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{{Short description|Examination for admission to engineering colleges in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox examination
| name = Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE Main)
| acronym = JEE Main
| type = [[Computer based test]]
| test_admin = [[National Testing Agency]]
| purpose = Admission to undergraduate Engineering and architecture courses in 31 [[National Institutes of Technology|NITs]] and many other colleges. Also serves as a prelim selection for [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|JEE Advanced]]
| skills_tested = * Paper 1: [[Physics]], [[Chemistry]] and [[Mathematics]]
* Paper 2:[[Mathematics]], [[Aptitude]], [[Drawing]] and Planning
| year_started = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|2002}}
| duration = 3 hours, (30mins extra for paper 2)
| score_range = - 75 to +300 in Paper 1
| attempt_restriction = Within 2 years of passing Class XII, No age-bar
| regions = India
| language = English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi, Odiya, Punjabi , Tamil, Urdu and Telugu.
| test_takers = {{Increase}} 2,290,281 (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/jee-main-2021-number-of-candidates-registered-21297/}}</ref>
| Official Website = {{URL|jeemain.nta.nic.in}}
|offered=4 times per year|prerequisite=Class 12 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and any one of the techical subject prescribed by AICTE from recognised board/university.}}{{Distinguish|Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced}}'''Joint Entrance Examination – Main''' ('''JEE-Main'''), formerly '''All India Engineering Entrance Examination''' ('''AIEEE'''), is an [[India|all India]] [[Standardized test|standardised]] [[Electronic assessment|computer-based test]] for transfer certificate

to various [[Undergraduate education|undergraduate]] [[engineering]], [[Technology|technical]] and [[architecture]] courses. The exam is conducted by the [[National Testing Agency|National Testing Agency(NTA)]]. The rank secured in the JEE-Main helps the candidate to secure admission in the premier universities such as the [[National Institutes of Technology]]. Since 2021, the test is being conducted 4 times every year, spanning from February to May.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About {{!}} Joint Entrance Examination - Main|url=https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo2021/Page/Page?PageId=3&LangId=P|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-21|website=jeemain.nta.nic.in}}</ref>

== History ==
The AIEEE was introduced in 2002. It was renamed to JEE Main in 2013.

In 2018 the exam was held both in pen-paper as well as [[Electronic assessment|CBT]] mode.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-30|title=JEE Main results 2018 date and time: Results declared at cbseresults.nic.in, jeemain.nic.in|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/cbse-iit-jee-mains-result-2018-declared-on-april-30-jeemain-nic-in-5151345/|access-date=2020-12-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

Until 2018, JEE-Main was held in the first week of April by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

The 2020 and 2021 exams were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IIT-JEE Mains April session deferred due to rise in COVID-19 cases|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/iit-jee-mains-april-session-deferred-due-to-rise-in-covid-19-cases/story/436910.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.businesstoday.in}}</ref>

== Structure ==
The examination consists of only two papers: Paper 1 for [[B.E.]]/[[BTech|B. Tech.]] courses and Paper 2 for [[BArch|B. Arch]] and B. Planning courses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/jee-revamp-science-no-more-must-for-bplanning/articleshow/70952892.cms|title=JEE revamp: Science no more must for BPlanning – Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> A candidate can opt for any or both the papers. Paper 1 is mandatorily a computer based test (called Online mode) from 2019. Till 2018, there was an option between OMR based and computer based mode. The examination was conducted in offline pen and paper mode till 2010. In 2011, as per the orders of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]], CBSE conducted Paper 1 in [[Computer Based Test|Computer-Based-Test]] mode for the first one lakh candidates who opted for the same, while the remaining students took the examination in the conventional pen and paper mode.<ref name=online>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-22/india/28269309_1_online-exam-aieee-architecture-entrance-examination|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183422/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-22/india/28269309_1_online-exam-aieee-architecture-entrance-examination|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 September 2012|title=1L students to take AIEEE online|author=The Times of India|date=22 November 2010|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at the examination is limited to three in consecutive years. {{as of|2018}}, the top 2,24,000 rankers of JEE (Main) will qualify to take the second and final level of examination: JEE (Advanced).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bhandary|first1=Shreya|title=Eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2018 released, more students can appear for exam|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/eligibility-criteria-for-jee-advanced-2018-released-more-students-can-appear-for-exam/story-C03g0bGpOJ68lLgQoIVcuL_amp.html|access-date=24 January 2018|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=30 October 2017|language=en}}</ref>

In 2010 the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] announced plans to replace JEE by 2013 with a common entrance test for all government engineering colleges which will be called [[Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test]] (ISEET).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.sify.com/news/iit-jee-likely-to-be-abolished-by-2013-news-education-kcqtkdjiggf.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100428110921/http://sify.com/news/iit-jee-likely-to-be-abolished-by-2013-news-education-kcqtkdjiggf.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 28 April 2010 |title=IIT-JEE likely to be abolished by 2013|work=sify.com |access-date=12 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.blog.eduflix.tv/2012/02/iseet-to-replace-iit-jee-and-aieee/ |title=ISEET to replace IIT JEE and AIEEE}}</ref> Accordingly, MHRD proposes to set up National Testing Service, which will be an autonomous and self-sustained agency to conduct this new common entrance test.

