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Contents
About JEE Advanced 3
JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria 4
JEE Advanced Selection Procedure 9
JEE Advanced Important Dates 10
JEE Advanced Application Form 13
JEE Advanced Syllabus 18
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 19
JEE Advanced Admit Card 22
JEE Advanced Participating Institutes 24
Closing Ranks at IITs & ISM Dhanbad 25
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About JEE Advanced
J
oint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) is conducted by seven zonal Indian Institutes of Tech-
nology (IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay) under the
guidance of Joint Admission Board (JAB). The performance of a candidate in this examination forms the
basis for admission to various bachelor’s degree programs in 23 IITs including Indian School of Mines (ISM).
This national level engineering entrance exam is the second stage of JEE and is held only for top 2.20 lakh candidates
of JEE Main. A candidate can attempt this exam a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years. JEE
Advanced is held in the fourth week of May for which online registration and filling of application form commence
from the month’s first week.
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JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria

Category-wise distribution of “top” candidates
Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE Main
A spiring candidates must be among the top 2,20,000

(including all categories) by scoring positive marks
in JEE Main Paper I.
Order Category
Number of
“Top”
Candidates
Total
The percentages of different categories are 50.5% (open

for all), 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC and 7.5% for ST. 1 OPEN 1,07,767 1,11,100
Within each of the aforesaid 4 categories, 3% horizontal
reservation is available for PwD candidates, including 2 OPEN- 3,333
Dyslexic ones. PwD
While choosing top 2,20,000 candidates in various
categories (who have scored positive marks in JEE Main), 3 OBC-NCL 57,618 59,400
usual order will be followed (See the table below).
4 OBC- 1,782
NCL-PwD
5 SC 32,010 33,000
Criterion 5 – Earlier admission at IITs
6 SC-PwD 990 Candidates earlier admitted to any of the IITs, despite
whether they had continued the programme, accepted
7 ST 16,005 16,500 the IIT seat by reporting at a reporting centre in the past
or not. Candidates with cancelled admission to IITs in
the past are also not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced.
Criterion 2 – Age limit Aspirants, who had taken admission in preparatory
The applicants must be 25 years or less on October 1 of courses in any of the IITs for the first time in the previous
the admission year. year of the admission year, are eligible to appear in JEE
Candidates belonging to SC, ST and PwD categories get 5 Advanced.
years relaxation, thus, they should be 30 years or less on Desirous students who have paid seat acceptance fee
October 1 of the admission year. but had not accepted the seat (by not reporting at any
reporting centre in JoSAA the previous year) will also be
considered eligible to appear in JEE Advanced.
Criterion 3 – Number of attempts
Aspiring candidates of JEE Advanced can take the Exams considered equivalent to class 12th
entrance exam a maximum of 2 times in consecutive Final exam of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central
l
years. Therefore, students who had appeared in JEE or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian
Advanced the previous year (from the admission year) for Universities (AIU).
the first time are also eligible to take JEE Advanced. Intermediate or two-year pre-university examination
l
conducted by a Board or University recognized by

Criterion 4 – Appearance in class XII or Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
equivalent exam Final exam of the 2-year course of the Joint Services
l
Candidate are required to have studied in 12th class or Wing of the National Defence Academy.
equivalent exam for the first time in either the preceding Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by
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year of the admission year or are appearing in class 12th the National Institute of Open Schooling with minimum
in the same admission year of JEE Advanced. 5 subjects.
However, candidates whose result of class XII or Any Public School, Board or University examination in
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equivalent test for two year prior to (the admission year India or in a foreign country recognized as equivalent
of JEE Advanced) was announced after June of that year to the 10+2 system by AIU. H.S.C. vocational
are eligible to take JEE Advanced. examination.
A Diploma recognized by All India Council for Technical
l
Education (AICTE) or a State Board of Technical board exam.

