Joint Entrance Examination – Main Explained

Joint Entrance Examination – Main
Acronym:JEE-Main (formerly AIEEE)
Type:Computer based test (CBT) and pen and paper Mode (For B. Arch paper only)
Test Admin:National Testing Agency
Purpose:Admission to undergraduate engineering and architecture courses in 32 NITs, 26 IIITs, and 40 GFTIs and some others State Government and Private Institutes. Also serves as a preliminary selection and eligibility test for appearing JEE-Advanced for admission to IITs
Skills Tested:
Year Started:Formerly known as AIEEE
Duration:3 hours
Score Range:-90 to +300 in Paper 1 and -82 to +400 in Paper 2A & 2B
Attempt Restriction:Maximum three attempts in consecutive years, with no age limit
Language:English
Hindi
Assamese
Bengali
Gujarati
Kannada
Malayalam
Marathi
Odia
Punjabi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
Test Takers:
Offered:Twice a year
Prerequisite:Class 12 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and any one of the technical subjects prescribed by AICTE from recognised board/university
Qualifier For:JEE-Advanced
Qualification Rate:2,50,284(17.68%) qualify for JEE-Advanced (2024)
Fee:1,000 for General candidates900 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL (Central List) candidates500 for SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender candidates

Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-Main), formerly All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), is an Indian standardized computer-based test for admission to various technical undergraduate programs in engineering, architecture, and planning across colleges in India. The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Planning etc. programs in premier technical institutes such as the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) which are based on the rank secured in the JEE-Main. It is usually conducted twice every year- session-1 and session-2 (commonly known as January session and April session). Since mid 2019, the JEE has been conducted fully online as a computerized test. Previously it was conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education before NTA.

History

The AIEEE was introduced in 2002, since the newly established NITs, IIITs and GFTIs wanted an entrance examination paper of a higher standard than the Common Engineering Test (CET), which was formerly used for admission to all non-IIT engineering colleges and some state government colleges also in few states, including even RECs and IIITs, owing mostly to the rising competition and the goal of maintaining the exclusiveness of such institutes of national importance. It was renamed to JEE-Main in 2013.

Until 2018, the exam was held both in pen and paper and CBT modes,[1] as well as was held in the first week of April by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It is conducted by National Testing Agency in CBT mode only from 2018 onwards.

The 2020 and 2021 exams were postponed and conducted later in the same years, due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2] 2021 was the only year throughout JEE-Main history, when a maximum of 4 attempts were given to students.[3] In general, for the rest of the years, most students took the JEE-Main exam in either 1 or 2 attempts, even though a maximum of 3 attempts is allowed during two consecutive years.

Structure

The examination consists of only two papers: Paper 1 for B.E./B.Tech courses and Paper 2 for B.Arch and B.Planning courses.[4] A candidate can opt for any or both the papers. Paper 1 is mandatory a computer based test (CBT) (called online mode) from 2018 onwards. Until 2018, there was an option between offline pen and paper mode and online computer mode. The examination was conducted only in offline pen and paper mode till 2010. In 2011, as per the orders of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, CBSE conducted Paper 1 in Computer Based Test (CBT) 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.[5] The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at the examination is limited to three in consecutive years., the top 2,24,000 rankers of JEE-Main will qualify to take the second and final level of examination: JEE-Advanced.[6]

In 2010, the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced plans to replace JEE with a common entrance test for all government engineering colleges which will be called Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET), by 2013.[7] 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.

The JEE-Main also serves as a preliminary requisite examination for JEE-Advanced.

Languages

The exam is offered in thirteen languages, namely English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.[8]

Mode of Exam

Participating institutes

Institutes participating in the 2022 centralized seat allocation process included:

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.

