KOLKATA: In an effort to shore up the flow of quality students to
private engineering colleges, the West Bengal Joint Entrance
Examinations Board (WBJEE) has decided to continue with awarding ranks
to all candidates, barring those scoring negative marks. The board on
Saturday declared that around 90,000 examinees will be ranked from 2013.
The decision that candidates with negative marks in any of the papers -
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics - will be denied ranks remains.
"Estimating the number of seats in physics, chemistry and mathematics at 30,000 each, we have decided to keep the rank till 90,000. Till last year, every student was awarded a rank. From now on, only candidates scoring zero and above in every paper will be considered fit for a rank. No candidates with a negative score in any of these papers will be eligible for a rank. We have taken the decision with an aim to maintain quality of students in the private engineering colleges," said Bhaskar Gupta, chairman of the WBJEE board.
"Estimating the number of seats in physics, chemistry and mathematics at 30,000 each, we have decided to keep the rank till 90,000. Till last year, every student was awarded a rank. From now on, only candidates scoring zero and above in every paper will be considered fit for a rank. No candidates with a negative score in any of these papers will be eligible for a rank. We have taken the decision with an aim to maintain quality of students in the private engineering colleges," said Bhaskar Gupta, chairman of the WBJEE board.
Last year, the board's decision to award ranks to all candidates who
appeared in the joint entrance examinations had created a controversy.
Though it was announced that those with negative marks will not be
awarded ranks, parents of many candidates who were denied ranks
ransacked the board office after results were published. They questioned
why their wards were not given ranks when the WBJEE board had decided
to award ranks to all students. Despite their best efforts, the board
members failed to make parents and guardians of examinees understand
that their wards had been denied ranks as they had negative marks in one
or more of the subjects.
The decision of the board to award ranks till 90,000 and only to those with positive marks in all subjects will also lessen court cases filed by students against the board after announcement of results, the board officials felt.
On Saturday, the board also decided to increase the total number of marks in physics and chemistry from 50 to 75. "Unlike last year, when these subjects were clubbed into a single paper, separate examinations will be held for the two subjects from 2013 onwards. Physics and chemistry papers will be of one and a half hours each," said Gupta.
Justifying the decision, Gupta said, "Since biology is no longer a paper in the WBJEE, relative weight had to be increased since academicians felt that these two subjects are important for pursuing a career in engineering. Till now, only mathematics was given extra importance. This move is justified from an academic point of view."
From 2013 onwards, the examination will begin at 9:30am instead of 9am. "This will be convenient for students," said Gupta. Also, it was decided that mathematics examination will be the first paper with 100 marks. It will start at 9.30am. Mathematics will be followed by physics between 12:30pm and 2pm and the final examination will be on chemistry, between 3pm and 4:30pm.
The decision of the board to award ranks till 90,000 and only to those with positive marks in all subjects will also lessen court cases filed by students against the board after announcement of results, the board officials felt.
On Saturday, the board also decided to increase the total number of marks in physics and chemistry from 50 to 75. "Unlike last year, when these subjects were clubbed into a single paper, separate examinations will be held for the two subjects from 2013 onwards. Physics and chemistry papers will be of one and a half hours each," said Gupta.
Justifying the decision, Gupta said, "Since biology is no longer a paper in the WBJEE, relative weight had to be increased since academicians felt that these two subjects are important for pursuing a career in engineering. Till now, only mathematics was given extra importance. This move is justified from an academic point of view."
From 2013 onwards, the examination will begin at 9:30am instead of 9am. "This will be convenient for students," said Gupta. Also, it was decided that mathematics examination will be the first paper with 100 marks. It will start at 9.30am. Mathematics will be followed by physics between 12:30pm and 2pm and the final examination will be on chemistry, between 3pm and 4:30pm.
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