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CET: students find physics, chemistry papers challenging

Staff Reporter

Average of 98 per cent attendance was recorded for both papers
Experts in coaching centres feel both papers were balanced

BANGALORE: On Day Two of the Common Entrance Test (CET), aspirants to professional seats in colleges were tested in chemistry and physics. Students complained that the physics paper was a lengthy one.

An average of 98 per cent attendance was recorded for both papers on the second day. Of the 1.16 lakh students who had enrolled for the tests, 98.44 per cent attended the physics exam while 98.33 per cent wrote the chemistry paper.

Coming out of the exam halls, the response of candidates was varied. Some found it lengthy, while others said the paper was a challenge. Some others, who had been preparing for tougher exams such as the IIT-Joint Entrance Exam or the AIEEE, found the paper along expected lines.

The students found that in general, both physics and chemistry papers were not as easy as they anticipated. “The physics paper didn't go too well, a few questions were from the advanced level like AIEEE. I have been attending coaching classes for about 4 to 5 hours a day. The second year syllabus was also quite tough and tricky,” said Nivetha S. from C.M.R. College. “I skipped biology and dedicated my full time preparing for the other subjects, but I am not very happy with my performance,” she added.

Syed Shaheed, another student, rated his performance as average. “It was better than Mathematics but I found the numerical involving electrical circuits too tough to crack.”

Though a majority of students prepare for these exams by enrolling in coaching centres, there are some like Asfiya Banu who prepared on her own. “I have not gone to any coaching classes because I felt this was unnecessary. Instead of wasting time and money, I prepared for the exams by myself and I still feel pretty confident about my performance,” she said.

Expert view

Subject experts in coaching centres felt that both papers were balanced. However, even on day two issues with questions were reported. For instance, a professor at BASE, a leading coaching centre, said that unclear diagrams (in the logic section) and an ambiguous question were the only errors in the paper.

“The syllabus coverage was balanced and an average student could have attempted 35 to 40 questions in the stipulated time,” said S. Dasharathi, commenting on the Chemistry question paper.

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