Students who apply to Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in the annual undergraduate admission process should have a good understanding of how the entrance examination works. The IIT-JEE is held on January 16th and is administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education, a body under Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The IIT-JEE exam consists 2 sections - Paper-I is a 30 multiple choice questions, while Paper-II has 5 sections including an analytical reasoning section, where each correct answer carries one mark.
JEE is one of the toughest engineering entrance examinations in the world and is one of the most preferred exam that students undertake while they are pursuing their higher studies. It is a three-tier exams, each tier has its own specific objective which the candidates are required to fulfil in order to qualify for admission into IITs.
The candidate's performance in all IIT-JEE exams - Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III needs to be valid for a period of 3 years before applying for admission into any IIIT.
The performance under Paper III has to be valid for 5 years before applying to apply for admission into IITs.
