The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (popularly known as IIT-JEE or just JEE) is an annual college entrance examination in India. It is used as sole admission criterion by the sixteen Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) as well as other institutes. The examination is organised each year by one of the various IITs, using a round robin rotation pattern. It has a very low admission rate (about 1 in 50 in 2011).
The JEE was organised in 2010 (on April 11) by IIT Madras, and results were released on May 26, 2010.[citation needed] The 2011 examination was organised by IIT-K on April 10, with over 485,000 registered participants, and its results were announced on May 25, 2011.[1] The IIT-JEE 2012 will be organised by IIT-D on April 8, 2012.
The JEE has been noted for originality in its questions[citation needed].
In 1997, the JEE was conducted twice after the question paper was leaked in some centers.
Between 2000 and 2005, an additional screening test was used alongside the main examination, intended to reduce pressure on the main examination by allowing only about 20,000 top candidates to sit the paper, out of more than 450,000 applicants.
In September 2005, an analysis group of directors of all the IITs announced major reforms to the examination. These were implemented from 2006 onwards. The revised test now consists of a single objective test, replacing the earlier two-test system. In order to be eligible for the main examination, candidates in the general category must secure a minimum of 60% aggregated marks in the qualifying examination of the XIIth standard organized by various educational boards of India, while candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Physically Disabled (PD) categories must secure a minimum of 55%.
In 2008, the Director and the Dean of IIT Madras called for revisions to the examination, arguing that the coaching institutes were "enabling many among the less-than-best students to crack the test and keeping girls from qualifying". They expressed concern that the present system did not allow for applicants' 12 years of schooling to have a bearing on admissions into IITs.[3]
In 2010 the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced plans to replace JEE by 2013 with a common entrance test for all government engineering colleges.[4]
Candidates who qualify in the examination can apply for admission to the BArch (Bachelor of Architecture), BDes (Bachelor of Design), BTech (Bachelor of Technology), Dual Degree (Integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology), Integrated MSc (Master of Sciences) and Integrated MSc(Tech) (Master of Sciences and Technology) courses in the various institutes.
Given the importance attached to the JEE by students all over India, the IITs follow a rigorous procedure when conducting it every year. The exam is set by the JEE Committee (consisting of a group of faculty members drawn from the admitting colleges) under tight security[citation needed]. Multiple sets of question papers are framed and the set that is to actually be used on the day of the exam is known to only about five individuals[citation needed].
The IIT Jee examination consists of 2 question papers each covering 3 subjects including Physics, Chemistry and Maths. The entrance exam is filled up with the Objective questions. The answer sheet is ORS ie. Optical Response Sheet in which the candidate is required to darken the bubble with a black pen against the right answer.
The format is avid and would be followed throughout the conduction of IIT Jee 2012.
The availability of seats in recent years is as shown below:
From 2008, six new IITs have been opened with 120 seats each,
increasing the total number of seats to almost 7000. For 2009,
admissions have been made to two more IITs, namely IIT Indore and IIT
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) taking the seat count to almost 8300. As of
2011, with additional courses in several old and new IITs, the total
seat count has crossed 9600.
Also, since 2007, candidates have been allowed to take the JEE a maximum of twice. This change was intended to reduce stress on applicants, and to discourage the concept of 'cram schools'. Also since 2007, students selected for admission to an IIT and paid the accepting fee, cannot attempt the examination again in the future.
The JEE was organised in 2010 (on April 11) by IIT Madras, and results were released on May 26, 2010.[citation needed] The 2011 examination was organised by IIT-K on April 10, with over 485,000 registered participants, and its results were announced on May 25, 2011.[1] The IIT-JEE 2012 will be organised by IIT-D on April 8, 2012.
The JEE has been noted for originality in its questions[citation needed].
History
The JEE was conducted for the first time in 1960,[2] when it had four subjects including an English language paper. The examination has since evolved considerably from its initial pattern.In 1997, the JEE was conducted twice after the question paper was leaked in some centers.
Between 2000 and 2005, an additional screening test was used alongside the main examination, intended to reduce pressure on the main examination by allowing only about 20,000 top candidates to sit the paper, out of more than 450,000 applicants.
In September 2005, an analysis group of directors of all the IITs announced major reforms to the examination. These were implemented from 2006 onwards. The revised test now consists of a single objective test, replacing the earlier two-test system. In order to be eligible for the main examination, candidates in the general category must secure a minimum of 60% aggregated marks in the qualifying examination of the XIIth standard organized by various educational boards of India, while candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Physically Disabled (PD) categories must secure a minimum of 55%.
