JEE Main
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
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.
Website
Participating institutes
Institutes participating in the 2017 centralized seat allocation process included:
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The 31 National Institutes of Technology
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The 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology
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26 other central government funded institutions including the three Schools of Planning and Architecture.
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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.
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Many State affiliated Colleges fill some percentage of seats through JEE main.
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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).