Thinking of JEE/ CET?

There are various Competitive Exam for Various level of Engineering

• Admission into Engineering College of Maharashtra based on MHT-CET / JEE Main
• Admission into IIT (CFTI) Based on JEE ADV
• Admission into NIT (CFTI) Based on JEE Main
• Admission into IIIT (CFTI) Based on JEE Main
• Admission into IISER Based on JEE Adv./ KVPY
• Admission into various prestigious Engineering Colleges Based CET JEE Main/ JEE Adv.

There are various Competitive Exam for Various level of Engineering College in India

• Admission into Engineering College of Maharashtra based on MHT-CET / JEE Main
• Admission into IIT (CFTI) Based on JEE ADV
• Admission into NIT (CFTI) Based on JEE Main
• Admission into IIIT (CFTI) Based on JEE Main
• Admission into IISER Based on JEE Adv./ KVPY
• Admission into various prestigious Engineering Colleges Based CET JEE Main/ JEE Adv.

• Joint Entrance Examination Main or commonly known as JEE Main is a National Level Entrance Exam conducted by the NTA to offer admission to 

• B.E.

• B. Tech

• B. Plan and B. Arch  

at NITs, IIITs, SPAs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments and other institutions across the country as well as the eligibility for JEE Advanced which is conducted to offer admissions to the IITs in India.

• Approx. top 20%ile students, based on Normalization process, will be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced for admission to various undergraduate engineering programs offered by IIT’s in India. 

• The JEE (Main) is normally conducted in multiple sessions for admissions in the next academic session. The candidates will thus benefit in the following ways: 

 This will give multiple opportunities to the candidates to improve their scores in the examination if they are not able to give their best in one attempt. 

• In 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 for 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 examination due to reasons beyond control (such as Board examination), then he/she will not have to wait for one full year. 

• A candidate need not appear in all the Sessions. However, if candidate appears in more than one Session then his/her best of the NTA Scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/ Ranking.

1. Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.  

2. Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen & paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size. 

3. Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II) and Planning Based Questions (Part-III) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.

• The Paper 1 of JEE (Main) 2024 will be held in January last week followed by next Session in April 2024. This is being done to ensure that the JEE (Main) 2021 does not interfere with the Board examinations, which may be held at different times across the States/UTs.
• The NTA has decided to provide choices in one section to cater to the decision of different Boards across the country regarding the reduction of syllabus. However, the total number of questions to be attempted will remain the same (Physics – 25, Chemistry – 25 and Mathematics – 25), wherever applicable. (it may change as per the upcoming notification)

Candidates shall be offered admission based on their choices and All India Ranks of JEE (Main) 2024 through a Seat Allocation Process to be announced later CSAB/ JoSAA. The authentication/verification of relevant documents in support of identification, date of birth, qualifying examination, State of eligibility, category, disability (if any) of the qualifying candidates would be done at the time of Seat Allocation/ admission process. On failing to produce any of the authentic documents, the candidate may not be considered for admission. Gen-EWS, SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates will be required to produce original certificate as per prescribed formats issued by the competent authority at the time of Seat Allocation / admission process failing which they will not be considered for admission.

The counselling cum seat allotment for all the IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs will be organized and managed by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Last year, 107 institutes participated in JoSAA Counselling.

Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing form the National Education Policy (NEP)

• JEE (Main) 2024 will now be conducted for the first time in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu for the first time, in addition to Hindi, Gujarati and English.
• The option of language for question paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form online and it cannot be changed at a later stage.
• Please note that for the correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version will be taken as final.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2024 for Paper I (B.E/ B.Tech)

Out of 10 numerical questions in each section, the candidates can answer any five questions -

Marking Scheme for JEE Main Paper I

No Age limit! However, General category candidates must secure a minimum of 75% aggregate marks in their qualifying examination. For SC/ST candidates, the minimum aggregate requirement is 65%. Candidates who have appeared for their Class 12th or equivalent examination in the year 2022 or 2023 are eligible for JEE Main 2024.

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.  

• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University. 

• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy 

• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects

• Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU). 

• Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.  

• A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3 years duration.  

• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.  

• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

in the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be applicable as mentioned below:

• 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates 

• 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates  

• 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) 

• Candidates as per the Central List* 

• 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates 

• Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability

Each category will have 5% reservations for the candidates with 40% or more disability as defined in Section 2 (r) and (zc) of Persons with Disabilities (R PwD) Act, 2016.

In the case of the Institutes run/aided/recognized by State Governments, the reservation policy of the respective State Governments shall be applicable.

Note

• The benefit of reservation for admission to NITs/IIITs and CFTIs shall be given only to those classes/castes/tribes which are in the respective Central List published by  the Government of India from time to time.  

• Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer (OBC–NCL) are as per the Central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward 

• Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in Thus, the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC Candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General.

 As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment issued from time to time on the subject: “Written Examination for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities”, A candidate with one of the benchmark disabilities [as defined in Section 2(r) of RPwD Act, 2016], holding a Disability Certificate in the format prescribed in Appendix, is entitled to the following facilities:

• The facility of Scribe, in case he/she has a physical limitation and a scribe is essential to write the examination on his/her behalf, being so certified in the aforesaid format by a CMO/Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent of a Govt. Health Care Institution. However, as a measure of caution and due to the prevailing circumstances of COVID -19 Pandemic, such candidate is required to bring his/her own Scribe along with an undertaking in the format given at Appendix-II. 

• Compensatory time of one hour for examination of three hours duration, whether such candidate uses the facility of Scribe or not.