JEE Main 2020 April/September attempt begins from September 1JEE Main 2020 Exam LIVE UPDATES: After being postponed twice, the Joint Entrance Examination -JEE Main is being held from September 1 onwards. The JEE paper 2 was held yesterday and today onwards, the engineering exam will be conducted.
In a major announcement today, just half-an-hour before the exam began, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court said that the students residing in flood-affected areas in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra can approach the National Testing Agency (NTA), if they were unable to reach the exam centre or reached late. The court also asked NTA to check the veracity of the claims and decide their representation within 15 days.
JEE Main 2020 paper analysis | Students find maths tough, physics lengthy | ‘Physics was difficult, chemistry lengthy’
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the exam is being conducted amid special arrangement, from no shoes with thick soles to mandatory masks at exam hall – several arrangements have been made by the NTA. Over 10 lakh masks, 10 lakh pairs of gloves, 1,300 infrared thermometer guns, 6,600 litres of hand sanitiser and an equal amount of disinfectant liquid, 6,600 sponges, 3,300 spray bottles and 3,300 cleaning staff have been arranged at an additional cost of almost Rs 13 crore. The exam will be conducted at 660 centres across the country, which was increased from 570.
The exams after being postponed twice are being conducted. (Representational image)
Today was the last day of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) which was started from September 1. The candidates who had appeared in the forenoon session of day 6 found the paper lengthy, with numerical portions a bit tricky. Ramesh Batlish, Head, FIITJEE Noida reviewed the slot one paper as moderate, with numerical portions in maths and physics a bit lengthy.
According to the FIITJEE expert, “The difficulty level of the paper can be analysed as maths- difficult, physics and chemistry- moderate. The numerical portions were quite lengthy, and the questions were mostly based on NCERT syllabus.”
The JEE Main paper was moderate, balanced and can be completed in the given timeline, said Ajay Kumar Sharma, National Academic Director (Engineering), Aakash (AESL).
Subjects wise paper analysis
Physics
25 Question (20 MCQ 5 numerical value-based)
Overall paper was calculative and difficult to compare it to Maths & Chemistry. It was calculation based and on slightly tricky. Integer type of questions were calculative as well as finally answer was the nearest integer.
Chemistry
25 Question (20 MCQ 5 numerical value-based)
The Chemistry paper was same as the last attempt and moderate. It was mostly theoretical & Organic chemistry portion was higher compared to Physical and inorganic. Numerical value-based questions were a little calculative due to the mixing of concepts and data-based.
Maths
25 Question (20 MCQ 5 numerical value-based)
Maths paper was Easy and balanced. Numerical value-based type question in Maths was easy.
Students who had appeared in the JEE Main exam on day 3 found physics a bit difficult, while chemistry lengthy. Sunit Chauhan, a JEE Main aspirant reviewed the paper as moderate and easier compared to the last session. According to Sunit, in physics, the questions in the numerical section were tougher, while in chemistry, it was lengthy. "The numerical portions in all the three papers- maths, physics, chemistry were lengthy and difficult. In maths, the questions were asked from co-ordinate geometry, calcilus and algebra, and in chemistry, questions were asked from physical, inorganic and organic chemistry," the candidate said.
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal congratulated students who are appearing for the entrance during COVID-19 pandemic. "I would like to congratulate all the students that they have also studied in these extreme circumstances and are also participating in the examination today," Nishank tweeted.
Overall physics paper was easy to moderate level. Out of 25 questions, 20 questions were based on theory and concepts. This paper is much easier than the paper of January attempt. All topics have been covered in this paper and overall it was an easy paper, said Saurabh Kumar, Director Academics, Vidyamandir Classes
The students who had appeared in shift 2 rated the paper as difficult, while Physics as moderate, and Chemistry easy. In Maths, the questions were mostly from chapters of Algebra, Calculus and Geometry
-The overall level of the exam was Easy to Moderate.
-The physics section was considered difficult.
-Maths was moderate and lengthy.
-Students were able to attempt 13-14 questions with ease.
-Chemistry was easy.
-Questions were directly based on NCERT (60-70%).
-Questions were uniformly asked from whole syllabus in each of the subjects.
- Analysis by Navin C Joshi VP, Goprep
Sahil Agarwal, a JEE Main aspirant in Kolkata said, “The paper was comparatively easier than the last session. The numerical part in all the three papers was lengthy and concept-based. The students can expect a cut-off of varies between 85 to 90.”
JEE main paper was lengthy as compared to last year. The paper was calculation based. Chemistry was on tougher than usual. Paper was in sync with the January pattern. Students have felt the paper lengthy as the number of questions decreased as compared to last year. Around 2-3 questions in maths & physics were tricky," said Saurabh Kumar, Director Academics, Vidyamandir Classes
The students who had appeared in the Joint Entrance Examination- JEE Main today rated the overall paper as moderate, with Maths being toughest. The candidates sharing their review with indianexpress.com said that the Maths portion was the toughest of all, Physics- moderate, and Chemistry- easy. According to Ramesh Batlish, head FIITJEE, “Though the paper was comparatively easy than the last session, but candidates faced difficulties in solving the Maths paper, while Chemistry part has balanced questions, and can be termed easier. The Physics was part was moderate, while students took time to solve the numerical section as it was lengthy.”
