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Entrance examination used for admission to undergraduate programs at the IITs, subject to current qualification and admission rules.
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Who can appear
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics under current rules Candidates must satisfy current JEE Main qualification, attempt, age and Class XII admission criteria.
Eligibility to appear is not the same as eligibility to be admitted. Individual institutions add their own criteria on top of the exam's rules.
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PreparationPlan
AdmissionProcess
Who can appear. Top approx. 2.5 lakh JEE Main qualifiers; maximum two attempts in consecutive years.
How often. Once a year.
Format. Computer-based.
Conducted by. IITs on rotation.
Dates, eligibility and the paper pattern change from year to year. Check the current official notification before you plan around any of this.
Where the score is used
Common questions
Entrance examination used for admission to undergraduate programs at the IITs, subject to current qualification and admission rules.
Candidates must satisfy current JEE Main qualification, attempt, age and Class XII admission criteria.
No. Admission also depends on the target course and institution eligibility, score or rank, counselling, documents, category rules and seat availability for the current cycle.
B.Tech admission to the 23 IITs and a few other institutes.
Top approx. 2.5 lakh JEE Main qualifiers; maximum two attempts in consecutive years. Confirm this against the current official notification, because eligibility rules are revised between sessions.
Once a year. Computer-based.
IITs on rotation.
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