JEE Mains
JEE Main is a computer-based online test conducted by National Testing Agency for students aspiring to pursue undergraduate courses in top engineering institutes in India. It is the first phase of the IIT Joint Entrance Exam. The examination is conducted in two sessions and candidates can take the exam either in the month of January or in April. The candidates can further opt to appear for one exam or both the exams. The better of two NTA scores will be considered by the exam conducting authority in preparing the ranks/merit list.
More significantly, students are granted admission to IITs, CFITs, NITs, and other Government funded technical institutes based on the marks obtained in JEE Main. Also, the top 2,50,000 students from JEE Main will qualify to appear for JEE Advanced.
JEE Main 2020 Latest Updates
JEE Main 2020 Application Form Correction Window Extended
After announcing the postponement of the JEE Main exam NTA has yet again released a new notification stating the extension of the application correction facility for JEE Main 2020. The facility will now be open until July 20th, 2020 wherein candidates will be able to make corrections in the application form.
JEE Main 2020 Exam Postponed – New Dates
Fresh exam dates have just been announced by the HRD Minister for JEE Main 2020 (second phase). Exams which were scheduled to happen in July have been postponed till September 2020. JEE Main exam will now be held between 1st to 6th September. With this, the IIT JEE Advanced exam date has also been shifted to 27th September.
JEE Main 2020 Exam Status
JEE Main 2020 second session is scheduled for July. However, as of now the decision to postpone or cancel the exams is awaited. There is no update from the official exam authority (NTA) right now. HRD minister is having a review meeting with the heads on the matter. If JEE Main is postponed, JEE Advanced will also be postponed too. Check latest updates here.
JEE Main 2020 Exam July Dates Announced By HRD Minister
JEE Main 2020 (second phase) exam dates have just been announced by the HRD Minister on May 5th, 2020. As per the announcement, the national level entrance exam will be held from July 18th to July 23, 2020. However, the date for the release of admit cards for JEE Main 2020 was not revealed by the minister. The entrance exam was postponed due to the COVID-19 lockdown which was imposed on March 24, 2020.
NTA Announces Exam Centre Change Facility for JEE Main 2020
National Testing Agency (NTA) in a notification has announced the opening of the exam centre correction facility for registered candidates. The exam authority will now be allowing students to change their choice of exam centre city for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2020. This process will remain open until 5:00 PM, on 14th April 2020. The fee has to be paid via online mode before 11:50 PM.
JEE Main 2020 April Exam and Admit Card Release Date Postponed
Amid the ongoing Coronona virus situation, National Testing Agency has now postponed the ensuing JEE (Main) April 2020 examinations that were scheduled to be held on the 5th, 7th, 9th and 11th April 2020. The exam will most likely be held in the last week of May 2020. The exact dates will be announced on the official website (jeemain.nta.nic.in).
Similarly, the admit card release date has also been postponed. As per the official notification dated March 31st, the hall tickets will be issued after 15th, April 2020 only.
JEE Main 2020 April Exam Registration Date Extended
National Testing Agency has now extended the JEE Main registration date for the April 2020 examination. According to the notification released on its official website the last day to submit the application form will be March 12. Previously, the deadline for completing the registration was March 6. The application form can be accessed from the official website (jeemain.nta.nic.in.) and the registration link will remain open until 5 pm for the said date.
Additionally, candidates will be able to make corrections or edit the particulars in their form starting March 13th to 16th.
JEE Main April 2020 Information Bulletin Released By NTA
National Testing Agency (NTA) has now published the information brochure for JEE main 2020 April session. The document contains all the information about the entrance exam and is provided in English and Hindi languages. JEE Main second session will be held from April 5 to 11.
JEE Main 2020 Admit Card for January Session Releasing on 6th December
The admit card for JEE Main 2020 (January session) will be released online on the 6th of December, 2019 on the JEE Main official website (jeemain.nic.in). For the JEE Main 2020 April session, the admit card is to be released online (on the official website) on the 16th of March, 2020. Candidates can note that a hard copy of the admit card WILL NOT be sent by post. Click here to learn how to download your JEE Main 2020 Admit card.
