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NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has commenced the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main 2025) registration process on October 25. The JEE Mains registration link 2025 is active on the new official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. As per the schedule, candidates will be able to register for JEE Main 2025 session 1 till November 22, 2024.
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The NTA has also announced the schedule for both JEE Mains 2025 sessions. Several changes, including removal of optional questions, revision of tie-breaking rule, and total attempt have been introduced.
The IIT JEE Main 2025 exam will be held in two sessions for admission into BE, BTech programmes at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and other participating colleges.
As per the JEE Mains 2025 notification, the session 1 exam for paper 1 will be held between January 22 and January 31, and session 2 will be held from April 1 to 8 tentatively. The NTA further clarified that the tentative dates have been announced to ensure that the JEE Main exam date 2025 does not interfere with the Class 12 board exam 2025 dates.
Aspirants should note that the JEE Mains paper 2A and paper 2B for BArch and BPlanning are also being held twice a year - January and April 2025.
JEE Main session 1 and session 2 exam dates and schedule is given below.
NTA JEE Mains 2025 | Date |
Registration start date | October 28 |
Registration last date | November 22 up to 9 pm |
Last date to make payment | November 22 up to 11.50 pm |
Correction window | Will be announced later |
JEE Main exam city slip | First week of January |
JEE Main admit card 2025 | 3 days before the exam date |
Display of answer key and question paper | Will be announced later |
JEE Main result date 2025 for session 1 | February 12 |
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JEE Main registration 2025 link active now at the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Students who fulfill the eligibility criteria will be allowed to submit application by November 22. Session 1 and 2 exam dates and latest updates.
The JEE Mains 2025 exam pattern for Paper 1 (BE/Btech) is as follows:
Subjects | Section A | Section B |
Maths | 20 | 05 |
Physics | 20 | 05 |
Chemistry | 20 | 05 |
Total | 75 |
The JEE Mains 2025 exam pattern for Paper 2 (BArch) is as follows:
Subjects | Section A | Section B |
Maths - Part 1 | 20 | 05 |
Aptitude Test - Part 2 | 50 | |
Drawing Test | 02 | |
Total | 77 |
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Candidates can apply for JEE Mains 2025 session 1 and session 2 through the online mode only. The application form in any other mode will not be accepted.
JEE Main will be used for admission to the engineering and architecture programmes at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other institutions. It will also be used as an eligibility test for JEE Advanced 2025.
Some of the top NITs based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2024 are as follows:
Top NITs | NIRF rank |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 17 |
NIT Rourkela | 19 |
NIT Warangal | 21 |
NIT Calicut | 25 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur | 39 |
NIT Silchar | 40 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur | 43 |
NIT Durgapur | 44 |
NIT Delhi | 45 |
The official website of JEE Mains 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
As per the latest NTA notification, the registration fee for Indian exam centres is shown in the table given below:
Category | BE./BTech or BArch or B.Planning | BE, BTech, BArch or BE, BTech, BPlanning or BE, BTech, BArch, BPlanning or BArch, BPlanning |
General | For Males- Rs 1,000 For Females- Rs 800 | For Males- Rs 2,000 For Females-Rs 1,600 |
EWS, OBC-NCL | For Males- Rs 900 For Females- Rs 800 | For Males- Rs 2,000 |
SC, ST, PWD, Transgender | For All- Rs 500 | For All- Rs 1,000 |
In the case of a tie between candidates with identical total National Testing Agency (NTA) scores, the following criteria will be applied sequentially to resolve it:
If a tie still exists after applying these criteria, candidates will be assigned the same rank.
Candidates can refer to the following list of documents needed for JEE Mains registration:
The JEE Main 2025 admit cards will be issued three days before the commencement of the exam.
Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 exam schedule in the table given below-
Online submission of application form | October 28 to November 22, 2024 |
Last date for fee submission | November 22, 2024 |
Announcement of the city of examination | First week of January 2025 |
Downloading of Admit Card | Three days before the actual date of the exam |
Date of Exam | January 22 to 31, 2025 |
Centre, Date and Shift | As indicated in the admit card |
Display of recorded responses and answer key | To be announced later |
JEE Main result | February 12, 2025 |
Candidates can appear for a maximum of 6 times in three consecutive years. There is no age limit to appear in the JEE Main 2025 exam.
JEE Mains 2025 will be conducted in 13 languages including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
NTA has reduced the international exam centres for JEE Mains this year. Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam have been removed from international centres.
