Joint Entrance Examination –JEE is one of the most popular and important entrance examinations for the Engineering, Technology, Design, Architecture & Planning, Pharmacy and basic sciences streams in India. The entrance examination is conducted for admission to the Undergraduate Programmes for Indian and Foreign nationals at Indian Institute of Technology -IIT’s, Institute of Technology- Banaras Hindu University - IT-BHU and Indian School of Mines- ISM-Dhanbad. The exam is conducted every year by any one of the IITs as directed by the IIT Board.
These institutions offer courses in a number of engineering, technological and scientific disciplines leading to B. Tech. – Bachelor of Technology, B. Pharm. – Bachelor of Pharmacy and B. Des. – Bachelor of Design. Some of these Institutes offer M.Sc. – Master of Science Integrated courses in pure and applied sciences and M.Tech. – Master of Technology. Some IITs offer Dual Degree M.Tech programmes wherein both B.Tech. & M.Tech. Degrees are awarded. The entrance examination is popular as IIT-JEE.