Joint Entrance Examination ( JEE ) is an engineering entrance examination conducted for admission to various engineering top level colleges in India. It is constitute by two special examinations - JEE Main and the JEE Advanced. The exams are of the objective pattern. JEE Advanced is regarded globally as one of the most challenging undergraduate admission exam.
In 2012, the government-run Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) that earlier conducted the AIEEE, announced the JEE that replaced the AIEEE and IIT-JEE. The JEE-Main, which replaces AIEEE, is for admission to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and some other colleges referred as "centrally funded technical institutes" (CFTIs) The JEE-Advanced, which replaces IIT-JEE, is for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Only those students are eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced they are selected in JEE Mains. About 224,000 Top students will be selected from 2018.
There are some institutes like the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, and the Indian Institute of Science which use the score obtained in JEE Advanced as the basis for admission for their college. These are not participate institutes of central IIT JEE Advanced counseling of which all IITs are members. Any student who takes admission to IITs cannot appear for the JEE-Advanced exam in the next year, but the same is not the case with IISC, IISER, RGIPT and other institutes as these institutes only use JEE Advanced score for admission.
In September 2013, the IIT Council approved the decision of the Joint Admission Board to continue with the two-phase JEE pattern ("Main" followed by "Advanced") for IITs in 2014. Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducted the joint admission process for a total of 23 IITs, ISM, 32 NITs, 18 IIITs and 19 other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).
As per the reports from Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) of Government of India, the government is considering to conduct only one common engineering entrance exam based on the lines of NEET for all engineering colleges, including private institutes, across India.
JEE Main - JEE Main has two papers, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Candidates may option for either or both of them. Both papers contain multiple choice questions. Paper 1 is for admission to B.E./B.Tech courses and it is conducted in both online and offline modes. Paper-2 is for admission in B.Arch and B.Planning courses and is conducted offline only.
JEE Main, unlike JEE Advanced, has a fixed exam structure and is not subject to change every year. Paper-1 is of three hours duration and consists of thirty multiple-choice (single-correct) questions in each of the three subjects (physics, chemistry, and math’s. There is negative marking for incorrect answers. 4 marks are awarded for correct answers and 1 mark is deducted for incorrect answers. From 2013 to 2016, the marks obtained in the class XII school board examination used to be accorded a 40% weight age in deciding the JEE Main all India ranks.
JEE Main counseling - Earlier, counseling for JEE mains were conducted through CSAB but now officials have made changes in the counseling procedure. The JAB (Joint Admission Board), representing IITs and CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board), are making agreements on the behalf of NITs and other CFTIs, and are now united to conduct a counseling (common counseling) for the two exams of JEE. The memo for the same was signed on May 2, 2015. These two together will be known as the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA).
No Changes in JEE Main 2017 except that Board Marks will not be considered for normalization and A.I.R will strictly be based on JEE Scores. As per the official changes made in Eligibility Criteria of JEE Advanced, 12th Marks will not matter for appearing in the exam.
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