Name of Exam

JEE Main

Exam Duration

3 Hours

Total Marks

300

Total Sessions in 2024

Two Sessions

Exam Medium

13 Languages

Examination Category

Undergraduate level Exam

Exam Conducting Authority

NTA (National Testing Agency)

Purpose

Admissions to 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 26 IIITs and 33 GFTIs

Mode of Examination

Computer-based

Application Form for session 1

Nov

Application Form for session 1

Feb

Session 1 Exam

Jan

Session 2 Exam

April

JEE Main Official Website

nta.ac.in

Age Limit

There is no age limit for the candidates who are appearing for JEE Main examination. They should have either passed XII Std/equivalent qualifying examination in the same year or two years prior. If they are willing to take admissions into their desiring Institutes then they must fulfill age limit requirements of that Institute.

Qualifying Exam

·         Should be in the final year of the examination of 10+2.
Candidate in intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.

·         The Joint Service Wing of the National Defence Academy is eligible provided they have a two-year course.

·         Passed 10+2 conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.

·         A 3-year diploma holder will also be eligible for JEE Main.

·         Students from the (NIOS) appearing for 10+2 should select the State for eligibility.

Number of Attempts

Students aspiring to appear for JEE Main can give three attempts in consecutive years.

Subjects Pursued in the Qualifying Exam

It is mandatory for the aspirant to pass the qualifying exam with a minimum of 5 subjects. The set of 5 subjects includes Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology/Technical Vocational Subject, and any other subject.

What are the minimum marks required for each category?

General – 75%

ST/SC/OBC – 65%

Subjects

Number of Questions

MCQs

NVQs

Total Marks

Physics

30

20

10

100

Chemistry

30

20

10

100

Mathematics

30

20

10

100

Total

90

60

30

300

College Name

Location

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

Kharagpur, West Bengal

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee

Roorkee, Uttarakhand

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati

Guwahati, Assam

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) BHU Varanasi

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore

Indore, Madhya Pradesh

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Tiruchirappalli

Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Surathkal

Surathkal, Karnataka

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela

Rourkela, Odisha

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Warangal

Warangal, Telangana

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut

Kozhikode, Kerala

Delhi Technological University (DTU)

New Delhi, Delhi

Jadavpur University

Kolkata, West Bengal

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT)

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)

Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

Patiala, Punjab

Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS) Pilani

Pilani, Rajasthan

Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA)

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Amrita School of Engineering

Amritapuri, Kerala

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST)

Shibpur, West Bengal

Jamia Millia Islamia

New Delhi, Delhi

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur

Durgapur, West Bengal

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra

Kurukshetra, Haryana

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Ropar

Rupnagar, Punjab

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna

Patna, Bihar

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT)

Nagpur, Maharashtra

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT)

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Amity University

Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Srm Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Birla Institute of Technology (BIT)

Ranchi, Jharkhand

Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT)

Bhubaneswar, Odisha

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

Manipal Institute of Technology

Manipal, Karnataka

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar

Silchar, Assam

Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT)

Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

PSG College of Technology

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

College of Engineering Pune

Pune, Maharashtra

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT)

Jalandhar, Punjab

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT)

Surat, Gujarat

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Belgaum, Karnataka

Mathematics

1. NCERT – Maths XI and XII

2. S. L. Loney – Trigonometry

3. S. L. Loney – Coordinate Geometry

4. Hall and Knight – Higher Algebra

5. I.A. Maron – Problems in Calculus of One Variable

Chemistry

1. NCERT (Textbook) Chemistry

2. MTG NCERT at your fingertips Chemistry

3. Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd

4. Physical Chemistry by O. P. Tandon

4. Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J. D. Lee

Physics

1. Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma

2. NCERT (Textbook) Physics – Class 11 & 12

3. D. C. Pandey Objective Physics

4. Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick, and Walker