Bengaluru: Engineering and technology aspirants from the country who took the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Mains on Sunday felt that the paper was moderate in terms of the difficulty level.
The pen and paper (offline) mode for the test in the state was conducted at centres in Bengaluru, Hubbali and Mangaluru in the state.Ananya R. Rao, a student from Mysuru, said she felt the Mathematics paper was lengthy. “The paper, in total, was very much comparable to the question paper of 2016,” she said.
Sudarshan H.V., another student, who attended the test in the city also found it challenging to complete the questions for Mathematics on time. “However, Physics and Chemistry sections were easy to solve,” he said.
Corroborating the candidates’ response, subject experts felt that Mathematics questions required lengthy calculations to reach a solution. “Even though the test was of the multiple choice type, this made them feel Math questions were tough. Physics and Chemistry questions were relatively easily this year,” said Sarith Nair, General Manager of T.I.M.E Bengaluru.
Dr H.N Subrahmanyam, HoD of Physics, IIT JEE Achiever Program, BASE remarked that the Physics paper was also lengthy posing a challenge for many candidates.
“Even though the questions were from standard sources, seven out of the total 30 questions were time-consuming, while another three of them appeared to be tricky,” he said.
As many as 11 lakh candidates in the country had registered this year to take the test which is the gateway to securing admissions in engineering and technological institutes.
The test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) also marks the eligibility for 2.24 lakh candidates out of the total to appear for JEE (Advanced), which is considered for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other most sought institutions.
