JEE Advanced 2020: Brochure (Out), Application Form, Exam Date (17 May), Eligibility, Syllabus

JEE Advanced 2020 brochure has been released by IIT Delhi. Joint Entrance Examination Advanced 2020 will be held on 17 May 2020 for candidates who qualify JEE Mains. The application form will release on 01 May 2020. The exam is a National level entrance exam. Aspirants can pursue Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s or Dual Degree programs in Engineering, Pharmaceutics, Sciences or Architecture through the JEE Advanced 2020 in all 23 IITs. Also, the exam is likely to be held in the US for the first time as decided in JAB meeting. The candidates who wish to appear in JEE Advanced 2020 must qualify in JEE Main as to secure a seat in one of the IITs. This article further tells about the JEE Advanced 2020 Eligibility, Application forms and other important details.

JEE Advanced 2020 Latest Update:

• Mock Test has been released for JEE (Advanced) 2020 on 16 January 2020. Click here>JEE Advanced 2020 Mock Test
• Jee Advanced Application Form will be released on 01 May 2020 (10:00 AM).
• JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Date has been released and will be conducted on 17 May 2020 by IIT, Delhi.
• Candidates can download JEE 2020 Advance Brochure PDF for more information. 

What is New in JEE Advanced 2020?

This year instead of 2.4 lakh, 2.5 lakh JEE Man top qualifiers will be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced 2020. 2nd Paper which usually starts from 2:00 PM will now start at 2:30 PM. Check complete schedule below:

• JEE Advanced exam will be conducted on United States of America (USA). The centre will be established in San Francisco.
• JAB has also decided to remove exam centres from Colombo and Addis Ababa. The decision has been taken due to lower candidate record in previous years.

Foreign Candidates can also apply for JEE Advanced 2020 exam. Click to check JEE Advanced Admission Process for Foreign Candidates.

JEE Advanced 2020 Application Form

The JEE Advanced 2020 Application form will be available from the 01 May 2020. Candidates must visit the official website to download the information brochure/bulletin for all the essential information related to the Application form. Candidates should consider the following steps while filling the JEE Advanced 2020 Registration form:

Step 1: Visit the official website and log in with the Registration credentials of JEE Mains.

Step 2: After login, provide the basic data such as Personal, educational qualifications and the choices of cities for the examination. The candidate will also get an option of adding a mobile number and email id, in addition to the credentials provided during JEE MAINS 2020 registration.

Step 3: Candidates need to upload the scanned copies of all the required documents listed below:

     1.For all candidates

• Class X certificate( as per date of birth) or birth certificate.
• Class XII or equivalent certificate.
• If the name is not matching with Class X certificate, a gazette notification showing the change of name is to be provided.

    2.For candidates under the GEN-EWS category

• GEN-EWS certificate issued by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

    3.For candidates under the OBC-NCL category

• OBC-NCL certificate issued by Government of India in confirmation with the latest guidelines and updates on the Central List of State-wise OBCs.

   4.For candidates under the SC or ST category

• Caste certificate for SC or ST in confirmation with the latest guidelines of the Government of India.

   5.For candidates under the PwD category

• Physical Disability certificate issued by the notified medical authority.

  6.DS Category certificate

  7.PIO/OCI certificate( as applicable)

 Step 4: Lastly, the candidates need to pay the registration fee. 

JEE Advanced 2020 Application Fee

Mode of Payment: The registration fee can be submitted via online mode through payment gateways/Banks. The Registration/Application fee for JEE Advanced 2020 is given below:

JEE Advanced Registration Fee 2020

Categories	Fee
General/OBC category	Rs. 2800/-
Female candidates (All Categories)	Rs. 1400/-
Reserved category (SC/ST/PwD)	Rs. 1400/-
Foreign Nationals	SAARC countries- USD 75 Non-SAARC countries- USD 150

JEE Advanced Application Fee for Examination centres outside India

JEE Advanced Registration Fee 2020

Categories	Fee
All Indian Nationals	USD 75
All applicants (SAARC Countries)	USD 75
All applicants (Non-SAARC Countries)	USD 150

Note: The registration fee shown above does not include service charges/ processing fees as charged by the bank.

