Q. I have made it to the Extended Merit List (EML), what institute can I expect?

A. EML ie. Extended Merit List is for admission to institutes like IISER, IIST, RGIPT and IIMS. But the admission to the institutes is first offered to Common Merit List students and if seats are left then EML students get a chance to grab a seat in them. IITs have issued tens of thousands of ranks in this list, but please don’t be hopeful of getting anything through it. It is just an indication of good result you can expect in your other entrance exams.

Q. Do I choose branch over college and how do I decide my branch/college preference list?

A. Coming to the topic of choosing branch over college and vice versa, it is always a tough choice to make and a very important one too. A lot of you go hunting for placement packages of various branches in various IITs and fill accordingly but that isn’t a wise thing to do. Nobody predicted 4 years back that Civil Engineers would be in high demand right now and demanding fat pay packages. It is very important to give higher preference to a branch that interests you more. Go through the syllabus of various courses,  talk to seniors to get an idea on what to expect coming your way in the next 4 years. It’s no use getting stuck in Computer Science for 4 years if you hate coding programs but love working with electronic circuits, trust me. Pursuing a branch that interests you also helps if you wish to pursue higher studies in the same field. But sometimes if wiser to let the branch go if you get into a more reputable IIT than the one you getting you favorite branch in. The reputation of a IIT can help you in a lot more ways than you can imagine, so strike a balance between your interests and the reputation of IITs. You already have last year’s branch-wise cutoffs for all the IITs, which will give you a rough idea of this year’s closing ranks. And remember, its very important to fill the order of choices intelligently so that you don’t regret later if you wanted a lower choice than the one you got.

Q. I am already studying in XYZ institute, should I leave the college and take anything I get in IIT?

A. To make a choice between you current college and something that you can get in IIT counseling is always a tough choice to make especially when are studying in colleges such as BITS, IIITs etc. The best strategy as I have said earlier in my comments is to wait till the counseling and then after you are allocated a branch, analyze which of the two would be better when you look from a broader perspective. If you get into one of the older IITs with any of the top 5-7 branches then it would be definitely wiser to go in with it but leaving something such as one of the top branches in BITS Pilani is always a gamble. In short, I would give higher priority to a course in IIT rather than continuing in some other college under most circumstances. You do lose out on one year, but a large chunk of the students making it to the IITs every years are droppers.

Q. I have got a rank of 6000 and above in the Common Merit List, should I take anything I get in the IIT counseling?

A. If you have got a lower rank in the Common Merit List, don’t be disappointed. Due to seat increase, you will hopefully get something in the counseling. Though, it would be tough to choose between the newer IITs and reputed institutes such as BITS Pilani, I would suggest go for the latter. Institutes of the reputation of BITS Pilani should not be dropped in favor of the newer IITs if you getting a decent branch. Taking admission in the newer IITs is a bit of gamble but over time they are bound to improve their standards and you ultimately you do get the IIT tag that everyone craves for. Barring a few top institutes like BITS Pilani, IIITs, NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, going for the newer IITs is definitely a better choice.

If you have any other queries, do post in the comments and I will try to reply to as many as possible. Best of luck for the IIT JEE 2009 Counseling!

Initial reactions from students indicate that there was a major change in the pattern of the paper taking them by surprise. Also Maths was the toughest according to many. Check out the comments!

The total marks of the AIEEE 2009 paper were 432. Each section had 30 questions with 90 in total. There were 6 questions of 8 marks each and 24 questions of 4 marks each. The 4 mark questions had -1 mark for incorrect answer while the 8 mark questions had -2 marks for incorrect answer.

You can check out the solutions to AIEEE 2009 here. For AIEEE 2008 related information check out AIEEE 2008 cutoff post.

Expected AIEEE 2009 cutoff based on calculated marks is given in the table below :

The final cutoff has been uploaded after some major changes, the first one was too liberal as I soon figured out after posting it. This should be closer to the actual ranks one can expect in AIEEE 2009.

Actual AIEEE 2008 ranks according to marks obtained in AIEEE 2008:

So, according to you, which were the toughest papers of AIEEE 2009? (Multiple choices allowed) Preferably choose at most two of the options.

However, for expected cutoff and other related queries check out AIEEE 2009 Cutoff post and comment there.

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While last year’s cutoff for general category was 180 marks (AIR 6773), this time it would almost remain same as paper was bit easier and seats are also being increased. You can check out the IIT JEE 2009 Solutions from various institutes across India. The expected cutoff for IIT JEE 2009 should be around 175. The final expected cutoff for IIT JEE 2009 is now published below. Check your expected ranks from the table below.

