IIT JEE Advanced 2022 Result Declared Updates: NIT Rourkela to co-host JoSAA

NIT Rourkela who is co-hosting JoSAA 2022 has announced that it removed the eligibility requirement of 75 per cent marks or 20 percentiles in class 12 exams conducted by the respective boards. Also, candidates will not be asked to physically report at participating institutes at the end of JoSAA rounds if they have opted for participation in CSAB special round. Read full story on indianexpress.com

Delhi University has launched the Common Seat Allocation System (CSAS) portal today for undergraduate admissions of academic year 2022-23. To apply for admission to colleges affiliated to University of Delhi, interested candidates can register on the official website — admission.uod.ac.in.

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In 2021, after computer science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering were the second and third most preferred courses respectively. Last year, the most number of candidates applied for electrical engineering at IIT Delhi, followed by IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur and IIT Madras. In 2021, IIT Bombay received the maximum number of applications, followed by IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur and IIT Madras

Read the full story by Tushar Verma on indianexpress.com

BTech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay is the most preferred course. 22,943 candidates applied for this course in 2021. 22,765 candidates applied for the course at IIT Delhi. Followed by 22,262 at IIT Kharagpur, 22,021 at IIT Kanpur and 21,195 at IIT Madras. Read full story by Tushar Verma on indianexpress.com

Arihant Vashista AIR 17 did not expect that he would be one of top scorers of the country and the topper from Mumbai. While he was expecting somewhere between 270, he is ecstatic with his result of 277 out of 360. Arihant wishes to join the Computer Science programme at IIT-Bombay. Arihant is a native of Boisar in Tarapur area of Palghar district. His mother’s guidance always encouraged Arihant to study mathematics but it was his elder brother Mitun’s IIT preparation two years ago that inspired him. Read full story by Pallavi Smart on indianexpress.com

17-year-old Mohammad Rashid Ayub Khan Pathan from Borsad in the Anand district of Gujarat has been wheelchair bound since childhood but that did not deter his spirit. He aims to become a software developer and for which he studied 13 hours a day. His determination finally paid off, and he secured rank 20 in the PwD category. Read the full story on indianexpress.com

Steps to register for JoSAA counselling 2022

Step 1: Go to the official website– josaa.nic.in

Step 2: Click on the link ‘registration and choice filling for JoSAA Counselling 2022’ on the homepage

Step 3: Enter your credentials, JEE Advanced application number, password, security pin

Step 4: Proceed with the registration process, your details will appear on the screen

Step 5: After verifying, tap on the “submit” button.

Step 6: Enter the preferred choices of institutes and courses.

Step 7: Lock the preferences before the final date.

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The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) 2022 counselling process has begun. The registration and choice filling window is now open. Candidates can register on the official website– josaa.nic.in

JEE Advanced 2022 all India female topper Tanishka Kabra wants to study computer science at IIT Bombay.She urged all the aspirants to trust their parents and teachers and be open to them about how you feel. Be honest with yourself. Read full story by Ritu Sharma on IndianExpress.com

How to register for JoSAA counselling–

Step 1: Go to JoSAA official website -josaa.nic.in

Step 2: Click on the registration link and sign-in. 

Step 3: Enter relevant details like roll number, name, parent's name, date of birth and create a password on the candidate login page. 

Step 4: A confirmation mail will be sent to the registered ID of the candidate along with login credentials. 

Step 5: After the candidates have their application number and password they will have to complete the application form by entering their personal details, qualification, contact etc. 

Step 6: Candidates then have to upload the required documents and complete the form. 

Step 7: And lastly, preview and submit the application form.

