No, IIT and JEE are not the same. But they are not so different anyways. IITs are Institutes and JEE is the exam that one has to give to get admission into IITs.
IIT stands for Indian Institutes of Technology. They are one of the most prestigious institutes in India, and the best to offer education in engineering and technological education. These institutes are one of the reasons for the increase in industrial development and manufacturing in our country as they produced the best engineering minds. The first IIT was set up in Kharagpur in the year 1951. At present, there are 23 IITs in the country. They are governed by the IIT act of 1961. Every single student who dreams to be an engineer wants to do his engineering at IIT. And to make their dreams into reality, they have to clear the JEE.
JEE stands for Joint Entrance Exam. It is a national-level engineering entrance exam held for getting admission into 23 IITs, 31 National Institutes of Technology, 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology, and other Government Funded Technical Institutes. The exam is tough and highly competitive. Candidates require a lot of hard work, practice, focus, and a great strategy to crack the exam. It consists of 2 levels – JEE Main and JEE Advanced.
JEE Main – IIT JEE same It is the first level of JEE. The top 250,000 students from JEE Main get the chance to appear for the 2nd stage – JEE Advanced. Students are also granted admission to NITs, It also comprises a second paper that offers admission to B. Arch and B. Planning Courses IIITs, and other government-funded technical institutions based on the rank obtained in JEE Main.
JEE Advanced – To get admission into various undergraduate programs across all the 23 IITs, candidates will have to clear the second level of JEE, which is JEE Advanced.
