Revised JEE (advanced) may be tough to crack for IIT aspirants
IIT aspirants may be in for another revision of the Joint Entrance Exam (advanced) pattern next year with a subjective question and answer format replacing the current multiple choice questions asked.
Two decades ago the IITs had switched to the multiple choice question pattern as the number of students taking the joint entrance exam had gone up to five lakhs.
“As it was not possible to evaluate the long answers to subjective questions of so many students in a month, IITs migrated to multiple choice questions for its advanced exam, but now as there are only 1.5 lakh students writing JEE (advanced) it should not be difficult for teachers to evaluate their answers to a subjective question paper in a month,” says a senior officer of the human resources development ministry
The IIT council, which has directors and chairmen of all IITs on board, is expected to soon discuss the change in the exam pattern for Joint Entrance Exam (advanced), according to reliable sources.
Former deputy director of IIT-Madras and a member of the IIT-JEE review committee Prof V.G. Idichandy is all for bringing the subjective pattern back as he feels it will not only test a student’s analytical, but also problem solving skills which are critical to understand concepts.
Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130606/news-current-affairs/article/revised-jee-advanced-may-be-tough-crack-iit-aspirants
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