All you need to know about JEE MAINS
Getting an IIT is a dream of every science students. Every year more than 1.2 Million students all over India appear for IIT Entrance exam , known as IIT JEE Mains popularly called as JEE mains. Although qualifying this exam let you to its next level – JEE Advanced considered as the most toughest exam after UPSC. But a handsome rank in JEE Mains fetches the door of 31 NIT’s and 23 IIIT’s which hold 19000 and 3433 seats of undergraduate B. Tech program respectively. Even, many Private colleges about 100 in number directly enrol students on the score of JEE Mains. Being an IIT aspirant and before you make proper strategy , lets know more about the exam.
JEE AT A GLANCE
| Particulars | Overview |
| Examination Name | Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) |
| POPULAR NAME | JEE Main |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Official Website | nta.ac.in |
| Category | Undergraduate |
| Level of Examination | National level |
| Number of Attempts | 2 ATTEMPTS PER YEAR |
| WHY YOU GIVE THE EXAM | For admission into 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and 28 CFTIs Qualifying test for JEE Advanced |
| Examination Mode | Computer Based Test For Paper 2 - The drawing section will be conducted in pen and paper mode. |
| Examination Duration | 3 Hours |
| Total Marks | 360 |
| Estimated Number of Applicants | Over 12 Lakh |
| Number of Test Centres in India | 264 |
| Number of Test Centres in Abroad | 9 |
| States Accepting JEE Main Scores | Rajasthan, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand |
| States Participating in JEE Main System | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Nagaland |
| Number of Offered Seats | 30814 total seats with 1955 EWS and 105 EWS-PwD seats 31 NITs - 20428 seats, 344 EWS and 78 EWS-PwD seats IIITs - 4617 seats, 290 EWS and 15 EWS-PwD seats GFTIs - 5766 seats, 321 EWS and 12 EWS-PwD seats Total female supernumerary seats are 838 |
JEE MAIN IMPORTANT DATES
| S.No | Events | Important Dates (Tentative) |
| 1 | Registration for JEE Main 2020 January session | First week to Last week of September 2019 |
| 2 | Commencement of Registration for Test Practice Centres | First week of September 2019 |
| 3 | Last Date to Pay Application Fee, Upload Signature and Photograph | First week of October 2019 |
| 4 | Correction Period of Application Form | Second week to Third week of October 2019 |
| 5 | Declaration of Date and Shift for Examination | First week of October 2019 |
| 6 | Declaration of Exam City for Paper I and II | Third week of October 2019 |
| 7 | Availability of JEE Main 2020 Admit Card | Third week of December 2019 |
| 8 | JEE Main 2020 | Second week of January 2020 |
| 9 | Release of Question Paper and Responses of Candidates | Third week of January 2020 | 10 | Answer Key | Third week of January 2020 | 11 | Announcement of JEE Main January 2020 Paper I Result | Third week of January 2020 | 12 | Declaration of JEE Main January 2020 Paper II Result | Last week of January 2020 |
Eligibility
1. Age : General category candidates must have been born on or after 1st October, 1994. SC, ST and PWD candidates must have been born on or after 1st October, 1989.
2. In 10+2, candidates must have scored at least 75% marks or should be in the top 20 percentile in your respective board. Some relaxation is given to SC/ST students. Every year exam conducting IIT give the information regarding minimum marks to all Boards but it revolves around the above more or less.
