JEE Main Exam

As we all know that JEE Main 2017 exam is the popular exam among the students of India. JEE which is also known as a Joint Entrance Examination is a two tier examination (Main & Advanced) regulated by CBSE Board. Candidates can easily get admissions in B.Tech/B.Arch programs offered by NITs, IIITs and other engineering institutions through JEE Main exam while IITs offer these courses through JEE Advanced exam. 

Although, JEE Main exam is also considered as a qualifying exam to appear JEE Advanced exam. Candidates can check here the authentic and detailed information of JEE Main including application form, exam dates, exam pattern, eligibility and syllabus. Be ready, as the JEE Main online application starts from 1st December. 

What’s New in JEE Main?

- While calculating JEE Main Rank the weightage of 12th marks is stopped to consider from 2017.

- Also there is no minimum criteria for 12th percentage for appearing in JEE Main exam.

- General candidates should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. While for SC/ST students the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.

- Note: All the Indian citizen candidates should also possess AADHAAR card issued by UIDAI. At the time of filling application form of JEE (Main), the candidates will have to enter their AADHAAR number, name, date of birth & gender which will be validated with the UIDAI’s data.

JEE Main Exam Dates - 

The Exam date of offline & online paper and result date for JEE Main have been released. Check dates here:

Events                                                                     Dates

Official notification release                                     November mid

Application form release                                   1st December to 2nd January

Last date of fee payment                                       First week of January

Application form correction window                        One week in the second half of January

Release of Admit Card                                                 First week of March

JEE Main offline exam (Pen and Paper Based exam)April first week

JEE Main online exam (Computer Based exam)        April second week

Result declaration                                               April third week

Counselling schedule                                                  First week of July

The notification for JEE Main registration is released in November.

JEE Main eligibility criteria details are here - 

•Age Limit: Candidate’s date of birth should fall on or after 01 October, 1992 for general candidates and 01, October 1987 for SC, ST and PwD candidates.

•Those candidates who are appearing/passed 12th or equivalent exam in 2015 or 2016 with PCM are eligible to apply.

•Don’t forget, candidates who have passed 12th or equivalent exam in 2014 are not eligible to apply.

•Number of Subjects in 12th: Minimum five subjects in 12th/qualifying examination.

•Number of Attempts: Three times only.

•Also, diploma (3 years) holders are also eligible to apply.

Have a look on JEE Main Exam Pattern – 

JEE Main Paper I includes – 

•Courses: It is held for engineering courses (B.Tech/BE).

•Number of Questions: It is consisted of 90 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).

•Subjects: The paper will be asked from subjects as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

•Language: Hindi, English (candidates can select while filling the application form)

•Mode: It will be commenced via both; online & offline.

•Duration: 3 hours. (4 hours for the candidates having 40% or more disability)

•Marking Scheme: 4 marks for each correct response.

•Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response or multi-responses.

Subjects   QuestionsMarks

Chemistry        30        120

Physics        30        120

Mathematics30        120

Total               90        360

JEE Main Paper II includes – 

•Courses: It is held for Architecture course. (B.Arch).

•Number of Questions: It is consisted of 82 questions (MCQs) out of which 30 questions from mathematics, 50 questions from aptitude test and 2 questions (descriptive) of drawing test.

•Subjects: The paper will be asked from subjects as Mathematics, Aptitude, and Drawing.

•Language: Hindi, English (candidates can select while filling the application form)

•Mode: It will be commenced via offline mode.

•Duration: 3 hours. (4 hours for the candidates having 40% or more disability)

•Marking Scheme: 4 marks for each correct response (2 questions of drawing will carry 70 marks).

•Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect or multi-responses.

Subjects     QuestionsMarks

Mathematics30        120

Aptitude test50        200

Drawing         2        70

Total               82        390