The official website of JEE Mains 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 7.5% of seats in every course.
The application fee for JEE Main 2025 is Rs 1,000 for unreserved category candidates while for reserved category and female candidates, JEE Main application fees is Rs 800.
Candidates will be able to check their application form status for JEE Main 2025 after the final submission.
For NTA exam calendar: nta.ac.in
For JEE Mains notification, information bulletin and registration: jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Mains 2025 will be conducted in two sessions - the first session will be held in January 2025 and session two will be held in April 2025, as per by NTA.
According to the NTA, the JEE Main 2025 results will likely be out by February 12, 2025.
In case of assistance while applying for JEE Main 2025, candidates may contact 011-40759000/011-69227700 or e-mail at jeemain@nta.ac.in.
Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 official notification at jeemain.nta.nic.in and nta.ac.in.
Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 exam schedule in the table given below-
Online submission of application form | October 28 to November 22, 2024 |
Last date for fee submission | November 22, 2024 |
Announcement of the city of examination | First week of January 2025 |
Downloading of Admit Card | Three days before the actual date of the exam |
Date of Exam | January 22 to 31, 2025 |
Centre, Date and Shift | As indicated in the admit card |
Display of recorded responses and answer key | To be announced later |
JEE Main result | February 12, 2025 |
The schedule for other examinations such as NEET UG, CUET UG and UGC NET 2025 are awaited.
The IITs and NITs have been witnessing a drop in placement rates in mechanical, civil, and chemical engineering programmes, as per data in response to RTI queries. 40% of BTech mechanical students were yet to be placed till May this year. Even top branches such as CSE and ECE faced placement crunch this year.
The JEE Main 2025 registration link will remain active till November 22 up to 11:50 pm
The JEE Main 2025 admit cards will be issued three days before the commencement of the exam.
Last year, around 12 lakh students registered for the JEE Main session 1 exams.
The NTA has reduced the international exam centres for JEE Mains this year. Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam have been removed from international centres.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has added Germany as international exam centre this year. Munich has been identified as the new exam city in Germany for JEE Mains this year.
Year | Exam cities in India | Exam cities abroad |
2024 | 300 | 24 |
2025 | 284 | 14 |
The JEE Mains 2025 marking scheme is as follows:
Four marks for each correct answer.
No negative marking.
One mark will be deducted for every incorrect response.
No marks will be given for questions left unanswered.
Candidates can apply for the JEE Mains 2025 session 1 and session 2 through online mode only. The application form will not be accepted in any other mode.
As per the latest NTA schedule, the JEE Main 2025 exam will be conducted between January 22 to January 31.
JEE Main 2025 session 1 for paper 1 (BE / BTech) will be held between January 22 and January 31, 2025 and Session 2 will be held between 1 April and April 8, 2025 tentatively. "This is being done to ensure that the JEE (Main) - 2025 does not interfere with the Board examinations, which may be held at different times across the States/UTs. Paper 2A and Paper 2B (B. Arch and B. Planning) are also being held twice a year (January and April 2025)", NTA notification read.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has reduced the number of exam cities in Odisha for JEE Mains this year. As per NTA, number of exam cities in Odisha has reduced from 23 to 17.
JEE Main 2025 will be conducted in thirteen languages i.e. English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
PwD and PwBD candidates will get an additional time of a minimum of one hour for the three-hour JEE Mains 2025 exam. Moreover, the word extra or additional time will be called compensatory time. The facility of a scribe will be granted on the production of relevant certificates.
Candidates can check the list of documents required for JEE Mains registration:
The JEE Main 2025 registration link will remain active till November 22 up to 11:50 pm. Candidates can register for JEE Mains 2025 session 1 through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Students must have studied Physics, Mathematics, and one of the following: Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Technical Vocational subjects in Class 12 to apply for JEE Main 2025.
The JEE Mains 2025 will not have any optional questions. The total marks of the paper will be 300.
The official website of JEE Mains 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 exam schedule in the table given below-
Online submission of application form | October 28 to November 22, 2024 |
Last date for fee submission | November 22, 2024 |
Announcement of the city of examination | First week of January 2025 |
Downloading of Admit Card | Three days before the actual date of the exam |
Date of Exam | January 22 to 31, 2025 |
Centre, Date and Shift | As indicated in the admit card |
Display of recorded responses and answer key | To be announced later |
JEE Main result | February 12, 2025 |
In the event of a tie between candidates with the same total NTA score, the following criteria will be used to resolve it, in order:
Higher NTA score in Mathematics
Higher NTA score in Physics
Higher NTA score in Chemistry
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers across all subjects in the test
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Mathematics
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Physics
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry
If a tie still persists, candidates will be awarded the same rank.