3. While calculating your marks , top 5 subjects are considered. Students must have taken PCM in 12th class.
Some more facts :
Syllabus for JEE
Class 11
- Physical World and Measurement
- Kinematics
- Laws of Motion
- Work, Energy and Power
- Rotational Motion
- Gravitation
- Properties of Solid and Liquids
- Thermodynamics
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
- Oscillations and Waves
Class 12
- Electrostatics
- Current Electricity
- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
- Electromagnetic Induction
- Alternating Currents
- Electromagnetic Waves
- Optics
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
- Atoms and Nuclei
- Electronic Devices
- Sets, Relations, and Functions
- Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
- Matrices and Determinants
- Permutations and Combinations
- Mathematical Induction
- Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications
- Sequences and Series
- Limits Continuity and Differentiability
- Integral Calculus
- Differential Equations
- Coordinate Geometry
- Three-dimensional Geometry
- Vector Algebra
- Statistics and Probability
- Trigonometry
- Mathematical Reasoning
- Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
- The States of Matter
- Atomic Structure
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
- Chemical Thermodynamics
- Solutions
- Equilibrium
- Redox Reactions
- Chemical Kinetics
- Surface Chemistry
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
- General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
- Hydrogen
- s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)
- p-Block Elements
- d and f-Block Elements
- Coordination Compounds
- Environmental Chemistry
- Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds
- Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
- Hydrocarbons
- Organic Compounds Containing Halogens
- Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
- Polymers
- Biomolecules
- Chemistry in Everyday Life
- Principles Related to Practical Chemistry
Application Form
National Testing Agency (NTA) will be releasing the application form of JEE Main 2020 for January session tentatively in the first week of September 2019. Be careful, while entering all the data although you will be provided correction window but you can change only few things. Get ready some documents like marksheet of class 10 and 12, photo, scanned signature etc. if you are claiming category in form, get the things ready and don’t wait for Advance or Admission time, get this document ready. Here are some important dates:
JEE Main 2020 Application Form Dates (January Session)
| S.No | Events | Important Dates (Tentative) |
| 1 | Start of JEE Main Registration 2020 | First week of September 2019 |
| 2 | Last Date to Submit Application Form | Last week of September 2019 |
| 3 | Final Date to Pay Application Fee | First week of October 2019 |
| 4 | Announcement of Allotted Shift and Exam Date | First week of October 2019 |
| 5 | JEE Main 2020 Application Form Correction Period | Second to Third week of October 2019 |
| 6 | JEE Main 2020 January Examination | Second week of January 2020 |
JEE Main Application Form 2020 Dates (April Session)
| S.No | Events | Important Dates (Tentative) |
| 1 | Release of JEE Main 2020 Application Form | Second week of February 2020 |
| 2 | Final Date for Registration | First week of March 2020 |
| 3 | Last Date for Fee Payment | Second week of March 2020 |
| 4 | Correction of Application Form | Second week of March 2020 |
| 5 | JEE Main 2020 April Examination | Second week of April 2020 |
Keep these things at hand:
| Particulars | Photograph | Signature |
| File Size | 10 KB to 200 KB | 4 KB to 30 KB |
| File Dimension | 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm | 3.5 cm x 1.5cxm |
| File Format | JPEG | JPEG |
Application Fee
| Paper (s) Appearing | JEE Main 2020 Application Fees | |
| General/OBC | SC/ST/PwD/Transgender | |
| For Exam Centres in India | ||
| JEE Main Paper I (B.E./B.Tech) OR Paper II (B.Arch/B.Planning) | Boys - Rs. 500 | Boys - Rs. 250 |
| Girls - Rs. 250 | Girls - Rs. 250 | |
| Both JEE Main Paper I and Paper II | Boys - Rs. 900 | Boys - Rs. 450 |
| Girls - Rs. 450 | Girls - Rs. 450 | |
| For Exam Centres in Foreign Country | ||
| JEE Main Paper I (B.E./B.Tech) OR Paper II (B.Arch/B.Planning) | Boys - Rs. 2000 | Boys - Rs. 1000 |
| Girls - Rs. 1000 | Girls - Rs. 1000 | |
| Both JEE Main Paper I and Paper II | Boys - Rs. 3000 | Boys - Rs. 1500 |
| Girls - Rs. 1500 | Girls - Rs. 1500 | |
JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern
| Particulars | Paper I | Paper II |
| Examination Mode | Computer Based Test | Computer Based Test for Maths and Aptitude
Pen and Paper Based Test for Drawing |
| Examination Duration | 3 Hours | |
| Type of Questions | Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | Mathematics and Aptitude will consist of objective questions, Drawing section will assess drawing and sketching skills. |
| Subjects | Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry | Mathematics, General Aptitude and Drawing |
| Number of Questions | Physics - 30 Questions
Chemistry - 30 Questions Mathematics- 30 Questions |
Mathematics - 30 Questions
Aptitude - 50 Questions Drawing - 2 Questions |
| Marking Scheme | For every correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded.
