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All About JEE ADV 2015
The top 150,000 students (including ALL categories) of the JEE Main – 2015 examination will appear for the JEE (Advanced) – 2015. This exam is jointly conducted by the zonal IITs, IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. The detailed brochure for the exam is available now on the JEE Advanced website www.jeeadv.iitb.ac.in
THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SAME ARE GIVEN BELOW
Important Dates for JEE (Advanced) 2015
Schedule of Exam for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
The Question Paper and the ORS of JEE (Advanced) - 2015
JEE (Advanced) - 2015 Examination Centres
Eligibility for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Registration procedure for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Information/ Documents needed (soft copy) while registering at the JEE (Advanced) 2015 portal
Admit card for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Results of JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Cut-Off Marks and Ranking for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Counselling and Admissions through JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Aptitude Test for B. Arch. for the JEE (Advanced) - 2015 Qualified Candidates
Contacts of Zonal IITs (Websites, e-mail ids and addresses)
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Important Dates for JEE (Advanced) 2015
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Online Registration and Payment schedule |
2 May (10.00 am) - 7 May 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Downloading of Admit cards by candidates from zonal IIT
for JEE (Advanced) - 2015 |
9 May (10.00 am) - 12 May 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Correction of any discrepencies in the Admit card |
9 May (10.00 am) - 14 May 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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JEE (Advanced) - 2015 |
24 May (Sunday) 2015 |
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Web Display of ORS of individual candidates |
3 June (10.00 am) - 5 June 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Request from candidates for review of ORS |
3 June (10.00 am) - 6 June 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Answer Keys published in website |
8 June 2015 |
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Receiving feedback on answer keys from candidates |
8 June (10.00 am) - 11 June 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Display of marks scored by individual candidates |
13 June 2015 |
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Declaration of Results (including Preparatory) through
website |
18 June 2015 |
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Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test |
18 June (10.00 am) - 19 June 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Architecture Aptitude Test |
21 June 2015
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Declaration of Architecture Aptitude Test results |
25 June 2015 |
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Online registration open for filling of choices for
courses by eligible candidates
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26 June (10.00 am) - 30 June 2015 (5.00 pm) |
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Schedule of Exam for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
The JEE (Advanced) - 2015 examination is scheduled to be conducted on Sunday, 24th May, 2015. There will be two papers of three hours each and both will be conducted on the same day.
Paper 1: 09.00 to 12.00 hrs (IST);
Paper 2: 14.00 to 17.00 hrs (IST)
There will be no change in the schedule even if the above day is declared a public holiday.
The Question Paper and the ORS of JEE (Advanced) - 2015
BOTH question papers (paper 1 and paper 2) will consist of three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The questions papers will be printed separately in English and in Hindi. The aspirants have to specify the language of the question paper at the time of online registration for JEE Advanced 2015.
BOTH papers will have objective type (multiple choice) and numerical answer type questions for which the answers need to be marks on an ORS (Optical Response Sheet). The questions are designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. There is a prescribed syllabus for the three subjects.
The pattern of the papers, marking pattern and the total marks are not revealed. But one can be sure that in some sections, incorrect answers will be awarded negative marks. So it is essential to read through the instructions thoroughly.
For each question paper the candidates mark their answers by darkening the bubble(s) against correct answer(s) using black ball point pen only. The ORS will have 2-sheets (of carbonless paper) - the upper sheet is specially designed machine readable sheet of paper on which the candidates mark their responses and the lower sheet will be handed to the aspirants by the invigilator(s) at the end of the examination. It is important that the aspirants make their marking on the top sheet of the ORS so as to create a readable impression on the lower sheet. A sample ORS is uploaded in the JEE (Advanced) 2015 site for students to practice. You can click here for the same
Paper 1
Paper 2
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The services of a Scribe are available to aspirants who are visually impaired, dyslexic, have disability in the upper limbs or have lost fingers and will not be able to mark on the ORS. For this, the candidate must submit a separate request letter (as per format given in http://jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/sites/default/files/
uploads/formats/FormEC5_Scribe.pdf) to the Chairman of respective Zonal IIT while registering for JEE (Advanced) - 2015 along with a copy of the PD certificate obtained from the district medical board (as per format given in http://jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/sites/default/files/
uploads/formats/FormEC3_PwD.pdf). One hour extra time will be allowed to such candidates. Such aspirants will be provided with a scribe one hour before the start of the exam by the presiding officer of the exam centre.
