The Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced) is the second phase of the JEE Main exam, held annually by seven zonal Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) under the supervision of the Joint Admission Board (JAB). This exam facilitates admissions to 23 IITs, including ISM Dhanbad. Approximately 190,000 students compete for 17,385 available seats.
Frequency- yearly
Mode- Computerised Exam
Exam Pattern
Familiarizing yourself with the exam pattern of both stages of JEE 2024 should be a primary goal for every JEE aspirant. The exam pattern, syllabus, and other crucial details are determined and updated by the respective JEE exam organizing authority. For JEE Advanced 2024, IIT Guwahati is the official exam conducting authority. Students need to understand the exam pattern along with other details such as time duration, marking scheme, and passing marks.
Students should be aware of the key aspects of the JEE Advanced 2024 exam. It is conducted in a computer-based (online) mode and consists of two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2. Students must appear for both papers, which cover three subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. To prepare effectively for the JEE Advanced 2024 examination, understanding the exam process and zero-marking the breakdown of the question papers is essential.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Examination mode | Computer-Based Examination |
| Medium of the examination | English and Hindi |
| Number of Papers | Two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2 |
| Total time for the exam | Three hours for each exam |
| Number of sections | Three sections in both Paper 1 and Paper 2: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics |
| Marking scheme | Full, partial, and zero marking concepts |
The exam evaluates both the theoretical and practical knowledge of the students. Now, let's discuss the marking scheme of the exam.
Eligibility Criteria
Performance in JEE (Main) 2024
Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000 successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2024.
The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST, and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. A 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates within each of these five categories.
The following table shows the order to be followed while choosing the top 2,50,000 candidates in various categories based on their performance in B.E./B.Tech. paper of JEE (Main) 2024.
Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates (Criterion 1)
| Sl No. | Category | Number of "Top" candidates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OPEN | 96187 | 101250 |
| 2 | OPEN-PwD | 5063 | |
| 3 | GEN-EWS | 23750 | 25000 |
| 4 | GEN-EWS-PwD | 1250 | |
| 5 | OBC-NCL | 64125 | 67500 |
| 6 | OBC-NCL-PwD | 3375 | |
| 7 | SC | 35625 | 37500 |
| 8 | SC-PwD | 1875 | |
| 9 | ST | 17812 | 18750 |
| 10 | ST-PwD | 938 | |
* The total number of candidates may be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.
OCI/PIO card holders who have secured OCI/PIO card before 04.03.2021, are considered as Indian nationals for the purpose of seat allocation to IITs. However, these candidates are not eligible for benefits of any kind of reservation (e.g., GEN-EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST) with the exception of OPEN-PwD. That is, Sl No. (3) to (10) in the above table are not applicable for such OCI/PIO card holders and these candidates are required to be in the rank list in Sl. No. 1 and / or 2 in the above table.
Age limit
Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1999. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC, ST, and PwD candidates, i.e. these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1994.
Criterion 3 :
Number of attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
Criterion 4 :
Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination
A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2023 or 2024 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.
Candidates who had appeared in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in 2022 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024, irrespective of the combination or number of subjects attempted/offered.
By appearance in the Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the Board concerned declared the result for that year irrespective of whether or not examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.
However, if the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021-22 on or after September 21, 2022, then the candidates of that Board who appeared for their Class XII (or equivalent) examination in 2022 are also eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024, provided they meet all the other eligibility criteria. In case the examination Board of Class XII (or equivalent) declared the results for the academic year 2021-22 before September 21, 2022, but the result of a particular candidate was withheld for whatever reason, then the candidate will not be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024.
Criterion 5 :
Earlier admission at IITs
A candidate should NOT have been admitted to an IIT through JoSAA 2023 irrespective of whether or not the candidate continued in the program OR accepted an IIT seat by reporting “online” / at a “reporting centre” in the past. Candidates whose admission to IITs was cancelled (for whatever reason) after joining any IIT are also NOT eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2024.
Candidates who have been admitted to a preparatory course in any of the IITs for the first time in 2023 can appear in JEE (Advanced) 2024.
The candidates who were allocated a seat in an IIT through JoSAA 2023 but (i) did not report “online” / at any “reporting centre” OR, (ii) withdrew before the last round of seat allotment, OR, (iii) had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, are eligible to appear for JEE (Advanced) 2024.
However, in all of the above cases, the candidate is also required to fulfil the conditions mentioned from Criterion 1 to Criterion 4.
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