JEE (Main)
JEE (Main) 2020 - Joint Entrance Exam (Main) acronym as JEE (Main)
is one of the two Exams - another being JEE
(Advanced) - of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) that
has been introduced in 2013 (replacing AIEEE) for providing admission to
Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other
centrally funded Technical Institutions (Except IIT's) and Institutions funded
by several participating State Governments.
The JEE
(Main) will enable candidates to take admission in various engineering colleges
(except IIT’s) as well as will serve as an eligibility test for the JEE
(Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission
to the undergraduate programs offered by the IITs.
For admission
to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Centrally Funded Technical
Institutes (CFTIs) like IIITs, etc. and participating institutions: the
merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40 percent weightage to school board
marks in Class XII or equivalent examination and 60 percent weightage to JEE
(Main).
The weightage
to School Board/equivalent examination shall be considered after normalization.
JEE (Main) 2020 Important Dates
Date of Notification and
Start of Online Registration
Last Date for Submission
of Application Form
Last date for
a. Online submission of applications
b. Receipt of complete Confirmation Page, by
Registered/Speed Post only at JEE (Main) Unit, PS 1-2, Institutional Area, IP
Extension, Patparganj, Delhi
– 110092
Date of Availability of
Admit Card for JEE (Main)
Date of Entrance Exam
- 18th to 23rd July 2020 (extended date)
Date of Declaration of Result
JEE (Main) 2020
Eligibility
Educational Qualification
For appearing in JEE (Main) 2020 the candidate must have passed in the final
examination of 10+2 or its equivalent referred to as the qualifying examination
(given below).
However, Those appearing in 10+2
(Class XII) final or equivalent examination in 2020 may also appear in JEE (Main)
provisionally.
However, admission criteria in the concerned institution/university will be
followed as prescribed by concerned university/institution and as per the
guidelines & criteria prescribed by AICTE.
List of Qualifying Examinations for JEE (Main)
- The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of
examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary
Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and
Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi
- Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination
conducted by a recognized Board/University.
- Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint
Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
- Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India
or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian
Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
- H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
- A passing grade in the Senior Secondary School
Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five
subjects.
- 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board
of Technical Education.
Important: Those
candidates who have appeared in the class 10+2 Board examination/equivalent in
2019 and wish to improve upon their performance for the purpose of taking JEE
(mains) or JEE (advance) will be required to appear in all subjects as per the
scheme of studies again from their respective boards in 2020.
JEE (Main) 2020 Syllabus
JEE Exam consists of questions from Physics, Chemistry,
Mathematics and Aptitude of +2 level.
JEE (Main) 2020 Exam Pattern
JEE (Main) Exam consists of two papers:
- Paper-1 of JEE (Main) will be conducted in two separate modes
i.e. Offline (Pen and Paper Based Examination) mode and Online (Computer
Based Examination) mode.
- Paper-2 of JEE (Main) will be conducted only in Pen and Paper
based examination mode. A candidate will opt for either Pen or Paper Based
or Computer Based examination modes for Paper-1 only.
Pen/Paper-based and Computer-based
|
Paper
|
Subject
|
Type of Questions
|
Mode of Exam
|
|
I
|
Physics
Chemistry &
Mathematics
|
Objective
type with equal weight-age to all the three subjects
|
|
|
II
|
Mathematics - Part I
Aptitude Test - Part II &
Drawing Test - Part III
|
ObjectiveType
ObjectiveType
Question to check Drawing Aptitude
|
Only Pen/Paper based
|
The requirement of Papers for Various courses is as
follows:
|
Course
|
Paper
|
|
B.ARCH/B. PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs)
|
Paper - 2
|
|
All other undergraduate courses
|
Paper - 1
|
The essential requirement for taking JEE (Main) Exam
Candidates are supposed to carry all the essential things required to take the
JEE exam that includes the Admit Card to gain entry in the examination
hall, a good quality Ball Point Pen.
For Paper-2 of JEE (Main), the candidates are advised to
bring their own clipboard, geometry box set, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons.
How to apply for JEE (Main) 2020?
Candidate can visit the official website of JEE i.e. www.jeemain.nic.in to
apply online in order to appear in JEE (Main).
JEE (Main) Exam registration process to be followed by the
desiring candidates is as follows:
- The candidates should supply all the required details while filling
up the online form. On submission of details, a confirmation page with
application no. shall be generated.
- Candidates
are required to take the printout of the confirmation page and paste
photograph, put left-hand thumb impression, sign and write down the
residential address at appropriate places provided for these purposes.
- The confirmation page then must be signed by a
parent/guardian and by a gazetted
officer/principal of the last institution attended. Duly completed
confirmation page is to be sent by registered/speed post to The
Executive Director, JEE (Main) Secretariat, Central Board of Secondary
Education, PS-1- 2, Institutional Area, I.P.Extn.