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank has wished all the best to students taking JEE Main today. The minister in his tweet mentioned, "Today, the second day examinations of JEE have started successfully, according to the information I have received, concrete arrangements have been made by all the state governments with proper arrangements in compliance with the health guidelines issued by the Government of India." The minister also appealed to students to follow the COVID-19 guidelines, and take the exam with patience.
Indian Railways has decided to run 20 pairs of special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of those appearing for these exams in Bihar. Railways decided to run 20 pairs of special trains from September 2 to 15 for the convenience of those appearing for these exams in Bihar.
The first day of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Main saw relatively low attendance of approximately 65% to 70%, according to a government official. About 1 lakh candidates were expected to appear for Paper 2 Tuesday. From Wednesday onward, JEE Main paper 1 or BE, BTech entrance exams have begun
During the exam, picking up problems on the basis of easy, medium and difficult and attacking them in this order goes a long way in ensuring success as initial success generates confidence and calms down the mind to think more analytically for the remaining more ticklish problems. Distribution of Mathematics chapters shows that chapters like 3-Dimensional Geometry, Applications of Derivatives, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability and Matrices and Determinants constitute a higher number of questions in JEE Main, said Aakash Chaudhry, director and CEO Aakash Educational Services.
Chapter-wise distribution in Chemistry suggests that Chemical bonding and molecular structure, Biomolecules, Polymer, Aldehyde Ketone and Carboxylic acids, Equilibrium, Coordinate compounds etc. Constitute the major part of the Chemistry paper. JEE for chemistry is straight forward and based only on the facts given in the NCERT book, said Aakash Chaudhry, director and CEO at Aakash Educational services
"Up to JEE(Main) level, studying Physics is easy but scoring marks in it is not that simple. For this, you must be fast, accurate and smart. Using discretion and picking up the right questions during exam is a very important part of your exam strategy Concepts in physics by Dr. HC Verma is a great source for strengthening the basics after completing NCERT book. Chapters like System of Particles and Rotational Motion, Current Electricity, Electrical Potential and Capacitance, Ray Optics and Units and Measurement etc. are the important ones," said Aakash Chaudhry, Director and CEO, Aakash Educational Services Limited.
Candidates appearing for JEE Main West Bengal had a difficult time reaching their test centres on Tuesday morning owing to heavy rain and lack of transport. The government had asked all state transport utilities to commence bus services from 5 am in view of the exam, but several candidates in North 24 Parganas, Berhampur, Malda and Siliguri claimed that they had to wait for hours, braving downpour, to get a bus to reach their test centres.
The level of difficultly was easy as compared to the January session of JEE Main. Paper-2 as per feedback from students was easy. In the mathematics section had lengthy numerical based questions as compared to the January session of the same paper as questions involved more calculations, claim students. All chapters covered in calculus and coordinate geometry.
Personal masks were not allowed. Every student was given a fresh surgical mask at entry. Every student was made to go through a sanitizing station were they had to sanitize themselves through a foot press lever. Students reported that entry was stopped after 8:30 am. Students were not allowed to carry anything inside the examination hall except a pencil box for drawing, admit card and aadhar card. Transparent water Bottles were allowed.
In its letter, Bawankar highlighted the problems being faced by students appearing for JEE-Main examination and residing in flood-hit areas of Nagpur, Amravati, Akola, Chandrapur, Gondiaand Gadchiroli districts, as reported by PTI. Due to floods, students from these areas will find it difficult to appear for the JEE-Main examination, he said. A division bench of Justices R K Deshpande and Pushpa Ganediwala asked the respondents, the Maharashtra government, the Centre and the National Testing Agency, to consider postponing the examination for students residing in flood-affected areas.
"The situation is grim in several districts due to flood. Students should not suffer for no fault on their part," the bench said. The court said any aggrieved student can file an application to the NTA via their centre coordinator. "The National Testing Agency shall then decide on the application after consulting with the district collector concerned within a period of 15 days, the court ordered read as reported by the PTI. Earlier, the high court on Monday took cognisance of a letter written to it by Nitesh Bawankar, a resident of Bhandara district, raising concern over how students will reach the exam centres to appear for the JEE amid the flood situation.
The test will be held in two shifts, of three hours each, every day till September 6. The first shift exam is being conducted and will conclude at 12.30 pm. The second shift will start at 3 pm instead of 2 pm as sanitization drive will be held in the meantime at exam halls, as per the NTA. At the entry of the registration room their body temperature is recorded through the thermal gun. After due verification, invigilator checks seat allocation chart and direct them to their examination room as per roll number.
