- The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) comprises two papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B.Tech.) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the country.
Eligibility Criteria:
Age Criteria:
- For appearing in the JEE (Main) – 2024, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2022, 2023, or appearing in 2024 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2024 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission.
List Of Qualifying Examinations (QE):
- The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
- Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
- Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
- Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country is recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
- Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.
- A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3 years duration.
- General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
- High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
- Candidates who have completed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class 12 Examination.
- In case the Class 12 Examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.
Year Of Appearance In Qualifying Examination:
- Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2022, 2023 or those who are appearing in Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2024, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2024.
- Candidates who passed the Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2021 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 20254 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2024.
State Of Eligibility:
- State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2024. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from an Institution situated in New Delhi and is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, then the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be that of Delhi and NOT that of Uttar Pradesh.
- If a candidate has passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State but appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be from where the candidate first passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement.
- Candidate passed/appearing for Class 12 from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the study Centre is located.
- For Indian nationals passing the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.
- The State code of eligibility of OCI passing Class 12 (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals. However, OCI passing the Class 12 (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIITs and Other-CFTIs.
Mode Of Application: Online
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Application Fee:
| Fee payable for JEE (Main) – 2023 (through Credit Card/ Debit Card/ Net-Banking/ UPI) | Type of Candidate | In India (Fee in ?) | Outside India (Fee in ?) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech or Paper 2A: B. Arch or Paper 2B: B.Planning | General | Male | 1000 | 5000 |
| Female | 800 | 4000 | ||
| Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) | Male | 900 | 4500 | |
| Female | 800 | 4000 | ||
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Male | 500 | 2500 | |
| Female | 500 | 2500 | ||
| Third Gender | 500 | 3000 | ||
| Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2A: B. Arch or Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2B: B. Planning or Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech, Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B.Planning or Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B.Planning | General/ Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) | Male | 2000 | 10000 |
| Female | 1600 | 8000 | ||
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Male | 1000 | 5000 | |
| Female | 1000 | 5000 | ||
| Third Gender | 1000 | 5000 | ||
| Processing charges and Goods & Service Taxes (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable. | ||||
Mode Of Exam: Online & Offline
Exam Pattern:
| Paper | Subjects | Section A | Section B | Mode of the Examination | Timing of the Examination (IST) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Shift | Second Shift | |||||
| Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | Mathematics | 20* | 10* | Computer Based Test(CBT) mode | 09:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon | 03:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M |
| Physics | 20* | 10* | ||||
| Chemistry | 20* | 10* | ||||
| Total | 90 | |||||
| Paper 2A (B. Arch.) | Mathematics – Part I | 20* | 10* | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode except DrawingTest (Part-III) in pen and paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet ofA4 size | 09:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon | 03:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | 50 | |||||
| Drawing Test – Part III | 02 | |||||
| Total | 82 | |||||
| Paper 2B (B. Planning) | Mathematics – Part I | 20* | 10* | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode | 03:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M | |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | 50 | |||||
| Planning – Part III | 25 | |||||
| Total | 105 | |||||
| *For Paper 1 and Part-I of Paper 2, each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any 05 (five) questions out of 10. There will be negative marking for both Section A and Section B. | ||||||
Important Dates:
| (a) Session-1: JEE (Main) – January 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Online Submission of Application Form | 01 November 2023 to 30 November 2023 (up to 09:00 P.M.) |
| Last date of successful transaction of fee through Credit/ Debit Card/ Net-Banking/ UPI | 30 November 2023 (up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | Second week of the January 2024 |
| Downloading of Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03 days before the actual date of the Examination |
| Date of Examination | Between 24 January and 01 February 2024 |
| Centre, Date, and Shift | As indicated on Admit Card |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys | To be announced later on the website |
| Website (s) | https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/; https://www.nta.ac.in/ |
| Declaration of Result on the NTA website | 12 February 2024 |
| (b) Session-2: JEE (Main) – April 2024 | |
| Online Submission of Application Form | 02 February 2024 to 02 March 2024 (up to 09:00 P.M.) |
| Last date for successful transaction of prescribed Application Fee | 02 March 2024 (up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | By the third week of March 2024 |
| Downloading of Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03 days before the actual date of the Examination |
| Date of Examination | Between 01 April and 15 April 2024 |
| Display of Question Paper attempted by the Candidate and Answer Keys for inviting challenges | To be displayed on the NTA website |
| Declaration of Result | 25 April 2024 |
| (c) Duration of Examination for each Session of JEE (Main) – 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Paper 1 (B.E./ B.Tech.) or Paper 2A (B.Arch.) or Paper 2B (B.Planning.) | 03 Hours |
| B.Arch. & B.Planning (both) | 03 Hours 30 Minutes |
| (d) Timing of Examination for each Session: JEE (Main) – 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Duration of Examination | First Shift | Second Shift |
| For 3 Hours Paper | 09.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon (IST) | 03.00 P.M. to 06.00 P.M. (IST) |
| For 3 Hours 30 Minutes Paper | 09.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon (IST) | 03.00 P.M. to 06.00 P.M. (IST) |