JEE Advanced 2020 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates need to fulfil the given JEE Advanced 2020 eligibility criterion to appear in the exam. Check details below:

Performance in JEE Main 2020

To be eligible to give JEE Advanced 2020, the candidate must be among the top 2,24,000 students (including all categories) in Paper-1 of JEE Main 2020. Given below is information regarding the percentage of various categories of candidates :

JEE Advanced Eligibility Criteria

Categories	Percentage of candidates
GEN-EWS	4%
OBC-NCL	27%
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
OPEN	46.5%
PwD	5%

Age Limit

• Candidates should have been born on or after 01 October 1994.
• Five-year relaxation is given to SC, ST and PWD candidates.

Number of Attempts

• Candidates are permitted to attempt JEE Advanced a maximum of two times in two consecutive years. 

Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent)

• Candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2019 or 2020. 

Earlier Admission at IITs

Candidates are not eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2020, if

• They took admission at any of the IITs in the past (whether or not they continued in the course);   OR
• They accepted admission by reporting at a reporting centre in the past;   OR
• If their admission to any IITs was cancelled in the past.

However, if they joined a preparatory course in any of the IITs in 2019 for the first time, they would be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2020. If candidates had paid seat acceptance fee in 2019, they would still be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2020 if,

• They did not report at any reporting centre.   OR
• Withdrew before the last round of seat allotment.    OR
• Had their seat cancelled (for whatever reason) before the last round of seat allotment for IITs, during the joint seat allocation in 2019?

Note: In any of the above cases, the candidate is required to fulfil the Conditions from criterion 1 to criterion 4.

Foreign Candidate Eligibility: Candidates who are NOT citizens of India (by birth or naturalized) and have studied (are studying) abroad at 10+2 level or equivalent at the time of registering for JEE (Advanced) 2020, are treated as foreign nationals.

JEE Advanced 2020 Admit Card

JEE Advanced Admit card will be available online from 12 to 17 May 2020. The candidates who have submitted the JEE Advanced 2020 registration form successfully can download the Admit Card for JEE Advanced 2020:

• Candidates can avail the Admit Card from the official website by entering the registration credentials.
• Candidates should carefully check the entries in the admit card and in case of any issues found they can contact the Chairman, JEE Advanced exam 2020 of the respective zonal coordinating IIT.
• In case a candidate is facing a problem downloading the admit card, he/she should immediately contact the Chairman, JEE Advanced 2020 of the respective zonal coordinating IIT.
• The JEE Advanced 2020 admit card will contain the below details:
  • Candidate’s Name
  • Roll Number
  • Date of Birth
  • Category
  • Signature
  • Exam Date
  • Exam Centre

Note: A copy of the Admit card is mandatory to be produced at the time of examination.

JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Schedule

The JEE Advanced 2020 entrance exam will be conducted by the IITs under the supervision of the Joint Admission Board (JAB). On the basis of this exam, candidates can take admission in the Bachelor's, Integrated Master's and Dual Degree programs in all the IITs. The final decision regarding candidate's admission in IITs will be done by JAB and it depends on their JEE (Advanced) 2020 score.

This exam is consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. For each paper candidates will be provided with a duration of three hours and the exam will held as per the following schedule:

JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Schedule

Date : Sunday, May 17, 2020
Paper 1	09:00 - 12:00 IST
Paper 2	14:30 - 17:30 IST

Candidate must have to appear in both the papers. The exam will be held in computer-based test mode.
Authority has announced that the schedule will remain the same even if the examination day is a public holiday.

JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Pattern

Exam patterns help candidates to prepare themselves well for the examination. So, candidates can refer to the JEE Advanced 2020 exam pattern given below:

JEE Advanced Paper Pattern

Mode of Exam	CBT mode( Computer Based Test)
Type of Questions	Objective type( Multiple Choice Questions)
Sections	Paper 1: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Paper 2: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Duration of Examination	Paper 1- 3 hours (180 minutes) Paper 2- 3 hours (180 minutes)
Marking Scheme	There will be negative marking in the paper and will vary for different papers
Medium of Language	English and Hindi

Note: Both the papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) are compulsory. The result will be calculated based on marks obtained in both the papers respectively.

JEE Advanced 2020 Syllabus

The syllabus for JEE Advanced 2020 is given below for the candidates to get an idea about the various topics under each subject.

Syllabus for Physics:

1. General Physics
2. Mechanics
3. Thermal Physics
4. Electricity and Magnetism
5. Optics
6. Modern Physics

Syllabus for Chemistry:

Chemistry syllabus will include various topics from Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.