Education of at least 3 years duration. l Aggregate marks and the cutoff marks for fulfilling
General Certificate Education (GCE) examination
l the top 20 percentile criterion will be calculated on
(London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced the basis of the marks scored in the following five
(A) level. subjects.
High School Certificate Exam of the Cambridge
l l Physics
University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of l Chemistry
the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. l Mathematics
l A language (if the candidate has taken more than one

Note: Candidates who have completed class 12th or language, then the language with the higher marks will
equivalent test outside India or from a Board not specified be considered)
above are required to produce a certificate from AIU (as l Any subject other than the above four (the subject with
a token of proof that the exam they have passed is the higher marks will be considered).
equivalent to class 12th). l The percentile calculation will be done for the required
If class XII exam is not a public examination, then the subjects in a single academic year only.
candidates are required to have passed at least one
public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier. Rules pertaining to the calculation of the total
marks for five subjects
Performance in class XII or equivalent board
examination For calculating total marks for 5 subjects, if the marks
given to the candidates in a subject is not out of 100, then
Aspirants of JEE Advanced should fulfil at the marks will be scaled (up or down) to 100 so that the
least one of the following two criteria for total aggregate marks is out of 500.
admission to IITs l In case a board awards only letter grades without
providing an equivalent percentage of marks on the
They must have secured at least an aggregate of 75%
l grade sheet, then in such a condition, the candidates
marks in class 12th or equivalent board exam. For have to obtain/ produce a certificate from the board.
candidates belonging to SC, ST and PwD categories, The certificate should reflect the equivalent marks and
the aggregate marks required for admission is 65%. candidates are required to submit it during the allotted
For admission to IITs, the candidates must be within
l seat acceptance procedure.
the category-wise top 20 percentile of successful l If the candidates fail to submit the certificate in such
candidates in their respective class 12th or equivalent a condition (as mentioned above), then the decision
taken by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE Rules regarding cutoff marks for the top 20
Advanced will be considered final. percentile
If any of the subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
l Category-wise cutoff marks for the top 20 percentile
l
and Language are not evaluated in the final year (e.g., are calculated on the basis of the marks scored by all
in a 3-year diploma course), then the marks for the the “successful” candidates in their respective boards
same subject from the previous year/s will be used for in a particular year.
calculating percentage of aggregate marks. For PwD category, the cutoff marks will be the same
l
Candidates who appeared in 12th or equivalent board

l as the lowest of the cutoff marks for GEN, OBC-NCL,
exam in the previous year to the admission year but SC and ST categories.
reappeared in the same (JEE Advanced) admission The top 20 percentile cutoff for the current academic
l
year in class 12th, in such a case, best of the two year will be taken into account for the candidates
performances will be considered. who pass class 12th or equivalent exam in the same
If in a board, the aggregate marks are calculated
l admission year. In the similar manner, the top 20
considering both class XI and Class XII exams (in the percentile cutoff for previous year will be considered
10+2 system), then in that case, only class 12th marks for the candidates who have passed class 12th or
will be considered. equivalent exam in the previous year only.
If a board gives aggregate marks based on the results
l Candidates, who have passed 12th in the previous year
l
of all three years (of a 3-year diploma or equivalent to the admission year, but writes one or a few subjects
courses with the same duration, then in such a case, in the current admission year for improvement or any
only marks scored in the final year will be considered. other reason, then in such a case, the top 20 percentile
For boards following semester system, marks scored
l cutoff for the previous year will be considered. But
in the final two semesters will be considered. if a candidate writes all the subjects in the current
For boards which do not give marks scored in individual
l admission year, then the top 20 percentile cutoff that
subjects, but gives only the aggregate marks, then the will be considered will be of the current admission
aggregate marks given by the board will be considered year.
as such. If some boards don’t provide the cutoff for the top
l
The criteria, specified above, is applicable in toto to all

l 20 percentile, then candidates belonging to such
the Indian as well as foreign national candidates. boards have to obtain/produce a certificate from the
respective board. The certificate should be a proof
that the respective candidate falls within the top 20
percentile of successful candidates, failing which, the
cutoff marks for the CBSE will be used in such a case.
Rules regarding 75% (or 65% for SC, ST and 14 of 1972.

