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The JEE Main 2025 season 1 exam is scheduled for January 22 to 31, 2025. The JEE Main 2025 season 2 will be held from April 1 to 8, 2025. You can apply for the JEE Main season 1 at jeemain.nta.nic.in by paying the application fees of INR 1000 for male (UR/OBC).
JEE Main is conducted by NTA for the admission to the undergraduate courses at NITs, IIITs, and other CFTIs. To apply for JEE Main, you should have completed your class 12 exam with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. You can appear for JEE Main three consecutive years from the year of passing class 12.
The JEE Main 2025 exam pattern has changed. Previously, Section B contained 10 questions, where you have to answer only 5. According to the new exam pattern, section B of the exam will now have only five questions for every subject.
Here are some key highlights of JEE Main 2025 discussed below:
| Particulars | Details |
| Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination (Main) or JEE Main |
| Conducting Body | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
| JEE Main 2025 Exam Level | Undergraduate |
| JEE Main Exam Frequency | Twice a Year (January & April) |
| Mode of Examination | Online (CBT) |
| JEE Main 2025 Exam Date | Between January 22 - 31, 2025 |
| JEE Main 2025 Duration | 3 hours for all and 4 hours for PwD |
| JEE Main 2025 Exam Fees | INR 1000 for Male UR/OBC/EWS INR 800 for Female UR/OBC/EWS INR 500 for SC/ST/PwD/Transgender |
| Language of Paper | 13 Languages – English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Panjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. |
| Accepting Colleges | NITs, IITs, and CFTs |
| JEE Main Website | jeemain.nta.ac.in |
| JEE Main Helpdesk No. | NTA Telephone Number: 0120-6895200 NTA Email ID: jeemain@nta.ac.in NTA Helpline: 8178359845 / 9599676953 / 8287471852 / 9650173668 / 8287471852 |
These are the important dates for upcoming events of JEE Main 2025 season 1:
| Session 1 (January 2025): JEE Main 2025 | |
| JEE Main 2025 Season 1 Events | Dates |
| Registration Starts | October 28, 2024 |
| Registration Ends | November 22, 2024 |
| Last Date for Successful Transaction | November 22, 2024 |
| Correction in Online Application Form | Will be displayed on the NTA website |
| City Intimation Slip | First week of January 2025 (Tentative) |
| Admit Card Release Date | 3 days before the exam date |
| Dates of Examination | Between January 22 - 31, 2025 |
| Answer Key Release Date | Will be displayed on the NTA website |
| Declaration of Result | By February 12, 2025 |
These are the important dates for upcoming events of JEE Main 2025 season 2:
| Session 2 (April 2025): JEE Main 2025 | |
| JEE Main 2025 Season 2 Events | Dates |
| Registration Starts | January 31, 2025 |
| Registration Ends | February 24, 2025 |
| Last Date of Successful Transaction | February 24, 2025 |
| Correction in Online Application Form | Will be displayed on the NTA website |
| City Intimation Slip | Second week of March 2025 |
| Admit Card Release Date | 3 days before the exam date |
| Dates of Examination | Between April 1 – 8, 2025 |
| Answer Key Release Date | Will be displayed on the NTA website |
| Declaration of Result | By April 17, 2025 |
JEE Main season 1 registration has already started, and the last date of registration is November 22, 2024. To apply for JEE Main 2025 January session, you have to follow the steps below:
Step 1: Visit at jeemain.nta.nic.in and select the “JEE(Main) 2025 Session-1 Registration” link.
Step 2: The application form will be already selected and provide the CAPTCHA and click on “New Registration”.
Step 3: Check the box to agree with the terms and conditions and select “Click here to Proceed”.
Step 4: Provide all the details as per class 10th and select the “Submit” button.
Step 5: Login to your account and fill up the application form with personal details.
Step 6: Upload your scanned photograph (coloured), signature, class x, or equivalent certificate/mark sheet.
Step 7: You must pay for the JEE Main 2025 application fees. You can only make the payment through online mode using net banking, credit card, debit card, and UPI.
After successful payment, you will be able to print the confirmation page. In case, the confirmation page is not generated, and the transaction is cancelled, then you should approach the concerned bank for a refund. In case the confirmation page is not general, then you must make another payment.
These are the eligibility criteria and qualifications required to appear for JEE Main 2025:
There is no upper age limit to appear for the JEE Main 2025. You must have completed your class XII or equivalent in 2023, 2024 or appearing in 2025. However, you may have to fulfil the age limit criteria of the institute to which you are desirous of taking admission.
