Events	Important Dates 2021
	February Session Dates
Release of Notification	16th December 2020
Starting of Registration process	16th December 2020
Image correction starts	December 2020
End of registration	16th January 2021
Last date of fee payment & uploading of images	17th January 2021
Application Correction starts	19th to 21st January 2021
Release of Admit card	2nd week of February 2021
JEE Main Exam	1st Session- 23rd – 26th February 2021   2nd Session- 15th – 18th March 2021  3rd Session- 27th – 30th April 2021  4th Session- 24th – 28th May 2021
Display of Answer key	February 2021
Declaration of Result	February 2021
Counselling process starts	June/ July 2021

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.650 Girls – Rs.325	Boys – Rs.3000 Girls – Rs.1500
	SC/ ST/ PwD/ Transgender 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 2021 Eligibility Criteria

The JEE Main Eligibility criterion is provided in the below-given section. Students must go through the complete eligibility before applying for the form:

General Eligibility:

• Nationality: Indian nationals as well as international applicants are eligible to apply.
• International Applicants: Applicants from foreign countries are required to obtain the necessary marks /percentage from a board recognized by AIU to be eligible for JEE Main.
• Age Criterion: There is no age limit prescribed to apply for JEE Main 2021.
• Attempt Limit: There will be no attempt to limit.
• JEE Advanced: JAB has decided to give one more chance to students who could not take JEE Advanced 2020 due to Covid-19. Such students will not have to re-qualify by writing JEE Main 2021 and will be allowed to directly appear in the JEE Advanced 2021 exam.

 

Qualification:

• Qualifying Exam: Applying candidate must have passed 12th level or its equivalent in 2019, 2020 from a recognized board or university.
• Appearing: Students who are appearing for their 12^th level in the 2021 session are also eligible to apply. Students who have passed their 12^th level in 2018 or before and those appearing in 2022 exam or later are not eligible for JEE Main 2021.
• Qualifying Subjects:
  • For B.E/B.Tech, applicants in 12th level should have passed with at least of five subjects – Physics & Mathematics subjects as compulsory along with Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology or any other technical vocational as optional subjects.
  • For B.Arch, students must pass the intermediate level with Physics, Mathematics & Chemistry as compulsory subjects.
  • For B.Plan, the candidate should have passed 12th level with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
• Diploma: Those students who are holding diploma are also eligible to apply. Such candidates are eligible for admissions in IIT’s only.

 

State Of Eligibility:

• Students will be required to fill the state code of eligibility at the time of the registration process. The students will have to choose the state code of eligibility from which they have qualified their 12^th level exam.
• The state code of eligibility will not depend upon the native or residence place of the appearing candidate.
• For the Indian nationals passing the 12^th level from an institution located abroad, the state code of eligibility will be determined based on the permanent address of India provided on the passport.

 

JEE Main 2021 Syllabus

JEE Main Syllabus can be checked by the students online from the website. The syllabus is basically prescribed from 11^th & 12^th level topics of CBSE pattern. The JEE Main paper –I (B.E/B.Tech) will have questions from various topics from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects. For JEE Main Paper – II (B.Arch) Syllabus the questions will be from various topics from Aptitude, Mathematics and Drawing sections.

There are no changes done by the officials in the syllabus, However, there will be some changes in the exam pattern.

For JEE Main Paper – III (B.Plan) Syllabus, the questions will be from various topics from Aptitude, Mathematics and Planning based questions.

Students will also be able to prepare from NCERT syllabus.

Know various important topics contained in the syllabus of JEE Main in the below-given section:

JEE Mains Paper- I (B.E/ B.Tech) Syllabus:

Physics:

Physics and measurement, Laws of motion, Rotational motion, Thermodynamics, Electronic devices, Oscillations and waves, Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents, Current electricity, Optics, Work, energy and power, Electrostatics, Kinetic theory of gases, Kinematics, Gravitation, Properties of solids and liquids, etc.

