ADMISSION TO IITs WITHOUT JEE.

The entrance exam for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) is considered one of the most difficult entrance exams in the country. According to the rules, an individual must be in the top 2.5 lakh of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main and then crack the JEE Advanced. However, there are more unique pathways to get admitted to IITs.

Yes, it is possible to get admission in IIT without JEE, IIT is solely not for engineering but also offers programs in Management, Design, Architecture, Masters of Science, and Integrated courses. There are a numerous ways to get admission in IITs for students who want to pursue their career in designing, engineering, management, should go for; 

UCEED: Students with an aim to study at IITs apply through an undergraduate common entrance exam for design commonly known as UCEED. Candidates should have passed class 12 from a recognized board to be eligible to apply. Candidates who qualify the UCEED are certified for admission to B.Des programs at IITs and other institutes.

CEED: Students who want to pursue post graduation on designing should apply and clear CEED to get admission in M.Des. Candidates must have a B.Des degree to be eligible to apply for CEED.

HSSEE: IITs additionally provide admission to 5 year integrated Master of Arts (MA) programmes through Humanities and Social Sciences Entrance Examination (HSSEE). The first two years of the curriculum are common to all of the college students after which they branch out into the two streams. Allocation of streams can be primarily based totally on candidate’s preferences, their overall academic performance throughout the primary 3 semesters, and the availability of seats under each stream.

GATE: Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) is an entrance exam at a PG level to get admission in IIT for engineering program. Candidates who clear the exam will be eligible to apply for M.Tech courses as well as be eligible for a job in public sector undertakings (PSUs).

CAT: Students who desire and aim to study at IITs now no longer simply have a look at engineering but now have options to study in the field of business aspect and can also get admission to various courses through their management schools or departments. Although, each IIT has its own criteria for admission to management school, those who clear CAT are usually shortlisted for interviews and further rounds.

UGC-NET: Research is an important and fundamental part of training at IITs. Candidates interested in research studies can apply with a specific professor and give their proposal to them. Candidates who have innovative ideas and those who have passed the UGC NET program or any other research examination are considered eligible to apply for research programs in IITs.

IIT JAM: Joint Admission Test for Masters (JAM) is a common entrance exam held for admission to IITs and IISc Bangalore. Those who pass the exam are eligible for admission to MSc, masters in economics, Joint MSc-PhD, MSc-PhD dual degree, and other postgraduate level degree programs as well as integrated PhD courses.

Some IITs offer programs after 12^th and after graduation as well which do not require any entrance exams. Such programs are as follows-

·        IIT Madras’s B.Sc Data Science: The IIT Madras is offering B.Sc in Programming and Data Science to students of classes 11, 12, college students, working professionals, and those taking a career break. Students who complete class 11 by May 2022 or are currently in class 12 can apply for the qualifier process. If they qualify the process, they can start the coursework after completing their class 12.

·        IIT Guwahati Masters in Liberal Arts: IIT Guwahati is offering a master's programme in liberal arts from the academic year 2022-2023. The first batch will have 30 students. As part of the course, students will learn concepts like geo- spatial analytics, digital humanities, international relations, and diplomacy, study of vernacular literature and languages, area studies, etc.

·        Olympiad Qualifiers: Students qualifying for international Olympiads can get direct admission to IITs without cracking the JEE Advanced. As per reports, IITs are considering offering admissions to students who have participated in internationally renowned Olympiads, based on their performance in the competition.

·        IIT Bombay Certificate Program in Design Thinking: This five-month course has been designed help businesses innovate and transform the way they develop their products, services, operations, and corporate strategy. Candidates who have completed graduation or diploma from any stream along with one-year work experience are eligible to apply for the course.

·        IIT Roorkee Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: IIT-Roorkee's six-month online certificate aims to teach the advanced techniques about machine learning. The course includes skills needed to build deep learning models as well as artificial intelligence applications. The course is available on Coursera for a fee of Rs 112,500.

·        ITT Madras Artificial Intelligence Knowledge Representation and Reasoning: This 12-week course is offered to both UG and PG students. The curriculum includes formalism and the associated algorithms for reasoning. This course is a companion to the another program- Artificial Intelligence: Search Methods for Problem Solving- and both these courses are available online at Swayam.