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Use of electronic devices like mobile phone, calculator, iPod, etc. is NOT PERMITTED in the exam hall. Likewise log table, book, notebook, etc. SHOULD NOT be brought into the examination hall.
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JEE (Advanced) - 2015 Examination Centres
JEE (Advanced) - 2015 will be conducted in select cities and towns of India. Click here for the list of examination centres for JEE (Advanced) - 2015. While registering, candidates are permitted to give preference for three towns/cities in the same zone. However, in some exceptional circumstances, a different city in the same zone may be allotted. The examination centre once allotted to the candidate cannot be changed under any circumstances. All correspondence should be addressed to that particular zonal IIT.
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Eligibility for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
There are five important criteria listed below, failing in any one of them will disqualify the aspirant from procuring a seat in the colleges under JEE (Advanced) 2015.
JEE Main 2015: Candidates have to appear for Paper - I of JEE (Main) - 2015. Only top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories) out of the qualifying candidates in Paper - I of JEE (Main) - 2015 will be eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) - 2015. Distribution of top 1,50,000 candidates across various categories is as follows:
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Top 75750 (50.5 %) |
Common Merit List |
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Top 40500 (27%) |
Other Backward Classes-Non creamy layer OBC (NCL) |
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Top 22500 (15 %) |
Scheduled Caste (SC) |
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Top 11250 (7.5 %) |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) |
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3% of the total candidates in each category are reserved
for PD candidates as per GoI norms |
Age Limit: Candidates of GE and OBC categories must have been born on or after October 01, 1990 and those of SC, ST and PwD categories must have been born on or after October 01, 1985.
Minimum Marks in Qualifying Examination (QE) for JEE (Advanced) 2015:
Admission to the 16 IITs and ISM Dhanbad will be based only on category wise All India Rank (AIR) in JEE (Advanced) - 2015, under the condition that such aspirants satisfy AT LEAST ONE OF THE TWO CRITERIA given below:
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He/ she is in the top 20 percentile of successful aspirants of their respective Boards (or equivalent examination) in their respective categories.
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2. He/ she has secured 75% (for GEN/ OBC - NCL) or 70% (for SC/ ST/ PD) in their respective boards (or equivalent examinations).
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If the Board does not provide the information regarding the same, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the concerned Board stating that he/she falls within the top 20 percentile.
If the candidate fails to do so, then the CBSE percentile will be used as the criteria for deciding minimum percentage of marks in the qualifying examination.
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If the Board awards only letter grades (without providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the grade sheet) the candidate should obtain a certificate from the Board specifying the equivalent marks, and submit it at the time of counselling.
In case such a certificate is not provided the decision taken by the Joint Implementation Committee (JIC) of JEE (Advanced) - 2015 will be final.
For candidates who passed their Board examination in 2014: the aspirant should fall in the top 20 percentile of 2014/ have scored 75% (or 70% as the case might be) in the respective board. The aspirants who want to improve their performance in the board examinations have to reappear for all five subjects. For such aspirants the eligibility will be as per 2015 examinations.
Number of attempts at JEE (Advanced) - 2015
An aspirant can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum twice in consecutive years, i.e. once in the year of the Qualifying Examination and next time in the following year, i.e. aspirants who have written their QE in the year 2014 or appearing for QE in the year 2015 ONLY are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) - 2015.
Aspirants who had attempted for their QE in the year 2013 or earlier CANNOT appear in JEE (Advanced) - 2015, even if they qualify in Paper - I of JEE (Main) - 2015.
Aspirants who have taken admission earlier
Aspirants who have taken admission (irrespective of whether or not they are continuing in the respective programmes) or accepted the admission by paying the registration fee at any of the IITs, IT-BHU Varanasi or ISM Dhanbad, are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in JEE (Advanced) - 2015.
