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JEE Main 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Newly constructed body National Testing Agency (NTA) is conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main from January 8 onwards and it will continue till January 16, 2019. While on Tuesday, Paper 2 was held for B Arch/ B Planning, paper 1 will be held for BE/B Tech aspirants from today. JEE is held in computer-based testing (CBT) format and for the first time will be held in winters. Earlier, JEE Main was conducted by the Central Board Secondary Education.
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In another first, the JEE Main 2019 exam will be conducted in multiple shifts. The three-hour exam will start at 9:30 am and the afternoon shift will commence at 12:30 pm. The NTA DG has asked students to reach well in advance to allow all the security procedures to take place smoothly. The NTA has provided ‘Centre Locator’ feature on their website which allows students to find the shortest and fastest route.
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Issuing a warning, the Director General, NTA has said, “There is no dress code for students we have also asked the frisking staff to be more careful with students especially girls.” In the last exam conducted by NTA (UGC-NET) two students were not allowed to appear for the exam as they refused to remove the hijab.
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In the section II of JEE Main 2019 students found Physics to be most difficult and mathematics to be moderately difficult and Chemistry to be easy. In the first slot as well students found chemistry to be easy, however, Mathematics was considered to be the most difficult part then.
In the section II of JEE Main 2019 students found Physics to be most difficult and mathematics to be moderately difficult and Chemistry to be easy. In the first slot as well students found chemistry to be easy, however, Mathematics was considered to be the most difficult part then.
After declaration of result, the data is handed over to the Centralised Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)/JoSAA or the concerned State government or institute for seat allocation process and admission procedure. The NTA does not collect the information regarding the total number of seats available in the institutions and reservation criteria followed by the institutions, candidates need to check the same with the respective colleges.
After declaration of result, the data is handed over to the Centralised Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)/JoSAA or the concerned State government or institute for seat allocation process and admission procedure. The NTA does not collect the information regarding the total number of seats available in the institutions and reservation criteria followed by the institutions, candidates need to check the same with the respective colleges.
Most of the candidates who talked to indianexpress.com said that they did not have any trouble with the online mode of the exam. Some of the students who appeared for the exam in Delhi-centre informed that they prefer the exam to be online rather than pen paper based. NTA in an official notification said, " about 3 Lakh candidates have visited the Mock Tests and benefited from it. Further, about 24 thousand opted for using TPC (test practice centres)."
Section two of the JEE Main 2019 exam has ended. The candidates seem to be happy and the like section I section II as well is expected to be easy by the look of candidates, details awaited.
"An average student attempting between 45 to 50 questions in a JEE Main paper makes us interpret the paper to be 'easy', but that does not score students heavily, as the NTA will be calculating percentiles based on each day's exam", Bhuvana Anil Kumar, head JEE and NEET, T.I.M.E. Thus, one can assume that to stay ahead students need to score more than 50 questions which makes 200+ the minimum score out of 360 to get a good college
Though general perception so far is that the exam was easy and mathematics was considered to be tough by most students. Students also had the impression that questions from Physics were more theory-oriented (which is unlikely for a JEE exam) and questions from Mathematics required slightly more time frame to solve. Also, Chemistry was claimed as the easiest subject in the paper, according to most students.
Chemistry was considered to be the easiest. Around 12 questions were asked from in-organic Chemistry, 9 from organic chemistry and 9 from physical chemistry. Many students informed that the Chemistry section was the easiest. According to experts, if students have their basics correct they can get maximum marks form Chemistry section.
Most of the students who talked to Indianexpress.com said that the mathematics section was the toughest. Experts informed that students could have felt so because the question paper was based more on the applied aspect of math. Many also felt that the questions were tricky instead of direct. From the total 30 questions, 10 questions were asked from Algebra, 8 from Calculus, 6 from Coordinate Geometry and 6 from Trigonometry.
In the Physics section, there were about 8 questions from Mechanics, 6 questions from Heat and Thermodynamics, 7 from Current Electricity and EMI, 4 questions from Electrostatics and Magnetism, and 5 questions from Optics and Modern Physics.
"The expected cut-off will range between 72-77 marks. Overall, in all three subjects, 60% of the questions were based out of NCERT. If students have solved past 10 years' question papers, they can easily score good marks in the JEE Main Paper I," said Naveen Joshi, Grade-up.
