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JEE Main 2025 registration begins
JEE Main Calendar 2025: The National Testing Agency has begun the online registration process for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main - January 2025 Session 1, on its official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
According to the official notice, the JEE Main 2025 Session 1 registration will begin today, i.e October 28 and will go on till November 22, 2024, 9PM. Candidates will be able to pay their application fee till 11:50. Here's the detailed schedule below.
JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Schedule: Check important dates for January exam
| Event | Date, Time |
| Online Submission of Application Form | 28 October 2024 to 22 November 2024 (Up to 09:00 PM) |
| Last date of successful transaction of fee | 22 November 2024 (up to 11:50 PM) |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | By the First week of January 2025 |
| Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03 days before the actual date of the Examination |
| Date(s) of Examination | Between 22 January to 31 January 2025 |
| Centre, Date and Shift Display | As indicated on the Admit Card |
| Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys | To be announced later on the website |
| Declaration of Result on the NTA website | By 12 February 2025 |
JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Exam dates announced
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the JEE Main 2025 exam dates and published the official notice. As per the schedule, the JEE Main 2025 exam will take place from January 22 to January 31, 2025. Admit cards will be available three days before the start of the exam, and candidates can access them by logging in with their registration number and date of birth.
This year, the exam will be offered in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for JEE Main 2025, candidates must have completed or be currently enrolled in their Class 12 examination, with required subjects including Physics, Mathematics, and one additional course such as Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or a Technical Vocational subject.
General category students are typically required to achieve at least 75% in their Class 12 exams, while SC/ST candidates may qualify with around 65%; however, exact requirements may vary by institution. Candidates are permitted to attempt JEE Main over three consecutive years, with no upper age limit.
JEE Main scores will be used for admission to engineering and architecture programs at National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other recognised institutions, and will also serve as a qualifying exam for JEE Advanced 2025 for IIT admissions.
JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Detailed exam pattern announced
In its notice, the NTA has also released the detailed exam pattern and exam timings for both shifts. For Paper 1 and Part I of Paper 2, Section A consists of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), and Section B includes questions with answers to be filled in as numerical values. Negative marking applies to incorrect answers in both Section A and Section B.
JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Exam Mode and Timing
| Paper | Mode of Examination | Timing of the Examination (IST) |
| Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode | First Shift: 09:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon |
| Second Shift: 03:00 P.M. - 06:00 P.M. | ||
| Paper 2A (B. Arch.) | Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode except Drawing Test (Part-III) which is offline on A4 sheet | First Shift: 09:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon |
| Second Shift: 03:00 P.M. - 06:00 P.M. | ||
| Paper 2B (B. Planning) | Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode | Second Shift: 03:00 P.M. - 06:00 P.M. |
JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Paper Structure, Subjects, and Sections
| Paper | Subjects | Section A | Section B | Total Marks |
| Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | Mathematics | 20 | 05 | 75 |
| Physics | 20 | 05 | ||
| Chemistry | 20 | 05 | ||
| Paper 2A (B. Arch.) | Mathematics - Part I | 20 | 05 | 77 |
| Aptitude Test - Part II | 50 | |||
| Drawing Test - Part III | 02 | |||
| Paper 2B (B. Planning) | Mathematics - Part I | 20 | 05 | 100 |
| Aptitude Test - Part II | 50 | |||
| Planning - Part III | 25 |
Check official notice below for more details-
English (US)