Reservation of Seats and other Important Points for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
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All offers of admissions are provisional and are subject to verification of all original certificates/ documents at the time of counselling. The decision of the Joint Admission Board of JEE (Advanced) - 2015 regarding the eligibility/admission of any applicant shall be final.
- Reservation of Seats are done as per Government of India rules (as given in the central list published by the Government of India) and based on relaxed criteria. The categories are: (i) Other Backward Classes (OBC) belonging to Non-Creamy Layer (NCL); (ii) Scheduled Castes (SC); (iii) Scheduled Tribes (ST); (iv) Persons with Physical Disability (PD)
- For SC/ST Categories, 15% and 7.5% seats, respectively, are reserved in every programme in all IITs and ISM Dhanbad. Seats remaining vacant in these categories shall not be filled by candidates belonging to any other category.
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For candidates belonging to OBC (non creamy layer), 27% of the seats are reserved in all IITs, and ISM Dhanbad. In case the reserved seats in this category are not filled, they can be filled by GE category candidates.
- In each institute 3% of seats in every category are reserved for PD candidates.
- All candidates following into any of the above categories of reservation have to upload a scanned copy of their caste/ tribe/ medical certificate issued by a competent authority and also produce the original caste/ tribe/ medical certificate issued by a competent authority in the prescribed format (as given in the brochure) during counselling.
- Admission to Preparatory Course: In case the seats reserved for SC/ST/PD candidates are not filled, a limited number of candidates are admitted to a Preparatory Course of one-year duration on the basis of further relaxation of admission criterion. Admission is given to the candidates in the preparatory course provided (i) the seats reserved for the respective category are vacant (ii) candidates satisfy minimum norms, and (iii) candidates have not undergone the Preparatory Course earlier. On successful completion of the course, the students will be offered a direct admission to the undergraduate programs in July 2015, against the unfilled reserved seats of JEE (Advanced) - 2015.
- Two seats are available for preferential allotment in each institute for children of defence/paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations (DS). These candidates have to submit a copy of the relevant certificate issued by a competent authority in the Directorate of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, New Delhi under the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India or in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, as applicable, along with the registration of JEE (Advanced) - 2015. To avail this preferential allotment, he/she must obtain a rank in the Common Merit List of JEE (Advanced) - 2015 and should produce original copy of certificate at the time of counselling.
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Registration procedure for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Top 1,50,000 candidates qualified in Paper - I (including all the categories) are eligible to register for JEE (Advanced) - 2015. To write JEE (Advanced) - 2015 all eligible candidates should register through online at [http://jeeadv.iitb.ac.in/] from 10 AM, 2nd May 2015 to 5 PM, 7th May 2015.
While registering for JEE (Advanced) - 2015, candidate need to choose three different cities/ towns from their respective zone as examination centres
Registration is complete only after the payment. Detailed instructions on methods of payment etc. will be provided on the online registration portal. However details of fees charged is given below:
To appear in the examination centres in India
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CATEGORY |
MALE |
FEMALE |
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GEN |
2000 |
1000 |
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OBC-NCL |
2000 |
1000 |
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SC |
1000 |
500 |
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ST |
1000 |
500 |
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PwD |
1000 |
500 |
To appear in the examination centre in Dubai, ALL aspirants (independent of their gender/ category), will remit US$ 220 as registration fees.
The registration fee shown above DOES NOT INCLUDE service charges, processing fees and any other charges that the banks may charge.
Important: The applications for JEE (Advanced) - 2015 cannot be withdrawn after registration and payment of fee. Claims for refund of registration fee will not be entertained under any circumstances.
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Information/ Documents needed (soft copy) while registering at the JEE (Advanced) 2015 portal
While registering for JEE (Advanced)-2015, candidate need to provide the following information (as applicable) and also upload soft (scanned) copies of the relevant certificates:
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Year of First Attempt in JEE (Advanced)
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Choice of Examination City / Town
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Choice of Language of Question Paper
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Date of Birth (Class X certificate or Birth certificate)
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Class XII certificate (if aspirant appeared for QE in 2014)
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Entitlement of DS Category (as per format provided)
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Category and Sub-Category (PD) certificates (as per formats provided)
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Requirement of Scribe ((as per format provided - see note above)
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Scanned passport size colour photograph in JPEG format (preferably from digital camera) - front view of the face covering 70 - 80% of the photo and taken within the past 6 months.