1.Physical Chemistry

• General Topics
• Gaseous and Liquid States
• Atomic structure and chemical bonding
• Energetics
• Electrochemistry
• Chemical equilibrium
• Thermodynamics
• Chemical kinetics
• Solid-state
• Solutions
• Surface chemistry
• Nuclear Chemistry

2. Inorganic Chemistry

• Isolation/preparation and properties of non-metals
• Preparation and properties of compounds
• Transition elements (3d series)
• Ores and Minerals
• Extractive metallurgy
• Principles of qualitative analysis

 3.Organic Chemistry

• Concepts
• Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes
• Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes
• Reactions of benzene
• Phenols
• Characteristic reactions
• Carbohydrates
• Amino acids and peptides
• Properties and uses of some important polymers
• Practical organic chemistry

Syllabus for Mathematics:

• Algebra
• Trigonometry
• Analytical geometry
• Differential calculus
• Integral calculus
• Vectors

Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) Syllabus:

• Freehand drawing
• Geometrical drawing
• Three-dimensional perception
• Imagination and aesthetic sensitivity
• Architectural awareness

JEE Advanced 2020 Rank Lists

The JEE Advanced 2020 Rank List will be decided if the candidates fulfil the below-given Criteria:

• Candidates who appear for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be considered for the ranking.
• The marks scored in total in the subject Physics in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be equal to the marks allotted in Physics for JEE Advanced 2020
• In the same waymarks for Chemistry and Mathematics will be calculated.
• The rank list is prepared based on the aggregate marks obtained by a candidate in JEE Advanced 2020.
• There will be no waiting list for ranking in JEE Advanced 2020.
• Only those candidates who score the minimum prescribed marks in each subject and aggregate will be included in the rank list.

JEE Advanced 2020 Tie-Breaking

If the aggregate marks of two or more candidates are the same, then a tie-break policy is used for awarding ranks:

• Step 1: Candidates having higher positive marks will be awarded a higher rank. In case if this also fails to break the tie then follow step 2
• Step 2: Higher rank is assigned to that candidate who scored higher marks in Mathematics. If this also fails to break the tie, higher rank will be assigned to a candidate scoring high in Physics. If again there is a tie, then the candidates will be assigned the same rank.

JEE Advanced 2020 Result 

The JEE Advanced 2020 Results will be announced by the authorised zonal centre.

• Joint Entrance Exam Advanced 2020 results will be declared on 08 June 2020 on the official website.
• The aspirants can assess their JEE Advanced 2020 results with the help of their registration number and date of birth.
•  All India Rank (AIR) and Category Rank (CR) of qualified aspirants will be available on the online portal after the results are declared and the JEE Advanced 2020 counselling dates will be announced shortly after.
•  The aspirants who appeared for both paper I and Paper II will only be considered for Common Rank List (CRL). 
• Individual rank cards will not be sent to the candidates.

JEE Advanced 2020 Counselling

The counselling process for JEE Advanced examination for the academic year 2020-21 will take place after the result is declared.

• The seats in IITs, NITs, IIITs and other Govt. Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) will be allocated by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority(JoSAA)
• All the candidates who have qualified in the exam are eligible for admission and will have to participate in the joint seat allocation process by filling their choices of courses.
• The procedure to fill the choices will be made available by JoSAA through Seat Allotment Brochure.
• The schedule for seat allotment will be announced separately by JoSAA.

Courses Offered by IITs

Type of Academic programs offered at IITs with their minimum duration*

Programs	Extended form	Duration
B.Tech	Bachelor of Technology	4 years
B.S.	Bachelor of Science	4 years
B.Arch.	Bachelor of Architecture	5 years
Dual Degree B.Tech-M.tech.	Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology	5 years
Dual Degree B.S.- M.S.	Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Science	5 years
Integrated M.tech.	Integrated Master of Technology	5 years
Integrated M.Sc.	Integrated Master of Science	5 years

*Only those academic programs are mentioned here for which admission is based on JEE Advanced. These institutes also offer other courses which have different admission criteria.

Previous Year Statistics for JEE Advanced Exam

Check the previous year analysis for JEE Advanced examination:

JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Centres

• Candidates will have to choose 6 cities/towns from a zone of their choice at the time of online registration.
• Though a candidate will be allotted the city/town of his/her preferences a different city/town in the same/other zones may be allowed under exceptional Criteria.
• Request for change of city/ town once allotted will not be entertained under any circumstances.

