Indian Institutes of Technology, Joint Entrance Examination, JEE-2008, IIT, JEE, IIT-JEE, Examination Notification, Notification, Notice

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)

Exam Details:

Joint Entrance Examination 2008 (JEE-2008):
IIT-JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2008 for admission in Indian Institutes of Technology (Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras & Roorkee). IIT-BHU, Varanasi and Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.

All Indian and Foreign Nationals seeking admission to the above-mentioned Institutes must appear in JEE.

Sr No.	Institute	Website
1.	IIT Bombay	www.jee.iitb.ac.in
2.	IIT Delhi	www.jee.iitd.ac.in
3.	IIT Guwahati	www.iitg.ac.in/jee
4.	IIT Kanpur	www.jee.iitk.ac.in
5.	ISM Dhanbad	www.ismdhanbad.ac.in
6.	IIT Kharagpur	www.iitkgp.ernet.in/jee
7.	IIT Madras	www.jee.iitm.ac.in
8.	IIT Roorkee	www.iitr.ac.in/jee
9.	IT- BHU Varanasi	www.itbhu.ac.in

Examination Schedule:

Sr No	Date	Time	Paper
1.	April 13, 2008 (Sunday)	09.00-12.00 hrs	Paper - 1
		14.00-17.00 hrs	Paper - 2

Examination Centres:
IIT Bombay Zone | IIT Delhi Zone | IIT Guwahati Zone | IIT Kanpur Zone | IIT Kharagpur Zone | IIT Madras Zone | IIT Roorkee Zone

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.

Syllabus for this examination is available on the websites of all IITs and will also be given in the Information Brochure of JEE - 2008.

Language for Question Papers: English / Hindi

Reservation of Seats:
1.15% for SC and 7.5% for ST candidates with relaxed qualifying norms. Some SC/ST candidates, who do not qualify in JEE - 2008, may be offered admission to the Preparatory Course of one-year duration provided
► Seats are available,
► Candidates satisfy minimum norms, and
► Candidates have not undergone the Preparatory Course earlier.
Candidates successfully completing the Preparatory Course will be offered direct admission to the first year in the academic year 2009-10. 2.3% for PD, including leprosy-cured candidates, who are otherwise fit to pursue the course and who qualify for admission under relaxed norms relevant for this category.

Preferential Allotment of Seats:
Two seats in each Institute are preferentially allotted to children of defense/ paramilitary personnel killed or permanently disabled in action during war or peacetime operations and who qualify in the General Category.

Eligibility:

Candidates must meet ALL the following conditions:
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.

How to Apply:

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; IIT 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 Nationalized 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. Application material will be sent by Ordinary Post. IITs will not be responsible for any loss or postal delay.

Application Submission: A candidate can submit application either on-line through internet or off-line through paper application.
(A) 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.
(B) On-line: For online submission of applications, visit any of the websites given below and carefully follow the instructions given therein.

List of Designated Branches of Banks for Purchase of Application Material:
IIT DELHI ZONE: Union Bank Of India:
DELHI / NEW-DELHI: Connaught Place (14/15F), Karol Bagh (Arya Samaj Road), Model Town-2 (B5), Nehru Place (73/74, Shoptalk House), Rajouri Garden (Patel Market), S.D.A. (Opposite IIT Main Gate), Shahdara (Raj Block, G.T. Road), Shalimar Bagh (BQ Commercial Complex);
HARYANA: Faridabad (58, Neelam Bata Road), Gurgaon (New Railway Road);
HIMACHAL PRADESH: Kangra (Court Main Bazar, Dharamshala Road), Mandi (Hospital Road), Mehatpur (Main Bazar, Dist. Una), Shimla (Bell Villa, The Mall);
JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Jammu (Raghunath Bazar), Srinagar (Lai Chowk);
MADHYA PRADESH: Gwalior (8/85, Sarafa Bazar, Lashkar);
PUNJAB: Amritsar (Chowk Fuwara), Bhatinda (The Mall), Jalandhar (Param Market), Ludhiana (Kesar Ganj Chowk), Moga (Shyamlal Chowk), Paihankoi (Dalousie Road), Patiala (Opposite Malwa Theatre, The Mall);
UTTAR PRADESH: Agra (Main, Wasan Plaza, Sanjay Palace), Gautam Budh Nagar (Brahmaputra Shopping Complex-Sector-29, Noida), Ghaziabad (15,G.T. Road), Mathura (1872 Tilak Dwar).

IIT Kanpur Zone: State Bank of India:
UTTAR PRADESH: Allahabad (Kutcheri Road; High Court Building), Amethi (Railway Station Road), Ajamgarh (Near Collectorate), Ballia (Near Kutcheri), Banda (Kutcheri Compound), Etawah (Shastri Nagar), Faizabad (Civil Lines), Gonda (Malviya Nagar, Near Gandhi Park), Gorakhpur (Bank Road), Hardoi (Station Road), Jhansi (Civil Lines, Near Elite Crossing), Kanpur (The Mall; IIT Kanpur), Luck now (Moti Mahal Marg; Ashok Marg), Raeibareli (Super Market), Sitapur (Eye Hospital Road), Sultanpur (Near Bus Stand);
UTTARAKHAND: Alrriora (The Mall), Haldwani (Nainital Road), Nainital (The Mall), Pantnagar (University Campus).

IIT Rookree Zone: Punjab National Bank:
CHANDIGARH: (Sector-17C, Sector 37D);
HARYANA: Ambala (Tandura Bazar, Ambala City), Hissar (Model Town), Kurukshetra (Railway Road, Thanesar), Panipat (G.T. Road), Rohtak (Jhajjar Road), Yamuna Nagar (Saharanpur Road);
UTTARAKHAND: Dehradun (Astley Hall), Hardwar (Ahmedpur), Roorkee (IIT Campus), Srinagar, Garhwal (Main Branch) Uttarkashi (Main Branch);
UTTAR PRADESH: Aligarh (Railway Road), Bareilly (Shyam Ganj), Bijnor (Main Branch), Meerut (Eastern Kutchehri Road), Moradabad (Civil Lines), Muzaffarnagar (Gaushala l\lai Mandi, South Bhopa Road), Saharanpur (Shaheed Ganj) Varanasi (Wichi Bagh).

Important Dates:

1.	Sale at designated branches of Banks and at all IITs	Nov 23, 2007 - Jan 04, 2008
2.	Postal request for Application Material	Nov 23, 2007 - Dec 21, 2007
3.	Submission of on-line applications	Nov 23, 2007 - Dec 28, 2007
4.	Last date for submission of completed application at all IITs	January 04, 2008

Important Links:

Schedule of JEE-2008 | Information Brochure JEE-2008 | Pattern of JEE-2008 | Advertisement dated 10-11-2007