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How to get admission in IIT without JEE 2024 - India is home to 23 IITs and getting admission to these premier institutions is quite a challenging task. Every student aspiring to study engineering or basic science dreams of admission to IIT. Many students left the dreams of IIT admissions after getting fewer scores in JEE Main or Advanced. However, there are ways to get admission without JEE, which we have elaborated on in this article.
Getting a seat in IITs is not easy as students have to clear JEE Advanced for admission. If we look at the applicants-to-seat ratio, the top 2,50,000 students who clear JEE Main (the first phase exam for admission in IITs) appear for around 11,000 B.Tech seats. Admission to other PG programs is offered through various national-level entrance exams.
Students seeking admission in courses other than B.Tech have so many options to enter IITs. The desirous students seeking admission to M.Tech in IIT can get admission through GATE while admission in management programs is through CAT. All these entrance exams are national tests, with a large number of applicants. Admission to humanities, social sciences and other interdisciplinary programs in IITs is through the institute-level entrance exams, conducted by the institutes respectively. Here in the article, we are providing a list of all courses in IITs where admission can be taken without appearing in JEE Advanced. Some of the tests through which admission can be taken in IIT without JEE are
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Students aspiring to get admission to IITs can get a seat through GATE. This is the exam for admission in M.Tech, integrated M.Tech-Phd and Phd courses in engineering and its allied disciplines. Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is conducted jointly by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and the seven Indian Institutes of Technology at Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, Madras and Roorkee. Qualifying in GATE is a mandatory requirement for seeking admission and/or financial assistance to Master’s programs and direct Doctoral programs in Engineering/Technology/Architecture and Doctoral programs in relevant branches of Science, in IITs and other institutions supported by the MHRD/other Government agencies.
The GATE examination is conducted in 25 disciplines from engineering and basic sciences. Students can select a discipline of his/her interest based on their specialization in an undergraduate program. The exam is objective with 65 MCQs of three hours duration.
The Common Admission Test (CAT) is a computer based test for admission to a graduate management program. The test consists of three sections Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC), Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DILR) and Quantitative Ability (QA). Overall it’s a three hour online exam divided into one hour for each section. The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) started this exam and used the test for selecting students for their business administration programs (MBA or PGDM). The test is conducted every year by one of the IIMs based on a policy of rotation. The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) use the CAT scores to select students for their management programmes. Earlier admission in management programs at IITs was through the Joint Management Entrance Test (JMET) which was discontinued in 2012.
The Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) is an admission test conducted every year for admission into Master of Science (M.Sc.) and other post-graduate science programs at the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc, Bangalore), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER, Bhubaneswar), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other institutes.
Students can get admission in M.Sc, Joint M.Sc-Ph.D, M.Sc-Ph.D Dual Degree programmes at the IITs. These postgraduate programmes at IITs offer high-quality education in their respective disciplines, comparable to the best in the world. The curricula for these programmes are designed to provide opportunities for the students to develop academic talent leading to a challenging and rewarding professional life.
JAM is conducted for a total of 7 disciplines which include Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematical Statistics, Geology, Biological Science, and Biotechnology. The test is conducted online of three hours duration with 60 MCQ questions.
CSIR NET is an exam to provide research fellowships for training under the expert guidance of faculty members and scientists working in IITs/ University Department/ National Laboratories and other Institutions in various fields of Science. This Test also determines the eligibility of candidates for Lectureship/Assistant Professor in Indian Universities/Colleges. Those who qualify for JRF are eligible for Lectureship/Assistant Professor also, subject to fulfilling the eligibility criteria laid down by UGC. Some aspirants are declared successful in eligibility for Lectureship/Assistant Professor only based on their performance in the test. The test is conducted in online mode of three hours duration consisting of MCQs.
About IITs
Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the premier higher education institutions of India, providing education primarily in the field of technology and basic science with a few courses in humanities and interdisciplinary subjects. These institutes are at par with all the modern facilities for teaching and research, equipped with advanced laboratories, have highly trained and experienced faculties and offer brilliant placements.
Indian Institutes of Technology are institutions of national importance and are well known, the world over, for quality education in engineering, science & technology and research in frontier areas. IITs aim to build a sound foundation of knowledge, pursue excellence and enhance creativity in an intellectually stimulating environment. The vibrant academic ambience and well-equipped research infrastructure of IITs motivate the students to pursue Research and Development careers in frontier areas of basic sciences as well as interdisciplinary areas of science and technology.
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Don't worry even if you give the wrong birthplace address in the JEE Main application, because the NTA provides the correction window. Still, it can affect the domicile/state quota. So, you must correct these mistakes in the correction window.
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Choosing CSBS engineering at Techno Main Salt Lake for the 2026 session can be a good option. The CSBS course focuses on both computer science and business skills, which helps students become job-ready for roles in technology, analytics, and management-related fields.
The placement performance for this branch is generally good. Students usually receive offers from software companies, IT services, product-based companies, and analytics firms. The usual salary range is around four to six lakh per year, and higher packages are possible for skilled students.
The academic fee for the CSBS program, excluding hostel charges, is typically between three to four lakh for the full four-year course, though it may change slightly depending on the year.
If you are unsure about your entrance exam rank, you may still get admission depending on counselling rounds and seat availability. If you are interested in computers, programming, logical thinking, and learning business-related subjects along with technology, CSBS can be a suitable and practical choice for your future.
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The session 1 of JEE mains exam is starting from January 21 to 30, 2026 and session 2 from April 2 to 9, 2026. The format for this examination is computer based. This prestigious engineering examination conducted by National Testing Agency is a first step towards getting an admission in one the IIT's, later through JEE Advanced.
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-dates
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You can access the JEE Main 2026 sample papers (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) with answer keys from the mentioned link below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-sample-papers
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If you mistakenly registered as a General category candidate for JEE Mains 2026, but you actually belong to OBC-NCL, you cannot change the category unless the correction window specifically allows category correction. The National Testing Agency (NTA) sometimes provides the option to edit category during the correction window, but this is not guaranteed every year.
If category correction is allowed, you can upload your valid OBC-NCL certificate and update your category. If the correction window does not allow changing the category, then you will have to appear as a General category candidate for that attempt and will not be able to claim OBC-NCL reservation benefits for that session.
Make sure to keep checking the official correction notice to see which fields can be edited.
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