Change in exam rules upsets students
Students rue giving JEEMains online, express unhappiness over limited time given to them to adapt to other changes
MUMBAI:This academic year has proven to be one of the toughest ones for Class 12 students, especially for those planning to appear for competitive examinations in 2018.Be it the decision by Joint Admission Board (JAB) of the Indian Institutes of Technology to conduct Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Mains only online from the next year or the decision of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to take the difficulty-level of Common Entrance Test (CET) for engineering admissions on par with JEE, students said they trying to cope with these radical changes.
One of the common complaints from students has been the limited time given to adapt to these sudden and radical changes.
“The admission authority should know that any changes will be
applicable only two years after their introduction, so that students get
ample time to prepare themselves. We not only prepare for our Class 12
exams in these two years, but also for the various competitive exams,”
said Natasha Borges, a Class 12 student.
The decision to do away with the pen-and-paper format for JEE-Mains came in August and took many by surprise. the change was introducted despite popularity of the pen-and-paper format among students. In 2016, hardly 10% of the 13.5 lakh students opted for the online format.
“My friends and I have been trying our hands on mock tests online and every time we do that, errors creep up owing to problems with the internet connection. Since the JEE has gone online, most of us are worried because there have been numerous instances wherein a student’s answer to questions has not been registered on the site owing to technical glitch and nothing can be done after you submit your paper,” said Supreeth Baliga, a class XII student of RIMS International Junior College, Andheri. ONE AFTER ANOTHER Just when students got their heads around the fact that MH-CET will now be on par with JEE in terms of quality as well as difficulty-level, the state Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) last week released the final syllabus and break-up of marks applicable for MH-CET in May 2018 — which includes 20% weightage for Class XI syllabus of state board.
“JEE is based on CBSE syllabus, whereas CET is based on state board syllabus. How can the two be at the same level when the syllabus itself is different? The DTE authorities have not made this clear, but are expecting us to be prepared for a difficult paper. That’s unfair,” said Sejal Shah, another Class 12 student.
9 Oct 2017 | Mumbai | Shreya Bhandary shreya.bhandary@hindustantimes.com
Source : http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
The decision to do away with the pen-and-paper format for JEE-Mains came in August and took many by surprise. the change was introducted despite popularity of the pen-and-paper format among students. In 2016, hardly 10% of the 13.5 lakh students opted for the online format.
“My friends and I have been trying our hands on mock tests online and every time we do that, errors creep up owing to problems with the internet connection. Since the JEE has gone online, most of us are worried because there have been numerous instances wherein a student’s answer to questions has not been registered on the site owing to technical glitch and nothing can be done after you submit your paper,” said Supreeth Baliga, a class XII student of RIMS International Junior College, Andheri. ONE AFTER ANOTHER Just when students got their heads around the fact that MH-CET will now be on par with JEE in terms of quality as well as difficulty-level, the state Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) last week released the final syllabus and break-up of marks applicable for MH-CET in May 2018 — which includes 20% weightage for Class XI syllabus of state board.
“JEE is based on CBSE syllabus, whereas CET is based on state board syllabus. How can the two be at the same level when the syllabus itself is different? The DTE authorities have not made this clear, but are expecting us to be prepared for a difficult paper. That’s unfair,” said Sejal Shah, another Class 12 student.
9 Oct 2017 | Mumbai | Shreya Bhandary shreya.bhandary@hindustantimes.com
Source : http://paper.hindustantimes.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
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