Mathematics:

Sets, Relations and Functions, Integral calculus, Matrices and determinants, Complex numbers and quadratic equations, Mathematical induction, Sequences and series, Binomial theorem and its simple applications, Statistics and probability, Trigonometry, Vector algebra, Permutations and combinations, Mathematical reasoning, etc.

Chemistry:

Physical Chemistry: Some basic concepts in chemistry, Equilibrium, Atomic structure, Chemical thermodynamics, Chemical kinetics, Chemical bonding and molecular structure, States of matter, etc.

Organic Chemistry: Purification and characterization of organic compounds, Chemistry in everyday life, Organic compounds containing halogens, Organic compounds containing nitrogen, Some basic principles of organic chemistry, 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, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawings, Materials, Analytical Reasoning Mental Ability (Visual, Numerical and Verbal), Visualizing, etc.

Part II: Understanding and appreciation of scale and proportion of objects, Transformation of forms both 2 D and 3 D union, building forms and elements, colour texture, harmony and contrast, subtraction, Creating two dimensional and three-dimensional compositions using given shapes and forms, rotation, etc.

 

JEE Main 2021 Exam Pattern

Students must go through below given JEE Main Exam pattern to know various details about the entrance test:

• Mode of Exam: JEE Main will be held through online CBT mode. The drawing test of JEE Main Paper II (B.Arch) will be held in Pen and paper mode.
• Time Duration: 3 hours will be provided to complete the paper. In the case of PWD candidate with 40% disability, 1 hour will be provided extra for completing the paper.
• Language Medium: Students will be able to attempt the paper in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English and Gujarati.
• Papers: For B.E/ B.Tech course, JEE Main Paper – I will be conducted. While for B.Arch & B. Plan admission, JEE Main Paper – 2 and JEE Main Paper – 3 will be held.
• Questions Type: The questions present in the paper will be of objective type. Also, as per the latest changes in the pattern of JEE Main, there will be questions in which answers are to be made in numerical values. While the drawing test in JEE Main Paper 2 will be of subjective type.
• Number of Questions: The total number of questions in JEE Main Paper -1 (B.E/ B.Tech) – 90 questions; JEE Main Paper -2 (B.Arch) – 82 questions; JEE Main Paper -3 (B.Plan) – 105 questions.
• Total Marks: JEE Main Paper – 1 (B.E/ B.Tech) will be of total 300 marks. While JEE Main Paper -2 & 3 for B.Arch/ B.Plan will be of total 400 marks.
• Marking Pattern: For every correct answer, 4 marks will be given. For every incorrect response, 1 mark will get deducted.

Know the questions distribution pattern of JEE Main Paper – I, II and III in the below-given table:

JEE Main Paper – I (B.E/ B.Tech)

Subject	Number of Questions		Marks Distribution
	Section A	Section B
Physics	30	10	100
Mathematics	30	10	100
Chemistry	30	10	100
Total	90		300

JEE Main Paper – II (B.Arch)

Subject	Number of Questions		Marks Distribution
	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
	Section A	Section B
Mathematics	20	10	100
Aptitude Test	50	–	200
Planning Based Questions -Part II	25	–	100
Total	105		400

Note: 1. In Section B, candidates will have to attempt any 5 questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for section B questions.

2. The officials have decided to provide choices in one section to cater to the decision of different Boards across the country regarding the reduction of the syllabus. However, the total number of questions to be attempted will remain the same (Physics – 25, Chemistry – 25 and Mathematics – 25), wherever applicable.

 

JEE Main 2021 Preparation Tips

To qualify in the JEE Main exam, we have provided some useful preparation tips which the appearing candidates can follow to excel in the exam:

• Before the preparation is to be started, it is very essential for the candidates to know the syllabus and exam pattern.
• It is very important for the candidates to be aware of the question trends followed in the exam, so students can go through the past papers to know the details.
• To make the preparation strong, students are advised to attempt the mock tests.
• Candidates must prepare from a good source of study material which is commonly recommended for the exam.
• Students should also be aware of the exam pattern and marking pattern followed in the exam.
• Candidates must prepare notes and go through these notes regularly.

