JEE Main (Joint Entrance Examination Main)

JEE Main 2025

Notification | Eligibility | Exam Dates | Application Form | Exam Pattern | Admit Card | Syllabus | Result | Counselling

The National level Computer-based Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is the gateway for ambitious students seeking admissions in Undergraduate Programmes of B.E., B.Tech  in various NITs (National Institute of Technology), Centrally Funded Institutes (CFIs) and other Institutions/Universities Funded/2Recognized by participating State Governments in India. 

JEE MAIN 2025 comprises two Papers – Paper 1 is intended for admission to B.E., B.Tech., undergraduate programs in various National Institute of Technology (NITs), Centrally Funded Institutions (CFIs), and other Institutions/Universities Funded/Recognized by participating State Governments in India.  Paper 2 is meant for admission to B. Arch (Bachelor of Archaeology) and B. Planning (Bachelor of Planning) courses in the above Institutions in the Country.

JEE Main 2025 is also an eligibility test for the JEE Advanced 2025 Examination, which is an entrance exam for admissions into India's prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) for graduate courses. 

The task of conducting JEE (Main) has been delegated to the National Testing Agency (NTA) from 2019 onwards, which is established as a premier, specialist, autonomous, and self-sustained testing organization.

JEE main 2025 Admit Cards

JEE Main 2025 Notification

JEE main 2025 Exam Notification has already been released. The application form has been made available at the official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in and nta.ac.in The application process for JEE Main 2025 exam starts between Jan and April 2025. The submission of applications has been re-opened from April 2025.

JEE Main Sample Papers

JEE Main 2025 Application form

JEE MAIN 2025: Filling up of Application form online:

Instructions to candidates desirous of applying online for JEE (Main) - 2025 are made available in the “Information Bulletin”, under the heading ‘Important Information at a Glance’. For more details, candidates may like to go through the Information Bulletin Appendix-VII (Duplication of Application Form).

While filling up of application form online, authentication of Mobile Number and email ID is a must.  Candidates must enter the OTP received on their registered Mobile Number and before making the payment of the fee must enter the OTP received in the registered email ID.

Candidates must fill out the Application Form and fee for each session and pay the requisite examination fee for each session separately at the time of opening the portal for that session.  However, candidates are barred from applying for both sessions together.

1) Candidates must apply for JEE Main 2025 only Online.

2) JEE Main 2025 application process starts in March 2025.

3) Candidate must have a mobile number and email ID for authentication while filling up the application form.

3) Aadhaar Number or Aadhaar Enrolment Number or Registration Number provided by the Aadhaar Facilitation Center is mandatory to apply for JEE Main 2025.

4) Candidates should upload scanned images of their photograph and signature along with their personal & academic details.

5) Candidates can download the acknowledgment page as proof of successful submission of the application form. 

JEE Main Application Fee

Processing charges and Goods & Service Taxes (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.

The fee may be paid either by credit/debit card or through an e-challan generated during the online filling of the application form. For e-challan, payment should be made in Syndicate/Canara/ICICI/HDFC Bank in cash.

Changes introduced in JEE Main:

1) For calculating the All India Rank, no weightage will be given to intermediate marks.

2) Candidates must at least have 75% (65% for SC/ST) in higher secondary or 20 percentile in Class 12 examinations to get admissions in the top reputed colleges like IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.

3) The Aadhaar Card is mandatory for JEE Main Registration.

4) Candidates from Meghalaya, J & K, and Assam are excluded from this provision. Such candidates have to enter their passport number, ration card number, bank account number, or any other valid Govt. identity number to get to the examination center in these states only.

Best Books For JEE Main 2025 Preparation

JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria

1) A Candidate who has passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2022, 2023, or is appearing in the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2025, is eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2025.

2) Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in the Class XII/qualifying examination of which three must be Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

3) Age: The date of birth of the candidate should be on or after October 01, 1996, and are eligible. For SC/ST/PwD candidates, it is October 01, 1991.

4) Candidates who hold diploma degrees are eligible for JEE Main 2025 exam but not for JEE Main 2025 admissions. They are allowed JEE Main 2025 acting as an eligibility test for JEE Advanced 2025.

5) The number of attempts for JEE Main shall be limited to 03 (three).

JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria

JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern

i) Each question is allotted 4 marks for the correct answer. 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.

ii) No deduction from the total score will be made if no response is indicated for a question.

iii) The duration of the examination is 3 Hours.

JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern

JEE Main 2025 Syllabus

Paper I which is for Engineering is comprised of the syllabus from the subjects Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry.

Paper II which is for Architecture is comprised of the syllabus from the subjects Mathematics, Aptitude, and Drawing.

The syllabus of JEE (Main) - 2025 is the same as that of the last year. However, keeping in view the decisions taken by different Boards all over India, NTA has decided that there will be a total of 90 Questions in the Question Paper and the candidates will be required to attempt 75 questions only. The syllabus is available in Appendix VI in the Information Bulletin on the official website.

