JEE Advanced 2022: Test on August 28 for admission to 23 IITs

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2022 for admission into 23 IITs across the country is scheduled to be held on August 28.

The first shift of JEE Advanced which is a three-hour exam, will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.. The second shift will be held from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Jammers will be installed at all examination centres to prevent malpractices such as cheating through mobile phones or any other electronic devices, the National Testing Agency has informed. Earlier also, during JEE Main exam, jammers were installed.


For absentee 2021 batch students

Students who had applied for JEE Advanced in 2021 but did not appear in the examination have been allowed to sit for the 2022 exam.

This exemption, said an IANS report, is only applicable for students who were absent for both the first and second round of tests of JEE Advanced 2021. Those who were absent only for the second test but present for the first one, will not be allowed.

IIT Bombay has clarified that in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the relaxation has been introduced only for this year. IIT Bombay is the organiser of the exams.

Eligibility criteria

The list of students appearing for JEE Advanced exam is prepared on the basis of the final result of JEE Main.

At least 2,50,000 students, who perform well in JEE Main, get a chance to appear for JEE Advanced. Since the remaining students of 2021 also have been added to that list, the number this time may go up.

The maximum number of times one can appear for JEE Advanced is twice in two consecutive years. All the students appearing for the exam must have passed their 12th board exams, for the first time, either in 2021 or 2022.

However, under special circumstances, students, whose results for the academic year 2019-20 were declared after October 15, 2020, have also being considered eligible for JEE Advanced 2022.