JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) – Main is an engineering entrance exam conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency). It is conducted twice a year and on the base of the score obtained in this, candidates can secure seats in NITs(National Institute of Technology), GFTIs (Govt. Funded Technical Institutes) and many private colleges of high reputation.  Every year, around 10 Lakh students appear for this examination but due to the tough competition, very few manage to get admission to their dream engineering college. JEE-Main is also a gateway to JEE Advanced which is conducted for admissions in IITs.

JEE Main has two papers, Paper 1 which provides admission in B.E./B.Tech courses and Paper 2 which is conducted for admission in B.Arch courses. Candidates can appear either in one or in both papers according to their choice. And from this year, i.e. 2020, one more examination has been added to this series for the candidates and that is B.Plan.

History

There has been a change in JEE pattern several times. In 2013, AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination) was replaced by JEE Main and IIT-JEE was replaced by JEE Advanced. Earlier, AIEEE was the examination that provided admission in NITs, GFITs (Government Funded Technical Institutes) and other private institutes. From September 2013, the IIT councils decided to conduct the exam in a two phase pattern known as JEE (Main & Advanced) for admission in IITs, NITs and GFITs.

Eligibility criteria

1. Candidate who have passed or are appearing in class 12th board examinations are eligible for JEE-Main.

2. Candidate must secure minimum 75 percent marks or should be in top 20 percentile of their respective boards.

3. A candidate can appear in JEE Main exam consecutively only for 3 years, beginning from the year when the candidate passes his/her intermediate examination.

Exam Pattern

Paper 1 of JEE Main which is for B.E./B.Tech courses is divided into three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Each section comprises of 20 multiple-choice questions and 5 numerical based questions. A total time duration of 3 hours is assigned for the same. 4 Marks are awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer. Paper 2 is for the B.Arch course and it has 77 multiple choice questions from Mathematics, Aptitude, and Drawing. The B.Plan examination has 100 multiple choice questions from Mathematics, Aptitude, and Planning.

Steps of application

Visit the NTA website ‘jeemain.nta.nic.in’
Register for the JEE main exam by filling in all the required details
Upload all the mentioned documents in proper format
Proceed to pay the application fee.
Book your slots for the examination
Take a print out of the acknowledgement page for future references.

Colleges Offered

JEE-Main offers admission in a total of  NITS, IITs, and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFITs) based on the rank obtained by the candidates in the entrance examination.

Also, some top private colleges provide admission to the candidates based on their JEE Main score. These colleges are as follows:

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
Amity School of Engineering, Noida
BIT Mesra
CV Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneswar
Jaypee Institute of Technology, Noida
Lovely Professional University, Phagwara

Course Offered

The various courses offered in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs through JEE Main are as follows:

Bachelor of Engineering/Bachelor of Technology (4 Years)
Bachelor of Planning (4 Years)
Bachelor of Architecture (5 Years)

Normal Cut-off Trends

Mode of Conduct

Paper 1 of JEE Main Exam is conducted in the online mode, however, Paper 2 of JEE Main Exam is conducted in the offline mode(pen and paper mode).

A report by Shruti for IHOIK education desk