It’s high time to scrap JEE
as the recent spate of suicides across Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
has sparked a debate among academics about for reform existing system. While
some strongly believe that JEE examination pattern must undergo an overhaul to curb
the stress it creates on applicants, others stress the importance of on-campus
counselling for more better engineering colleges and institutes in government and
private sectors that are on par with IITs. Only then, will students be this cut
throat competition for a seat in the 23 IITs - considered to be the jackpot and
a golden ticket to a highly paid engineering career.
As per a professor at IIT Hyderabad
the multi-choice JEE exam can be scrapped altogether or should be replaced with
a more analytical questionnaire. "
As per another professor - In
the current system, students are signing up with coaching centres and finding ways
of eliminating the wrong answers and end up at merely guessing answers. These coaching
institutes mushroomed very where in the Telugu states are doing no good to students
but building pressure to excel at this guess work.
Another solution is the
selection on base of class 12 results. "Why create a parallel system JEE
exam? Just taking into consideration the class 12 or intermediate results CGPA
or percentage in Maths, Physics & chemistry, where students are thoroughly
assessed," as recommended by a professor from IIIT Hyderabad.
The JEE system is fuelling
the coaching-based schools to thrive where students are made to study for 12
hours (or more) a day not for their school exams but for JEE examination. This
has to be banned. A former professor and dean at IIT-Kanpur, feels that also a need to demystify the craze
around IITs and shatter the notion that one of them is the only way to a
successful career. the necessity within the present the strain and wish free of
one among the instant you've got to look at we'll to find out the right this is
often supported just like the in short he's is merely to review to alleviate of
educational . This can happen only if the number of quality engineering seats
in the country is increased - be it in the government or private sector. With this
transformation many students don't spend
many years of their youth for a try in getting into an IIT.
But while such measures are
important, also crucial to ensure that IITs have a strong counselling system on
campus to keep watch on the students' issues. "The only way of solving this
problem of anxiety and stress is to have good number of counsellors for students.
Their psycho-social behaviour will be evaluated by the institute and allow them
sessions by counsellors and teachers.
If the system of examination
is replaced the entrance examination patterns are tweaked and in no time the
coaching 'industry' will catch up the new format into yet another profitable
business model.
"Many students who
come through reservation, often have the same levels of soft skills and
language skills, their technical skills are on par with . To equalise this,
IIT's must invest in teaching some basics first year when all courses are for
all students and certainly make them feel more at ease on campus."
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