NCHMCT JEE 2019 Student Reaction & Review

NCHMCT JEE 2019 was conducted today, April 27. Know what students had to say about the difficulty level and pattern of the exam.

NCHMCT JEE 2019 was conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) for the first time today from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. The exam was conducted in a total of 49 test cities across the country.

The paper was conducted in online mode as a computer-based test (CBT). NCHMCT JEE exam pattern 2019 was such that candidates had to attempt total 200 questions from subjects such as Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude, Reasoning and Logical Deduction, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, English Language, and Aptitude for Service Sector. On the basis of a candidate’s score in this hospitality entrance exam, s/he can secure admission in any of the colleges accepting NCHMCT JEE scores. This, year 8842 seats are up for grabs for admission in hospitality courses through NCHMCT JEE exam.

Shiksha reported live from Noble Exam Centre, Rohini, New Delhi where total 479 students took the NCHMCT JEE 2019 paper. Most of the candidates that we spoke with shared that the exam was easy and its test pattern was similar to that of last years’ question papers.  

NCHMCT JEE 2019 Exam Pattern & Section-wise Difficulty Level

As per Saumya, a student of Oxford Senior Secondary School, New Delhi, “The exam was good. Questions from all the sections were extremely easy. But I found questions from Aptitude for Service Sector the easiest. If studied well, one can easily clear the paper. Four marks were allotted for every correct answer in the paper. There was negative marking of one mark for an incorrect answer.”

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Another student, Vanshika Dev shared, “The paper was easy. I found Maths (Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude) section little difficult as I am a Humanities stream student and left studying Maths two years ago. Apart from this, all the sections were easy enough to attempt.

Ritika Mehta from Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi shared, “It was my first ever hotel management entrance exam. The paper was extremely easy. I did not find any difficulty in attempting the paper.” Regarding the section-wise difficulty of the exam, Ritika said, “I am not very comfortable with Maths so found the section of Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude little difficult. Rest all other sections were easy.”

Another student, whose name is also Ritika felt little nervous due to the online format of the exam. She said, “Since it was an online exam I was a bit nervous but my exam went well. All questions asked in the exam were from the prescribed syllabus only. There were 60 questions in English section, which were easy to attempt. I found Maths section easy and Reasoning and Logical Deduction section of moderate difficulty level.”   

Commenting on the difficulty level of NCHMCT JEE 2019, Anukta from Ahlcon Public School shared, “I found the exam of moderate difficulty level. Of all the sections, I found Aptitude for Service Sector and Logical Reasoning sections the easiest ones. The section of English was also easy and included basic questions on synonyms, antonyms, conjunctions, etc. Maths section of the exam was of moderate difficulty level. Also, I found General Knowledge section difficult. It included various tricky questions from subjects such as Science and History.”

Aditya from St. Xavier’s Public School said, “My paper went well and I could easily complete it on time. Of all the sections, Aptitude for Service Sector was the easiest followed by Reasoning and Logical Deduction, English Language, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, and Numerical Ability and Analytical Aptitude.”

NCHCMT JEE 2019 vs NCHMCT JEE 2018

Most of the students that we spoke to shared that NCHMCT JEE 2019 was easy as compared to last year’s paper. Students also shared that NCHMCT JEE exam pattern was similar to that of previous years’ question papers. As per Saumya, “It was clearly an easy paper as compared to the last year’s one. Also, there were not many changes in the pattern of the exam as compared to the previous year’s paper.”

Aditya also shared that in comparison to the last year’s paper, he found the 2019 exam easier. Regarding the NCHMCT JEE exam pattern, Aditya shared, “Except for the marking scheme (+4 for correct answer and -1 for incorrect answer), paper was exactly the same as last year.”     

NCHMCT JEE 2019 – Experience of CBT  

Speaking about the online format of NCHMCT JEE 2019, students shared that their experience was good and there were no technical glitches in the exam. Ritika from Ryan International School said, “Experience of giving this hotel management entrance exam in online mode was good as I didn’t have to write much.” However, as per Anukta, “My experience of giving the exam in online mode was fine. But I found switching between different sections of the exam little time consuming and complicated.”