JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (ADVANCED)

INTRODUCTION

Indian Institutes of Technology are institutions of national importance established through an Act of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. There are sixteen IITs at present, located at Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mandi, Mumbai, Patna, Ropar, Roorkee and Varanasi. Over the years, IITs have created world class educational platform that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs continue to make huge impact in all sectors of society, both in India and abroad. Indian School of Mines Dhanbad is one of the oldest institutions in India and is known for its immense contributions towards society at large and for science and technology in particular.

IIT's offer courses leading to Bachelor’s degree in a number of engineering, technological and science disciplines. Integrated M. Sc. courses in pure and applied sciences and Integrated M. Tech. courses in a few disciplines are also offered by some of these Institutions. In addition, some IITs offer Dual-Degree M. Tech. programmes, wherein both B. Tech. and M. Tech. degrees are awarded.

Admission to all undergraduate programmes in these IIT's for Indian and Foreign nationals will be made through a Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced). Only the top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories) who qualify in Paper - I of JEE (Main) are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced).

JEE (Main) will be conducted by JEE Apex Board during the month of April. JEE (Advanced) will be jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. These institutes are henceforth referred to as the zonal IITs.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who wish to write JEE (Advanced) must write Paper - I of JEE (Main). Only top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories) who qualify in Paper - I of JEE (Main) will be eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced)

Distribution of top 1,50,000 candidates across various categories is as follows:

 •  Top 75750 (50.5 %) Common Merit List
 •  Top 40500 (27%) Other Backward Classes- Non creamy layer OBC (NCL)
 •  Top 22500 (15 %) Scheduled Caste (SC)
 •  Top 11250 (7.5 %) Scheduled Tribe (ST)

3% of the total candidates in each category are reserved for PD candidates as per GoI norms.

Academic Qualification :

The minimum academic qualification for appearing in JEE (Advanced) is that the candidate must have passed in final examination of Class 12th or other qualifying examination such as :

 •  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.
 •  Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board / University.
 •  Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
 •  H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
 •  Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
 •  A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a state Board of technical education of atleast 3 year duration.
 •  Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
 •  General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level. (Only for Admission to IITs)
 •  High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. (Only for Admission to IITs)

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. (Only for Admission to IITs)

Minimum Percentage of Marks in Qualifing Examination :

Admission to IITs and ISM Dhanbad will be based only on category wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced), subject to the condition that such candidates are in the top 20 percentile of successful candidates of their Boards in respective categories. For candidates who passed their Board examination for the first time in the previous year, the eligibility criteria for admission to any of the IITs or ISM Dhanbad is 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST/PD) in their 12th Standard or equivalent qualifying examination.

In case a Board does not provide the information regarding the cut-off for top 20 percentile of successful candidates, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the concerned Board stating that he/she falls within the top 20 percentile. In case the percentile score is not available from any testing agency, the CBSE cut-off score for top 20 percentile for the student’s category will be used.

If the candidate fails to do so, then the CBSE percentile will be used as the criteria for deciding minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination. 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 counselling. In case such a certificate is not provided the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) of JEE (Advanced) will be final.

Number of JEE Attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum two times in consecutive years. Candidates who had attempted IIT JEE 2012 for the first time (having passed QE in 2012) can appear in JEE (Advanced), by qualifying in Paper - I of JEE (Main). Those who attempted IIT-JEE in 2011 or earlier are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in JEE (Advanced).

TEST PATTERN

JEE (Advanced) will consist of two question papers (Paper I & Paper 2), each of three hours duration. The question papers will be bilingual (in English and Hindi). Each of the question papers will consist of three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The questions will be of objective type, designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. In some sections, incorrect answers will be awarded negative marks.

The answers for each of the questions are to be marked on a separate, 2-sheet carbonless paper. Candidate must not separate or disturb the alignment of the upper and lower sheets at any stage during the examination. The upper sheet is specially designed machine readable sheet of paper (ORS-Optical Response Sheet). While answering each of the questions the candidate is expected to darken the bubble(s) against correct answer(s) only on the upper sheet using black ball point pen. The darkening on the upper sheet should be done in such a manner that the impression is seen on the lower sheet. Responses recorded on the upper sheet only will be taken as final. The candidate can take away the lower sheet with the permission of the invigilator(s) at the end of the examination.

