Over 300,000 students took the test across the country. So far, the section which featured questions with multiple-choices had negative marking like the other three sections in the first phase of IIT-JEE. | |
"The step to remove negative marking in section two has really helped us attempt a few more questions. The average number of questions attempted by the students has gone up from 40-50 out of the total 69 questions in the first phase," said Aditya Bhatt, an IIT aspirant who wants to pursue a career in computer science.
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The other minor change in the paper pattern was the removal of the 'match the following' segment, which came as a disappointment for the students.
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"In the first phase, we were expecting 'match the following' as one of the type of questions, since it makes our attempt easier," added Bhatt.
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According to tutorial classes based in Ahmedabad, the difficulty level had, however, seen a bit of a rise as compared with last year.
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| "There were less number of direct and formula-based questions and more number of concept based questions. Even our faculty had a tough time solving some of these questions," said RT Dargar, owner of Cambridge classes for IIT-JEE. |
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