JEE Advanced 2016: Check if you are eligible to apply

The registrations for JEE (Joint Entrance Examination ) Advanced will begin from  from April 29 and will close on May 4. The JEE The exam is scheduled to be conducted on May 22 by IIT Guwahati. This is a national level exam, which is conducted for admission to various Bachelor's degree programmes in eighteen IITs and Indian School of Mines (ISM), along with other reputed engineering institutes.
Only the top 2 lakh rank holders of JEE Main will be eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. A candidate can attempt this exam a maximum of two times and that too in consecutive years
Eligibility criteria
Educational qualification:
Only top 2 lakh candidates of JEE Main are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced. A candidate, including a foreign national, must fulfill each and every one of the following five criteria to appear in this exam:
Performance in JEE Main 2016
Age Limit
Number of Attempts
Appearance in Class 12(or equivalent) examination
Earlier admission at IITs/ISM
Paper patten
The paper pattern of JEE Advanced may vary from year to year. There are a total of 2 papers (paper 1 and 2) and candidates have to appear for both. The question paper consists of three separate sections namely, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
It is available in two languages- English and Hindi. Candidates have to attempt objective type (multiple choice) and numerical answer type questions that are designed to test comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates. Some sections carry negative marking also.

JEE Advanced 2016: Registration to commence from April 29, 2016

The JEE is an all India Engineering Entrance Exam, conducted every year for students who wish to take admissions into various engineering colleges and courses all over the country. The JAB, also known as Joint Admission Board conducts the JEE Advanced exam. The registration for the same will begin from April 29, 2016. While registering, the candidates will be given a choice to choose the language option of their question paper. JEE Advanced 2016 will be held in two languages - English or Hindi. The paper will not be bilingual. If a candidate is absent in one of the papers, then the candidate will be considered as absent in the examination.
Number of attempts
A candidate is allowed to appear forJEE (Advanced) examination for a maximum of two times, that too consecutively. For securing admission into IITs and ISM, the candidates should either be in category wise top 20 percentile in Class 12 or must have scored at least 75 percent aggregate marks for general and OBC-NCL or 70 percent aggregate marks for SC, ST and PWD candidates.

JEE Advanced 2016: Tentative exam date

The tentative exam date for JEE 2016 for It admission to undergraduate engineering courses, in ISM and IIT Dhanbad has been released. The exam is expected to be held on May 22. The JAB, also known as Joint Admission Board conducts the JEE Advanced exam.
Eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2016
The candidate should be among the top 1,50,000 students (all the categories included) in JEE (Main).
The percentage required for various categories is as below:
General (from the common rank list): 5 percent
OBC-NCL: 27 percent
SC: 15 percent
ST: 7.5 percent
Please note, within each of these four categories, 3 percent score horizontal reservation is available for PWD candidates.
Hence, 1215 of OBC seats, 675 of SC seats and 338 of ST seats are for PWD candidates of their respective categories.
Age limit:
The age of the general candidates and other backward classes (OBC) candidates should not be more than 25 years. It means they should have been born on or after October 1, 1991. Relaxation in age will be provided as per government norms.