JEE Main Exam (Previously known as AIEEE )
Exam Name: Joint Entrance Exam Main (JEE Main)
Exam type: National
Exam category: Under Graduate (UG) Level
Conducting Institute: Joint Apex Board (JAB) of CBSE
A common exam for Undergraduate Engineering admissions in two stages comprising of
- JEE-Main: Conducted by CBSE for admissions to the NITs, IITs, CFTIs
- JEE-Advanced: Conducted by IITs
JEE Main is the first stage of the Joint Entrance Examination, to get admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by many participating State Governments, and many other Institutions shall involve the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The JEE (Main) will also be 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. Students can avail the details at a glance for JEE Main below.
Please make a note that the below information is being updated as and when the CBSE issues the information. In the meantime, the below information given is based on JEE Main 2015 to allow the students to have a fair idea of all aspects of the exam
Note the below Engineering Colleges will be accepting JEE Main 2015 score for admission. Please click on the college to apply.
- ITM School of Engineering and Research, Raipur
- Bharat Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
Subject Combinations at 10+2 level
Here, you will find the course-wise listing of subject combinations that candidates should have at the 10+2 level.
B.E or B.Tech candidates should have Physics, Mathematics and one of the following:
- Biology
- Bio-technology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
B. Pharma candidates should have Physics, Chemistry and one of the following:
- Biology
- Bio-technology
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
B. Arch or B. Planning candidates should have Mathematics, Physics and one of the following:
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Biology
- Engineering Drawing
JEE Main Paper Pattern
| S. No. | Course | JEE Main Papers | JEE Main Subjects | Duration of Exam | JEE Main Exam Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.E/B.Tech | Paper – 1 | Physics, Chemistry, Maths | 3 hours | Online |
| Online | |||||
| 2 | B. Arch/B. Planning | Paper – 2 | Part 1 – Mathematics Part 2 - Aptitude test Part 3 – Drawing test |
3 hours | Online |
| S. No. | Name of NIT | Year of Establishment | No. of Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIT Patna | 1886 | 554 |
| 2 | NIT Raipur | 1956 | 893 |
| 3 | NIT Warangal | 1959 | 740 |
| 4 | NIT Bhopal | 1960 | 937 |
| 5 | NIT Surathkal | 1960 | 740 |
| 6 | NIT Durgapur | 1960 | 800 |
| 7 | NIT Jamshedpur | 1960 | 601 |
| 8 | NIT Srinagar | 1960 | 632 |
| 9 | NIT Nagpur | 1960 | 738 |
| 10 | NIT Allahabad | 1961 | 813 |
| 11 | NIT Calicut | 1961 | 937 |
| 12 | NIT Rourkela | 1961 | 580 |
| 13 | NIT Surat | 1961 | 693 |
| 14 | NIT Jaipur | 1963 | 710 |
| 15 | NIT Kurukshetra | 1963 | 832 |
| 16 | NIT Tiruchirapalli | 1964 | 814 |
| 17 | NIT Agartala | 1965 | 757 |
| 18 | NIT Silchar | 1967 | 600 |
| 19 | NIT Hamirpur | 1986 | 508 |
| 20 | NIT Jalandhar | 1987 | 786 |
| 21 | NIT Arunachal Pradesh | 2010 | 90 |
| 22 | NIT Delhi | 2010 | 90 |
| 23 | NIT Goa | 2010 | 90 |
| 24 | NIT Manipur | 2010 | 90 |
| 25 | NIT Meghalaya | 2010 | 90 |
| 26 | NIT Mizoram | 2010 | 90 |
| 27 | NIT Nagaland | 2010 | 90 |
| 28 | NIT Puducherry | 2010 | 120 |
| 29 | NIT Sikkim | 2010 | 90 |
| 29 | NIT Sikkim | 2010 | 90 |
| 30 | NIT Uttrakhand | 2010 | 120 |
| 31 | NIT Andhra | 2015 | 480 |
JEE Main Cutoff (Out of 360 marks)
| Category | 2013 Cutoff | 2014 Cutoff | 2015 Cutoff | 2016 Cutoff | 2017 Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Merit List (CML) | 113 | 115 | 105 | 100 | 80 |
| Other Backward Class (OBC) | 70 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 49 |
| Schedule Caste (SC) | 50 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 27 |
| Schedule Tribes (ST) | 45 | 47 | 44 | 48 | 32 |
JEE MAINS Cut-Offs In 2019, 2020, And 2021
| Category | JEE Main Cut-Off 2019 (Percentile) | JEE Main Cut-Off 2020 (percentile) | JEE Main Cut-Off 2021 (percentile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 89.7548849 | 90.3765335 | 87.8992241 |
| OBC-NCL | 74.3166557 | 72.8887969 | 68.0234447 |
| SC | 54.0128155 | 50.1760245 | 46.8825338 |
| ST | 44.3345172 | 39.0696101 | 34.6728999 |
| GEN-EWS | 78.2174869 | 70.2435518 | 66.2214845 |
| PwD | 0.1137173 | 0.0618524 | 0.0096375 |