Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is an all India common engineering entrance examination which is held for admission in various engineering colleges and courses all over the country.

The government-run Central Board of Secondary Education also known as CBSE that earlier conducted the AIEEE, announced this common examination will replace the AIEEE and IIT-JEE.

JEE comprises of two parts, JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. JEE-Advanced is for admission to Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), as well as Indian School of Mines Dhanbad, an institute that will be converted to IIT, while the JEE-Main exam is for admission in Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), centrally funded technical institutes (CFTIs) as well as for admission to dual degree programme of IIEST Shibpur.

Only the aspirants selected in JEE Mains are eligible for appearing in JEE Advanced. Over 150,000 aspirants are selected each year.

JEE-Main Exam has two papers, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Candidates may opt for either or both of them. Both papers contain multiple choice questions.

Paper-1 is for admission in B.E./B.Tech (online and offline).
Paper-2 is for admission in B.Arch and B.Planning (offline only).
1.3 Million students including 316,000 female candidates appeared for JEE-Main exam in 2014.[6]
In 2016, JEE Main will be conducted on 03 Apr 2016 (offline mode) and 09 Apr 2016, 10 Apr 2016 (online mode). [7]

Number of applicants by year

The number of applicants taking the JEE Main are different over the years, as given below:

Number of aspirants appearing in JEE Main Year
2015
1,300,000
2014
1,350,000
2013
1,400,000
2012
1,120,000
2011
1,080,000
2010
1,040,000