Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – Paper 1st (JEE Main -Paper 1st)

Exam Key Summary

Exam Name	JEE Main (Paper 1^st)
Exam Category (U.G / P.G)	U.G. (Undergraduate) - Engineering
Name of Institutions / Colleges / Universities Accepting Exam Score	NIT, IIIT, GFTI, State Government Colleges, Most of the Private Colleges
Level of Examination	National Level Exam
Type of Institution or Exam Conducting Body (Government / Private)	Government
Medium of Exam (Language of Paper)	English, Hindi, Gujarati
Mode of Examination (Online / Offline)	Online
Sections in Paper (Subject-Wise)	3 Section : (Physics, Chemistry and Maths)
Courses	B.Tech. / B.E.
Timing of Examination	First Shift - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Second Shift - 03:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Duration of the Paper	3 Hours (For Normal Students) 4 Hours (For Physically Handicapped Students)
Number of Question	75 Question (Each Subject Includes 25 Questions) (Physics, Chemistry, and Maths)
Maximum Marks	300
Marks Per Question	4 Mark is Awarded for Each Correct Answer
Negative Marking	1 Mark will be Deducted for Every Incorrect MCQ Question
Number of Test City Centres	There are 264 Cities in India that Conduct JEE Main Exam and 9 Exam Centres are Outside India.
Frequency of Exam Conducted in a Year	Four Times in a Year
Official Website	https://www.jeemain.nic.in
Application Form Charges / Registration Charges	For Examination Centers in India : For General ● Girls : Rs 325 ● Boys : Rs 650 For SC, ST, PwD ● Girls : Rs 325 ● Boys : Rs 325 For Examination Centers Outside India For General ● Girls : Rs 1500 ● Boys : Rs 3000 For SC, ST, PwD ● Girls : Rs 1500 ● Boys : Rs 1500

Important Date Sheet

Initiation of Registration Date	16th December, 2020
Last Date for Application Fee Payment and Uploading of Documents	Depend on Sessions
Release Date of Admit Card	Depend on Sessions
Date of Exam	Session 1: 23 February to 26 February 2021 Session 2: 15 March to 18 March, 2021 Session 3: 27 April to 30 April, 2021 Session 4: 24 May to 28 May, 2021
Date of Result Declaration	According to Sessions
Date of Counselling	To Be Notified

Reservation Criteria

Category	Relaxation
SC (Scheduled Caste)	15%
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	7.5%
OBC (Other Backward Class)	27%
PwD (Persons with Disability)	5%
EWS (Economically Weaker Section)	10%

Eligibility Criteria

Minimum Qualification Marks

(Marks Obtained in 10^th and 12^th Board Exams)

The student wants to take admission to B.Tech. or B.E. they must pass in 12th from any of the recognized boards and obtain at least 75% marks in the exam. SC and ST students can obtain at least 65% marks in the exam.

Upper Age Limit of the Candidate

No Age Limit

Lower Age Limit of the Candidate

No Age Limit

Syllabus

Subject A	Physics
Subject B	Mathematics
Subject C	Chemistry

Selection Process

Counselling Process :-

1). Online Registration

Go to the Official Website and click on the JOSSA.
Login by using all the credential details such as JEE Main 2020 Application Number, Password, and Security Pin.
Read all the terms and conditions carefully and after that click on the “I Agree” option.
Fill all the essential details which are required in the JoSAA Counselling Form.
Choose the Declaration and click on the Submit button.
Now at last you can verify all the details and click on the Confirm Registration button.

2). Online Choice Filling and Locking

Students can select any of the colleges and programs according to their interests.
Students have an option for change, edit or delete their information.
Lock the choices before the last date.
Choice Locking can be done after each round of JEE Main 2020 Counselling.

3). JoSAA 2020 Seat Allotment

4). Seat Acceptance Fee Payment and Document Verification

5). Reporting to the Allotted College