You must have one of the following qualifications to apply for JEE Main:
JEE Main 2025 admit card will be issued provisionally through the official website of NTA. You can download your admit card through the official JEE Main website. You will appear in the JEE Main at the given centre on the date and shift/timing as mentioned in your admit card. By any chance, if you were unable to download your admit card, then you should approach the NTA helpline number at 011-40759000 between 10.00 A.M. to 05.00 P.M. If you see any discrepancy between your photograph and signature on the admit card, read out the NTA helpline.
You can download your JEE Main 2025 admit card by following these steps below:
Here is the list of some top colleges that will accept the JEE Main 2025 marks:
NITs are a group of public colleges that offer engineering courses in multiple disciplines across the country. Here are some of the NITs are mentioned below:
| NIRF Ranking 2024 | Top NITs |
| 9 | National Institutes of Technology, Tiruchirappalli |
| 19 | National Institutes of Technology, Rourkela |
| 21 | National Institute of Technology, Warangal |
| 25 | National Institute of Technology, Calicut |
| 40 | National Institute of Technology, Silchar |
| 44 | National Institutes of Technology, Durgapur |
| 45 | National Institutes of Technology, Delhi |
| 55 | National Institutes of Technology, Patna |
| 68 | National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya |
| 71 | National Institute of Technology, Raipur |
| 79 | National Institute of Technology, Srinagar |
| 81 | National Institutes of Technology, Kurukshetra |
| 82 | National Institute of Technology, Agartala |
| 97 | National Institute of Technology, Puducherry |
The IIITs accept the students for admission based on the JEE Main scores. Here are some of the IIITs that accept the JEE Main scores:
There are many other colleges funded by the Central Government that accept the JEE Main score. These are some of the colleges that offer admission to engineering courses based on the JEE Main score:
| Centrally Funded Technical Institutes | |
| Assam University, Silchar | Birla Institute of Technology, Mestra, Ranchi |
| Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi | Mizoram University, Aizwal |
| National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology, Ranchi | School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, J&K | Tezpur University, NAPAAM, Tezpur |
| National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad | Harcourt Butler Technology University, Kanpur |
Many private colleges accept the JEE Main score. Here are some of the private colleges that accepts the JEE Main exam score:
| Private Colleges Accepting JEE Main | |
| Amity School of Engineering & Technology, Noida | Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar |
| Delhi Technological University, Najafgarh, Delhi | Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi |
| Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh | Galgotias University |
NTA will release the category-wise cutoff on their official website after the release of result. Here is the category-wise expected cutoff for JEE Main 2025 season 1:
| Category | Percentile (Expected) |
| General | 91-95 |
| EWS | 79-83 |
| OBC-NCL | 77-81 |
| SC | 58-62 |
| ST | 44-48 |
| Gen-PwD | 0.00130-0.00230 |
The JEE Main Session 1 exam pattern is discussed below:
| Paper | Subjects | Total No. of Questions | Marks | Mode of Exam | |
| Section A | Section B | ||||
| Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | Mathematics | 20 | 05 | 100 | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Physics | 20 | 05 | 100 | ||
| Chemistry | 20 | 05 | 100 | ||
| Total | 75 | 300 | |||
| Paper 2A (B.Arch.) | Mathematics – Part I | 20 | 05 | 100 | Computer Based Test (CBT) except Drawing Test in Part III |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | 50 | 200 | |||
| Drawing Test – Part III | 02 | 100 | |||
| Total | 77 | 400 | |||
| Paper 2B (B.Planning) | Mathematics – Part I | 20 | 05 | 100 | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | 50 | 200 | |||
| Planning – Part III | 25 | 100 | |||
| Total | 100 | 400 | |||
For Paper 1 and Part I of Paper 2, each subject is divided into two sections. Section A has the MCQs, and Section B has the questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. However, there will be negative markings for both, Section A and B.