YearPhaseNo. of registeredapplicantsNo. of appearedapplicantsNo. of uniqueregistered applicantsNo. of uniqueappeared applicantsReference(s)
2002Oncea year212,000190,000N/A[10]
2003328,000298,000
2004418,000357,000
2005436,000399,000
2006524,000493,000
2007645,000602,000
2008863,000791,000
20091,010,000962,119
20101,120,0001,070,000
20111,110,0001,050,000
20121,137,2561,061,854[11]
20131,282,000[12]
20141,356,805[13]
20151,304,495[14]
20161,194,9341,128,633[15]
20171,186,4541,122,351[16]
20181,259,0001,043,000[17]
20191929,198874,4691,237,8921,147,125[18]
2935,741881,096
20201921,000869,0001,174,0001,023,000[19]
2841,000635,000
20211652,628621,0331,048,012939,008[20]
2619,641556,248
3709,611543,553
4767,700481,419
20221872,970769,6041,026,799905,590[21]
2622,034540,242
20231860,064823,9671,162,3981,113,325[22] [23] [24]
2931,510883,372
202411,221,6241,170,0481,476,5571,415,110[25] [26] [27]
21,179,5691,067,959

(From 2021)

YearPhaseNo. of registeredapplicantsNo. of appearedapplicantsNo. of uniqueregistered applicantsNo. of uniqueappeared applicantsReference(s)
2021159,96248,83691,46862,035[28] [29]
274,47929,004
2022161,53439,63977,849 46,336[30]
232,72414,924
20231
2
2024168,14751,57099,086 (B.Arch+B.Planning)71,009 (B.Arch+B.Planning)[31] [32]
273,36236,707

B.Planning

(From 2021)

YearPhaseNo. of registeredapplicantsNo. of appearedapplicantsNo. of uniqueregistered applicantsNo. of uniqueappeared applicantsReference(s)
2021125,81019,35240,34624,351
232,10810,551
2022125,82015,37133,048 17,817
212,7584,912
20231
2
2024136,67224,87699,086 (B.Arch+B.Planning)71,009 (B.Arch+B.Planning)
238,10516,228

Common Paper (B.Arch/B.Planning)

(Before 2021)

YearPhaseNo. of registeredapplicantsNo. of appearedapplicantsNo. of uniqueregistered applicantsNo. of uniqueappeared applicantsReference(s)
20191180,052145,386275,913227,907[33]
2169,759144,032
20201145,189118,732207,369147,983[34]
2112,13976,889

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 2 May 2015. These two together are known as the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA).[35] The ministry of education constituted Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) consisting of the Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) and the Joint Admission Board of IITs (JAB-IITs) for joint counselling and seat allocation to IITs and the NIT+ system, which consists of 31 NITs, IIEST Shibpur, 26 IIITs, three Schools of Planning and Architecture (SPAs) and 37 GFTIs (Central/State Government Funded Technical Institutions).

2011 incident

In 2011, CBSE postponed the exam by a few hours after the questions were leaked in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh the night before. The CBSE sent alternative questions to exam centres. CBSE announced the postponement of the exam 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the examination.[36] [37]

