JEE(Main)-2013 OFFICIAL Press Release

CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
Secretariat JEE Apex Board
P.S.-1-2, Institutional Area, IP Extn., Patparganj,Delhi-110092
7th Sep 2012
                                                                PRESS RELEASE

In pursuance of MHRD’s directions and subsequent decision of the JEE Apex Board on JEE (Main) and (Advanced) held on 25.08.2012, the JEE (Main) Examination, 2013 (hitherto known as AIEEE - Paper I) for admissions to B.E./B.Tech courses at NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs
will be held during April, 2013.
                      
                        The JEE (Main) (Paper I of earlier AIEEE) for B.E./B.Tech will be held in two modes, viz
offline and online (CBT). The offline examination for JEE (Main) will be held on 7th April, 2013 and
the online examinations will be held thereafter in April, 2013.

                        The examination (Paper II of earlier AIEEE) for admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses at
NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be held on 7
th
April, 2013 in offline mode only.
                            
                         The merit list for admission to NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be prepared by
giving 40% weightage (suitably normalised) to classXII (or equivalent examination) or other qualifying
examination marks and 60% to the performance in JEE(Main) Examination.

                          The JEE (Main)-2013 (Paper I of earlier AIEEE) will have one objective type question paper.
The paper will consist of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The duration of the paper will be 3
(Three) Hours. The Paper II for admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses at NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi
and other CFTIs will have one Question Paper consisting of Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing
Test as per past practice of AIEEE. The duration ofthe paper will be 3 (Three) Hours. Detailed
bulletin is being prepared and will be published shortly.

                          Only 1,50,000 of the top rankers in JEE (Main), which includes students from all categories (GE,
OBC (NCL), SC and ST) will be eligible to appear inJEE (Advanced)-2013 (hitherto known as IIT-JEE)
for admission to IITs, IIT BHU and ISM Dhanbad. Notice in this regard has been issued by the IIT
system separately.

                          AIEEE conducted earlier by the CBSE would now be known as JEE (Main). For any clarification
regarding JEE (Main) 2013 , kindly mail your query to jeemain2013@gmail.com


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