JEE Main : Application Form, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus

JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main is conducted by the government run Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission in various engineering colleges in India for the undergraduate program. It is completed with two different examination JEE Main and JEE Advance, JEE is regarded internationally as one of the most challenging undergraduate admission tests. For the engineering aspirants, this test is, though difficult, yet best option to get into one of the finest engineering colleges in India like IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), NITs(National Institute of Technology), IIITs(Indian Institutes of Information Technology) and other various prestigious institutes. Like every year, this year also JEE Main has released its dates regarding Application Form, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern and JEE Main Syllabus, etc.

See Also: Everything you need to know about JEE Advance

JEE Main : Application Form, Exam Dates, Exam Pattern, Syllabus

This article contains the complete information regarding JEE Main 2o22 like registration fees, application form, correction date, exam date, eligibility criteria, how to apply or fill form, exam pattern, syllabus, admit card,etc

JEE Main Exam Dates:

Notifications	Exam Dates
Notification Release Date	22nd Nov
Application Form Availability	1st Dec
Correction of Image Start Date	8th Dec
Mock Test Release	13th Dec
Application Form Closing Date	1st Jan
Fee Payment Last Date	2nd Jan
Correction Form Application Window	9th – 22nd Jan
Admit Card Release Date	2nd week Mar
Offline Exam Date(Pen-Paper Based)	8th Apr
Online Exam Date(Computer Based)	15th – 16th Apr
Answer Key, OMR Sheet Availability	24th – 27th Apr
Result (Paper 1) & AIR rank	30th Apr
Result (Paper 2)	31st May
Score Cards Release Date	2nd week of June

Recent Changes Introduced In JEE Main:

• No weightage for the 12th class marks in calculating the ranks in JEE(Main) exam, hence, the roll number of class 12th is not verified this year, however, the candidates have to show the marksheet of class 12th with 75% marks at the reporting centres at the time of admission/counselling in IITs/NITs/IIITs and other CFTIs
• Either the students have to get 75% marks in 12th class exam, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective boards. For SC/ST students the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination
• For JEE Main exam, CBSE has announced 258 exam centres, out of which 248 are in India and 10 outside of India
• Now, Diabetic students can carry sugar tablets or fruits such as banana, apple or orange and a transparent bottle of water
• Slot Booking, students will be able to book their slot for the online mode exam
• Candidates ought to have Aadhaar Card Number to fill the application form but candidates from Meghalaya, J&K and Assam are excluded from this provision. These candidates have to give their passport number, ration card number, bank account number or any other valid Government identity number to get the examination centre in these states only

JEE Main Application Form :

Every candidate must read all the instructions given in the brochure before filling the form. To get all the necessary information related to JEE Main Application Form Click Here
Documents needed before filling the JEE Main Examination Form:

Documents
Scanned Copies of Photo, Signature & Aadhaar Card
Academic Documents (Marksheets, etc)
Valid Email-ID
Valid Mobile Nuumber
Debit/Credit Card For Fee Payment

 

JEE Main Application Fee:

JEE Main Fee Structure for Pen or Paper Examination in India
Paper I – For Engineering or B.E./B.Tech Programmes
Paper II – For Architecture or B.Arch/B.Planing Programmes

Paper(s)	Category	Girls	Boys
Paper I Or Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 500	Rs 1000
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 500	Rs 500
Paper I And Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 900	Rs 1800
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 900	Rs 900

Fee Structure for Computer Based Examination centre in India

Paper(s)	Category	Girls	Boys
Paper I Or Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 250	Rs 500
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 250	Rs 250
Paper I And Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 650	Rs 1300
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 650	Rs 650

JEE Main Fee Structure for Pen or Paper Examination in Foreign Country

Paper(s)	Category	Girls	Boys
Paper I Or Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 1250	Rs 2500
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 1250	Rs 1250
Paper I And Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 1900	Rs 3800
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 1900	Rs 1900

Fee Structure for Computer Based Examination in Foreign Country

Paper(s)	Category	Girls	Boys
Paper I Or Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 1250	Rs 2500
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 1250	Rs 1250
Paper I And Paper II	General/OBC	Rs 1900	Rs 3800
	SC/ST/PwD	Rs 1900	Rs 1900

