JEE Advanced 2021 Highlights

JEE Advanced 2021 Exam Dates

JEE Advanced 2021 Time Slots

The JEE Advanced 2021 will be conducted in two sessions on the exam date as mentioned below. Details of the session and timings will be available on the JEE Advanced 2021 Admit Card.

JEE Advanced 2021 Eligibility

JEE Advanced 2021 eligibility depends mainly on the fact that whether the candidate has cleared the JEE Main exam or not. Last year 2,40,000 students have qualified to attempt JEE Advanced but from the year 2021, the number of eligible candidates has increased by 10,000 for JEE Advanced i.e. 2,50,000. Besides that, there are a few other criteria which are as follows:

• Nationality: Both Indian and Foreign students are eligible to apply for the examination. But unlike Indian students, foreign aspirants can directly apply to JEE Advanced.
• Age: Candidates should be born on or after 1st October 1994 i.e. be 25 years old or less. The candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ PwD categories will have a relaxation of 5 years.
• No: of Attempts: Candidates can attempt only two consecutive times.
• Appearance in class 12th(or equivalent) Exam: Candidate must have appeared for class 12th (or equivalent) exam for the first time in 2019 or 2021. For JEE Advanced 2021, Class 12 board exam marks are not criteria because many board examinations were cancelled. Thus, candidates will be considered for JEE Advanced irrespective of their Class 12 marks.
• Foreign Nationals: As for foreign nationals, the eligibility criteria remain the same. Students who apply as foreign nationals must produce the necessary documents at the time of application.
• Previous admissions at IIT's: Candidates who have rejected the seat at IIT's earlier are not eligible to apply. Candidates who had enrolled for preparatory courses at IIT's in the previous academic sessions are eligible. Candidates who have paid the seat acceptance fee but haven't joined are also eligible.

JEE Advanced 2021 Syllabus

Students appearing in JEE Advanced 2021 are advised to refer NCERT 11th & 12th textbooks. These books help in the conceptual foundation, which is of utmost importance in JEE Advanced as no direct questions are asked and all questions are mainly based on concepts. The conducting body decides the syllabus for the exam every year. The following is the JEE Advanced 2021 syllabus to be covered by the aspirants:

• Physics - Thermal Physics, Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, and Modern Physics
• Chemistry - Atomic structure and chemical bonding, Chemical equilibrium, Gaseous, and liquid states, Energetics, Chemical kinetics, Electrochemistry, Solid-state, Solutions, Nuclear Chemistry, Transition elements, Extractive metallurgy, Preparation, Surface Chemistry, Properties and Reactions of alkanes, alkenes & alkynes, Reactions of benzene, Phenols, Carbohydrates, Ores and Minerals, Amino Acids and Peptides.
• Mathematics - Trigonometry, Algebra, Differential Calculus, Vectors, Integral Calculus, and Analytical Geometry

JEE Advanced 2021 Exam Pattern

JEE Advanced is one of the toughest exams to crack in India. The weightage, marking schemes, marking format, and question patterns vary each year. Given below is a glimpse of the JEE Advanced 2021 Exam Pattern.