PwD) aggregate marks For candidates aspiring for admission to Mining
l
The marks scored in XII class or equivalent Board

l Engineering, the standards of visual acuity (with or
exam in the current admission year will be considered without glasses) will be strictly followed as per DGMS
for candidates who pass class XII exam in the same Circular 14 of 1972.
admission year. The same rule goes for the candidates Candidates having vision in one eye or with one-
l
who have passed class 12th in the previous year. eyed vision are not allowed to work underground.
For example, a candidate passes 12th class or
l Candidates with these limitations are not permitted
equivalent in the previous year, but writes one of the to take admission in Mining Engineering and Mining
required subjects (aforesaid) in the current academic/ Machinery Engineering.
admission year for improvement or any other reason,
then in that case, the aggregate percentage will Gender restriction for Mining Engineering
be calculated on the basis of the maximum marks profession
obtained in the required subjects. Section 46 (1) of the Mines Act, 1952 states that No
woman shall, notwithstanding anything contained in any
JEE Advanced additional requirements for other law, be employed in any part of a mine which is
certain programmes below ground in any mine above ground except between
Candidates opting for Mining Engineering, Mining
l 6:00 and 19:00 hrs. However, “female” candidates will
Machinery Engineering, Integrated M.Sc. programme be admitted to Mining Engineering or Mining Machinery
in Geology or Geophysics, or Petroleum Engineering Engineering related courses at IIT (ISM), Dhanbad, IIT
are not required to have any form of colour blindness. Kharagpur and IIT (BHU).
They have to produce a certificate in this regard from
l
a govt. registered medical practitioner. The certificate

needs to be produced at the time of seat acceptance.
IITs can have a medical board to ensure the validity of
the candidate’s medical condition.
The standards of visual acuity with or without glasses
l
will be adhered to strictly for candidates seeking

admission to Mining Engineering as per DGMS Circular
JEE Advanced Selection Procedure
C
andidates will be given admissions to Indian Institutes of Technol-
ogy (IITs) and Indian School of Mines (ISM) Dhanbad on the basis
of their All India Rank in JEE Advanced.
JEE Advanced Important Dates

Here is the tentative schedule of JEE Advanced exam and counselling
DATE EVENT
Fourth week of June Joint Apex Board declares JEE

(Main) AIRs
Fourth week of June Candidates registration and

fill-in their choices of academic
programmes begins
Registration & Fourth week of June Display of mock seat allocation

Choice Filling based on the choices filled-in by
candidates
Fourth week of June Candidates registration and

fill-in their choices of academic
programmes ends
Last week of June Reconcile the data, allocate

seats, verify and validate
First Last week of June 1st round seat allocation

Round announcement
First week of July 1st round seat acceptance at

RC begins
First week of July 1st round seat acceptance at

RC ends
Second Round First week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

ity status
2nd round seat allocation

announcement
First week of July 2nd round seat acceptance/

withdrawal at RC begins
Second week of July 2nd round seat acceptance/

withdrawal at RC ends
Third Second week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

Round ity status
3rd round seat allocation

announcement
Second week of July 3rd round seat acceptance/

Second week of July 3rd round seat acceptance/

Fourth Second week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

Round ity status
4th round seat allocation

announcement
Third week of July 4th round seat acceptance/


Fifth Round Third week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

ity status

announcement


Sixth Round Third week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

ity status

announcement
Third week of July 6th round seat acceptance at

RC begins
Third week of July 6th round seat acceptance at

RC ends
JEE Advanced Application Form
J
EE Advanced Application Form is available in the JEE Advanced Application Form Procedure:
first week of May tentatively. Candidates should The online application procedure of JEE Advanced com-
first register for appearing in JEE Advanced, prises of following three simple steps-
which can be done online only. Only candidates l Filling registration form
whose scores are equal or above the JEE Main Cutoff l Uploading Scanned Certificates
marks specified for JEE Advanced can fill the Application l Paying Registration Fee
Form. Also, they must satisfy the specified eligibility crite-
ria before registration. Candidates can go through appli-
cation form procedure below to know all the modalities.
Step 1- JEE Advanced Registration: Register OR