1 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. |
Every correct answer will be given 4 marks.
1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer. The drawing section will be of 70 marks. The corresponding mark for each question will be mentioned in the paper. |
step 1 – Registration: give email ID and mobile no. Both should be updated and authentic as future communication will be done through it.
Step 2 - Filling of Application Form : you need to enter academic, personal and identity details. Please note name and DOB should be as per certificate.
Step 3 - Uploading of Scanned Documents.
Step 4 - Payment of Application Fee.
Step 5 - Print out of Acknowledgement Page.
JEE Main Registration Statistics
| Year | Applicants in numbers |
| 2019 | 12,37,892 |
| 2018 | 11,48,000 |
| 2017 | 11,98,989 |
| 2016 | 12,07,257 |
| 2015 | 13,04,217 |
| 2014 | 13,56,000 |
| 2013 | 12,82,000 |
| 2012 | 12,20,000 |
JEE ADMIT CARD
The assigned authority will release the admit card in the third week of December for January exam. Candidates are requested to download it from the official website. All the details need to be checked. Here, the list of things that are mentioned :
- Go to the official website: jeemain.nic.in
- Click on the admit card link
- There are two options to download the JEE Main admit card:
- Click on any option to reach the admit card download screen.
- Download the admit card
Option 1: Through application number and password
OR
Option 2: Through application number and date of birth
The admit card will contain following details. Make sure each information given in the admit card is correct. These listed things must be verified :
- Name of Candidate
- Father's Name
- Date of Birth
- Gender
- Category
- State of Eligibility
- Roll Number
- Paper for which appearing
- Application Number
- Exam Centre Name
- Exam Centre Address
- Timing of Exam
- Photograph of Candidate
- Signature of Candidate
- Candidate's parent signature
JEE MAIN RESULT & counselling
The assigned authority will release the answer key first. Also the response sheet get first released and will be sent to the candidate registered email ID. The result will get released on the official site and qualifying the same will get you to the next door JEE ADVANCE and getting good rank in this exam decide IIT college.
Important Dates related to JEE Main Result 2019
| Particulars for April Exam | Dates |
| Exam Dates | Paper 2 - April 7, 2019 Paper 1 - April 8, 9, 10 and 12, 2019 |
| Release of Answer Key and OMR Sheets | Available |
| JEE Main 2019 Result for Paper 1 declaration | April 29, 2019 (Announced) |
| JEE Main 2019 Result for Paper 2 declaration | May 14, 2019 (Announced) |
| Particulars for January Exam | |
| JEE Main January exam | January 9,10,11 and 12 (Concluded) |
| Release of Provisional Answer Key | January 15, 2019 |
| Release of FinalAnswer Key | January 23, 2019 (For Paper 1) January 31, 2019 (For Paper 2) |
| Declaration of January Paper 1 Result (Announced) | January 19, 2019 |
| Declaration of Paper 2 Result (Announced) | January 31, 2019 |
These things get mentioned in the result :
Details of JEE Main Marks vs Percentile
| JEE Main Marks | Percentile |
| 360 to 310 | 100 - 99.98724751 |
| 309 to 299 | 99.985572 - 99.9740296 |
| 298 to 288 | 99.97589128 - 99.96258028 |
| 287 to 278 | 99.96146328 - 99.94424276 |
| 277 to 268 | 99.94098483 - 99.91929629 |
| 267 to 258 | 99.91836545 - 99.89081262 |
| 257 to 248 | 99.88643768 - 99.84845946 |
| 247 to 238 | 99.84510844 - 99.79959043 |
| 237 to 228 | 99.79679791 - 99.73294238 |
| 227 to 218 | 99.73005678 - 99.65475193 |
| 217 to 208 | 99.64888765 - 99.55273201 |
| 207 to 198 | 99.54919482 - 99.43609792 |
| 197 to 188 | 99.4200875 - 99.28958392 |
| 187 to 178 | 99.26473052 - 99.07781811 |
| 177 to 168 | 99.06329703 - 98.85683701 |
| 167 to 158 | 98.82509541 - 98.55710695 |
| 157 to 148 | 98.53104347 - 98.20040957 |
| 147 to 138 | 98.14939961 - 97.75686494 |
