JEE Main : Simple and Valuable Guidebook for 2022

JEE EXAM which is called as Joint Entrance Examination is an all-India engineering entrance examination conducted with the sole purpose of admission to different engineering colleges in India.

 

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi has introduced this National Level Entrance Examination known as Joint Entrance Examination, for admission to various engineering colleges in India.

 

This examination was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) till 2018. From 2019, the responsibility of the conduction of the examination was vested to National Testing Agency (NTA).

 

The examination comprises of two phases- JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. JEE Mains was replaced by the All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) and JEE Advanced was replaced by IIT-JEE Entrance Exam. The main aim of this exam was to reduce the strain of the students for appearing in multiple entrance exams.

 

Every year more than 25,000 engineering and architecture seats are filled through the score of the JEE Exam.

 

The Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts the joint admission process for different campuses based on the rank obtained by the students in JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. Following are the list of different campuses:

 

•  23 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
• 32 National Institute of Technology (NIT)
• 18 Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)
• 19 Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs)

 

 

Table of Contents Toggle JEE MAIN: 23 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Name	Abbreviation	Establishment	State	NIFR Rank	No of Seats
IIT Madras	IITM	1959	Tamil Nadu	1	505
IIT Delhi	IITD	1961	Delhi	2	799
IIT Bombay	IITB	1958	Maharashtra	3	778
IIT Kanpur	IITK	1959	Uttar Pradesh	4	690
IIT Kharagpur	IITKGP	1951	West Bengal	5	713
IIT Roorkee	IITR	2001	Uttarakhand	6	879
IIT Guwahati	IITG	1994	Assam	7	702
IIT Hyderabad	IITH	2008	Telangana	8	294
IIT Indore	IITI	2009	Madhya Pradesh	10	275
IIT BHU (Varanasi)	IIT (BHU)	2012	Uttar Pradesh	11	876
IIT Dhanbad	IIT (ISM)	2016	Jharkhand	12	919
IIT Bhubaneswar	IITBBS	2008	Odisha	22	273
IIT Gandhinagar	IITGN	2008	Gujarat	24	194
IIT Ropar	IITRPR	2008	Punjab	25	297
IIT Patna	IITP	2008	Bihar	26	250
IIT Mandi	IITMandi	2009	Himachal Pradesh	31	200
IIT Jodhpur	IITJ	2008	Rajasthan	53	247
IIT Tirupati	IITTP	2015	Andhra Pradesh	Not Ranked	180
IIT Bhilai	IITBH	2016	Chhattisgarh	Not Ranked	126
IIT Goa	IIT Goa	2016	Goa	Not Ranked	97
IIT Jammu	IIT JMU	2016	Jammu & Kashmir	Not Ranked	154
IIT Dharwad	IITDH	2016	Karnataka	Not Ranked	126
IIT Palakkad	IITPKD	2015	Kerala	Not Ranked	260

 

 

 

