The JEE main exam based on pen paper was completed in two shifts. The JEE main Pen paper exam was held on April 3, 2016 from 0930 – 1230 hours IST and 1400 – 1700 hours IST.

JEE Main is a national level entrance test conducted for admission to Engineering, Architecture and other technological courses offered by various government, private and centrally funded institutions including the NITs and IIITs.

JEE (Joint Entrance Exam) is a two tier exam.

JEE Main Rank Card was released on 23rd June 2016.

The first stage is JEE Main, which is gateway to the B.Tech courses offered by the institutes including NITs and other state government & private engineering colleges.

Important dates for JEE main pen paper:

JEE Main 2016 Paper 1 (Pen and Paper Based) April 3, 2016 (0930 – 1230 hours IST)
JEE Main 2016 Paper 2 (Pen and Paper Based) April 3, 2016 (1400 – 1700 hours IST)

Online test:
JEE Main 2016 Paper 1 (Computer based exam)
April 9, 2016
April 10, 2016
1st shift 0930 – 1230 hours (IST) 2nd shift 1400 – 1700 hours (IST)

Application form of JEE Main 2016 available from
December 1, 2015

Online application form submission last date
January 11, 2016

Facility to edit mistakes in JEE Main 2016 application form available from
January 21, 2016

Application form correction last date
January 31, 2016

JEE Main Admit Card will be available for download from
March 11, 2016