About JEE Main

Joint Entrance Examination MAin 2020 (JEE MAIN) will be conducted by the NTA. This Examination was being conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till 2018.

JEE Main is applicable for admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board subject to the condition that the candidate should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class examination.

JEE Main 2020

It is a national level entrance test. It is organized to offer admission in BE/B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Plan courses. NITs, CFTIs and various other colleges and institutions of India consider the JEE Main scores for providing admission. For admission in IITs & ISM Dhanbad, students have to qualify both examinations, i.e. JEE Main and JEE Advanced. It will be conducted twice in a year by NTA. Check details about JEE Main 2020 including application form, eligibility, exam date, exam pattern, syllabus, etc.

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria & Registration

Candidates must ensure their eligibility before applying for the JEE Main exam. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria from below:

Age Limit:

• Candidates must be more than 17 years and less than 25 years of age as on October 1, 2020.
• General candidate must be born on or after October 1, 1995 and SC, ST and PWD category must be born on or after October 1, 1989.

Attempt Limit:

• Candidates can attempt for maximum three times for the JEE Mains exam.
• Attempt limit is same for all the categories.
• For JEE Advanced, candidates can appear for maximum two consecutive years.

Qualification Criteria:

• Qualifying Exam:10+2 or equivalent exam passed in 2018 and 2019 are eligible to apply.
• Appearing Candidates:Candidates appearing in the 12th exams in 2020 can apply
• Diploma Holders: Diploma candidates can also apply but only for admission in IITs. Such candidates also have to appear for JEE Advanced exam.
• Minimum Marks: There is no minimum mark required to apply for JEE Main.
• For admissions to IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs: Candidates have to secure 75% (65% for SC/ST) in 12th exams or be in top 20 percentile of the respective board.
• Number of Subjects: Candidates must have five subjects in the 10+2 exam. Candidates should have physics, mathematics, language, any one from the Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject and any other subject
• Year of Appearance: 6. Candidates must have passed the qualifying exam in 2018, 2019 or will be passing in 2020 are only eligible to appear for JEE Main 2020.

JEE Main 2020 Registration Process

JEE Main 2020 application form will be released from 02nd week of Sep 2019 (Jan exam). Following are the details of JEE Main registration 2020:

• Aadhaar card requirement will be mandatory to fill the application.
• Candidates are required to apply online for JEE Mains 2020 exam.
• JEE Main application form 2020 will be released from 02nd week of Sep 2019 (Jan exam).
• Candidates have to upload the scanned images of passport size photograph and signature of candidate & mother’s/father’s/guardian.
• Photograph dimension should be 3.5 x 4.5 cm and dimension of signature should be 3.5 x 1.5 cm.
• The images should be in JPG or JPEG format.
• Multiple applications from a single candidate will be rejected
• There is no provision to send the hard copy of the application.

JEE Main Registration Fee:

• The application fee will be changed as per the categories and mode of examinations.
• Fee payment will be done through credit/debit card.
• Candidates can also pay the fee through e-challan of Syndicate/Canara/ICICI bank
• Fee will not be accepted through DD, money order, IPO, etc.
• The application fee will be non refundable.

For Candidates want to appear for the exam in India

For Candidates want to appear for the exam in foreign country

JEE Main Application Correction 2020:

Candidates will be able to correct or modify the detailed in the application form during the correction period. Here we are providing JEE Main 2020 application form correction details:

• The correction facility will be provided from 11th to 17th October 2019 for the January session registration.
• Corrections will be done only through online mode.
• Corrections will be allowed in all entries except change of exam mode from CBT to PBT.
• Any additional fee can be paid through credit/debit card, e-wallet or e-challan.

JEE Main 2020 Exam Date & Pattern

For January 2020 Exam:

For April 2020 Exam:

How to Apply for JEE Main 2020

Candidates can check here some important steps for JEE Main 2020 Registration:

• • Visit the official website of JEE Main 2020 (jeemain.nic.in).
  • Go through the link “Apply for JEE Main 2020”.
  • Read the Adhaar Card detrails instructions carefully
  • Read the instructions carefully and click on the “Proceed to Apply Online”.
  • Authentication form will appear on the screen, fill all the necessary details and submit it.
  • Now, the JEE Main 2020 Application Form will appear on the screen.
  • Fill the exam detail like applying for, mode of examination, exam centre and exam medium.
  • Fill the required details like personal, exam related, academic, address, guardians, etc.
  • Fill the fields for academic details like year of passing, school board etc
  • Fill the mailing details including address, mail ID and contact No.
  • Fill the qualification, occupation and annual income of guardians
  • create the password, enter security pin and click on the “NEXT” button.
  • Review the application form and verify your details before submitting.
  • Select the “Upload Scanned Images” option.
  • Click on the “Browse” button to select the scanned images.
  • Now click on “Final Upload” button to upload the scanned images of a photograph and signature.
  • Go through the “Pay Examination Fee” option.
  • Click on the link of ‘Pay Exam Fee
  • Go for Payment
  • Pay the application fee through online or offline mode as per your choice.
  • After the fee payment confirmation, login again with your Application Number and Password.
  • Click on the link related to “Print Acknowledgment Page” and take printout of it
  • Candidates are advised to preserve the application form for further use.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020

The examination will comprise of two papers, i.e. paper 1 (for B.E/B.Tech) and paper 2 (for B.Arch/B.Planing). The detailed JEE Main exam pattern for both papers is mentioned below:

• • • Exam Mode: The entrance test will be organized in online CBT mode. However, the drawing test of Paper II (B.Arch) will be only held in offline mode.
    • Type o f Questions (Paper 1): The question paper will comprise of objective type questions.
    • Type of Questions (Paper 2): Mathematics and aptitude section will be of objective type questions and drawing test will be subjective.
    • Duration: The time duration to complete the paper will be of 3 hours. Extra time of 1 hour will be provided to candidates with 40% disability (PwD candidates).
    • Medium: The question paper will be asked in English and Hindi language for all exam cities and English, Hindi and Gujarati languages for exam cities in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
    • Marking Scheme: Four marks will be provided for each correct answer.
    • Negative Marking: One mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer.

Pattern for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech):

*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answer to be filled as numerical value.

Pattern for Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Plan):

*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answer to be filled as numerical value.

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