BENGALURU: Candidates who appeared for the JEE Advanced entrance test in the city on Sunday termed both the morning and afternoon papers as moderate.
Over two lakh students across the nation had qualified after the JEE mains to appear for the JEE Advanced exams held on Sunday. The scores of JEE Advanced will be considered for admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology across the nation, NITs and other engineering colleges that offer admissions based on JEE ranks.
L S Nikitha, a student of Deeksha Network, said, “I felt Paper-2 was easier than Paper-1. I could answer most of the questions and I felt more confident about my answers in Paper-2. None of the questions were out of syllabus or tricky. I am not sure what score to expect, I will wait for the answer keys to be out. I want to pursue Computer Science engineering and want to join R V College.”
Priyadarshini M, another student said, “Both papers were neither too tough nor too easy. I had not really well prepared for the exam as I had other entrance exams as well that I was preparing for. I had gone through previous three years’ question papers. I felt the pattern was slightly different this time as both papers were for the same score, which is not the case usually, either one would be for a higher score. Both papers were for 186 marks. Some questions I felt were out of syllabus. I don’t have any expectations regarding the score as of now. I want to pursue BTech.”
Analysing the paper Dr Sridhar G, MD, Ace Creative Learning Pvt Ltd, said, “Paper-1 was moderate. Physics was moderately easy, same as the previous year with six easy, 10 moderate and two difficult questions. Chemistry was moderate with a marginal increase in the standard when compared to last year with eight easy, seven moderate and three difficult questions.
“The maths paper was as difficult as last year with five easy, eight moderate and five difficult questions. An average student can score between 70 to 80, whereas a well prepared student can score about 130-140 out of 186. Overall, the paper was of good standard and will put students to test.”
“Paper-2 was difficult. Physics was moderately difficult with an increase in the difficulty level when compared to last year with four easy, eight moderate and six difficult questions.
“Chemistry too was moderately difficult and tougher to crack than previous years, with equal distribution of six questions each of easy, moderate and difficult levels. The difficulty level of the math paper was similar to last year with about four easy, seven moderate and seven difficult questions. An average student can score 25, whereas a well prepared student can score about 40-45 out of 186. Overall, the number of questions have been reduced and the paper was of IIT standard,” he added.
The offline mode of JEE was held on April 3 and online on April 9 and 10. Students who qualify in JEE Advanced will compete for 10,000 IIT seats. The candidate who clear JEE-Mains but do not clear JEE-Advanced can seek admission in other engineering colleges such as National Institutes of Technology and other government and private engineering colleges.
Brother’s horror
In the 17 years of her life, Savitha had barely stepped out of her village. But she had come to Bengaluru a few days ago to see her relatives. They had gifted her a chudidar and a watch, which she wore to the wedding she was to attend on Sunday. Santosh, who was riding the bike when the accident occurred, recounted the horror. “I was trying to avoid a pothole near the Indian Oil petrol bunk. The bus was behind us, and speeding. When the driver saw the pothole, even he tried to avoid it and overtake us from the left. The bus went out of control, veered to the right and knocked us down,” Santosh said. That was when Savitha fell, was caught under the bus and started bleeding from her forehead. The bike hit the footpath and rebounded on to the road, crashing on Santhosh’s leg. Passengers in the bus came to his aid, and he was soon taken to Victoria Hospital.
Gloom at hall
By afternoon, people attending the wedding had split into two groups. Some remained at the hall as the wedding could not be stopped, while others went to the mortuary. No one touched the festive lunch, said Manju, a guest. While Puttaswamy was in the city for the wedding (it was his cousin getting married), Savitha’s mother Vinoda was waiting for her children back at the village. The post-mortem was done by 3 pm. Santosh, who has suffered a fracture in his leg, was discharged. He travelled to the village, where Savitha’s last rites were performed.