The National Testing Agency (NTA) will begin the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) 2025 registration process for the January Session on Monday, October 28th. Candidates who desire to take the examination should visit the official website to view the full schedule.
The application deadline is November 22, 2024, at 9 p.m., and the fee can be paid via credit/debit card Net-banking/UPI by November 22, 2024, at 11:50 p.m.
Important dates for JEE Main 2025:
The NTA has made the exam schedule available in addition to the official booklet. The dates of the JEE main 2025 test (Session 1) are set for January 22–31. Three days before to the start of the test, the admission card will be released. Candidates must provide their date of birth and registration information to download the admit card.
The exam shall be held in two sessions–in January (Session 1) and April (Session 2). The registration has started for Session 1.
This year, the JEE Main exam will take place in 13 languages–Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
JEE Main 2025 exam pattern
The JEE Main 2025 paper 1, which is common for BE/Btech, comprises 75 questions for 300 marks. Section A will have multiple-choice questions (MCQs), and section B will have 15 questions for which numerical values can be used to answer.
The three-hour exams will take place in CBT mode. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has changed the JEE Main paper pattern to its pre-Covid-19 formation and section B only has 5 questions and all are mandatory.
JEE Main 2025: Eligibility criteria
Here are the JEE main 2025 exam eligibility criteria:
- Candidates should complete class 12 or equivalent examinations including Physics, Mathematics and one additional subject, which could be Chemistry, Biology, or a Technical Vocational subject. Students appearing for the class 12 examination in 2025 are also eligible to apply.
- The general category students should have secured 75 per cent and 65 per cent for SC/ST candidates. Candidates must verify specific requirements from their desired institution.
- Candidates should have studied Physics, Mathematics, and one additional subject; Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or a Technical Vocational subject.
- Students must attempt the JEE Main for three consecutive years and there is no upper age limit to appear for the examination.
For applicants with disabilities, NTA revised the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern and scribe rules. Filling out information such as the application form, necessary papers, application fee, eligibility requirements, exam pattern, syllabus, marking scheme, and more is covered in the entire information bulletin for JEE Main 2025.
The JEE Main test should be taken by students who want to enroll in engineering and architecture programs at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and other universities. It also acts as the JEE Advanced 2025 qualifying exam.
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Source: Business Standard