online in 1st week of May l A reset link sent via Email to your registered Email
l Candidates must enter their JEE Main Roll Number, address
password and security pin.
l They will have to choose a new password for JEE Filling JEE Advanced Application Form:
Advanced. l After candidates finish creating a new password,
l They shall keep this password safe as this will have to they will be redirected to a page that contains their
be used for all the JEE Advanced related operations. personal and academic details from the JEE Main
l Even if a candidate did not opt for appearing in JEE application.
Advanced while registering for JEE Main, he/she can l Candidates have to mention the number of attempts.
register for JEE Advanced. l They have to mention the exam cities (three from the
l JEE Advanced Application cannot be withdrawn after JEE Advanced exam centre list given). The centres
registration is completed. chosen must fall in the same IIT Zone.
l Registration fee is neither refundable nor transferable. l They have to select the language of question paper
l Registration will be cancelled if, at a later date, it is (Hindi or English).
found that the candidate does not meet even one of l They will also have to mention whether they fall in the
the specified eligibility criteria. DS category.
l Students requiring a scribe should mention it.
JEE Advanced Password Guidelines:
l Password must be 8 to 13 Characters long. Note: Any request for change of centre or language of
l It must be a combination of one upper case alphabet, question paper will not be entertained.
one lower case alphabet, one numeric value and one
special character like !@#$%^&*-. Step 2- Uploading Certificates:
Photograph, signature, thumb impression and scanned
Forgot Your Password? Know how to reset certificates of Class X / DOB proof, Class XII (or equiva-
your password: lent) examination, Category, PwD, Scribe Request Letter
l Candidates can use the security question and its and DS certificate as applicable in JPG/JPEG format
answer chosen during filling registration form must be uploaded by candidates.
OR Documents Required-
l The verification code sent via text message (SMS) to Given below is a list of certificates and other documents
registered mobile number that are to be uploaded at the time of online registration
for JEE Advanced- Candidates needing the services of a scribe

1. Request letter to the Chairman of the respective zonal
All candidates IIT (form EC5)
1. A colour photograph of full frontal (face) view, with 2. PwD certificate (form EC3) OR certificate for dyslexic
the head centered in the frame covering 70-80% candidate (form EC6) issued by the competent
of the photograph and taken within the last six authority
months. The photograph should be such that it allows
unambiguous identification of the candidate. Candidates seeking admission under the DS
2. Class X certificate if the date of birth is mentioned in category
it OR birth certificate Certificate (form EC4) issued by a competent authority in
3. Class XII (or equivalent examination) certificate (for the Directorate of Resettlement and Rehabilitation, New
those who appeared for this examination in the year Delhi under the Ministry of Defence or the Ministry of
of entrance exam) Home Affairs, Government of India
4. Scanned copy of candidate’s full signature
5. Scanned copy of left-hand thumb impression Candidates whose class XII examination board
6. If the name is not same as in the Class X certificate, is outside India or not listed in section10-
gazette notification showing the change of name examinations considered as equivalent to
class XII
Candidates seeking admission under the OBC- A certificate from the Association of Indian Universities
NCL category to the effect that the examination qualified by the candi-
OBC-NCL certificate (form EC2) issued on or after June dates is equivalent to the class XII examination
1 and conforming to the latest guidelines of the Govern-
ment of India. Specifications:
l Size of the Photograph image must be greater than 10
Candidates seeking admission under the SC or KB and less than 100 KB.
ST category l Size of the Signature, Thumb impression image must
Caste (for SC) or tribe (for ST) certificate (form EC1) be greater than 5 KB and less than 30 KB.
l Size of the certificate image must be greater than 50
Candidates seeking admission under the PwD KB and less than 300 KB
category
Disability certificate (form EC3) issued by a district
medical board / competent authority. Dyslexic candidate
needs to submit form EC6 instead of form EC3.
Step 3- Payment of the JEE Advanced USD 80 (along with the prescribed application fee) if they
Registration Fees: submit their application form after the last date.
Application Fees JEE Advanced Application/Registration Fee

