
Joint Entrance Examination (Main) (JEE Main)
Introduction
The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has established National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization under Society Registration Act 1860 for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.
The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.
Admission criteria to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTI), Institutions funded by participating State Governments, and other Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12/equivalent qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The (B. E. /B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programs offered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs).
JEE Main 2020 Highlights
Exam Name | Joint Entrance Exam |
Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
Exam Mode | Online |
Exam Duration | 3 hours |
Test Takers | 11,47,125 |
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Official Website | https://jeemain.nta.nic.in |
JEE Main 2020 Important Dates & Events
Important dates of JEE Main 2020 are the schedule of all important events related to the exam such as registration, admit card download, exam, result announcement, and counselling. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2020 important dates for January and April session below:
JEE Main 2020 Important Dates – April Session
JEE Main 2020 Events |
JEE Main 2020 Dates |
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Application form availability |
7-Feb-2020 |
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Last date to apply |
6-Mar-2020 |
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Last date to pay application fee |
7-Mar-2020 |
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Image Correction starts |
12-Feb-2020 |
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Application form correction |
8-Mar-2020 to 12-Mar-2020 |
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Issue of admit card |
20-Mar-2020 |
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Exam date |
5-Apr-2020 7-Apr-2020 8-Apr-2020 9-Apr-2020 11-Apr-2020 |
The exam will be conducted in two shifts on each day
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Release date of answer key and recorded responses |
Second week of April |
Candidates can download their recorded responses marked in the OMR sheet. |
Release of answer key |
Last week of April: Paper 1 |
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Declaration of result |
30-Apr-2020 |
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Announcement of NTA score |
Third week of May |
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