JEE Main

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OVERVIEW

OVERVIEW

Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is an all India common engineering entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), formerly conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to undergraduate programmes BE, B.Tech, B.Arch at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded technical institutions, institutions funded by several participating State Governments, and several other institutions.

Exam NameJoint Entrance Examination (Main)
Also Known AsNTA JEE Main
Exam CategoryUndergraduate
Exam LevelNational
Exam ModeOnline (Computer based test)
Conducted byNational Testing Agency (NTA)

 

NEW: JEE (Main) 2024 examination will be conducted twice (2 times),

  • UPDATE (Jan 18, 2024): JEE Main Session-I Test City for Paper 1 has been allotted.
  • UPDATE (Jan 12, 2024): JEE Main Session-I Test City for Paper 2 has been allotted.

UPDATE (Dec 6, 2023): Correction facility for JEE Main 2024 exam has been made available,

UPDATE (Nov 1, 2023): Detailed procedure for JEE Main 2024 Application Form filling is now available.

UPDATE (Oct 29, 2023): JEE Main 2024 notification to be released soon,

UPDATE (Sep 19, 2023): JEE Main 2024 exam dates have been announced,

NEW: JEE Main 2023 Rank vs Percentile is now available,

 

 

What’s new in JEE Main 2024?

JEE (Main) 2024 examination will be conducted in two Sessions before admissions in the academic session.

  • This will give two opportunities to the candidates to improve their scores in the examination if they fail to give their best in the first attempt without wasting their whole academic year.
  • In the first attempt, students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and will know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the next time.
  • If any candidate misses the examination due to reasons beyond control, then he/she will not have to wait for one full year.
  • Candidates are not required to compulsorily take the test in both the sessions though if a candidate appears in both Sessions, the best of the candidate’s NTA scores will be considered.

ABOUT

MODE & TYPE

PAPER 1

PaperPaper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
SubjectsPhysics, Chemistry & Mathematics
Type of QuestionsObjective type (MCQ) and Numerical Value Questions
Mode of ExamComputer based Test

 

PAPER 2A

PaperPaper 2A B.Arch.
SubjectsMathematics – Part I
Aptitude Test – Part II
Drawing Test – Part III
Type of QuestionsMathematics: Objective type (MCQ) and Numerical Value Questions
Aptitude: Objective type (MCQ)
Drawing: Questions to test drawing aptitude
Mode of ExamComputer based Test (Part I and Part II)
Pen and Paper based Test (Part III)

 

PAPER 2B

PaperPaper 2B B.Planning
SubjectsMathematics – Part I
Aptitude Test – Part II
Planning Based Questions – Part III
Type of QuestionsMathematics: Objective type (MCQ) and Numerical Value Questions
Aptitude: Objective type (MCQ)
Planning Based: Objective type (MCQ)
Mode of ExamComputer based Test

 

 

PATTERN

PAPER 1 (BE/B.TECH)

  • The exam will be of total 3-hour duration.
  • Section A in each subject will have 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice.
  • Section B in each subject will have 10 Numerical Value Questions i.e. each question will have a numerical value as the correct answer. Candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10.
  • For both sections, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1 mark).
  • No marks are awarded for questions not attempted.
  • There will be 90 questions in all. The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 90 questions.

 

The no. of questions in each part is as follows:

SubjectNo. of questionsMarks
MathematicsSection A: 20, Section B: 10100
PhysicsSection A: 20, Section B: 10100
ChemistrySection A: 20, Section B: 10100
Total90300
Note: In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10 in each subject.

PAPER 2A (B.ARCH.)

  • The exam will be of total 3-hour duration.
  • Mathematics Test will have 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice AND 10 Numerical Value Questions i.e. each question will have a numerical value as the correct answer.
  • Candidates have to attempt any 5 questions out of the 10 Numerical Value Questions.
  • Aptitude Test will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice only.
  • For Multiple Choice Questions and Numerical Value Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1 mark).
  • Drawing Test will be Pen and Paper based test of 100 marks having 2 questions to test the drawing aptitude.
  • No marks are awarded for questions not attempted.
  • There will be 82 questions in all.

 

The no. of questions in each part is as follows:

SubjectNo. of questionsMarks
MathematicsSection A: 20, Section B: 10100
Aptitude Test50200
Drawing Test02100
Total82400
Note: In Section B of Mathematics, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10.

PAPER 2B (B.PLANNING)

  • The exam will be of total 3-hour duration.
  • Mathematics Test will have 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice AND 10 Numerical Value Questions i.e. each question will have a numerical value as the correct answer.
  • Candidates have to attempt any 5 questions out of the 10 Numerical Value Questions.
  • Aptitude Test and Planning Test will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice only.
  • For both sections, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1 mark).
  • No marks are awarded for questions not attempted.
  • There will be 105 questions in all.

