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Changes in the IIT JEE Pattern

The JEE Advisory Board made  changes in the IIT JEE pattern in 2006. These changes were made due to the following problems with the old pattern:

The 2nd stage examination (Mains) was of much higher difficulty level than Class XI/XII

This required students to prepare for school and ‘IIT JEE coaching’, separately.

Students could not cope up with the dual pressure of school’ and ‘IIT JEE preparation’

Some students neglected their Class XI/XII studies in trying to keep up their preparation for IITJEE. This caused irreparable damage to their careers.

Most students started dropping an year or more after Class XII to prepare for IIT JEE. Over 70% in 2005, who cracked IITJEE had dropped an year or more.

This led to emergence of destinations like Kota. Here students did rote learning, continuously for log hours to crack IIT JEE.

IITs were not happy with the profile of the students who were joining them since the kota phenomenon started. The students from Kota were not very keen on learning. They were burnt out and exhausted under the Kota system. They were not faring very well in IITs.

Kota system also undermines the importance and utility of the school system. In Kota, students who join in Class XI/XII don’t go to schools. They get proxy attendance.

In IITJEE 2006, JAB made the changes in the pattern to deal with these problems. These changes have made a tremendous impact on the admission patterns. Now, almost 70% of the students who get through, are 1st timers. In the new pattern, it is advisable to prepare along with Class XI & XII.

Students cant afford to neglect school studies or drop an year.

Only genuinely good students who hav a flair for PCM get through IIT JEE

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