JEE ADVANCED 2018 to be held on 20th may

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  • Pawan Kumar

    Sep 18th, 2017

The date for conducting Joint Entrance Exam (Advanced) - 2018 was finalised at an important JAB (Joint Admission Board) meeting held at IITKanpur on Sunday. In the presence of JAB members, it was decided that JEE (Advanced) - 2018 would be held on Sunday, May 20. The decision regarding whether the JEE (Advanced) - 2018 would be held through online mode or Computer Based test (CBT) is likely to be taken in next 10 days.

This time IIT Kanpur is the organising IIT of JEE Advanced and other zonal IITs would be co-ordinating with it. Therefore, the important JAB meeting was held at IITKanpur and was attended by Directors of various zonal and non-zonal IITs. The meeting was headed by JAB Chairman, Prof Indranil Manna and Organising Chairman, JEE (Advanced) - 2018, Prof Shalabh.

While JEE (Advanced) is conducted by any zonal IIT in rotation each year, JEE (Mains) is conducted by the CBSE. It is likely that the JEE Mains would held in the first fortnight of April. It would be after this the result of the JEE (Mains) would be declared, enabling the successful students to fill the online form for JEE (Advanced). It is also likely that the result of JEE (Mains) would be declared by the end of April.

JEE (Advanced) - 2018 would be held for admission to undergraduate courses (BTech/BE) at IITs. Candidates who would be clearing the JEE (Mains) - 2018 would be getting a chance to appear at JEE (Advanced). Organising Chairman of JEE (Advanced) - 2018, Prof Shalabh informed TOI that the date of JEE (Advanced) - 2018 has been finalised for May 20 (Sunday) during the JAB meeting held at IITKanpur on Sunday. He said that the decision regarding whether the JEE (Advanced) - 2018 would be held through online mode or Computer Based test (CBT) would be taken in next 10 days.

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Pawan Kumar

Pawan Kumar

Pawan did B. Tech. in Material Science & Metallurgical Engineering from IIT Kanpur in 2005. He is an educational consultant and motivator. He has been involved in the field of education for more than nine years. His ability to understand needs of students individually coupled with the ability to develop their skills accordingly makes him highly popular among students