JEE (Main)-Brief

JEE (Main): At a Glance

JEE (Main) earlier called AIEEE, is the first phase of the 2-phase Joint Entrance Examination. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), conducting the JEE (Main) in two modes - written and computer based tests. This is the gateway to the very coveted IITs besides providing an opportunity to the students, who are willing to make it to the top notch engineering colleges through it. In JEE (Main), the emphasis is on fundamental concepts and their application in different situations. This differs significantly from the Board examinations. The questions asked in the JEE (Main) seek to test the conceptual clarity and the reasoning ability of the students.

Admission to NITs, and IIITs, will be based on 40 % weightage for performance in Class XII board or other qualifying examinations 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. The policy could also be adopted by other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) and participating Institutions. The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03 (three) uniformly for all the candidates in consecutive years. JEE (Main) has been introduced from 2013 onwards.

Questions asked in JEE (Main) are not difficult rather different: If you really wish to qualify, you need to be also different in your approach of study and the strategy that you employ to crack it." Each question has an element of surprise in it & student who is adept in tackling 'surprise questions' is most likely to sail through. In our study package, we have tried to briefly answer questions of students preparing for JEE (Main). This information will help students establish new goals, develop a new sense of purpose and generate new ideas that will be helpful in their preparation.

Benefits of JEE:

JEE, single entrance exam for all engineering aspirants in India to take admission into most of the Engineering/ Science institutions. No need to apply for several entrance examinations. Stress-level will be considerably reduced due to one exam. Avoid multiple exams which pose the challenge of preparing for different syllabi and patterns. It is a substantial financial savings for parents. A simultaneous preparation of School/ Board examinations and JEE will yield better results. Annoyance of JEE eliminates unnecessary wastage of time, efforts & money.

Institutes Participating under JEE and their Number of Seats:

·         17- Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) + IIT-BHU, Varanasi + ISMU, Dhanbad = 10000 Plus Seats

·         30- National Institutes of Technology (NITs) = 20000 Plus Seats

·         5- Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) = 2000 Plus Seats

·         6- Indian Institutes of Science Education & Research (IISERs) +1- Indian Institute of Science(IISc) = 2500 Plus Seats

·         1- Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) + 3-Indian Statistical Institutes (ISIs) = 500 Plus Seats

·         100-ISITs + 1000-Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) = 5000 Plus Seats

·         1000-State Level Colleges (PETs) = 5 Lac plus Seats

·         Overall 2500 Institutes are participating for a total of 5.5 Lac seats through JEE

Engineering Colleges under JEE (Main)

Admission to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and other institutions across the country participating though Central Counselling Board will be based on All India Rank secured in JEE (Main). The JEE (Main) secretariat is only an examination conducting body. After declaration of result, the data is handed over to Central Counselling Board (CCB) or the concerned state government/institutes for counselling and admission procedure. In case a State opts to admit students in the engineering Colleges affiliated to state Universities, the State may prepare separate rank list based on criteria decided by the body. There are a number of colleges in the country that come under the umbrella of CCB, where admissions are made through JEE (Main).   

History of AIEEE:

Programme of Action (PoA), 1992 under the National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986 visualized conduct of a common entrance examination on all India basis for admission to professional and technical programmes in the country. For admission to Engineering and Architecture/ Planning programmes, Government of India vide Resolution dated 18^th October 2001 has laid down a Three – Exam Scheme (JEE and AIEEE at the National Level and the State Level Engineering Entrance Examinations (SLEEE) for State Level Institutions – with an option to join AIEEE). This takes care of varying admission standards in these programmes and helps in maintenance of professional standards. This also solves problems of overlaps and reduces physical, mental and financial burden on students and their parents due to multiplicity of entrance examinations.

In 2003, the Joint Engineering Entrance- JEE (Main), formerly known as the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), had registered a record 12.8 lakh candidates for exams. This is the highest ever registration for the test conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). 

In 2012, the 11^th All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was held on 29^th April. A total of 1061854 candidates appeared out of 1137256 candidates got registered for the AIEEE Examination. This year, 30 NITs, 5 IIITs / IIITM / IIITDM, 13 Central / State Government funded institutions, and 45 self-financed institutes offered admission to the candidates on the basis of their performance in AIEEE-2012, to the first year of Engineering / Technology and Architecture / Planning programmes through a centralized counseling procedure, for the academic session 2012-13. 

In 2011, the 10^th All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) was held on 1^st May. 1053807 candidates appeared, out of 1114541 candidates registered, for the examination. Approximately, 18411 seats for B.E. / B. Tech & 930 seats for B. Arch / B. Planning in various institutions, namely NITs, IIITs, CFIs and 15900 seats of B.E. / B. Tech & 140 Seats for B. Arch / B. Planning in Universities/ self financed Institutions were available to fill up through Central Counseling Board. Approximately 35,381 seats are filled in various institutes through AIEEE. The States/Institutes listed below used AIEEE-2011 ranks to fill seats through their own counselling:- West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, Delhi Technological University, Delhi and N.S.I.T, Delhi under Delhi University.

Number of Students Appeared at JEE (Main) earlier known as AIEEE:

Year	Registered	Appeared
AIEEE 2002	2.12 Lakh	1.90 Lakh
AIEEE 2003	3.28 Lakh	2.98 Lakh
AIEEE 2004	4.18 Lakh	3.57 Lakh
AIEEE 2005	4.36 Lakh	3.99 Lakh
AIEEE 2006	5.24 Lakh	4.93 Lakh
AIEEE 2007	6.45 Lakh	6.02 Lakh
AIEEE 2008	8.63 Lakh	7.91 Lakh
AIEEE 2009	10.1 Lakh	9.62 Lakh
AIEEE 2010	11.2 Lakh	10.7 Lakh
AIEEE 2011	11.1 Lakh	10.5 Lakh
AIEEE 2012	11.3 Lakh	10.6 Lakh
JEE (Main) 2013	12.8 Lakh