LU to make B.Ed JEE a 3-hour paper with no Negative Marking
- A single B.Ed entrance exam will save a lot of time of candidates who came from far off place to appear in the entrance tests.
- LU wants to introduce a single exam of 3 hours (180 minutes) in the place of two exams of three hours each.
The Lucknow University is in talks with Uttar Pradesh government to consider revamping the B.Ed Joint Entrance Examination. LU wants to introduce a single exam of 3 hours (180 minutes) instead of two exams of three hours each (360 minutes) and to discontinue the negative marking.
LU officials made these suggestions at a meeting of the advisory committee of JEE B.Ed 2018-20 on 10 May 2018. As per the officials, a single exam will save a lot of time of candidates especially for those who came from far off place to appear in the entrance examination. The committee also made several other suggestions like candidates should be allowed to carry their used booklets after the test and to maintain transparency in the exam procedure.
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Prof Naveen Khare, state coordinator, JEE B.Ed 2018-20, said that if the government agrees to one exam instead of two it will not only reduce the burden but the arrangement of security will also be required for a single shift.
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He further added that there should be at least 180 multiple choice questions in a paper of 180 minutes. Section A should consist of 90 MCQs - 45 MCQs of General Knowledge, 23 MCQs Hindi Language and 22 MCQs and the Section B will consist of 90 MCQs as well. Out of which 45 MCQs will be of General Aptitude and rest 45 will be Arts/Commerce/Agriculture/Science MCQs.