A total of 3,403 students of Odisha appeared at the All India JEE (Advanced) examinations which began on Sunday.
The students appeared in the examinations at two centres in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela. The examination had two sittings. First sittings started from 9 am to 12 pm and the second sitting held between 2 pm and 5 pm.
As per the norm, candidate among the top 1, 50,000 (all categories included) in JEE Main examinations 2015 are eligible to sit for the JEE Advance examinations.
About 50,000 students had appeared the JEE Main examinations of which 3,403 students from the State had qualified for JEE Advance examinations.
Candidates qualifying the JEE Advance examinations would be eligible for admission in 16 IITs and the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. The results of the JEE Advance examinations would be announced on June 10.