Tough physics paper may decide fate of JEE aspirants
Mathematics and chemistry questions were comparatively easier
Hyderabad: Students, who appeared for the JEE (Main) in the off-line mode on Saturday, found the physics questions to be much tougher when compared to mathematics and chemistry questions. The online test will be held on April 10 and 11.
Even the JEE training experts felt that the difficulty level of the physics section was high and this may play a ‘decisive role’ in making or marring the prospects of aspirants to remain in the ‘Top-1.50 lakh rankers list’ to be eligible for JEE (Advanced) for admissions to IITs.
The JEE (Main), conducted by CBSE, is the gateway to undergraduate engineering programmes in the premier technical insitutions like IITs, NITs, IIITs and other Centrally-funded technical institutions in India. Students seeking admission in the NITs, IIITs and prominent deemed universities only need to take the JEE (Main) and not the JEE (Advanced). The top 1.5 lakh students in the JEE (Main) qualify for the Advanced test, to compete for seats in the IITs.
“Response from the students was that the physics part was tougher than the mathematics and chemistry parts. Some of the physics questions were lengthy and needed innovative thinking. Mathematics was rated as easy to medium,” said Ajay Antony, JEE course director, TIME.
Nearly 1.30 lakh students appeared for the test in TS and AP. The centres were allotted in Hyderabad, Warangal, Khammam, Guntur and Tirupati.
In Hyderabad alone, nearly 50,000 students took the test in 20 centres. The exam for Paper-I (BE/B.Tech) was held from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and Paper-II (B.Arch/B.Panning) from 2 to 5 pm.
Students in city faced anxious moments due to heavy traffic restrictions due to the Shobha Yatra for Hanuman Jayanti. Though the rally started at 10 am, and the exam was to start at 9.30 am, the students reached the exam centres well in advance by 8 am to avoid traffic jams.