Patparganj, Delhi-110 092 on or before the last
date.
- The
computer-generated confirmation page with photographs pasted address
written, signed by the candidate, signed by the parent and countersigned
by the Principal/Gazetted Officer must reach the
JEE (Main) Secretariat on or before the last date.
A candidate
who opts for computer-based examination and does not make this selection shall
be randomly assigned a slot based on availability.
JEE (Main) 2020 Exam Fees
JEE (Main) Exam Fee for Centres in
India
|
Papers
|
Pen and Paper Based
|
Computer-Based
|
|
|
General/OBC
|
SC/ST/PoW
|
General/OBC
|
SC/ST/PwO
|
|
Paper 1 or Paper 2
|
Rs.800(Boys)
Rs.400(Girls)
|
Rs.400(Boys)
Rs.400(Girls)
|
Rs.500(Boys)
Rs.250(Girls)
|
Rs.250(Boys)
Rs.250(Girls)
|
|
Paper 1 & Paper 2
|
Rs.1400(Boys)
Rs.700(Girls)
|
Rs.700(Boys)
Rs.700(Girls)
|
Rs.1100(Boys)
Rs.550(Girls)
|
Rs.550(Boys)
Rs.550(Girls)
|
Jee Exam Fee for Overseas Centres
|
Papers
|
Pen and Paper Based
|
Computer-Based
|
|
|
General/OBC
|
SC/ST/PoW
|
General/OBC
|
SC/ST/PwO
|
|
Paper 1 or Paper 2
|
Rs.2000(Boys)
Rs.1000(Girls)
|
Rs.1000(Boys)
Rs.1000(Girls)
|
Rs.2000(Boys)
Rs.1000(Girls)
|
Rs.1000(Boys)
Rs.1000(Girl)
|
|
Paper 1 and Paper 2
|
Rs.3000(Boys)
Rs.1500(Girls)
|
Rs.1500(Boys)
Rs.1500(Girls)
|
Rs.3000(Boys)
Rs.1500(Girls)
|
Rs.1500(Boys)
Rs.1500(Girls)
|
Candidate can submit above written fee payment by any of the following given
modes:
- By credit/debit card, or
- By demand draft issued by a scheduled commercial bank in
favor of Secretary, CBSE, payable at Delhi.
JEE (Main) Exam number of attempts
You can attempt to clear the JEE (Main) Exam three (3)
times in consecutive years. For example, the candidates who passed their +2
exam in 2016 or 2019 or who are appearing for their +2 exams in 2020 are only
eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2020.
JEE (Main) 2020 Contact Details
The Executive Director
JEE (Main) Secretariat
Central Board of Secondary Education
PS-1- 2, Institutional Area, I.P.Extn.
Patparganj, Delhi-110 092
Application
FEE
|
Fee
payable for JEE (Main) April–2020
|
In India
|
Outside
India
|
|
B.E./B.Tech or
B. Arch or
B. Planning
|
General/Gen-EWS/
OBC(NCL)
|
Boys-Rs
650/-
Girls- Rs 325/-
|
Boys-Rs
3000/-
Girls- Rs 1500/-
|
|
SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender
|
Boys-Rs
325/- Girls- Rs 325/-
|
Boys-Rs
1500/- Girls- Rs 1500/-
|
|
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
|
General/Gen-EWS/
OBC(NCL)
|
Boys-Rs
1300/-
Girls- Rs 650/-
|
Boys-Rs
6000/-
Girls- Rs 3000/-
|
|
SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender
|
Boys-Rs 650/- Girls- Rs 650/-
|
Boys-Rs 3000/- Girls- Rs 3000/-
|
Seat Matrix
|
S. no.
|
Category
|
Total
Seats
|
GFTIs
|
IIITs
|
NITs
|
IITs
|
|
1.
|
Open
|
19313
|
2742
|
1918
|
8802
|
5851
|
|
2.
|
Open –
PWD
|
971
|
136
|
97
|
462
|
276
|
|
3.
|
SC
|
5553
|
624
|
581
|
2620
|
1728
|
|
4.
|
SC – PWD
|
297
|
34
|
28
|
142
|
93
|
|
5.
|
ST
|
3161
|
371
|
294
|
1640
|
856
|
|
6.
|
ST – PWD
|
181
|
20
|
16
|
96
|
49
|
|
7.
|
OBC
|
9456
|
741
|
1032
|
4615
|
3068
|
|
8.
|
OBC – PWD
|
493
|
35
|
57
|
243
|
158
|
|
9.
|
Total
Seats (including Female Supernumerary)
|
39425
|
4703
|
4023
|
18620
|
12079
|
|
10.
|
Seat
Capacity
|
37952
|
4683
|
4023
|
17967
|
11279
|
|
11.
|
Female
Supernumerary
|
1473
|
20
|
0
|
653
|
800
|