"The NTA kickstarted the JEE Main (B.Tech) exam today. In the morning slot, the overall level of the examination was ‘moderate’. There were no surprises in today's JEE exam paper. The pattern was the same as compared to last year. On the whole, Physics was easy to moderate; Maths was lengthy which made it difficult for the students to complete the section, whereas Chemistry was relatively easy ," said Navin C Joshi, Academic head and VP (JEE and NEET) at Gradeup.
The questions asked in the paper were not of a very high level. They were designed to gauge how well the candidates had understood the basic concepts. Some students said that they recalled seeing similar if not same questions in the NCERT books itself. A student with a good grasp of the fundamentals would have been able to attempt a high number of questions without having to break a sweat, said expert.
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According to Ankit, a student who attempted the exam from UP-based centre, candidates were given a blue pen, water and rough sheets during the exam. Each candidate had to write their name and application number on the rough sheet. Candidates were asked to submit rough sheet and admit card to the invigilator. Water was provided to every candidate inside the exam hall and loo-breaks were allowed. While no one accompanied candidates to the loo the CCTV cameras were installed in the aisle.
Talking to indianexpress.com, students informed that each one of them had to undergo two-level checking including metal detection test and frisking. Each student had to face 4-5 guards.
According to experts, the cut-off can be expected to be as high as 85+ this year. "Last year the cutoff went low. The exam was of moderate-level difficulty this year and students with their concepts cleared found it to be easy. So we are expecting the cut-off to be on the higher end. Around 85+ cut-off can be expected," said Amit Kumar, mentor, career launcher.
Talking to indianexpress.com, Mentor, Career Launchers, Amit Kumar said, "the exam was of moderate level difficulty. Students found Mathematics to be more difficult. It was a bit tricky and most questions were based on application. Physics was also comparatively tough. Chemistry was easiest if a student had their basics clear, it could be the most scoring section as it was easier compared to last year."
One of the questions asked in Physics section was - Find motion of Inertia about the axis which is 3/2d from the central axis. A total of 30 questions were asked. No questions were asked on fluids and two questions were on fluids. Most questions were from the mechanics section.
According to students who appeared for JEE Main 2019 here is the list of questions asked in Chemistry section -
1. What are isotopes of H2
2. What is ppm of safe drinking water
3. What is reduction of freindlich isotherm
4. What is the chemical bonding of copper pyrite
A total of 30 questions for four marks each were asked in the Chemistry section.
A student took to Twitter to inform that he has faced a technical glitch in the exam. He saw one option twice.
Kartik, a student who appeared for the exam from Noida centre informed, indianexpress.com that no questions were asked from fluids and only two questions were from thermodynamics. Most questions, according to him were from the mechanics part of the physics subjects.
Total questions in exam were 90 . Each section - Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics - had 30 questions each. Total marks of the exam, following the usual norm, was 360. Each question had 4 marks for correct option and -1 for the wrong attempt. No attempt had zero marks.
According to students who appeared for the exam, many questions In Chemistry section were directly from the NCERT. In Maths many questions were asked from conic sections but questions from all chapters were covered. All chapters in all three subjects were given equal weightage
Students who attempted the exam in the first shift of JEE Main 2019 told indianexpress.com that the exam was moderate to easy in terms of difficulty. Comparatively, the Physics and Mathematics were difficult and Chemistry was easiest. However, Chemistry was lengthy.
The candidates were not allowed to take stationery along but were provided with blue ball pens. Each exam hall also had a wall clock. Candidates were not allowed to carry any eatable including water. However, an exception was there for diabetic students. A time clock was also available on each computer screen
The exam started and ended on time and no technical glitch was faced by students. Students who had attempted mock tests on the NTA website found it easy to attempt the first-ever computer based exam. According to NTA, about 2519290 candidates have used the mock test facilty.
Rakshita Gowda, a Delhi-based student, "Many questions were from the examples section of NCERT books. All three subjects were moderately difficult. I had seen many questions from the last year's question paper which helped me during the exam." The exam for section one has ended and section two is about to begin. Rakshita appeared for the exam from Delhi-based centre in shift one of day two of JEE Main 2019.
As opposed to yesterday when most students found the exam to be too easy. Most of the students found the exam to be moderately difficulty today. According to students, the difficulty across the sections was uninformed. But the Chemistry paper was a found o be lengthy by most of the students who appeared for the engineering exam in the first shift.
