JEE Main 2024: Exam Dates (Out), Application (Soon), Syllabus
JEE Main 2024 Exam Dates have been announced for both sessions. It will be conducted between 24th January to 1st February 2024 for session 1. For session 2, it will be held between 1st to 15th April 2024. Ministry of Education, Govt of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting Joint Entrance Examination (Main) to National Testing Agency (NTA) since 2019 onwards. JEE Main is a highly renowned engineering entrance exam which is every year conducted on national level. Through this exam, admission is offered to candidates in UG Engineering programs like B.Tech/ B.E/ B.Arch/ B.Plan at NITs, IIITs, CFTIs & various universities/ institutions recognized by participating state government.
The exam is divided into two parts – Paper 1 for B.Tech/ B.E and Paper 2 for B.Arch/ B.Plan. For the candidates desirous of admission into IITs, JEE Main also offers as an eligibility test for appearing in JEE Advanced. To know complete details regarding JEE Main 2024, students must go through this complete article.
JEE Main 2024 Highlights
When will the notification release for JEE Main 2024 ? – In December 2023
In how many sessions, will the JEE Main 2024 exam conducted? – 2 sessions
When is the application process starting for JEE Main 2024? – From December 2023 for Session 1
What is the exam date of JEE Main 2024 ? – 24th January to 1st February 2024 (Session 1), 1st to 15th April 2024 (Session 2) Check exam dates details here
Will the merger of JEE Main exam with CUET happen this year ? – No, According to UGC Chairman there are no such plans. It will be announced two years in advance whenever it will happen.
Is GCET exam merged with JEE Main 2024 ? – Yes, GCET is scrapped. From the year 2024, JEE Main scores will be considered for Engineering admissions in Goa.
JEE Main 2024 Overview
| Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination –(Main) or JEE Main |
| Conducting Authority | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| Exam Level | National level |
| Number of Sessions | Two – January & April |
| Number of papers | Two – Paper 1 & Paper 2 |
| Courses offered | UG Engineering – B.Tech/ B.E/ B.Plan/ B.Arch |
| Exam mode | Computer based test |
| Application mode | Online |
Events Exam Dates 2024 (Tentative)
Check below tentative JEE Main Exam Dates 2024 for Session 1 & 2:
| Events | Exam Dates 2024 (Tentative) | |
| Session 1 | Session 2 | |
| Release of notification | December 2023 | |
| Online registration & form filling begins | 2nd week of December 2023 | 2nd week of February 2024 |
| Last date to apply | 2nd week of January 2024 | 2nd week of March 2024 |
| Last date to pay fee | 2nd week of January 2024 | 2nd week of March 2024 |
| Correction facility begins | 2nd week of January 2024 | 2nd week of March 2024 |
| Advance city intimation slip release | 3rd week of January 2024 | 3rd week of March 2024 |
| Issue of admit cards | 3rd week of January 2024 | 4th week of March 2024 |
| JEE Main 2024 Exam | 24th January to 1st February 2024 | 1st to 15th April 2024 |
| Release of memory based/ institutional answer keys | February 2024 | 3rd week of April 2024 |
| Availability of official answer key | 1st week of February 2024 | April/ May 2024 |
| Declaration of results | 1st week of February 2024 | May 2024 |
| Counselling begins | May/ June 2024 | |
JEE Main 2024 Registration
Here, check various important details about JEE Main 2024 Application form:
The registrations for JEE Main 2024 will open twice – December 2023 for Session 1 and in February 2024 for Session 2.
Registrations can only be done through online mode. Offline mode is not entertained for application submission.
Students while filling the application form must be sure that it is filled correctly. No corrections will be permitted once it is submitted.
Submission of multiple application forms will not be accepted and will lead to cancellation.
Applicants must use one accessible mobile number and email address while registering for JEE.
It is mandatory for candidates to provide their parents mobile number and email address as copy of confirmation page.
Application Fee:
The payable application fee for each Session is discussed below:
Payment mode: Application fee can be paid online using debit/ credit card/ net banking method/ UPI:
| Papers | Category | Application Fee | |
| Exam Centres in India | Exam Centres Outside India | ||
| B.E./ B.Tech or B.Arch or B.Planning | Gen/ Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates | Boys – Rs.1000 Girls – Rs.800 | Boys – Rs.5000 Girls – Rs.4000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD | Boys – Rs.500 Girls – Rs.500 | Boys – Rs.2500 Girls – Rs.2500 | |
| Third Gender | 500 | 2500 | |
| B.E./ B.Tech & B. Arch or B.E./ B.Tech & B. Planning or B.E./ B.Tech, B. Arch & B.Planning or B.Arch & B.Planning | Gen/ Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates | Boys – Rs.2000 Girls – Rs.1600 | Boys – Rs.10000 Girls – Rs.8000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender candidates | Boys – Rs.1000 Girls – Rs.1000 | Boys – Rs.5000 Girls – Rs.5000 | |
| Third Gender | 1000 | 5000 | |
How to Apply for JEE Main 2024
Complete procedure to apply for JEE Main 2024 is provided below:
Visit the online website. (Link will be given above)
Now in the Candidate Activity section, click on ‘JEE Main (Session 1/2): Registration’
You will be redirected to new page where you will be complete instructions of filling the application form.
Go through the instructions and be ready with the required documents.
Firstly, register for online application form and note down system generated application number.
Provide essential details as asked for registration.
Login with generated application number and password and start filling the application form with personal details, choosing paper, exam cities, entering education qualification, etc.
Now upload the scanned image of applicants photograph, signature, category certificate as per prescribed format and size.
Now pay the prescribed application fee using the payment gateways provided to you.
After completion of all steps confirm the details and finally submit the form. Take print of form for any reference in future.
JEE Main 2024 Correction Facility
Once the registration process gets over, the authority opens the JEE Main application correction window. With this, students get one time facility to make changes in details of application form. Only online mode is provided for making corrections in details of application.
For Session 1, the correction window will be opened in 2nd week of January 2024. For Session 2, correction facility will begin from 2nd week of March 2024.
JEE Main 2024 Eligibility Criteria
Before starting to fill application, students must make sure to go through complete JEE Eligibility Criteria:
Basic Eligibility:
Nationality: Indian nationals are eligible to apply. Also, international applicants are eligible to apply but they must obtain necessary marks as prescribed by AIU for JEE main.
Age Limit: As per age criteria, there is no age limit for students to apply. However, students must fulfill age criteria of the Institution they are hopeful for admission.
Qualifying exam: The basic qualification for appearing applicant is – he/she must have passed 12th/ equivalent level from a recognised board/ university/ institution.
Attempt Limit: There is no attempt limit to apply for JEE main.
Year of Appearance: Candidates passed their 12th level/ equivalent in the year 2022, 2023 OR appearing in 2024 are eligible for exam.
Those who have passed their 12th/ equivalent in 2021 or before that are not eligible. Students appearing in their 12th in 2025 or later are also not eligible.
Qualification:
In order to be eligible for appearing in JEE Main, candidates must have passed 12th level/ equivalent level from a recognized board/ university/ institution.
Besides that, candidates must have qualified in total 5 subjects – language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology/ technical vocational or any other subjects.
State Code of Eligibility:
While registering for JEE Main, students are required to fill the state code of eligibility:
State Code of Eligibility does not depend upon the native place/ residence of candidate.
Students have to choose the state code of eligibility from which they have passed their 12th level exams.
For Indian nationals passing their 12th in foreign countries are required to choose their state code of eligibility as determined according to their permanent address mentioned in their passports.
Eligibility As per Institutions:
For admission in B.E/ B.Tech, B.Arch & B.Plan courses in IIITs, CFTIs, NITs, students must have passed their 12th with certain subject combinations as –
B.E/ B.Tech – Passed 12th with Physics & Mathematics as mandatory subjects along with Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology/ technical vocational subjects.
B.Arch – Passed 12th with Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics as mandatory subjects.
B.Plan – Passed 12th with Mathematics.
For admission through CSAB counselling in these institutions, candidates appearing in JEE Main must have secured minimum of 75% marks in 12th level (65% for ST/SC) or be in top 20 percentile in 12th conducted by respective boards.
JEE Main Reservations
The National Testing Agency (NTA) will announce the JEE Main 2024 reservation criteria through online mode on the website. The reservation percentage of JEE Mains will be provided for the candidates belonging to categories of EWS, OBC-NCL, SC, ST, and persons with disabilities.
Categories Reservation Percentage
General Economically Weaker Sections (GEN-EWS) 10%
Scheduled Castes (SC) 15%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) 7.5%
Non-Creamy Layer of Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL) 2.7%
Persons with Disabilities 5% in each category
JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern
Checkout the complete JEE Main exam pattern for Paper 1 & 2 in below given section:
Number of Papers: JEE Main exam is held for two papers – Paper 1 (B.E/ B.Tech) & Paper 2 (B.Arch/ B.Plan).
Mode of examination: The paper is carried out in computer- based test/ online mode. However, Paper 2 (B.Arch) drawing test will be held in offline mode.
Number of Shifts: For Paper 1, exam is conducted in two shifts – Shift 1 (9 am to 12 noon) & Shift 2 (3 pm to 6 pm). For Paper 2, exam duration is 3.5 hours.
Type of Questions: For Paper 1, objective type of questions is asked. Paper 2, consists of objective as well as subjective type questions.
Total questions: There will be total 90 questions in Paper 1 (B.E/ B.Tech) ; total 82 questions in Paper 2A (B.Arch); total 105 questions in Paper 2B (B.Plan).
Medium Paper Language: Exam will be conducted in 13 languages – English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Punjabi, Odia, Telugu, Tamil & Urdu.
Marking Scheme: +4 marks will be awarded for every correct answer. -1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer. No mark for unanswered question.
Check the distribution of subject, number of questions and marks stated below for Paper 1 & 2:
Paper 1 (B.E/ B.Tech):
Subjects Section wise Questions Marks
Section A Section B
Physics 20 10 100
Chemistry 20 10 100
Mathematics 20 10 100
Total 90 300
Paper 2A (B.Arch):
Subjects Section wise Questions Marks
Part 1: Mathematics 20 (Section A) & 10 (Section B) 100
Part 2: Aptitude Test 50 200
Part 3: Drawing Test 02 100
Total 82 400
Paper 2B (B.Plan):
Subjects Section wise Questions Marks
Part 1: Mathematics 20 (Section A) & 10 (Section B) 100
Part 2: Aptitude Test 50 200
Part 3: Planning 25 100
Total 105 400
JEE Main 2024 Syllabus
Complete JEE Main Syllabus 2024 can be checked by the candidates online from the website. The topics in the syllabus are mostly from the 11th & 12th level syllabus.
For catering the decision of various Boards in the country related to syllabus reduction, National Testing Agency provides a choice in one section of each subject of paper 1 & paper 2A/B (part 1). The total number of questions attempted remains same as (Physics-25; chemistry-25; Mathematics-25), wherever relevant.
For Paper 1 (B.E/ B.Tech):
The questions will be asked from various topics covered in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics subjects:
Physics – Rotational motions, Laws of motions, Physics & measurement, Oscillations & waves, optics, Work, Electromagnetic inductions & alternating currents, Energy & power, Kinetics theory of gases, Electrostatics, properties of solids & liquids, gravitation, kinematics, etc.
Chemistry – Physical Chemistry- Atomic structure, chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, some basic concepts in chemistry, equilibrium, states of matter etc.
Organic Chemistry– Purification & characterization of organic compounds, some basics principles of organic chemistry, chemistry in everyday life, Organic compounds containing nitrogen, organic compounds containing halogens etc.
Inorganic Chemistry– Block elements (alkali & alkaline earth metals), environmental chemistry, d & f block elements, Hydrogen, classifications of elements & periodicity in properties, block element group 13 to group 18 elements, etc.
Mathematics – Mathematical Induction, Matrices & determinants, complex number & quadratic equations, Integral Calculus, Sets, Relations & functions, Trigonometry, Binomial theorem & it’s simple applications, Mathematical reasoning, Permutations & combinations, etc.
For Paper 2 A (B.Arch):
Part I: The topics in Part 1 of Paper 2A will contain questions from Mathematics subject. The topics are similar to the ones as mentioned above in Paper 1 of Mathematics.
Part II: An aptitude test will be conducted in this part. Questions will be asked from topics -Awareness of person, places, texture & objects related to architecture & building, visualizing 3D objects from 2D drawings, buildings &materials, analytical reasoning, etc.
Part III: This part covers the drawing test in which candidates are asked to sketch scenes & activities from memory of urbanscape (festivals, public space, street scenes, market, monuments, recreational spaces, etc). rural life & landscape (riverfronts, Jungle, Gardens, trees, Plants, etc.). This part is conducted in drawing sheet and students are advised to bring pencils, geometry box, crasets, pencils, crayons, etc.
For Paper 2 B (B.Plan):
Part I: The topics in Part 1 of Paper 2B will contain questions from Mathematics subject. The topics are similar to the ones as mentioned above in Paper 1 & 2A of Mathematics.
Part II: An aptitude test will be conducted in this part. Questions will be asked from topics -Awareness of person, places, texture & objects related to architecture & building, visualizing 3D objects from 2D drawings, buildings &materials, analytical reasoning, etc.
Part III: This part will contain questions related to various topics of planning. The part will cover various questions from topics – General Awareness, Social sciences & Thinking skills.
JEE Main Preparation Tips 2024
Exam preparation plays an important role for achieving good score in exam. Here we have provided various JEE Main preparation tips for the aspiring candidates:
Check complete pattern & syllabus details briefly so as to avoid any confusion later.
For the ones appearing for JEE main exam for first time, make sure you have complete knowledge about the exam.
Start with making a strategy or planned routine for every day study.
Follow the strategy every day in a disciplined manner.
After completing syllabus, do a quick revision.
Side by side prepare notes separately and go through it once a week.
Revision is the key, so must revise all the prepared notes few days before appearing for exam.
Analyze you level of exam preparation by taking mock tests. You can also appear for ‘National Test Abhyas’ which is a mobile app launched by NTA for competitive exams.
Solve sample papers or previous year papers to check level.
Study only from the books or study materials recommended by the experts.