Orissa Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE 2012): Orissa JEE 2012

Orissa Joint Entrance Examination 2012 is an entrance examination for admission in to a number of professional courses like engineering, medical, pharmacy, management, Computer applications, architecture, and hotel management etc in the professional colleges of Orissa.

R.E.C Rourkela was the first one to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for the candidates of the state quota of Orissa in 1979. In 1979, there were only two engineering colleges in Orissa namely R.E.C Rourkela (Now NIT Rourkela) and University College of Engineering (U.C.E.), Burla. 

In later years CET Bhubaneswar, Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT), Sarang and Institute of Textile Technology, Choudwar also involved since 1994.  At that time JEE covered candidates for MBBS/BDS courses in S.C.B Medical College, Cuttack, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Berhampur and V.S.S Medical College, Burla also.

Orissa Joint Entrance Examination 2012 is taken by the State Government of Orissa for selecting meritorious students for various private and government colleges.

Orissa Joint Entrance Examination 2012 is conducted by the state government of Orissa for selecting meritorious students for various private and government colleges.

Eligibility Criteria for Orissa JEE 2012

A candidate should have passed or appearing in 10+2 examination of Council of Higher Education (CHSE), Orissa or equivalent with Physics, Mathematics, and one from Chemistry/ Computer Science/Biology/Biotechnology or pass in 10+3 diploma course in engineering including those having less than 60% marks in aggregate from SC and ST, Orissa or equivalent.

Architecture:

• Candidates seeking admission into B.Architecture are required to pass their qualifying examination with aggregate of 50% marks with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
• Candidates who have passed their 10+3 diploma course (any stream) recognized by Central/State Government with aggregate of 50% marks can also appear in OJEE.
• Candidates who have attained International baccalaureate Diploma after 10 years of schooling securing not less than aggregate of 50% marks with mathematics as compulsory subject are also eligible for OJEE.

Courses Offered by Orissa JEE 2012

• Bachelor of technology (B. Tech)
• Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) 
• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharmacy)
• MBBs/BDS
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Computer Applications(MCA)

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