Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced
About Is JEE Advanced?JEE Advanced (formerly known as IIT JEE) is the second phase of the IIT JEE and is usually conducted after the JEE Main exam. It is an important test for engineering aspirants (especially those seeking admission to premier engineering institutes such as IITs). JEE Advanced is a computer-based exam and is usually conducted by seven IITs (IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Guwahati) on a rotational basis. The JEE Advanced 2023 is expected to be conducted by IIT Guwahati. On this page, you will get the latest updates about JEE Advanced 2023, exam dates, syllabus, exam pattern, eligibility criteria, etc.JEE Advanced 2023 UpdatesIIT Guwahati has not yet released the official notification for JEE Advanced 2023. However, the tentative exam date for JEE Advanced 2023 is June 2023. You can also check the latest updates here: JEE NotificationsAbout JEE Advanced 2023The details of the JEE Advanced 2023 entrance exam are presented below. Exam Name: JEE Advanced Exam Conducting Authority: IIT Guwahati Exam Purpose: Admission to B.E or B.Tech courses Participating Institutes: 33 (IISc, 23 IITs, 5 IISER, IIPE, IIST and RGIPT) Exam Mode: Computer-based Online Test Subjects Covered: Maths, Physics and Chemistry Test Duration: 3 Hours (Paper 1 and 2 Each) – Both are mandatory to attempt Total Marks: Varies every year Total Eligible Candidates: Top 2,50,000 candidates from JEE Main Counselling Authority: JoSAA Available Seats in IITs: The number varies every year. The number of available IIT seats was 16,598 in 2022. Number of attempts: Maximum 2 attempts in consecutive years The entrance exam consists of two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2. It is also carried out in two stages (or shifts) that are held on the same day. All the students must appear for both papers to be eligible for the merit list. Candidates are granted admission to various undergraduate courses and masters and dual degree programmes offered by IITs based on marks scored or ranks secured in the JEE Advanced examination.Read on to know about the JEE Advanced 2023 dates, registration process and application forms, syllabus, exam pattern, results and more.JEE Advanced 2023 Important DatesThe important dates for JEE Advanced are tabulated below. Candidates can go through the details provided below and stay updated on the JEE Advanced 2023 (tentative) schedule. S. No. Activity Day, Date and Time (IST) 1 Registration for JEE (Advanced) 2023 Fourth week of May 2023 2 Last date for fee payment of registered candidates Second week of June 2023 3 Admit card available for download Second week of June 2023 4 Choosing of scribe for PwD candidates Second week of June 2023 5 JEE (Advanced) 2023 Exam Third week of June 2023 6 Copy of candidate responses to be available on the JEE (Advanced) 2023 website Fourth week of June 2023 7 Online display of provisional answer keys Fourth week of June 2023 8 Feedback and comments on provisional answer keys from the candidates Fourth week of June 2023 9 Online declaration of final answer keys First week of July 2023 10 Result of JEE (Advanced) 2023 First week of July 2023 11 Online registration for Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2023 Second week of July 2023 12 Tentative beginning of Joint Seat Allocation (JoSAA) 2023 process Third week of July 2023 13 Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2023 Third week of July 2023 14 Declaration of results of AAT 2023 Third week of July 2023 JEE Advanced Eligibility CriteriaStudents who are planning to appear for JEE Advanced 2023 are required to meet specific eligibility criteria established by the exam conducting authority. Candidates who do not fulfil the required criteria are not qualified to appear for the JEE Advanced exam. Therefore, candidates are advised to read the eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced carefully before submitting their application form to avoid any discrepancies in the future.JEE Advanced Application Form and Registration ProcessSoon after the declaration of JEE Main results, the conducting authority for JEE Advanced exam will release the application form and other items. For 2023, IIT Guwahati will be in charge of releasing the application forms, and they should be available after the completion of the JEE Main exams. The students must first register on the official website and then fill out the application form. They have to submit the form online along with the application fees. The top 2.50 lakh candidates from JEE Mains will be eligible for the IIT JEE Advanced exam.We have outlined the steps students can follow to submit the JEE Advanced application form successfully.JEE Advanced Registration Fees Indian Nationals: General Category Candidates: INR 2,800/- Female Candidates: INR 1,400/- Reserved Category Candidates: INR 1,400/- Foreign Nationals: SAARC Country Candidates: 75 USD Non-SAARC Country Candidates: 150 USD Note: Students must choose five exam centres from an IIT zone while filling out the application. JEE Advanced exam centres are present in 161 cities. Once the centres are fixed, they cannot be changed. The details about the centres will be given on the candidate’s admit card.JEE Advanced Admit CardIIT Guwahati will release the JEE Advanced admit card 2023 at jeeadv.ac.in. Admit cards will only be released for the candidates who successfully registered for the JEE Advanced exam before the last date. Candidates will not be allowed to enter the JEE Advanced exam centres without a valid admit card for JEE Advanced 2023. Candidates can download their admit card by logging in to the candidate portal using their registration number, date of birth and mobile number.JEE Advanced Exam PatternBelow is the expected exam pattern for JEE Advanced 2023. As we know, the number of questions in JEE Advanced paper may vary every year. Number of Papers: 2 (Paper-I and Paper-II) – Both are compulsory Exam Mode: Computer-based (Online) Duration: 3 Hours each for Paper-I and Paper-II (4 hours for PwD candidates) Shifts: 9 AM – 12 PM, 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM Number of Sections: 3 (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) Number of Questions: Varies Question Types: Multiple Choice Questions (with one or more correct options), Numerical-based Questions, Matching List Questions Question Paper Languages: English and Hindi JEE Advanced Marking SchemeMarking scheme for questions with one or more correct options +4 if all the marked responses are correct +3, +2, +1 for partially correct answers, provided any incorrect option is not marked -2 for incorrect answer No negative marking for questions left