IITJEE- Exam Pattern

Last week we discussed the methods of preparation by XII students. From this week, we are starting a new series on examination pattern, available colleges, No of seats in various engineering examination. Once the talk on engineering entrances is started, the first examination that deserves to get discussed is none other than IITJEE (Joint Entrances Examination). The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is a group of fifteen autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education established and declared as Institutes of National Importance by the Parliament of India. IITs were started by our first prime minister Late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in 1956 with a vision to create world class technocrats. The IITs were created to train scientists and engineers, with the aim of developing a skilled workforce to support the economic and social development of India after independence in 1947.
With the passage of time the IITs have become synonym to quality education. Be the people running the Silicon Valley or leading in other fields like Chetan Bhagat, the IITians have become the epitome of success.

•    Why IITs are so prestigious?
Getting admission to one of the IITs is assurance to a stable future. Being an IITian awards a certificate of intelligence and prestige throughout the life. People are bound to take IITians seriously.
•    No of IITs and Seats
Initially we had six IITs, but with a few additions like IIT Patna, Rajasthan, Hyderabad , IITJEE will conduct examination for admission to 15 IITs.  In order of establishment, they are located in Kharagpur (1950), Mumbai (1958), Chennai (1959), Kanpur (1959), Delhi (1961; as IIT 1963), Guwahati(1994),Roorkee (1847; as IIT 2001), Bhubaneswar (2008), Gandhinagar (2008), Hyderabad (2008), Patna (2008), Punjab (2008) and Rajasthan (2008). The Government of India has announced plans to add three more IITs, to be established at Indore, Mandi and Varanasi (via conversion of the IT BHU).



•    What is the basis of admission?
The basis of admission is All India Rank. The better the performance better is the rank.
•    Selection process
The selection process consists of an All India Examination and a counseling process for the qualified students. IITs love to surprise students in the examination. apart from checking students on academic parameters , IITs also check the aspirant on mental strengths .Once the student gets inside the examination hall , he/she should be mentally prepared for the surprises. This year examination would be conducted into two sittings – Paper I and paper II. Each paper consists of equal no of questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.