Here is the marking scheme for JEE Main 2025 Season 1:
JEE Main syllabus 2025 mainly focuses on Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from NCERT books of class XI and XII. Here are the section-wise chapters of JEE Main discussed below:
Here is the syllabus for Paper 1 of JEE Main 2025 Season 1:
| Subject | Topics |
| Physics | Units and Measurement, Laws of Motion, Properties of Solids and Liquids, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Electrostatics, Magnetic Effects, Electromagnetic Waves, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation, Electronic Devices, Kinematics, Work, Energy, Power, Gravitation, Thermodynamics, Oscillations and Waves, Current Electricity, Optics, Atoms and Nuclei, Communication System, etc. |
| Chemistry | Basic Concepts of Chemistry, Classification of Elements & Periodicity of Properties, States of Matter, Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Chemical Thermodynamics, Solutions, Equilibrium, Stoichiometry and Redox Reactions, Chemical Kinetics, Hydrogen and Its Compounds, Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry, Hydrocarbon, Polymers, etc. |
| Mathematics | Relations and Functions, Sets, Mathematical Induction, Binomial Theorem, Limits and Continuity, Probability and Statistics, Conic Sections, Differential Equations, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry, 3D Geometry, Integrals, Vector Algebra, Mathematical Reasoning, etc. |
Here is the syllabus of Paper 2A for JEE Main 2025 Season 1:
| Subject | Topics |
| Mathematics – Part I | Same as the Paper 1 Mathematics Syllabus |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | Awareness of Persons, Buildings, Materials, etc. Three-Dimensional Perception |
| Drawing Test – Part III | Sketching of scenes and activities of rural life and landscape |
Here is the syllabus of Paper 2B for JEE Main 2025 season 1:
| Subject | Topics |
| Mathematics – Part I | Same as Paper 1 Mathematics Syllabus |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | Same as Paper 2A Part II |
| Planning Test – Part III | General Awareness, Social Services, Thinking Skills |
The NTA will release the provisional answer key on their official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in. You can challenge the provisional answer keys with a non-refundable online payment of INR 200 per question. The JEE Main provisional answer key will be displayed for two to three days.
The JEE Main 2025 season 1 result will be released by February 12, 2025. NTA will release the scorecard on their official website at jeemain.nta.ac.in. To download your JEE Main scorecard, you have to login to your account.
Here is the JEE Main 2024 season 2 exam paper analysis of April 9 shift 2:
| Subjects | Topics | Difficulty Level |
| Mathematics | Integral, Vector, Coordinate, 3D, Calculus, etc. | Moderate to lengthy |
| Physics | Gravitation, Nuclear Physics, Dimensions, Optics, Electrostatics, Thermodynamics, Heat, Unit and Dimension, etc. | Moderate |
| Chemistry | Organic Chemistry, P-Block, etc. | Easy |
After the JEE Main, you must participate in the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) counselling process. You must submit your preferences, but seats will be offered based on the availability, cutoff, and other determining factors. You must report to your preferred NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs after the seats are allocated to confirm your admission to the college.
The NTA releases an official mock test for the JEE Main registered candidates. You can access the JEE Main mock test through the official website nta.nic.in. To take the online JEE Main 2025 mock test, you have to follow the steps below:
Step 1: Visit the official website of NTA at nta.nic.in.
Step 2: Click on the “Student” option and select “Mock Test”.
Step 3: Provide the required credentials and agree to the instructions.
Step 4: After successful submission, you can take the JEE Main 2025 mock test.
JEE Main 2025 exam syllabus is quite similar to the NCERT books of class 11 and 12. Solving the previous year's questions of JEE Main could be a great start for your JEE Main 2025 preparation. By solving the previous year's questions, you will get an idea about which chapters are given weightage in question papers. Here are some important tips to prepare for your JEE Main 2025:
Try to use different methods to solve the same problem, which will develop analytical abilities.
Ans: For the JEE Main 2025, you will be allowed for up to three consecutive attempts. There is no upper age limit for appearing for this exam in 2025. However, you must have completed you class 12 exam in 2023, 2024, or 2025.
Ans: The NTA is responsible for inviting online applications, the management entrance exam, and providing the JoSSA and CSAB with the test results.
Ans: You must fill out a separate application form for every session and pay the required fees. You cannot apply for both sessions of JEE Main at the same time.
Ans: JEE Main 2025 is conducted in total 13 languages, that is English, Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi, Odia, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, and Urdu.
Ans: The NTA provides the opportunity to correct the application form after the closing date of the registration window. They provide a specific time period, where you can correct your JEE Main application form.
Ans: To download the JEE Main admit card, you will need your application number and password or your date of birth. You can download your admit card approximately three days before the exam date.
Ans: You will get the exam date, timing, and venue on your JEE Main admit card. It also provides the precise address of your exam centre.
Ans: The JEE Main 2025 will be held in CBT mode, except for the Drawing Test in the B.Arch. The Drawing Test from Paper 2A will be conducted in offline mode using pen and paper.
Ans: You can apply for the JEE Main 2025 season 2, even if you haven’t applied for season 1. It is expected that the application for session 2 will be started on January 31, 2025.
Ans: You cannot choose your preferred exam centre for JEE Main. The NTA will allocate the exam centre automatically. However, they provide the option to choose the preferred exam centre during the registration process.
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