JEE Main 2025 Syllabus

JEE Main 2025 Admit Card

• NTA has scheduled to release Admit Cards for JEE Main 2025 in the second week of April 2025 for the First Session Examination online on its official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in 
• Every Admit Card consists of important details like the Date, Time, and Venue of examination, name of the candidate, Photo, and Signature.  Details of the Paper in which the candidate had chosen to appear and guidelines for the Examination with COVID-19 compliance instructions shall also be included in the Admit Card.
• Candidates shall not be permitted to enter the examination hall without producing the Admit Card.
• Admit Cards are not despatched by post/Courier. The candidate must download the Admit Card from the NTA website https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
• For any assistance, candidates can call the NTA Helpline numbers: 011 40759000 or 011 69227700 or write to NTA at: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/

JEE Main 2025 Admit card

JEE MAIN 2025: Submission of Documents:

Candidates need not forward/submit any document(s) including the Confirmation Page to NTA through Post/Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by Hand.  Gen-EWS/SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PwD candidates are required to upload original certificates as per prescribed formats issued by the Competent Authority of their respective State. In case, any candidate does not have the certificate readily available is required to upload a “self-undertaking” in the prescribed format as available in the Information Bulletin.

JEE MAIN 2025:  Appearance in the Examination:

In the event of missing the opportunity for Session 1, the candidate can fill up the Application Form for Session 2 (May 2025) as and when the portal for that session is opened. Accordingly, he can appear in the 2 Sessions of the examination.  At the same time, it is left to the choice of the candidate to appear for one or both sessions, if applied for both sessions by the time schedule and not together.

However, if a candidate appears in more than one Session then his/her best of the JEE (Main) - 2025 NTA Scores will be considered for preparation of the Merit List/ Ranking.

JEE MAIN 2025: Correction Facility

Candidates must exercise strict care while filling up their Online Application Form, and NTA is not responsible for any mistake committed by the students if any. Further, NTA clarified that no opportunity will be provided to the candidates for any corrections subsequently.  There is no scope for cancellation or withdrawal of online applications once submitted and fees once paid shall not be returned/refunded under any circumstances.

JEE MAIN 2025: Declaration of Income:

Candidates must enter Parents/Guardian's Gross Annual Income (Father/Guardian, Mother/Guardian, or Father/Mother/Guardian’s from any other sources) being the mandatory field.

JEE MAIN 2025:  Allotment of Examination Centre, date, and shift/slot:

The choice of city/Examination Centre will be displayed based on the permanent and present address filled in on the online application and the students must select it.

As far as feasible, the examination centre for a candidate shall be allotted as per the choice of cities or within the City Jurisdiction of the candidates exercised in his/her online Application form. However, due to administrative/logistic reasons, a different city may be allotted.  NTA shall not allot a Centre for examination manually.

The date/shift/slot of examination is allotted by computer randomly which is required for the normalization process. Hence the choice of date and shift/slot cannot be provided by the candidate himself/herself.

JEE MAIN 2025 Confirmation Page / Acknowledgement of application:

A copy of the Confirmation Page / Acknowledgement of the online Application Form for a session will be generated only after the successful payment of the requisite fee by the Candidate. A copy of the Confirmation Page / Acknowledgement of JEE (Main) - 2025 will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the Candidates.

JEE MAIN 2025   Items that are required to be carried with the candidates to the examination hall:

• Admit Card duly affixing a passport-size photograph on it.
• One passport-size photograph for affixing on the attendance sheet.
• No other items shall be permitted to carry with the candidates to the examination centers.
• There will be no arrangement for the safekeeping of any material at the Centre. Neither NTA nor the Centre of the examination will be responsible for any loss, delay, etc.
• Candidates may like to refer to the Information Bulletin for further details/guidance in this regard.

JEE MAIN 2025 SANDES APP:

SANDERS APP, an instant messaging system of the Government of India must be downloaded and installed on the Mobile devices of the candidates. SANDERS can be utilized as a secondary channel to receive notifications/updates from NTA from time to time. Steps to be followed to download Sande's app are as under:

• Visit the Google Play Store on Mobile Devices.
• Search for the “Sandes App” in the search bar. It then displays the app in the Play Store.
• Click on Install, and then the app gets downloaded onto the mobile device.
• Now, mobile users can enjoy the services of the Sandes Mobile App

JEE MAIN 2025 ADVANTAGES OF TWO SESSIONS:

• As explained above, JEE (Main) - 2025 will be conducted in 02 Sessions for admissions in the next academic session. Following are a few benefits of conducting JEE 2025 in two sessions

• Provides an opportunity for the candidate to improve the score in the examination in case he/she is not able to perform well as expected.

• On the first attempt, the students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and will know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting the next time.

• This will reduce the chances of dropping a year and droppers would not have to waste a full year.