| 137 to 128 | 97.69477799 - 97.17648701 |
| 127 to 118 | 97.13841571 - 96.41990133 |
| 117 to 108 | 96.35511496 - 95.49744019 |
| 107 to 98 | 95.42678954 - 94.40128456 |
| 97 to 88 | 94.19473145 - 92.74709113 |
| 87 to 78 | 92.61891464 - 90.64227869 |
| 77 to 68 | 90.42902355 - 87.34180397 |
| 67 to 58 | 87.34180397 - 82.68016383 |
| 57 to 48 | 81.92571907 - 75.39020758 |
| 47 to 38 | 74.13450619 - 64.11300382 |
| 37 to 28 | 62.88839244 - 49.28762915 |
| 27 to 18 | 49.01228707 - 33.08815042 |
| 17 to 1 | 31.32570046 - 9.077538863 |
JEE Main Counselling & Seat Allotment 2019 Important Dates
JOSSA is the responsible authority for counselling. You need to registered to get participate in counselling. You will get enormous no of choice and you are suggested to fill the programmes as per your choice. You will also get chance to mock round result. Here is the statistics of seat previous year:
| S.No | Institutes | Total Number of Seats |
| 1 | Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) | 4023 |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology (NITs) | 17967 |
| 3 | Government Funded Technical Institutes | 4683 |
Lets look the calendar of counselling :
| Particulars | Date |
| Start of Registration and Choice Filling | June 16, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Commencement of Choice Filling for AAT 2019 | June 21, 2019 |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-1 based on the choices filled-in by candidates as on June 21, 2019 (5 PM) | June 22, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Display of Mock Seat Allocation-2 based on the choices filled-in by candidates as on June 23, 2019 (5 PM) | June 24, 2019 (10 AM) |
| End of JoSAA 2019 Registration and Choice Filling | June 25, 2019 (5 PM) |
| Reconciliation of data, seat allocation, verification and validation | June 26, 2019 |
| Seat allocation - Round 1 | June 27, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Round 1 - Document verification and acceptance of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres | June 28 to July 2, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July 3, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Seat allocation - Round 2 | July 3, 2019 (5 PM) |
| Round 2 - Document verification and acceptance/withdrawal of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres | July 4 to 5, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July 6, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Seat allocation - Round 3 | July 6, 2019 |
| Round 3 - Document verification and acceptance/withdrawal of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres | July 7 to 8, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July 9, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Seat allocation - Round 4 | July 9, 2019 (5 PM) |
| Round 4 - Document verification and acceptance/withdrawal of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres | July 10 to 11, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July 12, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Seat allocation - Round 5 | July 12, 2019 (5 PM) |
| Round 5 - Document verification and acceptance/withdrawal of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres | July 13 to 14, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July 15, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Seat allocation - Round 6 | July 15, 2019 (5 PM) |
| Round 6 - Document verification and acceptance/withdrawal of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres. Last round for seat withdrawal for IITs | July 16 to 17, 2019 (10 AM to 5 PM) |
| Display of seats filled/availability status | July 18, 2019 (10 AM) |
| Seat allocation - Round 7 | July 18, 2019 |
| Round 7 - Document verification and acceptance/withdrawal of seat by reporting at Reporting Centres. Last round for seat withdrawal at participating institutes | July 19 to 23, 2019 |
Please note : counselling of JEE is free.
