Joint Entrance Exam Main

Overview

An engineering entrance test is an examination that provides admission to undergraduate engineering programmes in India through a centralised examination for admission into engineering-related programmes such as IITs, NITs and IIITs. The examination has been developed to measure the individual's knowledge of physics, chemistry and mathematics; as well as providing candidates with an opportunity to qualify for the JEE Advanced (which provides admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology - IITs).

Important Dates

JEE-Main Particulars	Details
Official Notification Release	Tentative October 2026 (Last Week)
Registration Opens	Tentative November 2026 (1st Week)
Registration Last Date	Tentative December 2026 (1st Week)
Application Correction Window	Tentative December 2026 (2nd Week)
Admit Card Release	Tentative January 2027 (1st Week)
Exam Date	Tentative January 2027 (3rd Week)
Answer Key Release	Tentative January 2027 (Last Week)
Results Declaration	Tentative February 2027 (1st Week)
Official Notification Release	Tentative February 2027 (1st Week)
Registration Opens	Tentative February 2027 (1st Week)
Registration Last Date	Tentative March 2027 (1st Week)
Application Correction Window	Tentative March 2027 (2nd Week)
Admit Card Release	Tentative April 2027 (1st Week)
Exam Date	Tentative April 2027 (2nd Week)
Answer Key Release	Tentative April 2027 (Last Week)
Results Declaration	Tentative May 2027 (1st Week)

Syllabus

Subject	Key Topics	Weightage
Physics	Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics	33%
Chemistry	Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry	33%
Mathematics	Algebra, Calculus, Trigonometry, Coordinate Geometry, Vectors & 3D Geometry	33%

Exam Pattern

JEE-Main Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main
Exam Mode	Online (Computer-Based Test) – Drawing in Paper 2A: Pen-Paper
Exam Duration	3 hours (180 minutes) – 3.5 hours for combined papers
Number of Sections	3
Sectional Time Limit	No sectional time limit
Number of Questions	75 Questions (20 MCQs + 5 Numerical per section; best 20 considered)
Question Types	MCQs and Numerical Value Based Questions 8. Marking Scheme
Marking Scheme	+4 for correct answer, −1 for incorrect MCQs, no negative marking for numerical questions
Language of Exam	English, Hindi, and other regional languages as per exam centre
Total Marks	300