Joint entrance exam popularly known as JEE Mains is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). It is the gateway for admission to all NITs, IIITs, CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutions) and other we known engineering colleges. More than 1600 colleges in India accept JEE score for their UG engineering programs. It is definitely most competitive engineering entrance exam in India. Every year nearly 12 to 13 lakh students appear for this exam.

This exam has fixed structure and is not subject to change every year. If there are any changes in the pattern of exam it will be intimated to the students well in advance. In this exam number of questions and type of questions are fixed and are same for all subjects. Previously this exam was conducted for B.E/B.tech and B. Arch but from January 2020 an additional Paper - 3 is being introduced for B. Planning courses separately. Those who qualify in this exam are eligible to write JEE Advanced exam.

The qualifying mark changes from year to year depending on the number of students appearing for the exam. So those who want to secure engineering seat in IITs must get very good score in this exam.

This year (2021) exam pattern has been revised, and the number of questions in the exam has been increased from 75 to 90. Now each subject will have 30 questions out of which 10 are numerical questions 20 are MCQs. The officials have waived off 75% eligibility criteria from JEE Main 2021 examination for admissions.

This exam will be conducted four times a year (Feb, March, April and May).  The candidates can appear for four sessions of the exam. This exam is conducted in almost all popular cities in India. While filling the online application form for JEE Main exam, the candidates are allowed to choose at least three cities or centres as preference.

This exam is conducted for  B.E/B.Tech , B. Arch and B. Planning , the details of each exam are as below

                                         JEE Main (Joint Entrance Exam) for B.E/B. Tech-Paper-1

Who is Conducting	NTA (National  Testing Agency)
State level or All India	All India
Mode of Exam	CBT (Computer Based Test) for B.E, B.Tech
Duration of exam	3 hrs
Exam frequency	Four times a year
Exam fee	650/- for general category
Exam date	Generally it is conducted in the month of  Feb , March, April &May
Number of Papers	One Paper-Paper-1
Subjects and number of questions	Mathematics -30 Physics-30 Chemistry -30
Total number of questions	90 (20 MCQs + 10 numerical value for each will be given for each subject )
Total questions to be answered	75 (20 MCQs + 5 numerical value questions must be answered from each subject)
Marks for each question and negative marking	Each correct answer carries +4 marks Each incorrect answer carries -1 marks No negative marks for numerical value questions No marks for un attempted questions
Total Marks	300

                               JEE Main for B. Arch and B. Planning- Paper-2A, Paper-2B

Mode of Exam	CBT (Computer Based Test) except for Drawing section in B. Arch it is pen and paper based.
Duration of exam	3 hrs
Exam frequency	Four times a year
Exam date	It is conducted in the months of Feb , March, April &May
Number of Papers	Paper 2A: B. Arch Paper 2B: B. Planning
Subjects and number of questions	For B. Arch Mathematics Aptitude Test Drawing test B. Planning Mathematics Aptitude Test Planning Test
Total number of questions	B. Arch : 82 For mathematics: 20 MCQs + 10 numerical value For aptitude test : 50 MCQs For Drawing test : 02  B. Planning: 105 For mathematics : 20 MCQs + 10 numerical value For aptitude test : 50 MCQs For Planning Test: 25 MCQs
Marks for each question and negative marking	Each correct answer carries +4 marks Each incorrect answer carries -1 marks No negative marks for numerical value questions No marks for un attempted questions
Total Marks	For B. Arch : 400 Mathematics: 100 Aptitude test: 200 Drawing test: 100 For  B. Planning: 400 Mathematics: 100 Aptitude test:  200 Planning Test: 100

                     For more details visit the official website: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/