for Exam Centres outside India (Non-SAARC
Application/
countries)
S.No. Category Registration
Fee
Category Application/Registration Fee
1 Female candidates Rs. 1,200 All candidates USD 270
2 SC, ST, PwD candidates Rs. 1,200
3 All other categories Rs. 2,400 Applicants from Non-SAARC countries have to pay late
fee of USD 80 (along with the prescribed application fee)
All category candidates have to pay late fee of Rs. 500 if they submit their application form after the last date.
(along with the prescribed application fee) if they submit
their application form after the last date. Payment Modes:
Candidates can pay application fee via any of the follow-
Note: As per an order of the Supreme Court of India, ing modes-
third gender does not include lesbians, gays and bisexu-
als. These individuals need to select either “Male” or By Debit Card / Credit Card / Internet Banking:
“Female” as appropriate. The candidate has to click “Pay Registration Fee”, then
the system will automatically redirect to State Bank Multi
Option Payment System (MOPS) page. As per conveni-
JEE Advanced Application/Registration Fee ence, he/she may select any of the available options like
for Exam Centres outside India (SAARC Debit Card/ Credit Card/ Internet Banking. After success-
countries) ful payment, “Registration Details” with Unique Registra-
tion Number can be printed.
Category Application/Registration Fee
All candidates USD 135 By Cash using SBI Branch Option:
The candidate has to click “Pay Registration Fee”, then
Applicants from SAARC countries have to pay late fee of system will automatically redirect to State Bank Multi
Option Payment System (MOPS) page. In case of cash

payment, “SBI Branch” has to be selected and system
will generate the challan. The candidate has to take a
printout of the system generated challan and take it to
the SBI branch for making cash payment. After payment,
candidates are required to visit this webpage again and
download the “Registration Details” with Unique Registra-
tion Number.
JEE Advanced Syllabus
J
EE Advanced Syllabus covers topics of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics that have to be prepared by candidates
appearing for the entrance exam.
Physics- Includes General Topics, Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics and Modern Phys-
ics
Chemistry- Includes topics under Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry
Mathematics- Includes topics under Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus
and Vectors
The difficulty level of questions from these topics will be in accordance with the syllabi similar to Class XII of most boards.
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern (2016)
T
here will be two question papers, Paper 1 and IIT. Candidates can check below salient features of Exam
Paper 2. Each question paper will consist of Pattern of JEE Advanced along with details of last year’s
three separate sections viz., Physics, Chemistry (2016) question paper in order to get a fair idea about
and Mathematics. However, the exam pattern the actual exam
is not fixed and is changed every year by the conducting
Paper-1 (10 sets, 0 to 9)- Total 54 questions of 186 marks
Question Number Partial Negative Sectional

Section Type of Full Marks marks Zero marks Marks Maximum
Questions Marks
+3 0
Single cor- If only the bubble If none of the -1
1 rect option 5 corresponding to - bubbles is In all other 15
the correct option darkened cases
is darkened
+1
+4 For darkening
if only the a bubble cor- 0
One or bubble(s) corre- responding to If none of the -2
2 more correct 8 sponding to all the each correct bubbles is In all other 32
option(s) correct option(s) option, pro- darkened cases
is or are darkened vided NO cor-
rect option is
darkened
3 Single digit 5 +3 - 0 - 15
integer (0-9) If only the bubble In all other
corresponding to cases
the correct answer
is darkened
Paper-2 (10 sets, 0 to 9)- Total 54 questions of 186 marks
Question Number of Partial Negative Sectional

Section Type Questions Full Marks marks Zero marks Marks Maximum
Marks
+3
If only the 0
Single cor- bubble cor- If none of the -1
1 rect option 6 responding - bubbles is In all other 18
to the correct darkened cases
option is
darkened
+1
+4 For darkening
if only the a bubble cor- 0
One or bubble(s) corresponding to If none of the -2
2 more correct 8 responding to each correct bubbles is In all other 32
option(s) all the correct option, pro- darkened cases
option(s) is or vided NO cor-
are darkened rect option is
darkened
3 Comprehen- 4 +3 - 0 - 12
sion If only the In all other
bubble cor- cases
responding
to the correct
answer is
darkened
JEE Advanced Question Papers

In 2016, JEE Advanced Question Papers comprised objective type (multiple choice) and numerical answer type ques-
tions for testing comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates.
Negative marking was applicable to some of the questions.
The language of the paper was English and Hindi. Candidates had to choose question paper language while registering.
JEE Advanced Optical Response Sheet

Answer sheet of JEE Advanced 2016 was a machine-readable ORS. Candidates were given a two-page ORS of same
layout.
The first page of the ORS was machine readable. It was designed so as to leave impressions of the responses on the
second page.

