While I sympathise with those who are affected by the limitation in the number of attempts, I take up the case of SC/ST students.
The number of attempts, under the new format, will be the same for both general and reserved category students. Such equitable treatment is really inequitable, in the sense, in all Entrance and Competitive Exams, the two categories are not treated on par. The latter gets at least a chance more. We dont go into the 'whys' of this here; but only note that IIT-JEE ploughs a lonely furrow, clearly dodging the existing rules of the MHRD.
If general category students get two chances, the SC/ST students may get at least three, if not more.
As of now, the intake of SC/STs in IITs every year is just below 50% of the total quota with more number of attemtps. Now, how will the IITs fill up the quota after restricting the number of attempts and treating them at par with others? The intake will go down further.
For IITs, the right hand does not know what its left hand is doing!
Perhaps, they will wake up when the IITs will be left with nil students from the reserved categories!!
This is really unfair,cutting down the number of attempts to two. If the student who fails to attempt in the second chance too, won't he be givenmore chances ,provided the age can take into account to cut the number of attempts.
the new rule is very unfair for rural students.how can u expect 60% frm a rural student and no. of attempts is quite ridiculous.in 1999 Rajat Raina frm hyd topped jee (A.I.R- 4). His marks in +2 is 46.9%.So how can u ignore a student like that, I mean its not good.
This is by far the most ridiculous and unbecoming of the law makers to devise such a format for the Indias' most premier engineering institute. this will not only mar fortunes of those who somehow dont get decent score(the reason could be many especially in case of State boards) in their exams but also to those rural candidates who get to know about such exams only after giving their XII exams. lastly the format is not going to test and measure the true and raw basic engineering skills (alongwith depth) of candidates.
The new rules are ridiculous. 1)Why should IITs rely on the results of 12th exams of various boards? there are some very strict boards and some very generous boards.So should all students go to Lalu land and get more than 60% for just to qualify? Are IITs surrendering their superior selection proceedures to Boards where there can be any amount of corruption & Nepotism? It will be better to setup new board with power to just screen students all over India if they are scraping the screening tests. 2) What if a student due to many unfortunate circumstances get just 59% in Board, is he barred for LIFE from appearing to IIT, when there is no possibilty to appear at the board exam 2ND TIME & thus improve %ge? 3)Why IITs wanting MERITOCRACY still have quota system for SC & ST students? Isn't it enough that they are given so much incentives and help thru out to board exam and qualifying criterion?
4)*********This writer a hearing handicapped got just 48% in qualifying exam. and still cleared JEE whereas other classmates getting 70-80% couldn't. Thanks GOD ! No silly rules were in force 30 years ago!*******
i feel that the reforms will reduce the dependence on coaching institutes and correspondence courses and will make students take their boards a bit more seriously. the restriction on the number of attempts is fair enough as a student must realise that if he doesnt get in with two attempts then he doesnt deserve to be an IITian
i feel that the reforms will reduce the dependence on coaching institutes and correspondence courses and will make students take their boards a bit more seriously. the restriction on the number of attempts is fair enough as a student must realise that if he doesnt get in with two attempts then there are better guys
