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JEE Main

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JEE-MAIN

Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-Main), formerly All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE),is a standardised computer test in India for admission to various undergraduate technical programs in engineering, architecture and planning across India.The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).Admission for B.Tech, B.Arch programs in the premier technical institutes such as the National Institutes of Technology and Indian Institutes of Information Technology are based on the rank secured in the JEE-Main.

Acronym

Type

Developer /

JEE Main

Computer based test

National Testing Agency

administrator

Knowledge /

skills tested

Purpose

Year started

Duration of 
Exam

Score / grade range

  *  Paper 1: Physics ,

Chemistry and

Mathematics

  *   Paper 2:  Mathematics,  Aptitude, Drawing  and Planning

Admission to undergraduate Engineering and architecture courses in 31 NITs and many other colleges. Also serves as a preliminary selection for JEE Advanced

2002 (19 years ago)

3 hours, (30 mins extra for paper 2)

-75 to +300 in Paper 1

Mode of Exam

B. E./B. Tech. (Paper 1):

Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics - parts 1, 2, and 3 respectively - are conducted in Computer Based Test mode only.

B. Arch. (Paper 2): 

Mathematics and Aptitude Test - parts 1 and 2 respectively - are held in Computer Based Test mode only, while a Drawing Test - or part 3 - is in offline mode - on a drawing sheet.

B. Planning (Paper 3):

Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Planning Based Questions - parts 1, 2, and 3 respectively - are held in Computer Based Test mode only

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Offered

Restrictions

on attempts

Within 2 years of passing

Class XII, maximum three attempts in consecutive years. No age-bar

Countries / regions

Languages

English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu, and Telugu

Annual number of test takers

 ^ 2,290,281 (2021)[1]

Prerequisites / eligibility criteria

Class 12 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and any one of the techical subject prescribed by AICTE from recognised board/university.

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Participating institutes

Institutes participating in the 2017 centralized seat allocation process included:

  • The 31 National Institutes of Technology

  • The 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology

  • 26 other central government funded institutions including the three Schools of Planning and Architecture.

  • Several self-financed institutes (during the spot round).

Apart from Institutes under Joint Seat Allocation Authority, many states which take admission for the state based engineering institutes with JEE main.

  • Many State affiliated Colleges fill some percentage of seats through JEE main.

  • Many private Deemed universities like Amrita Schools of Engineering and LNM Institute of Information Technology use JEE (Main) ranks to fill seats through their own seat allocation processes.

Counselling

Earlier, counselling for the JEE Main was conducted through the CSAB; but, now, the authorities have made changes in the counselling procedure. The JAB (Joint Admission Board), representing IITs, and the CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board), making agreements on behalf of the NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes), are now united to conduct counselling (common counselling) for the two exams of the IIT JEE. The memo for the same was signed on May 2, 2015. These two together are known as the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).

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