How to Crack JEE (Advanced)

Think advance to crack JEE Advanced!

Faring well in XII board is not the end game of getting into premier engineering colleges, but this is the crucial juncture, where the real game of entry begins. This year onwards, the pattern for the entrance in the premier engineering colleges has undergone a bit change. With the two-phase arrangement of JEE, the first phase JEE (Main) is over, and the second phase JEE (Advanced) is on countdown.   Clearing it will open the gates for the entrance in premier engineering colleges. Let’s have an overview on the changed pattern of JEE (Advanced) as per the guidelines and analyze the probable trend of the exam.

New Format of JEE

New pattern of JEE exam has replaced IIT JEE, AIEEE, ISAT, Admission Test for 3 Indian Statistical Institutes (ISI) and State PETs.  The JEE exam will be held in two parts i.e. JEE (Main) & JEE (Advanced).  JEE (Main) Offline Exam was scheduled on 7^th April 2013 (Sunday) & Online Exam was held from 8th April to 25th April 2013. Selected candidates on the basis of JEE (Main) shall appear for JEE (Advanced) on 2^nd June 2013 (Sunday).

For JEE (Main); 40% weightage would be given to Class XII Board exams and top 1.5 lakh students based on Marks in JEE (Main) exam shall be eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) exam. Further merit list for admissions to IITs shall be prepared on the basis of marks in JEE (Advanced) subject to condition that such candidates are in the top 20 percentile categories of their board exams.  Admission to NITs will be based on 40% weightage for performance in Class XII board marks (normalized) and the remainder 60% weightage would be given to performance in JEE (Main) and a combined All India Rank (AIR) would be decided accordingly.

Substantial weightage to Class XII will mean students will have to give their best shot to this level in order to qualify for the JEE (Main) as well as to come under the category of top 20 percentile to finally be selected for IIT. Besides this, they will also need to do well in the accompanying aptitude test. With the improved mode of testing which includes analytical, logical and reasoning skills being tried, it will tighten the selection process without having a negative impact on the admission to the IITs, NITs or IITs. Giving importance to Class XII will become mandatory now which means students will have to attend college and pay attention to how they fare in the Board exam. The syllabus of XII and the new IIT JEE are similar but the exam pattern is different hence even coaching classes will have to revise their teaching methods to suit the new system.

Eligibility Criteria for JEE (Advanced)

Only 1.5 lakh of the top rankers in the JEE (Main) will be eligible to appear in the JEE (Advanced) 2013. This number is set to increase next year keeping in mind the fact that engineering continues to be in high demand as a profession in India over the years. Close to three of every 10 high school graduates aspire to be an engineer and wish to speed up their chances of employment after graduation with the engineering degree in hand. It will be interesting to see if the existing 24 engineering exams complement and become the part of JEE.