JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (Advanced) - 2014-IIT Bombay Zone Examination Centres

IIT Bombay Zone Examination Centres

State/City/Town Code
GOA
Panaji

101

GUJARAT
Ahmedabad

102

Rajkot

103

Surat

104

Vadodara

105

MAHARASHTRA
Mumbai

106

Nagpur

107

Navi Mumbai

108

Pune

109

RAJASTHAN
Ajmer

110

Jaipur

111

Jodhpur

112

Joint Entrance Examination (Main) - 2014 CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION-Syllabus for Aptitude Test for B. Arch. Programmes (Only for JEE(Advanced) - 2014 qualified candidates)

Syllabus for Aptitude Test for B. Arch. Programmes
(Only for JEE(Advanced) - 2014 qualified candidates)

Freehand drawing: This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its component parts in appropriate scale. Common domestic or day-to-day life usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.

Geometrical drawing: Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, circles etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes, splayed surface holders etc.

Three-dimensional perception: Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building elements, colour, volume and orientation. Visualization through structuring objects in memory.

Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity: Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping. Creativity check through innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour grouping or application.

Architectural awareness: General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations both national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers etc. ) in the related domain.

Candidates are advised to bring geometry box sets, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons for the Aptitude Test.

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (Advanced) - 2014-Mathematics Syllabus

Mathematics Syllabus

Algebra: Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations.

Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots.

Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers.

Logarithms and their properties.

Permutations and combinations, Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.

Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition, multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix, determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, inverse of a square matrix of order up to three, properties of these matrix operations, diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.

Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, independence of events, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations.

Trigonometry: Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations.

Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule, cosine rule, half-angle formula and the area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value only).

Analytical geometry:

Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of origin.

Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line; Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency of lines; Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle.

Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord.

Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line.

Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their foci, directrices and eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and normal.

Locus Problems.

Three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane.

Differential calculus: Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, L'Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions.

Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions, intermediate value property of continuous functions.

Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum,


difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.

Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order two, geometrical interpretation of the derivative, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, Rolle's Theorem and Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem.

Integral calculus: Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite integrals and their properties, Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus.

Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial fractions, application of definite integrals to the determination of areas involving simple curves.

Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first order differential equations.

Vectors: Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their geometrical interpretations.

Joint Entrance Examination (Main) - 2014 CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION-Chemistry Syllabus -Physical chemistry

Chemistry Syllabus

Physical chemistry

General topics: Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on mole concept) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.

Gaseous and liquid states: Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases.

Atomic structure and chemical bonding:  Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum mechanical picture of hydrogen atom, shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species;  Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).

Energetics: First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume work; Enthalpy, Hess’s law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vapourization; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity.

Chemical equilibrium:  Law of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of concentration, temperature and pressure); Significance of ΔG and ΔG° in chemical equilibrium; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions;  Acids and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts.

Electrochemistry: Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation and its relation to ΔG; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells.

Chemical kinetics:  Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).

Solid state: Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, α, β, γ), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects.

Solutions:  Raoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point.

Surface chemistry:  Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).

Nuclear chemistry:  Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of α, β and γ rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion reactions.

Inorganic Chemistry

Isolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals: Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur.

Preparation and properties of the following compounds: Oxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane, boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina, aluminium chloride and alums; Carbon: oxides and oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and silicon carbide;  Nitrogen: oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus: oxides, oxyacids (phosphorus acid, phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen: ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur: hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens: hydrohalic acids, oxides and oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides.

Transition elements (3d series): Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour (excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerisms, hybridization and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral).

Preparation and properties of the following compounds: Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate.

Ores and minerals: Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium, aluminium, zinc and silver.

Extractive metallurgy: Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon reduction method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead); Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process (silver and gold).

Principles of qualitative analysis: Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate and sulphide.

Organic Chemistry

Concepts: Hybridisation of carbon; Sigma and pi-bonds; Shapes of simple organic molecules; Structural and geometrical isomerism;  Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres, (R,S and E,Z nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enol tautomerism; Determination of empirical and molecular formulae of simple compounds (only combustion method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols and carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases; Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage;  Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes: Homologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density); Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction and decarboxylation reactions.

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes: Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes; Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX (X=halogen) and H2O;  Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides.

Reactions of benzene: Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of  o-, m- and p-directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes.

Phenols: Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and sulphonation); Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction.