JEE-Main examination also serves as a preliminary examination for [[Joint Entrance Examination – Advanced|JEE-Advanced]].

=== Languages ===
The exam is offered in English, Hindi and Gujarati. From January 2021, it will be offered in thirteen languages, namely [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] , [[Malayalam]] , [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Odiya language|Odiya]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]], and [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gohain |first1=Manash Pratim |title=JEE Main to be conducted in 11 languages from January 2021 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/from-2021-jee-main-in-11-regional-languages/articleshow/72268255.cms |access-date=23 January 2020 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=28 November 2019}}</ref>

== Mode of Exam ==

* '''B. E./ B. Tech. (Paper 1)''': Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics - parts 1, 2 and 3 respectively - are conducted in Computer Based Test mode only.
* '''B. Arch. (Paper 2)''': Mathematics and Aptitude Test - parts 1 and 2 respectively - are held in Computer Based Test mode only, while a Drawing Test - or part 3 - is in offline mode - on a drawing sheet.
* '''B. Planning (Paper 3)''': Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Planning Based Questions - parts 1, 2 and 3 respectively - are held in Computer Based Test mode only.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.zeebiz.com/india/news-jee-exam-main-2020-new-exam-pattern-and-syllabus-released-know-what-are-the-changes-at-jeemainntanicin-110006|title=JEE Exam Main 2020: New Exam Pattern and Syllabus released, Know what are the changes at jeemain.nta.nic.in|date=2019-09-06|website=Zee Business|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://digitallearning.eletsonline.com/2019/09/jee-main-paper-2020-testing-agency-introduces-new-paper-for-b-planning-courses/|title=JEE Main Paper 2020: Testing agency introduces new paper for B.Planning courses|last=Network|first=digitalLEARNING|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref>

== Participating institutes ==
Institutes participating in the 2017 centralized seat allocation process included:<ref name=2017Bulletin>{{cite web|url=http://jeemain.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=69&iii=Y| title=Joint Entrance Examination(Main) – 2017 – Information Bulletin |publisher=JEE (Main) Secretariat – [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]| format=PDF|date=10 November 2016| access-date=27 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026025451/https://jeemain.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=69&iii=Y|archive-date=2017-10-26}}</ref>
* The 31 [[National Institutes of Technology]]
* The 27 [[Indian Institutes of Information Technology]]
*26 other central government funded institutions including the three [[Schools of Planning and Architecture]].
* Several self-financed institutes (during the spot round).
Apart from Institutes under [[Joint Seat Allocation Authority]], many states which take admission for the state based engineering institutes with JEE main.
*Many State affiliated Colleges fill some percentage of seats through JEE main.
* Many private [[Deemed university|Deemed universities]] used JEE (Main) ranks to fill seats through their own seat allocation processes.

== Number of applicants by year ==
The number of applicants taking the JEE Main has varied over the years, with a peak of over 1.35 million in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JEE (Mains) 2014: 14 lakh candidates appeared for the exam : News|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in}}</ref>

Since 2020 was a pandemic year, NTA announced that It would offer 4 attempts to the students appearing in 2021.

