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37-524: ₹ 900 for General- EWS / OBC-NCL (Central List) candidates Joint Entrance Examination – Main ( JEE-Main ), formerly All India Engineering Entrance Examination ( AIEEE ), is an Indian standardized computer-based test for admission to various technical undergraduate programs in engineering , architecture , and planning across colleges in India. The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to B.Tech , B.Arch , B.Planning etc. programs in premier technical institutes such as

74-456: A candidate can avail at the examination is limited to three in consecutive years. As of 2018, the top 2,24,000 rankers of JEE-Main will qualify to take the second and final level of examination: JEE-Advanced. this number of 2.24 lakh is not fixed this may vary as per difficulty level of paper of jee mains . In 2010, the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced plans to replace JEE with

111-490: A common entrance test for all government engineering colleges which will be called Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET), by 2013. Accordingly, MHRD proposes to set up National Testing Service, which will be an autonomous and self-sustained agency to conduct this new common entrance test. The JEE-Main also serves as a preliminary requisite examination for JEE-Advanced . In 2024, NTA reduced JEE Main syllabus to reduce pressure and stress among students and to meet

148-682: Is Dharmendra Pradhan , a member of the Council of Ministers . India had a Ministry of Education since 1947. In 1985, the Rajiv Gandhi government changed its name to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and with the newly drafted " National Education Policy 2020 " by the Narendra Modi government , the Ministry of Human Resource Development was renamed back to the Ministry of Education. The new National Education Policy 2020

185-724: Is a ministry of the Government of India , responsible for the implementation of the National Policy on Education . The ministry is further divided into two departments: the Department of School Education and Literacy, which deals with primary, secondary and higher secondary education, adult education and literacy , and the Department of Higher Education , which deals with university level education, technical education, scholarships, etc. The current education minister

222-571: Is divided into eight bureaus , and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus. The main objectives of the ministry are: MoE's Innovation Cell , was established in August 2018 by the ministry at All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to systematically foster the culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and startups in all major Higher Education Institutions in India. Abhay Jere

259-629: Is responsible for the development of school education and literacy in the country. The Department of Higher Education is in charge of secondary and post-secondary education. The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India, under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956. The Department of Higher Education takes care of one of

296-598: The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs ). Since mid 2019, the JEE has been conducted fully online as a computerized test . Before Central Board of Secondary Education , the JEE was administered by NTA . The AIEEE was introduced in 2002, since the newly established NITs , IIITs and GFTIs wanted an entrance examination paper of a higher standard than the Common Engineering Test (CET), which

333-566: The National Institutes of Technology (NITs) , Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) which are based on the rank secured in the JEE-Main. It is usually conducted twice every year: Session 1 and Session 2 (commonly known as January session and April session). It also serves as a preliminary selection and eligibility test for qualifying JEE (Advanced) for admission to

370-538: The 2022 centralized seat allocation process included: The number of applicants taking the JEE-Main has varied over the years, with a peak of over 1.35 million in 2014. applicants applicants registered applicants appeared applicants a year (From 2021) applicants applicants registered applicants appeared applicants (From 2021) applicants applicants registered applicants appeared applicants (Before 2021) applicants applicants registered applicants appeared applicants Earlier, counselling for

407-493: The 50% cap on quota is not inviolable and affirmative action on economic basis may go a long way in eradicating caste-based reservation. This constitutional amendment pushed the total reservation to 59.50% in central institutions. The Union Government of India tabled the Constitution (One Hundred third, 103rd CAA) Bill, 2019, by amending articles 15(6) and 16(6) of the constitution which provided 10% additional quota for

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444-571: The Central list are also eligible for the EWS. This reservation weakened the pace of many reservation agitations such as the Jat reservation moment, Patidar reservation movement, and Kapu reservation movement. Aspirants from the EWS category are not fully satisfied with this reservation because it does not include many benefits like age relaxation, fee relaxation, post-metric scholarship and house criteria from

481-601: The EWS category, which will be valid only in state-owned colleges and state government's jobs as deemed fit for the respective states. People belonging to the Economically Weaker Section since 1 February 2019 now get 10% reservation in education and government jobs of India (vertical reservations) similar to OBC , SC , ST . People belonging to the OBC category that are listed under the State list but not in

