Introduction to JEE Main 2024
JEE Main 2024 Exam City Intimation Slip has been released. Registration has been started for Session 2 from 1st June 2024. Admit Card (Session 1) will be released soon in June 2024 as per sources. Exam Dates have been revised for both sessions. JEE Main is a national-level entrance exam organized by NTA every year. It is an engineering entrance test organized all over India for engineering aspirants. By qualifying for this exam, candidates will get admission in B.Tech/ B.E/ B.Arch/ B.Plan courses into top known engineering institutions like IIT’s, NIT’s, CFTI’s, etc. As per the new changes introduced, the exam is being conducted two times – in the months of June & July. The exam will be held separately for Paper 1 (B.Tech/ B.E) and Paper 2 (B.Arch/ B.Plan). Through this article, we have provided complete details regarding JEE Main application, exam dates, eligibility, pattern, etc.
JEE Main 2024 Exam Dates
Know complete JEE Main Exam dates for 2024 here for 1st & 2nd sessions:
| Events | Â Important Dates 2024 (Announced) | |
| 1st Session | 2nd Session | |
| Release of Notification | – | – |
| Starting of Registration process | 01 November 2023 | 02 February 2024 |
| End of registration | 30 November 2023 | 02 March 2024 |
| Last date of fee payment | 30 November 2023 | 02 March 2024 |
| Application Correction | – | – |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | By the second week of January 2024 | By the third week of March 2024 |
| Download Admit Card | 03 days before the actual date of the Examination | 03 days before the actual date of the Examination |
| Dates of Examination | Between 24 January and 01 February 2024 | Between 01 April and 15 April 2024 |
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| Declaration of Result | 12 February 2024 | 25 April 2024 |
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JEE Main 2024 Admit Card
Candidates will be able to download JEE Main admit card from the website of NTA. It will be available for download from March 2024Â for 1st session on the website a few days before the examination. Students can download hall tickets by entering their login details.
The admit card must be kept safely as it is an important document which will contain various details about the candidates and exam. Students must go through complete instructions mentioned on the hall ticket before appearing for the exam.
Application Fee:
The application fee of JEE Main can be paid through online mode only. Offline mode payment is not available.
Online payment mode:Â Candidates can pay online application fee using debit card/ credit card /net banking/ PAYTM or UPI method.
Check below category wise application fee for various papers and exam centres:
| Papers | Category | Application Fee | |
| Exam Center in India | Exam Center Outside India | ||
| B.E./ B.Tech or B.Arch or B.Planning | Gen/Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates | Boys – Rs.1000 Girls – Rs.325 | Boys – Rs.5000 Girls – Rs.1500 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD/ Third candidates | Boys – Rs.325 Girls – Rs.325 | Boys – Rs.1500 Girls – Rs.1500 | |
| B.E./ B.Tech & B. Arch or B.E./ B.Tech & B. Planning or B.E./ B.Tech, B. Arch & B.Planning or B.Arch & B.Planning | Gen/Gen-EWS/ OBC-NCL candidates | Boys – Rs.1300 Girls – Rs.650 | Boys – Rs.6000 Girls – Rs.3000 |
| SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender candidates | Boys – Rs.650 Girls – Rs.650 | Boys – Rs.3000 Girls – Rs.3000 | |
JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern
Candidates must check complete JEE Main exam pattern in the below given section:
- Exam mode:Â JEE Main will be held in online computer-based test mode. However, the drawing test of paper 2 will be held in pen and paper mode.
- Papers: There will be two papers in JEE Main – Paper I for B.E/ B.Tech and Paper II for B.Arch & B.Plan.
- Time Duration:Â Time of 3 hrs will be provided to complete the paper. For PWD candidates 1 hour will be provided extra.
- Type of Questions:Â There will be objective type of questions in the exam. The drawing paper will be subjective in nature.
- Language: JEE Main paper can be attempted by the students in various languages. These languages are – Hindi, English, Gujarati, Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Odia, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Punjabi, Urdu and Telugu.
- Total Questions:Â There will be total 90 questions in Paper I (B.E/ B.Tech) and 82 questions in Paper IIA (B.Arch) and 105 questions in Paper IIB (B.Plan).
- Marks:Â Paper I (B.E/ B.Tech) will be of 300 marks ; Paper IIA (B.Arch) and Paper IIB (B.Plan) will be of total 400 marks.
- Marking Scheme: For every correct answer, 4 marks will be given. 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. From this year there will be negative marking also in Section B. -1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response. In section B, for each for each question enter the correct integer value of the answer using the mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad in designated place to enter answer. The answer must be rounded off to the nearest integer.
JEE Main Paper – I (B.E/ B.Tech)
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks Distribution | |
| Â | Section A | Section B | |
| Physics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Total | 90 | 300 | |
JEE Main Paper – II (B.Arch)
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks Distribution | |
| Â | Section A | Section B | |
| Aptitude Test | 50 | – | 200 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Drawing Test | 2 | – | 100 |
| Total | 82 | 400 | |
JEE Main Paper – III (B.Plan)
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks Distribution | |
| Â | Section A | Section B | |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Aptitude Test | 50 | – | 200 |
| Planning Based Questions -Part II | 25 | – | 100 |
| Total | 105 | 400 | |
JEE Main 2024 Syllabus
The syllabus of JEE Main can be checked online on the website of NTA. The JEE Main syllabus is prescribed from CBSE – 11th and 12th level syllabus. Candidates can go through NCERT syllabus.
- For JEE Main (B.E /B.Tech) Paper, the questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects.
- For JEE Main (B. Arch) Paper, the questions will be from Mathematics, drawing, and Aptitude.
- For JEE Main (B. Plan) Paper, the questions will be from Mathematics, planning based and Aptitude section.
We have provided various topics which have been covered under various subjects coming in JEE Main exam:
JEE Mains Paper I (B.Tech/ B.E) Syllabus:
Physics:
Physics and measurement, Rotational motion, Laws of motion, Thermodynamics, Electronic devices, Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents, Oscillations and waves, Current electricity, Optics, Work, Electrostatics, Energy and power, Kinetic theory of gases, Kinematics, Gravitation, Properties of solids and liquids, etc.
Mathematics:
Sets, Relations and functions, Integral calculus, Mathematical induction, Matrices and determinants, Complex numbers and quadratic equations, Sequences and series, Statistics and probability, Trigonometry, Binomial theorem and its simple applications, Vector algebra, Permutations and combinations, Mathematical reasoning, etc.
Chemistry:
Physical Chemistry:Â Some basic concepts in chemistry, Atomic structure, Chemical thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Chemical kinetics, Chemical bonding and molecular structure, States of matter, etc.
Organic Chemistry:Â Purification and characterization of organic compounds, Organic compounds containing halogens, Chemistry in everyday life, some basic principles of organic chemistry, Organic compounds containing nitrogen, etc.
Inorganic Chemistry: Classification of elements and periodicity in properties, Hydrogen, D – and f – block elements, Environmental chemistry, Block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals), Block elements group 13 to group 18 elements, etc.
JEE Mains Paper II & III (B.Arch/ B.Plan) Syllabus:
Part I: Awareness of persons, places, Buildings, Materials, Visualizing three dimensional objects from two dimensional drawings, Visualizing, Analytical Reasoning Mental Ability (Visual, Numerical and Verbal), etc.
Part II: Understanding and appreciation of scale and proportion of objects, color texture, Transformation of forms both 2D and 3D union, building forms and elements, harmony and contrast, subtraction, rotation, creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional compositions using given shapes and forms, etc.