JEE Main 2020 Application Window Re-Opened For J&K Students
National Testing Agency (NTA), the main exam authority for JEE Main 2020 has yet again reopened the application window for Jammu and Kashmir candidates. Thus, interested students can fill and submit their applications starting October 4, 2019. They can visit the official website (jeemain.nta.nic.in) to fill the JEE Main application form. The application window will remain open until November 8, 2019.
JEE Main 2020 Application Dates Extended
NTA has just announced the extension of the application dates for JEE Main 2020. The application process was supposed to be closed on 30th September. As per the new notification, the date has been extended to 10th October. Students who wish to apply can visit the official website and fill the forms online.
JEE Main 2020 Exam Dates / Schedule Announced
NTA (National Testing Agency) has just revealed the exam dates for JEE Main 2020. According to the official notification:
The first session will be conducted from 6th to 11th January.
The second session will be held from 3rd to 9th April.
New Changes Introduced in JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern
For 2020, the exam authority has introduced a few changes in the JEE Main exam pattern. These include;
The total number of questions in JEE Main 2020 question paper has been reduced from 90 questions to 75 questions. Additionally, each section will now consist of 25 question instead of 30 questions. Here, 20 will be MCQ type and 5 will be numerical type questions.
There will be three papers for JEE Main. A separate paper has been added for B.Planning courses. The paper will consist of 100 questions in total.
JEE Main Paper 2 for B.Arch will consist of a total number of 77 questions.
Students can now take any one paper, or two, or all three papers, according to their choice. Meanwhile, the registrations for the January session has already begun. Students can check the details below.
JEE Main 2020 Overview
JEE Main 2020 will comprise of three papers. Paper 1 will be for students who are planning to take B.Tech courses, whereas Paper 2 will be B.Arch programs and Paper 3 will be for B.Planning courses. NTA has introduced the new exam pattern for the upcoming 2020 exam. Meanwhile, the registration and application process for the January session starts in September and for the April session, it usually begins in the month of February. Students appearing for class 12 board exams with Physics and Maths as their compulsory subjects are eligible to appear for JEE Main 2020. 2018-19 pass-outs are also eligible to appear for this exam. However, before applying for the exam candidates should fulfil the JEE Main eligibility criteria. Failing to do so will result in the rejection of the application.
In JEE Main, the difficulty level of exam lies between moderate to tough. If we look at the previous year papers and break it down subject-wise, the Chemistry section is usually the easiest while Physics is found to be on a moderate level. Mathematics can be considered to be the toughest. In comparison to JEE Advanced, most of the questions in JEE Main are straightforward and NCERT based. However, a few tricky questions are also present and they are designed to test each candidate’s understanding of the concepts as well as their analytical skills.
NTA has set up several practice centres to familiarise students with the JEE Main examination. All the exam specifications like the paper pattern, syllabus, marking scheme, fee structure remains unchanged.
JEE Main 2020 Important Dates
The important dates for JEE Main 2020 have been released by NTA. As per the examination notification, the first and second session of JEE Main exam will be conducted in the first and second week of January and April 2020. Below we have provided the exam dates for both January and April sessions:
JEE Main 2020 January Exam
Availability of Online Application Form: September 3rd, 2019
Availability of Admit Card: December 6th, 2019
JEE Main Exam Date: January 6th to 11th, 2020
Release of Answer Keys: January 3rd week, 2020
Results Declaration: 31st January 2020
JEE Main 2020 April Exam
Availability of Online Application Form: February 2nd week 2020
Availability of Admit Card: To be Announced
JEE Main Exam Date: 1st to 6th September 2020
Release Answer Keys: To be announced
Results Declaration: To be announced
JoSAA Counselling: To be announced
What is JEE Main and Why You Should Take it?
JEE Main is a standardized test that is conducted across different states in India. The exam is held at an undergraduate level for offering admissions in some of the best engineering and technical institutions that are Government funded or privately owned. The top reasons for taking the exam are:
It is the only platform for engineering aspirants to land a seat in some of the premier technical institutes.
JEE Main is the first step for IIT aspirants to get admission in top IITs and other colleges across the country through JEE Advanced.
How to Fill JEE Main 2020 Application Form?
Students to keep a few things in mind while filling the application form. Firstly, the application form other than online mode will not be accepted. Candidates can submit only one application. Multiple submissions will be rejected. They can follow the given steps for successfully submitting the online application form.
Step 1: Visit the official website (jeemain.nta.nic.in) and register for the online form. Make a note of the application number. It will be required to generate the password and for future correspondence.
Step 2: Log in to the portal using the application number and password and access the application form.
Step 3: Start filling in the form and type in all the required details.
Step 4: Upload the scanned copy of the documents containing the signature and also photographs.
Step 5: Payment of JEE Main 2020 Exam Fees – online or offline payment.
Offline Payment: Download the e-challan and transfer the fee amount at any branch of ICICI Bank, Syndicate Bank, or Canara Bank.
Online Payment: Using Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking, SBI Buddy Wallet, PAYTM, UPI, and Cash Cards.
Step 6: Take a print out of the acknowledgement or confirmation page.
Things Candidates Should Keep Ready Before Filling The Form
Before filling of the online application form candidates should keep the following things ready.
PC with a good internet connection.
Details of qualification.
Scanned copy of passport photograph. It has to be clear, in JPG/JPEG format and the image size has to be between 10 kb–200 kb.
Digital copy of the candidate’s signature in JPG/JPEG format with the image size between 4 kb–30 kb.
Working e-mail id.
Valid mobile number.
A printer to print the confirmation page.
NTA will also provide a one-time correction facility to make all the required changes in the form. For the new session, the correction window will be opened from 11th – 17th October 2019. Additional fees have to be paid.
Note: As per the official notification, no correction will be allowed after the submission of the final application. Moreover, candidates have to know that no change will be accepted even if they send a request by post, fax, email, or by hand.
JEE Main Application Fee
The application fee for the January session can be paid between 3rd September to 1st of October. The final financial transaction can be done up to 11:50 pm.
If all the steps are not completed then the online application form will stand invalid. It will be dropped and no information will be released in this account. In addition, request for refund of fee will also be rejected. On the other hand, NTA can use the data gathered for research and analysis purpose.
JEE Main 2020 Eligibility Criteria
The JEE Main eligibility criteria describes all the terms and conditions that aspirants should satisfy in order to be eligible for the exam. Hence, to avoid rejection in later stages, the students go through and understand the eligibility criteria before registering for the exam. We have highlighted some of the important ones below.
Age Limit: There is no age limit for candidates who wish to appear for JEE Main 2020 January and April exams. However, candidates must note that the IITs can set age criteria for admissions. The details are usually published in the JEE Advanced 2020 Information Brochure.
Qualifying Exam: Irrespective of the age the applicant can qualify if they have cleared their class 12th or any equivalent exam such as a two-year Pre-University exam, Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy exam, senior secondary school examination, Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination, amongst others.
Year: Students should have appeared for the exam in 2018 or 2019. Those who are appearing in their class 12th examination in 2020 are eligible to appear in January JEE Main 2020 examination.
Criteria For admissions in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs: The candidate must secure 75% Marks in their class 12 board exams or should be within the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. For reserved category candidates, the minimum percentage required for admissions in NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs is 65%.
Qualifying Marks: There is no minimum pass percentage for appearing in JEE Main exam. However, the applicants must pass their class 12 board or other equivalent examination.
Subjects Pursued in the Qualifying Exam:
B.E or B.Tech Courses
1. Physics
2. Mathematics
3. Language Subject
4. Any of the following: Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Technical Vocational Subject
5. Any Optional subject
B.Arch/ B.Planning Courses
1. Physics
2. Language Subject
3. Mathematics (Compulsory Subject)
4. Any of the following: Biotechnology, Biology, Chemistry, Technical Vocational Subject
5. Any Optional subject
Eligibility Criteria for JEE Main Paper 2 and 3
Total Attempts: The candidates can appear for JEE Main for three consecutive years.
The Diploma holders are not eligible for this exam.
The candidate must have secured 50% marks in Maths, Physics, and Chemistry along with 50% aggregate marks in the qualifying examination.
Mathematics is compulsory for candidates applying for B.Arch./B.Planning courses.