Some of the top NITs based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2024 are as follows:
Top NITs | NIRF rank |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 17 |
NIT Rourkela | 19 |
NIT Warangal | 21 |
NIT Calicut | 25 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur | 39 |
NIT Silchar | 40 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur | 43 |
NIT Durgapur | 44 |
NIT Delhi | 45 |
As per the latest NTA notification, the registration fee for Indian exam centres is shown in the table given below:
Category | BE./BTech or BArch or B.Planning | BE./BTech & BArch or BE./BTech & BPlanning or BE./BTech, BArch & BPlanning or BArch & BPlanning |
General | For Males- Rs 1000 For Females- Rs 800 | For Males- Rs 2000 For Females-Rs 1600 |
EWS, OBC-NCL | For Males- Rs 900 For Females- Rs 800 | For Males- Rs 2000 |
SC, ST, PWD, Transgender | For All- Rs 500 | For All- Rs 1000 |
Candidates can apply for the JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 examination and pay the required application fees before the last date, November 22 till 11:50 pm.
Candidates can refer to the table below for the JEE Main 2025 exam schedule.
Online submission of application form | October 28 to November 22, 2024 |
Last date for fee submission | November 22, 2024 |
Announcement of the city of examination | First week of January 2025 |
Downloading of Admit Card | Three days before the actual date of the exam |
Date of Exam | January 22 to 31, 2025 |
Centre, Date and Shift | As indicated in the admit card |
Display of recorded responses and answer key | To be announced later |
JEE Main result | February 12, 2025 |
JEE Main will be used for admission to the engineering and architecture programmes at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other institutions. It will also be used as an eligibility test for JEE Advanced 2025.
The admit cards for JEE Main 2025 will be released three days prior to the exam date. Candidates can download their admit cards from the National Testing Agency (NTA) website. They must report to the designated examination centre on the specified date and shift as mentioned in their hall tickets.
MCQs: Four marks will be awarded for each correct answer. A negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer will be followed.
Questions with numerical value answers: Four marks for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer.
Candidates can apply for JEE Mains 2025 session 1 and session 2 through the online mode only. The application form in any other mode will not be accepted.
The syllabus for JEE Main 2025 includes important topics of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of NCERT Class 11 and 12.
The JEE Mains 2025 exam will be held in different languages including Assamese, Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, Hindi, English, Telugu, and Urdu and Gujarati.
Candidates who have qualified for Class 12 board exams in the years 2023, and 2024 or appearing in 2025 are eligible to apply for JEE Mains 2025. However, the candidate may be required to meet the JEE eligibility criteria of the institute to which they are taking admission.
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The JEE Mains 2025 exam pattern for Paper 2 (BArch) is as follows:
Subjects | Section A | Section B |
Maths - Part 1 | 20 | 05 |
Aptitude Test - Part 2 | 50 | |
Drawing Test | 02 | |
Total | 77 |
The JEE Mains 2025 exam pattern for Paper 1 (BE/Btech) is as follows:
Subjects | Section A | Section B |
Maths | 20 | 05 |
Physics | 20 | 05 |
Chemistry | 20 | 05 |
Total | 75 |
The JEE Main 2025 will be conducted in the following modes:
The registration link for JEE Mains 2025 can be accessed at the following websites:
The NTA has announced the JEE Main schedule 2025 for both session 1 January and session 2 April exams for admission into engineering programmes.
As per the JEE Mains 2025 information bulletin, the total number of exam cities has decreased from 300 last year to 284 this year. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has also reduced the number of international exam cities from 24 to 14 for this year's exam.
The NTA has begun the registration process for the JEE Mains 2025. Candidates can fill out the JEE Main application form 2025 through the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. While filling out the online form, candidates will need to set a password and select a security question along with its answer. It is essential for candidates to remember their password for all future logins.
The JEE Mains 2025 fees are payable exclusively through online modes, including net banking, credit card, debit card, and UPI. Candidates will bear the processing charges and applicable GST (in addition to the exam fees) as determined by the respective bank or payment gateway integrator.
Candidates can have a look at the JEE Main 2025 marks vs ranks (as per past trends) below.
