JEE Main 2025: The Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2025 Session One will be conducted from January 22 to January 31, 2025. The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Main Admit Card 2025 for Session One three days before the examination date. Registered candidates can download the admit card from the official NTA website. The exact link to download the JEE Main Admit Card Session One will be activated on the release date. The result declaration date by 12 February 2025
The JOSAA has the authority of seat allotment for all qualified and eligible candidates. It provides a single platform to JEE Main participants and JEE Advanced participants applying for NITs/ IITs and other GFTIs. Let us explore various parameters associated with JOSAA and JEE Main Counselling.
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Quick Facts
The JEE Mains entrance exam will be conducted Online (Computer-Based Test). The duration of this entrance exam is 3 hours in the examination. The multiple-choice questions will be asked in the examination of the JEE Mains exam.
| Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination (Main) |
| Short Name | JEE Main |
| Exam Frequency | Two-Time |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Mode of Counselling | Online |
| Language | Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi Tamil, Telugu, Urdu |
| Official Website | https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/ |
JEE Main Exam Date 2025
Here, from this table, the candidates can check the JEE Main exam date 2025 for both of the phases –
Session 1
| Events | Dates |
| Online Submission of Application Form | 28 Oct 2024 to 22 Nov 2024 (up to 09:00 P.M.) |
| Last date for successful transaction of prescribed Application Fee | 22 Nov 2024 (Up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | First week of January 2025 (Tentatively) |
| Correction in Particulars of the online Application Form | To be displayed on the NTA website |
| Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03 days before the actual date of the Examination |
| Dates of Examination | Between 22 January to 31 January 2025 |
| Display of Question Paper attempted by the Candidate and Answer Keys for inviting challenges | To be displayed on the NTA website |
| Declaration of Result | 12 February 2025 |
Session 2
| Events | Dates |
| Online Submission of Application Form | 31 Jan 2025 to 24 Feb 2025 (up to 09:00 P.M.) |
| Last date for successful transaction of prescribed Application Fee | 24 Feb 2025 (up to 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of the City of Examination | The second week of March 2025 |
| Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website | 03 days before the date of the Examination |
| Dates of Examination | Between 01 April to 08 April 2025 (Tentatively) |
| Display of Question Paper attempted by the Candidate and Answer Keys for inviting challenges | To be displayed on the NTA website |
| Declaration of Result | 17 April 2025 |
How to Fill Application Form
There is given below a detailed application procedure, Steps to Apply Online for JEE (Main) – 2025
Step 1: Registration
- Register online and note the Application Number generated by the system.
- Provide personal details, create a Password, and set a Security Question with an answer.
- The Application Number will be used to complete the remaining steps and for future reference.
- For future logins, use the Application Number and Password.
Step 2: Fill the Application Form
- Log in with your Application Number and Password.
- Complete the form by providing personal details, selecting the exam paper, choosing exam cities, entering educational qualifications, and uploading required documents.
- Photograph: JPG/JPEG format, 10–300 KB, 80% face visible, white background.
- Signature: JPG/JPEG format, 10–50 KB.
- Class X Certificate/Marks-sheet: PDF format, 10–300 KB.
- PwD/PwBD Certificate (if applicable): PDF format, 10–300 KB.
- Ensure you upload your own documents; incorrect uploads will not be allowed to be corrected later.
Step 3: Fee Payment
- Pay the examination fee through Net Banking, Credit Card, Debit Card, or UPI.
- Processing charges and GST will apply in addition to the fee.
- After successful payment, download and print the Confirmation Page.
- If the Confirmation Page isn’t generated, contact the bank for a refund and make another payment.
Important Note: Uploading someone else’s documents or tampering with your application, admit card, or result will be considered Unfair Means (UFM) and result in strict action. The Candidate has to upload only his/ her own photograph, signature, and certificate(s) as mentioned above.