unattemptedMarking scheme for questions with numerical value type answers +3 for correct answer No negative marking for incorrect answers or questions left unattemptedMarking scheme for matching list type and single correct option questions +3 for correct answer -1 for incorrect answer No negative marking for questions left unattemptedSimilarly, the JEE Advanced AAT pattern is not fixed. Here is an outline of the exam pattern as seen in previous year’s exams: Mode of Examination: It is conducted offline Exam Duration: 3 hours Language: English Sections: Geometrical Drawing, Freehand Drawing, Imagination and Aesthetic Sensitivity, Three-Dimensional Perception, Architectural Awareness.JEE Advanced Syllabus Physical chemistry General topicsConcept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on mole concept) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralization, and displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normalityGaseous and liquid statesAbsolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases.Atomic structure and chemical bondingBohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum mechanical picture of hydrogen atom, shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species; Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).EnergeticsFirst law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume work; Enthalpy, Hess’s law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vapourization; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity.Chemical equilibriumLaw of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of concentration, temperature and pressure); Significance of ΔG and ΔG0 in chemical equilibrium; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions; Acids and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts.ElectrochemistryElectrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation and its relation to ΔG; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells.Chemical kineticsRates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).Solid statClassification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, α, β, γ), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects.SolutionsRaoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point.Surface chemistryElementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).Nuclear chemistryRadioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of α, β and γ rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to protonneutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion reactions.Inorganic chemistryIsolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur.Preparation and properties of the following compoundsOxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane, boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina, aluminium chloride and alums; Carbon: oxides and oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and silicon carbide; Nitrogen: oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus: oxides, oxyacids (phosphorus acid, phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen: ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur: hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens: hydrohalic acids, oxides and oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides.Transition elements (3d series)Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour (excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, cistrans and ionisation isomerisms, hybridization and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral).Preparation and properties of the following compoundsOxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate.Ores and mineralsCommonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium, aluminium, zinc and silver.Extractive metallurgyChemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon reduction method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead); Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process (silver and gold).Principles of qualitative analysisGroups I to V (only Ag+ , Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate and sulphide. Organic chemistry ConceptsHybridisation of carbon; σ and π-bonds; Shapes of simple organic molecules; Structural and geometrical isomerism; Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres, (R,S and E,Z nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enoltautomerism; Determination of empirical and molecular formulae of simple compounds (only combustion method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols and carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases; Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanesHomologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density); Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction and decarboxylation reactions.Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynesPhysical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes; Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O (X=halogen); Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides.Reactions of benzeneStructure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and p-directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes.PhenolsAcidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and sulphonation); Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction.Characteristic reactions of the following (including those mentioned above)Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard reactions, nucleophilic substitution reactions; Alcohols: esterification, dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/concentrated HCl, conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones; Ethers: Preparation by Williamson’s Synthesis; Aldehydes and Ketones: oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction; haloform reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition); Carboxylic acids: formation of esters, acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis; Amines: basicity of substituted anilines and aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro compounds, reaction with nitrous acid, azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; carbylamine reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and substituted haloarenes (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution).CarbohydratesClassification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation, reduction, glycoside formation and hydrolysis of sucrose.Amino acids and peptidesGeneral structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties.Properties and uses of some important polymersNatural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.Practical organic chemistryDetection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of separation of mono-functional organic compounds from binary mixtures. MATHEMATICS AlgebraAlgebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations.Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots. Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers.Logarithms and their properties.Permutations and combinations, binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.MatricesMatrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition, multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix, determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, inverse of a square matrix of order up to three, properties of these matrix operations, diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.ProbabilityAddition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, independence of events, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations.TrigonometryTrigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations.Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule, cosine rule, half-angle formula and the area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value only).Analytical geometryTwo dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of originEquation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line; Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency of lines; Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle.Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line.Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their foci, directrices and eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and normal.Locus problemsThree dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane.Differential calculusReal valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, L’Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions. Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions, intermediate value property of continuous functions.Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order two, geometrical interpretation of the derivative, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, Rolle’s theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem.Integral calculusIntegration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus.Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial fractions, application of definite integrals to the determination of areas involving simple curves. Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first order differential equations.VectorAddition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their geometrical interpretations. PHYSICS GeneralUnits and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments: Experiments based on using Vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer), Determination of g using simple pendulum, Young’s modulus by Searle’s method, Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method, Speed of sound using resonance column, Verification of Ohm’s law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box.MechanicsKinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform circular motion; Relative velocity.Newton’s laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference; Static and dynamic friction; Kinetic and potential energy; Work and power; Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energySystems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions.Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity; Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity.Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodiesLinear and angular simple harmonic motions.Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus.Pressure in a fluid; Pascal’s law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, capillary rise; Viscosity (Poiseuille’s equation excluded), Stoke’s law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications. Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves; Progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns; Resonance; Beats; Speed of sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound).Thermal physicsThermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation; Newton’s law of cooling; Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work; First law of thermodynamics and its applications (only for ideal gases); Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff’s law; Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law.Electricity and magnetismCoulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss’s law and its application in simple cases, such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor.Electric current; Ohm’s law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current.Biot–Savart’s law and Ampere’s law; Magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid; Force on a moving charge and on a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field.Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR and LC circuits with d.c. and a.c. sourcesOptics Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification. Wave nature of light: Huygen’s principle, interference limited to Young’s double-slit experiment.Modern physics Atomic nucleus; α, β and γ radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Halflife and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes. Photoelectric effect; Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley’s law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.Best Books for JEE AdvancedA list of books that can be referred to by students preparing for the JEE Advanced 2023 is provided below. Maths: NCERT Class XI and XII books IIT Mathematics by M.L. Khanna Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight Differential Calculus by A. Das Gupta RD Sharma Classes 11 and 12 Trigonometry by S.L. Loney Chemistry: NCERT Class XI and XII books Inorganic Chemistry by J.D. Lee Numerical Chemistry by P. Bahadur Physical Chemistry by Wiley Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd Inorganic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon Physics: NCERT Class XI and XII Textbooks JEE Physics by D.C. Pandey HC Verma Part I and II Problems in Physics by S.S. Krotov Physics by Resnick and Halliday Physics by I.E. Irodov Students need to choose the right and best books for IIT JEE preparations. They should stick with them throughout the preparations. Avoid referring to multiple books for similar topics, as it can lead to confusion between concepts. Analyse your strengths and weaknesses and make an appropriate study plan so that your preparation time can be evenly divided and the entire syllabus can be completed well in time.