Characteristic reactions of the following (including those mentioned above):  Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard reactions,  nucleophilic substitution reactions;  Alcohols: esterification, dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/concentrated HCl, conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones; Ethers:Preparation by Williamson’s  Synthesis; Aldehydes and Ketones: oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction; haloform reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition);  Carboxylic acids: formation of esters, acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis; Amines: basicity of substituted anilines and aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro compounds, reaction with nitrous acid, azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; carbylamine reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and substituted haloarenes (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution).

Carbohydrates: Classification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation, reduction, glycoside formation and hydrolysis of sucrose.

Amino acids and peptides: General structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties.

Properties and uses of some important polymers: Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.

Practical organic chemistry: Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of separation of mono-functional organic compounds from binary mixtures.

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (Advanced) - 2014-Physics Syllabus

Physics Syllabus

General: Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments: Experiments based on using Vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer), Determination of g using simple pendulum, Young's modulus by Searle's method, Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method, Speed of sound using resonance column, Verification of Ohm's law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box.

Mechanics: Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform Circular motion; Relative velocity.

Newton's laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference; Static and dynamic friction; Kinetic and potential energy; Work and power; Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy.

Systems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions.

Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity; Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity.

Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies.

Linear and angular simple harmonic motions.

Hooke's law, Young's modulus.

Pressure in a fluid; Pascal's law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, capillary rise; Viscosity (Poiseuille's equation excluded), Stoke's law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli's theorem and its applications.

Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves; Progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns;Resonance; Beats; Speed of sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound).

Thermal physics: Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation; Newton's law of cooling; Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work; First law of thermodynamics and its applications (only for ideal gases); Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff's law; Wien's displacement law, Stefan's law.

Electricity and magnetism: Coulomb's law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss's law and its application in simple cases, such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.

Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor.

Electric current; Ohm's law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoff's laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current.

Biot Savart's law and Ampere's law; Magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid; Force on a moving charge and on a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field.

Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.

Electromagnetic induction: Faraday's law, Lenz's law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR and LC circuits with D.C. and A.C. sources.

Optics: Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification.

Wave nature of light: Huygen's principle, interference limited to Young's double-slit experiment.

Modern physics: Atomic nucleus; Alpha, beta and gamma radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Half-life and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes.

Photoelectric effect; Bohr's theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley's law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

Frequently Asked Questions about JEE(Advanced) - 2014

Question 01:
When would the JEE (Advanced) – 2014 be held?
Answer:
The JEE (Advanced) - 2014 will be held on 25 May, 2014 (Sunday).
Question 02:
What is the format of JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
It is an offline (pen and paper based) examination. There will be two separate objective type (Multiple Choice Question) papers, namely Paper-1 and Paper-2, each having separate parts of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The duration of each paper will be of 3 hours. The question papers (QP) will be available either in Hindi or in English. The candidate will have to choose the language of QP while registering for JEE(Advanced)-2014.
Question 03:
What will be the syllabus for JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
The syllabus is there in the Main Menu of the web site of JEE (Advanced) – 2014 and also as Appendix-1 in the Information Brochure (IB) available at JEE (Advanced)-2014 website.
Question 04:
What will be the eligibility criteria for appearing in JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
The candidates have to first appear in Paper-1 of JEE(Main)-2014. Only 1,50,000 of the top scorers of Paper-1 of JEE(Main)-2014, including all categories, will be eligible to write JEE(Advanced) – 2014. Candidates who appeared in their qualifying examination (QE) (10+2 or equivalent) earlier than 2013 are not eligible.
Question 05:
What would be the admission eligibility criteria for candidates who have passed their QE in 2013 or are appearing in 2014?
Answer:
For those candidates who appeared QE in 2013 (for the first time) or who will be appearing in 2014, the eligibility criteria for admission is that they must be within the ‘top 20 percentile of successful candidates’ in their respective boards and categories of the corresponding year.
Question 06:
What is the age limit for appearing in JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
Candidates of GE and OBC categories must have been born on or after 1st October 1989 and those of SC/ ST/ PwD categories must have been born on or after 1st October 1984.
Question 07:
When would the JEE (Advanced) – 2014 registration / application start?
Answer:
Online Registration can be done from 4th - 9th May 2014 at the website http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in. Only those candidates who are in the top 1,50,000 (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) – 2014, will be eligible to register .
Question 08:
Would the percentile score be based on Science stream subjects or on all the subjects?
Answer:
The percentile score calculation will be based on all the subjects of the QE (10+2 or equivalent). The cut off marks for all the categories will be provided by the respective boards and the same will also be made available in the websites of the Zonal IITs.
Question 09:
How many attempts are permitted, for a candidate, to write JEE (Advanced)?
Answer:
A candidate can write JEE (Advanced) only twice and that too in two consecutive years starting from the year of appearing 10+2 (QE) for the first time. Candidates who had appeared in IIT JEE – 2012 or earlier are not eligible to appear JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
Question 10:
What is the registration / application fee for JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
The registration fee for JEE (Advanced) – 2014 is:
Rs. 2000 (Two thousand rupees only) for the GE/OBC/OBC(NCL) male candidates,
Rs. 1000 (One thousand rupees only) for the SC/ST/PwD male candidates and
No fee for the female candidates of all categories
US$ 220 for ALL candidates appearing from Dubai centre.
Question 11:
How does a candidate pay the registration fee for JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
To pay the registration fees for JEE (Advanced) – 2014, a candidate needs to follow the following steps:
Fill up the online registration form completely.
On completion of registration process, a bank payment challan will be generated.
Print the generated challan.
Make the payment against the generated challan at any branch of State Bank of India (SBI) having Core Banking Solution (CBS).
Get the counterpart of the challan endorsed by the bank.
Additionally, provision for electronic mode of payment is under process, if implemented, will be notified in the website at the appropriate time.

