Exam Particulars

Exam Details

Exam Name

Joint Entrance Examination (Main) or JEE Main

Conducting Body

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Exam Level

Undergraduate Exam at National level

Exam Frequency

Two times (Held four times in 2021)

Mode of Exam

• Computed Based Test (CBT) for BE/ BTech/ BArch/ B.Planning
• Pen and paper-based test (PBT) for Drawing section in BArch

Total Registrations

10.4 lakh (in 2021)

Courses offered through Entrance Exam

BE/BTech, BArch, BPlanning

Exam Fees

• INR 650 (male unreserved/OBC category)
• INR 325 (female unreserved/OBC category)
• INR 325 (all other categories)

Exam Duration

• 3 hours for BTech/ BArch/ BPlan
• 3.5 hours for BArch and B.Planning both

No. of Papers and Total Marks

• Paper-1: BE/BTech (300 marks)
• Paper-2A: BArch&; (400 marks)
• Paper-2B: B.Planning (400 marks)

Total Questions

• B.E./B.Tech: 90
• B.Arch: 82
• B.Planning: 105

(Increased in 2021)

Marking Scheme

• 4 for each correct response
• -1 for each incorrect response
• No marks for unattempted questions
• No negative marking for Non-MCQ questions

Language/Medium of Exam

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu

Colleges Accepting Exam Score

All NIT, IIIT, CFTIs;

JEE Main is the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced for IIT admission

No. of Test Cities

334 (in 2021)

Official Website

jeemain.nta.nic.in

Contact Details

NTA Telephone Number: 0120-6895200

NTA Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in and write at JEE (Main) Query Redressal System (QRS)

NTA Helpline: 8178359845 | 8287471852 | 9650173668 | 9599676953 | 8287471852