The IITs – What does it mean?
IITs are the short form of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). These are the most renowned institutes in India that offer world-class engineering and technological education. Through the years, IITs have created the world’s best educational platform through high-level coaching and research.
Students coming out of the IITs are best known for their professional excellence. Whether it may be getting admissions for higher studies in most prestigious Universities or getting high-paid jobs in reputed companies, IITians are always at the top.
There are 23 total numbers of IITs present throughout India. The following is the list of IITs and their location:
| IIT Kharagpur | West Bengal |
| IIT Bombay | Maharashtra |
| IIT Madras | Tamil Nadu |
| IIT Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
| IIT Delhi | Delhi |
| IIT Guwahati | Assam |
| IIT Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
| IIT Ropar | Punjab |
| IIT Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
| IIT Gandhinagar | Gujrat |
| IIT Hyderabad | Telangana |
| IIT Jodhpur | Rajasthan |
| IIT Patna | Bihar |
| IIT Indore | Madhya Pradesh |
| IIT Mandi | Himachal Pradesh |
| IIT (BHU) Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| IIT Palakkad | Kerala |
| IIT Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh |
| IIT (ISM) Dhanbad | Jharkhand |
| IIT Dharwad | Karnataka |
| IIT Goa | Goa |
| IIT Jammu | Jammu & Kashmir |
| IIT Bhilai | Chhattisgarh |
What is the IIT JEE examination?
IIT JEE, a national-level engineering entrance exam, consists of two stages – JEE Main & JEE Advanced. JEE Main is a preliminary exam to choose the applicants who can be eligible for JEE advanced. JEE Advanced is the final exam to pick candidates for admission into prestigious IITs. Every 12 months, the IITs conduct a Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) to pick out candidates for the 4-year B. Tech, B.Pharm, 5-year B.Arch, Integrated M.Sc., and M.Tech courses.
IIT JEE Exam Pattern
JEE Main is an entry-level exam consisting of three papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to BE/BTech in various NITs and other prestigious establishments. it’s also an eligibility test for JEE Advanced, which is carried out for admissions to IITs. Paper 2 is carried out for admission to B. Arch. and Paper 3 is carried out for admission to B. planning courses.
JEE Main
In JEE Main, there are three subjects for Paper 1: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Total number of questions are 75 and all are multiple-choice questions. Paper 2, designed for B.Arch. has 75 multiple-choice questions from Maths and Aptitude and 2 questions from Drawing. Paper 3, designed for B.Planning has 100 multiple-choice questions covering subjects: Maths, Aptitude, and Planning.
As per the revised pattern of the 2021 session, JEE Main will be conducted in 13 languages.
The duration of the exam is 3 Hours.
Total marks for Paper 1 are 300, but for Paper 2 and Paper 3 are 400 each.
There is negative marking in multiple-choice questions, i.e., -1 for each incorrect response.
JEE Advanced
Jee Advanced exam is conducted in two papers. Paper 1 and Paper 2, both have objective-type questions from the same subjects as JEE Main.
Syllabus:
JEE Main syllabus includes the syllabus of classes 11 and 12 Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Whereas, JEE Advanced syllabus includes a few extra topics apart from the class 11 and 12 syllabus.
Eligibility:
JEE Main
No fixed percentage is required to appear in the JEE Main exam. Candidates who have cleared the Class 12th exam or any equivalent exam 2020, 2021, or 2022 will be eligible to apply for JEE Main 2022. Candidates can write JEE Main papers for 3 consecutive years from the year of passing the class 12 exam.
JEE Advanced
Candidates must have cleared the JEE Main to appear for JEE Advanced. They are allowed to attempt the exam 2 times in 2 consecutive years.