
Joint Entrance Examination - Main commonly known as JEE Main is a national level entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency to offer admission to BE/BTech, BPlan and BArch courses at the IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology), NITs (National Institute of Technology) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) across the country.
Top potential 2.5 lakh score holders in JEE Main 2021 will be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced for admission to various undergraduate engineering programmes offered by IITs in India. The counselling cum seat allotment for all the IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs will be organised and managed by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).
Till 2020, the JEE Main was conducted two times a year i.e. January and April. However, due to COVID-19 in 2020, the JEE Main 2020 was conducted in January and September. For the year 2021, the JEE Main exam will be conducted in four sessions.
JEE Main 2021 Changes –
- The JEE Main 2021 exam will be held in four sessions in February, March, April, and May. However, Paper 2A and Paper 2B (B.Arch. and B.Planning) will be conducted only twice in February and May 2021.
- Candidates will have the option to appear for one or more session. If a candidate doesn’t want to appear for a session for which the fee has been paid, the fee will be refunded by NTA. However, the request for withdrawal has to be made during the application process.
- As per the official notification; a minor change has been introduced in the JEE Main exam pattern; “The NTA has decided to provide choices in one section to cater to the decision of different Boards across the country regarding the reduction of the syllabus. However, the total number of questions to be attempted will remain the same (Physics – 25, Chemistry – 25 and Mathematics – 25), wherever applicable.”
- “Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the JEE (Main) 2021 will now be conducted for the first time in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu for the first time, in addition to Hindi, Gujarati and English”, as per the official website.
- The UPSEE 2021 exam has also been replaced by the JEE Main 2021. From this year onwards, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow will use the JEE Main scores for admission to its B.Tech/ M.Tech (Integrated)/ B.Arch courses.
- As of 2021, the Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur will also use JEE Main scores for admission.
- For the academic year 2021-22, the JEE Main qualified candidates will only need a passing certificate in class XII irrespective of the marks obtained. This relaxation is applicable only for the academic year 2021-22.
Advisory regarding COVID-19 Candidates are advised to carry the following items to the examination venue:
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JEE Main 2021 Latest Notification –
- JEE Main 2021 April Session Application Correction window opened on 25th March and will be available till 7th April 2021.
- JEE Main 2021 (April Session) is scheduled to be conducted on 27th, 28th, 29th & 30th April 2021.
- Application Form for JEE Main 2021 (April & May session) has been released on 25th March 2021.
- The last date to fill JEE Main April 2021 application form is 04th April 2021.
- JEE Main 2021 Result (March session) has been announced on 25th March 2021. JEE Main 2021 March session final answer key is available on the official website.
- The answer keys for all the days and shifts of the exam are released on 23rd March 2021.
Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Minister of Human Resource Development, has announced that JEE Main 2021 will be conducted between 16th March to 18th March 2021. Check complete details regarding the JEE Main 2021 exam below.
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About Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main
The JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) is one of the most competitive engineering entrance exams conducted at the national level for admission to B.E./B.Tech & B.Arch courses. The exam is conducted in two stages, namely JEE (Main) and JEE (Advanced). The JEE Main exam is regulated by the NTA (National Testing Agency) twice a year to select candidates for admission into various government, centrally-funded and private engineering institutions.
By qualifying for the JEE (Main) exam, students can get admission into the Undergraduate Engineering programmes in NITs (National Institute of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology) and CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes). They can also appear for the JEE (Advanced) to get admission into the eminent IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology). Besides IITs, reputed institutions such as IISER (Indian Institution of Science Education and Research), Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology and the Indian Institute of Science also enrol students on the basis of their marks in JEE (Advanced).
About JEE Main 2021
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has established NTA as an “independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation” for conducting “efficient, transparent and international standard tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions''. From 2019 onwards, the Department of Higher Education (DHE) has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the JEE Main exam to the National Testing Agency.
The JEE Main 2021 will be conducted multiple times (February, March, April, and May) before admissions in the next academic session. The JEE Main February 2021 exam is all set to be conducted from 23rd to 26th February 2021. Here are some benefits students will make the most out of the new pattern –
- Candidates will have one more opportunity to improve their scores. For instance, if some candidates fail to score big in the February session, they can bounce back and improve their scores in the next three sessions, without wasting their whole academic year.
