Did the JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced) serve the purpose of a single entrance examination?
IITs never agreed to a single entrance test. All along, ours was a different system from AIEEE. We've always maintained that logical reasoning can't be tested through an objective test but through subjective questions. We did not want to mix Class XII results with the JEE (Advanced) score. So, we agreed to give weightage only to the top 20 percentile of each board. Intellect is equally distributed and the Class XII marks reflect board marks only, not intellect.
Seventy-nine students who could've got IIT seats have been turned away because the Boards got the 20 percentile calculations wrong. What went wrong?
There is a mistake in understanding . The Boards did the calculation voluntarily. On top of that, they calculated it on the basis of those who appeared instead of those who passed the Class XII examination . Right from the beginning , the JEE website has been saying 20 percentile has to be on the basis of those who passed the test. So we had to recalculate.
What happens to students who have lost out?
It is unfortunate. But nothing can be done now.
You met with the HRD minister also on this.
Yes. But we'll not change our stand. If we do anything now it'd be seen as being subjective.
Do we see any changes from next year?
We can look into the 20 percentile criterion as well as number of students who can appear for JEE (Advanced).
What about single exam?
Personally, I think it would not work. The example being given is of SAT/GRE. But these tests are about score, not ranking . In an entrance examination , ranking is everything.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Wont-change-our-stand-IIT-Delhi-director-says/articleshow/21323509.cms
IITs never agreed to a single entrance test. All along, ours was a different system from AIEEE. We've always maintained that logical reasoning can't be tested through an objective test but through subjective questions. We did not want to mix Class XII results with the JEE (Advanced) score. So, we agreed to give weightage only to the top 20 percentile of each board. Intellect is equally distributed and the Class XII marks reflect board marks only, not intellect.
Seventy-nine students who could've got IIT seats have been turned away because the Boards got the 20 percentile calculations wrong. What went wrong?
There is a mistake in understanding . The Boards did the calculation voluntarily. On top of that, they calculated it on the basis of those who appeared instead of those who passed the Class XII examination . Right from the beginning , the JEE website has been saying 20 percentile has to be on the basis of those who passed the test. So we had to recalculate.
What happens to students who have lost out?
It is unfortunate. But nothing can be done now.
You met with the HRD minister also on this.
Yes. But we'll not change our stand. If we do anything now it'd be seen as being subjective.
Do we see any changes from next year?
We can look into the 20 percentile criterion as well as number of students who can appear for JEE (Advanced).
What about single exam?
Personally, I think it would not work. The example being given is of SAT/GRE. But these tests are about score, not ranking . In an entrance examination , ranking is everything.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Wont-change-our-stand-IIT-Delhi-director-says/articleshow/21323509.cms
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