A tentative list of cities/towns under different zone is given below:

IIT BOMBAY ZONE (I)

Sl. No.	State	Cities
1	Goa	Madgaon
		Panaji
2	Gujarat	Ahmedabad
		Bhavnagar
		Bhuj
		Gandhinagar
		Rajkot
		Surat
		Vadodara
3	Karnataka	Bengaluru
		Dharwad
		Gulbarga
		Mangaluru
		Mysuru
4	Maharashtra	Amravati
		Aurangabad
		Kolhapur
		Mumbai
		Nagpur
		Nanded
		Nashik
		Navi Mumbai
		Pune
		Thane
		Vasai
5	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa

IIT DELHI ZONE (II)

Sl. No.	State	City/Town
1	Delhi NCR	Delhi (East)
		Delhi (North)
		Delhi (South)
		Delhi (West)
		Faridabad
		Greater Noida
		Gurugram
		Noida
2	Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
3	Rajasthan	Ajmer
		Alwar
		Bikaner
		Jaipur
		Jodhpur
		Sikar
		Udaipur
4	Nepal	Kathmandu

IIT GUWAHATI ZONE (III)

Sl. No.	State	City/Town
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
2	Assam	Dibrugarh
		Guwahati
		Jorhat
		Silchar
		Tezpur
3	Bihar	Arrah
		Aurangabad
		Bhagalpur
		Bihar Sharif
		Chhapra
		Darbhanga
		Gaya
		Muzaffarpur
		Patna
		Purnea
		Samastipur
4	Manipur	Imphal
5	Meghalaya	-
6	Tripura	Agartala
7	Singapore	Singapore

IIT KANPUR ZONE (IV)

Sl.No.	State	Cities
1	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
		Indore
		Jabalpur
2	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad
		Faizabad
		Gorakhpur
		Jhansi
		Kanpur
		Lucknow
		Varanasi
3	Sri Lanka	Colombo

IIT KHARAGPUR ZONE (V)

Sl. No.	State	City
1	Andaman & Nicobar Island	Port Blair
2	Jharkhand	Bokaro
		Dhanbad
		Jamshedpur
		Ranchi
3	Odisha	Berhampur
		Bhubaneshwar
		Cuttack
		Rourkela
4	West Bengal	Asansol
		Baharampur
		Durgapur
		Kalyani
		Kharagpur
		Kolkata
5	Bangladesh	Dhaka

IIT HYDERABAD ZONE(VI)

Sl. No.	State	Cities
1	Andhra Pradesh	Guntur
		Kakinada
		Kurnool
		Nellore
		Ongole
		Rajahmundry
		Tirupati
		Eluru
2	Kerala	Alappuzha
		Kannur
		Kasaragod
		Kochi
		Kollam
		Kottayam
		Kozhikode
		Malappuram
		Palakkad
		Thiruvananthapuram
		Thrissur
3	Puducherry	Puducherry
4	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
		Coimbatore
		Madurai
		Salem
		Tiruchirapalli
		Tirunelveli
		Hyderabad
		Karimnagar
		Khammam
		Mahabubnagar
		Nizamabad
		Warangal
5	United Arab Emirates	Dubai

IIT ROORKEE ZONE (VII)

Sl. No.	State	City/Town
1	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
2	Haryana	Ambala
		Bahadurgarh
		Hisar
		Kurukshetra
		Panipat
3	Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur
		Kangra
		Shimla
4	Madhya Pradesh	Gwalior
5	Punjab	Amritsar
		Bathinda
		Jalandhar
		Ludhiana
		Mohali
		Patiala
6	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
		Haldwani
		Haridwar
		Roorkee
7	Uttar Pradesh	Agra
		Aligarh
		Bareilly
		Ghaziabad
		Mathura
		Meerut
		Moradabad

Note: The final list will be notified before the start of JEE Advanced 2020 Online registration.

JEE Advanced 2020 Highlights

Exam Name	Joint Entrance Exam Advanced (JEE Advanced)
Exam Level	National Level
Conducting Authority	Indian Institute of Technology- Delhi
Language	Hindi & English
Official Website	https://jeeadv.ac.in/
Exam Mode	Online

About Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi)

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