• e-challan must be paid in cash in Syndicate/ICICI/Canara Bak
• Online Payment can be paid through credit/debit card
• GST will be applied

Previous 5 Year JEE MainPapers:

For a JEE aspirant, previous year paper is a tool, which can help them in many ways like they can get familiar with the latest pattern, type and quality of questions and in may ways. CLICK HERE to get all the previous year papers of JEE Main.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria:

Criteria	Compulsion
Date of Birth	1st Oct 1993 and born after are eligible
Age Relaxation for SC/ST & PwD	1st Oct 1988
Number Of Attempts (JEE Main)	3 (counted from 2017)
Number of Attempts (JEE Advance)	2 (in consecutive years)
Admission in IITs, NITs & other CFITs	75% in 12th exam OR be in top 20 percentile in 12th board exam in respective board. 65% for SC/ST

Educational Qualification: 

• Must have passed 12th exam/qualifying with 5 subjects
• Physics and Mathematics are compulsory subjects to be in those 5 subjects
• For JEE Main, No Minimum Marks required
• Candidates who have passed 12th exam in 2020 and 2021 are also eligible 
• The candidate who have appeared in 12th exam in 2020 but cleared it in 2021 are not eligible for JEE Main
• Diploma holders can apply only when they are eligible for JEE Advance also

See Also: Complete JEE Main Eligibilty Details, As Per CBSE

JEE Main Exam Pattern:

The exam pattern for JEE Main are given below. It consists of two papers Paper – 1 and Paper – 2. Paper – 1 is conducted for engineering and Paper – 2 is conducted for Architecture.

Exam Pattern of Paper – 1 : For Engineering or B.E./B.Tech Programmes

Type	Value
Mode of exam	Online and Offline
Subjects	Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Types of questions	Objective
Number of questions	90 Questions (30 from each subjects)
Total marks	360 (4 marks per question)
Negative marks	-1 Mark per Wrong Answer
Language	English & Hindi (except Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli)
Exam Duration	3 Hours

 

Exam Pattern of Paper – 2: For Architecture or B.Arch/B.Planing Programmes

Type	Value
Mode of exam	Offline
Types of questions	Objective; Drawing test will be subjective
Number of questions	Mathematics – 30; Aptitude – 50; Drawing – 2
Total marks	390 (4 marks per question)
Negative marks	-1 Mark per Wrong Answer
Language	English & Hindi (except Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra Nagar Haveli)
Exam Duration	3 Hours

JEE Main Admit Card:

CBSE, the conducting body of JEE Main after receiving the application forms of candidates will online publish the Admit Card/ Hall Ticket for the valid registered candidates via online. Complete information of JEE Main Admit Card can be obtained here.

JEE Main Exam Syllabus:

JEE Main contains two papers, Paper – 1 and Paper -2, both of them are very different in terms of syllabus as first one is for engineering and the second one is for architecture. JEE Main syllabus contains all the necessary information regarding the examination. For Paper – 1 you must have very good grasp on physics, chemistry and mathematics of 11th and 12th. For Paper – 2 the requirement is, of mathematics, aptitude and drawing.

JEE Main Answer Key:

The Answer Key JEE Main will be published subsequently after the Paper – 1 and Paper – 2 are completed during 24th to 27th Apr, which will be helpful for candidates in cross checking their answers and can roughly measure their marks. But, if you can object the answer key by paying Rs 1000/- per question

JEE Main Result:

Central Board of Secondary Education will declare result of JEE Main once both the papers are conducted successfully. To get your JEE Main detailed result report, CLICK HERE.

• JEE Main (Paper-1) Result – 30th Apr
• JEE Main (Paper-2) Result – 31th Apr

JEE Main Cut-Off:

Cut-offs are the minimum marks required for admission in top colleges like IITs, NITs, etc. Complete JEE Main Cut-Offs are given here.

Previous year 2016-2017 cut-offs for JEE main are below:

JEE Main Counselling:

Counselling is necessary in order to take admissions in colleges which is conducted once the result is declared. Following details are necessary to keep in mind;

• The authorities, Joint Seat Allocation Authority(JoSAA), conducts the counselling for the admission in IITs, NITs and other CFTIs
• On the basis of All India Rank, candidate can fill the choice of college and subsequently a candidate will be allocated college on the basis of AIR
• Counselling is must if a candidate want to get admission through JEE