JEE Advanced Pattern

JEE Advanced Pattern

 

1. The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) 2017 [JEE (Advanced) 2017] will be conducted by the seven Zonal Coordinating (ZC) IITs under the guidance of the Joint Admission Board (JAB) 2017.

2. Subjects include :- Physics, Chemistry, Maths

3. The question papers will consist of objective type (multiple choice and numerical answer type) questions designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. Negative marks will be awarded for incorrect answers to some of the questions.

 

The examination consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, each of 3 hours duration and will be held as per the following schedule:

 

Time -
Paper 1 09:00 to 12:00 IST
Paper 2 14:00 to 17:00 IST
Both the papers are compulsory.

 

Eligibility:-
Eligibility Criteria for Appearing In JEE (Advanced) 2017: A candidate, including a foreign national, must fulfil each and every one of the following five criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2017.

Criterion 1 –
Performance in JEE (Main) 2017:
The candidate should be among the top 2, 20,000 (all categories included) in JEE (Main) 2017.

Criterion 2 –
Age limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1992. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1987.

Criterion 3 –
Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years. Therefore, candidates who appeared in JEE (Advanced) 2016 for the first time are also eligible.

Criterion 4–
Appearance in Class XII(or equivalent) examination: A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2016 or 2017. However, candidates whose Class XII (or equivalent) examination Board results for the academic year 2014-15 were declared after June 2015 are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2017.

Criterion 5–
Earlier admission at IITs:
A candidate should NOT have been admitted in an IIT irrespective of whether or not he/she continued in the program) OR accepted the IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past. The candidates whose admission at IITs was cancelled are also NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2017.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2016 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2017. The candidates who have paid seat acceptance fee but not accepted the seat (by not reporting at any reporting centre during joint seat allocation in 2016) are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2017.
 

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