10,787 Gujarat students knocking on IIT doors
A record number of
students from the
state have qualified for
JEE-Advanced, which will
be conducted next
month.
After a remarkable
92.53% result in HSC
Science that were
declared on Monday, it
has emerged that an
unprecedented 10,787
students from the
state will appear JEE-
Advanced for
admissions to Indian
Institutes of students from the
state will appear JEE-
Advanced for
admissions to Indian
Institutes of
Technology (IITs). They
qualified for the test
after clearing mains of
the joint entrance
examination (JEE-Mains).
Gujarat, so far, had
been quite lacklustre as
far as students’
qualifying for premier
engineering institutes
was concerned. But this
year’s result has
boosted morale of the
state education
department, who are
hailing the fantastic
performance as a result
of their sustained
efforts to improve
quality of education in
the state.
“The students, earlier,
weren’t qualifying in
national-level exams
due to several reasons
– the English medium,
incongruent syllabus
and that students
weren’t exposed to the
model and methodology
of the examination,”
said an official with
education department,
on condition of
anonymity.
But vice-chairperson of
Gujarat Secondary and
Higher Secondary
Education Board, HK
Patel, attributes the
success to sustained
changes in education
system and
examination methods.
“When a problem is
diagnosed, it can be
solved. We systemically
upgraded our syllabus
to that of CBSE’s,” said
Patel. “Thus, students
needn’t have to prepare
separately for the
national competitive
exams, which generally
are based on the dents
needn’t have to prepare
separately for the
national competitive
exams, which generally
are based on the central
board’s syllabus.”
Patel added, “Gujarat’s
syllabus is almost at
par with CBSE’s, which
is benefiting students in
their preparation for the
joint entrance exams.”
One of the primary
changes was
introduction of Multiple
Choice Questions
(MCQs) in GSHSEB’s HSC
examination.
“This exposed students
to the model and
methodology of JEE
exams,” said Patel.
And the results are for
everybody to see.
Of the 1.50 lakh
students In India who
have qualified for JEE-
Advanced, 10,787 are
from Gujarat – almost
7% of the successful
candidates. “It may
seem a small
percentage but
compared to our
previous performance in
IIT-JEE, students this
time have done
remarkably better. It
will only increase in time
to come,” said Patel.
students from the
state have qualified for
JEE-Advanced, which will
be conducted next
month.
After a remarkable
92.53% result in HSC
Science that were
declared on Monday, it
has emerged that an
unprecedented 10,787
students from the
state will appear JEE-
Advanced for
admissions to Indian
Institutes of students from the
state will appear JEE-
Advanced for
admissions to Indian
Institutes of
Technology (IITs). They
qualified for the test
after clearing mains of
the joint entrance
examination (JEE-Mains).
Gujarat, so far, had
been quite lacklustre as
far as students’
qualifying for premier
engineering institutes
was concerned. But this
year’s result has
boosted morale of the
state education
department, who are
hailing the fantastic
performance as a result
of their sustained
efforts to improve
quality of education in
the state.
“The students, earlier,
weren’t qualifying in
national-level exams
due to several reasons
– the English medium,
incongruent syllabus
and that students
weren’t exposed to the
model and methodology
of the examination,”
said an official with
education department,
on condition of
anonymity.
But vice-chairperson of
Gujarat Secondary and
Higher Secondary
Education Board, HK
Patel, attributes the
success to sustained
changes in education
system and
examination methods.
“When a problem is
diagnosed, it can be
solved. We systemically
upgraded our syllabus
to that of CBSE’s,” said
Patel. “Thus, students
needn’t have to prepare
separately for the
national competitive
exams, which generally
are based on the dents
needn’t have to prepare
separately for the
national competitive
exams, which generally
are based on the central
board’s syllabus.”
Patel added, “Gujarat’s
syllabus is almost at
par with CBSE’s, which
is benefiting students in
their preparation for the
joint entrance exams.”
One of the primary
changes was
introduction of Multiple
Choice Questions
(MCQs) in GSHSEB’s HSC
examination.
“This exposed students
to the model and
methodology of JEE
exams,” said Patel.
And the results are for
everybody to see.
Of the 1.50 lakh
students In India who
have qualified for JEE-
Advanced, 10,787 are
from Gujarat – almost
7% of the successful
candidates. “It may
seem a small
percentage but
compared to our
previous performance in
IIT-JEE, students this
time have done
remarkably better. It
will only increase in time
to come,” said Patel.
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