IIT Bombay declared the JEE Advanced results today, now JoSAA will hold counselling for all those who qualified the exam. The Joint Seat Allocation Authority will conduct counselling for the admissions in various programmes at IITs, NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs. Read the full report here

Out of four of the toppers The Indian Express, three want to pursue computer science from IIT Bombay. This does not come as a surprise as IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur has been the most preferred college among 1,000 rank holders of the Joint Entrance Examination, shows an analysis of the exam statistics from 2016 to 2020. Read full report by Tushar Verma on indianexpress.com

As the results for JEE Advanced 2022 are out, one of the most common questions that will be asked now is, ‘which IIT is better?’ Deepankar Choudhury, head of the department, Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay and the founding member of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA), said one cannot put the institutes in any kind of order. Each institute has its own identity. As a student, if you are willing to join anywhere, you have to pick up that identity by gauging what speciality that institute or the branch has, what opportunities it can provide you and how you can make the most of it. You cannot compare civil engineering at IIT Bombay, mechanical engineering at IIT Bombay and electrical engineering at IIT Dharwad. Read the full story by Pallavi Smart on indianexpress.com

The registration process for JEE Advanced Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) Exams 2022 began today by Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. The registration process began at 10 am. Candidates can apply for JEE Advanced AAT 2022 by visiting the official website– jeeadv.ac.in. Read the full report on indianexpress.com

Mumbai resident Ojas Maheswari created history by being first amongst the PwD category to be ranked at 26 in the general category. Ojas has never asked for any special facilities and he doesn’t like to be put into a special category. His parents were confident that his ranking in the PwD category will be in the top rankers but were keener about his general ranking. (Graphics by: Angshuman Maity) Read full interview by Alifiya Khan on indianexpress.com

Zone wise female toppers: Tanishka Kabra from IIT Delhi zone bagged the top spot amongst female candidates

The minimum aggregate marks for General category was 55, while for OBC-NCL and EWS category was 50. The minimum aggregate for rest of the categories was 28 and in preparatory course ranks list was 14

IIT Bombay and IIT Madras have the same number of candidates in top 100, and IIT-Delhi leads in top 500 category 133. IIT-Guwahati had 10 candidates in top 500. IIT Kanpur also saw a lower number with only one candidate in top 100 and 23 in top 500.

The 2022 pass percentage stands at 26.17 per cent, compared to 29.54 per cent in 2021. The qualifying marks were also lowered as compared to 2021 to get a pool of qualified candidates at least twice the number of total seats on offer. Read full report by Sourav Roy Barman

Scholar of NTSE, KVPY as well as a qualifier of IOQC and INMO, Punjab’s Mrinal Garg who secured AIR 19 in JEE Advanced wants to study computer science from IIT Bombay. He credited his teachers and elder brother for his success and said that while preparing for exams he stayed away from social media. Read the full story by Divya Goyal on indianexpress.com

Mahit Gadhiwala from Surat is son of a dentist couple, always dreamt of getting into IIT Bombay and with his current AIR 9, he is hopeful that his dream will be fulfilled. Though he gave NEET along with JEE, the 18 year old was always inclined to purse a BTech degree. He scored score of 285 marks out of 360 in the IIT entrance test. He even scored a 600 out of 720 in NEET. Read the full story by Pallavi Smart on indianexpress.com

RK Shishir, a 17-year-old student of Narayana eTechno School in Bangalore, topped JEE Advanced 2022. Shishir scored 314 marks out of 360 marks in JEE Advanced. His list of achievements is long. He topped the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) in the pharmacy stream and stood fourth in the KCET engineering category and AIR 2 in Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Exam (KVYP). The 17 year old has been dreaming of getting into an IIT since he was in class 8. Read his full interview by Sanath Prasad on indianexpress.com

This year, R K Shishir of IIT Bombay zone is the top ranker in Common Rank List (CRL) in JEE (Advanced) 2022. He obtained 314 marks out of 360 marks. In female candidates, Tanishka Kabra of IIT Delhi zone is the top ranked female with CRL 16. She obtained 277 marks out of 360.

Here's a list of the top 10 candidates in Common Rank List

Tanishka Kabra of IIT Delhi zone who is the top ranked female with CRL 16 had also topped the International Chemistry Olympiad 2022

The aggregate marks are calculated as the sum of the marks obtained in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Candidates have to satisfy the subject-wise as well as the aggregate qualifying marks to be included in a rank list.

