Did the JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced)
serve the purpose of a single entrance
examination?
IITs never agreed to a single entrance test.
All along, ours was a different system from
AIEEE. We've always maintained that
logical reasoning can't be tested through an
objective test but through subjective
questions. We did not want to mix Class XII
results with the JEE (Advanced) score. So,
we agreed to give weightage only to the top
20 percentile of each board. Intellect is
equally distributed and the Class XII marks
reflect board marks only, not intellect.
Seventy-nine students who could've got
IIT seats have been turned away because
the Boards got the 20 percentile
calculations wrong. What went wrong?
There is a mistake in understanding . The
Boards did the calculation voluntarily. On
top of that, they calculated it on the basis
of those who appeared instead of those who
passed the Class XII examination . Right
from the beginning , the JEE website has
been saying 20 percentile has to be on the
basis of those who passed the test. So we
had to recalculate.
What happens to students who have lost
out?
It is unfortunate. But nothing can be done
now.
You met with the HRD minister also on
this.
Yes. But we'll not change our stand. If we
do anything now it'd be seen as being
subjective.
Do we see any changes from next year?
We can look into the 20 percentile
criterion as well as number of students
who can appear for JEE (Advanced).
What about single exam?
Personally, I think it would not work. The
example being given is of SAT/GRE. But
these tests are about score, not ranking . In
an entrance examination , ranking is
everything.
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