SRMJEEE Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility, Important Dates

That's one mark a question and about 69 seconds each over 150 minutes. English and Aptitude is more than 15 per cent of the paper, and JEE preparation doesn't cover it.

Taking it from home

The test is AI monitored, with proctors and super proctors. System and internet instructions are mailed and posted one week before the exam. You don't need to be good with computers; basic mouse and keyboard skills are enough.

There are two slots a day. Slot booking opens tentatively two days before the phase starts, and the hall ticket only downloads once you've booked. A mock test runs before the exam, at your convenience.

SRM publishes an eight-page syllabus in five parts, one for each part of the paper (see the exam pattern and syllabus).

Physics and Chemistry lean towards Class 12: Chemistry starts at Solutions with no separate Class 11 physical chemistry, and Physics compresses mechanics into one unit. The unit descriptions get specific: Poiseuille's formula, Stokes' law, Reynolds number and Bernoulli's theorem all sit in the second Physics unit.

Who can apply

• Resident Indians. NRIs and PIO or OCI card holders apply on the International application only.
• An Indian citizen who did 10+2 abroad picks Indian as nationality and may be asked about their schooling.
• Age at least 16 years and 6 months on 31 July of the year of your 12th Board exam.
• No gap of more than three years after Class 12.

Qualifying marks

Passed or appearing in 10+2 with a minimum 60 per cent aggregate across three subjects: Physics and Mathematics (both mandatory) plus one of Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology, Computer Science, Information Technology, Informatics Practices, Engineering Graphics, or Botany and Zoology. All must be major subjects in the regular stream, from any Indian board, CBSE, ISCE, IB or NIOS.

For B.Tech. in Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, it's 60 per cent in PCM, PMB, PCB, or PC with Botany or Zoology. Without Mathematics you take an extra four-credit Mathematics course in the first year; without Chemistry, a Chemistry bridge course.

International qualifications taken in India

NIOS: if you did 10+2 through NIOS, Class 10 must be from regular school, or the other way round.

SRM University AP and SRM University Sonepat set their own B.Tech. eligibility on their own websites. Details for SRM IST are on its engineering admission page.

1. Sit SRMJEEE in one or more phases.
2. Check your rank on the Admission Portal with your application number and date of birth.
3. Attend online counselling, held separately after each phase. This is where you choose campus, programme and specialisation.
4. Pay the fee in time and get a Provisional Allotment Letter (PAL) and receipt. Miss the deadline and the allotment is cancelled.

The admission committee allots on the SRMJEEE rank and the qualifying exam, and posts the allotment on the Online Admission Portal.

SRM warns that Phase 3 seat allotment may change depending on what's left across the campuses. Two rounds of counselling have already run by then.

Direct admission and scholarships go to first-rank students of every central and state board, the top 10,000 IIT JEE rankers, top rankers in each district of Tamil Nadu, and national or international level sportspeople.

JEE Main and SAT scores count only for international B.Tech. admission. The Indian route runs on the SRMJEEE rank.

SRMJEEE is an admission test, so there's no pay. What your rank decides is which campus and programme you can get, and each has its own annual fee. The same branch can cost differently at different campuses, so check SRM's programme table before counselling.

The application fee isn't refunded. After admission, fees are refunded under AICTE norms.

Apply at applications.srmist.edu.in in five steps: register, verify your email, fill the form, upload a photo and signature, and pay. Have your Class 10 mark statement handy.

• ₹1,400 per phase, non-refundable, by debit or credit card, UPI or net banking. Each phase needs its own application.
• Your registration email can't be changed, ever. Everything until enrolment goes there.
• For a correction, raise a query under Form Correction on the portal. If a payment shows as pending, wait 24 hours, then raise a Technical Query.
• Course and campus preference needs no correction; it isn't used for allotment.

Email: admissions.india@srmist.edu.in. NRI, PIO and OCI candidates use the separate International application.

