JEE (Main) 2014 - Joint Entrance Exam (Main) acronym as JEE (Main) is one of the two Exams - other being JEE (Advanced) - of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) that has been introduced in 2013 (replacing AIEEE) for providing admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other centrally funded Technical Institutions (Except IIT's) and Institutions funded by several participating State Governments. 

The JEE (Main) will enables candidates to take admission in various engineering colleges (except IIT’s) as well as will serve as an  eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

For admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs) like IIITs etc. and participating institutions: the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40 per cent weight age to school board marks in Class XII or equivalent examination and 60 per cent weight age to JEE (Main).

The weight age to School Board/equivalent examination shall be considered on after normalization.

JEE (Main) 2014 Eligibility Criterion

For appearing in JEE (Main) 2013 the candidate must have passed in final examination of 10+2 or its equivalent referred to as the qualifying examination (given below). However Those appearing in 10+2 (Class XII) final or equivalent examination in 2013 may also appear in JEE (Main) 2013 provisionally. 

However, admission criteria in the concerned institution/university will be followed as prescribed by concerned university/institution and as per the guidelines & criteria prescribed by AICTE.

List of Qualifying Examinations for JEE (Main) 2014

1. The +2 level examination in the 10+2 pattern of examination of any recognized Central/State Board of Secondary Examination, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi, and Council for Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi
2. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University Examination conducted by a recognized Board/University.
3. Final Examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
4. Any Public School/Board/University Examination in India or in foreign countries recognized by the Association of Indian Universities as equivalent to 10+2 system.
5. H.S.C. Vocational Examination.
6. A pass grade in the Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Open School with a minimum of five subjects.
7. 3 or 4-year diploma recognized by AICTE or a State Board of Technical Education.

Important: Those candidates who have appeared in the class 10+2 Board examination/equivalent in 2012 and wish to improve upon their performance for the purpose of taking JEE (mains) or JEE (advance) will be required to appear in all subjects as per the scheme of studies again from their respective boards in 2013.

JEE (Main) Exam Pattern

JEE (Main) Exam consists of two papers:

• Paper-1 of JEE (Main) will be conducted in two separate modes i.e. Offline (Penand Paper Based Examination) mode and Online (Computer Based Examination) mode. 

• Paper-2 of JEE (Main) will be conducted only in Pen and Paper based examination mode.A candidate will opt for either Pen or Paper Based or Computer Based examination modes for Paper-1 only.

Pen/Paper based
and
Computer based

Requirement of Papers for Various courses is as follows: 

Essential requirement for taking JEE (Main) Exam

Candidates are supposed to carry all the essential thing required to take JEE exam that include thie Admit Card to gain entry in the examination hall, a good quality Ball Point Pen.

For Paper-2 of JEE (Main), the candidates are advised to bring their own clip board, geometry box set, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons. 

JEE (Main) Exam Syllabus

JEE Exam consists of question from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Aptitude of +2 level. 

How to apply for JEE (Main) Exam?

Candidate can visit official website of JEE i.e. www.jeemain.nic.in to apply online in order to appear in JEE (Main) 2013. The online registration form will be available on JEE website from 8th November, 2012 to 15th December, 2012.

JEE (Main) Exam registration process to be followd by the desiring candidates is as follows:

• The candidates should supply all the required details while filling up the online form. On submission of details, a confirmation page with application no. shall be generated.

• Candidates are required to take printout of confirmation page and paste photograph, put left hand thumb impression, sign and write down the residential address at appropriate places provided for these purposes.

• The confirmation page then must be signed by a parent/guardian and by a gazetted officer/principal of the last institution attended. Duly completed confirmation page is to be sent by registered/speed post to The Executive Director, JEE (Main) Secretariat, Central Board of Secondary Education, PS-1- 2, Institutional Area, I.P.Extn. Patparganj, Delhi-110 092 on or before the last date.  

• The computer generated confirmation page with photographs pasted, address written, signed by the candidate, signed by the parent and counter signed by the Principal/Gazetted Officer must reach the JEE (Main) Secretariat on or before 26th December 2012.

Important: The exact time slots/and dates for computer based exam shall be displayed on the website by 1st February 2013. The candidates will be required to make their time slot/date selection through online mode from 1st Feb 2013 to 15th Feb 2013.

A candidate who opts for computer based examination and does not make this selection shall be randomly assigned a slot based on the availability.

JEE (Main) Exam Fee and mode of payment?

JEE (Main) Exam Fee for Centres in India

Jee Exam Fee for Overseas Centres

Candidate can submit above written fee payment by any of the follwoing given modes:

1. By credit/debit card, or 
2. By demand draft issued by a scheduled commercial bank in favor of Secretary, CBSE, payable at Delhi.

JEE (Main) Exam number of attempts

You can attempt to clear the JEE (Main) Exam three (3) times in consecutive years. For example the candidates who passed their +2 exam in 2011 or 2012 or who are appearing for their +2 exams in 2013 are only eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2013.

Candidates who passed their +2 in 2010 or before or who are appearing for their +2 exams in 2014 is not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2013.

JEE (Main) Exam Contact Details

The Executive Director
JEE (Main) Secretariat
Central Board of Secondary Education
PS-1- 2, Institutional Area, I.P.Extn. 
Patparganj, Delhi-110 092