JEE-Mains

Exam Announced? NO

General Info : JEE (Mains) is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded/recognized by several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions. JEE (Mains) is also an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

It will be conducted in two sessions, spread over Jan & April. A candidate may appear in one or more sessions. Score of the best attempt shall be used for preparation of merit list for admissions.

Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B.Tech.).

Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the country.

Note

a) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, and Madan Mohan Malviya University of Science and Technology, Gorakhpur will also use the score sheet of JEE (Main) 2024 for admission to the B.Tech. / M.Tech. (Integrated) / B.Arch. Courses in its affiliated colleges across the State.

b) From the Academic year 2024-25, the Government of Goa has approved that admissions to Engineering Degree Courses in the State Engineering Colleges in Goa State will also be done based on JEE (Main).

Ranking and admissions

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

There shall be no provision for re-valuation/re-checking of the Score. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

Only the All India Rank (AIR) is used for admissions through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)/Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to NITs/ IIITs/ CFTIs/ SFIs/ Others.

All participating Institutions that do not use the Centralized Seat Allocation Process will prepare their own ranking based on the performance in JEE (Main) and other criteria as decided by them.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an examination conducting body and not an admission giving authority. Therefore, NTA does not collect the information regarding the total number of seats available in the institutions, or the eligibility and reservation criteria followed by the institutions.

Reservations

(i) 15% for Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates

(ii) 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates

(iii) 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates

(iv) 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates

(v) Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability - Each category will have 5% reservations for the candidates with 40% or more disability

National Test Abhyas

Since NTA’s Test-Practice Centers (TPCs) were closed during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NTA launched a mobile app called the “National Test Abhyas” to enable candidates to take mock tests for various competitive exams. The app works on Android-based and iOS smartphones and tablets. The app provides students access to high-quality mock tests in the safety and comfort of their homes.

The National Test Abhyas is available on the website https://www.nta.ac.in/Abhyas and Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhyas.nta.com

In addition to that, NTA has also developed an extensive support system available at http://nta.ac.in/abhyas/help

Previous years opening and closing ranks: Check HERE

Conducted by: National Testing Agency (NTA), Min of HRD

Conducting organization type: Other

Additional info: The exam is popular across All India