Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

 Overview

Joint Entrance Examination ( JEE ) is a national level examination conducted in India by NTA every year for under-graduate admissions to any of the 32 IITs all over India. Every IIT is a Govt. run engineering college.

Mode of Examination

JEE (Main)- will be conducted in the following modes:

I. Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.

II. Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen & paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.

III. Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II) and Planning Based Questions (Part-III) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.

Eligibility Criteria

For appearing in the JEE (Main) , there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 / equivalent examination in , , or appearing in irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfil the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.

Candidates must note that the IITs permit only two attempts for the JEE (Advanced), i.e. a candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either or , subject to the condition of not having been admitted at an IIT on an earlier occasion ^[1]. Details may be obtained from the Information Brochure of the JEE (Advanced) . https://jeeadv.ac.in/

State of Eligibility

State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE (Main) . It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for the Class XII examination in New Delhi and is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be that of Delhi and NOT that of Uttar Pradesh.

If a candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State but appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be from where the candidate first passed the Class XII (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement.

Candidate passed/appearing class 12th from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the study center is located.

For Indian nationals passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.

The State code of eligibility of OCI/PIO passing Class XII (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals. However, OCI/PIO passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIEST and Other-CFTIs

Reservations

In the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be applicable as mentioned below:

I. 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates

II. 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates

III. 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List*

IV. 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General -EWS) candidates

V. Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability