JEE (MAIN)
The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development (now known as Ministry of Education), Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) comprises of two papers. The Paper-1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B. Tech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions / Universities funded / recognized by participating State Governments, as well as an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs.
The JEE (Main) is being conducted in multiple Sessions (February/March/April/May) for admissions in the next academic session. The candidates will thus benefit in the following ways:
- This will give multiple opportunities to the candidates to improve their scores in the examination if they fail to give their best in the first attempt without wasting their whole academic year.
- In first attempt, the students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and will know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the next time.
- This will reduce the chances of dropping a year and droppers would not have to waste a full year.
- 4. If anyone missed the examination due to reasons beyond control, then he/she will not have to wait for one full year.
The student’s best of the NTA Scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/ Ranking.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR APPEARING FOR JEE (ADVANCED)
All the candidates must simultaneously fulfil each and every one of the following criteria to appear in JEE (Advanced).
Criterion 1 – Performance in JEE (Main) 2021: Candidates should be among the top 2,50,000* successful candidates (including all categories) in B.E./B.Tech. Paper of JEE (Main).
The percentages of various categories of candidates to be shortlisted are: 10% for GEN-EWS, 27% for OBC-NCL, 15% for SC, 7.5% for ST and the remaining 40.5% is OPEN for all. Within each of these five categories, 5% horizontal reservation is available for PwD candidates.
The following table shows the order to be followed while choosing top 2,50,000* candidates in various categories based on the performance in B.E./B.Tech. Paper of JEE (Main).
| Order | Category | Number of “Top” candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | OPEN | 96187 | 101250 | |
| 2 | OPEN-PwD | 5063 | ||
| 3 | GEN-EWS | 23750 | 25000 | |
| 4. | GEN-EWS-PwD | 1250 | ||
| 5. | OBC-NCL | 64125 | 67500 | |
| 6. | OBC-NCL-PwD | 3375 | ||
| 7. | SC | 35625 | 37500 | |
| 8. | SC-PwD | 1875 | ||
| 9. | ST | 17812 | 18750 | |
| 10. | ST-PwD | 938 | ||
*The total number of candidates can be slightly greater than 2,50,000 in the presence of “tied” ranks/scores in any category.
Criterion 1 :
Category-wise distribution of top 2,50,000* candidates.
Criterion 2: Age limit (For JEE 2022)
Candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1997. Five years age relaxation is given to SC, ST and PwD candidates, i.e., these candidates should have been born on or after October 1, 1992.
Criterion 3: Number of attempts
A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) maximum of two times in two consecutive years.
Criterion 4: Appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination*
A candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2021 or 2022 with the subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Candidates who had appeared in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, for the first time in 2020 or earlier, are NOT eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced) 2022.
*By appearance in Class XII (or equivalent) examination, it is meant that the board concerned declared the result of a particular candidate for that year irrespective of whether or not an examination was conducted. It will be considered as an appearance even if the result of a particular candidate got withheld.