• If anyone missed the first session due to reasons beyond control (such as the Board examination/ill-health etc), then he/she is not required to wait for one full year.

JEE MAIN 2025 Results:

The result of JEE (Main) - 2025 will be uploaded on the NTA website www.nta.ac.in and https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/ as per schedule. However, a copy of the Final Scorecard of JEE (Main) – 2025 will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the Candidates.

JEE MAIN 2025   HELPLINE:

• Helpline Nos.- 011-69227700 and 011-40759000
• E-mail: jeemain@nta.ac.in

JEE 2025 Leaving the Examination Hall:

No candidate will be allowed to leave the examination hall/room till the end of the timings of the examination

JEE Main 2025 Cut-off marks

• Cut-off marks for the JEE 2025 comprise two types (1) Qualifying cut-off and (2) Admission Cut-off. NTA will release the cut-off JEE Mains 2025.
• NTA releases IIT JEE 2025 qualifying cut-off together with the results of the JEE Main exam 2025 session 2.
• A qualifying cut-off score is required to gain eligibility for attempting JEE Advanced 2025 by the candidates.
• At the same time, NTA evaluates 60% of the score based on the JEE Score and the remaining 40% based on the normal scores in the 12^th or equivalent qualifying examination and declares all India Rank of the candidate. A candidate can check cut-off scores for JEE Main 2025 and can calculate the College or Institute in which he/she wishes to enroll.  NTA releases different lists of category-wise cut-offs for JEE Main 2025.

Category-wise Distribution of JEE Main Qualifiers

The category-wise distribution of the top 2,50,000 JEE Main 2025 Rank Holders who will be eligible to sit for JEE Advanced 2025 are as follows:

JEE Main Reservation Criteria 2025

JEE Main 2025 Counselling

1) Counselling is in the hands of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). They conduct centralized counselling to get admissions for IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs.

2) According to the rank obtained and merit list candidates will be called for the counselling procedure.

3) For colleges at the State level, candidates have to participate in separate state counselling.

 JEE Main 2025 Subject Wise Preparation Tips 

IMPORTANT TIPS TO CRACK JEE MAIN 2025

JEE MAIN is a tough examination conducted in India, cracking of which will enable aspiring students to gain admission in prestigious NITs, IITs, etc., As such, students intending to appear in this examination must focus on the preparation with a strategy.  Following are a few tips for the students to follow for achieving success in JEE Main 2025.

• Keep a hard copy of the complete syllabus till the examination and go through the same from time to time to ensure that no topic is missed. In accordance with the topics in the syllabus select/procure suitable study material or books.
• Draw a timetable covering the entire syllabus leaving at least a week’s time for revision of the entire syllabus before the examination date.
• Carry out appropriate analysis/review of your study pattern find out loose ends/mistakes and make adjustments/corrections accordingly.
• It is always advisable to make notes of all topics being studied for revision purposes.
• Time Management in solving the problems/answers is more important. So, focus on mock tests/solving previous question papers setting a prescribed time limit, and ensure to learn time management which will eventually help in the main examination.
• Set appropriate goals by dividing one topic at a time and accomplishing them on a daily basis. Though JEE syllabus initially appears to the candidate as voluminous, over time, with accomplishing the goals every day, one can understand that the entire syllabus can be covered successfully before the examination.
• The student should first attempt to study the theory part and understand the same thoroughly. Then the student should start solving the problems.  Such an approach will enable the student to understand problem-solving in a logical way that will help in solving problems correctly in the JEE MAIN 2025 within the timeframe.
• List out doubts/clarifications required on the topics and seek help from the Seniors or Faculties from time to time.
• Students can also consider joining a crash course, which will help them to master the subjects in a planned strategic manner with appropriate guidance from the faculties.
• Another important tip for the students is to avoid distraction from the main goal of preparation for the examination. Strong determination alone helps the students to avoid diversion from attention or focus on the main goal.
• Studying non-stop for long hours would deplete the productivity of the students. Hence, students are required to take this into account while preparing their timetable to ensure that there will be a minimum “recess time” to refresh themselves before commencing the next session of study. No doubt, students tend to study for long hours before examinations.
• To enhance productivity, it is a must to rest or relax at defined intervals, which does not mean watching the blue screen. Students should relax by doing short workouts or meditation etc. which will enhance their concentration on their studies.

Prepare Well

• While a good plan will iron out various challenges, you still need to prepare well. You could do that with utmost efficiency if you take one thing at a time and prepare well.
• Always streamline your curriculum in a manner that seems like small pieces of a large pie. Keep binging one small piece at a time.
• Schedule timelines to eat one piece and break to return for the second one. Respect those timelines.
• Refer well well-researched and valid study material. Students who wish to seek further guidance on coaching or study material: consult with ex-students at askIITians
• Bid distractions like television and online games goodbye. Rather focus on your mental and physical health through meditation and regular workouts. 

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