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: IIT-JEE Mains April session deferred due to rise in COVID-19 cases. 2021-04-21. Businesstoday.in. 18 April 2021 .
  3. December 26, 2020 . JEE Main 2021: NTA clears doubts regarding multiple attempts, exam dates . 2022-04-13 . India Today . en.
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  5. News: 1L students to take AIEEE online. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927183422/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-22/india/28269309_1_online-exam-aieee-architecture-entrance-examination. dead. 27 September 2012. The Times of India. 22 November 2010. The Times of India.
  6. News: Bhandary. Shreya. Eligibility criteria for JEE Advanced 2018 released, more students can appear for exam. 24 January 2018. Hindustan Times. 30 October 2017. en.
  7. Web site: IIT-JEE likely to be abolished by 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20100428110921/http://sify.com/news/iit-jee-likely-to-be-abolished-by-2013-news-education-kcqtkdjiggf.html . dead . 28 April 2010 . sify.com . 12 September 2011.
  8. News: Gohain . Manash Pratim . JEE Main to be conducted in 11 languages from January 2021 . 23 January 2020 . . 28 November 2019.
  9. Web site: Mode of exams/Type of exams : Jee Main . June 2024.
  10. Web site: Number of Candidates in JEE Main . 2023-02-25 . jeepage.in . en-gb.
  11. News: 2012-06-10 . The result of All-India Engineering/Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE) 2012 conducted by CBSE has been declared. Candidates can look out for their All India Rank on www.cbse.nic.in and www.aieee.nic.in . This year as many as 1137256 students registered for paper I for BE/BTech out of which 1061854 appeared. for paper II BArch/B Planning 83049 candidates registered out of which 71316 candidates appeared. . The Times of India . 2023-02-25 . 0971-8257.
  12. Web site: 2015-01-08 . Number of applicants for JEE Main decreased in 2015 . 2022-09-03 . Jagranjosh.com.
  13. News: Basu . Sreeradha D. . 2014-06-20 . Race to IITs just got tougher; number of candidates who qualified in JEE advanced 6,360 more than last year . 2024-07-05 . The Economic Times . 0013-0389.
  14. Web site: January 14, 2015 . Over 13 lakh aspirants for JEE Main 2015 . 2022-09-03.
  15. Web site: April 27, 2016 . CBSE JEE Main 2016: Check out the result analysis here! . 2022-09-03 . India Today . en.
  16. Web site: 2022-07-26 . JEE(MAIN) 2017 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220726155316/https://www.cbse.gov.in/cbsenew/Press_Notes/2017/Press%20Release%20-%20JEE%20(Main)%202017%20Result.pdf . 26 July 2022 . dead.
  17. Web site: JEE Main Answer Key 2018 Released . 2022-09-03 . NDTV.com . en.
  18. Web site: 2019-04-29 . JEE(MAIN) 2019 Paper 1 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190429182456/https://www.hindustantimes.com/static/ht2019/4/JEE_APRIL_2019.pdf . 29 April 2019 . dead.
  19. Web site: 2022-06-19 . JEE(MAIN) 2020 Paper 1 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619221329/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20200912035511.pdf . 19 June 2022 . dead.
  20. Web site: 2022-03-09 . JEE(MAIN) 2021 Paper 1 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309045949/https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3f8e59f4b2fe7c5705bf878bbd494ccdf/uploads/2022/01/2022012160.pdf . 9 March 2022 . dead.
  21. Web site: 2022-08-08 . JEE(MAIN) 2022 Paper 1 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220808101319/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20220808142359.pdf . 8 August 2022 . dead.
  22. Web site: JEE (Main) 2023 Session 1 . 2023-05-01 . Twitter . en.
  23. Web site: JEE (Main) 2023 highlights . 2023-04-30 . Twitter . en.
  24. Web site: 2023-06-05 . JEE Main 2023 Press Release . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605113924/https://www.nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20230502163550.pdf . 5 June 2023 . 2023-06-19 .
  25. Web site: JEE Main 2024 Session 1 Press Release .
  26. News: 2024-03-30 . 75% of JEE(M) candidates taking both shots to maximise scores . 2024-03-30 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  27. Web site: JEE Main Session 2(BE/B Tech) Results .
  28. Web site: 2022-07-16 . JEE(MAIN) 2021 Paper 2A/2B Press Release session 1 . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716115042/https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3f8e59f4b2fe7c5705bf878bbd494ccdf/uploads/2022/01/2022012172.pdf . 16 July 2022 . dead.
  29. Web site: 2022-07-16 . JEE(MAIN) 2021 Paper 2A/2B Final Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220716114737/https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3f8e59f4b2fe7c5705bf878bbd494ccdf/uploads/2022/01/2022012145-1.pdf . 16 July 2022 . dead.
  30. Web site: 2022-09-03 . JEE(MAIN) 2022 Paper 2A/2B Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220903200348/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20220903222156.pdf . 3 September 2022 . dead.
  31. Web site: Declaration of JEE (Main) - 2024 Session 1 NTA Scores for Paper 2 (B.Arch. / B.Planning) .
  32. Web site: NTA Declares the Final NTA Scores for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) - 2024 for Paper 2A (B.Arch.) and Paper 2B (B. Planning) . jeemain.nta.ac.in/.
  33. Web site: 2022-06-19 . JEE(MAIN) 2019 Paper 2 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619221158/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/20190514161919.pdf . 19 June 2022 . dead.
  34. Web site: 2022-06-19 . JEE(MAIN) 2020 Paper 2 Press Release . 2022-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619221312/https://nta.ac.in/Download/Notice/Notice_20201027120426.pdf . 19 June 2022 . dead.
  35. Web site: Joint Seat Allocation Authority 2016. 26 August 2016.
  36. Web site: AIEEE-2011 Important Press Release . Central Board of Secondary Education . 1 May 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110515154513/http://www.cbse.nic.in/AIEEE%20LETTER.pdf . 15 May 2011 . 15 June 2011 . live . dmy .
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