 

The no. of questions in each part is as follows:

SubjectNo. of questionsMarks
MathematicsSection A: 20, Section B: 10100
Aptitude Test50200
Planning Test25100
Total105400
Note: In Section B of Mathematics, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10.

 

 

MEDIUM

LanguageExamination Centres
EnglishAll Examination Centres
English and HindiAll Examination Centres in India
English and AssameseExamination Centres in Assam
English and BengaliExamination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Island
English and GujaratiExamination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
English and KannadaExamination Centres in Karnataka
English and MarathiExamination Centres in Maharashtra
English and MalayalamExamination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
English and OdiaExamination Centres in Odisha
English and PunjabiExamination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi-NCR
English and TamilExamination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Island
English and TeluguExamination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
English and UrduAll Examination Centres in India

Note: The option of language for question paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form online and it cannot be changed at a later stage.

Schedule

SCHEDULE

 

Dates of Examination – Session 1January 24 – February 1, 2024
Dates of Examination – Session 2April 1 – April 15, 2024
Timings1st Shift: 0900-1200 Hours,
2nd Shift: 1500-1800 Hours
Duration3 Hours
Note: Those candidates who wish to appear for B.Arch as well as B.Planning will have the duration of examination 3.30 hrs.

Eligiblity

 

ELIGIBILITY

AGE LIMIT

  • There’s no age limit for appearing in the JEE (Main) examination.

 

YEAR OF APPEARANCE IN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION

  • Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2022 or 2023.
  • Or Those candidates who are appearing in their Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2024.
  • Candidates who appeared in the Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2021, did not pass in 2021, but passed in 2022 are not eligible.
  • Note: For admission to NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs, performance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination is also considered. You can check that criterion here.

 

SUBJECTS IN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION

  • Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in the Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination to be eligible.
  • For B.E./B Tech. course, candidates must have passed Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/ Technical Vocational subject.
  • For B.Arch./B.Planning. course, candidates must have passed Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects.

Syllabus

For Syllabus , Click – here

 

SAMPLE QUESTIONS

 

MOCK TEST

  • The official mock test is made available to the candidates appearing for JEE Main.
  • Candidates can take the Mock Test to understand the pattern of the computer-based test and make themselves familiar with the interface.
  • Mock test is for practice purpose only.
  • The Mock tests are made available to candidates via National Test Abhyas, available on website and Play store.

 

PRACTICE TEST

  • NTA will set up Test Practice Centres for candidates to enable them to practice and be comfortable in taking a Computer Based Test (CBT).
  • This facility is completely free of cost.
  • Candidates can register on the NTA website where they are provided with a convenient centre near their location to practice.

 

PAST QUESTION PAPERS

See previous year Question Papers and Answers here.

fees

FEES

Fees for JEE Main 2024 is as follows:

For examination centre opted in India

ONE PAPER ONLY (PAPER-1 OR PAPER-2 OR PAPER-3)

General – Boys₹1,000
Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) – Boys₹900
General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) – Girls₹800
SC/ST/PWD – All₹500
Third Gender₹500

 

MULTIPLE PAPERS

General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) – Boys₹2,000
General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) – Girls₹1,600
SC/ST/PWD – All₹1,000
Third Gender₹1,000

Procedure

REGISTRATION

  • The registrations for JEE (Main) examination will begin from November 1, 2023 for Session-1 and from February 2, 2024 for Session-2.
  • The last date to apply is November 30, 2023 December 4, 2023 for Session-1 and March 2, 2024 for Session-2.
  • Candidates have the option to apply for a single Session during the registration window.
  • Candidates will have the opportunity to apply for the next session when the application window will be re-opened.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

 

PROCEDURE

NEW: Check detailed steps for filling Application Form here.

  1. The aspiring candidate should furnish all the details and choose a password while filling up the Online Application. After successful submission of the data, an Application number will be generated which will be used for subsequent logins.
  2. Once the candidate has registered, he/she is required to upload scanned images of his/her photograph and signature.
  3. The candidate is then required to pay the Examination Fee which can be done by Credit card/ Debit card/ Net Banking/ UPI/ Paytm.
  4. Once the payment is done, an Acknowledgement Page will be generated. Candidates are advised to save it for future reference.

NOTE

  • The scanned photograph should be colour or b/w with 80% face visible (without mask) including ears against a white background in JPG/JPEG format.
  • The entire application process is online, thus the candidates are not required to send any document to NTA.

 

APPLICATION CORRECTION

  • Candidates are advised to exercise the utmost care in filling up the Application Form.
  • Candidates will be provided with an opportunity to correct particulars of application form during December 6 to December 8, 2023 for Session-I.
  • NTA will not entertain any corrections sent by the candidate through Post/ Fax/ WhatsApp/ E-mail/ by Hand.

