What are the required criteria for admission in the new IIITs?

Application Process

Delhi students will have to apply online atwww.iiitd.ac.inw.e.f 2^ndJune 2014 (Monday) and Outside Delhi students will have to apply online atwww.iiitd.ac.inw.e.f 20^thJune 2014.

Admission Criteria

Admission will be based on the total marks obtained in Paper 1 of JEE Main 2014 and score in Class 12th or other qualifying exam (60% & 40% weightage respectively). In addition up to 10 bonus marks will be given to candidates as mentioned below:

1. Olympiads. Indian National Olympiad in Informatics, Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology:
   • 10 marks, if the student was selected for the summer training camp for selection of the final team for International Olympiad (i.e. IOITC, IMOTC, OCSC for Physics, Chemistry, or Biology);
   • Support Documents needed:Certificate/letter from organizers certifying this – IIITD will also verify this directly with organizers of the Olympiads
   • 6 marks, if the student qualified to appear in the National Level Exam for selection for the summer camp (i.e. INOI/INMO/INPhO/INChO/INBO).
   • Support Documents needed:Qualification letter/email to appear in the exam– IIITD will also verify this directly with organizers of the Olympiads
2. Procon Junior programming contest:
   • 10 marks for the medal winners
   • Support Documents needed:Certificate/letter from organizers certifying this
   • 6 marks for those who got certificates of Achievement;
   • Support Documents needed:Certificate/letter from organizers certifying this
3. National Talent Search scholarship
   • 10 marks, if a student has won this scholarship. If a student gets this in a specific category, then he/she can only be considered in that category.
   • Support Documents needed: Certificate/grant letter
4. Sports.If a student has represented a state in any sport in "priority discipline" (as per terminology used by SGFI), except Chess (as Chess is dealt with separately), in National School Games organized by a School Games Federation of India, under U19 or U17 category (girls or boys):
   • 10 marks, if the individual has received a Gold/Silver/Bronze medal (either as individual or member of a team);
   • 6 marks for participation.
   • Support Documents needed:Certificate for medal, or Certificate of participation issued by School Games Federation of India.
5. Chess.FIDE rating players:
   • 10 marks for those whose FIDE rating is above 1800;
   • Support document needed:FIDE ID, Self-attested printout of list of international rated tournaments played as provided by FIDE through their official website. (Later participation certificates for these tournaments will have to be shown)
   • 6 marks for those whose FIDE rating is below 1800.
   • Support document needed:Same as above.
6. Culture:
   • 10 marks for those students who have received “Scholarship to Young Artistes“ given by Ministry of Culture, Government of India,.
   • Support Documents Needed:Scholarship sanction letter and certificate issued by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
   • 6 marks for those students who have received scholarship under the “Cultural Talent Search Scholarship Scheme” given by Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Autonomous Body under the aegis of Ministry of Culture, Government of.
   • Support Documents needed:Scholarship sanction letter and certificate issued by Centre for Cultural Resources and Training, Govt of India.

Note: If candidate has qualified for more than one category, he/she will get higher marks under any of the categories.Scores/Certificates for past 2 years will be considered valid.

Reservation of Seats

The number of seats for the CSE & ECE programs starting in 2014 is 120 & 50 respectively, of which 85% are reserved for Delhi students and 15% for outside Delhi students. (One supernumerary seat is reserved for Kashmiri Migrants and ten supernumerary seats are reserved for foreign nationals.) The Institute may increase the number of seats, based on recommendations of its Board, but any such increase will be announced before the announcement of merit list.

The exact breakup of the reservation for SC/ST/OBC/etc, and certificates required to be produced in support of claim are now available in the brochure, including the rules for conversion.

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