CBSE new JEE format is out, exam in April

The Central Board of Secondary Education on Thursday announced the revised scheme of entrance examination for admissions to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other Centrally-funded technical institutions.

After discussions with the stakeholders, the CBSE has decided to hold a Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) from 2013. Under the revised scheme, JEE will be held in two parts: JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced). The All India Engineering Entrance Examination will now be called the JEE (Main) and the IIT-JEE will now be referred to as JEE (Advanced). The JEE (Advanced) will have an exclusive Joint Admission Board and Joint Implementation Committee. The first exam — JEE (Main) — will be held on April 7, 2013 for BE/ B Tech/ B Architecture.

While all candidates will take the JEE (Main) which will "be the gateway" for JEE (Advanced), only top 150,000 students who qualify the JEE (Main) will be eligible to take the JEE (Advanced). This will include all reserved categories as well.

However, there is a difference in policy regarding the IITs. Admission to IITs will be based on "category-wise all India rank in JEE (Advanced) subject to the condition that such candidates are in the top 20 pecentile of successful candidates in class XII or an equivalent examination conducted by the various boards.

Admission to NITs and other Centrally-funded technical institutions like the IIITs and participating institutions will be as per rank list that will be based on 40 per cent weightage on school board marks in class XII or equivalent examination and 60 per cent weightage on JEE (Main).

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