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Schedule for JEE 2018 is out, Aadhaar to be mandatory
Last updated on Nov 24, 2017, 05:45 pm
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The CBSE has announced that the online application process for JEE 2018, the gateway to the prestigious IITs, will begin on December 1, 2017.
The deadline is January 1, 2018.
Aadhaar will be mandatory this time.
The paper-based exam will be held on April 8 and the computer-based exam on April 15-16.
The updated information brochure for the Main is available on www.jeemain.nic.in.
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Qualifications
Who can appear for the JEE 2018?
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To appear in JEE-2018, the candidate must have been born on or before October 1, 1993.
They must have appeared and qualified in the Class 12 exam in 2016 or 2017 or preparing to appear for it in 2018.
They will be able to attempt the Main a maximum of three times.
Only those who clear the Main can appear in the Advanced.
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Changes
These changes will be seen in JEE 2018
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The JEE will undergo some changes next year. One is that the Advanced will go completely online.
Another proposal that's been cleared is scientific designing of the paper with questions ranging in difficulty from levels 1-10.
The JAB has also decided to implement 14% reservation in seats for girl students from 2018. The reservation will increase in a phased manner till 20% in 2026.
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Do you know?
IIT admissions in 2017 disrupted by legal cases
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This year's admission process to the IITs was marred by legal cases in the SC. A petitioner had challenged the awarding of "bonus marks" to candidates for 'misprinted' or 'wrong' questions and sought removal of grace marks. The SC later lifted stay on admissions.
