MUMBAI: IIT aspirants who cleared their class X exams this year may
have to prepare for a subjective paper for their entrance test in 2017.
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) of IITs is toying with the idea of
having subjective questions in sections of the JEE (Advanced) paper. The
idea is to test students on the understanding of the subject and reduce
the element of 'guess work' by students, said a professor. The current
format of the paper has only multiple choice questions (MCQs). "Many students who clear JEE (A) do so by a stroke of luck. Students often arrive at the right answer by eliminating the wrong ones. These students are usually not strong with concepts. It is difficult to test their understanding with an MCQ format question paper," said a professor. The IITs were considering a similar format in 2013.
