JEE Main 2021: JEE Main is the popular engineering entrance exam in India conducted by NTA for admission to B.E./B.Tech & B.Arch courses. On the basis of JEE Main, candidates are admitted to National Institute of Technology (NITs), IIITs and other Centrally Funded Techincal Institutes (CFTIs). JEE Main is also the eligibility test for JEE Advanced which offers admission to IITs & ISM. Students can get complete information about JEE Main 2021 such as application form, eligibility, exam dates, exam pattern, and syllabus.
JEE Main 2021 Important Dates
January Session
| Commencement of Online Application Form | 1st week of September 2020 |
| Image correction started | 2nd week of September 2020 |
| Last date to submit the application form | 2nd week of October 2020 |
| Last date of fee submission & image uploading | 2nd week of October 2020 |
| Application correction window | 3rd week of October 2020 |
| Availability of Admit Card | 1st week of December 2020 |
| Examination Date | 1st week of January 2021 |
| Release of answer key & responses | 2nd week of January 2021 |
| Last date to submit an objection | 2nd week of January 2021 |
| Final answer key release | 3rd week of January 2021 |
| Declaration of Result (Score & Rank) | 3rd week of January 2021 |
April Session
| Commencement of Online Application Form | 1st week of February 2021 |
| Image correction window opens | In the month of February 2021 |
| Availability of mock test | In the month of February 2021 |
| Last date to submit the application | 1st week of March 2021 |
| Last date of fee submission & image uploading | 2nd week of March 2021 |
| Availability of Admit Card | 3rd week of March 2021 |
| Examination Date | 1st week of April 2021 |
| Declaration of Result (Score & Rank) | 4th week of April 2021 |
Eligibility Criteria
- There is no age limit for the candidates.
- Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2019 or 2020.
- Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12th/qualifying examination in order to be eligible for JEE Main 2021.
- B.E/B.TECH.: Passed 10+2 examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/ Biotechnology/Biology/Technical Vocational subject.
- B.ARCH./B.PLANNING: Passed 10+2 examination with Mathematics.
- Appearing candidates in their Class 12th Examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2021 are eligible to appear in both January 2021 and April 2021 Examination.
- There is no age limit prescribed to apply for JEE Main 2020.
- There will be no attempt limits.
For Admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board
- Candidates must have secured 75% (For ST/SC – 65%) marks or must be under the top 20 percentile in 12th level exams.
JEE Main 2021 Application Fee
For Examination Centers opted in India
| Paper | Category | Gender | Fee |
| 1 or 2 | General/ OBC (Non-creamy layer) | Boys | Rs. 650 |
| Girls | Rs. 325 | ||
| SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender | Boys | Rs. 325 | |
| Girls | Rs. 325 | ||
| Both 1 and 2 | General/ OBC (Non-creamy layer) | Boys | Rs. 1300 |
| Girls | Rs. 650 | ||
| SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender | Boys | Rs. 650 | |
| Girls | Rs. 650 |
For Examination Centres opted in the foreign country
| Paper | Category | Gender | Fee |
| 1 or 2 | General/ OBC (Non-creamy layer) | Boys | Rs. 3000 |
| Girls | Rs. 1500 | ||
| SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender | Boys | Rs. 1500 | |
| Girls | Rs. 1500 | ||
| Both 1 and 2 | General/ OBC (Non-creamy layer) | Boys | Rs. 6000 |
| Girls | Rs. 3000 | ||
| SC/ST/PwD/ Transgender | Boys | Rs. 3000 | |
| Girls | Rs. 3000 |
- Payment of fees can be done either through credit card/debit card or e-challan.
- Candidates opting e-challan are required to make the payment in Syndicate/ICICI/HDFC/Canara Bank in cash.
JEE Main 2021 Exam Pattern
- The test will be organized in CBT mode and for B.Arch, the drawing test will be only held in offline mode.
- The question paper will be available in English, Hindi, Gujarati & some other state languages.
- The Paper of B.E/ B.Tech will consist of a total of 75 questions of a total of 300 marks.
- B. Arch will have a total of 77 questions and B.Plan will have a total of 100 questions.
- Both these papers will be of a total of 400 marks.