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Phase
!Number of applicants
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
|4
|509,972 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/jee-main-2021-number-of-candidates-registered-21297/}}</ref>{{Increase}}
|-
|3
|498,910 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/jee-main-2021-number-of-candidates-registered-21297/}}</ref>{{Decrease}}
|-
|2
|619,638 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/jee-main-2021-number-of-candidates-registered-21297/}}</ref>{{Decrease}}
|-
|1
|661,761 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegedekho.com/news/jee-main-2021-number-of-candidates-registered-21297/}}</ref>{{Decrease}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|2
|858,273<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Handler/FileHandler.ashx?i=File&ii=665&iii=Y}}</ref>{{Decrease}}
|-
|1
|921,261<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/jee-main-2020-result-declared-in-record-time-details-here/story-Ob2Jr4rknh8KvgzIQxezcP.html|title=JEE Main 2020 result declared in record time, details here|date=2020-01-18|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref> {{Decrease}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
|2
|935,741<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/nta-jee-main-april-2019-rise-in-number-of-engineering-exam-takers-total-registration-lesser-5666233/|title=JEE Main 2019: In April, 9.35 lakh candidates registered; January was 9.29 lakh|date=2019-04-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-07-22}}</ref> {{Increase}}
|-
|1
|929,198<ref name=":1" /> {{Decrease}}
|-
| 2018
| rowspan="7" |Once
a year
| 1,259,000<ref>{{cite news |title=JEE Main Answer Key 2018 Released |url=https://www.ndtv.com/education/jee-main-answer-key-2018-jeemain-nic-in-check-how-to-download-updates-here-1841519 |access-date=5 November 2018 |work=[[NDTV]] |date=24 April 2018|quote=A total of 2.16 lakh candidates appeared for the JEE Main online exam... while, offline exam ... for around 10.43 lakh aspirants.}}</ref> {{Increase}}
|-
| 2017 || 1,186,454<ref>{{Cite web|title=RESULT OF JEE (MAIN) 2017|url=http://cbse.nic.in/newsite/prunit/Press%20Release%20-%20JEE%20(Main)%202017%20Result.pdf|date=27 April 2017|website=cbse.nic.in|publisher=National Informatics Centre|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> {{Decrease}}
|-
| 2016 || 1,194,938 <ref name="2016IndiaToday">{{Cite web|title=CBSE JEE Main 2016: Check out the result analysis here!|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/cbse-jee-main-results-2016/1/652760.html|website=27 April 2016|publisher=India Today|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> {{Decrease}}
|-
| 2015 || 1,304,495<ref name="2015applicant">{{Cite web|title=JEE Main Registrations Stats: 2014 vs 2015|url=https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-registrations-stats-2014-vs-2015|website=2 March 2014|publisher=Careers360|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> {{Decrease}}
|-
| 2014 || 1,356,805<ref name="2014applicant">{{Cite web|title=JEE Main 2014 Result Analysis|url=https://www.shiksha.com/b-tech/articles/jee-main-2014-result-analysis-blogId-8084|website=7 May 2014|publisher=Shiksha|access-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> {{Increase}}
|-
| 2013 || 1,282,000<ref name="applicant">{{Cite web|title=Number of applicants for JEE Main decreased in 2015|url=http://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/number-of-applicants-for-jee-main-decreased-in-2015-1420713121-1|date=1 April 2017|website=8 January 2016|publisher=Jagran Josh|access-date=29 April 2017}}</ref> {{Increase}}
|-
|2012
|1,220,000 {{Steady}}
|}

== Counselling ==
Earlier, counselling for the JEE Main was conducted through the CSAB; but, now, the authorities have made changes in the counselling procedure. The JAB (Joint Admission Board), representing IITs, and the CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board), making agreements on behalf of the NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes), are now united to conduct counselling (common counselling) for the two exams of the IIT JEE. The memo for the same was signed on May 2, 2015. These two together are known as the [[Joint Seat Allocation Authority]] (JoSAA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2016|url=http://www.jossa.nic.in/|access-date=26 August 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

==2011 incident==
In 2011, CBSE postponed the examination by a few hours after the question papers were leaked in Uttar Pradesh the night before. Meanwhile, alternate set of question papers were sent to the Examination Centres. CBSE announced the postponement, 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the examination.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cbse.nic.in/AIEEE%20LETTER.pdf |author=Central Board of Secondary Education |title=AIEEE-2011 Important Press Release |date=1 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154513/http://www.cbse.nic.in/AIEEE%20LETTER.pdf |archive-date=15 May 2011 |access-date=15 June 2011 |url-status=live |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-01/india/29493033_1_question-papers-aieee-exams| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106123451/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-01/india/29493033_1_question-papers-aieee-exams| url-status=dead| archive-date=6 November 2012|author=Times of India| work=[[The Times of India]]|title=AIEEE question papers leaked, test postponed |access-date=15 June 2011}}</ref>

== 2020 Exam Postponement ==
Two sessions of the JEE Main were scheduled to be held in 2020 by the [[National Testing Agency]], i.e., the January session and the April session. The CBT (Computer Based Testing) exam of the January session was held as per the initial schedule - from January 6, 2020 to January 9, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-09|title=NTA JEE Main 2020 Day 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Today’s exam tougher than yesterday’s, claim students|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/nta-jee-main-2020-january-exam-live-updates-paper-analysis-expected-cut-off-question-paper-jeemain-nic-in-6201783/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=National Testing Agency|url=https://www.nta.ac.in/NoticeBoardArchive|access-date=2021-05-13|website=www.nta.ac.in}}</ref> The JEE Main April session was scheduled to be held from April 3, 2020 to April 9, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-08|title=JEE Main 2020 Application Form HIGHLIGHTS: How to apply online, fee, exam pattern|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/jee-main-april-2020-application-form-live-updates-should-you-apply-for-second-attempt-ranks-cut-off-nta-ac-in-jeemain-nta-nic-in-6251928/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> But, later, the JEE Main April Session was postponed three times keeping in mind the COVID-19 pandemic and finally held successfully from September 1, 2020 to September 6, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-06|title=JEE Main 2020 Exam Analysis (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th September): Students' Reaction, Video & Updates!|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/articles/jee-main-2020-september-analysis-review-updates-more-1598894513-1|access-date=2021-05-13|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref><ref name=":2" />

==See also==
* [[All India Council for Technical Education]]
==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official|http://www.jeemain.nic.in}}

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