Indian Institute Of Technology Joint Entrance Examination
The Indian Institutes of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (abbreviated IIT-JEE or simply JEE) is an annual college entrance examination in India. It is used as the sole admission criterion by the sixteen Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The examination is organised each year by one of the various IITs, using a round robin rotation pattern. It has a very low admission rate (about 1 in 50 in 2011) and is considered the toughest exam in India after the UPSC's Engineering Services Examination which determines entry into the elite Indian Engineering Services.
From 2013, IITJEE will be clubbed with AIEEE an Engineering Entrance Examination for NITs. Further more IITJEE will be held in two phases, Phase 1 will be called as JEE Main and Phase 2 will be called as JEE advanced.
Read more about Indian Institute Of Technology Joint Entrance Examination: History, Latest Edition, Procedure To Select Students For JEE Advanced 2013, Seats and Attendance, Eligibility, New Admission Norms For IIT, Criticism
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