JEE Mains 2025 Application Fee
The JEE Mains 2025 application fee varies based on the candidate’s category and exam center location (India or abroad). Here is details.
| Type of Candidate | Centres in India (Fee in ₹) | Centres Outside India (Fee in ₹) |
| Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech OR Paper 2A: B. Arch OR Paper 2B: B. Planning | ||
| General | Male: 1000 Female: 800 | Male: 5000 Female: 4000 |
| Gen-EWS / OBC (NCL) | Male: 900 Female: 800 | Male: 4500 Female: 4000 |
| SC/ST / PwD/PwBD | Male: 500 Female: 500 | Male: 2500 Female: 2500 |
| Third Gender | 500 | 3000 |
| Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2A: B. Arch OR Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2B: B. Planning OR Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech, Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B. Planning OR Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B. Planning | ||
| General / Gen-EWS / OBC (NCL) | Male: 2000 Female: 1600 | Male: 10000 Female: 8000 |
| SC / ST / PwD / PwBD | Male: 1000 Female: 1000 | Male: 5000 Female: 5000 |
| Third Gender | 1000 | 5000 |
Eligibility Criteria
The authorities have released the eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2025 on the official website. The NTA JEE Main eligibility criteria include the list of conditions and requirements that students must meet to be eligible for the admission process. Details regarding the class 12th percentage required for JEE Mains are also available in the JEE Main eligibility criteria.
| Particulars | Eligibility Criteria |
| Qualifying exam | Candidates who have passed the Class XII/equivalent exam in 2023, 2024, or are appearing in 2025 are eligible for JEE (Main) – 2025. Candidates who passed in 2022 or earlier are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2025. |
| Age limit | There is no age limit for JEE (Main) – 2025. Candidates who have passed or are appearing for the Class XII/equivalent exam in 2023, 2024, or 2025 can appear, regardless of age. However, candidates must meet the age criteria of the institutes they wish to apply to. |
| Compulsory subjects in class 12th | B.Tech/ B.E:- -> Physics -> Mathematics -> Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject) B.Arch:- -> Mathematics -> Physics -> Chemistry B.Plan :- -> Mathematics (Mandatory) |
| Subjects studied in class 12th | The candidates should have qualified in 5 subjects: 1.) Language 2.) Mathematics 3.) Physics 4.) Chemistry/Biology/Biotechnology/Technical Vocational Subject 5.) Any other subject |
| Total number of JEE Main attempts | This will benefit the candidates by giving them two opportunities to improve their scores in the examination if they are not able to give their best in the first attempt. |
| Admission Criteria for IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs | B.Tech:- Passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory Subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subjects. B.Arch:- Candidates must have passed the 10+2 exam with at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, and 50% overall in the 10+2 exam, or have passed the 10+3 Diploma with Mathematics as a compulsory subject and at least 45% marks in aggregate to be eligible for an architecture course. B. Planning:- Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics |
| State of Eligibility | The State code of eligibility is based on the state where the candidate has passed the Class XII (or equivalent) exam, not their native place or residence. For example, if a candidate appears for the exam from Delhi but lives in Uttar Pradesh, their State code of eligibility will be Delhi. |
Eligibility Criteria for Indian Nationals Appearing in JEE (Advanced) – 2025
Candidates should be among the top 2, 50, 000 successful candidates (including all categories)
in B.E./B.Tech. Paper of JEE (Main) – 2025. The candidate may refer JEE (Advanced) website
https://jeeadv.ac.in/ for the latest information.
Seat Allocation Process & Admission Procedure
In this section, process of seat allocation process and admission process.
- Admission will be based on choices and All India Ranks of JEE (Main) – 2025 through the Seat Allocation Process by CSAB/JoSAA.
- Document verification (for identification, date of birth, qualifying exam, state of eligibility, category, and disability) will occur during the Seat Allocation/admission process.
- Failure to produce authentic documents may result in exclusion from admission.
