Alongside the summer season, the results of the higher secondary school (12th standard) examinations in the country also heat up the urge among every successful student to get an admission in a top technical university in India. To fulfil this aspiration, the students attend various counselling sessions as well as prepare to appear in the JEE (joint entrance examination) to gain an entry in an engineering college for the 4-year degree course of B.E or B.Tech. Of course, these students do have ample time for counselling and studying for the JEE since it is usually held in the month of April.
The Joint Admission Board (JAB) conducts this examination through the seven zonal Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). The outcome of a candidate in this examination will form the basis for admission to the Bachelor's, Integrated Master's and Dual Degree programs (entry at the 10+2 level) in the sixteen IITs, the Dhanbad-based Indian School of Mines (ISM, now deemed to be an IIT) and other engineering colleges.
The examination consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2, each of 3 hour duration. The JAB through the mass media including its website announces the centres of the cities and towns where the JEE will be conducted. Other than JEE, the students can also directly apply in various other institutions of higher learning such as the Dehradun-based Graphic Era University for the B.E. and B.Tech courses.
Thus the brightest among these aspirants get admissions in top engineering institutes in India. It is a well-known fact that that the four year course is a strenuous affair which calls for high level of discipline, dedication and perseverance of high order. At the end of the all the semesters, leading industrial groups and corporate houses visit reputed colleges and universities for ‘on-the-campus’ recruitment of talented young engineers.
