JEE Exam

Overview

JEE also called as Joint Entrance Examination is an engineering assessment test which is conducted for admissions in various engineering courses in top engineering colleges of India. JEE Mains is a part of two different examinations.

JEE Mains was formerly called as (AIEEE) All India Engineering Entrance Examination which was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). AIEEE was introduced in the year 2002 and later was renamed as JEE in April 2013 for admissions to a wide choice of undergraduate engineering and architectural courses in prestigious and notable NIT`s National Institute of Technology and IIT`s Indian Institute of Information Technology.

From the year 2019, NTA decided to give the candidates 2 attempts to pass the exam. But for 2021, the exam is set to be conducted 4 times since 2020 was a pandemic year as exam wasn’t held in the previous year. So, candidates can appear in any one of the 4 sessions as conducted by the NTA. Once a candidate is meeting the percentile he/ she is eligible to get admissions in top engineering colleges that they are willing to go in.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates who are applying for JEE Mains should fulfill the eligibility criteria as set by the NTA. The eligibility criteria is bifurcated in various aspects as in age, educational qualification, number of attempts, state eligibility etc. The candidate must check all the above parameters in case of any rejection or cancellation in later stages of admission.

  1. The candidates should have passed their 12th Board exam from a recognized board/ institute
  2. Candidates should have studied Physics, chemistry, and Math as compulsory subjects in their 10+2 exam
  3. Candidates who have passed their 10+2 in the year 2019 or 2020 are eligible to appear in JEE Mains 2021. Whereas candidates who have passed their 10+2 in the year 2016 or before that may not be eligible to attend the JEE Mains 2021
  1. For JEE Mains eligibility a candidate should be an Indian citizen
  2. NRI`s, PIO`s, OCI`s, Foreign Nationals can also apply for the JEE exams
  3. Aadhar card is not compulsory for this exam
  4. Candidates can use Ration card number, passport number, bank account number, or any other number in validation by the government
  1. Candidates need to pass their 12th boards with physics, chemistry and mathematics. Earlier to get into Nit`s and IIT`s students had to score 75% aggregate. But now this year the government has waived off. The class 12th marks sheet is enough
  2. They have their own cut off and sometimes the cut off percentile differs vastly every year
  1. There is no prescribed age limit for anyone to attempt the JEE Mains exam

Eligibility Criteria

B.E/ B.TECH Bachelor of Technology 4 years
B.S Bachelor of Science 4 years
B.Arch Bachelor of Architecture 5 years
Dual degree B.tech/ M.tech 5 years
  1. A candidate should complete his 12th from a recognized board.
  2. A candidate should have completed his 12th in physics, chemistry, and mathematics as mandatory subjects.
  3. A candidate must have secured 50% in PCM and 50% aggregate.
  1. The candidate should have completed their 12th from a recognized board.
  2. The candidate should have completed their 12th with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
  3. The candidate must have scored 50% in Mathematics and 50% in aggregate.
  1. JEE paper 1 pattern for B.Tech
  2. JEE paper 2 pattern for B.Arch and B.Plan.
  1. JEE Mains 2021 will be conducted in 13 languages.
  2. JEE Mains paper 1 for B.Tech will have a total of 90 questions, 25 questions each from physics, chemistry, mathematics. Candidates have to attempt 75 questions.
  3. Each subject will have 20 MCQ`s and 10 numerical questions, 5 on 10 are optional.
  4. There is no negative marking for numerical questions.
  5. JEE Mains paper 1 for B.Tech will be for 300 marks.
  6. The 13 languages in which JEE Mains conducts exams are: English, hindi, assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayali, Odiya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Mode of Exam Computer based online.
Duration of exam 3 hours
Subjects Physics, chemistry and mathematics
Number of questions. 90 questions out of which 75 should be answered. Each subjects has 20 MCQ`s and 10 numerical.
Marking Scheme For MCQ`s 4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for wrong answer. For numerical questions 4 mark will be awarded there will be no negative marking.
Maximum Marks 300 marks
Paper languages 13 languages
Mode of exam Computer based online except for drawing section in B.Arch
Duration of exam 3 hours
Number of sections







Number of Questions
Total Marks 400 marks




  1. JEE MAIN Shift 1- 9am to 12pm.
  2. JEE MAIN Shift 2- 3pm – 6pm.

NTA released the application form of April session till April 7 2021 (11.50 pm). The application form for the remaining sessions is yet to be notified by the NTA.

JEE Mains exam dates for the month of April and May sessions are yet to be announced due to a spike in the covid cases. JEE Mains 2021 for February and March sessions dates were notified as on February 23-26 and March 16-18 notably.

The authorities will declare the JEE Mains results on the official website. They can check by using their application number and date of birth.

