IIT Kanpur has finally Okayed the 20 percentile formula for JEE 2013, but only as an interim measure. The approval has been given because IIT Kanpur does not want students to be in uncertainty any more.
In the words of an official, “The Senate recommended the IIT Council’s decision keeping in mind the urgent need to remove uncertainties from the minds of students. There is less time gap to put forth any objections.”
IIT Kanpur has been very verbal about its opposition to the common entrance test pattern, and even its acceptance of the 20 percentile formula is not without a list of recommendations. Here are the suggestions made by IIT Kanpur:
1. The eligibility criteria for the JEE 2013 aspirants who appeared for boards in 2012 must remain the same as before, i.e. 60% in boards. According to IIT Kanpur senate, the new eligibility criteria (top 20 percentile formula) would be unfair to the 2012 batch students, as there was no clarity about the importance of board marks during their exams.
Though the 2012 board candidates can reappear for boards in 2013, most students are of the opinion that it would be too stressful to appear for both the exams (JEE and boards) again.
2. IIT Kanpur also said that the number of shortlisted candidates must depend on the pattern of JEE advanced. If, for instance, JEE advanced is subjective, it would not be practical to shortlist 1.5 lakh toppers of JEE Main. 50000, suggested by IIT Bombay would be a more practical number in such case.
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) will meet shortly to discuss the pattern of the JEE advanced test.
3. The Kanpur senate has suggested that for JEE 2014 and beyond a senate committee should be formulated. This committee would analyse all the aspects of the admission process and make the recommendations for JEE 2014 and beyond accordingly.
After considering these recommendations, a final decision would be taken in August.
A compromise formula was agreed upon by IITs and MHRD on June 27th 2012 for new JEE pattern. Here are the key points of the compromise formula for those of you who are still not clear about the new pattern:
1) There would be a 2-tier exam: Mains and Advanced.
2) JEE Main would be an objective PCM exam, and all the aspirants can appear for it.
3) Initially it was decided that 1.5 lakh top rank holders of the main exam would be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. IIT Bombay, in its senate meet has suggested that this number be reduced to 50000. As discussed earlier, more recently IIT Kanpur has suggested that this number must depend on the pattern of the JEE Advanced exam.
4) Advanced exam might be subjective (decision is pending regarding its pattern), and is the entrance exam for IITs.
5) Only the students in the top 20 percentile bracket of their respective boards would be eligible for admission in IITs, irrespective of their JEE Advanced scores.
6) The students who fulfil the board percentile criteria would then be judged solely on their JEE Advanced scores for admission in IITs.
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