same for all the subjects. "Students commented that the physics questions were easier than they expected, whereas chemistry was a bit difficult," said Ajay Anthony, JEE coordinator, TIME.
Paper II was also worth 180 marks with the questions set in the same order as paper 1. All three subjects had a few surprise questions. "The question pattern was similar to match the following type of questions which came in the last AIEEE. There were 4 such questions with a description and a matching list provided below," Anthony said
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/entrance-exams/JEE-Advanced-throws-up-surprises/articleshow/20400596.cms
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