Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT-JEE)

Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Exam (IIT-JEE)


Indian Institute of Technologies conducts its all-India examination at eight IIT zones across the country. JEE is a Joint entrance examination which is a first step to get admission in the primer IITs. The programs offered by IITs are the best in the world and plays an important role in technological manpower development. Engineering aspirants who are desirous to get admission into the Undergraduate Programmes have to go through with JEE Exam.

Eligibility Criteria for IIT JEE:

• Candidate appearing for IIT JEE must hold Intermediate (12th standard) or equivalent having 60% (55% for SC/ST applicants).
• Candidate can crack JEE exam only twice in successive years
• Candidates appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination with result awaited may also appear in entrance exam.
• Full payment of fees by candidate for admission at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi or ISMU, Dhanbad, through earlier JEE will not be accepted.
• If candidates are not awarded the percentage of marks by the Board, in that case calculation is based on the marks obtained in all subjects listed in the mark sheet.
• The candidate has to collect and submit the grade sheet certificate offered by Board at the time of admission at Joint Implementation Committee of JEE-2010.
• The candidates who are appearing in the final examination of the two year course offered by Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
• The candidates who are holding General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level are eligible.
• The candidates holding High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva are eligible to apply for entrance exam.
• Candidate holding 3 or 4 year Diploma recognized by AICTE or a state Board of technical education.

Age limit:

• The upper age limit fixed for scheduled caste and scheduled tribe candidate is 25 years as on 1.7.2010.
• The SC / ST applicant, whose date of birth falls under July, 01, 1985 will be eligible.
• The candidates falling under General, OBC categories upper age limit is 22 years as on1.7.2010 are eligible to apply.

IIT JEE Test Pattern

There are two papers in IIT-JEE. The both papers are divided into three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with objective type questions. The objective type questions are to be answered through ORS – Optical Response Sheet.

How to Apply for JEE-2010:
The applicants can now apply for JEE exam both offline & online. Offline application forms are available on request or by post and by collecting them personally. The applicant can also obtain forms from various branches of Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, State Bank of India, Axis bank & Punjab National Bank.
JEE-2010 Test centers:

• Ahmedabad
• Gwalior
• Bangalore
• Hyderabad
• Bhopal
• Jammu
• Bhubaneswar
• Jaipur
• Chandigarh
• Kolkata
• Chennai
• Lucknow
• Delhi
• Mumbai
• Dehradun
• Patna
• Gangtok
• Shimla
• Goa
• Srinagar
• Gurdaspur
• Thiruvananthapuram
• Guwahati

Important Dates:

• IIT JEE 2010 Examination Date: April 11, Sunday, 2010
• IIT JEE 2010 Results: May 26, Wednesday, 2010