Total Seats this year : 8000 ( General category)

I am not touching upon the cutoff for Extended Merit List which would obviously be greater than 10,000. Please DO NOT ask what rank you can expect for given marks as the table has been published for that specific purpose only. Other queries are definitely welcome and I would try to answer as many as possible.

Opening and Closing ranks for all branches in various IITs available here. To know branch codes ” Just take the Information Brochure for IIT JEE 2009, also available here. Count from the beginning. You will get the code. For example Computer Science counts 10 and if you want it in Madras the code is M10. Thats it! ” (Taken from comment by A.Guru.Prakash(245).

CareerLauncher Analysis out! Check out the analysis here.

CareerLauncher IIT JEE 2009 expected cutoff : 150

Time4Education Paper 1 analysis here and Paper 2 analysis here.

The marks matrix has been mentioned in both the analysis mentioned above.

Please vote in the poll only if you have checked both your papers using one of the published solutions.

Have a loot at the cutoff for IIT JEE 2008 here. Also have a look at aggregate total and subject-wise marks for the first and last admitted candidates here.

Aggregate Total for every 500th rank in Common Merit List for 2008

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All India Engineering Entrance Examination or AIEEE in short is scheduled to be held on 26th April 2009. It is the biggest engineering and architecture examination conducted across India. Every year lakhs of students take the exam to compete for a seat in the best engineering colleges in India. AIEEE consists of two papers, one for engineering and other for architecture. You can give either of them or both depending on your interest.

By now, I hope all of you would have got your admits cards and would be busy preparing for the exam. If you haven’t received the admit card yet, then rush to the nearest CBSE office to get yourself a duplicate copy.

Although, one can find all the relevant information on AIEEE official site, find below some important information.

Date of Exam : 26 April 2009
Paper 1 : 0930 – 1230 hours
Paper 2 : 1400 – 1700 hours

Dispatch of Admit cards : 10 March 2009 – 31 March 2009

Declaration of Result : On or before 7 June 2009

Dispatch of Score cards : 12 June 2009 – 27 June 2009

Find other important dates here, while syllabus can be grabbed from here. Remember to keep the admit card safely after the examination as it is necessary till the counseling gets over. Best of Luck!

After the exam, jump in right here to get AIEEE 2009 answer key, solutions, expected cutoff and analysis !

Some important dates to keep in mind :

The JEE is for entrance to the seven IITs, IT-BHU, Varanasi and ISM, Dhanbad, six new IITs started last year and the two new IITs to be started from this year.

The core pattern of the JEE has been kept same and will consist of two papers of three hours duration each.

The eligibility criteria has remained the same as last year. You can attempt JEE only twice and consecutively and also should not have taken admission in any of the IITs.

You can submit your application both online and offline. To submit your application online click here.

To get more details about JEE 2009 visit the official JEE-2009 site. Download the brochure here.

You can find the IIT JEE 2009 solutions, answer key and the cutoff right here after the paper!

The first impressions from Career Launcher are out :

Overall, the CAT’08 paper was of a moderate difficulty level. The paper was more balanced than previous years, primarily because of more choices in the English section. There have been an increase in the total number of questions – from 75 to 90, with English section accounting for 40 questions (an increase of 15 from last year) and Quant and DI having 25 questions each.

The Quant section was less difficult than last two years, though not in an absolute sense.

DI, however, proved to be a tougher nut to crack this time around.

The English section, with more choices, was easier to handle.

Expected cut-offs:

Quant: 30-32
VA: 46-48
DI: 28-30

Overall: 125+

First impression from T.I.M.E :

• QA was similar to CAT07 but of a higher difficulty level. This section had fewer questions on Arithmetic. Cutoff -> 18 ± 2
• L & DI was of a similar level of difficulty as CAT07. This was a classical DI paper with sets on DI as well as Logic puzzles. Cutoff-> 32 ± 2
• Verbal was less subjective than last year. Level of vocabulary was higher. Cutoff-> 42 ± 2
• Overall cutoff – 125 ± 3

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The CAT 2008 result is expected to be announced on 9th January 2009.

Common Admission Test commonly know as CAT is the admission test to get into the prestigious IIM institutes of your country. The CAT 2008 is going to be held all across the country on 16th November 2008. With just a couple of days to go for the exam, I hope that all the aspirants for CAT 2008 are raring to step in to the world of IIMs.