518-420: The EWS certificate is not only purely based on annual family income but also based on the held property. The income limit has been set by the central government for admission to central government-owned colleges and jobs offered by the central government . State governments are given the authority to change the eligibility criteria and also to extend the income limit further for candidates seeking reservation under

555-553: The EWS reservation criteria established by the Central Government. These states include Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. On October 21, 2019, the Kerala Cabinet decided to amend the State and Subordinate Service Rules and implement the EWS scheme. The Cabinet noted that

592-502: The EWS students amongst the erstwhile Unreserved category or General category students. The terms Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Economically Backward Class (EBC) are not meant to be confused with each other in India. The definition of EWS has been defined by the Government of India, whereas the definition of EBC and Most Economically Backward Class (MEBC) vary in different states as well as institutions. The eligibility to get

629-596: The Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in the unreserved category. The cabinet decided that this would be over and above the existing 50% reservation for SC/ST/OBC categories. On 8 January 2019, The Constitution (One Hundred and Third amendment) Bill, 2019 was tabled in the Lok Sabha , the lower house of the Parliament of India and it was passed on the same day. The bill was passed by the upper house Rajya Sabha on 9 January. President Ram Nath Kovind gave assent to

666-519: The JEE-Main was conducted through the CSAB; but, now, the authorities have made changes in the counselling procedure. The JAB (Joint Admission Board), representing IITs , and the CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board), making agreements on behalf of the NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes) , are now united to conduct counselling (common counselling) for

703-469: The Supreme Court, opposing reservations for EWS groups altogether, arguing that EWS groups did not meet the reservations criteria that the same court had specified in an earlier case. On 25 January 2019, the Supreme Court refused to stay the 10% reservation given to GEN-EWS category in government jobs and educational institutions. On 6 August 2020, the court decided that a 5-member bench would hear

740-640: The bill on 12 January 2019, and a gazette was released on the bill, which turned it into law. Coming into force on 14 January 2019, the One Hundred and Third Amendment of the Constitution of India amended articles 15(6) and 16(6) of the Constitution of India to permit 10% reservations to the EWS category. A number of state cabinets approved the law and announced their intention to implement the 10% EWS reservations. On 10 January 2019, Youth For Equality , an NGO that opposes caste-based policies, challenged

777-474: The case. On 7 November 2022, Supreme Court of India by a 3:2 verdict in Janhit Abhiyan vs Union Of India Writ Petition (Civil) No(S). 55 OF 2019, upheld the validity of the 103rd constitutional amendment carried out to provide legal sanction carve out 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections from unreserved classes for admission in educational institutions and government jobs and held that

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814-575: The country can be broadly classified into three categories – Central Government-funded institutions, State Government/State-funded institutions and Self-financed institutions. The 122 Centrally funded institution of technical and science education are as under: List of centrally funded technical institutions: IIITs (25), IITs (23), IIMs (20), IISc Bangalore , IISERs (7 – Berhampur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Pune, Thiruvananthapuram, Tirupati), NITs (31), NITTTRs (4), and 9 others ( SPA , ISMU, NERIST, SLIET, IIEST, NITIE & NIFFT, CIT). The department

851-406: The eligibility criteria for EWS reservations in the union government programmes are uniform across the country, its implementation in various states differs. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal have adopted EWS quota. Several Indian states have adopted

888-483: The exam by a few hours after the questions were leaked in Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh the night before. The CBSE sent alternative questions to exam centres. CBSE announced the postponement of the exam 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the examination. Economically Weaker Section On 7 January 2019, Union Council of Ministers approved a 10% reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for

925-643: The implementation did not affect the existing reservation categories. A panel headed by the retired judge, KS Sasidharan Nair, was appointed by the government to set the criteria for EWS in the state. The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the Welfare Party of India and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), and the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam had come out against the move. After studying

962-563: The largest higher education systems of the world, just after the United States and China. The department is engaged in bringing world-class opportunities for higher education and research to the country so that Indian students are not found lacking when facing an international platform. For this, the government has launched joint ventures and signed MoUs to help the Indian students benefit from world opinion. The technical education system in

