Joint Entrance Examination – Main

Joint Entrance Examination – Main
Acronym	JEE-Main (formerly AIEEE)
Type	Computer based test (CBT) and pen and paper Mode (For B. Arch paper only)
Administrator	National Testing Agency Central Board of Secondary Education (Till 2018); National Testing Agency (2019–present);
Skills tested	Paper 1: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics; Paper 2A (for B.Arch only): Mathematics, Aptitude, Drawing; Paper 2B (for B. Planning only): Mathematics, Aptitude, Planning;
Purpose	Admission to undergraduate engineering and architecture courses in 32 NITs, 26 IIITs, and 40 GFTIs and some others State Government and Private Institutes. Also serves as a preliminary selection and eligibility test for appearing JEE-Advanced for admission to 23 IITs
Year started	2002 Formerly known as AIEEE
Duration	3 hours
Score range	-75 to +300 in Paper 1 and -82 to +400 in Paper 2A & 2B
Offered	Twice a year (Except for the year 2021 where it was conducted 4 times due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Restrictions on attempts	Maximum six attempts in three consecutive years as it is conducted twice a year, with no age limit
Regions	India
Languages	English; Hindi; Assamese; Bengali; Gujarati; Kannada; Malayalam; Marathi; Odia; Punjabi; Tamil; Telugu; Urdu
Annual number of test takers	1,475,103 (2025) (B.E./B.Tech); 63,378 (2025) (B.Arch); 26,590 (2025) (B.Planning);
Prerequisites	Class 12 or equivalent with Mathematics, Physics and any one of the technical subjects prescribed by AICTE from recognised board/university
Fee	₹1,000 for General candidates ₹900 for General-EWS/OBC-NCL (Central List) candidates ₹500 for SC/ST/PwD/Third Gender candidates
Qualification rate	2,50,284(17.68%) qualify for JEE-Advanced (2024)
Website	jeemain.nta.nic.in As per 2025 information bulletin

The Joint Entrance Examination – Main (JEE-Main), formerly All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE), is an Indian standardized computer-based test for admission to various technical undergraduate programs in engineering, architecture, and planning across colleges in India. The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Planning etc. programs in premier technical institutes such as the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs) which are based on the rank secured in the JEE-Main. It is usually conducted twice every year: Session 1 and Session 2 (commonly known as January session and April session). It also serves as a preliminary selection and eligibility test for qualifying JEE (Advanced) for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Since mid 2019, the JEE has been conducted fully online as a computerized test. Before the NTA, the JEE was administered by the Central Board of Secondary Education.