IIT’s Preparatory Course for SC/ST or PwD Candidates
- All the sixteen IITs and ISM run preparatory courses of one year duration for SC, ST and PwD candidates. The course is being offered to improve their intake in the B.Tech and Dual Degree programme. ". The course is residential. The students are eligible for all concessions during the period of coaching on par with the regular students in the matter of admission to the B.Tech / Dual Degree programmes.
- In this programme candidates have to undergo courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English for two semesters and successfully complete the courses. At the end of this course, the candidate is declared as "pass" or "fail.
- Further, on successful completion of the course, the students will be offered direct admission in July 2016 (Academic Year 2016-17) to the already allotted undergraduate course. The candidate admitted to the preparatory course are also eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2016 subject to fulfilling other eligibility criteria.
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Eligibility Criteria
For admission to Preparatory Course in IIT’s and ISM Dhanbad candidate must have qualified JEE Advanced 2015 as well as they must fulfill the “Performance in Class 12 or equivalent qualifying examination”.
Application Process
Candidates have to fill in choices for preparatory courses via the same online portal
Selection Procedure
The following rank lists will be used for admission into the preparatory courses offered by IITs and ISM
Rank List |
When it will be prepared |
Applicable to |
SC preparatory course rank list |
ONLY if the total number of candidates in the SC and SC-PwD rank lists put together is £ 1.4 times the total seat capacities in the SC category. |
The SC or SC-PwD tag |
ST preparatory course rank list |
ONLY if the total number of candidates in the ST and ST-PwD rank lists put together is £ 1.4 times the total seat capacities in the ST category. |
The ST or ST-PwD tag |
CRL-PwD preparatory course rank list |
ONLY if the total number of candidates in the CRL-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD and ST-PwD rank list is £ 1.4 times the total seat capacities in the OPEN-PwD category. |
The GEN-PwD, OBC-NCL-PwD, SC-PwD or ST-PwD tag |
OBC-NCL-PwD preparatory course rank list |
ONLY if the total number of candidates in the OBC-NCL-PwD rank list is £ 1.4 times the total seat capacities in the OBC-NCL-PwD category |
The OBC-NCL-PwD tag |
SC-PwD preparatory course rank list |
ONLY if the total number of candidates in the SC-PwD rank list is £ 1.4 times the total seat capacities in the SC-PwD category |
The SC-PwD tag |
ST-PwD preparatory course rank list |
ONLY if the total number of candidates in the ST-PwD rank list is £ 1.4 times the total seat capacities in the ST-PwD category |
The ST-PwD tag |
The qualifying marks that needs to be secured by candidate in JEE Advanced 2015 for inclusion in various rank lists is as shown below:
Rank List (for IITs and ISM) |
Minimum percentage of marks in each subject |
Minimum percentage of aggregate marks |
Preparatory course rank lists |
2.5 | 8.75 |
Seat Allocation for Preparatory Courses
For every round of Seat Allotment to preparatory courses below mentioned rules will be applicable. In the case of IITs and ISM, seat allocation in the 4 th round will be made only for preparatory courses
Category |
Condition 1 |
Condition 2 |
Vacant OPEN-PwD seats will be allocated CRL-PwD preparatory rank list |
No more candidates in the CRL-PwD rank list have opted for it |
The CRL-PwD preparatory rank list has been prepared |
Vacant OBC-NCL-PwD seats will be allocated OBC-NCL-PwD preparatory rank list |
No more candidates in the OBC-NCL-PwD rank list have opted for it |
The OBC-NCL-PwD preparatory rank list has been prepared |
Vacant SC-PwD seats will be allocated SC-PwD preparatory rank list |
No more candidates in the SC-PwD rank list have opted for it |
The SC-PwD preparatory rank list has been prepared |
Vacant ST-PwD seats will be allocated ST-PwD preparatory rank list |
No more candidates in the ST-PwD rank list have opted for it |
The ST-PwD preparatory rank list has been prepared |
Vacant SC seats will be allocated SC preparatory rank list |
No more candidates in the SC rank list have opted for it |
The SC preparatory rank list has been prepared |
Vacant ST seats will be allocated SC preparatory rank list |
No more candidates in the ST rank list have opted for it |
The ST preparatory rank list has been prepared |