The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2016 is scheduled to be
conducted on April 3, 2016 (offline) and April 9 and 10, 2016 (online).
Earlier only two attempts were allowed to clear the exam, but now
according to the new official notification, the number of attempts have
been increased to three.The registration for JEE Main 2016 began on
December 1 and will be ending on December 31. Also, a detailed
information brochure for JEE Main 2016 is available at the official
website.
The states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh,
Haryana, Uttrakhand, Nagaland and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system.
Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these
states, which were earlier admitting students based on their State l
level examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main) 2016
application form online.
Examination pattern
JEE is
bifurcated into two parts: Main and Advanced. JEE (Main) is held for
admissions to IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology), NITs
(National Institutes of Technology), CFTIs (Central Funded Technical
Institute) and IIEST Shibpur (dual degree programme).
JEE
Advanced, on the other hand, is for admissions to Indian Institutes of
Technology (IITs), and Indian School of Mines Dhanbad (to be converted
into IIT). JEE Advanced is the second stage of examination for
admissions to Indian Institutes of Technology, conducted by seven zonal
IITs under Joint Admission Board.
Important dates (Tentative)