 

JEE Main 2021 Admit Card

The admit card of JEE Main 2021 will be made available in the second week of February 2021 (February session). Students will be able to download the hall ticket by entering their login details. Also an intimation of admit card will be sent to the candidates on their registered mail id/ phone number.

Students must note that no slot booking will take place to allot exam centres, exam time, date and exam shift. NTA will randomly allot these to the candidates. These details will be visible to the students when the admit card will be downloaded.

For the April session admit card, students will be able to download it online from the website in the third week of March 2021. Candidates must go through complete details mentioned in the admit card. In case of correction in any detail in the admit card, contact the officials immediately before the exam date.

JEE Main 2021 Answer Key

NTA will publish the JEE Main 2021 Answer key (provisional) after the completion of the entrance exam. The answer key will be published through PDF format online. The provisional answer key will get released in the last week of February 2021.

After the release of answer key, candidates will also be able to make challenges against it in case of any error. Students will be required to pay a certain amount of fee and submit proof for making challenges.

After the challenge will be considered correct by the authority, the final answer key will be published.

JEE Main 2021 Result

JEE Main 2021 Result will be declared online on the website in the last week of February 2021 (February session). Students will be able to know the results through entering their date of birth & roll number. The April session result will be announced in the last week of April 2021.

The scores will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by the student in the entrance test.

JEE Main 2021 Scorecard

The Scorecard of JEE Main 2021 will be made available online for download after the declaration of the result. The scorecard is a necessary document which will display the performance of the candidate in the JEE Main exam.

Also other details like the candidate’s name, roll number, category, parent’s name, state code of eligibility, All India Rank, marks obtained, category wise rank, qualifying status etc.

No other mode will be entertained to get the scorecard. Students have to get it through online mode.

JEE Mains 2021 Rank List

After the JEE Main results will be declared by NTA, rank list will be published online. The rank list published online will mention the candidate’s – All India Rank and Category rank. Students will be allotted ranks based on the marks secured by the students in the JEE Mains entrance exam.

The separate rank list may be prepared by the states to admit candidates in the engineering institutions affiliated to State universities.

JEE Main 2021 Cut Off

To be eligible for admission into IITs, NITs, CFTIs and various other known institutions it is very important for the candidates to secure cut off marks. Also, students will have to obtain cut off as per their category to participate in the All India centralized counselling process.

Students can know below the cut off for various categories as per the previous year cut off trends:

Category	Cut Off 2020	Cut Off 2019	Cut Off 2018	Cut Off 2017	Cut Off 2016
General	90.3765335	89.7548849	74	81	100
General EWS	70.2435518	78.2174869	–	–	–
OBC	72.8887969	74.3166557	45	49	70
ST	39.0696101	44.3345172	24	27	48
SC	50.1760245	54.0128155	29	32	52
PWD	0.0618524	0.11371730	-35	–	–

JEE Main 2021 Counselling

JEE Main 2021 Counselling will be organized by JoSAA from second week of June 2021. For the counselling process through CSAB it will get started from fourth week of July 2021. Students will have to register, make counselling fee payment & choice filling.

Only the students who will secure the cut off marks and get shortlisted in the rank list will be only eligible for a counselling session. The online centralized process will be organized for counselling. Seat allotment status will be displayed online and can be checked by the students through their login.

While reporting at the institution, students will also have to submit their essential documents such as –

• JEE Main Scorecard
• Provisional seat allotment letter
• Date of birth proof (10th class mark sheet)
• Three passport size photographs (same as uploaded in the JEE Main application)
• Registration-cum-locked choices for seat allotment
• Proof of seat acceptance fee payment
• 12th class performance check
• Undertaking by the candidate
• Medical certificate
• Photo ID card (issued by govt./last attended school/12th class admit card)
• JEE Main admit card
• 12th class mark sheet & passing certificate (if available)
• Category certificate (if applicable)
• OCI certificate or PIO card
• PwD certificate (if applicable)