NEW IIT JEE Pattern- 2013 (JEE Mains and JEE Advanced)

The new pattern of the engineering entrances will be implemented from 2013 and will have a common exam for the IITs, National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other central educational institutions, merging the JEE and AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination). Here are its salient features:

* There will be two exams, the joint entrance examination, JEE "main" followed by the JEE "advanced".

*Eligibility for appearing in IIT JEE exam to be changed from current 60% marks to percentile rank. Joint Admission Board ( JAB) has to release the cut-off rank after declaration of boards result.

* These combine the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and the IIT-JEE, with the "main" exam being equivalent to AIEEE, and "advanced" being equivalent to the IIT-JEE.

 

* Only top 150,000 candidates (including all categories) from the JEE "main" will be qualified to appear in the JEE "advanced" examination. 

 

* However, only students who come in among the top 20 percent scorers in their respective board will be considered eligible for the IITs.

* The "advanced" exam will be held by the IITs, just like the IIT- JEE. It will be conducted by a Joint Admission Board (JAB) and Joint Implementation Committee of the IITs, the same which so far conducted the JEE.

* Admission to IITs will be based on the rank in the "advanced" exam.

* The JEE "main" will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education ( CBSE), and it will coordinate with the IITs. It will be implemented from 2013. 

* Admission to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) will be based on the "main" exam score.

* Admission to several deemed universities will also be on the basis of scores in the "main" exam, which earlier took students on basis of AIEEE scores. A minimum percentage criterion will be fixed for these too.