The payment / registration will be possible (on the JEE(Advanced)-2014 website) only after declaration of results of Paper-1 of JEE(Main)-2014.
Question 12:
What are the documents needed to be uploaded/communicated for completion of JEE(Advanced)-2014 registration process ?
Answer:
The following necessary documents are needed to be uploaded at the time of registration:
Class X mark sheet (if DoB is not mentioned in it, then you have to upload a DoB certificate instead of it.);
Class XII mark sheet, if available;
Caste / category certificate (as applicable) in the prescribed format (ANNEXURE-4 and Annexure-5 available in Information Brochure and also downloadable from this web site);
PwD certificate in the prescribed format (ANNEXURE-6 available in Information Brochure and also downloadable from this web site), if applicable;
Duly filled in Scribe Form (ANNEXURE-2 available in Information Brochure and also downloadable from this web site), if applicable.
Candidates are advised to keep the scanned copy of the above documents ready well in advance.
Question 13:
Where can we get JEE (Advanced) – 2014 Information Brochure (IB)?
Answer:
IB will be available online and can be accessed / downloaded through any of the following zonal sites
IIT Bombay http://jeeadv.iitb.ac.in
IIT Delhi http://jeeadv.iitd.ac.in
IIT Guwahati http://jeeadv.iitg.ac.in
IIT Kanpur http://jeeadv.iitk.ac.in
IIT Kharagpur http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in
IIT Madras http://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in
IIT Roorkee http://jeeadv.iitr.ac.in
Question 14:
Those who are appearing for their 10+2 board examination (or equivalent) in 2014 (or have passed QE in 2013) and after all efforts if the percentile score is not available for their board, then what will be the admission eligibility criteria?
Answer:
In case the percentile score of QE is not made available by any duly recognized Board, the CBSE score for ‘top 20 percentile of the successful candidates’ in the student’s category of the corresponding year will be used for determining the admission eligibility.
Question 15:
When does a candidate need to fill-up necessary form to appear JEE (Advanced) – 2014 ?
Answer:
Online Registration can be done from 4th to 9th May 2014 at the website http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in. Only such candidates who are in the top 1,50,000 (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) – 2014, will be eligible to register .
Question 16:
Do the students have to pay single application fee for both JEE (Main) – 2014 as well as for JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
No. The application fee for JEE (Advanced) will have to be paid separately.
Question 17:
How does a candidate find out his/her registration status for JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
The registration status, including the receipt of payment, will be available on the JEE (Advanced) – 2014 website. If the receipt is not indicated within 72 hours of the payment, then the candidate should contact JEE (Advanced) – 2014 office at IIT Kharagpur.
Question 18:
How does the candidate get his/her admit card for the JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
The admit card for JEE (Advanced)-2014 can be downloaded from 11th May 2014 onwards from the following websites:
IIT Bombay http://jeeadv.iitb.ac.in
IIT Delhi http://jeeadv.iitd.ac.in
IIT Guwahati http://jeeadv.iitg.ac.in
IIT Kanpur http://jeeadv.iitk.ac.in
IIT Kharagpur http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in
IIT Madras http://jeeadv.iitm.ac.in
IIT Roorkee http://jeeadv.iitr.ac.in

To download his/her admit card the candidate needs to enter his/her
JEE (Main) – 2014 registration number,
Date of Birth (DoB) (dd/mm/yyyy),
Password (Necessary instruction will be mentioned in JEE(Advanced)-2014 website).
This downloaded admit card must be produced before the invigilators at the examination hall.

