JEE Main 2021

JEE Main 2021: JEE Main is among the most popular entrance exams in India. It is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency) twice a year.  The exam offers admission in engineering courses such as B.E., B.Tech, and B.Arch. The candidates get admission into NITs, CFTIs as well as other reputed engineering institutions. For admission to IIT, the candidate would have to qualify JEE Main and then JEE Advanced. Separate schedules will be announced for All India Rank and state-level counseling. Check here all the important information about NTA JEE Main 2021.

JEE Main 2021: Important Dates

Notification Releasing date	3rd week of August 2020	3rd week of Jan 2021
Availability of the Online Application Form	1st week of Sep 2020	1st week of Feb 2021
Last Date of Online Application Form	4th week of Sep 2020	1st week of Mar 2021
Closing Date of Fee Payment	1st week of Oct 2020	1st week of Mar 2021
Opening of Application Form Correction Window	2nd week of Oct 2020	2nd week of Mar 2021
Issue of the Admit Card	3rd week of Dec 2020	3rd week of Mar 2021
JEE Main 2021 exam date	2nd week of Jan 2021	2nd week of Apr 2021
Answer Key & OMR Sheet Availability	3rd week Jan 2021	3rd week of Apr 2021
Result Declaration	4th week of Jan 2021	4th week of Apr 2021

JEE Main 2021 Application Form

JEE Main 2021 Application form will be made available only via online mode. Application forms for the first attempt will be released near about in September. Candidate must have the Adhar Card number or its enrollment number. Candidates must keep a scanned copy of their recent passport size photograph as well as signature. Fee for application form will be accepted via online mode: credit card, debit card, or e-challan.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Criteria: There is no age limit to apply for JEE main.

Qualification Criteria

• It is necessary for the candidates to clear standard 12^th examination/ qualifying examination.
• 12th with the core 5 subjects should be done in order to be eligible for JEE Main.
• Candidates must qualify the intermediate standard with PCM subjects.
• The candidate must have scored at least the passing marks.
• Those who had passed or appeared in the higher secondary examination in 2019 and 2020 will also eligible to apply.
• Candidates appearing in the final examination of 12th in 2021 can also fill the form.
• Diploma holders will be eligible to apply for JEE Main.
• They are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced but the scores of JEE Main score will not be taken into consideration for admission.

Number of Attempts

• Attempts will be counted from the year 2019 onwards.
• Applicants can attempt at least 3 times for clearing the JEE Main.
• JEE Advanced will be conducted twice in a year.
• Attempts will be a maximum of 2 times in consecutive years.

Application Fee

For Paper 1 or Paper 2

Category	In India	Outside India
Gen/OBC-NCL	Boys – 500/- & Girls – 250/-	Boys – 2000/- & Girls – 1000/-
SC/ST/PWD & Transgender	Boys – 250/- & Girls – 250/-	Boys – 1000/- & Girls – 1000/-

Both Paper 1 & Paper 2

Category	In India	Outside India
Gen/OBC-NCL	Boys – 900/- & Girls – 450/-	Boys – 3000/- & Girls – 1500/-
SC/ST/PWD & Transgender	Boys – 450/- & Girls – 450/-	Boys – 1500/- & Girls – 1500/-

• The mode of payment would be through DR/CR card/E-challan.
• Candidates making payment through E-challan have to make the payment in Syndicate/ HDFC/ICICI/ Canara Bank in cash.

Exam Pattern

For Paper 1 (For admission to Tech / B.E.)

• Conducted through offline (PBT)as well as online (CBT) mode depending on the candidate’s preferences.
• The paper-1 will comprise of PCM subjects.
• The duration of the examination will be of 3 hours.
• The objective types of questions will be there.
• The medium of the question paper will be in English & Hindi.
• +4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer.
• One mark will be deducted for every wrong response.

Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Physics	30 Questions	120 marks
Chemistry	30 Questions	120 marks
Mathematics	30 Questions	120 marks

For Paper 2 (For admission to Arch/B.Planning)

• It’ll be Offline (PBT)
• Mathematics and Aptitude test section will contain objective type questions.
• The drawing test will be subjective in nature.
• The medium of the question paper will be in English & Hindi.
• The choice for question paper must be decided while filling up the application form.
• The duration of the examination will be of 3 hours.
• +4 marks will be awarded for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong response.

The structure of the question paper will be in this form:

Subjects	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks
Aptitude Test	50 Questions	200 marks
Mathematics	30 Questions	120 marks
Drawing	2 Questions	70 marks

Participating Institutes

List of National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

Goa	Andhra Pradesh	Kurukshetra (Haryana)
Uttrakhand	Agartala (Tripura)	Maulana Azad, Bhopal (MP)
Warangal	Calicut (Kerela)	Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)
Delhi	Patna (Bihar)	Malviya, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Manipur	Silchar (Assam)	Hazartbal, Srinagar (J & K)
Meghalaya	Arunachal Pradesh	Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu)
Mizoram	Rourkela (Odisha)	Motilal Nehru, Allahabad (U.P.)
Nagaland	Raipur (Chhattisgarh)	Surathkal, Mangalore (Karnataka)
Sikkim	Durgapur (West Bengal)	Dr B R Ambedkar, Jalandhar (Punjab)
Puducherry	Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)	Visvesvaraya, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
–	–	Sardar Vallabhbhai Surat (Gujarat)

List of Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs, IIITM & IIITDM)

Lucknow	Pune, Maharashtra	Sri City, Chittoor (A. P.)
Dharwad	Vadodara (Gujarat)	Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
Kurnool	Ranchi, Jharkhand	Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal 795001
Kottayam	Nagpur, Maharashtra	Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana, Jhalwa, Allahabad (UP)
Guwahati (Assam)	Una, Himachal Pradesh	Atal Bihari Vajpayee  & Management, Gwalior (M.P.)
Kota (Rajasthan)	Kalyani, West Bengal	Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Chennai (TamilNadu)
–	–	Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra, Design & Manufacturing, Jabalpur (M.P.)

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