(Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras, Roorkee)

Joint Entrance Examination 2006 (JEE-2006).

Decision for admission to undergraduate courses at the above mentioned seven Indian Institutes of Technology, IT-BHU, Varanasi & Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.

The decision of the Joint Admission Board (JAB) Meeting held on September 17, 2005 at Kolkata:

Eligibility:

1. Candidates appearing in (10+2) or equivalent qualifying examination in 2006 must secure at least 60% (55% for SC/ST and PD) marks in aggregate in their respective Board Examination. In case the respective Boards award letter grades, without providing a norm for converting them to equivalent percentage marks, the norms decided by the Joint Implementation Committee of JEE shall be final (details to be provided in the Information Brochure of JEE-2006).

2. A student can have only two attempts to write JEE with effect from 2006 - in the year in which he or she passes the 12th standard examination and/ or in the following year.

3. Candidates who join any of the NTs, IT-BHU, Varanasi, and ISM, Dhanbad through JEE-2006 will NOT be permitted to appear in JEE in future.

4. One time exception Candidates, who have passed their qualifying examination in 2005 or earlier, will be permitted to appear in JEE-2006, as a last chance, irrespective of the marks secured or the number of earlier attempts at JEE subject to their satisfying the age limit.

¢ Date and Pattern of JEE-2006:

1. Date of Examination: 9th April, 2006 (Sunday)

2. Subjects: Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry

3. Pattern: Three question papers of two hours duration each in Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. All questions will be of objective type designed to test aptitude, comprehension and analytical ability of the candidates.

The detailed advertisement will appear on 1st October, 2005 in all national dailies.

Notification