Two attempts for JEE Mains 2022 will streamline the process – Times of India

Speaking to Education Times, Parth Halder, head of Chemistry department, FIITJEE, says, “Reducing the attempts to crack JEE Mains from four to two from this year, would be a good decision. Four attempts delayed JEE Advanced schedule, which further delayed the new academic cycle.”

For instance, if exams for the first attempt are conducted in the month of April this year, then exams for the second attempt will take place in May end, which would clash with the class XII board exams as they would also be conducted in the month of April and May, adds Halder.
“Preparing four sets of question papers distorted the difficulty level and the homogeneity of the questions. Although it is a percentile-based process, still too many papers make the process unfair to the aspirants. Ideally, the competitive exam paper should only be conducted once a year, so that every student is judged on the same set of questions at the same time and as per the same parameters. Last year, as four attempts were given to aspirants to clear JEE main exam, NTA had to declare 18 students as rank one holders,” explains Halder.

Dev Bhatia, 19, from Mumbai who will appear for JEE exam this year, says, “I dropped a year after class XII to prepare for JEE. I attempted four times last year. During my preparation when there were two attempts, I noticed that the competition was comparatively lower as compared to preparing when four attempts were available. The papers during the four attempts were easier, but irregular.”

Kritika Bhatt, 18, from Delhi NCR, who is set to appear for JEE Mains this year, says, “The decision to allow four attempts was aimed to help students during Covid. Our batch should also have been given four attempts as we were confined to our home and have to prepare for board exams.”