CAT is a paper which tests your overall ability which is why not everyone is able to bell the CAT. Every year there are subtle changes to the pattern which are hard to notice at first glance. This is where some students score over the others.

Another very important aspect is time management which is what you are basically taught in coaching institutes. If you look at the course outline for CAT, it is not at all hard but requires high levels of accuracy and speed.

You might ask, why am I reminding you guys these things which are the basics? Simply because these are the basic fundas to crack the CAT and one tends to forget them. You get tips from everywhere which sometimes confuses you up. Just remember these two most basic ones and you are ready to go.

Step into the hall with confidence and a calm mind and give CAT 2008 your best shot and I am sure you will be able to come out with flying colors.

And you know where to find CAT 2008 solutions or CAT 2008 answer key along with complete analysis after the exam, right here!

The CAT 2008 results are expected to be announced on 9th January 2009.

The online counseling is a kind of mock counseling held on the Internet where students can register themselves and then fill out there preferences of institutes/branches. You can see then how many students are above your rank for a branch/institute. This counseling is held to give the students a rough idea on what they can expect but only a few students register for it and hence you do not get a clear picture.

The choices in Form-1 that you make during the online counseling are recorded by them and are presented to you when you go for on-campus counseling, although you can change them during the on-campus counseling.

Many if you would not be knowing about Form-1 and Form 2, so let me tell more about them. Form-1 is a branch+institution form. In this form you have to choose your preferences according to branch and institution simultaneously, pretty much similar to what you do in JEE counseling. So for eg. your first preference would be CSE in IIIT Hyderabad, CSE in NIT Trichy, CSE in NIT Warangal , ECE in IIIT Hyderabad etc.

Form-2 is an institution only selection form. This form comes into the action after Form-1 processing has taken place and you have not got any branch+institution that you had mentioned in your Form-1. So if you filled Form-2 then if there is any vacant seat(dropout seat) in any of the institutions selected by you in Form-2, then you would get that institution. After that you will be required to go to that institute and they would allocate you the branch based upon vacant seat and your rank.

There would also be a second counseling against dropout seats from first counseling. Although, some institutes have opted not to take part in the second counseling, you can check them out here. Some of these institutes, if they have a few dropout seats, then they sometimes conduct separate independent counselings in August, for which you have to keep your eye on the newspapers!!

Now coming to the big question : Whether to fill Form-1 or Form-2 or both?

This is the tough question that most of the middle rankers are faced with when attending the counseling. Although there isn’t an answer to this question in general as it depends on situation to situation, I will list out a few which most of you are in. I will be assuming that your ranks/marks in other exams must be proportional to your AIEEE rank.

If you get a good rank in AIEEE ie. less than 10k then you are almost certain to get into a NIT. Now if you have strict branch preferences then fill up the Form-1 with the branch/branches you would definitely take up in an institute better than any other institute like BITS etc. that you might get through other counselings. If you do not have strict branch preferences then fill up both Form-1 and Form-2.

If you get a rank between 10-20k then it becomes a tricky situation. You will not get top branches in NITs etc with this rank unless except for 50% state quota , so you can fill up Form-1 with all the good branches in good colleges. Form- 2 is a great weapon as you can land up in a good college if you are lucky. So it is very important to fill up Form-1 with only only those choices that you are willing to take up readily.

For ranks below 20k, it is tough to get something good with Form-1, although if you do not want to take chances then fill it up along with Form-2. Only filling up Form-2 is also a good option as already discussed above.

CAUTION : Filling up ONLY Form-2 is a gamble that you should take only if you are bound to get a seat in a good college elsewhere.

Commenting on the removal of fixed number of seats for each state in a NIT, I would say it is a fair decision and had to made one day. Along with opening on new IITs,BITS Hyderabad this will have a big impact on other colleges that hold separate counselings like PEC, Thapar, Jaypee and also IP University. The cutoffs of these colleges will fall almost certainly.

Also some of you had asked about the internal sliding of branches, then yes it does happen and is done by the institute itself.

I think, I have covered a fair bit about AIEEE 2008 counseling, although you can have a look at the detailed procedure here. The seat matrix can also be checked out here. Also check out previous cutoffs for various colleges here.

I would advise you all to wait for the on-campus counseling to see what you can get rather than posting a comment as I am really busy these days, so I won’t be able to process all the comments, I am extremely sorry for that