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The Joint Entrance Board declared that the question paper will comprise 80 per cent of multiple choice questions and the rest will be objective questions, which will have to be answered in two to three sentences.
"While the MCQs will test the knowledge of the examinees, the objectives will test how sharp they are in applying the knowledge," said N R Bannerjea, chairman of the JEE board.
The exams will require candidates to write a 100-mark paper of Physics and Chemistry. And the will write two separate papers on Biology and Mathematics.
While aspiring engineers can give the Biology paper a miss, medicos can choose not to write the Math paper. Each paper will be of 2-hour duration. The MCQ system was introduced in 2005 amid criticism.
The board has also decided to do away with restrictions on the number of times a certain candidate can take the entrance test. Aspirants in the 17-24 years age group can take the examination as many times they wish too.
"The Joint Entrance Board has formed five sub-committees which will supervise the examination administration and will look into the eligibility matters whereby students from other states will or will not be allowed to sit for an exam. The committees will also consider the recommendations of the police and the government to rein in the use of unfair means by candidates," added Bannerjea.
"Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) will fill up half of its seats with state students. After the issue of granting the INI status is brought up in the winter session of the Parliament, the admission procedure for taking in more candidates will be decided," said Bannerjea.
The JEE board intends to meet again this month and publish the prospectus of the examination by November. Examinations for Homeopathy, Ayurved and other streams of allied medicine will be held on May 18, 2008.
