Introduction in JEE Advanced 2013

Indian Institutes of Technology are institutions of national importance established through an Act of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. There are sixteen IITs at present, located at Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Gandhinagar, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mandi, Mumbai, Patna, Ropar, Roorkee and Varanasi. Over the years, IITs have created world class educational platform that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs continue to make huge impact in all sectors of society, both in India and abroad. Indian School of Mines Dhanbad is one of the oldest institutions in India and is known for its immense contributions towards society at large and for science and technology in particular.

Primary objectives of these institutions are to:

• Build a solid foundation of scientific and technical knowledge and thus to prepare competent and motivated engineers and scientists
• Create environment for freedom of thought, cultivate vision, encourage growth, develop personality and self-discipline for pursuit of excellence
• Kindle entrepreneurial streak in the students

The Institutes admit students with these objectives and prepare them to become outstanding professionals and contribute to nation building. Today, alumni of these institutions occupy key positions in industry and academia, in India and abroad. Each institute has well-equipped modern laboratories, state-of-the-art computer network and well-stocked technical library. Teaching methods rely on direct personal contact between the teachers and the students, and the use of traditional and modern instructional techniques. Students live in a pleasant and intellectually stimulating environment with people having similar goals and aspirations, which is an exciting and unique experience. These institutions offer courses leading to Bachelor's degree in a number of engineering, technological and science disciplines. Integrated M. Sc. courses in pure and applied sciences and Integrated M. Tech. courses in a few disciplines are also offered by some of these Institutions. In addition, some IITs offer Dual-Degree M. Tech. programmes, wherein both B. Tech. and M. Tech. degrees are awarded. Credit-based academic programmes offer flexibility to students to progress at their own pace. A minimum level of performance is necessary for satisfactory progress. The medium of instruction is English.

Admission to all undergraduate programmes in these institutions for Indian and Foreign nationals will be made through a Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) - 2013. Only the top 1,50,000 candidates (including all categories) who qualify in Paper - I of JEE (Main) - 2013 are eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) - 2013. JEE (Main) - 2013 will be conducted by JEE Apex Board during the month of April, 2013. (Details of JEE (Main) - 2013 are available at http://www.jeemain.nic.in).

JEE (Advanced) - 2013 will be jointly conducted by IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. These institutes are henceforth referred to as the zonal IITs.

The JEE (Advanced) - 2013 examination will be held on Sunday, 2 June, 2013 as per the schedule given below:

Paper 1: 09.00 to 12.00 hrs (IST) 
Paper 2: 14.00 to 17.00 hrs (IST)

The schedule will remain unaltered even if the above day is declared a public holiday.

In JEE (Advanced) - 2013, there will be two question papers, each of three hours duration. The question papers will be bilingual (in English and Hindi). Each of the question papers will consist of three separate sections on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The detailed syllabi are given in APPENDIX - 1. The questions will be of objective type, designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. In some sections, incorrect answers will be awarded negative marks.

The answers for each of the questions are to be marked on a separate, 2-sheet carbonless paper. Candidate must not separate or disturb the alignment of the upper and lower sheets at any stage during the examination. The upper sheet is specially designed machine readable sheet of paper (ORS-Optical Response Sheet). While answering each of the questions the candidate is expected to darken the bubble(s) against correct answer(s) only on the upper sheet using black ball point pen. The darkening on the upper sheet should be done in such a manner that the impression is seen on the lower sheet. Responses recorded on the upper sheet only will be taken as final. The candidate can take away the lower sheet with the permission of the invigilator(s) at the end of the examination.