JEE Main serves as the first tear of the Joint Entrance Examination. The score of the JEE Main will decide the admissions to the B.Tech, B.E, or B.Arch courses in NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, and Institutions funded by the participating State Governments. Furthermore, the JEE aspirant can only sit for the JEE Advanced if they qualify in the Main.
As per the official website of the NTA - “B. E or B. Tech paper of JEE Main is also an eligibility test for the JEE Advanced. The students have to take it if he or she wants to get admission in any of the undergraduate courses offered at any of the (Indian Institute of Technology)”.
Although these two examinations are connected in a step format, these two are conducted by different examination authorities. Before 2019, the JEE Main was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Later on from 2019 onwards, the responsibility of conducting JEE Main was shifted to the newly formed NTA, the National Testing Agency. As usual, the JEE Advanced is being conducted under the supervision of the Joint Admission Board (JAB). It is done by one of the 7 zonal IITs every year on a rotational basis.
Now there are two papers in JEE Main for engineering (B.E/B.Tech) and architecture (B.Arch/B.Planning) courses respectively. That is Paper 1 for B.E or B.Tech and Paper 2 for B.Arch or B.Planning. Therefore, the students who wish to pursue Engineering or Architecture courses can appear in their respective papers.
Following are the available subject combinations for each type of JEE Main 2025 question paper, the type of questions asked in each paper, and the mode in which the examination will be conducted.
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value.
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value.
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
Questions to test drawing aptitude.
Pen and Paper Based (offline) mode to be attempted on drawing sheet
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value.
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2025, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2023, 2024, or appearing in 2025 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) - 2025 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission. Additionally, you must know that the IITs have an age limit. As mentioned in the information Broucher of JEE Advanced 2025, the Candidates who wish to get admission in any one of the IITs must be born on or after 1st October in the year 2000. Also, there relaxation of Five years in the pre-defined age limit for SC, ST, and PwD candidates.
| Subject-wise distribution of Questions, Total number of Questions and Marks | Subjects | Section A | Section B | Marks |
| Physics | 20 | 05 | 100 | |
| Chemistry | 20 | 05 | 100 | |
| Maths | 20 | 05 | 100 | |
| Total | 75 | 300 | ||
| Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the Most Appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||
| Marking Scheme for questions for which the answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||
| Subject-wise distribution of Questions, Total number of Questions and Marks | Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks | |
| Part I: Mathematics | 20 (Section A) and 05 (Section B) | 100 | ||
| Part II: Aptitude test | 50 | 200 | ||
| Part III: Drawing Test | 02 | 100 | ||
| Total | 77 | 400 | ||
| Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the Most Appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||
| Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||
| (a) Marking Scheme for questions for which the answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer or the Most Appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||
| (b) Marking Scheme for Drawing Test (Part III) | Two questions are to be evaluated out of 100 marks. | |||
| Subject-wise distribution of Questions, Total number of Questions and Marks | Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks | |
| Part I: Mathematics | 20 (Section A) and 05 (Section B) | 100 | ||
| Part II: Aptitude test | 50 | 200 | ||
| Part III: Planning | 25 | 100 | ||
| Total | 100 | 400 | ||
| Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the Most Appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||
| Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||
| Marking Scheme for questions for which the answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer or the Most Appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||
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Events |
Session 1 (January) |
Session 2 (April) |
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Starting of Registration |
28th October 2024 |
31st January 2025 |
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Last Date to Register |
22nd November 2024 up to 09:00 P.M. |
24th February 2025 up to 09:00 P.M. |
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Last Date of fee payment |
22nd November 2024 up to 11:50 P.M. |
24th February 2025 up to 11:50 P.M. |
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Exam City Announcement |
1st Week of January 2025 (Tentatively) |
2nd Week of March 2025 |
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Release of Admit Card |
3 days before the actual date of the examination |
3 days before the actual date of the examination |
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Exam Date |
Between 22nd January to 31st January 2025 |
Between 01st April and 8th April 2025 (Tentatively) |
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Display of Answer Key |
To be displayed on the NTA website |
To be displayed on the NTA website |
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Declaration of Results |
12th February 2025 |
17th April 2025 |
If you are looking for all JEE Main Previous Year Question papers in year-wise format, then you can download them from the respective links mentioned below. These question papers include detailed solutions prepared by the expert faculties of Kota Coaching and are available on the eCareerPoint in PDF for free.
