• CBSE makes AADHAAR card compulsory • Registration begins at jeemain.nic.in • Online application till January 2, 2017
Kohima, December 8 (MExN): In pursuance of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India’s notification, the 5th Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2017 will be conducted on April 2, 2017 (Sunday) by the JEE Apex Board for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IIITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions etc including the supernumerary seats resend for the state of Nagaland. Directorate of Technical Education, Nagaland Director Er Arjun Singh in a press release notified that the JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs/ISM Dhanbad. The candidates are advised to see the JEE (Advanced) website www.jeeadv.ac.in for information related to JEE (Advanced). The detailed information bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, eligibility criteria to appear, examination fee, cities of examination, state code of eligibility, age relaxation, eligibility for admission, reservation policies and important dates is made available on JEE (Main) website www.jeemain.nic.in The aspiring candidates are requested to download the information bulletin from above mentioned website only and read the same carefully before applying. The eligibility criteria for JEE (Main) & JEE (Advanced) are different. The candidates are requested to read the information bulletin carefully and ensure their eligibility as per the criteria laid down for JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced) unit. All the Indian citizen candidates should possess AADHAAR card issued by UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) with their correct details. At the time of filling application form of JEE (Main) -2017, the candidates will have to enter their AADHAAR number, name, date of birth & gender which will be validated with the UIDAI’s data. In case, these particulars do not match, the candidates are advised to ensure that their AADHAAR card has correct details of their name, date of birth & gender as per school records. If there is some mismatch in these details, the candidates should immediately get it corrected in AADHAAR data or school records, as the case may be. The aspiring candidates have to apply online through JEE (Main) website www.jeemain.nic.in. The online application process is open and the last date for application is January 2, 2017 and fee can be paid upto January 3, 2017.