JEE 2008 details from IIT

What: Indian Institute of Technology offers Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) -- 2008

Details:

~ For admission to under graduate courses in seven Indian IITs

~ All Indian and Foreign Nationals seeking admission to the seven Institutes must appear in JEE.

Eligibility:

~ A candidate can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years. Candidates who have passed (10+2) or equivalent qualifying examination in 2007 or will be appearing in 2008, and secure 60% or more [55% or more for SC/ST and Persons with Physical Disability (PD)] marks in aggregate in their respective Board Examination are eligible. If any Board awards only letter-grades, the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying equivalent percentage marks. In case 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- 2008 shall be final.

~ Candidates should not have accepted admission by paying full fees at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi, and ISMU, Dhanbad through JEE.

~ Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 1, 1983 are eligible for JEE-2008. However, in case of SC/ST and PD candidates, the upper age limit is relaxed by five years, i.e. SC/ST and PD candidates born on or after October 1, 1978 are eligible.

Pattern of examination:

~ The examination will consist of two papers, each of three hours duration. Paper-1 and Paper-2 will each have three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Both papers will be of objective type, designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates.

~ Aptitude tests for B Arch. and B Des. programmes will be conducted for those candidates who qualify in JEE and are desirous of joining these programmes.

~ Syllabus is available on the websites of all IITs and the Information Brochure of JEE- 2008.

~ Language For Question Papers: English / Hindi

~ Date of examination is 13 April, 2008

~ Paper I: 9.00 AM to 12 Noon

~ Paper II: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM

How to apply:

~ A candidate can submit application either on-line through internet or off-line through paper application.

~ Off-line: A candidate can buy an application form with information brochure from any one of the designated branches of banks by paying Rs 500 for SC/ST/Female candidates (WHITE COLOUR envelope) or Rs. 1000 for all other candidates (BLUE COLOUR envelope). Information brochure contains details regarding application procedure, syllabus of JEE, examination centres, courses available at various institutions, counseling, fee structure and other relevant information about JEE-2008.

~ Application material can also be obtained, by sending a demand draft along with two self-addressed slips, from the "Chairman, JEE", IIT Bombay, Mumbai-400 076; IIT Delhi, New Delhi-110 016, IIIT Guwahati, Guwahati-781 039, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-208 016; IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302; IIT Madras, Chennai-600 036; IIT Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667

~ The demand draft of amount appropriate to category/gender must be drawn on any Nationalised Bank in favour of "Chairman, JEE" of the respective IIT payable at the corresponding city. Candidates applying from abroad should remit the amount in Indian Rupees. IITs will not be responsible for any loss or postal delay.

~ On-line: For online submission of applications, visit any of the websites given below and carefully follow the instructions given therein.

Important dates

~ Sale at designated branches of Banks and at all IITs: Nov. 23, 2007 - Jan. 04, 2008

~ Postal request for Application Material: Nov. 23, 2007 - Dec. 21, 2007

~ Submission of on-line applications: Nov. 23, 2007 - Dec. 28, 2007

~ Last date for receipt of Completed Application at IITs: Jan. 04, 2008

~ All-India list of designated branches of banks for purchase of application material is given in websites of all IITs.

For more information:

IIT Bombay: http://www.jee.iitb.ac.in

IIT Delhi: http://www.jee iitd ac in

IIT Guwahati: http://www.iitg.ac.in/jee

IIT Kanpur: http://www.jee.iitk.ac.in