IIT JEE (Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination)

What is it?

IIT JEE(Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination)

1. IIT JEE (Indian Institute of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination.)
2. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conduct a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) every year for the admission to its B-Tech and other courses offered at the IIT Mumbai, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharakpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IT Varanasi and ISM Dhanbad.
3. The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE) is considered as the toughest engineering entrance examinations in the world with a success rate of around 1:83.
4. All seven IITs (Kharagpur, Kanpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur, Guwahati, and Roorkee) and IT-BHU Varanasi, and ISM Dhanbad use the JEE rank as the sole criteria for admitting students for various engineering programs.
5. All these institutions are known for providing quality education in science and technology and for research in frontier areas.
6. Some other institutions like Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Kolkata, Pune & Mohali and Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST) also admit students through the JEE rank (Extended Merit List). (Check EML for details)
7. The JEE is conducted annually by various IITs by a policy of rotation.
8. The exam pattern of IIT JEE is known to be modified every few years. (Check exam patterns and syllabus for details).
9. Starting from 2007, a candidate can attempt JEE for not more than two times.
10. The number of students taking this examination has increased substantially each year with the JEE-2006 registering about 300,000 candidates.
11. Seats available:The total number of seats available is around 6000 including all the Bachelors, Dual degree, and integrated Masters programs. (Check courses offered for details).

Eligibility

IIT JEE Eligibility

A candidate has to satisfy all the eligibility conditions given below:

1. A candidate can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years.
2. Candidates appearing for JEE-2008 should have either passed in 2007 or should be appearing in 2008 in the qualifying examination listed in section 1.
3. Candidates should meet the age requirements given in section D.
4. Candidates should not have accepted admission by paying full fees at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISMU, Dhanbad, through earlier JEE.

1. Qualifying Examination

Candidates applying for JEE-2008 should have either completed or should be appearing in 2008 in any one of the following qualifying examinations.

1. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi; etc.
2. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
3. Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
4. General Certificate Education (GCE) Examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
5. High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University.
6. Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in any foreign country recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to the 10+2 system.
7. H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
8. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
9. 3 or 4-year Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Note 2. In case the relevant qualifying examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one Public (Board or Pre-University) examination at an earlier level.

2. Eligibility Criteria in Qualifying Examination :

1. Candidates belonging to the GE and DS categories must secure 60% or more marks in aggregate in their Qualifying Examination.
2. Candidates belonging to the SC, ST, and PD categories must secure 55% or more marks in aggregate in the Qualifying Examination.
3. The percentage of marks awarded by the Board will be treated as final. If the Board does not award the percentage of marks, it will be calculated based on the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the mark sheet. If any Board awards only letter grades without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks, and submit it at the time of counseling. In case such a certificate is not provided by the candidate, then the decision of the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) regarding his/her eligibility shall be final.

3. Date of Birth :

1. Candidates, whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1983, are eligible to appear in JEE-2008.
2. SC, ST, and PD candidates, the upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years.
3. Date of birth as recorded in the High School/first Board/Pre-University Certificate will be taken as authentic. If the high school certificate does not mention the date of birth, provide a suitable document indicating the date of birth along with the application.

4. Physical Fitness :

1. All qualified candidates will have to submit a Physical Fitness certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner in the prescribed format that will be made available to them at an appropriate time.
2. They will be admitted only if they are physically fit for pursuing a course of study at the participating institutes.

5. Special Requirements for Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery Courses :

1. Candidates opting for these courses should make sure that they do not have any form of colour blindness. They will be required to submit a certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner to this effect at the time of counselling.
2. The standard of visual acuity with or without glasses will be adhered to strictly for candidates seeking admission to Mining Engineering as per DGMS Circular 14 of 1972. Persons with one-eyed vision are not permitted to work underground.

6. Female Candidates for Mining Courses :

1. Section 46 (1) of the Mines Act, 1952 states that “No woman shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, be employed (a) in any part of a mine which is below ground, (b) in any mine above ground except between the hours 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.”.
2. Female candidates are not admitted to Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery Engineering at ISMU, Dhanbad, whereas the corresponding programs at IIT Kharagpur and IT-BHU, Varanasi, have no such restriction.

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Examination Pattern

IIT JEE Examination

Examination	Subjects	Exam pattern	Duration
Paper - I	Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.	Objective type Three separate sections	3 hrs.
Pape r- II	Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.	Objective type Three separate sections	3 hrs.

Important Exam information and Instructions :

1. Both papers will consist of three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
2. Questions in these papers will be of objective type, to be answered on ORS – Optical Response Sheet using HB pencils only.
3. Incorrect answers will be awarded negative marks.
4. Candidates can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi. This option should be marked while filling the application form and it cannot be changed at any later stage.
5. Visually impaired candidates will be provided with question papers with 20% enlarged font. Candidates should make a request for this facility along with the application form.
6. Use of calculators and log tables is NOT permitted.

Aptitude Test for B.Arch. and B.Des. :

Candidates who are called for counseling and are interested in joining the B.Arch. and B.Des. courses will be required to qualify in an Aptitude Test.

1. The Aptitude test will be conducted at each counseling institute on June 21, 2008.
2. The test will consist of two papers, each of two hours duration – from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 noon, and from 2.00 pm to 4:00 pm.
3. Candidates who fail to qualify in the Aptitude Test will not be eligible for admission to either B.Arch. or B.Des. courses.
4. Question papers for aptitude test for B.Arch and B.Des will be in English only.
5. Candidates are advised to bring geometry box sets, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons for the Aptitude Test.

Important Dates

IIT JEE Important Dates 2009 :

The examination will be held on April 12, 2009

Date	Time	Paper
12 April 2009	09.00-12.00 hrs	Paper - 1
	14.00-17.00 hrs	Paper - 2

Important dates for the IIT-JEE 2009 examination :

Sale at selected bank's branches and at all IITs	Nov. 19, 2008 . Dec. 24 ,2008
Online Application Date and Time	8:00 AM (IST) of 19th November 2008 to 5:00 PM (IST) of 24th December 2008
Last date for the submission of completed application	24 December 2008
Declaration of Results	25 May 2009

Note : The schedule will remain unaltered even if the above date is declared a public holiday.