What is JEE Main?

JEE or Joint Entrance Exam Main is a national level computer-based online examination which is organized by the NTA (National Testing Agency) for the students who wish to take admission in BE/B.Tech courses at the IIT ( Indian Institutes of Technology), NIT ( National Institutes of Technology) and other Govt. based Technical Institutes. JEE Main is one of the most crucial things in order to get admission to these mentioned institutes of India. JEE Main is conducted by NTA twice a year with a one-year result validity.

This computer-based test or examination is conducted for two types of papers- JEE Main paper 1 is for BE/B.Tech and Paper 2 is for B.Arch/B.Planning. The result of JEE Main is valid only for 1 year. 

What is JEE Advanced?

The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced)   is  conducted by the seven Zonal Coordinating (ZC) IITs under the guidance of the Joint Admission Board (JAB) . The performance of a candidate in JEE (Advanced)   form the basis for admission to the Bachelor’s, Integrated Master’s and Dual Degree programs (entry at the 10+2 level) in all the IITs . The decisions of the JAB  will be final in all matters related to JEE (Advanced)  and admission to IITs in the academic year

JEE Main Eligibility

Before applying for the JEE Main, it is must require to know the eligibility criteria that has released by NTA ( National Testing Agency) for the candidates. These eligibility criteria may include guidelines regarding the age, qualifications, subjects in 10+2, passing marks and percentage, etc. It is always recommended for every candidate to check the eligibility criteria before applying for the JEE Main. The eligibility criteria of JEE Main in details listed below:

Age Limit: There is no age limit for the candidates who wish to appear for the JEE Main exam.

Education Qualification: Candidates who wish to apply for the Jee Mains must have passed their 10+2 or its equivalent examination with  Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as Core Subject

The Number of Attempts:Every aspirant can simply appear twice in a year. A candidate can appear for JEE Main exam for three years means the total number of attempts for every student is six times.

For JEE Main Paper 2-  Candidates who wish to apply for the B.Arch program must have passed their 10+2 or its equivalent examination with a minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics individually. Any diploma holder is not eligible for this entrance test.

JEE Advanced Eligibilty:

All the candidates must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following four criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced) 

 Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE (Main) : Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000* successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. Paper of JEE (Main) 2020. The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these five categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.

Criterion 2 – Age limit: Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1995. Five years relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1990.

Criterion 3 – Number of attempts: A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two consecutive years.

Criterion 4 – Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination: A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2019 or 2020 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as compulsory subjects

Reservation Categories For JEE Main & Advanced

• Scheduled Caste (SC)- 15%
• Scheduled Tribe (ST)- 7.5%
• OBC (Non-Creamy Layer – NCL, where the annual income of family < Rs. 8 lakh)-27%
• General Economically Weaker Section (General- EWS) -10%
• A person with Disabilities (PwD) (Within Every Category)-5%

Reservation Categories Rules

• Persons with Disabilities (PwD) of each category will have 5% reservations as mentioned in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016).
• The Telangana states hold 3 state quotas viz Home State Quota, Other State Quota, and Andhra Pradesh State Quota.
• 5% of total seats is completely reserved for the women candidates in the entire participating institutes. Along with the reservations, there is also a concession in application fees while which is applicable when filling up the application form.
  Vacant Home State Quota seats are regenerate to All India Seats for the mentioned category.
• In NITs, almost 50% of seats are reserved under the Home State Quota whereas the rest 50% under Other State 

JEE MAIN EXAM PATTERN

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern:

JEE Advanced consists of Two Papers,i.e paper 1 and paper 2.However There Is no Fixed pattern Of Exam as It keeps Changing Every Year.A sample Pattern is Given Below:

Exam Pattern Paper 1:

 Exam Pattern Paper 2: