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

JEE exam Eligibility-

12th or its equivalent examination from a recognized board with PCM group with minimum 50%

The Candidates passed the 12th or its equivalent exam before 2014 will not be eligible for JEE Main 2016.

The general and OBC candidates must born on or after 1st October 1991 and the SC/ST/PwD candidates must born on or after 1st October 1986.

Number of Attempts:

Each candidate is entitled to take JEE Main exam three times only.

JEE Main Exam Pattern

Paper-I -

The paper will be conducted online and offline.

The question paper of JEE Main 2016 will be available in Hindi and English.

Each candidate will have 3 hours to solve the paper

The paper will contain total 90 multiple choice questions, from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Each question will be of four marks

Negative marking of 1/4 mark

Paper-II -

The exam will be of 3 hours.

It will only be held in offline or pen and paper mode.

There will be three sections of Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing.

In Mathematics and Aptitude section there will be 30 and 40 MCQ’s, respectively.

However, the Drawing section will carry 7 questions and candidates will have to attempt two.

For each correct answer 4 marks will be allocated

Negative marking of 1/4 mark for incorrect answers.

Contact Info:

JEE (Main) Unit
Central Board of Secondary Education
Plot No. 149, Block - H,
Sector - 63, Noida - 201309
Distt- Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.)