2 lakh appear for IIT-JEE, say exam moderately difficult

Students appearing for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conducted Joint Entrance Exam Advanced on Sunday felt that the exams were moderately difficult and even though the rules in the form of dress code had been made stringent, students did not face much of a problem. Students however complained of not being allowed to carry water bottles and tiffins to class.

Around two lakh students appeared for the JEE Advanced exam across the country for a chance to secure a seat in the prestigious IITs and other reputed engineering colleges for various bachelor’s degree courses. The exams were held in 115 cities in the country and were held in two phases that included paper I and II.

According to students who appeared for the exam, both papers were of 186 marks and had three sets of questions each. While in paper I they found Mathematics to be tougher than Chemistry and Physics, in paper II chemistry was tougher than the other two subjects.

“The papers were moderately difficult and due to the negative marking scheme for two out of three sets of questions in both exams, scoring can be a problem. However with the cut offs being lesser than last year there is hope,” said a student Viraj Saha, a student from Bandra.

Analysing both papers, R.L. Trikha, director, FIIT-JEE, which is a preparatory class, said, “Students who have been regular and have developed deep conceptual understanding and analytical abilities through constant practice of solving problems, should have no difficulty in cracking the papers. There are one or two questions in each subject which are tricky/lengthy or require assumptions to be able to effectively use data given. 30 per cent questions were easy, 48 per cent moderate and only 22 per cent were difficult.”

Mr Trikha said that this year cut-offs wer expected to be normal.