All the responses were to be marked on the first page of the ORS by darkening the appropriate bubble or bubbles (as
per the instructions given in the question paper). For darkening the bubbles, only black ball point pen could be used.
The second page of the ORS was handed over to them by the invigilator at the end of the examination.
JEE Advanced Admit Card
J
EE Advanced Admit Card is
tentatively available in the
third week of May. This hall
ticket is an identity proof that
has to be furnished by candidates
at the exam hall to invigilator. The
Admission Ticket can be downloaded
online only and there is no provision
for any other means of dispatch. Can-
didates need to login first using their
registration number and date of birth
for downloading the admit card.
Candidates, who successfully com-

plete registering for JEE Advanced
can download the admit card from the
online registration portal. The admit admit card and in case of any discrepancy, contact the
card will bear the following details of the candidate: Chairman, JEE Advanced of the respective zonal IIT.
1. Name l In case the admit card is not available for downloading,
2. Roll number candidate should contact the Chairman, JEE Advanced
3. Photograph of the respective zonal IIT.
4, Signature l A copy of the downloaded hall ticket should be
5. Date of birth produced at the time of examination. The original
6. Address for correspondence admit card will be issued to the candidate during
7. Category Paper 1 examination. It must be retained safely till all
8. Language of question paper the formalities of admission are complete.
9. Name & address of the examination centre allotted
l Candidates should carefully examine all entries in the
Important points to be noted regarding JEE

Advanced Admit Card:
l Candidates must keep in mind that they will be
allowed to write the exam only if they carry valid Admit
Card to the examination hall.
l The original admit card will be handed over to them at
the exam hall after verification.
l Details as mentioned on the downloaded admit card
shall match with the details in the centre verification
records.
l Candidates whose verification is successful will be
issued the original hall ticket, which has to be kept
safe till the admission process is completed. Those
with unsuccessful verification will not be allowed to
write the exam.
l Candidates whose verification is in doubt may be
allowed to write the exam solely on the discretion
of invigilator, who may allow it after completing
formalities including taking of thumb impression. No
extra time will be allowed for these candidates for
completion of the formalities.
JEE Advanced Participating Institutes
T
here are a total of 20 IITs, ISM Dhanbad and vari- l Indian Institute of Technology Goa
ous other institutes that accept JEE Advanced l Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
AIR for admissions. Newly formed IIT Palakkad l Indian Institute of Technology Karnataka
and IIT Tirupati, have joined the league from l Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
academic session 2015-2016 onwards. There are a total
of around 10,000 seats in these institutes.
23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)- Other institutes using JEE Advanced ranks-
l Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu l Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Rae
University) Bareli (RGIPT)
l Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar l Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore
l Indian Institute of Technology Bombay l Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE),
l Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Visakhapatnam
l Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar l Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
l Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IISER), Bhopal
l Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad l Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
l Indian Institute of Technology Indore (IISER), Mohali
l Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur l Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
l Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IISER), Kolkata
l Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur l Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
l Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IISER), Pune
l Indian Institute of Technology Mandi l Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
l Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram
l Indian Institute of Technology Patna l Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
l Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
l Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
l Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati
l Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai
Closing Ranks (for academic

session 2016-17, 2015-2016) across IITs
and ISM Dhanbad (open category)
I
n 2016, IIT Bombay emerged as the top choice for JEE Advanced qualifiers with a closing rank of 4880, while IIT
Madras and IIT Delhi stood at second and third positions as the highest preferred institutes among IIT aspirants
with closing ranks 5319 and 5431. In 2015 also, IIT Bombay stood as the most preferred IIT and admissions to
this prestigious institute were closed at AIR 2637. The last allotted seat continued to be of ISM Dhanbad. Most
of the IITs witnessed lower closing rank as compared to 2014 with four IITs – IIT Bombay, IIT Indore, IIT Kanpur and
IIT Jodhpur - being the exception. IIT Mandi was the worst hit with the closing rank for the institute falling by over
1000 ranks. The institute witnessed a closing rank of 6313 in 2015 as compared to closing rank of 5146 in 2014.
Check below the comparison of closing ranks of general category in 2016, 2015 and 2014 across IITs & ISM Dhanbad
Check below the comparison of closing ranks of general category

