I took and cleared JEE in 1991..since than it has come a long way. I did not take up any coaching classes except postal coaching from Brilliant tutorials.I agree completely that the mushrooming of coaching institutes made it biased towards the people who can afford coaching. Moreover, JEE had become more predictable off late and hence was skewing towards 'rote' and not 'sound fundamentals'. The best and the brightest should get a chance. Hope this change helps in meeting the desired objectives.