• Kattankulathur has the widest list: Aeronautical, Automobile, Automotive, Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Nanotechnology and Biomedical Engineering, Electric Vehicle Technology, Electronics (VLSI Design and Technology), Mathematics and Computing, many computer science specialisations, and eight five-year M.Tech. (Integrated) programmes.
• Ramapuram and Vadapalani: core engineering and the main computer science specialisations.
• Delhi-NCR (Ghaziabad): computer science, electronics, electrical, mechanical and automobile, including Computer Science and Business Systems with TCS.
• Sonepat and AP publish their own programme lists.

Less common specialisations include DevSecOps, Gaming Technology, Block Chain Technology, Computational Biology, Regenerative Medicine, Genetic Engineering, Autonomous Driving Technology, Immersive Technologies, Industrial IoT and Systems Engineering, Vehicle Testing and Cyber Physical Systems. They vary by campus.

There's no exam centre. You sit SRMJEEE at home, on your own desktop or laptop, under remote proctoring. The equipment list and slot rules are under the exam pattern.

Try the mock test on the exact machine and connection you'll use. It's your only chance to find out the webcam or internet won't hold. Normal exam-hall rules apply in your own room.

SRM calls these dates tentative. Slot booking opens about two days before each phase, system instructions arrive a week before, and results and counselling follow each phase. Check applications.srmist.edu.in for announcements.

There's no fixed admit card date. Slot booking opens tentatively two days before the phase begins; once you've booked a slot (two a day), you can download the hall ticket. No slot, no hall ticket.

It comes through the same login as your application, tied to your registered email.

Results go up on the Admission Portal. Log in with your application number and date of birth to see your rank. SRM doesn't fix a result date in advance, so check the site after your phase.

Each phase has its own result and its own counselling.

SRM publishes no cut-off ranks. Seats are allotted at counselling on your rank against the seats still free, and with separate counselling after each of three phases there's no single closing rank, even within a year.

The only fixed bar is eligibility: 60 per cent in the qualifying subjects. The fee and seat matrix for each programme are on SRM's engineering admission page.

• Answer everything. No negative marking, so a blank is the only sure loss. Keep the last few minutes to fill in what's left.
• Prepare English and Aptitude. It's 20 marks and worth exactly as much as 20 marks of Mathematics.
• Revise from SRM's own unit list. It names topics down to specific laws.
• Take an early phase if a particular campus or branch matters. Phase 1 has the most seats left.
• Rehearse the setup on the mock test, on your own machine and connection.
• Book your slot as soon as booking opens.
• Use an email address you'll still check in a year.
• Treat counselling as part of the exam. Compare fees across campuses beforehand and pay on time.

SRM doesn't release previous SRMJEEE papers. What it does publish is the exam pattern and syllabus, and a mock test before each phase, which is mainly for getting used to the online interface. Both are on applications.srmist.edu.in.

• SRMJEEE application portal: apply, pay, phase dates, campus programme lists and FAQs
• SRMJEEE exam pattern and syllabus
• SRM IST engineering admissions: B.Tech. eligibility and the programme table with annual fees
• SRM International application, for NRI, PIO and OCI candidates, and the separate admission sites of SRM University, AP and SRM University, Delhi-NCR, Sonepat

Who conducts SRMJEEE?

SRM Institute of Science and Technology, formerly SRM University.

Is there negative marking?

No.

Where do I take the exam?

At home, on a desktop or laptop. Not on a phone.

Do I have to sit every phase?

No. Each phase you take needs its own application and fee.

Is there any downside to a later phase?

Yes. Fewer seats are left by Phase 3.

What is the application fee?

₹1,400 per phase, non-refundable.

Can I change my email address later?

No, under no circumstances.

What marks do I need in Class 12?

60 per cent across Physics, Mathematics and one other listed subject. Biology-stream students can apply to the biotech and biomedical programmes.

I'm an NRI, PIO or OCI. Can I take SRMJEEE?

No. Use the International application.

Do I choose my campus when applying?

No, at counselling.

Are JEE Main or SAT scores accepted?

Only for international admission.