The original hard copy of the JEE (Advanced) – 2014 admit card will be handed over to the respective candidate in the examination hall. Candidates are advised to keep the hardcopy of the original admit card safely.
Question 19:
When and where will the results of the JEE (Advanced) - 2014 be available?
Answer:
The results of the JEE (Advanced)-2014 will be declared on 19th June 2014 (Thursday). It will be available at the website http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in
Question 20:
Will the ORS of the candidates who have appeared in JEE (Advanced) – 2014 be displayed?
Answer:
Yes, the ORS of the candidates who will appear in JEE (Advanced) – 2014 will be made available on the website of JEE (Advanced) – 2014 from 8th June 2014 (Sunday) to 11th June 2014 (Wednesday). Note that only those candidates who would have written both the papers of JEE (Advanced) – 2014 will be able to view their ORS. Results of candidates who would have written either of the two papers, will not be declared.
Question 21:
I appeared both in IIT JEE - 2012 and also JEE (Advanced) - 2013. Will I be eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 22:
I appeared in IIT JEE - 2012, but did not appear in JEE (Advanced) – 2013. Am I be eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014 once I qualify in JEE (Main) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 23:
I qualified in JEE (Advanced) – 2013, was allotted a seat and I paid the admission fee, but did not join a programme at any of the institutes (IIT/ISM Dhanbad). I also did not apply for withdrawal within the deadline stipulated by JEE (Advanced). Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014 .
Question 24:
I passed 10+2 examination in 2013 and also qualified in JEE (Advanced) - 2013. I appeared for counselling for JEE (Advanced) - 2013 and was offered admission in one of the IITs/ISM, Dhanbad, but did not report for certificate verification and did not pay the admission fee. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
Yes. You are eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014, if you are within the top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories), who qualify with their respective category wise cut-off scores in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) – 2014.
Question 25:
I passed 10+2 examination in 2013 with less than minimum marks in qualifying examination (MMQE). I wrote JEE (Advanced) - 2013 but did not qualify. I will be appearing for board re-examination in the year 2014 so that I can obtain MMQE. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
Yes, you are eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014 only if:
You are writing all the subjects of the QE in 2014, and
You are within the top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories), who qualify with their respective category wise cut-off scores in JEE (Main) – 2014.
Question 26:
I passed 10+2 examination in 2013 with less than the 20 percentile cut off marks in the qualifying examination (MMQE). I did not write JEE (Advanced) - 2013. Now I will be appearing for board re-examination in the year 2014 so that I can improve the percentage of aggregate marks to be in top 20 percentile of my examination. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
Refer to the answer of Q25 of this FAQ.
Question 27:
I appeared and passed 10+2 examination in 2012 but obtained less than minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). I appeared for an improvement examination of 10+2 in the year 2013 and obtained aggregate marks above the 20 percentile cut-off of my Board. I took JEE(Advanced)-2013 but could not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 28:
I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2012 and obtained more than minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). I did not attempt IIT JEE-2012. I took JEE (Advanced) -2013 and did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Question 29:
I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2012 and obtained more than minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). I did not attempt IIT JEE-2012 and JEE (Advanced) - 2013. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 30:
I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2012 and obtained less than minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE) in the aggregate. I wrote IIT JEE-2012 but did not qualify. I took 10+2 examination in 2013 and got more than the MMQE. I took JEE (Advanced) - 2013 but did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 31:
I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2011 and obtained less than the minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). I wrote JEE-2011 but did not qualify. I took 10+2 examination in 2012 and obtained more than the MMQE. I did not write IIT JEE -2012. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 32:
I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2012 and failed. I qualified IIT JEE-2012 but my admission was cancelled. I appeared in 10+2 examination again in 2013 and obtained more than the minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). I wrote JEE (Advanced) - 2013 but could not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 33:
My 10+2 Board/QE results will not be announced by 15th July, 2014. Should I attempt JEE (Advanced) – 2014 ?
Answer:
If your QE results are not available latest by 15th July, 2014, you are suggested to attempt JEE(Advanced) – 2015.
Question 34:
I passed the 10+2 exam in 2013 and wrote JEE (Advanced) - 2013. I was admitted to the Preparatory Course of an IIT in July 2013. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014, if I qualify in JEE (Main) - 2014?
Question 35:
I passed the qualifying examination in 2012 or before, with aggregate marks less than minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). I have taken admission in another Board (QE) in 2013 and obtained MMQE. Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
No. You are not eligible to write JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
For further clarification refer to answer of Q9 of this FAQ.
Question 36:
I am a NRI/PIO/OCI/ foreign national. Is there any special treatment offered for admission through JEE (Advanced) – 2014?
Answer:
No. All OCI/PIO/NRI/ foreign national applicants have to satisfy the eligibility conditions meant for the GE candidates. The candidate has to appear in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) – 2014 and has to qualify to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014.
Question 37:
I am studying in a foreign country. How do I get admission after qualifying in JEE(Advanced)-2014 on the basis of the diploma/certificate that I would obtain from my board?
Answer:
You have to provide a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), when you submit your completed application form, stating that the diploma/certificate you will receive is equivalent to the 10+2 system of Indian Boards.
Question 38:
I appeared for JEE (Advanced) -2013 and qualified. I got an admission offer in an IIT/ISM Dhanbad based on my JEE (Advanced) - 2013 All India Rank (AIR). I failed to obtain the required minimum marks for qualifying examination (MMQE). Am I eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
Yes, you are eligible to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014 only if:
(1) You have written QE for the first time in 2013 for all the subjects, and
(2) You are within the top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories), who qualify with their respective category wise cut-off scores in Paper-1 of JEE (Main) – 2014.
Question 39:
What is the registration fee for candidates who take the JEE (Advanced) – 2014 examination in Dubai centre?
Answer:
The registration fee for JEE (Advanced) - 2014 for candidates who opt for the Dubai Centre is US$ 220 (two hundred and twenty US dollars) irrespective of categories and genders.
Question 40:
A candidate who qualified JEE (Main) in 2013 and admitted in NITs and wants to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014. Does he need to write JEE (Main) - 2014?
Answer:
Yes. He needs to write the Paper-1 of JEE (Main) - 2014. If selected within the top 1,50,000 (including all categories), the candidate will be able to write the JEE (Advanced) - 2014.
Question 41:
How will I know whether I am qualified to write JEE (Advanced) - 2014?
Answer:
The list of 1,50,000 qualified candidates (including all categories) of Paper-1 of JEE (Main) - 2014 will be available at the IIT Kharagpur website: http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in once the result is announced by CBSE.
Question 42:
I am only interested to study B.Arch in IIT. Do I need to write only Paper-1 or only Paper-2, or both Paper-1 and Paper-2 of JEE (Main) - 2014?
Answer:
All candidates aspiring for undergraduate courses in IIT (irrespective of any branch) should write Paper-1 only of JEE (Main) – 2014. If selected within the top 1,50,000 (including all categories), the candidate will be able to write the JEE (Advanced) - 2014. Moreover, candidates desirous of joining the B. Arch. courses will be required to qualify in an Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) to be conducted at all zonal IITs on 26th June 2014. However the seat allotment will be done based on the JEE (Advanced) – 2014 rank only. Online registration (http://jeeadv.iitkgp.ac.in) for appearing in AAT need to be done from 20th to 24rd June 2014.
Question 43:
Will the examination structure for JEE (Advanced)-2015 remain the same as that of 2014?
Answer:
The examination structure for JEE (Advanced) – 2015 and beyond may change. If so, details regarding this will be made available at a later date.
Question 44:
I am interested to pursue B. Arch. in IIT. What procedure I have to follow to appear in the Architecture Aptitude Test?
Answer:
First, you have to give B. Arch (available in IIT Kharagpur and Roorkee) as your choice while filling the choice sheet online at the JEE (Advanced) portal. Additionally, the page on which you will view your result of JEE (Advanced) – 2014, will have a link to follow in case you are interested to write Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT). The link will take you to a page where you will be asked to Register for AAT. You have to register between 20th – 24th June, 2014.
Question 45:
If I am interested to write Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT), do I get a separate Admit Card for that?
Answer:
No. You have to use your original Admit Card which you would have received during writing the JEE (Advanced) – 2014.
Question 46:
When will the result for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) be declared?
Answer:
The result will be declared on the 29th June, 2014 and will be displayed in this web site.
Question 47:
Do the candidates qualifying in the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) get separate ranks?
Answer:
No. There is no separate ranking based on the result of AAT. Seat allocation will be done only on the basis of AIR obtained in JEE (Advanced) - 2014

