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Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT)

Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are institutions of national importance established through Acts of Parliament for fostering excellence in education. Over the years, IITs have created a world class educational platform that is dynamically sustained through quality teaching and internationally acclaimed research with excellent infrastructure and the best available minds. The faculty and alumni of IITs occupy key positions in academia and industry, both in India and abroad, and continue to make a considerable impact in all sections of the Society.

The primary objectives of IITs are as follows:

  • To create an environment that encourages freedom of thought and pursuit of excellence, and inculcates the necessary vision and self-discipline to achieve excellence.
  • To build a solid foundation of scientific and technical knowledge and to prepare competent and motivated engineers and scientists.
  • To kindle an entrepreneurial spirit among the students.
  • To prepare students to become outstanding professionals and contribute to nation-building.

At present, there are twenty three IITs located in the country.

Institute Name

Place

Abbreviation

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University)

Varanasi

IIT (BHU)

Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai

Bhilai

IITBhilai

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar

IITBBS

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Mumbai

IITB

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

New Delhi

IITD

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines)

Dhanbad

IIT (ISM)

Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad

Dharwad

IITDharwad

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar

IITGN

Indian Institute of Technology Goa

Goa

IITGoa

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Guwahati

IITG

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Hyderabad

IITH

Indian Institute of Technology Indore

Indore

IITI

Indian Institute of Technology Jammu

Jammu

IITJammu

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

Jodhpur

IITJ

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Kanpur

IITK

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Kharagpur

IITKgp

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Chennai

IITM

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Mandi

IITMandi

Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad

Palakkad

IITPKD

Indian Institute of Technology Patna

Patna

IITP

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

Roorkee

IITR

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar

Ropar

IITRPR

Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati

Tirupati

IITTP

 

           Weightage For Physics (JEE MAIN)

Topics

No of Questions

Marks

Modern Physics

5

20

Heat and Thermodynamics

3

12

Optics

3

12

Current Electricity

3

12

Electrostatics

3

12

Magnetics

2

8

Unit, Dimension and Vector

1

4

Kinematics

1

4

Laws of motion

1

4

Work, Power and Energy

1

4

Centre Of Mass, Impulse and Momentum

1

4

Rotation

1

4

Gravitation

1

4

Simple Harmonic Motion

1

4

Solids and Fluids

1

4

Waves

1

4

Electromagnetic Induction ; AC

1

4

Weightage for Chemistry (JEE MAIN)

 

 

Weightage For Mathematics (JEE MAIN)

 

JEE Main Exam Pattern

Parameters

Particulars

Exam Mode

Computer-Based Test (CBT)

Exam Duration

3 hours

Subjects

Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics

Total number of questions

75 (Each subject will have 25 questions)

Sections

3 (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics

Type of Questions

Each section will have 20 Objective questions having 4 options each with only 1 correct option and 5 Numerical questions with numerical value as answer

Marking Scheme

For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

For answer with numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 0 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

Maximum Marks

300

Medium of paper

English or Hindi (Candidates from Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli can opt for Gujarati as well)