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Scanned legible signature of the aspirant as a JPEG file
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Scanned left hand thumb impression of the aspirant as a JPEG file
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Admit card for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
After successful registration and payment of required fee through bank, the candidates can download their admit card for JEE (Advanced) - 2015 from 9th May to 12th May, 2015 from their Zonal IIT JEE (Advanced) - 2015 portal. The admit card will bear registration number of JEE (Advanced) - 2015, photograph and the personal details of the candidate, along with name and address of the Examination Centre allotted. Candidate should carefully examine their Admit Card for all the entries made therein. In case of any discrepancy, candidate should inform the Zonal IIT immediately but NOT later than 14th May 2015. Candidate must bring the hard copy of the downloaded admit card to the examination centre. Only those candidates, who carry valid Admit Cards to the examination hall, will be allowed to write the examination
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Identity Verification: At the examination hall, the admit card should be presented to the invigilators for verification. On verifying the candidate’s identity with the admit card and the centre verification record, in case of any doubts, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the examination. The authorities may at their discretion allow the candidate to appear for the examination after completing formalities including taking of thumb impression. No extra time will be allowed for the same.
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The original admit card for the JEE (Advanced) - 2015 will be issued to the candidates in the respective examination centre on the day of examination after verifying their candidature. Any impersonation will lead to disqualification in JEE (Advanced) - 2015.
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Safe-keep of the Admit Card: Since the qualified candidates are required to produce the original Admit Card at the time of counselling and admission, it should be carefully preserved till the admission process through JEE (Advanced) - 2015 is completed.
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Results of JEE (Advanced) - 2015
The aspirants can view their respective response sheets from 3rd June to 5th June 2015. Even though the evaluation process is void of human errors, the candidates have the option of requesting for review of their ORS. The request for the same may be submitted befor 5.00 PM of 6th June 2015.
The Answer keys to the JEE (Advanced) 2015 will be available for viewing at the JEE (Advanced) 2015 website from 8th June 2015 onwards. Any discrepancies in the keys published may be communicated through the zonal IITs before 5.00 PM of 11th May 2015.
Display of marks scored by the aspirants will be available online from 13th June 2015.
The results of the JEE (Advanced) 2015 will be published through Zonal IIT websites on 18 June, 2015. Candidates will get to know their All India Ranks (AIR) / Category ranks of JEE (Advanced) - 2015 at the same time.
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Cut-Off Marks and Ranking for JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Only those candidates who attempted both Paper - 1 and Paper - 2 of JEE (Advanced) - 2015 will be considered for the ranking. Marks in Physics in JEE (Advanced) - 2015 will be equal to marks in Physics section of Paper - 1 plus marks in Physics section of Paper - 2. Similar procedures will be followed for Chemistry and Mathematics. The sum of the marks obtained in the individual subjects will be the aggregate marks for the candidate.
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Rank Lists: Based on the performance in JEE (Advanced) - 2015, a Common Merit List (CML) will be prepared. Separate category wise merit lists are also prepared simultaneously as per the declared cut-off percentages as given below.
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MERIT LIST |
Minimum % of marks in each subject |
Minimum % of aggregate marks |
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Common merit list |
10 |
35 |
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OBC-NCL merit list |
9 |
31.5 |
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SC merit list |
5 |
17.5 |
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ST merit list |
5 |
17.5 |
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GEN-PwD merit list |
5 |
17.5 |
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OBC-NCL-PwD merit list |
5 |
17.5 |
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SC-PwD merit list |
5 |
17.5 |
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ST-PwD merit list |
5 |
17.5 |
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Preparatory course merit list* |
2.5 |
8.75 |
*Separate merit lists will be prepared for preparatory course only if the number of SC/ST/PD candidates in the respective merit lists is less than 1.4 times the number of seats available in the respective categories.
