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New IIT JEE pattern and its impact

Monday, December 27th, 2010 by admin

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 have a flair for PCM get through IIT JEE


 New IITJEE Pattern Old IITJEE Pattern
1 Single Stage Two Stages – Screening & Mains
2 Objective type only 1st Stage: Objective2nd Stage: Descriptive
3 2 tests of 3 hours each 1st Stage: Single test (3 hours)2nd Stage: 3 subject tests (2 hours each)
4 Only 2 attempts allowed Multiple attempts allowed
5 Closer to Class XI and XII in difficulty Much more difficult that XI and XII


These efforts were extremely successful.
1. The number of people going to Kota has reduced dramatically.
2. Coaching institutes had to change the entire course and methodology to suit the new pattern.
3. They started offering tuition for school along with IIT JEE coaching.
4. Most students now prepare along with Class XI – XII


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Which is the best course material for IIT JEE?

Saturday, December 18th, 2010 by admin

Most people seem to be asking this question all the time.

* “Which is a better course material – FIITJEE, VMC, BT or Bansal Kota?”
* “How should I choose the best correspondence / postal course?”

It is not fair to endorse one brand over the other, particularly when I know that most of the above stated brands were rendered completely useless, less than 3 years ago, when the IIT JEE pattern was changed. The changes were made completely with the objective of reducing the impact of coaching.

The old IIT JEE coaching brands have no experience in Objective type problem solving techniques.

In this context one can understand that emerging brands in IIT JEE coaching, have better material than most old ones. In fact, buying course material from old brands is a recipe for disaster.

How does one choose the course material?

We have listed down some of the critical parameters that should be seen by the students and parents while choosing the course material

* Authors?
Ideally, it should be written by IIT graduates (who have successfully appeared in IITJEE), who are involved in IITJEE coaching. IITians understand the psychology behind successful preparation for IITJEE. By coaching students an IITian is likely to become aware of the problems faced by students.

* Based on the ‘New IITJEE Pattern’
Established teachers in old brands are well aware of the ‘Old IITJEE Pattern. They have no clue of the nuances of the new pattern. Just changing the problems from descriptive to objective type is not enough. A good course must be good on the following parameters:

* Is it time managed?
The biggest problem faced by students is managing time. The course should have a time plan to itself. Having a course material with a lot of problems is of no use unless we know the time to be spent on it. Some course materials try to give a lot of material making it impossible to complete. The total course material should be balanced in such a manner that a student can complete it within the time available.

* Strategies on solving objective type problems
Since, most of the traditional instructors did not face any objective type problems, they dont know the methods of attempting objective type problems. A lot of problems can be solved by elimination of wrong alternatives, intelligent guessing, modulating the speed, speed reading etc. The course should have special focus on the above.

* Synchronization with the school syllabus
Since most students now have to prepare along with Class XI – XII, the problem of managing IIT JEE preparation along with school studies has become more acute. The course should be such that it benefits students in synchronized study.

Other key parameters to assess the course material are:
* Online testing
BITSAT has become online. CAT has become online. It is very likely that IIT JEE also become online by 2011. Online testing also gives a good comparative assessment immediately. Students dont need to join all India test series on paper.

* Preferably in workbook format
Students should get used to solving problems in lesser space. A course material in workbook format limits the space available, forcing students to get used to the format.

Quest course for IITJEE that fits all the above requirements and more.

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New IIT admission rules: Students upset in Kota

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 by Prtyagi

The new plan for admission to the IITs has ignited a furore in Kota. Most students say if 70 per cent weightage for entry into the IITs is given to marks in Board exams. The IIT-JEE system will be drastically changed.

And having spent years preparing for the current format, they are worried that the proposed changes could ruin their IIT dream.

“JEE is an analytical exam while CBSE and Board exams basically revolve around mugging up. So, they should give more weightage to IIT exam than Board marks,” said Mohan Kumar, Student and IIT aspirant, Kota.

“This is absolutely wrong. How can you select IIT students on the basis of Board results? The pattern and level of Board exams is entirely different,” asked another IIT aspirant Ramesh Chandra.

Most students and teachers also question the need for any major change when IIT rules have already been changed thrice in the past decade. Teachers say, besides causing confusion for students it’s unfair to give excessive weightage to Board results as different Boards in the country have vastly differing levels.

“It will create lots of practical problems. There are numerous state Boards. Their level, syllabi and papers are totally different, so how can there be a common evaluation through their exams. If somehow they find a system to have some commonality among Boards, the whole country knows how copies are checked in many Boards. I think this new system will breed partiality,” said Pramod Maheshwari, Director, Career Point Institute, Kota.

Clearly, students and teachers in Kota, which produces nearly 40 per cent of successful IIT candidates annually, are in no mood to accept the new format. And the HRD Ministry will need to consider their objections before making any fundamental change.

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