76.8% IIT, 85.5% NIT Students Joined JEE Coaching In Class 11 Or Later: Survey

76.8% IIT, 85.5% NIT Students Joined JEE Coaching In Class 11 Or Later: Survey

Updated on Apr 02, 2022 09:09 AM IST | #JEE Main

The vast majority of engineering aspirants – 79.8 percent – who actually make it to the premier technical institutions including Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT), National Institutes of Technology (NIT) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), start coaching for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main and JEE Advanced) in or after Class 11.

76.8% IIT, 85.5% NIT Students Joined JEE Coaching In Class 11 Or Later: Survey
76.8% IIT, 85.5% NIT Students Joined JEE Coaching In Class 11 Or Later: Survey
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As many as 94.4 percent of students who joined coaching online did so in Class 11 or later; in the case of offline coaching, 79.8 percent started at that level. Among IITians, 76.8 percent started coaching in Class 11 or later; among NITians, this section is even larger – 85.5 percent.

Every year, lakhs of students enrol in private coaching institutes to prepare for the national-level engineering entrance exam, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main and JEE Advanced. In many cases, students move from their homes to coaching hubs such as Kota, Rajasthan. This edition of The Big Questions survey on students’ lives and education was conducted among 1,514 engineering students in some of the top engineering colleges to understand the role private coaching played in their academic careers – when they joined one, how useful they found the Classes and more.

The responses showed that less than 1% of students joined coaching in Class 8 and that the number of students starting in Class 12 was more than double that of students studying in Class 11. Starting coaching in middle school is either less common than previously thought or has such little impact, few students who joined early made it to engineering colleges.

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JEE Coaching Survey

The survey was conducted by Careers360 online from February 8 to March 14, 2022 among 1,514 BTech students enrolled in engineering colleges and also a very small number taking a gap year. About 378 completed the full survey; 1,155 abandoned it mid-way after answering a few questions. All had written the JEE Main but may not have cracked it.

Of the total respondents, about 44 percent had cracked the JEE Main and JEE Advanced and taken admission in one of the IITs; 24.7 percent had cracked just the JEE Main and were in NITs; 9.3 percent students were in IIITs; and 22.4 percent students in other leading engineering colleges.

Respondents’ Institutes

Number

Percentage

IIT

660

43.6

NIT

374

24.7

IIIT

141

9.3

Other Colleges

339

22.4

Total Responses

1,514

100

The survey was conducted in 2022 but students who responded graduated Class 12 in 2021 to 2018 or earlier. The table below shows the distribution of respondents by the year of Class 12 graduation.

When-the-BTech-Students-Finished-School-of Class12-graduation-yearWhen The BTech Students Finished School

The questionnaire asked students for their college name, admission year, Class 12 graduation year, school board and the method of preparing for JEE – online, offline, both, or self-study. Depending on the response, there were further questions on coaching methods, duration of classes, time of joining, fee, hours of study in a day, study material quality, teaching quality, test frequency and more.

For each question, respondents had to pick from a set of multiple answer choices. They were allowed to skip and where “Other” was one of the multiple choices, they were invited to explain.

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Start of JEE Coaching

Out of 1,514 students, only 376 responded to the question about when they first started preparing for JEE. Of the total, 372 responded to queries on offline coaching and 231 to online coaching with significant overlap between the two, implying these respondents had utilised both.

Most students started JEE coaching in Class 11, with about 250 joining offline coaching and just 68 students, online coaching. Students who started preparing in Class 12 preferred online – 150 joined online and about 47 offline. The table below shows the distribution of students by the level at which they started online or offline coaching, calculated out of the total number to respond to each set of questions.

JEE-Main-Coaching-When-Students-Joined-Online and OfflineJEE Main Coaching: When Students Joined

Out of the 660 students who got admission in IITs, about 74 percent skipped the question on when they started preparing. Among those who responded, 121 IITians started preparing in offline mode in Class 11, while 65 students started online coaching in Class 12.

When IIT Students Joined JEE Coaching

Class

Online (In %)

Offline (In %)

Class 8

1.0

4.2

Class 9

2.1

11.4

Class 10

1.0

6.6

Class 11

28.1

72.5

Class 12

67.7

5.4

Of the 374 students enrolled in NITs, 81 responded to the question on when they started preparing through offline coaching and just 58 students responded for online coaching. As many as 82 percent of NITians did not respond to the query on when they started coaching for JEE. For those who did, the distribution of respondents by the level at which they joined coaching is given below.

When NIT Students Joined JEE Coaching

Class

Online (In %)

Offline (In %)

Class 8

3.4

2.5

Class 9

1.7

8.6

Class 10

0.0

2.5

Class 11

27.6

70.4

Class 12

67.2

16.0


JEE: Online, Offline Coaching

More than 70 percent of the respondents were preparing for JEE when COVID-19 hit India, and online coaching has been incorporated in every student's life since then. But a sizable section of students – 18.59 percent – chose to study on their own.

The main reason for students to join online coaching, other than the COVID-19 pandemic, was the unavailability of offline coaching close to them. A few students chose online coaching because it was more affordable, while some students wanted to focus on board exams. Students opted for online coaching as it provided “better understanding with visualisation”, and as another said, they got “better teacher and teaching experience, topic covered and time flexibility”.