Marks out of 300 | Rank |
288- 294 | 20-11 |
280-284 | 44-22 |
270- 279 | 107-63 |
252- 268 | 522-106 |
231-249 | 1385-546 |
215-230 | 2798-1421 |
202-214 | 4666-2862 |
190-200 | 6664- 4830 |
175-189 | 10746-7151 |
161-174 | 16163-11018 |
149-159 | 21145-16495 |
132-148 | 32826-22238 |
120-131 | 43174-33636 |
110-119 | 54293-44115 |
102-109 | 65758-55269 |
95-101 | 76260-66999 |
89-94 | 87219-78111 |
79-88 | 109329-90144 |
64-87 | 169542-92303 |
44-62 | 326517-173239 |
1-42 | 1025009-334080 |
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) has launched a new initiative, the Self Assessment Test and Help for Entrance Exams (SATHEE) scheme, aimed at helping students prepare for competitive exams like JEE Mains 2025, NEET UG 2025, and government services (SSC) free of cost.
JEE Main 2025 will be conducted in thirteen languages - English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu
Candidates with benchmark disabilities, including blindness, locomotor disability (affecting both arms), and cerebral palsy, may request assistance from a scribe, reader, or lab assistant. For candidates with other benchmark disabilities, such support requires a certificate from the chief medical officer, civil surgeon, or medical superintendent of a government healthcare institution, confirming the need for a scribe.
The JEE Main 2025 information bulletin is out and provides essential details, including the exam date, registration details, eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus, marking scheme, and reservation criteria.
There is no age limit for candidates appearing in JEE Main 2025. Those who completed or are completing their Class 12 or equivalent exam in 2023, 2024, or 2025 are eligible for JEE Mains 2025.
A per the JEE Mains 2025 marking scheme, candidates will get 4 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has added Germany as international exam centre this year. Munich has been identified as the new exam city in Germany for JEE Mains this year.
Last year, around 12 lakh students registered for the JEE Main session 1 exams.
Candidates can now apply for the JEE Mains 2025 through jeemain.nta.nic.in.
NTA has issued a notice regarding the discontinuation of optional questions in section B of the JEE Main 2025 exam. As per the revised JEE Main exam pattern, all subjects of section B will consist of 5 questions.
The JEE Main 2025 official website has changed from jeemain.nta.ac.in to jeemain.nta.nic.in
As per the NTA guidelines, PwD and PwBD candidates will get an additional one hour for the three-hour JEE Mains 2025 exam.
The NTA has decreased the number of JEE Mains 2025 international exam cities from 24 to 14. International locations that have been removed this year include, Sri Lanka, Qatar, UAE (Dubai), Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Candidates can have a look at the JEE Mains 2025 exam mode details below.
As per the official NTA information bulletin, the last date to pay the JEE Mains 2025 application fee is November 22, till 11: 50 pm.
The JEE Mains 2025 session 1 will be held from January 22 to 31, 2025.
The JEE Mains 2025 registration deadline for session 1 is November 22, 2024.
The JEE Main 2025 admit cards will be issued three days before the commencement of exam. Candidates will be able to download the JEE Main 2025 dmit card from the NTA website. Candidates will have to appear in the examination at the given centre on the date and shift/timing as indicated in their hall tickets.
Candidates must have studied Physics, Mathematics, and one of the following: Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or Technical Vocational subjects in Class 12 to apply for JEE Main 2025.
The JEE Mains 2025 will not have any optional questions. The total marks of the paper will be 300.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has reduced the number of exam cities in Odisha for JEE Mains this year. As per NTA, number of exam cities in Odisha has reduced from 23 to 17.
The tie between candidates obtaining the same Total NTA scores will be resolved in the following manner:
NTA score in Mathematics, followed by;
NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by;
NTA score in Drawing Test, followed by;
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the Test, followed by;
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics
(Part-I) in the Test, followed by;
Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Aptitude Test
(Part-II) in the Test followed by;
If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank.
JEE Main will be used for admission to the engineering and architecture programmes at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other institutions. It will also be used as an eligibility test for JEE Advanced 2025.
The JEE Main 2025 registration link will remain active till November 22 up to 11:50 pm. Candidates can register for JEE Mains 2025 session 1 through the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Mains 2025 will not have any optional questions. The total marks of the paper will be 300.
In case of assistance while applying for JEE Main 2025, candidates may contact 011-40759000/011-69227700 or e-mail at jeemain@nta.ac.in.
