JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (MAIN) – 2014

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (JEE)APEX BOARD  (CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI)  PLOT NO. 482, F.I.E., INDUSTRIAL AREA, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (MAIN) – 2014

Official Website – www.jeemain.nic.in

The  JEE  (Main)-2014  will  be  conducted  by  the  JEE  Apex  Board  for  admission  to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, participating State Government Institutions etc.

The admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions under several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions shall include the performance in the JEE (Main).

For admission to NITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) like IIITs etc. and other participating Institutions, the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40% weightage to school Boards marks in class 12th or equivalent examination and 60% weightage to JEE(Main).   The   weightage   to   school   Board/Equivalent   examination   marks   shall   be considered only after normalization.

The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the  candidates  seeking  admission  to  the  institutions  in  these  states,  which  were  earlier admitting based on their State Level Examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main) -2014 application form online.

The JEE (Main) will also be the eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs/ ISM Dhanbad.

I.    INFORMATION BULLETIN –

The  detailed  information  bulletin  containing  details  of  examination,  syllabus,  eligibility criteria to appear, examination fees, cities of examination, state code of eligibility, age relaxation,   process of normalization of marks, eligibility for admission, reservation policies and important dates will be available on JEE(Main)-2014  website www.jeemain.nic.in  by the second week of November 2013. The aspiring candidates are requested to download the information bulletin from above mentioned website only and read the same carefully before applying.

II.   APPLICATION FORM –

The aspiring candidates have to apply online only through JEE (Main)-2014 website www.jeemain.nic.in. The online application process will start from 15th November 2013 onwards. The last date for application is 26th December 2013. The eligibility criteria for JEE (Main)  and  JEE  (Advanced)  are  different.  The  candidates  are  requested  to  read  the information bulletin carefully and themselves ensure their eligibility as per the criteria laid down  for  JEE  (Main)  as  well  as  JEE  (Advanced).  In  order  to  facilitate  the  aspiring candidates, the JEE (Main) secretariat has designated Facilitation Centres across the country who will help the candidates in filling online application without any charge. The list of such institutes  is  available  on  the  JEE  (Main)  website  and  in  JEE  (Main)-2014  information bulletin.

III. DETAILS OF EXAMINATION –

JEE (Main) – 2014 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) and Paper-2 (B. Arch./B. Planning.). Depending upon the course(s) candidates are seeking admission, they may take Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.), or Paper-2 (B. Arch./B. Planning.), or both.

Subject combination for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination available is given in the table below:-

Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.)

Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics

Objective type with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics

Pen and Paper Based Exam OR Computer Based Exam

Paper 2

Mathematics – Part I

Objective type

Only Pen and Paper

Objective type

Questions to test drawing aptitude

Based Exam

Requirement of papers for different courses is given in the table below.

COURSE                                                                                                            PAPERS All other undergraduate courses (B.E./B.Tech.)                                                 Paper –1

B.ARCH/B. PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs)                  Paper –2

IV.      SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION-

Offline examination (Pen and Paper Based Examination)

PAPER                                   DATE OF EXAMINATION TIMINGS                  DURATION

Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.)           06.04.2014                             0930-1230 Hours(IST) 3 Hours

Paper 2 (B.Arch./B.Planning)  06.04.2014                               1400-1700 Hours(IST) 3 Hours

Online examination (Computer Based Examination) for Paper 1 (B. E./B. Tech.) Only

PAPER                 DATES OF EXAMINATION TIMINGS                                    DURATION

Paper 1(B. E./B. Tech.)

09.04.2014

11.04.2014

12.04.2014

19.04.2014

1st shift 0930-1230 Hours (IST)

2nd shift (*) 1400-1700 Hours(IST)

*If required

3 Hours

V.ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING IN EXAMINATION:- a. DATE OF BIRTH –

General Candidates - Born or after October 01, 1989

Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with

Disabilities (PwD) candidates

Born or after October 01, 1984

b. YEAR OF APPEARANCE IN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (QE) –

Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2012 or 2013; or those who are appearing in their Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2014 are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2014. Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2011 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2015 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)-2014. The candidates who appeared in class 12th/equivalent qualifying Examinations in 2011, did not pass in 2011, but passed in 2012 are also not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2014.

c. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS-

The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03 (three).

d. NO. OF ATTEMPTS AND AGE LIMIT FOR THE STATES OF MAHARASHTRA AND ODISHA-

Since the states of Maharashtra and Odisha have now joined JEE (Main) system from 2014.

The age limit, for admission to institutions in these states which were earlier admitting candidates based on their state level examinations, will be as per their past practice only.  The number of attempts in such cases will also remain same as per their past practice. This will however be obviously not applicable for admission to IITs/NITs/IIITs/CFTIs.

VI.  EXAMINATION FEES-

The fee can be remitted in the following ways:

•     By Debit/Credit Card.

•     Through  e-Challan  generated  after  successful  submission  of  online  application form.  The fee through e-Challan may be deposited in any branch of Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank and ICICI Bank.

The fee (in Indian Rupees) for JEE (Main)-2014 is as follows: