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JOINT ENTRANCE EXAM MAINS (JEE Main 2024)

 
Overview :

JEE Main, often referred as Joint Entrance Examination Main is an engineering based entrance examination which is conducted for admitting students into a number of undergraduate engineering and professional courses. JEE Main directs these students at National Institute of Technology, abbreviated as NITs, Indian Institutes of Information Technology abbreviated as IITs and variant technical institutes called as CFTIs of India.

Eligibility :

JEE Main entrance exam lists the eligibility criteria for the candidates so that they can appear into a number of exams as per their eligibility and appear in the engineering courses as per caliber. The JEE Main eligibility criteria are given below for the candidates:

  • Adapting the new changes of the exam pattern, one mandatory change which has been accepted by the JEE body is the Aadhaar Card involvement. Although Aadhaar Card is necessary for all the JEE Main Candidates, candidates belonging to Assam, Meghalaya and J&K candidates doesn’t require the linking of the Aadhaar Card.
  • Only those candidates are eligible for the JEE Main examination who are born in the year 1997 or after that in the month of October as per date 01. In short, the ones who are having their date of births on or after 01, October, 1997 are eligible for the JEE Main.
  • An upper age limit relaxation of 5 years will be given to the candidates belonging to SC, ST and PwD candidates.
  • A maximum of 4 chances will be given to the candidates for JEE Main. Candidates are always advised to check out their matching criteria so that no chance will be wasted because just appearing for JEE Main will not make you eligible for further admission process. Specially, the candidates of different states such as Punjab and Odisha are directed in detail.

JEE Main Exam Pattern :

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2024: The National Testing Agency (NTA) refers to the JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern and is mentioned in the official notice. The official notice of JEE Main will be published on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main Exam 2024 will be conducted on two papers, Paper 1 (B.E / B.Tech) and Paper 2 (B.Arch or B.Plan).

JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern : Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech)

Particulars

Details

Exam Mode

Computer-based examination

Test Duration

Three hours

Language of Examination

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Type of Questions

  1. Multiple choice questions (MCQs)

  2. Questions with numerical value as answers

No. of Sections

Three are three sections:

  1. Mathematics

  2. Physics

  3. Chemistry

No. of Questions

Mathematics: 25 (20+10) 10 Questions with answers as a numerical value. Out of 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.


Physics: 25 (20+10) 10 Questions with answers as a numerical value. Out of 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.


Chemistry: 25 (20+10) 10 Questions with answers as a numerical value. Out of 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.


Total: 75 Questions (25 questions each)

Total Marks

300 Marks (100 marks for each section)

JEE Main Marking Scheme

MCQs: Four marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of one mark on each wrong answer.


Questions with numerical value answers: Candidates will be given four marks for each correct answer and there will be no negative marking.

JEE Main 2024 Paper 2A Exam Pattern :

Particulars

Details

Mode of Exam

Computer-based examination except for Drawing section in B.Arch (Pen & Paper based mode)

Language

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Exam Duration

Three hours

Total No. of Sections

B.Arch (Paper 2A):

  1. Part 1 - Mathematics

  2. Part 2 - Aptitude test

  3. Part 3 - Drawing test


B.Plan (Paper 2B):

  1. Mathematics

  2. Aptitude test

  3. Planning test (MCQs)

Type of Questions

B.Arch-

Type of questions for each section of B.Arch-


Mathematics: MCQs and questions with numerical value as answers


Aptitude- Multiple- choice questions


Drawing- Drawing aptitude


B.Planning-

Type of questions for each section of B.Planning-


Mathematics- MCQs, and questions with numerical value as answers


Aptitude- MCQs (Multiple choice questions)


Planning- MCQs (Multiple choice questions)


Total No. of Questions

B.Arch: 82 Questions


B.Plan: 105 Questions

Total Marks

400 Marks

Marking Scheme

MCQs: Candidates will be given four marks for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of one mark on each wrong answer.


Questions with numerical value answers: Students will be given four marks for each correct answer and there will be no negative marking.


Drawing Test: Two questions are evaluated out of 100 marks.

JEE Main 2024 Paper Pattern: B.Arch

Subjects

Number of Questions

Marks

Mathematics

25 (20+10*)

5 out of 10* questions with answers as a numerical value have to be answered.

100

Aptitude

50

200

Drawing Test

2

100

Total

82 Questions

400 Marks

JEE Main 2024 Paper Pattern: B.Plan

Subjects

Number of Questions

Marks

Mathematics

25 (20+10*)

5 out of 10* questions with answers as a numerical value have to be answered.

100

Aptitude

50

200

Planning Test

25

100

Total

105 Questions

400 Marks

JEE Main 2024 Exam Date : Tentative

JEE Main 2024 will be held in two sessions i.e. April, and May. Following are the expected JEE Main 2024 exam dates for the four sessions of the exam:

Events JEE Main 2024 Exam Date First Attempt JEE Mains 2024 Exam Date Second Attempt
Release of Application form November last week 2023 March first week 2024
Last date to fill the form December last week 2023 March last week 2024
Application correction December last week 2023 April first week 2024
Release of admit card January second week April second week 2024
JEE Main 2024 exam date January last week April last week 2024
Display of Answer key February first week May first week 2024
Declaration of Result February second week May second week 2024
JEE Main 2024 Exam Schedule :
Session Morning Shift Afternoon Shift

Timing of examination

9 AM to 12 PM

3 PM to 6 PM

Duration of examination

3 Hours

3 Hours

Entry to the examination centre 7.30 AM to 8.30 AM

02.00 PM to 2.30 PM

Instructions by the invigilator(s) 8.30 AM to 8.50 AM

2.30 PM to 2.50 PM

Candidates log in to read instructions 8.50 AM

2.50 PM

Test commences 9.00 AM

3.00 PM

JEE Main 2024 Important Information :

Particulars Details

Exam Name

Joint Entrance Examination (Main) or JEE Main

Mode of Exam

  • Computed Based Test for BE/BTech/BArchBPlanning

  • Pen and paper-based for Drawing section in BArch

Duration

  • 3 hours for B.Tech/B.Arch/B.Plan

  • 3.5 hours for BArch and BPlanning both

Exam Frequency

Four times a year (February, March, April and May sessions )

Total Registrations

Around 21 lakh (in all four session of JEE Main 2021)

Around 19 lakh (in two sessions of JEE Main 2020)

Official Website

jeemain.nta.nic.in

Papers

  • Paper-1:  BE/BTech

  • Paper-2A: BArch

  • Paper-2B: BPlanning

Total Marks

  • BE/BTech: 300

  • BArch and BPlanning: 400

Total Questions Asked (Increased in 2021)

  • B.E./B.Tech: 90

  • B.Arch: 82

  • B.Planning: 105

Marking Scheme

  • 4 for each correct response

  • -1 for each incorrect response

  • No marks for unattempted questions

  • No negative marking for Non-MCQ questions

Medium of paper

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu

Contact Details

NTA Telephone Number - 0120-6895200

NTA Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in and write at JEE (Main) Query Redressal System (QRS)

NTA Helpline: 8178359845 | 8287471852 | 9650173668 | 9599676953 | 8287471852

JEE Main 2024 Application Fees :

Paper(s) Appearing Computer Based Examination
(Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) only)
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE IN INDIA
  (General/OBC) (SC/ST/PWD/Girls)
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.)
only
650 325
JEE (Main) Paper-2 (B.Arch./B.Planning) only 650 325
Both 
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) and 
JEE (Main) Paper-2 (B.Arch./B.Planning)
1300 650
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) only 3000 1500
JEE (Main) Paper-2 (B.Arch./B.Planning) only 2500 1500
Both
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) and
JEE (Main) Paper-2 (B.Arch./B.Planning)
6000 3000

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