IIT-JEE

IIT-JEE (Indian Institute of Engineering Joint Entrance Exam) is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA), this exam is Divided in two parts; Paper 1 and Paper 2. On the basis of our performance in Paper 1, we can get admission in B.E./B.Tech. programs at NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and other Institutions recognized by State Government and it is also an eligibility test for Paper 2. On the basis of our Paper 2 score, we can get admitted into IITs.

There have been many changes in IIT-JEE since past years. Paper 1 (JEE Mains) is conducted 4 times a year, in the months of February, March, April and May (April and May exams have been postponed due to pandemic) while Paper 2A (B.Arch) and Paper 2B (B.Planning) will be held only twice a year, February and May. The result of JEE Main is determined using the process of normalization and ranks are obtained on the basis of percentile score obtained in the exam.

For registration, students must visit NTA JEE official website and click on the registration link, fill the required details and submit the application fees.

Application Fees for Exam Centers in India
Exam	General/OBC		SC/ST/PWD/ Transgender
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
JEE Main {(B.E/B.Tech.) / B.Arch / B.Planning}	Rs. 650	Rs. 325	Rs. 325	Rs. 325
JEE Main {(B.E./B.Tech. & B. Arch)/ (B.E./B.Tech& B. Planning) / (B. Arch &B.Planning)}	Rs. 1300	Rs. 650	Rs. 650	Rs. 650
Application Fees for Exam Centers Outside of India
Exam	General/OBC		SC/ST/PWD/ Transgender
	Boys	Girls	Boys	Girls
JEE Main {(B.E/B.Tech.) / B.Arch / B.Planning}	Rs. 3000	Rs. 1500	Rs. 1500	Rs. 1500
JEE Main {(B.E./B.Tech. & B. Arch)/ (B.E./B.Tech& B. Planning) / (B. Arch &B.Planning)}	Rs. 6000	Rs. 3000	Rs. 3000	Rs. 3000

The information mentioned in the above table is in regards to IITJEE 2021.

The syllabus of JEE majorly focuses on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics curriculum of Class XI & XII. It is not fixed and varies each year. For JEE Mains 2021 syllabus, click here and for JEE Advanced 2021 syllabus, click here.

Pattern and Marking Scheme:

Paper 1 (JEE Mains):

Paper 1 consists of 90 questions, 30 questions each subject (20 questions for Section-A and 10 questions in Section-B). A student can answer 75 questions, 25 each subject (20 questions from Section-A and 5 questions from Section-B). The exam is 3 hours online examination conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Gujrati, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Punjabi, Telugu and Odia.  

In Section-A, MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)

• 4 marks are awarded for every correct answer.
• 1 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.
• 0 marks for not attempted questions. 

In Section-B, Numerical Type questions

• 4 marks are awarded for every correct answer.
• 0 marks for every incorrect answer or not attempted question.

Paper 2A (B.Arch):

It Consists of 72 MCQ Type questions in Section-A where, 50 questions for Aptitude (out of which only 20 questions are to be attempted), 20 questions for mathematics and 2 questions for Drawing. Section-B consists of 10 Numerical Value questions (out of which only 5 are to be attempted). The exam is 3-hours long conducted in both online and offline mode.

In Section-A (MCQ Type questions)

• 4 marks are awarded for each correct answer.
• 1 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer.
• 0 marks for not attempted questions.
• For Drawing, each question carries 50 marks with no negative marking.

In Section-B (Numerical Type questions)

• 4 marks are awarded for every correct answer.
• 0 marks for every incorrect answer or not attempted question.

Paper 2B (B,Planning):

It Consists of 95 MCQ Type questions in Section-A where, 50 questions for Aptitude (out of which only 20 questions are to be attempted), 20 questions for mathematics and 25 questions are planning based. Section-B consists of 10 Numerical Value questions (out of which only 5 are to be attempted). The exam is a 3-hour online exam.

In Section-A (MCQ Type questions)

• 4 marks are awarded for each correct answer.
• 1 mark is deducted for each incorrect answer.
• 0 marks for not attempted questions.

In Section-B (Numerical Type questions)

• 4 marks are awarded for every correct answer.
• 0 marks for every incorrect answer or not attempted question.

Paper 2 (JEE Advanced):

JEE Advanced is divided in two different exams of 3 hours each (9:00-12:00 and 14:30-17:30).

First exam is divided in three sections:

• Section-1 contains 6 MCQ Questions (with more than one correct answer).
• Section-2 contains 8 Numerical Value Answer Type Questions.
• Section-3 contains 4 Paragraph Based Questions (2 Paragraphs and 2 MCQ for each).

Second exam is divided in three sections:

• Section-1 contains 6 MCQ Questions (with more than one correct answer).
• Section-2 contains 8 Numerical Value Answer Type Questions.
• Section-3 contains Matching type question with 4 options.

In Section-1 (MCQ Questions with more than one correct answer)

• 4 marks are awarded if all the correct options are chosen.
• 3 marks are awarded if all options are correct and three correct options are chosen.
• 2 marks are awarded if three or more options are correct and only two correct options are chosen.
• 1 mark will be awarded if two or more options are correct and only one correct option is chosen.
• 0 marks the question is not attempted.
• 2 marks will be deducted in all other cases.

In Section-2 (Numerical Value Answer Type Questions)

• 3 marks are awarded if the correct numerical value is written.
• 0 marks for wrong answer and not attempted question.

In Section-3 (Paragraph Type pr Matching Type Question)

• 3 marks are awarded only if the correct option is chosen.
• 0 mark are awarded for not attempted questions.
• 1 mark will be deducted in all other cases.

Important Dates:

For Paper 1

Event	Important Date
	February Exam	March Exam	April Exam	May Exam
Starting/Re-Opening of Registration	16 December, 2020	16 December, 2020 02 March, 2021	16 December, 2020 02 March, 2021 25 March, 2021	16 December, 2020 02 March, 2021 25 March, 2021 Postponed
Closing of the Registration.	23 January, 2021	23 January, 2021 10 March, 2021	23 January, 2021 10 March, 2021 4 April, 2021	23 January, 2021 10 March, 2021 4 April, 2021 Postponed
Last Date to Apply	23 January, 2021	10 March. 2021	4 April, 2021	---
Application Correction	27-30 January, 2021	10 March. 2021	4 April, 2021	---
Admit Card Release Date	11 Feb, 2021	11 March, 2021	To be announced	To be announced
Date of Examination	23-26 February, 2021	16-18 March, 2021	Postponed	Postponed
Declaration of Result	7 March, 2021	24 March, 2021	To be announced	To be announced

For Paper 2

Event	Tentative Date
Declaration of JEE Mains Result	To be announced
Registration for JEE Advanced	To be announced
Date of JEE Advanced	To be announced
Declaration of JEE Advanced results	To be announced

Eligibility:

For Paper 1, the candidate must have passed and secured minimum qualifying marks. The candidate should have had at least five subjects in Class XII (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics compulsory).

For Paper 2, 

For JEE Mains 3 attempts are allowed, that are the year of passing Class XII and two immediately following years. For JEE Advanced only 2 attempts are allowed, that are the year of passing Class XII and the immediately following year.

Past Year Question Papers:

For JEE Advanced past year question papers, click here.