Syllabus

JEE Main Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) is divided into 3 parts - Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The syllabus for Physics is as follows

There are two sections: A & B.

While Section A has 80% weightage, Section B has 20% weightage

Oscillations & Waves Alternating Currents & Electromagnetic Induction
Kinetic Theory of Gases Radiation & Dual Nature of Matter
Thermodynamics Nuclei & Atoms
Properties of Liquids & Solids Electronic Devices
Gravitation Rotational Motion Electrostatics
Energy & Power, Work Current Electricity
Laws of Motion Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism
Physics & Measurement Kinematics

Familiarity with basic perspectives and observations of activities: Simple Pendulum, Potentiometer, Vernier calipers, Metre Scale, Screw gauge, Speed of sound in air at room temperature, Focal length of Mirror using Convex, a concave and convex lens using parallax, Resistance of a given wire using Ohm’s law etc

Section A : Physical Chemistry Section B : Inorganic Chemistry Section C : Organic Chemistry
Basic concepts in Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Hydrocarbons
Molecular Structure & Chemical Bonding Coordination Compounds Bio-Molecules
The States of Matter Block Elements: P, S, d-,f- Polymers
Electrochemistry & Redox Reactions Hydrogen Organic Compounds Containing Halogens & Oxygen, Nitrogen
Chemical Kinetics Process of Isolation of Metals & General Principles. Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
Surface Chemistry Classification of Elements & Periodicity in Properties Characterisation of Organic Compounds & Purification
Equilibrium Principles Related to Experimental (practical) Chemistry
Quadratic Equations & Complex Numbers Sets, Relations & Functions
Determinants & Matrices Binomial Theorem
Permutations & Combinations Mathematical Induction
Series & Sequences Continuity & Differentiability, Limit
Integral Calculus & Differential Equations Coordinate Geometry
Probability & Statistics 3 Dimensional Geometry
Vector Algebra Trigonometry

  1. Objects
  2. Texture related to build environment & Architecture
  3. Visualising 3D objects from 2D drawings.
  4. Visualising different sides of 3D objects.
  5. Analytical Reasoning & Mental Ability (Numerical & Verbal, Visual).
  6. Awareness of persons, Buildings, Materials.
  1. 3D perception : Appreciation & understanding of scale & proportion of objects, Elements & building forms, contrast & harmony, Colour texture
  2. Abstract shapes & patterns in pencil.
  3. Transformation of forms both two dimensional (2D) & three dimensional (3D) union
  4. Development of surfaces & volumes,
  5. Rotation & subtraction
  6. Generation of Plan,
  7. Elevations & three dimensional (3D) views of objects.
  8. Creating two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) compositions using given forms and shapes.
  9. Sketching of scenes & activities from memory of public space, festivals, markets street scenes, recreational spaces etc.
  10. Landscape & rural life.

Candidates need to bring their pencils and erasers, geometry box sets, colored pencils and crayons to the JEE Main Paper 2 Aptitude Test.

Colleges

  1. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
  2. Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
  3. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
  4. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
  5. National Institute of Technology Agartala
  6. National Institute of Technology Calicut
  7. National Institute of Technology Delhi
  8. National Institute of Technology Durgapur
  9. National Institute of Technology Goa
  10. National Institute of Technology Hamirpur
  11. National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal
  12. National Institute of Technology Meghalaya
  13. National Institute of Technology Nagaland
  14. National Institute of Technology Patna
  15. National Institute of Technology Puducherry
  16. National Institute of Technology Raipur
  17. National Institute of Technology Sikkim
  18. National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh
  19. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
  20. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
  21. National Institute of Technology, Manipur
  22. National Institute of Technology, Mizoram
  23. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
  24. National Institute of Technology, Silchar
  25. National Institute of Technology, Srinagar
  26. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
  27. National Institute of Technology, Uttarakhand
  28. National Institute of Technology, Warangal
  29. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
  30. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
  31. National Institute of Technology Andhra Pradesh
  1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior (M.P.)
  2. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
  3. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Jhalwa, Allahabad (UP)
  4. Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur (M.P.)
  5. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Guwahati (Assam)
  6. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Kota (Rajasthan)
  7. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chitoor (A. P.)
  8. Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara (Gujarat)
  9. Indian Institute of Information Technology Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal 795001
  10. Indian Institute of Information Technology Srirangam,Tiruchirappalli
  11. Indian Institute of Information Technology Lucknow
  12. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Dharwad
  13. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kurnool
  14. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kottayam
  15. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kalyani, West Bengal
  16. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana
  17. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Una, Himachal Pradesh
  18. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Ranchi, Jharkhand
  19. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Nagpur , Maharashtra
  20. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Pune , Maharshtra