in 2014 and 2015 across IITs & ISM Dhanbad
Institute Closing Rank

2014 2015 2016
IIT Bombay 2776 2637 4880
IIT Indore 4446 4250 7732
IIT Delhi 4669 4706 5431
IIT Ropar 4152 4900 7372
IIT Madras 4658 4950 5319
IIT Kanpur 5162 4973 7469
IIT Jodhpur 6895 5125 6006
IIT Hyderabad 5342 5862 6844
IIT Mandi 5146 6313 7124
Institute Closing Rank

IIT Kharagpur 6107 6449 6312
IIT Guwahati 6578 6859 8000
IIT Patna 6190 6949 7891
IIT Gandhinagar 6299 7024 6869
IIT Tirupati -- 7197 8536
IIT Roorkee 6575 7220 7531
IIT Palakkad -- 7330 8648
IIT Bhubaneswar 6423 7352 8482
IIT BHU Varanasi 7015 7484 9805
ISM Dhanbad 7144 8118 9530
IIT Dharwad 8478
IIT Jammu 6219
IIT Goa 7571
IIT Bhilai 8379

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JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria

A spiring candidates must be among the top 2,20,000

The percentages of different categories are 50.5% (open

conducted by a Board or University recognized by

Education (AICTE) or a State Board of Technical board exam.

University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of l Chemistry

the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. l Mathematics

l A language (if the candidate has taken more than one

Candidates who appeared in 12th or equivalent board

The criteria, specified above, is applicable in toto to all

Rules regarding 75% (or 65% for SC, ST and 14 of 1972.

The marks scored in XII class or equivalent Board

a govt. registered medical practitioner. The certificate

will be adhered to strictly for candidates seeking

JEE Advanced Selection Procedure

JEE Advanced Important Dates

Fourth week of June Joint Apex Board declares JEE

Fourth week of June Candidates registration and

Registration & Fourth week of June Display of mock seat allocation

Fourth week of June Candidates registration and

Last week of June Reconcile the data, allocate

First Last week of June 1st round seat allocation

First week of July 1st round seat acceptance at

First week of July 1st round seat acceptance at

Second Round First week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

2nd round seat allocation

First week of July 2nd round seat acceptance/

Second week of July 2nd round seat acceptance/

Third Second week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

3rd round seat allocation

Second week of July 3rd round seat acceptance/

Second week of July 3rd round seat acceptance/

Fourth Second week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

4th round seat allocation

Third week of July 4th round seat acceptance/

Third week of July 4th round seat acceptance/

Fifth Round Third week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

5th round seat allocation

Third week of July 5th round seat acceptance/

Third week of July 5th round seat acceptance/

Sixth Round Third week of July Display of seats filled/availabil-

6th round seat allocation

Third week of July 6th round seat acceptance at

Third week of July 6th round seat acceptance at

JEE Advanced Application Form

Step 1- JEE Advanced Registration: Register OR

for JEE Advanced- Candidates needing the services of a scribe

Application Fees JEE Advanced Application/Registration Fee

Option Payment System (MOPS) page. In case of cash

JEE Advanced Syllabus

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern (2016)

Paper-1 (10 sets, 0 to 9)- Total 54 questions of 186 marks

Question Number Partial Negative Sectional

Paper-2 (10 sets, 0 to 9)- Total 54 questions of 186 marks

Question Number of Partial Negative Sectional

JEE Advanced Question Papers

JEE Advanced Optical Response Sheet

JEE Advanced Admit Card

Candidates, who successfully com-

l Candidates should carefully examine all entries in the

Important points to be noted regarding JEE

l A language (if the candidate has taken more than one