Since JEE gives percentile score, not just one but many can score a 100 percentile. In JEE Main 2019, a total of 24 candidates have secured a perfect 100 percentile score out of over 11.4 lakh candidates who appeared in both sessions combined.
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to postpone JEE Main examination for students residing in flood-affected areas in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. However, it said that students residing in flood-hit areas can approach the National Testing Agency (NTA), if they were unable to reach the exam centre or reached late. The court asked NTA to check the veracity of the claims and decide their representation within 15 days.
JEE and NEET aspirants will be allowed to travel by special suburban services in Mumbai. The Admit Card of candidates will be considered as the authority to enter suburban stations with companions including parents or guardians. They, however, will have to purchase travel tickets.
Several experts had also informed that with a higher delay and more practice, students have better chances of getting a good rank now. Since the competition is relatively high, the cut-off can also increase. However, there are students who have appeared for JEE Main in January and are now preparing for Advanced as they believe there would not be enough time left for it after Main. Students from disadvantaged areas or backgrounds believe that the online preparation would make it difficult for them to catch up as they lack proper resources.
Ramesh Batlish, an expert from FIITJEE said, "students should first scroll through the questions to ensure all questions with options are appearing on the computer screen and then start with easy questions and from the subject. Attempting the easier ones first and then trying to attempt the slightly difficult ones or those that require a lot of calculation. Students need to keep a check on their time while attempting the paper. Also, one should attempt all the numerical questions as there is no negative marking."
NTA has increased the number of exam centres from 570 to 660, it has also made arrangements to ensure fewer students sit in a given room. Further, students will be sitting at a farther distance. The frisking and entry rules have also been changed. Staff members will not touch any candidates while frisking. Further, a metal detector will be used too but it will be used from a safe distance, as per rules.
The NTA has a strict anti-cheating mechanism too. With CCTVs in place, NTA also monitors every exam centre and exam hall separately. Candidates are not allowed to take any belonging inside the exam hall. Further, s strict norm regarding attire also needs to be followed. As per the latest rules, "Shoes/footwear with thick soles and garments with large buttons are not permitted"
-- Amit Card along with self-declaration(undertaking) downloaded from the NTA website and printed on A4 size paper and duly filled in.
-- A simple transparent Ball Point Pen
-- Additional photograph, to be pasted on attendance sheet
-- Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml)
-- Personal transparent water bottle
A total of 38,167 students are expected to appear for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for admission in engineering and pharmacy courses. The test will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) at 32 centres in 13 districts between September 1 and 6, state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said in a statement. "The state administration is ready to host JEE and NEET in a hassle-free manner amid coronavirus pandemic scare. All collectors concerned have been asked to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) laid down by the Centre about conducting such exams," he told PTI
According to NTA officials, before the start of each exam shift and after the last shift ends, all seats will be thoroughly sanitised and the work stations and keyboards will be disinfected. Hand sanitisers will be available at the entrance of the examination centre and inside the exam hall at all times.
Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has appealed to the chief ministers of various states to support the students appearing for the exam. “I appeal to chief ministers of all states that support our students in such unprecedented circumstances and make appropriate arrangements so the aspirants do not have to face any inconvenience. I also appeal to students to have faith in agencies behind the conduct of the examination,” the Education Minister said.
Students and alumni of IIT have developed a portal to help the candidates of JEE Main and NEET with transportation facility on the day of their exams. Students can register at eduride.in. Any person who wants to volunteer to have to register themselves on the above-mentioned website. The volunteers may choose the option to drive the student or make a donation
Step 1: Candidates report in batches from 11 am onwards
Step 2: At the entry of the registration room their body temperature is recorded through the thermal gun.
Step 3: If the temperature (< 37.4°C/99.4°F), they move for frisking
Step 4: If the temperature is (> 37.4°C/99.4°F), they will be taken to the isolation room. All processes of frisking and document verification will be done after a period of 15-20 minutes. In this time their temperature may become even normal, if not they will be allowed to take the examination alone in a separate room.
Step 5: Candidates display admit card, valid government ID proof, PwD certificate(if PwD candidate), scribe undertaking (if applicable in proforma given in the information bulletin) to the invigilator on duty across the table.
Step 6: After due verification, invigilator checks seat allocation chart and direct them to their examination room as per roll number
Step 7: Invigilator on duty outside the registration room ensures that students enter the registration room in batches of 10 (first) and then the next five students. When the first five leave. After leaving he/she directs Candidates to their examination room.
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JEE Main is held twice a year - January and April. Students can appear for anyone of them or both the exams. The best attempt is counted and the final result of both is combined before releasing the result. While the January session held as per schedule, the April session was postponed twice due to the pandemic. Now, after much debate and protests, the second session is being held from September 1 to 6.