Who it is for

According to the latest notification, the following candidates are eligible to appear for JEE Mains 2024-

• Students who have passed the 12th class exam (or equivalent qualifying exams) in 2022 or 2023 and those appearing for them in 2024 can apply
• No age limit to appear forJEE Main
• Students can appear for three consecutive years, with one attempt comprising the January and April attempts of the same year
• Eligibility marks in the 12th class are 75% marks (in the top 20 percentile, and for SC / ST candidates, the qualifying marks are 65%.

what it is for

Students can get admission to IITs, NITs, CFTIs, and other Government funded technical institutes according to the JEE scores. Ranks and merit lists are based on the best NTA score. The Paper 1 of JEE Main is for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes and also leads to JEE Advanced. Paper 2 is for candidates seeking admission to B. Arch. and B. Planning programmes. Both papers have three sections on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

Exam Pattern

JEE Main exam pattern is provided by NTA, and students can check details from the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. It is crucial to understand the exam pattern to prepare well and attempt confidently. Here are a few details worth knowing-

• JEE Main exam Paper 1 for BE/BTech courses will have 90 MCQs of weightage 300 marks
• Paper 2A for B.Arch will comprise 82 questions totaling 400 marks
• Paper 2B for B.Plan will include 105 MCQs carrying 400 marks.

Each paper is conducted in English, Hindi, and other languages including Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. The exam is held online with the exception of the drawing section of paper 2A.

JEE Main exam will be held in two shifts daily Shift 1 and Shift 2. Here are the detailed timelines for both shifts.

Application fees

Application fee for a single paper for male and female candidates in 

General/Gen-EWS/OBC (NCL) is INR 1000 and INR 800 respectively. 

The amount is INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender candidates. 

Application form fee is non-refundable.

Important Dates

The session 1 exams were held on January 24, 27, 29,30,31  and February 1. The JEE Main admit card 2024 for session 2 will be released on the website during end of March. Besides the exam dates, the other key dates students should know about are the registration date, admit card date, and result date. Here are the details of important dates for JEE Main 2024 -

International Students

International candidates looking for admissions at NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs also mandatorily need to appear for JEE Mains. But admissions are done through Direct Admission for Students Aboard (DASA). These candidates have to fill in the specific information on the application form, pay a bit higher application fee, and submit additional documents such as their passport, birth certificate, citizenship certificate, student visa, and residence permit.

Eligibility streams courses

Besides the basic eligibility criteria, candidates must have studied the following streams/subjects/courses to appear for JEE Main -

• BTech- Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject
• BArch – Mathematics,Physics, and Chemistry
• BPlan- Mathematics

Practice exam

Students can appear for JEE Main mock tests to understand the format of the exam and gain confidence for the real exam.

Registration Procedure

Besides the basic eligibility criteria, candidates must have studied the following streams/subjects/courses to appear for JEE Main -

• BTech- Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject
• BArch – Mathematics,Physics, and Chemistry
• BPlan- Mathematics