Books For Refference
PREPARATION TIPS :
Previous years questions papers
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JEE Mains cut off
Get an insight on cutoff, according to your preference and rank you will get the seat:
| Sr No. | Name of the NIT | NIRF 2018 Ranking | Opening Rank | Closing rank |
| 1 | NIT Tiruchirappalli | 11 | 1 | 28966 |
| 1 | NIT Tiruchirappalli | 11 | 1 | 28966 |
| 2 | NIT Rourkela | 15 | 8 | 61490 |
| 3 | NIT Surathkal | 21 | 18 | 36842 |
| 4 | NIT Warangal | 25 | 10 | 25270 |
| 5 | VNIT Nagpur | 31 | 10 | 44982 |
| 6 | NIT Kurukshetra | 43 | 103 | 45218 |
| 7 | NIT Durgapur | 47 | 39 | 70097 |
| 8 | MNNIT Allahabad | 48 | 3 | 38648 |
| 9 | NIT Calicut | 50 | 27 | 35339 |
| 10 | MNIT Jaipur | 52 | 27 | 39165 |
JEE Main 2019 Qualifying Cutoff
| Category | Total NTA Score Cutoff Based on Paper 1 |
| Common Rank List (CRL) | 89.7548849 |
| GEN-EWS | 78.2174869 |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) | 74.3166557 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 54.0128155 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 44.3345172 |
| PwD | 0.11371730 |
JEE Main 2018 Qualifying Cut off
| Category | Qualified | Max Marks | Min Marks |
| Common Rank List | 111275 | 350 | 74 |
| OBC-NCL | 65313 | 73 | 45 |
| SC | 34425 | 73 | 29 |
| ST | 17256 | 73 | 24 |
| PwD | 2755 | 73 | -35 |
| Total | 231024 |
JEE Main Cutoff over past few years :
| Year | General | OBC-NCL | SC | ST | Gen-EWS | PwD |
| 2019 | 89.7548849 | 74.3166557 | 54.0128155 | 44.3345172 | 78.2174869 | 0.11371730 |
| 2018 | 74 | 45 | 29 | 24 | - | -35 |
| 2017 | 81 | 49 | 32 | 27 | - | - |
| 2016 | 100 | 70 | 52 | 48 | - | - |
| 2015 | 105 | 70 | 50 | 44 | - | - |
| 2014 | 115 | 74 | 53 | 47 | - | - |
| 2013 | 113 | 70 | 50 | 45 | - | - |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
| Question | Reply |
| Whether the examination will be offline or online? | This will be Computer Based Test and will be conducted through Online mode only. |
| If a candidate has passed in 2018 and appearing for improvement in 2019. Is he eligible? | Yes |
| How can I check the status of my JEE (main)-2019 examination fees? | The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at NTA website (www.jeemain.nic.in). The candidate should take the printout of Confirmation Page. In case, the Confirmation Page is not being downloaded. The candidates are advised to follow as following:- i) If the fee is paid through e-challan by depositing cash in the nearest SBI bank, the candidate should contact immediately the concerned bank to update his/her fee status on the website. ii) If the fee is paid through credit/debit card and status is not OK, wait for at least 48 hours for updation. If still not updated, it means the transaction is cancelled and the amount will automatically be refunded to concerned credit/debit card within 7 – 10 days. Therefore, such candidates have to pay the fee once again and ensure the OK fee status. |
| . Is it necessary to appear in JEE (Main) Examination twice? If I give the examination on both the occasions, which score will be considered? | No. it is for your convenience. |