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JEE Main Exam date 2025

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main is one of the most sought-after engineering entrance exams in India, serving as a gateway to prestigious institutions like NITs, IIITs, and even the IITs (via JEE Advanced). If you’re planning to appear for JEE Main in 2025, staying updated with the registration process is crucial to ensuring a hassle-free experience. This blog will guide you through the key aspects of JEE Main 2025 registration, from important dates and eligibility criteria to step-by-step instructions for filling out the application form.

What is JEE Main 2025?

JEE ( Joint Entrance Examination) is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the NTA ( National Testing Agency) for admission to undergraduate engineering and architecture programs. There are two separate exams conducted for both fields paper 1 is for engineering and paper 2 is for architecture admissions. JEE main 2025 exam dates for session 1 have been already released, according to the schedule, the JEE main session 1 is going to be conducted from 22 to 31st January 2025. 

JEE Main 2025 Highlights 

Features 

Details 

Name of exam

Joint Entrance Examination (Main) or JEE Main

Conducting Body

National Testing Agency

Level of exam

Undergraduate

Exam frequency

Twice a year in January and April

Mode of exam

Online as a computer-based test

How many students appear for the JEE Main

Approx 10 lakh

Courses offered

BTech, BArch and BPlan

Application fees

INR 1000 (Male unreserved/OBC/EWS category)

INR 800 (Female unreserved/OBC/EWS category)

INR 500 (SC/ST/PwD/Transgender category)

Exam duration

3 hours

4 hours for PwD

Total marks

300 marks for Paper-1 (BE/BTech)

400 marks for Paper-2A (BArch)

400 marks for Paper-2B (BPlan)

Marking scheme

+4 for each correct response

-1 for each incorrect response

Total Questions

75 questions in Paper 1 (BE/BTech)

77 questions in Paper 2A (BArch)

100 questions in Paper 2B (BPlan)

Language of paper/exam

13 languages- English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu

Accepting colleges

All NITs, IIITs and CFTIs

Number of test cities

290 in India

20 outside India

JEE Main 2025 official website

jeemain.nta.ac.in

Important Dates For the JEE Main 2025 Exam

NTA has released the JEE Main 2025 Exam Date at the official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in. The registration process for JEE Main 2025 Session 1 has been started on October 28, 2024. Candidates can check the important dates for JEE Main 2025 in the table below.

Events 

Dates 

Start date of JEE 2025 registration

October 28, 2024

JEE Mains last date to apply

November 22, 2024

JEE Mains 2025 exam date session 1 & 2

Session 1: January 22 to January 31, 2025

Session 2: April 2025

Release date of JEE admit card

3 days before the exam

JEE Main 2025 result declaration date

Session 1: by February 12, 2025

Session 2: May 2025

JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria 

To apply for JEE Main 2025, you must meet the following JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 

  • Students must have completed their 10+2 from a recoganized board.
  • Students who have passed their 10+2 exams in 2023, are appearing in 2024, or will appear in 2025 are eligible to apply. 
  • For B.E/ B.Tech programs, candidates must have studied Physics and Mathematics, along with any one of the subjects like chemistry, biology, or technical vocational subjects. For B.Arch, candidates need Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. For B.Plan, Mathematics is compulsory. 
  • General category candidates must secure at least 75% marks in their class 12 exams or be in the top 20 percentile of their respective board exams. For SC/ST candidates, the requirement is a minimum of 65%. 
  • There is no age limit for a candidate appearing for JEE Main 2025.
  • Candidates can attempt JEE Main for a maximum of three consecutive years after completing class 12.

The last date for the JEE 2025 Main exam is 22 November 2024 at 11:50.

This year, the JEE Main 2025 exam will be held across 284 centres in India and 15 centres outside India.

NTA will conduct the JEE Mains exam 2025 in two sessions. The first session exam will be held from January 22 to 31, 2025 and the second from April 1 to 8, 2025.

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