JEE (Main)-2014

JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (JEE)APEX BOARD
(CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, DELHI)
PLOT NO. 482, F.I.E., INDUSTRIAL AREA, PATPARGANJ, DELHI-110092
JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (MAIN) – 2014
Official Website – www.jeemain.nic.in

The JEE (Main)-2014 will be conducted by the JEE Apex Board for admission to
Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical
Institutions, participating State Government Institutions etc.
The admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded
Technical Institutions, Institutions under several participating State Governments, and several
other Institutions shall include the performance in the JEE (Main).
For admission to NITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) like IIITs etc. and
other participating Institutions, the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40% weightage
to school Boards marks in class 12th or equivalent examination and 60% weightage to
JEE(Main). The weightage to school Board/Equivalent examination marks shall be
considered only after normalization.
The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore,
the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states, which were earlier
admitting based on their State Level Examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main) -
2014 application form online.

The JEE (Main) will also be the eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate
has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by
the IITs/ ISM Dhanbad.
I. INFORMATION BULLETIN –
The detailed information bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, eligibility
criteria to appear, examination fees, cities of examination, state code of eligibility, age
relaxation, process of normalization of marks, eligibility for admission, reservation policies
and important dates will be available on JEE(Main)-2014 website www.jeemain.nic.in by
the second week of November 2013. The aspiring candidates are requested to download the
information bulletin from above mentioned website only and read the same carefully before
applying.
II. APPLICATION FORM –
The aspiring candidates have to apply online only through JEE (Main)-2014 website
www.jeemain.nic.in. The online application process will start from 15th November 2013
onwards. The last date for application is 26th December 2013. The eligibility criteria for JEE
(Main) and JEE (Advanced) are different. The candidates are requested to read the
information bulletin carefully and themselves ensure their eligibility as per the criteria laid
down for JEE (Main) as well as JEE (Advanced). In order to facilitate the aspiring
candidates, the JEE (Main) secretariat has designated Facilitation Centres across the country
who will help the candidates in filling online application without any charge. The list of such
institutes is available on the JEE (Main) website and in JEE (Main)-2014 information
bulletin.

III. DETAILS OF EXAMINATION –
JEE (Main) – 2014 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) and Paper-2 (B. Arch./B.
Planning.). Depending upon the course(s) candidates are seeking admission, they may take
Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.), or Paper-2 (B. Arch./B. Planning.), or both.
Subject combination for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination
available is given in the table below:-
PAPER SUBJECTS TYPE OF QUESTIONS MODE OF EXAM
 Paper 1
(B.E./B. Tech.)
Physics, Chemistry &
Mathematics
Objective type with equal
weightage to Physics,
Chemistry & Mathematics
Pen and Paper Based
Exam OR Computer
Based Exam
 Paper 2
(B.Arch./B.Planning)
Mathematics – Part I
Aptitude Test – Part II &
Drawing Test – Part III
Objective type
Objective type
Questions to test drawing
aptitude
Only Pen and Paper
Based Exam
Requirement of papers for different courses is given in the table below.
COURSE PAPERS
All other undergraduate courses (B.E./B.Tech.) Paper –1
B.ARCH/B. PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs) Paper –2
IV. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION-
Offline examination (Pen and Paper Based Examination)
PAPER DATE OF EXAMINATION TIMINGS DURATION
Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.) 06.04.2014 0930-1230 Hours(IST) 3 Hours
Paper 2 (B.Arch./B.Planning) 06.04.2014 1400-1700 Hours(IST) 3 Hours
Online examination (Computer Based Examination) for Paper 1 (B. E./B. Tech.) Only
PAPER DATES OF EXAMINATION TIMINGS DURATION
Paper 1
 (B. E./B. Tech.)
09.04.2014
11.04.2014
12.04.2014
19.04.2014
1
st shift 0930-1230 Hours (IST)
2
nd shift (*) 1400-1700 Hours(IST)
*If required
3 Hours

V.ELIGIBILITY FOR APPEARING IN EXAMINATION:-
a. DATE OF BIRTH –
General Candidates Born or after October 01, 1989
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) candidates
Born or after October 01, 1984
Note - Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board/University certificate will
only be considered.