JEE Main Reservation Criteria
The examination authority follows the reservation criteria laid by the government of India for granting admissions through JEE Main. All India ranks will be provided based on the categorical reservation policy. The percentage reservations of categories for admissions through JEE Main are as follows:
OBC candidates: 27% reservation
SC candidates: 15% reservation
ST candidates: 7.5% reservation
PwD candidates: 5% reservation
GEN-EWS candidates: 10% reservation
Women candidates: 5% reservation
Home State Quota: 50% of seats in NITs
JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern
Knowing the JEE Main exam pattern is vital for candidates who want to have a smooth preparation for JEE. It helps students develop a clear idea of the marking scheme, distribution of questions, sectional weightage and exam duration. There is a new pattern for 2020 JEE Main exam. There are three papers instead of two. Paper 1 is for students aspiring for B.E./B.Tech courses in NITs, IIITs, DTU, and other GFTIs whereas Paper 2 is for B.Arch. Paper 3 is for B.Planning courses offered by these institutes.
Understanding the exam pattern enables candidates to gain a valuable opinion about the whole exam structure. Therefore, for better results, students are advised to get a complete overview of the paper pattern and devise a suitable study plan or strategy.
JEE Main Paper 1 comprises of Maths, Physics, and Chemistry whereas Paper 2 has Maths, Aptitude, and Drawing Test. Paper 3 will consist of Mathematics, Aptitude and Planning based questions. The candidates can opt for either one or both the papers. NTA has also reduced the number of questions in Paper 1. Now there are 75 questions instead of 90 questions and the total marks allotted is also 300.
All the Papers are entirely computer-based online test whereas Paper 2 drawing section is conducted offline in a pen and paper-based mode. The exam duration for all the Papers is 3 hours.
JEE Main 2020 Paper 1 (B.E or B.Tech Courses)
Exam Mode: Computer-based offline exam. The students will have to mark their responses on already downloaded answer sheets.
Exam Duration: 3 hours
The Questions will be from topics covered in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.
Nature of Questions: Objective type multiple-choice questions as well as numerical based questions.
The paper will have a total of 75 questions (300 marks) with 25 questions from each subject – Physics, Chemistry, and Maths.
JEE Main Paper 1 Marking Scheme
For every correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded while 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
No marks are given for questions left unattempted.
Marking scheme for numerical based questions includes 4 marks for the correct answer. There is no negative marking even for incorrect answers.
Only one response has to be filled in, more than one response will be judged as a wrong answer and will result in negative marking.
JEE Main 2020 Paper 2 (B.Arch Courses)
Exam Mode: Offline Exam
Exam Duration: 3 hours
The Questions will be from topics covered in Maths, General Aptitude, and Drawing Skills.
Mathematics will consist of MCQs and questions for which answer is a numerical value. Aptitude will also have MCQs. Drawing test will evaluate the sketching and drawing skills.
The Aptitude Test consists of 50 questions (200 marks). Maths section consists of 25 questions (100 marks) and the Drawing test comprises of 2 questions (100 marks).
JEE Main Paper 2 Marking Scheme
For every correct answer in Maths and Aptitude section, 4 marks will be awarded while 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
There is no negative marking for Drawing questions.
JEE Main 2020 Paper 3 (B.Planning Courses)
Exam Mode: Offline Exam
Exam Duration: 3 hours
The Questions will be from topics covered in Maths, General Aptitude, and Planning skills.
Mathematics and Aptitude will have single correct objective type multiple-choice questions. Planning based question will also be MCQ type.
The Aptitude Test consists of 50 questions (200 marks). Maths section consists of 25 questions (100 marks) and the Planning test comprises of 25 questions (100 marks).
JEE Main Paper 2 Marking Scheme
For every correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded while 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.
4 marks will be awarded for the correct answer in numerical based question. No negative marking is given.
JEE Main 2020 Results
The results of JEE Main is declared by NTA. For 2020 exam it will be released tentatively in the months of February and May. The results of JEE Main exam conducted in January will likely be declared in February 1st week and the results of the exam conducted in April will be declared in the 1st week of May.
For students appearing in both the phases of JEE Main, the better of the two results will be taken into consideration while preparing the final rank.
