MUMBAI: JEE (Advanced), conducted on Sunday, had a surprise in store. Half the questions in papers I and II put together carried negative marking of two. It applied on section II of paper I and sections II and III of paper II. Negative marking is a feature of JEE, but it has never exceeded one mark in recent years.
On Sunday, students said most multiple-choice questions had negative marking. Also, the paper was tougher than last year. Teachers said it was conceptually strong and well-balanced, though not very student-friendly. They said many students may not have attempted some questions, fearing negative marks. Considering all factors, cut-offs may dip this year. Over 1.2 lakh students took the test.
Devansh Shah, a student of PACE Junior College, said, "Though there was no major change in the pattern, the marking scheme made the paper tougher." An IIT-Bombay official said, "Ranks are relative, so the difficulty level of the question paper will not have a negative impact."
VVN Acharya, the physics HOD of a coaching institute, said the IITs rarely deduct two marks for a wrong answer. "I remember that one of the years the IITs had similar negative marking pattern was 2006."
Aakash Chaudhry, director of a national coaching institute, said, "Paper II was much easier than paper I and all questions were straightforward, involving less calculations in the physics section. But passage-based questions had multiple correct answers with negative marking."
Ramesh Batlish, from another coaching institute, said, "Because of negative marking in multiple choice questions, students found the paper to be lengthy."
Source: TOI
On Sunday, students said most multiple-choice questions had negative marking. Also, the paper was tougher than last year. Teachers said it was conceptually strong and well-balanced, though not very student-friendly. They said many students may not have attempted some questions, fearing negative marks. Considering all factors, cut-offs may dip this year. Over 1.2 lakh students took the test.
Devansh Shah, a student of PACE Junior College, said, "Though there was no major change in the pattern, the marking scheme made the paper tougher." An IIT-Bombay official said, "Ranks are relative, so the difficulty level of the question paper will not have a negative impact."
VVN Acharya, the physics HOD of a coaching institute, said the IITs rarely deduct two marks for a wrong answer. "I remember that one of the years the IITs had similar negative marking pattern was 2006."
Aakash Chaudhry, director of a national coaching institute, said, "Paper II was much easier than paper I and all questions were straightforward, involving less calculations in the physics section. But passage-based questions had multiple correct answers with negative marking."
Ramesh Batlish, from another coaching institute, said, "Because of negative marking in multiple choice questions, students found the paper to be lengthy."
Source: TOI
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