- The best of the JEE Main scores will be considered for the ranking/ merit list.
- For candidates appearing for the first time, they will get a first-hand experience of taking the entrance test. This will help them understand the process, know their mistakes and prepare accordingly while attempting for the second time.
- Failing to appear for one session due to reasons beyond control won’t make you wait for one full year.
The examination will be held in both CBT and offline modes. B.E./ B.Tech./ B. Arch (Mathematics Part I)/ B.Planning (Mathematics Part I)/ Aptitude Test (Part II)/ Planning Based Questions (Part II/I) will be conducted in the Computer Based Test. Drawing Test (Part III) will be held in offline or Pen & Paper Based mode. The option for selecting the question paper language needs to be exercised at the time of filling up the application form. This cannot be changed at a later stage.
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JEE Main Exam 2021 Quick Overview
Appearing in the upcoming Joint Entrance Examination Main exam? Take a quick look at the exam overview and brace yourself up for the ultimate day.
Name of the Exam |
Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) |
Conducting Authority |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Official Website |
nta.ac.in or jeemain.nic.in |
Exam Occurrence |
For 2021, in February, March, April, and May |
No. of Test Takers |
Over 13 Lakh |
Mode of Exam |
CBT (Computer-based test) |
Exam Language |
Hindi, English, Gujarati, Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu |
Exam Type |
National Level (All India Level) |
Number of Papers |
2 (Two) Paper 1 - B.E./ B.Tech Paper 2 - B. Arch/ B.Planning |
Offered Courses |
Undergraduate courses |
Important Changes in the NTA JEE Main Exam -
The Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) has brought significant changes in the JEE Main exam pattern, which includes.
- As per recent changes, students from humanities & commerce with mathematics are eligible for the B.Planning course.
- The number of questions has been reduced and the question typology has also been changed. More than this, from JEE Main January 2021 exams, paper 1 will have 30 questions out of which 20 will be MCQs (Section A), while the rest 10 will be “questions with the answer as a numerical value, with equal weightage to physics, mathematics, and chemistry (section B). In section B, candidates will have the choice of attempting only 5 questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking in Section B.
- For the BArch exam, the mathematics paper will include 30 questions, with 20 MCQs and 10 numerical value type questions. Apart from this, there will be an aptitude test of 200 marks (50 questions), which will be held in MCQ format and a drawing test of 100 marks (2 questions).
- Class 12th roll number verification is not required.
- Students who have Diabetes can bring sugar tablets, fruits and transparent water bottles at the examination centre.
- NTA has established 4,000 practice training centres for the JEE Main applicants. Candidates can take advantage of these centres only on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Students can appear in multiple sessions of the JEE Main 2021 exams (February, March, April, and May). The best score will be used for admissions in the undergraduate courses, i.e. B. Tech, B.E., etc.
JEE Main 2021 Official Notice (Out) –
This year, National Testing Agency will conduct JEE Main 2021 examination in 4 sessions. The first session will be held from 23rd to 26th February 2021. The second session will be conducted from 16th to 18th March 2021, followed by the third session, which is scheduled to be held from 27th to 30th April 2021. The fourth session is scheduled to be held from 24th to 28th May 2021.
As per the official notice, JEE Main now will be conducted in February, March, April and May 2021. It will help students to appear in any of the four exams as per their situation. If any candidate appears in all four sessions of the exam, his/her best score will be considered for the counselling process. The decision to provide multiple exam dates is to ensure that students can improve their score. Also, in case one of the JEE Main 2021 exam clashes with the board exam 2021, then students can appear for another exam.
JEE Main 2021 for the first time will be conducted in 13 regional languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. It will help candidates from all over the country to appear for the exam. Check detailed JEE main notice here.
N Kiran kumar - July 23, 2020
Sir. Is it required minimum 75 percentile of class 12 is required to get admission in NIt
ABHISHEK - May 8, 2019
SIR I GOt 84.6786456 PERCENYILE IN JEE MAINS OF PAPER 2 B.ARC OF JANUARY SESSION CAN I HAVE ANY CHANCE TO GET ANY GOVT COLLAGE
Shilpa Yadav - February 9, 2019
JEE Main 2019 Application Form has been released by NTA on 08 February 2019.
Mohammed zafar - January 15, 2019
Give details of Jee main exams.