In 2008, the Director and the Dean of IIT Madras called for revisions to the examination, arguing that the coaching institutes were "enabling many among the less-than-best students to crack the test and keeping girls from qualifying". They expressed concern that the present system did not allow for applicants' 12 years of schooling to have a bearing on admissions into IITs.[3]
In 2010 the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced plans to replace JEE by 2013 with a common entrance test for all government engineering colleges.[4]
Institutes admitting through JEE
A total of seventeen colleges use JEE as sole criterion for admission to their undergraduate programs, namely the sixteen Indian Institutes of Technology, (including Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University) and the Indian School of Mines. In addition, the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research, Indian Maritime University and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology also admit students via the JEE (Extended Merit List), and the Indian Institute of Science uses JEE scores as one of the possible admission criteria.Candidates who qualify in the examination can apply for admission to the BArch (Bachelor of Architecture), BDes (Bachelor of Design), BTech (Bachelor of Technology), Dual Degree (Integrated Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology), Integrated MSc (Master of Sciences) and Integrated MSc(Tech) (Master of Sciences and Technology) courses in the various institutes.
Current examination format
The current pattern, which has been followed since 2006, consists of two objective-type papers each containing mathematics, physics and chemistry sections. The syllabus of the examination is predominantly based on topics covered by the CBSE Board Examination (AISSCE) and the ISC Board Examination. The pattern of questions in JEE is deliberately variable so as to minimize the chance of students getting selected by 'cramming' revision of probable questions. As the questions are objective, Optical mark recognition answer sheets have been used since 2006. The current pattern is intended to reduce stress on applicants; in previous years, there were separate maths, physics and chemistry papers, each of two hours' duration, that contained both subjective and objective questions.Given the importance attached to the JEE by students all over India, the IITs follow a rigorous procedure when conducting it every year. The exam is set by the JEE Committee (consisting of a group of faculty members drawn from the admitting colleges) under tight security[citation needed]. Multiple sets of question papers are framed and the set that is to actually be used on the day of the exam is known to only about five individuals[citation needed].
The IIT Jee examination consists of 2 question papers each covering 3 subjects including Physics, Chemistry and Maths. The entrance exam is filled up with the Objective questions. The answer sheet is ORS ie. Optical Response Sheet in which the candidate is required to darken the bubble with a black pen against the right answer.
The format is avid and would be followed throughout the conduction of IIT Jee 2012.
Seats and attendance
The number of students taking the examination has increased substantially each year with over 485,000 showing up for IIT-JEE 2011. This represented an increase of 30,000 students (6.5%) from 2010.[1]The availability of seats in recent years is as shown below:
| Institute | Intake (2003) | Intake (2007) | Intake (2008) | Intake (2009) | Intake (2010) | Intake (2011)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIT Bombay | 600 | 574 | 648 | 746 | 880 | 880 |
| IIT Delhi | 552 | 553 | 626 | 721 | 851 | 851 |
| IIT Guwahati | 350 | 365 | 435 | 498 | 588 | 615 |
| IIT Kanpur | 456 | 541 | 608 | 702 | 827 | 827 |
| IIT Kharagpur | 659 | 874 | 988 | 1138 | 1341 | 1341 |
| IIT Madras | 554 | 540 | 612 | 713 | 838 | 838 |
| IIT Roorkee | 546 | 746 | 884 | 1013 | 1155 | 1155 |
| IIT Bhubaneshwar | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | ||
| IIT Gandhinagar | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | ||
| IIT Hyderabad | 120 | 120 | 120 | 140 | ||
| IIT Patna | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | ||
| IIT Rajasthan | 120 | 120 | 120 | 160 | ||
| IIT Ropar | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | ||
| IIT Indore | 120 | 120 | 120 | |||
| IIT Mandi | 120 | 120 | 120 | |||
| IT-BHU (Varanasi) | 568 | 686 | 766 | 881 | 1057 | 1057 |
| ISM Dhanbad | 444 | 658 | 705 | 923 | 1012 | 1034 |
| Total | 4583 | 5537 | 6992 | 8295 | 9509 | 9618 |
| Attendance | ~485,000[1] |
Eligibility
The age limit for sitting the JEE is 25 years. For candidates belonging to SC, ST and PD categories, the relaxed age limit is 30 years.Also, since 2007, candidates have been allowed to take the JEE a maximum of twice. This change was intended to reduce stress on applicants, and to discourage the concept of 'cram schools'. Also since 2007, students selected for admission to an IIT and paid the accepting fee, cannot attempt the examination again in the future.
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