JEE Main 2016 Paper Analysis by Career Point
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JEE Main 2016 exam will be conducted in two parts this year i.e. offline and online. While the offline exam was conducted on April 3, 2016 between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM, the online exam is scheduled on April 9 & 10, 2016. Over 12 lakh students are reported to have registered for JEE Main 2016, which was conducted across 2000 centres in 129 cities in India and abroad.
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The exam paper for JEE Main 2016 for B.Tech course was divided over three sections (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). Also, there were four different versions of paper i.e. E, F, G, and H, wherein the questions were shuffled to avoid copying during the exam.
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Here’s the exam analysis shared by Career Point:
JEE Main 2016 pen-paper mode was conducted on April 3, 2016 (Sunday) from 09.30 am to 12.30 pm across the nation. There were 4 codes distributed to the students E, F, G & H respectively, wherein the number of questions in the paper was 90 (30 Questions each in Physics, Chemistry and Maths).
The total number of marks was 360 with one fourth negative mark for each wrong answer.
JEE Main 2016 expected cut-off released!
Overall Analysis of Question Paper
- Chemistry and Maths paper were low scoring compared to previous years.
- Physics paper was tedious as well as lengthy.
- Paper consisted of few questions with insufficient data.
- This year’s paper can be said a little challenging if compared to last year JEE Main exam.
- This paper shows that JEE MAIN and JEE Advanced are two different exams as JEE MAIN needs high speed, accuracy and some factual information while JEE Advanced needs in depth knowledge of subject matter.
- Considering all these facts, cut off marks in this paper is expected to be lower than that of previous year.
Subject Wise description of question paper
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Physics
- Some questions are repeated as it is from previous year’s papers.
- Some questions are simple conceptual questions but lengthy in calculation.
- Paper has few questions with more than one answers & improper language which may confuse students.
- 53% questions are average, 37% are easy & 10% questions are difficult.
- Overall paper was easy as compared to previous year papers.
Chemistry
- Physical & inorganic parts were quite similar to the previous year paper.
- Organic part was difficult due to fact based questions.
- Two questions of physical part contain insufficient & incorrect data.
- All the topics are as per the NCERT syllabus.
- The questions of environmental chemistry require standard data of water pollution.
- Overall chemistry paper is low scoring as compared to previous year papers.
MATHEMATICS
- In comparison to the previous Year Paper Complete mathematics paper was above average.
- Some of the questions were very lengthy and tough.
- One of the questions from Binomial theorem was fundamentally wrong.
- Equal weightage was given to XI & XII Part.
- Overall paper was low scoring Paper.
Check JEE Main 2016 solution with question paper here!
QUESTION PAPER ANALYSIS (SYLLABUS FROM CLASS 11 AND 12)
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*One Question Bonus in Algebra (Binomial Theorem)
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 10 hours ago
Yes, but only in private colleges through management quota, based on Class 12 marks, without needing WBJEE. Colleges like IEM, Heritage, Techno India, and Adamas offer this option.
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Answered 3 days ago
Yes, you can get admission to VNIT Nagpur with 95.55 percentile in JEE Main under the EWS category (Maharashtra home state) but your course options might be limited or into less competitive or core branches.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 3 days ago
No, JEE Main ranks are not accepted for core engineering seat allotments at this campus. Admission to all BTech tracks is handled exclusively through the university's own entrance test ranks. VIT Bhopal University requires all engineering aspirants to register for and clear the VITEEE exam to secure
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Answered 4 days ago
Sorry, but even under the SC category, securing a seat in an NIT with a JEE Main CRL rank of 632000 is not possible.
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The rank needed for admission to the BTech course would depend on the course, round and branch you are applying for. For the General HS category, the Round 2 cutoff was 770798 for the BTech CSE course. So, this category students need a rank of at least 770798 to be considered eligible for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
Yes, several colleges convert a good JEE Main percentile directly into a fee waiver. Graphic Era's GECET-linked scholarships and UPES's merit scholarships can cut your fees by up to 50%. This makes originally expensive private colleges much more affordable for high scorers, so it's worth applying ev
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
No, JEE Main is not required to get admission in BTech at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. Admissions under the government quota rely primarily on Class 12 marks through TNEA counseling. However, JEE Main scores may be considered for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
Yes, most Coimbatore colleges, including PSG Tech, Karunya, and Kumaraguru, primarily admit students through TNEA counselling, which is based on Class 12 merit rather than JEE Main. JEE Main is mainly relevant if you're targeting government institutes like NITs. So a strong Class 12 score alone can
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 6 days ago
No, I don't think you can get into B.Tech EEE at Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad with JEE Main rank of 5,30,000 as General, non-UP domicile candidate. Typically, closing rank for EEE close much earlier around 3,00,00.
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