JEE- MAIN

The JEE (Main)- is  conducted by the JEE Apex Board for admission to

Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IIITs other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, participating State Government Institutions etc.

The admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programsat NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions under several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions shall include the performance inthe JEE (Main).

For admission to NITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) like IIITs etc. and other participating Institutions, the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40% weightage to school Boards marks in class 12thor equivalent examination and 60% weightage to JEE(Main). The weightage to school Board/Equivalent examination marks shall be considered only after normalization.

The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states, which were earlier admitting based on their State Level Examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main) - application form online.

The JEE (Main) will also be the eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs/ ISM Dhanbad.

I.INFORMATION BULLETIN –

The detailed information bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, eligibility criteria to appear, examination fees, cities of examination, state code of eligibility, age relaxation, process of normalization of marks, eligibility for admission, reservation policies and important dates is available on JEE(Main) website www.jeemain.nic.in by the second week of November . The aspiring candidates are requested to download the information bulletin from above mentioned website only and read the same carefully before applying.

II.APPLICATION FORM –

The aspiring candidates have to apply online only through JEE (Main)- website www.jeemain.nic.in. The eligibility criteria for JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced) are different. The candidates are requested to read the information bulletin carefully and themselves ensure their eligibility as per the criteria laid down for JEE (Main) as well as JEE (Advanced). In order to facilitate the aspiring candidates, the JEE (Main) secretariat has designated Facilitation Centres across the country who will help the candidates in filling online application without any charge. The list of such institutes is available on the JEE (Main) website and in JEE (Main)- information bulletin.

III.DETAILS OF EXAMINATION –

JEE (Main) – have two papers, Paper-1 (B.E./B. Tech.) and Paper-2 (B. Arch./B. Planning.). Depending upon the course(s) candidates are seeking admission, they may take Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.), or Paper 2(B.Arch./B.Planning.), or both. Subject combination for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination available is given in the table below:-

PAPER	SUBJECTS	TYPE OF QUESTIONS	MODE OF EXAM
Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.)	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	Objective type with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	Pen and Paper Based Exam OR Computer Based Exam
Paper 2 (B.Arch./B.Planning)	Mathematics – Part I Aptitude Test – Part II & Drawing Test – Part III	Objective type Objective type Questions to test drawing aptitude	Only Pen and Paper Based Exam

Requirement of papers for different courses is given in the table below.

COURSE	PAPERS
All other undergraduate courses (B.E./B.Tech.)	Paper –1
B.ARCH/B. PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs)	Paper –2

IV. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS

The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03(three).

 V.NO. OF ATTEMPTS AND AGE LIMIT FOR THE STATES OF MAHARASHTRAAND ODISHA

Since the states of Maharashtra and Odisha have now joined JEE (Main) system from 2014.The age limit, for admission to institutions in these states which were earlier admitting candidates based on their state level examinations, will be as per their past practice only. The number of attempts in such cases will also remain same as per their past practice. This wilhowever be obviously not applicable for admission to IITs/NITs/IIITs/CFTIs.

• Contact Info: Executive Director  JEE (Main) Secretariat
  Central Board of Secondary Education,
  PS-1-2, Institutional Area, I.P.Extn. Patparganj
  Delhi-110 092. Email: jeemain@nic.in JEE Main Helpline No: 011-40360360