The official website of JEE Mains 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The IITs and NITs have been witnessing a drop in placement rates in mechanical, civil, and chemical engineering programmes, as per data in response to RTI queries. 40% of BTech mechanical students were yet to be placed till May this year. Even top branches such as CSE and ECE faced placement crunch this year.
Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 exam schedule in the table given below-
Online submission of application form | October 28 to November 22, 2024 |
Last date for fee submission | November 22, 2024 |
Announcement of the city of examination | First week of January 2025 |
Downloading of Admit Card | Three days before the actual date of the exam |
Date of Exam | January 22 to 31, 2025 |
Centre, Date and Shift | As indicated in the admit card |
Display of recorded responses and answer key | To be announced later |
JEE Main result | February 12, 2025 |
As per the age limit criteria, there is no age restriction for candidates appearing in JEE Main 2025. Candidates who have passed their Class 12 or equivalent examination in 2023, 2024, or are appearing in 2025 are eligible to take the JEE Main 2025 exam, regardless of age.
As per the JEE Mains 2025 latest update, the total number of exam cities has dropped from 300 last year to 284 this year. NTA has also reduced the number of international exam cities from 24 to just 14 for this year's examination.
The JEE Mains 2025 registration link is available on the following website:
jeemain.nta.nic.in.
nta.ac.in.
jeemain.nta.ac.in (2024)
The JEE Main 2025 official website has changed from jeemain.nta.ac.in to jeemain.nta.nic.in
Candidature of those who submit multiple applications will be cancelled and their results will not be declared.
Candidates can apply for the JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 examination and pay the required application fees before the last date, November 22 till 11:50 pm.
Aspirants appearing in JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 exam must prepare a strategy to crack the exam. Moreover, candidates must practice the previous year's JEE Mains question paper for self-assessment.
As per the NIRF 2024 ranking, NIT Tiruchirappalli is the best NIT in the country for the engineering category.
The admit card for NTA JEE Main 2025 will be released three days before the exam date. The direct link to download the JEE 2025 admit card will be updated on the official website, jeemian.nta.ac.in.
NTA has updated the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern section B for papers 1 and 2. According to the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern change notification, Section A will contain 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) per subject, while Section B will contain only 5 Numerical Value Type questions per subject, with no option questions.
In section B, candidates will have the option to attempt all five questions. The exam duration for JEE Mains 2025 is 3 hours with a total mark of 300.
The JEE Main 2024 result for session 1 was declared on February 12, 2024.
The JEE Main Registration 2025 fees for abroad exam centres are shown in the table given below:
Category | B.E./B.Tech or B.Arch or B.Planning | B.E./BTech & BArch or BE./BTech & BPlanning or BE./B.Tech, BArch & B. Planning or BArch & BPlanning |
General | For Males- Rs 5000 For Females- Rs 4000 | For Males- Rs 10000 For Females- Rs 8000 |
EWS, OBC-NCL | For Males - Rs. 4500 For Females- Rs. 4000 | For All- Rs 5000 |
SC, ST, PWD, Transgender | M / F- Rs 2500 Trasgender - Rs. 3000 | For All- Rs 5000 |
As per the latest NTA notification, the registration fee for Indian exam centers is shown in the table given below:
Category | BE./BTech or BArch or B.Planning | BE./BTech & BArch or BE./BTech & BPlanning or BE./BTech, BArch & BPlanning or BArch & BPlanning |
General | For Males- Rs 1000 For Females- Rs 800 | For Males- Rs 2000 For Females-Rs 1600 |
EWS, OBC-NCL | For Males- Rs 900 For Females- Rs 800 | For Males- Rs 2000 |
SC, ST, PWD, Transgender | For All- Rs 500 | For All- Rs 1000 |
The number of exam cities for the JEE Main 2025 has been reduced from 300 to 284 for the upcoming academic year. Notably, the number of international cities has also been dropped from 24 to 14.
Some of the top NITs based on the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) ranking 2024 are as follows:
Top NITs | NIRF rank |
NIT Tiruchirappalli | 9 |
NIT Karnataka, Surathkal | 17 |
NIT Rourkela | 19 |
NIT Warangal | 21 |
NIT Calicut | 25 |
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur | 39 |
NIT Silchar | 40 |
Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT), Jaipur | 43 |
NIT Durgapur | 44 |
NIT Delhi | 45 |
Candidates can register for JEE Mains on the website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. Below are the steps involved in filling JEE Main application form.