b. YEAR OF APPEARANCE IN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (QE) –
Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12
th Exam or any equivalent qualifying
examination in 2012 or 2013; or those who are appearing in their Class 12th Exam or any
equivalent qualifying examination in 2014 are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2014.
Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2011 or before as well as those
who will appear in such examination in 2015 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)-
2014. The candidates who appeared in class 12th/equivalent qualifying Examinations in 2011,
did not pass in 2011, but passed in 2012 are also not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2014.
c. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS-
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03
(three).
d. NO. OF ATTEMPTS AND AGE LIMIT FOR THE STATES OF MAHARASHTRA
AND ODISHA-
Since the states of Maharashtra and Odisha have now joined JEE (Main) system from 2014.
The age limit, for admission to institutions in these states which were earlier admitting
candidates based on their state level examinations, will be as per their past practice only. The
number of attempts in such cases will also remain same as per their past practice. This will
however be obviously not applicable for admission to IITs/NITs/IIITs/CFTIs.
VI. EXAMINATION FEES-
The fee can be remitted in the following ways:
• By Debit/Credit Card.
• Through e-Challan generated after successful submission of online application
form. The fee through e-Challan may be deposited in any branch of Syndicate Bank,
Canara Bank and ICICI Bank.
The fee (in Indian Rupees) for JEE (Main)-2014 is as follows:
Paper(s) Appearing Pen and Paper Based
Examination
Computer Based Examination
(Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) only)
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE OPTED IN INDIA
 (General/OBC) (SC/ST/PwD) (General/OBC) (SC/ST/PwD)
JEE (Main) Paper-1
(B.E./B.Tech.) or
JEE (Main)Paper-2
(B. Arch./B. Planning.) only
1000 (Boys)
500 (Girls)
500 (Boys)
500 (Girls)
600 (Boys)
300 (Girls)
300 (Boys)
300 (Girls)
Both JEE (Main) Paper-1
(B.E./B.Tech.) and JEE (Main)
Paper-2 (B.Arch./ B.Planning)
1800 (Boys)
900 (Girls)
900 (Boys)
900 (Girls)
1400 (Boys)
700 (Girls)
700 (Boys)
700 (Girls)

FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE OPTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
JEE (Main) Paper-1
(B.E./B.Tech.) or JEE
(Main)Paper-2
(B.Arch./Planning) only
2500 (Boys)
1250 (Girls)
1250 (Boys)
1250 (Girls)
2500 (Boys)
1250 (Girls)
1250 (Boys)
1250 (Girls)
Both JEE (Main) Paper-1
(B.E./B.Tech.) and JEE (Main)
Paper-2 (B.Arch./ B.Planning)
3800 (Boys)
1900 (Girls)
1900 (Boys)
1900 (Girls)
3800 (Boys)
1900 (Girls)
1900 (Boys)
1900 (Girls)
In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit cards, the candidates will need to pay an
additional processing charge of 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable.
VII. ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SUBMISSION -

Online Application has to be submitted through JEE (Main)-2014 website
www.jeemain.nic.in. The aspiring candidate should furnish all the details and upload
scanned image of his/her photograph and signature while filling up the ‘On-line’ Application.
Candidates are required to take a print out of the computer generated acknowledgement slip
after successful submission of data and payment of fees and keep the same in the safe
custody for any future reference.
Important Note – As for this year and for the first time, the entire application process is
online, including uploading of photograph & signature and payment of fees; the candidates
are required NOT to send any document to JEE (Main) Secretariat.

Seven (7) Steps to be followed to apply online. 

 

 

Step 1 : Download the information bulletin and read it carefully to ensure your 

 eligibility. 

Step 2 : Read the contents of Online Format and instructions for applying online 

 given in the Information Bulletin and keep the entire information ready. 

Step 3 : Keep the Scanned Images of your Photograph, Signature and Left Hand 

 Thumb impression ready in JPG format only. 

Step 4 : Fill in the Online Application Form. 

Step 5 : Upload Scanned Images of Photograph, Signature and Thumb Impression. 

Step 6 : Pay Examination Fee by Debit/Credit card or e-Challan (generated after 

 submission of details in online application form) 

Step 7: Download Acknowledgement Slip and keep the same in safe custody. 

FOR DETAILS CLICKhttp://jeemain.nic.in/jeemainapp/Welcome.aspx