Does Class 11 marks matter in IIT?

Doesn’t matter how much you scored in 11 th. Only 12 th marks will be seen.

Is Class 11 marks important for JEE?

Both 11th and 12th syllabus has equal weightage when it comes to answer JEE Main Examination. It is important to study both or at least study important chapters from class 11th, for a good score. A high score is required for getting admission in good engineering colleges across India.

Is it possible to revise for class 11th before next session?

TALENT IS INSTANTANEOUS EXPRESSION OF THE LONG TIME ACCUMULATED INCESSANT HARD WORK BEHIND THE SCENE. Now you have to revise as much as possible of class 11th before next session starts. Next session will start in April and you have at least one full month to revise.

Should the JEE be given more weightage to board exams?

While there is no easy answer to any of these questions, I believe that providing greater weightage to Board Exams will certainly not solve the problem of JEE becoming an exam for the elites. It may actually make it worse. At least, the old format allowed students like me to come up.

Was you given grace marks in chemistry in Class 60?

Even at this level, I was 5th in a class of 60! I was given grace marks in Chemistry. I still remember when I went to seek blessings of my teachers after the Board Exams, someone said, “Pair to aise choo rahe hain jaise merit main number laye hon” (“It’s not like you passed because of your merit!”).

Why did I get lesser marks than my friends in school?

I got lesser marks than my friends as they were favoured because they took private tuitions from teachers ascribed to set the scores. My school education left me disinterested in further education. We were also financially distressed. After passing out of 12th in ’95, I started helping out my father in his factory.