Step to fill JEE Main application form:
The official website of JEE Main 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
NTA has released the JEE Main exam date 2025 on the website, jeemain.nta.ic.in. JEE Mains session 1 will be held from January 22 to 31, while JEE April session is scheduled from April 1 to 8, 2025.
NTA commenced the JEE Mains 2025 registration for session 1 on October 28, 2024.
The JEE Main 2025 expected cut-off marks are shown in the table given below:
Category | JEE Main cutoff 2025 (expected) |
General | 95+ |
EWS | 85+ |
OBC-NCL | 83+ |
SC | 65+ |
ST | 50+ |
The JEE Mains 2025 registration link is available on the following website:
jeemain.nta.nic.in.
nta.ac.in.
jeemain.nta.ac.in (2024)
Candidates will have to upload scanned images of the candidate’s photograph, signature, Class 10 or equivalent pass certificate, caste certificate, and PwD certificate if applicable.
Photograph - A recent passport-size colored photograph with 80% face visible including ears against a white background should be uploaded while filling out the JEE form. The file should be named ‘Photograph’ and should be uploaded in JPG/JPEG format between 10 kb to 300 kb.
Signature - The file should be named as 'Signature' and should be uploaded in JPG/JPEG format with file size between 10 kb to 50 kb.
Scanned copy of Class 10 mark sheet or pass certificate of the qualifying exam should be named as ‘Class-X Certificate’ and should be uploaded in PDF format with a file size between 10 kb to 300 kb.
Scanned copy of the PwD/ PwBD certificate should be named as 'Disability Certificate' and uploaded in a PDF format between 10 kb to 300 kb.
According to the official schedule, the JEE Main 2025 Session 1 is tentatively set to take place on January 22, while Session 2 is likely to be held between April 1 and 15.
The NTA has opened the registration window for JEE Main 2025 and eligible candidates can fill out the application form by November 22 on the JEE new official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.
In the event of a tie between candidates with the same total NTA score, the following criteria will be used to resolve it, in order:
Higher NTA score in Mathematics
Higher NTA score in Physics
Higher NTA score in Chemistry
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers across all subjects in the test
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Mathematics
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Physics
Lower ratio of attempted incorrect answers to correct answers in Chemistry
If a tie still persists, candidates will be awarded the same rank.
The exam cities that have been added this year include Bahrain, Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Germany, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, UAE - Abu Dhabi, UAE - Sharjah, and Washington DC.
NTA has advised candidates to create a password at least 8 to 13 characters long. Candidates must choose a security question used to retrieve the password in the future. As per the NTA notification, the password should be created as per the following policy:
As per the JEE Mains 2025 information bulletin, the total number of exam cities has dropped from 300 last year to 284 this year. NTA has also reduced the number of international exam cities from 24 to just 14 for this year's examination.
The JEE Mains 2025 schedule for session 1 exam is shown in the table given below:
JEE Main 2025 session 1 | Dates |
Application process begins | October 28 |
Registration last date | November 22 up to 9 pm |
Last date for successful transaction of application fee | November 22 up to 11:50 pm |
Correction in particulars of the online application form | Will be announced later |
City intimation slip | First week of January 2025 |
Admit card release date | Three days before the JEE Mains exam date |
JEE Main session 1 exam date | January 22 to January 31, 2025 |
Display of question paper attempted by the candidate and answer keys for inviting challenges | Will be announced later |
Declaration of result | By February 12, 2025 |
Candidates who have qualified for Class 12 board exams in the years 2023, and 2024 or appearing in 2025 are eligible to apply for JEE Mains 2025. However, the candidate may be required to meet the JEE eligibility criteria of the institute to which they are taking admission.
The NTA has announced the JEE Main schedule 2025 for both session 1 January and session 2 April exams for admission into engineering programmes.
Candidates can apply for JEE Mains 2025 session 1 and session 2 through the “Online” mode only. The application form in any other mode will not be accepted.
The JEE Main 2025 will be conducted in two sessions for admissions in the next academic session.
If a candidate submits multiple application forms their application form will not be accepted and lead to the cancellation JEE 2025 result.
The JEE Mains 2025 fees can be paid only through online mode using Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, and UPI. The processing charges and GST as applicable are chargeable to the candidates (in addition to the examination fees) by the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator.
