Frequently Asked Questions (IIT-JEE)

Student: I appeared in JEE-2008 and JEE-2009. Can I appear in JEE-2010?
Response : No..

Student: I appeared in JEE-2008, but did not appear in JEE-2009? Can I appear in JEE-2010?
Response : No.

Student: I qualified in JEE-2009. I took admission in one of the IITs/IT-BHU, Varanasi/ISM, Dhanbad by paying full fees but did not join the programme. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : No.

Student: I passed 10+2 examination in 2009 and also qualified in JEE-2009. I appeared for counselling for JEE-2009 and was offered admission in one of the IITs/IT-BHU, Varanasi/ISM, Dhanbad, but did not pay full fees at the institute where I was offered admission and did not join the programme. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : Yes, you are eligible.

Student: I passed 10+2 examination in 2009 with 50% marks. I took JEE-2009 and did not qualify. I will be appearing for a re-examination in the year 2010 so that I can improve the percentage of aggregate marks to 60% or more. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010 ?
Response : Yes you are eligible.

Student: I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got 50% marks. I did not write JEE-2008. I appeared for a re-examination for 10+2 in the year 2009 and obtained aggregate mark which made me eligible to attempt JEE. I took JEE-2009 but could not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : NO. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination before October 1, 2008 are not eligible to write JEE-2010.

Student: I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got 60% marks. I did not attempt JEE-2008. I took JEE-2009 and did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : No.

Student: I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got less than 60% marks in the aggregate. I wrote JEE-2008 but did not qualify. I took 10+2 examination in 2009 and got more than 60% marks in the aggregate. I took JEE-2009 but did not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : No.

Student: I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and got less than 60% marks in the aggregate. I wrote JEE-2008 but did not qualify. I took 10+2 examination in 2009 and got more than 60% marks in the aggregate. I did not write JEE-2009. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : No.

Student: I appeared in 10+2 examination in 2008 and failed. I qualified JEE-2008 but my admission was cancelled. I appeared in 10+2 examination again in 2009 and got more than 60% marks in the aggregate. I wrote JEE-2009 but could not qualify. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010?
Response : No.

Student: My qualifying examination was conducted in 2008. The results were announced after 30th September 2008, and I got 60% marks. I did not attempt JEE-2008 or JEE-2009. Am I eligible to write JEE-2010 and if so, how shall I fill up the application form?
Response : Yes, you are eligible irrespective of whether you attempted JEE-2009 or not.

Student: I fall under NRI/PIO/OCI/ foreign national. Does JEE give me any special treatment for admission?
Response : First of all, you must qualify in JEE-2010. However, for the purpose of course allocation such candidates would be offered admission in a programme available to other general candidates at their All India Rank (AIR). These seats offered to foreign nationals (also PIO, OCI, NRI) will be treated as supernumerary.