JEE MAIN: 31 National Institute of Technology
Name	Abbreviation	Founded	State	MHRD Rank	No of Seats
NIT Trichy	NITT	1964	Tamil Nadu	9	785
NIT Karnataka	NITK	1960	Karnataka	13	782
NIT Rourkela	NITR	1961	Uttarakhand	16	747
NIT Warangal	NITW	1959	Telangana	19	817
NIT Calicut	NITC	1961	Kerala	23	909
NIT Nagpur	VNIT	1960	Maharashtra	27	871
NIT Jaipur	MNIT	1963	Rajasthan	35	677
NIT Kurukshetra	NITKKR	1963	Haryana	40	862
NIT Silchar	NITS	1967	Assam	46	688
NIT Durgapur	NITDGP	1960	West Bengal	47	700
NIT Allahabad	MNNIT	1961	Uttar Pradesh	48	878
NIT Jalandhar	NITJ	1987	Punjab	52	807
NIT Surat	SVNIT	1961	Gujarat	54	719
NIT Meghalaya	NITM	2010	Meghalaya	61	152
NIT Bhopal	MANIT	1960	Madhya Pradesh	65	868
NIT Raipur	NITRR	1956	Chhattisgarh	67	913
NIT Agartala	NITA	1965	Agartala	75	797
NIT Goa	NITG	2010	Goa	77	150
NIT Jamshedpur	NITJSR	1960	Jharkhand	79	657
NIT Patna	NITP	1886	Bihar	92	582
NIT Hamirpur	NITH	1986	Himachal Pradesh	98	522
NIT Puducherry	NITPY	2010	Puducherry	130	245
NIT Manipur	NITMN	2010	Manipur	158	180
NIT Arunachal Pradesh	NITAP	2010	Arunachal Pradesh	200	190
NIT Srinagar	NITSRI	1960	Jammu & Kashmir	Not Ranked	672
NIT Delhi	NITD	2010	Delhi	Not Ranked	182
NIT Mizoram	NITMZ	2010	Mizoram	Not Ranked	150
NIT Nagaland	NITN	2010	Nagaland	Not Ranked	180
NIT Sikkim	NITSKM	2010	Sikkim	Not Ranked	204
NIT Uttarakhand	NITUK	2010	Uttarakhand	Not Ranked	150
NIT Andhra Pradesh	NITANP	2015	Andhra Pradesh	Not Ranked	487

 

Indian Institute of Information Technology

 

Name	Abbreviation	Founded	State	Mode	NIFR Rank	No of Seats
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad	IIITH	1998	Telangana	NPPP	43	130
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore	IIITB	1999	Karnataka		62
IIIT Guwahati	IIITG	2013	Assam	PPP	66	200
Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur	IIITDMJ	2005	Madhya Pradesh	MHRD	81	300
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior	ABV IIITM Gwalior	1967	Madhya Pradesh	MHRD	100	248
IIIT Allahabad	IIITA	1999	Uttar Pradesh	MHRD	103	300
Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kanchipuram	IITDM Kanchipuram	2007	Tamil Nadu	MHRD	182	420
IIIT Pune	IIITP	2016	Maharashtra	PPP	Not Ranked	120
IIIT Kota	IIITK	2013	Rajasthan	PPP	Not Ranked	180
IIIT Sri City	IIITS	2013	Andhra Pradesh	PPP	Not Ranked	270
IIIT Vadodara	IIITV	2013	Gujarat	PPP	Not Ranked	200
IIIT Nagpur	IIITN	2016	Maharashtra	PPP	Not Ranked	110
IIIT Kalyani	IIIT Kalyani	2014	West Bengal	PPP	Not Ranked	130
IIIT Lucknow	IIITL	2015	Uttar Pradesh	PPP	Not Ranked	75
IIIT Dharwad	IIITD	2015	Karnataka	PPP	Not Ranked	180
IIIT Bhagalpur	IIIT Bhagalpur	2017	Bihar	PPP	Not Ranked	150
IIIT Bhopal	IIITB	2017	Madhya Pradesh	PPP	Not Ranked	180
IIIT Kottayam	IIIT Kottayam	2015	Kerala	PPP	Not Ranked	90
IIIT Ranchi	IIIT Ranchi	2016	Jharkhand	PPP	Not Ranked	120
IIIT Una	IIITU	2014	Himachal Pradesh	PPP	Not Ranked	160
IIIT Surat	IIIT Surat	2017	Gujarat	PPP	Not Ranked	120
IIIT Manipur	IIIT Manipur	2015	Manipur	PPP	Not Ranked	100
Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Kurnool	IIITDM Kurnool	2015	Andhra Pradesh	MHRD	Not Ranked	120
IIIT Tiruchirappalli	IIITT	2013	Tamil Nadu	PPP	Not Ranked	60
IIIT Sonipat	IIIT Sonipat	2014	Haryana	PPP	Not Ranked	90
IIIT Agartala	IIIT Agartala				Not Ranked
IIIT Raichur	IIIT Raichur	2019	Karnataka	PPP	Not Ranked

 

Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTI)
Name of GFTI	Location	No of seats
Assam University	Silchar	135
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra	Ranchi	762
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya	Haridwar	368
Indian Institute of Carpet Technology	Bhadohi	60
Institute of Infrastructure Technology Research and Management	Ahmedabad	90
Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya	Bilaspur	400
J.K Institute of Applied Physics and Technology	Allahabad	90
National Institute of Electronics and Information and Technology	Aurangabad	60
National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology	Hatia, Ranchi	139
Sant Longowal Institute Engineering and Technology	Longowal	249
School of Engineering & Technology, Mizoram University	Aizwal	93
School of Engineering Tezpur University, Napaam	Tezpur	107
School of Planning & Architecture	Bhopal	105
School of Planning & Architecture	New Delhi	137
School of Planning & Architecture	Vijayawada	105
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University	Katra	199
Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology	Thanjavur	60
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management	Sonipat	169
School of Engineering & Technology, Bengal	Shibpur	590
University of Hyderabad	Hyderabad	21
International Institute of Information Technology	Naya Raipur	42
Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University	Srinagar	167
International Institute of Information Technology	Bhubaneswar	150

 

JEE MAINS EXAM HIGHLIGHTS

 

Exam Name	Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)
Conducted By	National Testing Agency (NTA)
Frequency	Twice a year (January & April)
Exam Level	National
Mode of Exam	Computer-based (Online)
Number of Papers	Paper 1 -B.E/B.Tech Paper 2- B.Arch /B.Planning
Duration	3 hours
Type of Questions	Objective
Official Website	https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx

 

JEE Mains Exam Proposed Month of the Event

 

JEE MAINS EXAM JANUARY DATES		JEE MAINS EXAM APRIL DATES
Event	Tentative Month	Event	Tentative Month
JEE Main January Notification	September	JEE Main April Notification	February
JEE Main January Admit Card	December	JEE Main April Admit Card	July
JEE Main January Exam	January	JEE Main April Exam	July
JEE Main January Result	January	JEE Main April Result	July

 

JEE Main Exam Eligibility

 

 

There are some eligibility criteria set by National Testing Agency (NTA).

1. Nationality 

Candidates should be a citizen of India. Foreign candidates as well as NRIs, PIOs, OCIs can also apply for the exam.

2. Age Limit 

There is no age limit for JEE Main exam. However, the candidates are advised to check the age criteria of the institute to which they wish to apply.

 

3. Year of Passing of the Qualifying Exam

Candidates should have passed class 12^th or equivalent qualifying exam in 2018 or 2019.

Candidates appearing for class 12^th or equivalent qualifying exam in 2020 can also apply for the exam.

 

Passing year of Class 12th	Eligibility
Appearing 2020	Eligible
2019	Eligible
2018	Eligible
2017 or before	Not Eligible
2021 and beyond	Not Eligible

4. Subject in the qualifying Exam 

It is mandatory for all the candidates to have at least five subjects with Physics and Mathematics as their core subjects in their qualifying examination.

 

Course	Subjects
B.E/B.Tech	Language, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry/ Biology/Biotechnology/Technical Vocational subject or any other subject.
B.Arch/B.Planning	Language, Physics, Mathematics (Mandatory), Chemistry/ Biology/Biotechnology/Technical Vocational subject or any other subject.

 

Note: Diploma Holders are not eligible for B.Arch.

 

5. Total Number of Attempts

• Candidates can appear for the exam consecutively for 3 years
• The exam is conducted twice a year.
• Appearing in both sessions in the same year will be counted as a single attempt.

 

6. The score required in the Qualifying Exam 

• Minimum of 75% marks in aggregate (General)
• Minimum of 65% marks in aggregate (SC/ST/PWD)

 

JEE MAINS EXAM PATTERN

 

The exam is an online exam, with two papers. Paper 1 is for B.E/B.Tech and Paper 2 is for B.Arch/B.Planning.

Paper	Subject	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Negative Marking
Paper 1	Physics	20+5	100	Yes
	Chemistry	20+5	100	Yes
	Mathematics	20+5	100	Yes
	Total	75	300
Paper 2	Mathematics	20+5	100	Yes
	Aptitude Test	50	200	Yes
	Drawing	02	100	Yes
	Total	77	400

 

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