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What is the age limit applied for giving IIT exam? How many times we can give the exam? Can someone please provide me the complete information on the same? It will be really helpful if you can answer me back on this as soon as possible.

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What is the age limit applied for giving IIT exam? How many times we can give the exam? Can someone please provide me the complete information on the same? It will be really helpful if you can answer me back on this as soon as possible.

Thank you!

If you have completed 12th standard from a recognized board with physics, chemistry and mathematics with above 50% marks then you are eligible for IIT-JEE exam. 5% marks relaxation is provided for SC/ST category candidates.

Your age should be in between 17 to 25 years.

IIT stands for the Indian Institute of Technology and it is the India's best for the technical courses.

The admission in the institute is on the basis of the JEE examination. JEE examination is conducted in the two stages as Mains and Advanced.The eligibility to appear for the examination is :-
* Candidates must have passed the 10+2 from the recognised board.
* Candidates age must be less than 25 years.
* Candidates must have the PCM as main paper in the board examination.

The candidates after qualifying in the Mains are eligible for the Advance examination. The application for the examination is released in the month of November and December.

For more information about the examination visit at the www.cbse.nic.in.

JEE is the Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education. This exam has two stages:

1. JEE main

2. JEE advanced.

Mains exam is the first stage and candidates those who clear this exam become eligible for the advanced stage and the admission to IIT is given on the basis of JEE advanced rank.

There are two consecutive attempts for the JEE advanced, one in the 10+2 examination year and one in the next year following it. The upper age limit for the JEE examination is 25 years with upper age relaxation for SC/ST and physically handicapped category.

IIT Entrance exam is known as Joint Entrance Exam conducted by the CBSE. The rank secured by a candidate in JEE advanced is taken into account for admission in IIT in different streams of engineering. But first candidate has to qualify the JEE mains exam stage then only he/she can appear for the advanced stage.

The upper age limit for the JEE exam is 25 years.

If you will give 10+2 board exam in 2016 then you can appear for the JEE mains exam in 2015, 2016 and 2017 but for JEE advanced only in 2016 and 2017. So only two consecutive attempts for IIT admissions.

IIT conducts the exam like Main's and Advanced. So to get admission in top colleges you need to write IIT Advanced. But before get eligible for IIT advanced you just eligible for IIT Main's. For this only the candidates who got the rank below 1,50,000 are only eligible for IIT Advanced.

Eligibility for IIT Main's :

<> You should have scored at least 50% of marks from the recognized board.

<> Age limit should be in these limits.

-- Minimum Age --> No limit

-- Maximum Age --> 25 years for General candidates

--> 30 years for reserved candidates.

--> Maximum 3 attempts are allowed.

To appear for JEE IIT exam ( JEE Advances) , you have qualify the JEE MAIN exam that is conducted by CBSE in the month of April. Top 1,50,000 candidates of JEE Mains will eligible to appear in JEE Advanced exam.

Age - 19-25 years and age is relaxed to 5 years in case of SC ,ST and PWD candidates.

No. of Attempts: Only 2 consecutive attempts

JEE advanced forms are released in the month of May.
Question papers consists of Paper 1 and Paper 2 with total 360 marks.

+3 given to correct answer and -1 deducted for wrong answer.

IIT stands for Indian Institute of Technology.

Eligibility criteria required for IIT examination:-

* You ought to have scored no less than half of imprints from the perceived board.

* Age point of confinement ought to be in these cutoff points.

* Minimum Age:- No point of confinement

* Maximum Age:- 25 years for General hopefuls

* 30 years for saved hopefuls.

* Maximum 3 endeavors are permitted.