Maximum aggregate marks: 360 (180 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
Maximum marks in Physics: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
Maximum marks in Chemistry: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)
Maximum marks in Mathematics: 120 (60 each in Paper 1 and Paper 2)

— Candidates must qualify for JEE Advanced 2022 in order to appear for JEE Advanced Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT)
— Also, candidates must have appeared in the class 12 examination for the first time in 2021 or 2022, not any earlier than that. Candidates also must have studied Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as main subjects.
— Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1996. Five years of age relaxation is given to SC/ST/PwD candidates.
— A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) AAT maximum of two times in two consecutive years.

After R K Shishir, Polu Lakshmi Sai Lohith Reddy and Thomas Biju Cheeramvelil have earned CRL rank 2 and, followed by Vangapalli Sai Siddhartha at CRL rank 4 and Mayank Motwani at CRL rank 5.

This year, a total of 160038 candidates registered and 155538 appeared for both papers, out of which 40712 candidates have qualified. 

Tanishka Kabra of IIT Delhi zone is the top ranked female with CRL 16. She obtained 277 marks out of 360.

R K Shishir of IIT Bombay zone is the top ranker in Common Rank List (CRL) in JEE (Advanced) 2022. He obtained 314 marks out of 360 marks. 

Now, the online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2022 is open from 10 am of September 11 till 5 pm of September 12, and the tentative start of Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) 2022 process is September 12. The AAT 2022 exam is scheduled for September 14 (between 9 am and 12 pm) and the results will be declared at 5 pm of September 17.

A total of 16,598 seats are up for grabs in all 23- Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) this year, including 1,567 supernumerary seats for female candidates. This marks a marginal increase in the number of seats from last year. The admission process for the premier technology institutes across the country is set to begin from tomorrow. Read the full report here

Candidates can now register for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) from today till 5 pm of September 12. To register, candidates will have to click on the 'candidate portal' link provided at the home page of JEE Advanced website, and then enter JEE advanced registration number, date of birth and mobile number to login and register.

Step 1: Visit the official JEE Advanced website — jeeadv.ac.in
Step 2: Under the 'announcemrnts' tab, click on the link for answer keys.
Step 3: You will be redirected to a new page.
Step 4: The new tab will open the final answer key in form of a PDF document.
Step 5: Download and save a copy for future reference.

IIT Bombay has released the final answer key for JEE Advanced 2022. Cancidates can download the final answer key from the official website.

Qualified candidates can register for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) from today till 5 pm of September 12 on the candidate portal available at the official JEE Advanced website — jeeadv.ac.in.

The result for JEE Advanced 2022 is now available at the official website — jeeadv.ac.in

Step 1: Visit the official JEE Advanced website — jeeadv.ac.in
Step 2: Under the 'announcemrnts' tab, click on the score card link.
Step 3: Enter the required credentials to login.
Step 4: Once successfully logged in, candidates will be able to check their score card.
Step 5: Download and save a copy for future reference.

The number of candidates registering for the JEE Advanced after clearing the JEE-Main saw a gradual drop from 83.1 per cent in 2014 to 58.1 per cent in 2021, the data of the two-tier engineering entrance test show. The percentage has gone up slightly this year as about 1.6 lakh of the 2.6 lakh qualified candidates — 61.5 per cent — had registered to write the JEE-Advanced on August 28.

The number as well percentage of students was lowest (for the period being discussed) in 2021 when only 1.5 lakh of the 2.6 lakh eligible candidates — 58.1 per cent — registered to take the final examination, which would determine admissions to 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country. At 64.1 per cent, the previous year (2020) had 1.60 lakh students registering out of the 2.5 lakh who had passed the JEE-Main.

Experts believe that the steady drop is because students choose other engineering colleges based on their JEE-Main rank and that it is not indicative of a lack of interest in the IITs. Read complete analysis by Pallavi Smart

The score cards for JEE Advanced will soon be available at the official website — jeeadv.ac.in — under the 'announcements' tab.

The race to bag a seat at the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is expected to get tougher this year, say experts according to the JEE Advanced exam held this year. 

