ADMISSION NOTICE JEE (Main) – 2013

Admission Notice_JEE (Main) – 2013

In pursuance of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Notification, the Joint Entrance Examination (Main) - 2013 will be conducted by the JEE Apex Board for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IIITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions etc. Now, AIEEE will be known as JEE (Main) and IIT - JEE as JEE (Advanced).

The admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions shall include the performance in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

For admission to NITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) like IIITs etc. and other participating Institutions, the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40% weightage to school Boards marks in class 12th or equivalent examination and 60% weightage to JEE(Main). The weightage to school Board/Equivalent examination marks shall be considered only after normalization.

Mode of Examination

The Paper-1 (described below) of JEE (Main) will be conducted in two separate modes i.e. Offline (Pen and Paper Based Examination) mode and Online (Computer Based Examination) mode. The Paper-2 of JEE (Main) will be conducted only in Pen and Paper based examination mode. A candidate will opt for either Pen or Paper Based or Computer Based examination modes for Paper-1 only.

Type of Examination

JEE (Main) – 2013 shall have two papers, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Candidates may take Paper-1, or Paper-2, or both as per the course(s) they are seeking admission to.

Subject combination for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination available is given in the table below.

SUBJECTS	TYPE OF QUESTIONS		MODE OF EXAM
Paper 1	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	Objective type with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	Pen and Paper based OR Computer based
Paper 2	Mathematics – Part I Aptitude Test – Part II & Drawing Test – Part III	Objective type Objective type Questions to test drawing aptitude	Only Pen and Paper based

Requirement of papers for different courses is given in the table below.

COURSE	PAPERS
B.ARCH/B. PLANNING(At Institutions other than IITs)	Paper –2
All other undergraduate courses	Paper –1

Schedule of Examination

            A. Offline examination (Pen and Paper Based Examination) for Paper 1 and Paper 2

Date of Examination	Paper	Subjects	Timings	Duration
07.04.2013	Paper 1	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	0930-1230 Hours(IST)	3 Hours
07.04.2013	Paper 2 .	Mathematics – Part I Aptitude Test – Part II & Drawing Test – Part III	1400-1700 Hours(IST)	3 Hours

                        B. Online examination (Computer Based Examination) for Paper 1 Only

Dates of Examination*	Paper	Subjects	Timings	Duration
During 08.04.2013 and 25.04.2013	Paper 1	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	1st shift 0900-1200 Hours (IST) 2nd shift (*) 1400-1700 Hours (IST) *If required	3 Hours

*The exact slots/dates for computer based examination shall be displayed on the website by 1st February 2013. The candidates will be required to make their slot/date selection through online mode during 1st February 2013 – 15th February 2013. A candidate who opts for computer based examination and does not make this selection, for whatever reasons, shall be randomly assigned a slot based on the availability.

Online Registration for JEE(Main)

In order to appear in JEE (Main) and/or JEE (Advanced) 2013, the candidates are required to apply only online. The candidates are further advised to visit the website before filling up the application form for ascertaining their eligibility for appearing in examination as well as for admission. The online registration form will be available on JEE Main website from 8th November, 2012 to 15th December, 2012.

For more details of JEE (Main), the candidates are advised to visit JEE(Main) website www.jeemain.nic.in. For information about JEE(Advanced), the candidates are advised to visit JEE(Advanced) website www.jee.iitd.ac.in .

Executive Director

JEE( Main)