The percentile score might lead to a lot of ties that is when two or more students scoring more marks, in such cases, NTA has devised a strategy. The first preference will be given to candidates obtaining higher percentile score in the mathematics section of the exam followed by a score in physics and then preference to those who scored more in Chemistry. In case candidates continue to get equal marks in all sub-sections as well, then preference will be given to the candidate who is older in age,
Percentile scoring is a mechanism of given relative marks to students. Instead of the marks each candidate has gained, there will be a comparison between the candidates and those who have score maximum will get 100 percentile which can even mean 97/100. Therefore the topper(highest score) of each session will get the same percentile of 100 which is desirable. The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores are also converted to appropriate Percentiles.
Based on a query by a reader of indianexpress.com, whether the question paper for each candidate is different. Well no! Each candidate who is appearing for the exam in the same SHIFT will have the same question paper. Just to avoid any cheating candidates' question papers will be jumbled, implying the positioning of questions and their respective answers will be different for two students in the same shift but each shift will have same question paper. Since the exam will be conducted in two shifts, each day two exam sets will be given and over the period of time, as many as 16 different question papers will be given to students.
To appear in JEE (Advanced) a diploma holder can attempt the JEE (Main) - 2019 but his/her rank and NTA score for JEE (Main) will not be declared as diploma holders cannot apply for admission to NITs and CFTIs through JEE (Main) channel, according to NTA
The candidates who attempt the comparatively tougher examination are likely to get lower marks as compared to those who attempt the easier one. In order to overcome such a situation, “Normalization procedure based on Percentile Score” will be used for ensuring that candidates are neither benefitted nor disadvantaged due to the difficulty level of the examination, states NTA.
As question appears in each set are different, candidates' marks will be normalized to maintain equity when it comes to marks, according to NTA. Students will be scored on percentile.
The first session of Paper- I which is meant for admission to engineering colleges is over. As many as 9.4 lakh candidates registered for the exam to be held over the week. The last exam will be on December 16 and each day the exams will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift ended and the second will begin from 2:30 PM. Students for second shifts have already started flocking the exam centres and the security check-ins have begun.
While there is no dress code announced for the JEE Main by the NTA, there are some parents tweeting that some centres have not allowed jackets inside the exam hall.
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JEE Main 2018 topper Suraj Krishna scored 350 out of 360 and credited his success to NCERT and mock tests. While most candidates plan their preparation by mugging notes and concentrating on topics that can fetch more marks, Krishna’s focus was on learning and understanding topics. “I was fond of science books. So even when my Class 10 exams got over, I started reading a chapter from NCERT books thoroughly, solved every doubt by consulting teacher or through reference books. This not only helped me score well, but this knowledge will guide me throughout my life,” he told indianexpress.com
Kalpit Veerwal the JEE MAin topper of 2017 who scored 360/360 and registered himself in the Limca Book of World Records suggests students to study last year's question papers. “I never wasted time in other activities. Like many engineering aspirants, I started preparing for the exam when I was in class 11. I remained consistent and on an average, gave about 13 hours to studies in a day. In fact, during the last few months, I relatively dedicated less time as I was already done with my revision,” said Veerwal. Those who appeared for the exam also suggested that many questions were from last year's question papers.
JEE Main is providing facilities to make easy movement inside the exam hall and even scribes for the candidates belonging to PWD category. Candidates need to bring original PwD certificated along with them to avail the facility, however, candidates will be allowed to appear for the exam even without it.
No watch, wallet, mobile phone etc is allowed inside the examination hall. Many exam centres can have their own make-shift arrangement for safekeeping, security and frisking staff along with CCTV cameras will be there as well.
There is no official safe-keeping unit provided for valuables by the organisers. Thus candidates should either not carry valuables such as phone, watch etc or can keep it with a known person.
One of the most common errors committed by students was to carry photocopied identity card for verification. No textual material including photocopies of identity cards are not allowed. Candidates need to carry the identity cards in original form only, as per advisory issued by the NTA.
One of the readers of indianexpress.com asked us if the result will be visible on the screen or not. No. The result will be announced in record time but only after completing the formal procedure which also includes uploading of answer key. The result is expected by end of January, according to officials.
NTA has also set-up exam centres abroad as well. For the JEE paper II conducted today, 180,052 candidates had registered for the test. A total of exam 390 centres, inclusive of 6 centres abroad, were set-up by NTA. The paper-I for entry into engineering courses, the exam would be conducted in 467 centres in 258 cities and 9 foreign centres.