999-504: The proposed amendment at the Supreme Court of India on grounds that it breaches the 50% reservations ceiling set by the same court; the group said it fully supports EWS reservations but wants this to be done by converting the existing 27% OBC quota into an economic means-tested non-caste-based quota instead, thus staying within the 50% cap set by the apex court. Conversely, leaders of Backward Classes welfare groups also approached

1036-601: The report, the government implemented its suggestions after some modifications. Under this, eligibility for EWS was changed for higher education and jobs in the state of Kerala. In June 2021, the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra announced that the Maratha Community can now avail of benefits under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota. Ministry of Human Resource Development (India) The Ministry of Education ( MoE )

1073-454: The rest of the years, most students took the JEE-Main exam in either 1 or 2 attempts, even though a maximum of 3 attempts is allowed during two consecutive years. The examination consists of only two papers: Paper 1 for B.E. / B.Tech courses and Paper 2 for B.Arch and B.Planning courses. A candidate can opt for any or both the papers. Paper 1 is mandatory a computer based test (CBT) (called online mode ) from 2018 onwards. Until 2018, there

1110-655: The same syllabus structure as that of the NCERT revised books. In the latest 2025 Information brochure, the syllabus remained same as of 2024 but NTA reduced the number of question in Section - B of Paper - 1 (B.E/B-Tech) from 5 out 10 questions (to be attempted) to 5 out of 5 questions (compulsory) with negative marking. The exam is offered in thirteen languages, namely English , Assamese , Bengali , Gujarati , Hindi , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Odia , Punjabi , Tamil , Telugu , and Urdu . Institutes participating in

1147-968: The two exams of the IIT-JEE. The memo for the same was signed on 2 May 2015. These two together are known as the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). The ministry of education constituted Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) consisting of the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) and the Joint Admission Board of IITs (JAB-IITs) for joint counselling and seat allocation to IITs and the NIT+ system, which consists of 31 NITs , IIEST Shibpur , 26 IIITs , three Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) and 37 GFTIs (Central/State Government Funded Technical Institutions) . In 2011, CBSE postponed

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1184-507: The very beginning. The definition of "Family" in the EWS reservation means: "The person who seeks the benefit of reservation, his/her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/her spouse and children below the age of 18 years" . EWS certificate can be used to avail the 10% reservation for the GEN-Economically Weaker Section in higher education all over the India and government jobs. While

1221-534: Was an option between offline pen and paper mode and online computer mode . The examination was conducted only in offline pen and paper mode till 2010. In 2011, as per the orders of the Ministry of Human Resource Development , CBSE conducted Paper 1 in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode for the first one lakh candidates who opted for the same, while the remaining students took the examination in the conventional pen and paper mode. The number of attempts which

1258-415: Was appointed as first Chief Innovation Officer. In April 2016, Ministry of Human Resource Development published the first list of rankings of Indian colleges under National Institutional Ranking Framework . The entire ranking exercise involved NBA, All India Council for Technical Education , UGC, Thomson Reuters, Elsevier and INFLIBNET (Information & Library Network) centre. The ranking framework

1295-403: Was formerly used for admission to all non-IIT engineering colleges and some state government colleges also in few states, including even RECs and IIITs , owing mostly to the rising competition and the goal of maintaining the exclusiveness of such institutes of national importance. It was renamed to JEE-Main in 2013. Until 2018, the exam was held both in pen and paper and CBT modes, as well as

1332-518: Was held in the first week of April by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It is conducted by National Testing Agency in CBT mode only from 2018 onwards. The 2020 and 2021 exams were postponed and conducted later in the same years, due to the coronavirus pandemic . 2021 was the only year throughout JEE-Main history, when a maximum of 4 attempts were given to students. In general, for

1369-514: Was passed on 29 July 2020 by the Union Council of Ministers. The NEP 2020 replaced the existing National Policy on Education 1986. Under the NEP 2020, the name of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) was changed to Ministry of Education (MoE). Numerous new educational institutes, bodies and concepts were legislated under NEP 2020. The Department of School Education and Literacy

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