November 19, 2008 - Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (IIT JEE 2009)

Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to undergraduate and postgraduate course at seven Indian Institutes of Technology, IT - BHU, Varanasi and Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad.

Programs Offered: B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Pharm, B.Des, M.Tech, M.Sc, B.Tech - M.Tech (Dual Degree)

Important Dates to Remember:
Sale of Application Materials at designated branches of Banks and at all IITs: 19.11.2008 - 24.12.2008
Postal request for Application Material: 19.11.2008 - 16.12.2008
Submission of on-line applications: 19.11.2008 - 24.12.2008
Last date of receipt of completed JEE Application Form at the JEE Office: 24.12.2008
Joint Entrance Examination: 12.04.2009
Declaration of Results: 25.05.2009
Medical Examination and Counselling for Qualified PD Candidates (the Schedule will be announced on the IIT websites): 09.06.2009 - 11.06.2009
Counselling Schedule for OBC/SC/ST Candidates: 09.06.2009 - 12.06.2009
Counselling Schedule for GE/DS Candidates: 13.06.2009 - 16.06.2009
Counselling Schedule for Preparatory Course: 06.07.2009
Architecture / Design Aptitude Test: 11.06.2009 and 15.06.2009
Website release of Course Allocation: 24.06.2009

Application Cost:
Both Online and Offline:
1. Rs.1000/- for male general and OBC candidates.
2. Rs.500/- for SC/ST/PD and female candidates.
3. US$ 100/- for candidates appearing in Dubai Centre.

Mode of Payment (DD / Cash):
1.From Designated Canara Bank Branches corresponding to each zone on cash payment.
2.The demand draft of amount appropriate to category/gender must be drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of "Chairman, JEE" of the respective IIT payable at the corresponding city.
Application Forms:

• In Person: The Application Material will be available from November 19, 2008 to December 24, 2008 on cash payment of application fee of Rs. 1000/- for General/OBC Category Male candidates, Rs. 500/- for General/OBC Category Female candidates and SC/ST and PD candidates from the following Designated Branches of Canara Bank
  
  
• By Post: Application can also be obtained by sending a demand draft along with two self-addressed slips, from the "Chairman, JEE", IIT Bombay, Mumbai-400 076; IIT Delhi, New Delhi-110 016; IIT Guwahati, Guwahati-781 039; IIT Kanpur, Kanpur-208 016; IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur-721 302; IIT Madras, Chennai-600 036; IIT Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667. The demand draft of amount appropriate to category/gender must be drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of "Chairman, JEE" of the respective IIT payable at the corresponding city. Candidates applying from abroad should remit the amount in Indian Rupees. Application material will be sent by Ordinary Post. IITs will not be responsible for any loss or postal delay.
  
  
• By Online: Online submission can be done on http://jee.iitr.ernet.in. The mode of payment of fee of Rs. 500/- for SC/ST/PD/Female candidates, and Rs. 1000/- for all other candidates is through a crossed Demand Draft drawn on a nationalized bank in favor of "Chairman, JEE, IIT Madras" payable at Chennai.
  
  Please write the name of the candidate and the application number in the reverse side of the demand draft after online submission of application. The candidate is required to take a printout of the filled-up Application Form. On the printed application form, a good quality recent colour photograph should be pasted at the appropriate place and the candidate and his/her parent/guardian should affix their signatures in the boxes provided. Candidates should write their name and application number in the reverse side of the photograph before affixing.

Eligbility:

• A candidate can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years. Those who have appeared in JEE in 2007 or earlier are not eligible for appearing in JEE-2009.
  
  
• Candidates appearing in JEE-2009 should have either passed the qualifying examination in 2008 or should be appearing in 2009. They should also satisfy the specific eligibility criteria in the qualifying examination. Candidates who have passed the qualifying examination before October 1, 2007 are not eligible to write JEE-2009.
  
  
• For GE and OBC categories, only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1984, are eligible to appear in JEE-2009. For SC, ST, and PD categories, candidates who were born on or after October 01, 1979, are eligible. Date of birth as recorded in the High School/first Board/Pre-University Certificate will be taken as authentic. If the high school certificate does not mention the date of birth, provide a suitable document indicating the date of birth along with the application. Candidates must produce this certificate in original as a proof of their age at the time of counselling, failing which they will be disqualified.
  
  
• Candidates should NOT have accepted admission by paying full fees at any of the IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi or ISMU, Dhanbad, through earlier JEE. For Detailed Eligibility criteria visit wthe website http://jee.iitr.ernet.in
  

The complete application should be sent to Chairman, JEE, IIT Madras, Chennai - 600 036 on or before 24.12.2008.