How to Check JEE Main Results?
Open JEE Main result portal
Enter your roll number and date of birth
Click the Submit button
The results will be displayed on the screen. Students are advised to download the scorecard for future references, especially for the counselling and admission process.
Details Mentioned in JEE Main Scorecard
Name of the Candidate
Nationality and Category of Candidate
Marks obtained in Maths, Physics, and Chemistry
Total marks obtained
All India Rank and Category Rank
JEE Advanced Qualifying Status
JEE Main 2020 Cutoff Marks
Soon after the exam, National Testing Agency also declares the JEE Main cutoff marks along with the detailed results comprising of subject wise marks secured, All India Rank, category rank and the qualifying status for JEE Advanced.
However, based on the cutoff marks, candidates are shortlisted for counselling. The cutoff marks for JEE Main 2020 will be determined by the following factors.
Total candidates appeared
The difficulty level of questions
The overall performance of the students
The cutoff trends of previous years
Previous Year’s JEE Main Cutoff Trends
JEE Main 2019 Cutoff
General: 89.75 Marks
OBC NCL: 74.31 Marks
Scheduled Caste: 54.01 Marks
Scheduled Tribe: 44.33 Marks
JEE Main 2018 Cutoff
General: 74 Marks
OBC NCL: 45 Marks
Scheduled Caste: 29 Marks
Scheduled Tribe: 24 Marks
JEE Main 2017 Cutoff
General: 81 Marks
OBC NCL: 49 Marks
Scheduled Caste: 32 Marks
Scheduled Tribe: 27 Marks
Number of Candidates that Appeared for JEE Main 2019, 2018, and 2017
JEE Main 2019: 9,29,198 Applicants
JEE Main 2018: 10,43,739 Applicants
JEE Main 2017: 11,86,454 Applicants
JEE Main 2020 Counselling Procedure
Joint Seat Allocation Authority is set by the HRD Ministry to regulate the admission process for IITs, IIITs, NITs, and government-funded technical institutes. The students qualifying JEE Main will be able to apply for NITs, IIITs and CFTIs through JoSAA counselling.
The seat allocation in the preferred technical institute is done based on the merit, eligibility, preferences and seat availability. The qualifying students are required to register for JoSAA counselling whose registrations will commence after the declaration of the results.
JoSAA Participating Institutes
A total of 97 engineering institutes comprising of 23 IITs, 31NITs, 23 IIITs and 20 GFTIs participate in the seat allocation procedure through JoSAA.
Indian Institute of Technology (23 Colleges, 10,988 Seats)
National Institute of Technology (31 Colleges, 17,868 Seats)
Indian Institute of Information Technology (23 Colleges, 3,433 Seats)
Government Funded Technical Institutes (20 Colleges, 3,919 Seats)
Top 10 NIT Colleges
Admission in a top NIT college is a dream for every JEE Main aspirant. However, to grab a seat in NIT colleges demands a meritorious rank. The leading NIT institutes include NIT Warangal, NIT Trichy, NIT Surathkal, NIT Rourkela, and MNNIT Allahabad.
NIT Trichy (Tamil Nadu) – 814 Seats
NIT Rourkela (Odisha) – 850 Seats
NIT Surathkal (Karnataka) – 740 Seats
NIT Warangal (Telangana) – 800 Seats
Motilal Nehru NIT (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh) – 814 Seats
Visvesvaraya NIT (Nagpur, Maharashtra) – 746 Seats
NIT Calicut (Kerala) – 937 Seats
Sardar Vallabhbhai NIT (Surat, Gujarat) – 873 Seats
NIT Silchar (Assam) – 632 Seats
NIT Durgapur (West Bengal) – 672 Seats
Apart from IIITs, NITs and GFTIs several private engineering institutes like BIT Mesra, HBTI Kanpur, Thapar University, Assam University, Tezpur University, JAYPEE Institute, and LNMIIT Jaipur offer admission based on the marks in JEE Main exam. Other technical institutes like DTU (Delhi Technical University), NSIT Delhi, IIIT Delhi are excluded from JoSAA counselling. However, these institutes offer admissions based on JEE Main scorecard and the students are required to apply separately.