New Delhi: Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has questioned Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to explain how it will reimburse for critical errors worth over 10 marks in this year's IIT Joint Entrance Examination math question paper. The HRD ministry has asked IIT Kanpur in-charge of the JEE 2011 for a detailed report on massive errors identified by eminent mathematician and IIT Bombay professor KD Joshi and reported on April 15.
As per sources, the IIT directors will meet in Hyderabad on Friday to firm up their response on concerns raised over the question papers, and will in a few days release their blueprint for ensuring that deserving candidates do not suffer. IIT Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande said that he cannot at this stage reveal specifics, but the Directors will finalize their plan ahead. He also added that there is nothing to hide.
Moreover, other sources, however, confirmed that a panel set up to evaluate the claims of errors in the question paper has concluded that the answer options provided with some math questions could have confused or misled students. According to a statement issued by Joint Admission Board (JAB), the highest policy making body for the IIT-JEE, the IITs are likely to “nullify the effect” of these questions for all students.