While the papers were on the lengthier side, Mathematics and Physics sections were more difficult, with trickier questions. The Chemistry section had a balanced approach, according to students. The students got no respite as they would have anticipated due to Covid, which according to some experts, is going to tell the difference between those who had access to coaching and the ones who did not. Read complete report by Pallavi Smart

The number of women cracking JEE-Advanced  has steadily risen from 2014 to 2021, an analysis of exam statistics by The Indian Express has shown. 

The latest National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) report released by the Education Ministry last month shows that 69% of enrolment in engineering colleges are of men. Women make up 31% of the student strength across all engineering schools that applied for ranking under NIRF. The IITs are no exception to this trend. However, women are slowly but surely making their presence felt on the IIT campuses.  Read complete analysis by Tushar Verma

Several new courses have been introduced by branches of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) across the country. From BSc in Programming and Data Science at IIT-Madras and M. Tech in Electric Transportation at IIT-Mandi to M. Tech in Electric Mobility and MS(R) in Transportation Safety and Injury Prevention at IIT-Delhi, students can choose from an array of courses. Check the complete list here

The scores released by the NTA in percentile show that for general category candidates, the cut off for JEE (Advanced)-2022 is 88.4, which was 87.9 in 2021. In this category, the qualifying scores were 90.3 and 89.7 in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

However, in the case of reserved category candidates, the qualifying scores have dipped substantially over the years. For SC candidates, 43.08 is the cut off this time, as against 46.8 in 2021, 50.1 in 2020, and 54.01 in 2019. A total of 2.62 lakh candidates (across all categories) have qualified for the JEE (Advanced) this time. Read full report here

The online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2022 will be open from 10 am of September 11 till 5 pm of September 12, and the tentative start of Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) 2022 process is September 12. The AAT 2022 exam is scheduled for September 14 (between 9 am and 12 pm) and the results will be declared at 5 pm of September 17.

The JEE Advanced was conducted on August 28 in two shifts; the duration for each paper was three hours. Paper I was conducted from 9 am till 12 pm and paper II was conducted from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm.

IIT Bombay released the answer keys for JEE Advanced 2022 on September 3 and candidates were given time till 5 pm of September 4 to raise challenges against any answer given in the key.

Along with the provisional answer keys, IIT Bombay had also released question papers for both Paper I and Paper II.

IIT-Bombay, IIT-Delhi, and IIT-Kanpur have consistently retained their positions as the most preferred institutes among the top 1,000 rank holders of the Joint Entrance Examination JEE Advanced, which shows an analysis of the exam statistics from 2016 to 2020.

Among the three, IIT-Bombay is the most sought-after tech college among the toppers, followed by IIT-Delhi and IIT-Kanpur, even though among the IITs, IIT-Madras is ranked in the NIRF rankings the best followed by IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay. Read the comeplete analysis by Tushar Verma

In his most-recent tweet on Saturday, the former IIT Delhi director also suggested solutions to temper the obsession with Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and IT and promote other engineering branches.  "Looking at a large number of responses to my earlier post, the general conclusion is that the students are choosing the CSE and allied disciplines because of career opportunities in these areas. Of course, that is the reason, but it can’t be a solution. The solution lies in the creation of time-bound mission mode programmes, careful planning and execution from the top," he said.  Read the complete report here

Former IIT Delhi director V Ramgopal Rao recently took to social media to question the long-standing trend of students preferring Computer Science Engineering (CSE) and IT over other engineering branches. Rao believes that the situation is the same in almost every college in the country.

“Colleges are hardly able to fill even one-third of the available seats in branches other than Computer Science and IT. No one wants to do even Electronics. The situation is worse in Civil, Mechanical etc. Many colleges don’t know what to do with a large number of faculty working in these departments,” he said in a tweet. Read his views here

From which IIT to join, to which branch to choose – successful candidates of the JEE (Advanced) exam, whose results will be announced today, would have multiple questions. 
Deepankar Choudhury, head of the department, Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay and the founding member of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JOSAA), answered questions about the centralised admission process at the IITs. Read his suggestions here in an interview with Pallavi Smart.

According to the official schedule, he Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-Bombay) will today release the results for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2022 exam at 10 am.

Once released, candidates will be able to check their score cards at the official JEE Advanced website — jeeadv.ac.in