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<p>I did my high school in USA, but I was born and brought up in India till 13 yrs. I was wondering if I'm allowed to take IIT-JEE exam? If yes, when is the test usually offered? I honestly don't have any idea about the curriculum, so can someone explain to me what subjects are included? CHEMISTRY-PHYSICS-MATH? How diifficult is it compared to US standards? cuz I'm currently taking AP Calculus, AP Chemistry and AP Physics C?
DO the colleges look at our GPA?
Please provide me useful informations ..</p>

<p>Just a little wish deep inside to study in India ...</p>

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<p>LuncaChica, I have looked at some of the preparation material for IIT entrance. Believe me, it is a lot harder than what kids have to study in the USA. IMHO, AP is silly.</p>

<p>Look under syllabus at this site: [Joint</a> Entrance Examination - 2010](<a href=“http://jee.iitd.ac.in/introduction.htm]Joint”>http://jee.iitd.ac.in/introduction.htm)</p>

<p>I think for NRIs study abroad program is the best way to gain Indian experience. It is a lot less stressful. Just my 2 cents.</p>

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<p>The IIT JEE is offered every year in April. Here’s the eligibility criteria:
[Eligibility</a> Criteria For IIT JEE | Eligibility Criteria](<a href=“http://www.iitjee.org/eligibility-criteria.html]Eligibility”>Eligibility Criteria For IIT JEE | Eligibility Criteria)
Physics, chemistry and mathematics are the 3 subjects in the exam. The curriculum is significantly harder than APs, and usually requires a year’s preparation. GPA is usually not considered as long as you’re above some minimum thing.
Your major and college is based on what rank you get.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys. I was just wondering. I had this sudden urge to go back to India :stuck_out_tongue: Tehee.
If you had the choice, which one would you prefer IIT or MIT?</p>

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<p>At a success rate of about 1 in 80, it’s the toughest engineering entrance in the world. The test takes place in April. The curriculum is FAR MORE DIFFICULT than that of the AP exams. IIT doesn’t consider any school marks, GPA (you have to have a min 60% in XII). It’s totally on the basis of your rank.</p>

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<p>are you serious?</p>

<p>MIT.</p>

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<p>Haha!</p>

<p>EDIT: Wait, you can’t be serious.</p>

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<p>See Tippu, I only have mere knowledge about IIT. And I was only talking abt IIT Kanpur which I think is the #1. And after all, US college admission chances link to many different factors, so I thought maybe getting into IIT would be more prestige.
Thanks though.</p>

<p>LOL, yes. I was serious. not anymore :P</p>

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<p>Getting into IIT is very prestigious in India, but not in the US. Getting into MIT is prestigious in both places.</p>

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<p>Choose MIT anyday (or for that matter a US University). IIT is very prestigious in India and also in Silicon Valley, USA where many startups are headed by IITians but the curriculum at IITs is not at all healthy, the academic rigor is neck breaking and IITs have a very high suicide rate.</p>

<p>P.S. - I’ve two close relatives at IIT Bombay and Delhi.</p>

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<p>MIT has the highest suicide rate in the US.</p>

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<p>hehehe. But yes, Its a known fact that US colleges prepares you more to cope up with the real world. </p>

<p>My cousin is also there at IIT Delhi though I’m not in touch with him. ;]</p>

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<p>Still, no one forces a person to take classes that are beyond his capabilities. At IIT, the freshman is made to take classes that are taught at MIT towards the end of the third year. These are not my words, my cousins at IIT have told me about this.</p>

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<p>blue_box, on what basis are you making that claim?</p>

<p>I have seen this site: [MIT</a> Suicides](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/~sdavies/www/mit-suicides/]MIT”>http://web.mit.edu/~sdavies/www/mit-suicides/) but it doesn’t make that claim.</p>

<p>I believe CalTech and Cornell had a few unfortunate incidents like that last year.</p>

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<p>Yes, but as a student at IIT you’re capable of handling much more stress than an MIT student.</p>

<p>Tippu: <a href=“http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HJE/is_2_2/ai_79961273/[/url]”>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HJE/is_2_2/ai_79961273/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I think the best part of MIT is that they don’t count the college freshman year GPA to your cumulative GPA = meaning less stress ;]</p>

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<p>IIT doesn’t count the freshman, sophomore OR junior year GPA, and requires a minimum of 60% in the senior year.</p>

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<p>LOL, I don’t get this Indian system. :D</p>

<p>I also wonder why our high school grade doesn’t matter in India to get in good colleges? Doesn’t that show our academic capabilities?</p>

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<p>It should, but there’s a separate exam, which is supposed to show academic capabilities too. The IIT JEE.</p>

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<p>High school grades don’t matter in India because schools don’t have a centralised valid method of grading. A school in South Delhi grades differently from a school in rural Bihar.</p>