The JEE Mains 2025 application fees for all category students are shown in the table given below:
Category | Gender | Exam centre in India | International centre |
General | Male | Rs 2,000 | Rs 10,000 |
Female | Rs 1,600 | Rs 8,000 | |
Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) | Male | Rs 2,000 | Rs 10,000 |
Female | Rs 1,600 | Rs 8,000 | |
SC, ST, PwD | Male | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 |
Female | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 | |
Third gender | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 |
Candidates are requested to fill in the application form carefully. No corrections in certain fields will be permitted once the application form is submitted.
JEE Mains 2025 will be conducted in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
JEE (Main) comprises of two papers: Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.) is conducted for admission to UG Engineering Programs (BE/BTech) at NITs, IIITs, and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating state governments. It is also eligible for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper 2 of JEE (Main) is conducted for admission to BArch and BPlanning courses in the country.
The JEE Mains 2025 registration link is available on the following website:
jeemain.nta.nic.in.
nta.ac.in.
jeemain.nta.ac.in (2024)
During online form filling, the candidate will be required to choose a password and security question and its answer. Candidates must remember their password for all future logins.
As per the JEE Mains 2025 latest notification, the Session 1 exam for paper 1 will be held between January 22 and January 31, and Session 2 will be held from April 1 to 8 tentatively.
The official website of JEE Mains 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in
The steps to apply for JEE Main 2025 Session 1 are as follows:
The JEE Main 2025 is being conducted in the following modes:
Paper 1 (BE /BTech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode.
Paper 2A (BArch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen and paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II), and Planning-Based Questions (Part-III) in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.
The official website for the JEE Mains 2025 exam for session 1 and session 2 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The syllabus for JEE Main 2025 includes important topics of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics of NCERT Class 11 and 12.
As per the latest NTA guidelines for the JEE Mains 2025 exam, during, before, or after the examination if a candidate indulges in any unfair practice during the exam, the candidate shall be deemed to have used unfair practices and booked under the UNFAIR MEANS (U.F.M.) case. Moreover, the candidate may be debarred for 3 years in the future and shall also be liable for criminal action and /or any other action as deemed fit.
Candidates can apply for JEE Main 2025 session 1 and session 2 through the “Online” mode only. The application form in any other mode will not be accepted.
The reservation criteria for JEE Mains 2025 are as follows:
General category belonging to Economically Weaker Section (GEN- EWS) – 10% of seats in every course.
Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC- NCL) – 27% of seats in every course.
Scheduled Caste (SC) – 15% of seats in every course. 4. Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 7.5% of seats in every course.
Persons with Disability/ Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwD, PwBD) – 5% seats in each of the General, GEN-EWS, OBC- NCL, SC and ST category seats.
For appearing in the JEE Mains 2025, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the Class 12 examination in 2023, 2024 or appearing in 2025 irrespective of their age can appear for the examination.
However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission.
The total time duration for Paper 1 (BE/BTech) is given in the table below:
Paper 1 | For Non-PwD, PwBD Candidates | For PwD /PwBD Candidates (who are eligible for scribe) |
BE/BTech (Physics, Chemistry, and Maths) | 03 hours | 04 hours |
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued guidelines to fill out the JEE Main 2025 application form. The JEE Mains 2025 exam will be held in two sessions in January and April. The registration link for the exam is available on jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Mains 2025 exam pattern for Paper 2 (BArch) is as follows:
Subjects | Section A | Section B |
Maths - Part 1 | 20 | 05 |
Aptitude Test - Part 2 | 50 | |
Drawing Test | 02 | |
Total | 77 |
The JEE Mains 2025 exam pattern for Paper 1 (BE/Btech) is as follows:
Subjects | Section A | Section B |
Maths | 20 | 05 |
Physics | 20 | 05 |
Chemistry | 20 | 05 |
Total | 75 |
Candidates will be able to apply for the JEE Mains 2025 Session 2 exam when the link is made active by the exam conducting authority. Candidates will be notified to apply for the session 2 exam using the same application number along with the fee payment.
Candidates can apply for the JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 examination and pay the required application fees before the last date, November 22 till 11:50 pm.
JEE Mains 2025 will be conducted in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
The JEE Main registration link 2025 is available on the official websites.
jeemain.nta.nic.in.
nta.ac.in.
jeemain.nta.ac.in (2024).
Candidates will have to upload scanned images of candidate’s photograph, signature, Class 10 or equivalent certificate, and PwD certificate if applicable.