A total of 1,341 student states which form of coaching they used. The table below shows the distribution.

JEE Preparation Mode

Mode

Students (In %)

Online Coaching

12.77

Offline Coaching

40.51

Both

28.12

Self Study

18.59

Jee Coaching: Duration Per Day

There is a significant difference between the number of hours spent on online coaching and offline coaching with the largest segment in online coaching spending less than four hours on the course and the corresponding segment in offline coaching – 140 students or 37.5 percent – spending four to six hours.

Hours-Of-Coaching-Online and Offline-In %Hours Of Coaching

JEE Coaching: Fee

The offline coaching fee ranged from less than Rs 50,000 to more than Rs 3 lakh for the full course; online courses were cheaper, costing from less than Rs 30,000 to about Rs 1 lakh. However, the majority spent less than Rs 30,000. Given below is the distribution of candidates by how much they paid.

Coaching-classes-fees-JEE-Online & Offline-Coaching Fee.JEE: Online, Offline Coaching Fee In Rupees

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A JEE rank of 212399 is not enough to be accepted by top IIITs. A few IIITs have managed to secure places in the top ranks, mainly for a few branches and categories. Let’s look at it step by step¹:

- General Category: Most top IIITs tend to set a minimum cutoff rank from around 100,000 to 150,000. Because your rank is above the grouping, reserving a spot for you becomes more difficult.

- Options to Consider: You may consider some IIITs that closed at higher rankings the previous academic years such as:

Malayalam is taught at IIIT Kottayam.

- B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering: Overall closing rank 7568 (SC category)

Closing rank 7611, B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering is for SC category.

- IIIT Ranchi is also as a good choice.

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- Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur.

B.Tech Computer Science and Engineering: Closing rank 8114 (SC category)


The following strategies might increase your opportunity to attend an IIIT:

If you are part of a reserved category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/EWS), the contest for your rank may be tougher.

In some cases, Electronics and Communication Engineering or Information Technology, may have better closing ranks than Computer Science.

- Go Through Many Rounds: Attend many rounds of JoSAA counseling for the best outcome.


Each year, cutoffs can be different and where seats are available matters significantly. Regularly visit the JoSAA website to see if your preferred course is still open and what rank is needed.

Hello Aspirant,

Given your JEE Mains EWS rank of 14,000, getting CSE in any of the top NITs or IIITs is going to be difficult. However, you might be able to get into newer or lower ranked NITs/IIITs, or branch CSE-related branches such as IT, Software Engineering or Data Science, which are not as competitive.

These are some of the possiblities:

  1. NIT Mizoram, NIT Nagaland, NIT Meghalaya (CSE or computer related branches)
  2. IIITs like IIIT Bhagalpur, IIIT Bhopal, IIIT Kalyani

These are the factors that can affect your chances:

  • Home state quota
  • Category seat variations every year
  • Round number (chances can increase in further rounds)



Hello,

With a JEE Advanced rank of 3878 in the female category, your chances of getting Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) at an IIT depend on the specific IIT and its previous year cutoffs.

Usually, for general female category (also called female-open or female-general), ECE cutoffs in older IITs like Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, and Madras are quite high, often within the top 2000-3000 ranks.

For your rank around 3878, you might have a chance at newer or mid-tier IITs like IIT Bhubaneswar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad, IIT Patna, IIT Ropar, or IIT Indore, where the ECE cutoff for female candidates has sometimes gone beyond 3500 or 4000 in recent years.

So, based on past trends, Electronics in top older IITs may be tough, but in newer IITs, you have a reasonable chance.

Hope it helps !

Hello,

Yes, If you work hard and study regularly, you can definitely crack JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

IIT Madras is tough, but many students from state boards have made it with good preparation. Focus on understanding concepts well, practice lots of questions, and solve previous years’ papers.

Also, try to join a good coaching or online classes if possible. Believe in yourself and stay consistent. You have a good chance!

Hope it helps !

Hello,

With a 5874 EWS rank in JEE Advanced, you can expect admission to some of the lower-tier NITs or IIITs based on previous year cutoffs.

You might get branches like Civil, Mechanical, or other core branches in NITs like NIT Jamshedpur, NIT Raipur, or IIIT Hyderabad (if you are lucky). Getting into top NITs or IITs is unlikely with this rank.

You can also use our JEE Advanced College Predictor Tool (https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwj_3L3_vNWNAxVxL4MDHTeZKi8YABABGgJzZg&co=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwuvrBBhDcARIsAKRrkjd4u6fkydn3JPjHKMwsgwHseEFh1wc6vXo6GrXv8v_whr1CgBUAhl0aAgW2EALw_wcB&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESVuD2mFCEQADhsjtfYsM3qyHwws4Urs2K8i8h5Hy8QKistbfkXJuyJQtqjB1vs31wYC9WAEChvEjVk018xTb4konZKHxssNa680xQQAdllTy3OThvQrc5&category=acrcp_v1_40&sig=AOD64_1zEouj5n3326cojTasFWU7xU4P4g&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiO1Lb_vNWNAxUDimMGHRURPYYQ0Qx6BAgPEAE) to predict which college you can get based on your score or rank.

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