Use of electronic devices like mobile phone, calculator, iPod, etc. is NOT PERMITTED in JEE (Advanced) - 2013. Materials like log table, book, notebook, etc. SHOULD NOT be brought into the examination hall.

Examination for Blind Candidates

A blind candidate can request for the services of amanuensis (Scribe). For this, the candidate must submit a separate request letter to the Chairman of respective Zonal IIT while registering for JEE (Advanced) with a copy of the PD certificate obtained from the district medical board. Amanuensis of class XI students of Commerce/Humanities without Mathematics will be provided by the Presiding Officer. One hour extra time will be allowed to such candidates.

Cities/ Towns of Examination Centres
JEE (Advanced) will be conducted in select major cities and towns of India.
IIT BOMBAY ZONE : GOA - Panaji; GUJARAT - Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara; MAHARASHTRA - Mumbai, Nagpur, Navi Mumbai, Pune; RAJASTHAN - Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur

IIT DELHI ZONE : DELHI - Delhi (East), Delhi (West), Delhi (North), Delhi (South), Delhi (Central); HARYANA - Faridabad, Gurgaon; JAMMU & KASHMIR - Jammu; MADHYA PRADESH - Indore; RAJASTHAN - Sikar, Udaipur; UTTAR PRADESH - Aligarh, Mathura; UAE - Dubai

IIT GUWAHATI ZONE : ARUNACHAL PRADESH - Itanagar; ASSAM - Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar; BIHAR - Gaya, Katihar, Muzaffarpur, Patna; MANIPUR - Imphal; MEGHALAYA - Shillong; WEST BENGAL - Siliguri

IIT KANPUR ZONE : MADHYA PRADESH - Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur; UTTARAKHAND - Pantnagar; UTTAR PRADESH - Agra, Allahabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow

IIT KHARAGPUR ZONE : ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS- Port Blair; ANDHRA PRADESH - Visakhapatnam; CHATTISGARH - Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur; JHARKHAND - Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi; ORISSA - Bhubaneswar, Rourkela; SIKKIM - Gangtok; TRIPURA - Agartala; WEST BENGAL - Durgapur, Kharagpur, Kolkata (North), Kolkata (Salt Lake), Kolkata (South), Malda

IIT MADRAS ZONE : ANDHRA PRADESH - Hyderabad, Nellore, Vijayawada, Warangal; KARNATAKA - Bangalore, Mangalore; KERALA - Kochi, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram; PUDUCHERRY - Puducherry; TAMIL NADU - Chennai

IIT ROORKEE ZONE : CHANDIGARH - Chandigarh; HARYANA - Kurukshetra, Panipat, Rohtak; HIMACHAL PRADESH - Palampur, Shimla; PUNJAB - Amritsar, Bathinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala; UTTARAKHAND - Dehradun, Roorkee; UTTAR PRADESH - Bareilly, Gautam Budh Nagar (Noida), Ghaziabad, Meerut, Moradabad, Varanasi

While registering, candidates should select three towns/cities in the same zone. All correspondence should be addressed to that particular zonal IIT. Efforts will be made to allot candidates’ choice. However, in some exceptional circumstances, a different city in the same zone may be allotted. The examination centre allotted to the candidates will not be changed under any circumstances.

Reservation of Seats
As per Government of India rules candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. These categories are:

• Other Backward Classes (OBC) if they belong to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL)
• Scheduled Castes (SC)
• Scheduled Tribes (ST)
• Persons with Physical Disability (PD)

Benefit of reservation shall be given only to those classes/castes/tribes which are in the respective central list published by the Government of India.

In case the seats reserved for SC/ST/PD candidates are not filled, a limited number of candidates are admitted to a Preparatory Course of one-year duration on the basis of further relaxation of admission criterion. Admission is given to the candidates in the preparatory course provided (i) the seats reserved for the respective category are vacant (ii) candidates satisfy minimum norms, and (iii) candidates have not undergone the Preparatory Course earlier. On successful completion of the course, the students will be offered a direct admission to the undergraduate programs, against the unfilled reserved seats of JEE (Advanced).

