How was AIEEE 2009 ?

While the All India Engineering Entrance Examination(AIEEE) was easier than expected this year, there were a few surprises in store for students who appeared for the test on Sunday. While the single paper format was retained this year, the number of questions was reduced per section from 35 last year to 30 this year, making it a total of 90 questions.

When compared to last year, the marks have increased from 320 to 432 this year. However, the number of questions reduced from 35 per session to 30. Equal weightage was given for physics, chemistry and mathematics.

AIEEE experts said there was a mix of different questions this year, which could have troubled the students.

"The variety of questions in the paper is not typical of AIEEE. This is the IIT style. But since most students who write AIEEE also appear for IIT, most of them would be comfortable with the questions," TIME academic coordinator Ajay Anthony said. He said that the eight marks question type would be the decisive element in this AIEEE and this might decide the ranks of students. The three different question types which was introduced in AIEEE this year was normal multiple choice questions, assertion reason type questions and paragraph questions.

Some students from the city found the questions easier than the previous year. "The mathematics part was tougher than physics. Though the number of questions reduced, the questions were designed in such a way that the candidate has to spend more time on it," Rishi Karthik, who wrote the examination at Obul Reddy Public School, said. (Source Times of India)

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