IIT ENTRANCE EXAM

The IIT Entrance Exam is internationally acknowledged as the toughest competitive examination in the world for admission to the undergraduate programme in Engineering of prestigious IIT. In 2011, about 485,000 candidates appeared for this examination to fill about 9600 seats in 17 institutions (15 IITs plus IT-BHU & ISM, Dhanbad). A degree from an IIT opens up a huge vista of opportunities for a student for finding lucrative jobs in Multinationals in India or abroad, for higher studies in reputed institutions around the world and other similar openings. To crack the IIT Entrance Exams calls for a very disciplined and organized methodology of study, supplemented with guidance from the experts.

IIT Entrance Exam format and types of questions

Currently the IIT Entrance Exam consists of two papers of 3 hours each duration, both consisting of objective type of questions on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of the standard of class XI & XII. The following types of questions may be included: 1. a) b) 2. 3. 4. 5. Multiple Choice questions: 4 choices are given. The questions may be: Single correct answer type Multiple correct answer type Single correct answer type based on a paragraph of information. Multiple Matching type questions. Integer answer type: the students have to select among the choices given from 0 to 9. Assertion Reason type questions.

Since there is a negative marking for wrong answers, the students are advised to attempt only those questions which they are sure about.

Useful Books for IIT Entrance Exam

Physics for IIT-JEE : Among the most popular books in Physics for IIT JEE is the Super Success Series published by Disha Publication. The books have been written by a leading faculty of Physics for IIT-JEE, Er. D.C. Gupta. The series contains 4 books: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Mechanics 1 for IIT-JEE Mechanics 2, Heat & Waves for IIT-JEE Electricity & Magnetism for IIT-JEE Optics & Modern Physics for IIT-JEE Other Books in Physics for IIT-JEE IIT-JEE Physics Challenger 34 yrs IIT-JEE + 9yrs AIEEE Topicwise Solved Papers - Physics

Chemistry for IIT-JEE : The Disha's Chemistry Series consists of books written by the most eminent author's of the country. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) Organic Chemistry by Dr. O.P. Agarwal, renowned author of IIT Chemistry Physical Chemistry by Er. Shishir Mittal, HOD Chemistry, Resonance Kota Inorganic Chemistry by Dr. Deepak Joshi, Sr. Faculty, Bansal Kota Numerical Chemistry by Dr. O.P. Agarwal & Deepak Agarwal Chemical Bonding by Vaibhav Trivedi Problems in Organic Chemistry by Vaibhav Trivedi IIT-JEE Chemistry Challenger 34 yrs IIT-JEE + 9yrs AIEEE Topicwise Solved Papers - Chemistry

Mathematics for IIT-JEE : The Disha's Mathematics Series consists of 5 books. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Algebra by Dr. A. Majeed Co-Ordinate Geometry by Dr. A. Majeed Text Book of Trignometry by Er. D.K. Agarwal Text Book of Differential Calculus by Er. D.K. Agarwal Text Book of Integral Calculus by Er. D.K. Agarwal IIT-JEE Mathematics Challenger 34 yrs IIT-JEE + 9yrs AIEEE Topicwise Solved Papers Mathematics

Details of the seats filled in 2011 by the various IIT's

Name of Institute
IIT Bombay IIT Delhi IIT Guwahati IIT Kanpur IIT Kharagpur IIT Madras IIT Roorkee IIT Bhubaneshwar IIT Gandhinagar IIT Hyderabad IIT Patna IIT Rajasthan IIT Ropar IIT Indore

Location
Mumbai New Delhi Guwahati Kanpur Kharagpur Chennai Roorkee Bhubaneshwar Gandhinagar Hyderabad Patna Jodhpur Rupnagar Indore

Intake in 2011
880 851 615 827 1341 838 1155 120 120 140 120 160 120 120

IIT Mandi IT-BHU ISM Dhanbad Total

Mandi Varanasi Dhanbad

120 1057 1034 9618