IIT JEE Advanced Exam

JEE or Joint Entrance Examination is an All-India Entrance Examination conducted by CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) for getting Admission into various reputed Engineering Courses across India.

JEE is a two-tier Entrance Examination consisting of JEE Main and JEE Advanced. In this Section we will focus on JEE Advanced.

JEE-Advanced is an Entrance Examination conducted to get Admission into Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian School of Mines (ISM) (Dhanbad). The candidates who clear JEE-Advanced Examination have the opportunity to join either of the above Institutes. The candidates need to apply for both JEE Main as well as JEE Advanced to get into IITs and ISM. In fact, with other eligibility conditions fulfilled, only top 2 lakh candidates from JEE Main are selected for JEE Advanced. Candidates will get admission into IITs only based on Category-wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE-Advanced, on the condition that these candidates are among the Top 20 Percentile of their respective Boards/ Qualifying Examinations. So, now Board results are as important as JEE to get into IITs!

There are some more restrictions in the selection process - that a candidate can appear for JEE (Advanced) only twice and that too in two successive years beginning from the year of appearing 10+2 (QE) for the first time. For example, candidates who took IIT JEE in 2016 or earlier are not qualified to appear for JEE (Advanced) in 2018.

Eligibility Criteria for JEE Advanced (including foreign candidates):

• Candidates appearing for JEE Advanced should be among the top 2,24,000 candidates in the JEE Mains Exam.
  50.5% for GEN
  27% for OBC-NCL
  15% for SC
  7.5% for ST. Within each of these four categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates. Following are the 5 required criterias:
• Criterion 1 Category-wise distribution of ‘top’ 2,24,000 candidates
  

  Category	Number of ‘Top’ Candidates
  GEN	1,07,464	Total 1,13,120
  GEN PwD	5,656
  OBC-NCL	57,456	Total 60,480
  OBC-NCL-PwD	3,024
  SC	31,920	Total 33,600
  SC-PwD	1680
  ST	15,960	Total 16,800
  ST-PwD	840

  Criterion 2: Age

  Aspiring candidate should have been born on or after 1^st October, 1991 (if belongs to GEN or OBC-NCL category) and on or after 1^st October, 1986 (if belongs to SC/ST/PwD category)

  Criterion 3: No. of Attempts

  The JEE Advanced can be attempted two times (maximum limit) in two consecutive years. Therefore, a candidate appearing for the test would be either his/her First or Second Attempt. Candidates who have written the test is also eligible.

  Criterion 4: Appearance in 12th or equivalent exam
  
  The candidate should have appeared the 12th or equivalent exam for the first time in all the subjects in either 2017 or 2018.

  Candidates who have appeared in 12th Standard or equivalent exam in 2017 and wish to re-appear in 2018 (for better marks or to pass one of the subjects) has to write the entire exam not just one or two subjects in 2018.

  Students who have appeared their 12th Class exam in 2016 or earlier are not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2018. However, if his/her 12th Class result came out after June 2016 (Academic year 2015-16) are eligible to appear in the JEE Advanced exam.

  Criterion 5:  Earlier Admission at IITs/ISM

  A candidate should not have taken admission (irrespective of whether he/she has continued in the program) Or even accepted admission by paying admission fee at any of the IIT or ISM in the past. Candidates whose admission were cancelled are not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced Exam 2018. However, candidates who had taken a preparatory course in any of the IITs in 2017 can appear for JEE (Advanced) 2018.

JEE Advanced Application Form:

• Candidates need to register for the JEE (Advanced) Exam online.
• Once Online registration is done, candidates need to pay the examination fee as applicable through SBI Challan which is generated during the Registration Process.
  JEE Advanced 2018 Registration Fees:

  Female Candidates	Rs. 1300+GST
  SC, ST, PwD Candidates	Rs. 1300+GST
  All Other Candidates	Rs. 2600+GST