The admission brochure of the IIT entrance ‘Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced)’ has been released at the official website jeeadv.ac.in. Usually the exam and application form dates are released along with the brochure, however this year the exam dates are not yet announced. JEE Advanced was scheduled to be held on July 3 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 situation.
“Due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic related circumstances in India, the date of JEE (Advanced) 2021 stated in the Information Brochure, has been postponed. A new date will be announced in due course. As a consequence, the dates for registration, admission, counselling etc., contained in this document may also be revised,” read a notice on the JEE Advanced portal.
Notice to Candidates : NEW
Information Brochure (English) and the list of documents which are required during JEE (Advanced) 2021 registration are now available on the website.
Due to the prevailing Covid – 19 pandemic related circumstances in India, the date of JEE (Advanced) 2021, stated in the Information Brochure, has been postponed. A new date will be announced in due course. As a consequence, the dates for registration, admission, counselling etc., contained in this document may also be revised. The dates for various activities regarding JEE (Advanced) 2021 and AAT are presented in Annexure – IV of the Information Brochure; which shall be updated subsequently and the modified list of dates shall also be displayed on the website.
[ Posted on June 25, 2021 ]
JEE Advanced 2020 candidates allowed: Along with JEE Main 2021 qualifying candidates, those who were eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2020 but were absent in the exam will also be given a chance to appear for the IIT entrance. These students had passed JEE Main 2020 and were eligible for JEE Advanced 2021, hence they do not have to clear JEE Main again this year.
The relaxation was offered after many students who could not appear for JEE Advanced 2020 had demanded an extra attempt. Students had claimed that they could not appear for the IIT entrance exam due to the COVID-19 led restrictions.
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Having these students in the exam, however, will not increase the competition for present students as these students will be considered “in addition” to the current batch and not part of them, as per the official brochure. While filling the form of JEE Advanced, students will get their passport size photograph and the signature auto-populated. These details will be directly taken from their last year’s forms. Further, a Unique Reference Code (URC) will be provided to the eligible candidates, which will be required during the time of entry to exam hall and filling the form.
Female Quota: As opposed to last year when the female quota was at 20 per cent, this year, the number of seats reserved for women will be decided individually by each IIT. Seats offered under female quota are supernumerary in nature, implying that these seats are created in addition to the existing seats.
For 2021 batch, the quota will be decided to ensure that the enrolment of females in each IIT is at least 20 per cent in undergraduate programmes. This means, an IIT where more females are there will create lesser of these extra seats dedicated to girls while those in which lesser female students are enrolled based on the common rank list will create more seats in comparison to others.
Reservation for SC / ST /PwD / and EWS: Apart from these, there is 15 per cent reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and 7.5 per cent for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates in every course. Persons with Disability (PwD) also get 5 per cent of seats reserved at IITs. The institutes also have EWS quota and foreign quota – these like female quota – are supernumerary.
Eligibility criteria
Age limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1991.
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Board Exams: A candidate should have appeared for the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2020 or 2021 with the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Candidates who had appeared in the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination, for the first time in 2019 or earlier, are not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2021. To be eligible for admission to IITs, students need to just pass the class 12 exams. Earlier there was a requirement of obtaining at least 75 per cent marks in class 12 which has been lifted now. This rule was passed last year by the Ministry of Education, however, will be applicable for students this year too.
Scheme of JEE Advanced 2021: The examination consists of two papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) of three hours duration each. Appearing in both the papers is compulsory.
Registration fee
- Female candidates (all categories): Rs 1400
- SC/ST/PwD: Rs 1400
- All other candidates: Rs 2800
Expected Date: As per sources, the JEE Main pending exams will be held in July and August thus the JEE Advanced can be expected to be held no sooner than September.
Organizing Institute: In 2020, IIT Delhi was the organizing institute for JEE Advanced, this year, IIT-Kharagpur has the responsibility. In which a total number of 1,60,838 candidates registered for JEE Advanced 2020. About 43,204 candidates qualified JEE Advanced 2020. The total intake was approximately 16,061.
Through JEE Advanced, IITs offer admission to undergraduate courses leading to a bachelor’s, integrated masters or bachelor-master dual degree in engineering, sciences or architecture. Students who are in the top 2.5 lakh rank of JEE Main are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced. With the brochure being released, it is expected that the JEE Main revised dates too will be announced soon.
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