- 4 marks will be given for every correct answer. 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
- The time duration to complete the paper will be of 3 hours (1 hour more for candidates with 40% disability (PwD candidates).
For B.E/ B.Tech Paper
| Subject | Number of Questions |
| Physics | 25 |
| Mathematics | 25 |
| Chemistry | 25 |
| Total | 75 |
For B.Arch Paper
| Subject | Number of Questions |
| Aptitude Test | 50 |
| Mathematics | 25 |
| Drawing Test | 2 |
| Total | 77 |
For B.Plan Paper
| Subject | Number of Questions |
| Aptitude Test | 50 |
| Mathematics | 25 |
| Planning Based Questions-Part II | 25 |
| Total | 100 |
Cutoff
| Category | Max Marks | Min Marks | Qualified |
| Common Rank List | 350 | 74 | 111275 |
| OBC-NCL | 73 | 45 | 65313 |
| SC | 73 | 29 | 34425 |
| ST | 73 | 24 | 17256 |
| PwD | 73 | -35 | 2755 |
Cutoff for Previous years
| Category | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
| General | 81 | 100 | 105 | 115 | 113 |
| OBC-NCL | 49 | 70 | 70 | 74 | 70 |
| SC | 32 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 50 |
| ST | 27 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 45 |
Entrance Exam Notification 2021
Participating Institutes
NITs
| Uttrakhand | Hazartbal, Srinagar (J & K) |
| Warangal | Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) |
| Delhi | Durgapur (West Bengal) |
| Goa | Motilal Nehru Allahabad (U.P.) |
| Manipur | Arunachal Pradesh. |
| Meghalaya | Maulana Azad Bhopal (MP) |
| Mizoram | Andhra Pradesh, Vatluru, Eluru |
| Nagaland | Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) |
| Patna (Bihar) | Malviya Jaipur (Rajasthan) |
| Puducherry | Dr. B R Ambedkar Jalandhar (Punjab) |
| Sikkim | Sardar Vallabhbhai Surat (Gujarat) |
| Silchar (Assam) | Surathkal, Mangalore (Karnataka) |
| Raipur (Chhatsgarh) | Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) |
| Rourkela (Odisha) | Kurukshetra (Haryana) |
| Calicut (Kerala) | Visvesvaraya Nagpur (Maharashtra) |
| Agartala (Tripura) | – |
IIITs, IIITM & IIITDM
| Lucknow | Guwahat (Assam) |
| Dharwad | Kota (Rajasthan) |
| Kurnool | Sri City, Chitoor (A. P.) |
| Kotayam | Vadodara (Gujarat) |
| Kalyani, West Bengal | Manipur Mantripukhri, Imphal 795001 |
| Una, Himachal Pradesh | Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli |
| Ranchi, Jharkhand | Kilohrad, Sonepat, Haryana |
| Nagpur, Maharashtra | Jhalwa, Allahabad (UP) |
| Pune , Maharashtra | Atal Bihari Vajpayee I& Management, Gwalior M.P.) |
| Bhagalpur | Design & Manufacturing, Kanchipuram, Chennai Tamil Nadu) |
| Bhopal | Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra IDesign & Manufacturing, Jabalpur, MP |
| Surat |
Other Central Government/State Government Funded Institutions:
| Assam University, Silchar (Assam) | Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research & Management, Ahmadabad |
| Mizoram University, Aizwal-796009 | Institute of Technology, Guru Ghasidas Vishawavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G.) |
| Jamia Hamdard University, Delhi. | J.K. Institute of Applied Physics & Technology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad- 211002 (U.P.) |
| University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad | National Institute of Foundry & Forge Technology, P.O. Hata, Ranchi (Jharkhand). |
| Tezpur University, NAPAAM, Tezpur (Assam) | School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) |
| Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi (U.P.) | School of Planning and Architecture, I.P. Estate, New Delhi (SPA, Delhi). |
| Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand) | School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) |
| Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar (Uttarakhand) | Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology, Shibpur, Dist Howrah |
| Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur (U.P.) | Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamilnadu |
| Indian Institute of Petroleum & Energy, Visakhapatnam. | National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra |
| Indian Institute of Handloom Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu. | Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology Longowal – 148106, Dist. Sangrur (Pb.), India |
| Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra-182320 (J & K) | – |
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