{"id":6204,"date":"2014-11-27T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-27T17:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/?p=6204"},"modified":"2014-11-27T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2014-11-27T17:34:00","slug":"jee-online-jee-offline-complete-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/jee-online-jee-offline-complete-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"JEE Online and JEE Offline: A Complete Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For admissions into various\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0engineering institutes across the country, CBSE conducts the JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) every year in both online and offline modes. Many students get\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0confuse while choosing the mode of exam, thinking of the difficulty level of\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the paper, feasibility of the exam, time duration and several other\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0aspects.Keeping these crucial factors in mind we have compiled a complete\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0report on the JEE Online and JEE Offline exams, which shall help the students\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0understand the advantages and disadvantages of online and offline exam.<\/span><\/p>\n

JEE Main Offline\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Exam<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The pen and paper based exam\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0whereby the candidates shall be given the OMR sheets (Optical mark recognition)\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0which consists circles against the options given as answers to the questions.\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Students need to fill these circles against the correct options which they\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0think to be the right answers to the questions being asked. <\/span><\/p>\n

A sample OMR sheet:<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Pros\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0and Cons of pen and paper based mode of exam<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
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Pros<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian students being familiar with the pen and\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0paper mode of exam since very beginning of their education, it is the best mode to choose.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The Pen and Paper modes can be applicable to any\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0city and town of the country where internet can\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2t be made available for the online mode.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Candidates appearing one of the crucial exam of\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0their life, need not to worry about nay technical glitches that can occur in\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the online mode.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>In certain questions such as diagrammatic\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0questions where measurements are required, it becomes difficult to solve on the computer screens.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>A\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0lengthy process of filling the OMR sheets as the students need to solve the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0problem and then to fill the circles properly, as the circles not filled\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0properly shall be declared disqualified and the marks for that question if\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0ever answered correctly shall not be given to the student.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Not\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0only the answers but also sever
\nal other areas in the OMR sheet are to be\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0filled carefully, any mishaps can result in the disqualification of the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0entire exam and that would cost any student a whole year and a lot of mental\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>Once\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0marked it is very difficult to change the answer. You need erase the complete\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>circle made and then make another circle filled! This task consumes a lot of\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>time and results in distraction as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>By\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0looking at the OMR sheet, with a lot of circles and circles all over, it also\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0create a mental outbreak and students most of the time fill the wrong bubble\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0for a particular question. For instance: the answer of Question 85 is say\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0option B, and you filled the circle against question 84 as B. This can create\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0serious problem as the entire chain and the flow breaks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span>Correct way to fill\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the OMR sheet<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"right<\/a>JEE Main Online\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(Computer Based) Exam<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

The CBT (Computer Based Test) or\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the JEE Main Online exam is a computer based exam where every candidate shall\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0be given a computer and has to answer the questions appearing on the screen\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0simply by clicking the tick mark in front of the correct options that the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0candidates feel for a particular question. There is also a question palette\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0that includes the questions not answered or not attempted which gives you a\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0reminder of the question you might have ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pros\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0and Cons of Computer Based mode of exam<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n
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Pros<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Cons<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Any questions can be answered at any point of time\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0and there are no worries of marking the circles correctly as in the OMR\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0sheets<\/span>\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Minimum time consumed in marking the right options\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0and most of the time student can focus on the questions and solving them<\/span> \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Official mock test shall be made available by CBSE\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0for all the aspirants to get acquainted with the JEE computer based exam and\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0prepare accordingly<\/span>.<\/span> \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Mental pressure in the online mode is a bit low as\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0compared to the offline mode due to the crowd and noise created. Where in the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0CBT, the AC rooms are more peaceful and easy to work at.<\/span> \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The online mode gives the feasibility to the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0students to choose the date and shift of the exam according to their choices.<\/span><\/td>\n\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7 \u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0 <\/span>\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0Lack\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0of Confidence: Students mostly tend to feel a lack of confidence while\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0appearing the online exam, as reported by many students. They also answer\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0wrongly to the question of which the answers are known to them, just because\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0of the nervousness and lack of confidence. But it is not applicable to every\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0candidates as everyone is not equal with the mind set and level of maturity.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Concentrating\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0on the Computer screen for more than 3 hours is stressful and this can result\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0in copying the wrong figures.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00b7\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Some\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0students complain of noting wrong figures from the computer to the rough sheets\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0given for solving certain problems basically in physics and mathematics, but\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0it can be the same while answering with the paper based mode. But yes the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0chances of making such errors in CBT are little high as per the students who\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0appeared the online exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Some\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0FAQs on Our Blogs and answers to them by our experts, related to the topic,\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0whether to choose Online and Offline mode of exam for JEE 2015<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Is the Level of difficulty in\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0both these modes is different?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

No, never. It is always the same.There is no difference in the level of difficulty in both these modes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is the question paper available\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0for the online exam after finishing the exam?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Yes, the CBSE shall mail you the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0questions and the answers of the online exam on the mail ID registered during\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the filling of the application forms.<\/span><\/p>\n

What are the chances of scoring\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0high in online or offline mode?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

It purely depends on the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0candidate\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s knowledge and patience during the exam, else the difficulty level\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0remains the same and there is no chance of scoring high or less based on the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0modes of appearing the exam<\/span><\/p>\n

What shall be the case if the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0power cut takes place while appearing the online exam?<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The time is being recorded for\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the candidates appearing the online exam, in case the power cut takes place\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0there are always the backups available in form of UPS, and the time being consumed in restarting the exam,the time lapse is also being awarded to the\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0candidate and he can resume from the time he\/she left the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For admissions into various\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0engineering institutes across the country, CBSE conducts the JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) every year in both online and offline modes. Many students get\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0confuse while choosing the mode of exam, thinking of the difficulty level of\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0the paper, feasibility of the exam, time duration and several other\u00c3\u201a\u00c2\u00a0aspects.Keeping these crucial factors in mind we have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-engineering-exams"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.askiitians.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}