All About JEE Main 2024


JEE Main 2024 - Joint Entrance Exam

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.

Details of JEE Main 2024 Examination

Following are the available subject combinations for each type of JEE Main 2024 question paper, the type of questions asked in each paper, and the mode in which the examination will be conducted.

B.E./B.Tech.

SUBJECTS

  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value.

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only

B. Arch

SUBJECT - Mathematics Part I

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value.

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only

SUBJECT - Aptitude Test – Part II

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only

SUBJECT - Drawing Test – Part III

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Questions to test drawing aptitude.

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Pen and Paper Based (offline) mode to be attempted on drawing sheet

B. Planning

SUBJECT - Mathematics Part I

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value.

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only

SUBJECT - Aptitude Test – Part II

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only

SUBJECT - Planning Based Questions - Part III

TYPE OF QUESTIONS

Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs).

MODE OF EXAMINATION

Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only

JEE Main 2024 Eligibility Criteria

For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2024, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2022, 2023, or appearing in 2024 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) - 2024 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 2024, the Candidates who wish to get admission in any one of the IITs must be born on or after 1st October in the year 1999. Also, there relaxation of Five years in the pre-defined age limit for SC, ST, and PwD candidates.

The new pattern of JEE Main 2024 question paper

B.E./B.Tech.

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks

Physics

30 (20 MCQs + 10 Numericals of which 5 Numericals are to be answered)

100

Chemistry

30 (20 MCQs + 10 Numericals of which 5 Numericals are to be answered)

100

Maths

30 (20 MCQs + 10 Numericals of which 5 Numericals are to be answered)

100

B. Arch.

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks

Mathematics – Part I

30 (20 MCQs + 10 Numericals of which 5 Numericals are to be answered)

100

Aptitude Test – Part II

50 Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

200

Drawing Test – Part III

2

100

B. Planning.

Subject

Number of Questions

Marks

Mathematics – Part I

30 (20 MCQs + 10 Numericals of which 5 Numericals are to be answered)

100

Aptitude Test – Part II

50 Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

200

Planning Based Questions - Part III

25 Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

100

Important Dates and Schedule of JEE Main 2024 examination

Events

 Session 1 (January)  

Session 2 (April)

 Starting of Registration

 01st November 2023

 02nd February 2024

 Last Date to Register

 30th November 2023

 02nd March 2024

 Last Date of fee payment

  30th November 2023

 02nd March 2024

 Exam City Announcement

 2nd Week of January 2024

 3rd Week of March 2024

 Release of Admit Card

3 days before the actual date of the examination

3 days before the actual date of the examination

 Exam Date

 27, 29, 30, 31 January & 1 February 2024

Between 01st April and 15th April 2024

 Display of Answer Key

To be displayed on the NTA website

To be displayed on the NTA website

 Declaration of Results

  12th February 2024

  25th April 2024

 

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.

JEE Main Previous Year Question papers