After the compromise formula, there has been some clarity about
new JEE but some tweaking may be expected (hopefully) after the details are discussed by
various IIT Senates. This tweaking can especially be for the requirement of min. 80
percentile and about shortlisting 1,50,000 candidates for JEE-Advance.
Out of these two, I consider 80 percentile eligibility tweaking to be crucial as
going by some media reports (official data awaited), this may mean substantial
increase in 60% 12th board eligibility requirement for some boards.
If 60% requirement is suddenly increased to 78% for example then it does not
make sense to me. I would rather recommend something like 70 percentile (refer
http://blog.123iitjee.com/2012/06/what-does-mhrdiit-council-do-now.html)
initially which can be changed in future if required. The eligibility
requirement for droppers with respect to performance in 12th
board needs to be mulled over. If droppers are to be given an option to write
12th board in 2013 then will their performance be considered as
a separate 80 percentile for their applicable & separate category? 80
percentile requirement can be harsh on those students who are going to write
12th for the first time in 2013 if repeaters are considered along
with them (imagine for example 78% becoming 80%+ straight from 60% due to large
number of droppers writing 12th again in 2013, how unfair that would
be). Alternatively, why not consider the existing 60% requirement in 2012 for
12th board for droppers who are going to write JEE again in 2013
in stead of making them write 12th again in 2013 which may
be convenient for them as well.
As far as students are concerned, they just need to concentrate
on their preparation. While the period of some uncertainly may linger on for a
while, one just needs to move on with the regular work. IIT JEE is known for
changes and people at the top need to learn to cope up with some stress. Here
are a few lines of a song worth considering (hopefully, I will find time to
do longer recordings later):
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