IIT - JEE 2012 - Joint Entrance Examination 2012

Indian Institutes of Technology

Joint Entrance Examination 2012 (IIT-JEE 2012)


The Indian Institutes of Technology (popularly known as IITs) are institutions of national importance established through an Act of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. There are fifteen IITs at present, located in Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mandi, Mumbai, Patna, Ropar and Roorkee. Over the years IITs have created world class educational platforms dynamically sustained through internationally recognized research based on excellent infrastructural facilities. The faculty and alumni of IITs continue making huge impact in all sectors of society, both in India and abroad. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University (IT-BHU), Varanasi and Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad, are amongst the oldest institutions in India and are known for their immense contributions towards society at large and for science and technology in particular.

These institutions offer courses leading to Bachelor’s degree in a number of engineering, technological and scientific disciplines. Integrated M.Sc. courses in pure and applied sciences and Integrated M.Tech. courses in a few disciplines are also offered by some of these Institutions. In addition, some IITs offer Dual-Degree M.Tech. programmes, wherein both B.Tech. and M.Tech. degrees are awarded.

Credit-based academic programmes offer flexibility to students to progress at their own pace. A minimum level of performance is necessary for satisfactory progress. The medium of instruction is English.

Admission to the Undergraduate Programmes at these institutions for all Indian and Foreign nationals is made through a Joint Entrance Examination, IIT-JEE (formerly known as JEE).

Schedule of IIT-JEE 2012


The examination will be held on Sunday, April 8, 2012 as per the schedule given below:

Paper 1: 09.00 to 12.00 hrs (IST)

Paper 2: 14.00 to 17.00 hrs (IST)

The schedule will remain unaltered even if the above date is declared a public holiday.

To appear in IIT-JEE 2012, a candidate must have either passed the QE for the first time, on or after October 1, 2010 or appearing for the first time in 2012. Those who are going to appear in the QE later than September 30, 2012 are not eligible to appear in IIT-JEE 2012.

The year of passing the QE will be determined based on the examination he/she passed the earliest out of the qualifying examinations listed below. In case the applicant passed more than one QE or attempted successfully same QE more than once, the year of the first successful QE/attempt will be used to determine the eligibility for IIT-JEE 2012.

The qualifying examinations are listed below:


1. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized central/ state Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.

2. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.

3. Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.

4. General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London / Cambridge / Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.

5. High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

6. H.S.C. vocational examination.

7. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

8. A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a state board of technical education of at least 3 year duration.

9. Any Public School/Board/University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).

How to Apply:

You can apply online at here www.jee.iitb.ac.in/online.htm

You can apply offline at here www.jee.iitb.ac.in/offline.htm

Important Dates


Start of Online application process Monday October 31, 2011

Closing of Online application process Saturday December 10, 2011

Start of Offline OMR Application Forms sale at Bank Branches Friday November 11, 2011

Close of Offline OMR Application Forms sale Monday December 5, 2011

Last date of receipt completed IIT-JEE 2012 Application Form Thursday December 15, 2011

IIT-JEE 2012 examination day Sunday April 8, 2012

Declaration of Results Friday May 18, 2012

Syllabus of IIT JEE 2012

Physics www.jee.iitb.ac.in/physics.htm

Chemistry www.jee.iitb.ac.in/chemistry.htm

Maths www.jee.iitb.ac.in/mathematics.htm

Aptitude Test
www.jee.iitb.ac.in/aptitude.htm

For detailed notice regarding IIT JEE 2012 Introduction Schedule & Pattern, Eligibility Conditions, Courses at Institutes, Reservation of Seats, Preferential Allotment of Seats, Admit Card, Important Dates, Examination Cities visit: www.jee.iitb.ac.in

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