The Joint Entrance Examination JEE Main Exam is conducted by the CBSE for admissions in B.Tech /B.Arch programmes offered by NITs, IIITs and other engineering institutions

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria

Candidates appearing/passed 12th or equivalent exam in 2015 or 2016 with PCM are eligible to apply.

Number of Subjects in 12th: Aspirants should have minimum five subjects in 12th/qualifying examination.

Diploma (3 years) holders are also eligible to apply.

Age Limit:

Candidate’s date of birth should fall on or after 01 October, 1992 for general candidates and 01, October 1987 for SC, ST and PwD candidates.

Number of Attempts:

Candidate can attempt JEE Main exam three times only.

JEE Main Exam Pattern

The JEE Main exam pattern for paper I and Paper II is given below:

JEE Main Paper I:

Courses: It is held for engineering courses (B.Tech/BE).

Number of Questions: It is consisted of 90 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions).

Subjects: The paper will be asked from subjects as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Language: Hindi, English (candidates can select while filling the application form)

Mode: It will be commenced via both; online & offline.

Duration: 3 hours. (4 hours for the candidates having 40% or more disability)

Marking Scheme: 4 marks for each correct response

Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response or multi-responses.

Subjects Questions Marks
Chemistry 30 120
Physics 30 120
Mathematics 30 120
Total 90 360

JEE Main Paper II:

Courses: It is held for Architecture course. (B.Arch).

Number of Questions: It is consisted of 82 questions (MCQs) out of which 30 questions from mathematics, 50 questions from aptitude test and 2 questions (descriptive) of drawing test.

Subjects: The paper will be asked from subjects as Mathematics, Aptitude, Drawing.

Language: Hindi, English (candidates can select while filling the application form)

Mode: It will be commenced via offline mode.

Duration: 3 hours. (4 hours for the candidates having 40% or more disability)

Marking Scheme: 4 marks for each correct response (2 questions of drawing will carry 70 marks).

Negative Marking: 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect or multi-responses.

Subjects Questions Marks
Mathematics 30 120
Aptitude test 50 200
Drawing 2 70
Total 82 390