IIT- JEE Exams

( Joint Entrance Exam for entrance to IIT's )

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INTRODUCTION

The Indian Institutes of Technology (popularly known as IITs) are institutions of national importance established through an Act of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. There are fifteen IITs at present, located in Bhubaneswar, Bombay (Mumbai), Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras (Chennai), Mandi, Patna, Punjab, Rajasthan and Roorkee. Over the years IITs have created world class educational platforms dynamically sustained through internationally recognized research based on excellent infrastructural facilities. The faculty and alumni of IITs continue making huge impact in all sectors of society, both in India and abroad. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi and Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, are the oldest institutions in India and are known for their immense contributions towards society at large and for science and technology in particular.

Credit-based academic programmes offer flexibility to students to progress at their own pace. A minimum level of performance is necessary for satisfactory progress. The medium of instruction is English. These institutions offer courses leading to Bachelor's degree in a number of engineering, technological and scientific disciplines.
M.Sc. Integrated courses in pure and applied sciences and M.Tech. Integrated courses in a few disciplines are also offered by some of these Institutions. In addition, some IITs offer Dual-Degree M.Tech. programmes.
The admissions to the Undergraduate Programmes at these institutions for all Indian and Foreign nationals are made through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).

Type of Examination

There will be two question papers, each of three hours duration. Both the question papers will consist of three separate sections on Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics.
Questions in these papers will be of objective type. The answers for each of the questions are to be recorded on a separate specially designed machine-gradable sheet of paper (ORS-Optical Response Sheet). While answering each of the questions the candidate is expected to darken the bubble against correct answer(s) using hard black (HB) pencils only. In some sections, incorrect answers may be awarded negative marks .

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. I appeared in JEE-2008 and JEE-2009. Can I appear in JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q2. I appeared in JEE-2008, but did not appear in JEE-2009? Can I appear in JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q3. I qualified in JEE-2009. I took admission in one of the IITs/IT-BHU, Varanasi/ISM, Dhanbad by paying full fees but did not join the programme. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q4. I passed 10+2 examination in 2009 and also qualified in JEE-2009. I appeared for counselling for JEE-2009 and was offered admission in one of the IITs/IT-BHU, Varanasi/ISM, Dhanbad, but did not pay full fees at the institute where I was offered admission and did not join the programme. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: Yes, you are eligible.

Q5. I passed 10+2 examination in 2009 with 50% marks. I took JEE-2009 and did not qualify. I will be appearing for a re-examination in the year 2010 so that I can improve the percentage of aggregate marks to 60% or more. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010 and if so how shall I fill up the application form?

Ans: Yes you are eligible. You should darken the second bubble in Item 5 entitled Year of passing 10+2 or equivalent and darken the SECOND bubble in item 6 entitled number of attempts.

Q6. I passed 10+2 examination in 2009 with 50% marks. I did not write JEE-2009. I will be appearing for a re-examination in the year 2010 so that I can improve the percentage of aggregate marks to 60% or more. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010 and if so how shall I fill up the application form?

Ans: Yes you are eligible. You should darken the second bubble in Item 5 entitled Year of passing 10+2 or equivalent and darken the FIRST bubble in item 6 entitled number of attempts. However, this would be your last change to take JEE.

Q7. I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got 50% marks. I did not write JEE-2008. I appeared for a re-examination for 10+2 in the year 2009 and obtained aggregate mark which made me eligible to attempt JEE. I took JEE-2009 but could not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: NO. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination before October 1, 2008 are not eligible to write JEE-2010.

Q8. I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got 60% marks. I did not attempt JEE-2008. I took JEE-2009 and did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q9. I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got 60% marks. I did not attempt JEE-2008 and JEE-2009. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q10. I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got less than 60% marks in the aggregate. I wrote JEE-2008 but did not qualify. I took 10+2 examination in 2009 and got more than 60% marks in the aggregate. I took JEE-2009 but did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q11. I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got less than 60% marks in the aggregate. I wrote JEE-2008 but did not qualify. I took 10+2 examination in 2009 and got more than 60% marks in the aggregate. I did not write JEE-2009. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q12. I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and failed. I qualified JEE-2008 but my admission was cancelled. I appeared in 10+2 examination again in 2009 and got more than 60% marks in the aggregate. I wrote JEE-2009 but could not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?

Ans: No.

Q13. My qualifying examination was conducted in 2008. The results were announced after 30th September 2008, and I got 60% marks. I did not attempt JEE-2008 or JEE-2009. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010 and if so, how shall I fill up the application form?

Ans: Yes, you are eligible irrespective of whether you attempted JEE-2009 or not. You should darken the second bubble in Item 5 of the Application Form entitled Qualification and darken the FIRST bubble in item 6.

Q14. My qualifying examination was conducted in 2008. The results were announced after 30th September 2008, and I got 60% marks. I did not attempt JEE-2008 but I attempted JEE-2009 and did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010 and if so, how shall I fill up the application form?

Ans: Yes, you are eligible irrespective of whether you attempted JEE-2009 or not. You should darken the second bubble in Item 5 of the Application Form entitled Qualification and darken the SECOND bubble in item 6.

Q15. I passed 10+2 exam in 2009 and wrote JEE-2009. I was admitted to the Preparatory Course of an IIT/IT-BHU/ISM in July 2009 and I am due to appear in the Preparatory Exams in 2010. I wish to appear for JEE-2010. Am I eligible?

Ans: Yes, you are eligible to appear since admission to preparatory course does not imply that you have joined any IIT/IT-BHU/ISM, Dhanbad. However, you will not be eligible to undergo the Preparatory course at any of the above Institutes on the basis of JEE-2010.

Q16. I fall under NRI/PIO/OCI/ foreign national. Does JEE give me any special treatment for admission?

Ans: First of all, you must qualify in JEE-2010. However, for the purpose of course allocation such candidates would be offered admission in a programme available to other general candidates at their All India Rank (AIR). These seats offered to foreign nationals (also PIO, OCI, NRI) will be treated as supernumerary.

Q17. I am a studying in a foreign country and the certificate I will get is not listed in the JEE information brochure/website under qualifying examination. What should I do?
Ans: In all such cases you have to produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities stating that your certificate is equivalent to the 10+2 system of Indian Boards.

Q18. I will be appearing in the qualifying examination in 2010 but it is unlikely that the results will be declared before 30th September 2010. Should I appear in JEE-2010?

Ans: You are advised to appear in JEE-2011 since if you qualify JEE, you will not be able to meet the admission requirements by the last date ie 30th September 2010. 

( Courtesy: http://jee.iitd.ac.in/ )