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Reservation of Seats

SC/ST Candidates: 15% and 7.5% seats in each course are reserved for SC and ST category candidates. Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories are admitted on the basis of relaxed criteria (compared to GE / DS category candidates). In case all the reserved seats are not filled, a further relaxation is made in the admission criteria and a limited number of candidates are admitted to a Preparatory Course of one-year duration. This course attempts to prepare the students in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. On successful completion of preparatory course, the students are offered direct admission to the undergraduate programmes in next year against the unfilled reserved seats for previous year.

Persons with Disabilities (PD): 3% seats are reserved for PD (including leprosy-cured) candidates, as specified by the Government of India, who are otherwise fit to pursue the course and qualify JEE with relaxed norms relevant to this category. For any category of disability (viz., locomotor, visual, speech and hearing), benefit would be given to those candidates who have at least 40% permanent physical impairment in relation to a body part / system / extremity / extremities / whole body, etc. The candidates in this category will be required to be certified by a Medical Board. The Medical Board will decide the following:
Whether the candidate qualifies for the benefits under this category, and
If the disability is likely to interfere in his/her studies.
The Medical Board duly constituted for this purpose shall meet at the time of counselling at the designated IIT for the counselling of PD category candidates.

Preferential Allotment of Seats: Two seats are available for preferential allotment of courses in each Institute for children of defence or paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations (DS category). To avail this preferential allotment, candidates must qualify in the General Category.

Pattern of Examination

Question Papers for IIT-JEE:The examination consists of three separate papers in Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry, each of two hours duration. The questions in these papers are objective type, which are to be answered on the specially designed machine-gradable sheet using HB pencils only. There is negative marking for Incorrect answers

Language of Question Papers for IIT-JEE: A candidate can opt for Question Papers either in English or in Hindi.

Use of calculators and log tables is NOT permitted in IIT-JEE.

Aptitude Test for B. Arch. and B. Des. Courses: The candidates called for counselling and desirous of joining the B. Arch. and B. Des. Courses are required to qualify in an Aptitude Test conducted at each counselling Institute. The test is of two hours duration Candidates who fail in the Aptitude Test are not eligible for admission to either B. Arch. or B. Des. Courses.

Syllabus

B.Arch. & B. Design program

Physics

Mathematics

Chemistry

Aptitude Test

B.Tech. program

Physics

Mathematics

Chemistry

Examination Centres

ZONES
IIT Bombay Zone

IIT Delhi Zone

IIT Guwahati Zone

IIT Kanpur Zone

IIT Kharagpur Zone

IIT Madras Zone

IIT Roorkee Zone

Application Form

Application form for including information brochure can be obtained from designated branches of nationalised banks OR by post from any of the IIT’s.

Tentative Schedule

Issue of Application Material : November / December

Last date for receipt of completed application forms at IITs : January

Entrance Examination : April

Notification

For admission to undergraduate courses at the above-mentioned seven Indian Institutes of Technology, IT-BHU, Varanasi and Indian School of Mines. Dhanbad.

Examination Schedule

Paper-1 and Paper-2 will each have three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Both the papers will be of objective type, designed to test comprehension and analytical ability of candidates.

Eligibility:
A candidate can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years. Candidates who have passed (10+2) or equivalent qualifying examination in 2006 or will be appearing in 2007, and secure at least 60% (55% for SC/ST and PD) marks in aggregate in their respective Board Examination are eligible. In ease the respective Board awards letter-grades without providing norms for converting them to equivalent percentage marks, the norms decided by the Joint Implementation Committee. JEE-2007 shall be final.

Candidates who have accepted admission by payment of full fees at any of the IITs, IT- BHU, Varanasi, and ISM, Dhanbad through JEE willNOT be permitted to appear in JEE-2007.

Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 1, 1982 are eligible for JEE-2007. However, in case of SC/ST, PD candidates, the upper age limit is relaxed by five years, i.e. SC/ST and PD candidates born on or after October 1, 1977 are eligible.
• Syllabus for this examination is available on the websites or all IITs, and will also be given in the Information Brochure of JEE - 2007.

• Important dates regarding Application Form and Brochure:

Reservation for OBC candidates, if any, would be communicated through newspaper advertisements/IIT websites as and when government orders for the same are issued.

Further details regarding sale of Application Material from designated Banks in different zones of IITs will be published in leading National Dailies and Employment News/Rozgar Samachar on 4lh of November, 2006.

