tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139713770751485.post4761264726704022711..comments2024-03-29T11:45:43.197+05:30Comments on Musings of Dheeraj Sanghi: Mountain out of molehill: Is 2 = 2.0Dheeraj Sanghihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06367519409840642182noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139713770751485.post-23836954669643018982018-07-23T10:50:50.161+05:302018-07-23T10:50:50.161+05:30@Kishore, if you think that awarding a "bette...@Kishore, if you think that awarding a "better" answer than what instructions ask for is same as awarding a "worse" answer than what instructions ask for, then I have nothing to say. Of course, if the worse answer is almost same as the "better" answer, JEE should give marks. But as I said, to me, instructions mean what is the minimum I need to do to get full marks. Doing better should not be penalized.Dheeraj Sanghihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367519409840642182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4273139713770751485.post-18722663566895785742018-07-17T14:06:08.826+05:302018-07-17T14:06:08.826+05:30Sir,
I would like to humbly submit that if I exte...Sir,<br /><br />I would like to humbly submit that if I extend the argument of thinking on one's own feet or independently then a student can write an answer of 6.67 as 6.7 because as per laws of rounding off taught in physics and mathematics 6.67 can be considered as equal to 6.7, which is perfectly correct as per concepts of physics/mathematics and also as per the logic of thinking on one's own feet, even though instructions are not followed to the word.<br /><br />But then you will come back and say instructions have not been followed. Now where has independent thinking gone. it should be awarded rather than following instructions to the word blindly. There can't be selective application of the instructions as per convenience of the IITs just to wriggle out from court cases. Either the instructions should be considered as the gospel truth or there should be complete flexibility provided the answer is correct as per concepts of physics/mathematics. Why should the flexibility apply to integer answers only.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904578784334368933noreply@blogger.com