Many peg expectations on All India Engineering Entrance Examination

Many peg expectations on All India Engineering Entrance Examination


Bangalore: It’s a national-level entrance test, and it offers you a seat at a prestigious engineering college.
On Sunday, centres where the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was held, saw many students queuing up.
Many who arrived from outside the city had whole families in tow. And while the students took the three-hour test, families were seen waiting patiently outside. Besides Bangalore, there were other centres for the AIEEE in the state at Hubli and Mangalore.
Despite the differential marks, the paper did not contain many surprises, said students who attempted the AIEEE. “Compared to the IIT-JEE, this exam was much easier. The Mathematics paper was easy, but Chemistry was harder to crack,” said Akshay Menon, a student of Delhi Public School, as he emerged from the entrance hall.
Even though students were apprehensive that the marking scheme might make things difficult to handle, they were pleasantly surprised. “I was a bit apprehensive about the marking scheme of the exam. The increase in the number of questions in IIT-JEE had got many of us stressed, but there were no last-minute changes in this paper,” said Manbendra Singh, a candidate.
Teachers who tutor students for the examinations noted that there was an increase in the number of application-based questions in the paper this year.
“Paper-I had more application-based questions, rather than numerical ones this time. But the questions were pitched at the same level of difficulty as last year,” said Balasubramanya Hegde, a faculty member at BASE, a coaching institute. “It seems like this examination is following in the footsteps of the IIT-JEE. Those who have got more than 20 questions correct in each section should get an interview call,” said Hegde.
TS Suresh, another faculty member of BASE said, “The questions could test the computational skills, as well as the ability to apply concepts. A student who has studied well could easily secure a seat in any National Institute of Technology this time.” The test score of AIEEE is used as an eligibility criterion for admission to prestigious engineering colleges in the country, including the National Institutes of Technology, and the Indian Institutes of Information Technology.
Last year, nearly 10 lakh students attempted this examination across the country. This year, there were nearly 12 lakh candidates. With the rise in the number of candidates this year, the already tough competition will get even stiffer. “Students from the state boards go in for coaching to tackle these exams. I did not attend any special coaching classes, so I found it quite tough,” said A Srinath, a candidate.
L Vinod Kumar, a student of Sri Kumaran Children’s Home says,“The paper is based on the CBSE syllabus, so I found it quite easy.”

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