Two seats are available for preferential allotment in each institute for children of defence/paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations (DS).

Aptitude Test for B. Arch. for the IITJEE (Advanced) Qualified Candidates

Candidates desirous of joining the B. Arch., courses will be required to qualify in an Aptitude Test to be conducted at all zonal IITs. However the seat allotment will be done based on the category wise all India Rank in the JEE (Advanced). The test will consist of one paper of three hours duration. Question papers for Aptitude Test for B. Arch. will be in English only.

APPLICATION & SELECTION PROCEDURE

How to Register for JEE (Advanced)

After the declaration of JEE (Main) scores, top 1,50,000 candidates qualified in Paper - I (including all the categories) are eligible to register for JEE (Advanced). To write JEE (Advanced) all eligible candidates should register through online at http://jeeadv.iitd.ac.in/].

After online registration, candidates must pay the requisite examination fee as applicable through challan (generated during registration process) of all SBI branches having core banking solution (CBS) on or before the prescribed date. There is no fee for female candidates of all categories. Registration is complete only after the payment.

Important: The applicants must note that application for JEE (Advanced) cannot be withdrawn after registration and payment of fee. Claims for refund of registration fee will not be entertained under any circumstances.

While registering for JEE (Advanced), candidate need to provide following information.

• Attempt(s) at JEE
• Choices of Examination Cities//Towns Entitlement for DS category

Admit Card for JEE (Advanced)

After successful registration and payment of required fee through bank, the candidates can download their admit card for JEE (Advanced) from their Zonal IIT JEE (Advanced) portal.

The admit card will bear registration number of JEE (Advanced), photograph and the personal details of the candidate, along with name and address of the Examination Centre allotted. If the admit card is not available in the Zonal IIT Portal, candidates can contact immediately the Zonal IIT through Phone/ Email/ Fax.

Candidate should carefully examine their Admit Card for all the entries made therein. In case of any discrepancy, candidate should inform the Zonal IIT immediately. Candidate must bring the hard copy of the downloaded admit card to the examination centre. Only those candidates, who carry valid Admit Cards to the examination hall, will be allowed to write the examination.

Identity Verification

At the examination hall, the admit card should be presented to the invigilators for verification. The candidate’s identity will be verified with respect to his/ her details on the admit card and the centre verification record. If the identity is in doubt, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination. The authorities may at their discretion permit the candidate to appear for the examination after completing formalities including taking of thumb impression. No extra time will be allowed for these formalities to be completed.

The original admit card for the JEE (Advanced) will be issued to the candidates in the respective examination centre on the day of examination after verifying their candidature. Any impersonation will lead to disqualification in JEE (Advanced).

RESULTS OF JEE (Advanced)

The answer sheets of JEE (Advanced) are a machine-readable Optical Response Sheet (ORS). These sheets are graded and scrutinized with extreme care after the examination. Candidates can view the answer keys of JEE (Advanced) on Zonal IIT JEE (Advanced) portal. Candidates will get to know their All India Ranks (AIR) / Category ranks of JEE (Advanced) through Zonal IIT websites.

Only those candidates who attempted both Paper - 1 and Paper - 2 of JEE (Advanced) will be considered for the ranking. Marks in Physics in JEE (Advanced) will be equal to marks in Physics section of Paper - 1 plus marks in Physics section of Paper - 2. Similar procedures will be followed for Chemistry and Mathematics. The sum of the marks obtained in the individual subjects will be the aggregate marks for the candidate.

Based on the performance in JEE (Advanced), a Common Merit List (CML) will be prepared. Candidates must score at least 10% in each subject and 35% in aggregate in order to be in the CML. Separate merit lists will be prepared corresponding to OBC (NCL), SC and ST categories. Candidates of OBC (NCL) category must score at least 9% in each subject and 31.5% in aggregate in order to be in the OBC merit list.Candidates of SC and ST categories must score at least 5% in each subject and 17.5% in aggregate in order to be in their respective merit lists.

Candidates who qualify in JEE (Advanced) will have to submit a physical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed format that will be made available at an appropriate time. Candidates will be admitted only if they are physically fit for pursuing a course of study at the participating institutes.