 

SLOT BOOKING

  • The candidates will not get the option of choosing a specific date/session to appear for the JEE Main entrance examination.
  • The allotment of Centre, Date, and Shift will be randomly done through computer software by NTA, after the closure of the Application Form.

 

Outside India Centres

NOTE

  • While filling the Application form, candidates have to select any four cities of their choice. The efforts will be made to allot city of examination to the candidates in order of the choice opted by them in their application form.
  • Please note that due to administrative reasons, a different city in a nearby area may be allotted.
  • The choice of Centre Cities will be limited to the State of Permanent Address or State of Present Address only.

 

ADMIT CARD

  • Admit Cards of the JEE (Main) exam will be available as per the notified schedule.
  • A printed copy of the downloaded admit card should be produced at the time of examination.
  • In case of any discrepancy in the e-Admit Card including candidate details, photograph, signature, the candidate may immediately approach the NTA Helpline.

 

CANDIDATE RESPONSES

  • The responses of the candidates recorded during the exam, will be available for them to view, download and print from the JEE (Main) website.
  • Candidates can access the copy of candidate’s responses as per schedule.

 

Result

ANSWER KEYS

  • The answer keys of Computer based examination will be made available on the JEE (Main) website as per schedule.
  • The candidates who aren’t satisfied with any answer can challenge the answer keys online before the deadline on non-refundable online payment of Rs.200 per question.
  • If a question for any reason is found to be wrong, the benefit of marks will be given to all the appeared candidates for MCQ questions, and only to those candidates who attempted the question for Numerical type questions.
  • The processing fee will be non-refundable.

 

RE-CHECKING

  • There is no provision for revaluation or rechecking of the result.

 

SCORE / RESULT

  • The score of the JEE (Main) exam will be available as per the notified schedule.
  • This score shall comprise of the Raw Scores i.e. the actual marks scored and Percentile Scores (NTA Scores) i.e. the scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the examination in that session.
  • Each of the exam results shall comprise four NTA scores, one for each of the three subjects (Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry) and the total for the respective attempt.
  • The final rank list will be released after the declaration of results for all the sessions. The four NTA scores for each of the candidates for the first attempt as well as for the other attempts will be merged for the compilation of results and preparation of the overall Merit List / Ranking.
  • The best of the candidate’s NTA scores will be considered for candidates who appeared in multiple attempts.
  • The All India Rank shall be compiled and declared after conduct of the final session of JEE (Main) Examination.
  • JEE (Main) result will also decide whether the candidate has qualified for appearing in JEE (Advanced). JEE (Advanced) eligibility criteria can be checked here.
  • No score/rank card will be dispatched to the candidates and the candidates are advised to download their score/rank cards from the JEE (Main) website.

Dates

IMPORTANT DATES

January 2024 Exam
Start of filling of Online formsNovember 1, 2023
Last Date for Online submission of ApplicationNovember 30, 2023 December 4, 2023
Last Date for Fee PaymentNovember 30, 2023 December 4, 2023
Correction in Application FormDecember 6 – December 8, 2023
Announcement of Examination City2nd week of January 2024
Availability of Admit Card3 days before examination date
JEE Main Jan ExamJanuary 24 – February 1, 2024
Display of Answer KeyTBA
Declaration of JEE (Main) ResultFebruary 12, 2024
April 2024 Exam
Start of filling of Online formsFebruary 2, 2024
Last Date for Online submission of ApplicationMarch 2, 2024
Last Date for Fee PaymentMarch 2, 2024
Correction in Application FormN/A
Announcement of Examination City3rd week of March 2024
Availability of Admit Card3 days before examination date
JEE Main Apr ExamApril 1 – April 15, 2024
Display of Answer KeyTBA
Declaration of JEE (Main) ResultApril 25, 2024

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Materials to be brought on the day of examination:

  • Admit card (along with Self Declaration Undertaking)
  • One passport size photograph (same as uploaded in Online Application Form)
  • Identity Proof
  • Ball Point Pen
  • PWD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category
  • For Paper-2 Drawing Test: Geometry box set, pencils, erasers, and colour pencils or crayons.

Rough Work:

  • All calculations/writing work is to be done only in the rough sheet provided at the centre in the Examination Room/Hall.
  • Candidates must hand over the rough sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall after completion of the test.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Candidates can contact NTA through written communication, phone, or email.

NTA Contact Information
AddressNational Testing Agency
1st Floor, NSIC-MDBP Building
Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi – 110020
Helpline011-69227700, 011-40759000
Emailjeemain@nta.ac.in

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