IIT-JEE 2008 (Paper 2)

Test Pattern Analysis, Key and Solutions

Paper 2 of IIT-JEE 2008 consisted of 66 questions with total marks of 243

The difficulty level of the three subjects in Paper 2 in the decreasing order was Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

The concepts of EMI and AC were expected to appear in Paper 2, but did not show up in any question. In Paper 2 also Assertion Reasoning type questions followed by the Straight Objective type questions were the ones to go after for faster scoring.

12 and 15 marks respectively were definitely scorable from these two sections. The Linked Comprehension questions posed good challenge for the students as it involved more than one concept. Among the three questions in matrix-match type, one was definitely solvable completely under exam conditions and another was definitely a huge task to solve. The general level of difficulty of both the papers was at par. The strong focus is again on the strong grip on the concepts rather than on numerical problem solving

Mathematics part of Paper 2 gave equal importance to Algebra, Vectors, 3D and Matrices, Coordinate Geometry, Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus. The share of Trigonometry was very less. Questions involving System of Equations were linked with 3 D Geometry. One Matrix-Match type question involved concepts from more than one area. Extremum, Symmetricity of Matrices, Logarithm and Trigonometric Equations all found presence in one question worth 6 marks. A lot of importance has been given to geometrical interpretations. Integral Calculus had more representation this year compared to IIT-JEE 2007.

F Block elements that were not represented in Paper 1 were again conspicuous by its absence in Paper 2 as well. In Chemistry, all the important areas of Physical Chemistry that were left out in Paper 1 found mention in Paper 2 except some basic concepts of Physical Chemistry. In one of the questions relating to Dilute solutions a condition was given as "mixture of two liquids where one non-volatile" but this condition is unrealistic but had to be considered while considering the Linked Comprehension type. Here again, if a student were to go without taking care of the condition the answer arrived was mentioned among the choices - a very clear attempt at confusing the student.

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