Archive · 11 Jan 2026
IIT Council Proposes Adaptive JEE Advanced Exam
The IIT Council wants to make the JEE Advanced exam adaptive, meaning questions will change based on how well a student is doing.
This is to make the exam less stressful and reduce the need for coaching.
They also want to add mental health professionals at IITs to help students.
A trial run of the adaptive test might happen before the next exam.
The council is still working on the details and hasn't formed the expert committee yet.
IIT Council recommends evaluating adaptive JEE Advanced exam to reduce stress and coaching dependency.
Optional adaptive test pilot proposed ahead of the next JEE Advanced exam for performance data collection.
IIT Council suggests creating sanctioned posts for mental health professionals at IITs.
IIT Gandhinagar tasked with defining the structure for mental health posts, including promotion and quality assessment.
Over 1.80 lakh candidates appeared for JEE Advanced 2023, with 54,378 qualifying.
- Who
- IIT Council, led by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- What
- Proposal for adaptive JEE Advanced exam and mental health initiatives
- When
- Meeting held on August 25, 2023; minutes released on January 29, 2024
- Where
- IIT Council meeting
- Why
- To reduce stress, coaching dependency, and improve mental health support
- Proposed Change
- Adaptive JEE Advanced exam
- Purpose
- Reduce stress and coaching dependency
- Meeting Date
- August 25, 2023
- Mock Test Timing
- Two months before the exam
- Mental Health Initiative
- Sanctioned posts for mental health professionals
- IIT Gandhinagar's Role
- Define structure for mental health posts
- JEE Advanced 2023 Statistics
- 1.80 lakh candidates, 54,378 qualified