The official website for JEE Mains 2025 exam for session 1 and session 2 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has informed that the ABC ID, DigiLocker, Aadhaar card number is not mandatory to create an account for JEE Main 2025 exam. For the JEE 2024 exam, the testing agency allowed creating an account using Digi locker account through the NAD portal, Academic Bank of Credits ID (ABC ID) through the ABC ID, Indian passport number, non-Indian passport number, PAN card number, or Aadhaar.
Candidates will be allowed to appear for both JEE Main paper 1 and paper 2. However, they will have to pay an additional fee. Students can choose paper 1 BE, BTech and paper 2A BArch; paper 1 and paper 2B BPlanning; paper 1 and paper 2A BArch and paper 2B; Or paper 2A BArch and paper 2B BPlanning.
Category | Gender | Exam centre in India | International centre |
General | Male | Rs 2,000 | Rs 10,000 |
Female | Rs 1,600 | Rs 8,000 | |
Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) | Male | Rs 2,000 | Rs 10,000 |
Female | Rs 1,600 | Rs 8,000 | |
SC, ST, PwD | Male | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 |
Female | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 | |
Third gender | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 |
Category-wise and gender-wise JEE Main registration fee 2025 details for appearing in one paper is given below.
JEE Main paper | Category | Gender | Exam centres in India | Exam centres outside India |
Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech or Paper 2A: B. Arch or Paper 2B: B.Planning | General | Male | Rs 1,000 | Rs 5,000 |
Female | Rs 800 | Rs 4,000 | ||
Gen-EWS/ OBC (NCL) | Male | Rs 900 | Rs 4,500 | |
Female | Rs 800 | Rs 4,000 | ||
SC, ST, PwD | Male | Rs 500 | Rs 2,500 | |
Female | Rs 500 | Rs 2,500 | ||
Third gender | Rs 500 | Rs 3,000 |
The Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Mains 2025) session 2 exam dates along with the registration schedule was also announced yesterday by the NTA.
JEE Main session 2 (April 2025) exam | |
Online application form | January 31, 2025 |
Session 2 registration last date | February 24 up to 9 pm. |
Last date to pay application fee | February 24 up to 11:50 pm |
Correction facility | Will be notified later |
JEE Mains exam city intimation slip | Second week of March 2025 |
Admit card download link | Three days before the date of the examination |
JEE Main 2025 session 2 exam date | April 1 to April 8, 2025 (tentative) |
Display of question paper attempted by the candidate and answer keys for inviting challenges | Will be notified later |
Session 2 result date | By April 17, 2025 |
NTA has announced the tentative exam dates for JEE Main session 1 along with the complete schedule for the engineering entrance exam.
JEE Main 2025 session 1 | Dates |
Application process begins | October 28 |
Registration last date | November 22 up to 9 pm |
Last date for successful transaction of application fee | November 22 up to 11:50 pm |
Correction in particulars of the online application form | Will be announced later |
City intimation slip | First week of January 2025 |
Admit card release date | Three days before the JEE Mains exam date |
JEE Main session 1 exam date | January 22 to January 31, 2025 |
Display of question paper attempted by the candidate and answer keys for inviting challenges | Will be announced later |
Declaration of result | By February 12, 2025 |
The NTA has removed the application number and age criteria to determine the JEE ranks and resolve ties between candidates who have scored the same marks.
JEE Main tie-breaking rule 2024 | JEE Main tie-breaking rule 2025 |
1. NTA score in mathematics 2. NTA score in physics 3. NTA score in chemistry 4. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the test 5. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics in the Test 6. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics 7. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry 8. Older in Age 9. Application number in ascending order. | 1. NTA score in Mathematics, followed by; 2. NTA score in Physics, followed by; 3. NTA score in Chemistry, followed by; 4. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects 5. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics 6. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics 7. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry 8. If there is a tie even after this, candidates will be assigned the same rank |
The number of exam cities for the JEE Main 2025 have been reduced from 300 to 284 for the upcoming academic year. Notably, the number of international cities have also been dropped from 24 to 14. Sri Lanka, Qatar, UAE (Dubai), Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, and Vietnam have been removed. Read more
The NTA has announced the JEE Main schedule 2025 for both session 1 January and session 2 April exams for admission into engineering programmes. The registration portal for this year's exam was jeemain.nta.ac.in. However, the JEE Mains official website has been changed to jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The JEE Main 2025 registration link has been hosted on the NTA official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, for session 1 exams scheduled to be conducted from January 22.
The NTA will hold the JEE Mains session 1 exams 2025 from January 22 to January 31 and session 2 exams from April 1 to April 8, as per the notification issued yesterday.