JEE Advanced 2021: Everything you need to know

Posted On July 31, 2021August 3, 2021

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Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced (JEE-Advanced), formerly the Indian Institutes of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), is an academic examination held annually in India. JEE Advanced is held for admission to various undergraduate Engineering, Science and Architecture courses in the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

This year, JEE Advanced is scheduled to be conducted on October 3.

The JEE Advanced 2021 for admission to various programs at IITs will be held as per the following schedule:-

ELIGIBILITY TO WRITE JEE ADVANCED

There are five criteria that a candidate must fulfill to appear in JEE Advanced 2021. JEE Advanced eligibility for engineering aspirants is as follows:

Criteria 1 – Performance in JEE Main 2021

• Candidates should be in the top 2,50,000 (including reserved categories) in Paper 1 of JEE Main 2021.
• However, the total number of candidates can be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of tied ranks/scores.
• The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% seats for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. 
• Within each of these four categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.

Criteria 2 – Age limit

Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1991.

Criteria 3 – Number of Attempts

A candidate can attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times in consecutive years.

Criteria 4 – Year of Passing Class XII

• Candidates should have appeared for the class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2020 or 2021 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
• However, if the examination Board of Class 12 declares the results for the academic year 2018-19 after June 2019, then the candidates of that board who appeared for their class XII exam in 2019 are also eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2021, provided they meet the other eligibility criteria. 
• In case, the Examination Board of Class 12 declared the results for the academic year 2018-19 before June 2019 but the result of a particular candidate was withheld, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2021.

Criteria 5 – Earlier Admission at IITs

• A candidate who has earlier been admitted in an IIT/ISM (irrespective of whether or not they continued in the program) OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past, is not eligible to apply.
• Those candidates whose admission at IIT was cancelled after joining IIT are not eligible.
• Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2019 can appear.
• The candidates who paid seat acceptance fee in 2019 but did not report to any reporting centre OR withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2017 are eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2019.

EXAM PATTERN

As per the JEE Advanced exam pattern 2021, the exam will be online consisting of two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both the papers will be of 3 hours each. JEE Advanced 2021 question paper will have multiple-choice questions with a single answer; questions with multiple answers, numerical value questions along with matching type questions. JEE Advanced 2021 marking scheme has the concept of full, partial and zero marks. 

• Mode of the examination: Computer-based
• Medium of the examination: English and Hindi
• Number of Papers: The exam will have two compulsory papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2
• Total time duration: 3 hours for each paper
• Number of sections:

Paper 1

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics

Paper 2

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics

Undoubtedly, the dream to crack JEE advanced is not easy. But it is possible through hard work, persistence and consistency. So, what are you waiting for? Pull your socks up for, your dreams are calling you!