Eligibility

Educational Qualification

For B.Tech. And M.Tech. Dual Degree Courses

A candidate must have passed in 12th Class of 10+2 pattern of CBSE or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics provided the candidate has passed in each subject separately.

Candidate must additionally have passed English as a subject of study (core or elective) in the qualifying examination.

For B.Tech. / M.Tech. (Dual Degree) Biotechnology Programmes

A candidate must have passed in 12th Class of 10+2 pattern of CBSE or equivalent with a minimum aggregate of 55% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology / Biotechnology provided the candidate has passed in each subject separately.

Candidate must additionally have passed English as a subject of study (core or elective) in the qualifying examination.

For Lateral Entry B. Tech. Programmes
A candidate must have passed in three-years diploma with a minimum of 60% marks from any recognized Diploma awarding institute / university / board recognized by AICTE in any of the following branches of Engg./ Technology :-

Computer Engg; Automobile Engg; Chemical Engg, Civil Engg, Construction Engg., Electrical Engg., Electronics & Communication Engg., Electronics, Instrumentation & Control, Mechanical Engg., Maintenance Engg., Plastic Engg., Printing Technology, Production Engg., Public Health & Environmental Engg., Tool & Die Making.

Important: Candidates with Diploma in Architecture are not eligible for lateral entry to Engineering / Technology degree programme.

For M. Tech. Information Technology, M.Tech. Computer Science and Engg. And M.Tech. VLSI (Full Time) Programme

1. B.Tech. / B.E. in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics & Communication Engineering or equivalent degree with 60% marks.
2. MCA, M.Sc. (IT) / Computer Science / Electronics with 60% marks.

Sponsored Candidates
The Sponsored candidate in addition to the fulfillment of eligibility conditions as specified above must have a minimum of one year of full-time work experience in a registered firm / company / industry / educational and research institution / any Government Department / Autonomous Organization in the relevant field in which admission is being sought after the completion of qualifying examination as on 30th June of the year of admission.

A letter from employer must be furnished stating that the candidate is being sponsored to seek admission in M.Tech(IT) / M.Tech. (CSE) Full time programme.

For M.Tech. Chemical Engineering (Full Time) Programme

B.Tech. / B.E. in Chemical Engineering / Oil and Paint Technology / Biochemical Engineering / Polymer & Plastic Technology / Paper & Pulp Technology / Leather Technology / Food Technology or equivalent degree with 60% marks.

For M.Tech. – Information Technology (Weekend) Programme

Minimum 60% or equivalent in the qualifying examination as under :-

1. B.Tech. / B.E. in Computer Science / Computer Science & Engineering / Computer Engineering / Information Technology or equivalent degree.
2. B.Tech / B.E. in Electronics & Communication / Electronics Engineering or equivalent degree.
3. B.Tech./B.E. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree.
4. MCA / MCA (Software Engineering) or equivalent three years’ Master’s degree programme.
5. M.Sc. in IT / Computer Science / Information Science and Technology / or equivalent Master’s degree.
6. M.Sc. in Electronics or equivalent Master’s degree.

Experience: Candidates should also have atleast one year of professional / teaching experience after the completion of the qualifying examination as on 30th June of the year of examination.

Important: The Candidates appearing in the qualifying examination are also eligible to apply.

Relaxation of Marks
Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes / Widows or Wards of Defence Personnel / Physical Handicapped will be allowed 5 per cent relaxation of marks in the minimum eligibility requirement, irrespective of the fact whether there exists any reservation for any category of such candidates or not.

Age Limit

Age limitation for aspiring candidates on 1st August of the year of examination is as follows.

1. For all undergraduate programmes where minimum qualification standard is 12th pass, the maximum age limit is 21 years.
2. For M.Tech. – Full & Lateral Entry to B.Tech. programmes, the maximum age limit is 35 years.
3. There is no upper age limit for M.Tech. – Information Technology weekend programme.

Test Pattern

Scheme of Common Entrance Test

Institute & Programme

The programmes offered in University Schools, University Maintained Institutes, Government Institutes and Private Self Financing Institutes are tabulated below.

University Schools

* Sponsored
** 5% seats in this programme are reserved for employees of the University.

University Maintained Institute

Govt. Institutes

* Sponsored

Private Self-financing Institutes