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While preparing the merit lists, if a candidate belongs to more than one category of relaxed norms, then he/she for the purpose of ranking shall be considered in all the categories in which he/she qualifies. There will be no separate waiting list for such candidates.
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Tie- break criteria: The tie-break criterion in the various merit lists adopted for awarding ranks to the candidates who have scored the same aggregate marks is as follows: Higher rank for higher marks in Mathematics, followed by marks in Physics and same rank in case both the candidates have the same marks in each of the three subjects.
Note: Obtaining a rank in JEE (Advanced) - 2015 does not guarantee admission to any of the courses available in IITs and ISM Dhanbad.
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Counselling and Admissions through JEE (Advanced) - 2015
Provisional list of courses as offered in the year 2014-15 as published in the JEE (Advanced) 2015 brochure can be seen here.
Some institutes may offer new courses not listed in the appendix. Information regarding these courses will be available at the time of counselling. The seats in various courses of the institutes (IITs and ISM Dhanbad) are allotted strictly on the basis of the All India Rank, category rank, and the choices indicated by each qualified candidate at the time of counselling. Candidates with a valid AIR above a certain range will be invited to take part in the online counseling process; these students will submit their options of seats online through JEE (Advanced) - 2015 zonal IIT websites at the time period prescribed when the results are published.
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The results of JEE (Advanced) - 2015 are also being used by other institutions for admissions to their courses / programmes. The names of these institutes will be published on the JEE (Advanced) - 2015 websites at a later date. Candidates should contact these institutes directly for admission.
- Candidates have to submit a physical fitness certificate from a registered medical practitioner in the prescribed format that will be made available at an appropriate time.
- Candidates will be admitted only if they are physically fit for pursuing a course of study at the participating institutes.
- Requirements for Mining Courses: Those who opt for Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery courses should make sure that they do not have any form of colour blindness. They will be required to submit a certificate from a registered medical practitioner to this effect at the time of counselling/ admission. The standards of visual acuity with or without glasses will be adhered to strictly for candidates seeking admission to Mining Engineering as per DGMS Circular 14 of 1972. Persons with one-eyed vision are not permitted to work underground. Candidates with the above limitations are not allowed to opt for admission to Mining Engineering or Mining Machinery Engineering.
- Female Candidates for Mining Courses: As per Section 46 (1) of the Mines Act, 1952 female candidates are not admitted to Mining Engineering and Mining Machinery Engineering at ISM Dhanbad, whereas the corresponding programmes at IIT Kharagpur and IIT (BHU) Varanasi have no such restriction.
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Aptitude Test for B. Arch. for the JEE (Advanced) - 2015 Qualified Candidates
Aspirants (qualified in the JEE (Advanced) 2015) have to register for the Aptitude test between 10.00 AM 18 June 2015 and 5.00 PM 19 June 2015 at the registration portal. The aptitude Test is scheduled to be conducted at all zonal IITs on 21 June, 2015. However the seat allotment will be done based on the category wise all India Rank in the JEE (Advanced) - 2015. The test will consist of one paper of three hours duration - from 09:00 to 12:00 hrs. Question papers for Aptitude Test for B. Arch. will be in English only.
Click here for Syllabus of Aptitude test for B.Arch
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Contacts of Zonal IITs (Websites, e-mail ids and addresses)
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Phone/ Fax |
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IIT Bombay |
Organizing Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT Bombay,
Powai, Mumbai 400076 |
(022)25769063 (022)25720305 |
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IIT Delhi |
Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT Delhi,
Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016 |
(011)26591785 (011)26581067 |
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IIT Guwahati |
Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT Guwahati,
Guwahati 781039 |
(0361)2692795 (0361)2582180 |
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IIT Kanpur |
Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT Kanpur,
Kanpur 208016 |
(0512)2597335 (0512)2590103 |
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IIT Kharagpur |
Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT
Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721032 |
(03222)282102
(03222)278242 |
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IIT Madras |
Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT Madras,
Chennai 600036 |
(044)22578220 (044)22578224 |
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IIT Roorkee |
Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2015, IIT Roorkee,
Roorkee 247667 |
(01332)284272 (01332)285346 |
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