For the architectural wing of the engineering, exam conducted today, 1,80,052 candidates registered. For the engineering test, 9.29,198 candidates had registered. As many as 21,791 candidates are registered for the examination at 17 centres in 15 cities in North Eastern States and 7551 Candidates at 09 centres in 04 cities in Jammu & Kashmir.
According to Centre head-FIITJEE, Noida, Ramesh Batlish "We are waiting for the NTA to release the question papers to give detailed analysis but as per students' feedback the first question of the drawing section had three parts and students had to attempt any one of them for 30 marks. Among the three options, the first option was to design the curtain of a small girl’s room, the second option was to sketch your favourite film actor and the third option was to sketch the scene of people sitting around a bonfire. In the second question of 20 marks students, a square design was given and students had to draw the same by drawing the replica to double its size. For another and last question of the section of 20 marks was to draw a square with random designs using curved lines and colour."
The level of difficulty as per feedback of students was easy to moderate. Many questions in mathematics sections, informed exam takers, were from last years' question papers. Mathematics was rated moderate level, Aptitude was categorised as easy and drawing was considered to be easy to moderate level as per creativity of student.
Several students after stepping out of the exam centres of NTA's first JEE Main exam informed indianexpress.com that the exam pattern remained the same. The paper consisted of three parts. Part one consisted of mathematics section with 30 questions. Each question gave 4 marks for correct answer and deducted 1 mark for the wrong answer. While part-II was aptitude section constituting of 50 questions, part three was drawing section with only three questions. The first question of paper three was of 30 marks and remaining two of 20 marks each.
While entry to for the Paper 2 exam for JEE Main conducted today begun at 8:15 am, candidates had started queueing up at the exam centers from as early as 7 am. The DG, NTA, Vineet Joshi has also asked students to reach at the centre well in advance to allow easy and smooth security checks. Candidates underwent a metal detector test before exam along with frisking.
In the National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) exam, Mathematics constitutes of only 20 marks while aptitude has a weightage of 40 marks and drawing compromises of 80 marks. In JEE Paper 2 on the other hand, JEE paper 2 Mathematics constitutes of 30 marks, aptitude has 200 marks and drawing compromises of 70 marks. Depending on calibre and strong points, candidates should prepare for the exams. Though experts advise candidates to apply for both of them.
In addition to cracking the JEE paper-II candidate will have to qualify the minimum eligibility mark. According to the latest notification by the Council of Architecture (CoA), announced that candidates need to score at least 50% marks aggregate and 50% marks in each of the subjects - Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
As the exam gets over, all the answer sheets get collected. The computer matches the answer keys with the corresponding questions and the result is formed along with answer keys. First, the answer key will be released on the NTA website. A window to raise objections is given to candidates. Based on the objections raised by the candidates, a panel will sit and discuss, if any mistake is found a final list will be declared else result will be declared directly, The result is expected to be announced by end of the month. In the previous exam conducted by NTA (UGC-NET) the result was announced in record time.
The exam centres, computers etc all are allotted through a randomised formula. The NTA informed that candidates are not allowed to choose their shifts or timings however they can send their top five centre option based on which a randomised selection process grants them the seat. During the exam, the computer understands the IP addresses of the students and not only are the questions in their exams jumbled but also the number or placement of the answers. If the answer to Q1 is B in Ram’s exam then Ali might get the same question at the nth position and the right option can be placed at D option if he gets the same question at all.
Candidates are not allowed to carry any pen, paper etc. in the exam. Candidates will be provided with a rough sheet and pencil, black point pen by the NTA. Every candidate needs to write their name and roll number on the rough sheet to avoid any miss-Rough sheets and admit cards need to be submitted with the invigelator.
The NTA informed indianexpress.com that previous years' question papers were analysed based. How a candidate reacts to a question was assessed. Ideally, for a question put to easy by the question paper setter, candidates should be able to solve immediately, Psychometric tests allow to maintain this parity, eliminate the human errors and biases and create similar difficulty level across the exams.
In the first-ever JEE Main exam conducted by the NTA, the entire exam went on a CBT mode - Compter-based testing is said to be a secure mode of conducting test. It provides an encrypted question paper created with help of psychometric tests to each exam centre. The question paper gets decrypted only when the candidates open the exam. The JEE Main exam also is being conducted twice this year, in a first. Additionally, this is the first time exam is conducted in winters.