If one can remember in October 2005, IIT system took decision of making admission to flagship undergraduate programme of Indian Institutes of Technology, only through two consecutive chances of JEE, it was argued by board of directors that it will eradicate the coaching institute hegemony in JEE and will make numbers of students competing for JEE steady.
"We (are) implementing this rule to control the large number of students appearing in JEE and to ruin the coaching industry completely," said one board member in 2005. But, five years of implementation of this plan, total number of student appearing for IIT-JEE has doubled from 2005, and coaching industry made double the turnover in this span.
Initially student opposed this rule, but had to accept it as ‘egoistic’ IIT board took this step, which was not unanimous decision as it had voting done for the said decision, as some administrations and intellectuals were against it.
It would be very important to visit back the time when IIT Board of Directors took a ‘weird’ decision of slashing number of chances once unlimited to only two after 10+2 exam. After implementing this rule, the first result of 2006 was very fascinating. The percentage of successful candidates was more who have taken more than two attempts. ie three or more; does IIT directors believe that those students are duffers?
After result print media reported it as "JEE Ke Rule Ulte Sabit Huye, Students Coaching Aur Exams Dono me Badhe "(Rules of JEE found reversed, students increases in both coaching and in exams).
IIT responded with bring out data on 2007 result as "Sarkari Ankado Ke Mutabik Is Bar First Attempters Ka Success Percentage Jyada Hai” (According to Government figures, success percentage of first attempt student is more). This is obvious though when 70% students are 12th appearing and having only two consecutive attempts available with them.
Question is raised on IIT JEE, is it an exam of talent basis or had it become a notorious chance game. All these matters didn’t satisfy the ego IIT hierarchy, they came up with a plan in Jan 2010-11 that student should have 80% in 12 standard to appear in IIT-JEE. Decisions are made in as if IITs were their personal property.
When seats in IITs didn’t fill, IIT administrators made new formula of ‘extended merit list’ and had claimed that they are using this for filling seats of IISc Bangalore.
One side they(IITs) claim that they made paper easy, but the 'level of difficulty' is same as before.
Once again IITs are preparing to give one more chance for 'poor' JEE preparing students, Is JEE a matter of chance?
This vicious trap of ‘chances’ making students and parents adapted for these unusual pressure, which is anti student. Besides these are so many questions arising and points are endless against this chance game. Now more number of students leave their 10+2 exam for getting better prospects in two consecutive JEE chance once they appear for board exams.
Stressed by this pressure students start preparation for IIT JEE from 9th standard and overload themselves and their parents with added pressure.
I want to know your response, had faxed these things to AAJ TAK, NEWS24 etc but they said that once we start any movement they’ll back us. This is the same mail which is sent to all coaching institutes’ students around the country and two media and student organisations, though response was exceptional from everybody. Everybody asking us of what they need to do in this movement.
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with discussions with Anupam Gupta, Kanpur | edited by this blogger
"We (are) implementing this rule to control the large number of students appearing in JEE and to ruin the coaching industry completely," said one board member in 2005. But, five years of implementation of this plan, total number of student appearing for IIT-JEE has doubled from 2005, and coaching industry made double the turnover in this span.
Initially student opposed this rule, but had to accept it as ‘egoistic’ IIT board took this step, which was not unanimous decision as it had voting done for the said decision, as some administrations and intellectuals were against it.
It would be very important to visit back the time when IIT Board of Directors took a ‘weird’ decision of slashing number of chances once unlimited to only two after 10+2 exam. After implementing this rule, the first result of 2006 was very fascinating. The percentage of successful candidates was more who have taken more than two attempts. ie three or more; does IIT directors believe that those students are duffers?
After result print media reported it as "JEE Ke Rule Ulte Sabit Huye, Students Coaching Aur Exams Dono me Badhe "(Rules of JEE found reversed, students increases in both coaching and in exams).
IIT responded with bring out data on 2007 result as "Sarkari Ankado Ke Mutabik Is Bar First Attempters Ka Success Percentage Jyada Hai” (According to Government figures, success percentage of first attempt student is more). This is obvious though when 70% students are 12th appearing and having only two consecutive attempts available with them.
Question is raised on IIT JEE, is it an exam of talent basis or had it become a notorious chance game. All these matters didn’t satisfy the ego IIT hierarchy, they came up with a plan in Jan 2010-11 that student should have 80% in 12 standard to appear in IIT-JEE. Decisions are made in as if IITs were their personal property.
When seats in IITs didn’t fill, IIT administrators made new formula of ‘extended merit list’ and had claimed that they are using this for filling seats of IISc Bangalore.
One side they(IITs) claim that they made paper easy, but the 'level of difficulty' is same as before.
Once again IITs are preparing to give one more chance for 'poor' JEE preparing students, Is JEE a matter of chance?
This vicious trap of ‘chances’ making students and parents adapted for these unusual pressure, which is anti student. Besides these are so many questions arising and points are endless against this chance game. Now more number of students leave their 10+2 exam for getting better prospects in two consecutive JEE chance once they appear for board exams.
Stressed by this pressure students start preparation for IIT JEE from 9th standard and overload themselves and their parents with added pressure.
I want to know your response, had faxed these things to AAJ TAK, NEWS24 etc but they said that once we start any movement they’ll back us. This is the same mail which is sent to all coaching institutes’ students around the country and two media and student organisations, though response was exceptional from everybody. Everybody asking us of what they need to do in this movement.
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with discussions with Anupam Gupta, Kanpur | edited by this blogger
Allowing only two attempts was a very good move and it helped to save the valuable resources which people were wasting.
ReplyDeleteIf a person have capabilities & Talent he/she will be able to clear in first two attempts. What happens in Multiple attempts competitive exams is that student keep wasting his valuable time in preparing for the same exam and in a way wasting both valuable time and money of his/her parents.
If a student is unable to clear the exam even after 4-5 attempts then he/she is useless & he has already ruined his career. This also creates more frustrations among the students and sometimes forcing them to take drastic steps of suicide attempts.
If you will analyse the results more students from Hindi language & Rural areas have qualified after introduction of two attempts concept. This show Multiple attempts is luxury only elites can afford ....
Will write more when time will permit !