- Gen-EWS, SC, ST, OBC, and PwD/PwBD candidates must provide original certificates in prescribed formats issued by the competent authority.
- Candidates failing to present the required documents will not be considered for admission.
Duration of Test
The duration of the JEE Mains 2025 exam varies based on the paper. In this table all details about duration of test.
| Paper | Subjects | Total Time Duration (Non-PwD/PwBD Candidates) | Total Time Duration (PwD/PwBD Candidates) |
| Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.) | Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics | 03 hours | 04 hours |
| Paper 2A (B. Arch) | Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Drawing Test | 03 hours | 04 hours |
| Paper 2B (B. Planning) | Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Planning Based Questions | 03 hours | 04 hours |
| Paper 2A (B. Arch) & Paper 2B (B. Planning) | Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test, and Planning Based Questions | 03 hours 30 minutes | 04 hours 10 minutes |
Syllabus of JEE Mains
The NTA prescribes the JEE Mains Syllabus. The level of the examination is 10+2 or equivalent level exam. The detailed syllabus is listed below.
JEE (Main) 2025 Syllabus
| Subject | Topic |
| Mathematics | Sets, Relations, and Functions, Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations, Matrices and Determinants, Permutations and Combinations, Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications, Sequence and Series, Limit, Continuity and Differentiability, Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Coordinate Geometry, Three three-dimensional geometry, Vector Algebra, Statistics and Probability, Trigonometry |
| Physics | Units and Measurements, Kinematics, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy and Power, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Properties of Solids and Liquids, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Oscillations and Waves, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents, Electromagnetic Waves, Optics, Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation, Atoms and Nuclei, Electronic Devices, Experimental Skills |
| Chemistry | |
| Physical Chemistry | Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry, Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Chemical Thermodynamics, Solutions, Equilibrium, Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics |
| Inorganic Chemistry | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties, p-Block Elements, d- and f-Block Elements, Coordination Compounds |
| Organic Chemistry | Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds, Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry, Hydrocarbons, Organic Compounds Containing Halogens, Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen, Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen, Biomolecules, Principles Related to Practical Chemistry |
| JEE Paper 2A (B.Arch.) | |
| Part I – Mathematics | Same as JEE (Main) Paper 1 |
| Part II – Aptitude Test | Awareness of persons, buildings, materials, objects, and textures related to architecture and built-environment, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawings, Three-dimensional perception |
| Part III – Drawing Test | Sketching of scenes and activities from memory of urbanscape, landscape, and rural life. |
| JEE Paper 2B (B.Planning) | |
| Part I – Mathematics | Same as JEE (Main) Paper 1 |
| Part II – Aptitude Test | Awareness of persons, buildings, materials, objects, textures related to architecture and built-environment, Visualizing three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawings, Three-dimensional perception |
| Part III – Planning | General Awareness, Social Sciences |
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Multiple Choice Questions
To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner.
- Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Four marks (+4)
- Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1)
- Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0)
- If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only
those who have marked any of the correct options - If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who
have attempted the question
Examination Pattern
JEE Mains 2025 consists of three papers. This section provides an overview of the exam pattern, including the subjects, number of questions, and marks distribution of examination for each paper.
Paper 1: B.E./ B. Tech. in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode
| Subject | Section A | Section B | Total Number of Questions | Marks Distribution |
| Mathematics | 20 | 05 | 25 | 100 |
| Physics | 20 | 05 | 25 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 05 | 25 | 100 |
| Total | 60 | 15 | 75 | 300 |
Paper 2A (B. Arch):
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Part I: Mathematics | 20 (Section A) and 05 (Section B) | 100 |
| Part II: Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 |
| Part III: Drawing Test | 02 | 100 |
| Total | 77 | 400 |
Paper 2B (B. Planning) Part-I
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Part-I: Mathematics | 20 (Section A) and 05 (Section B) | 100 |
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 |
| Part-III: Planning | 25 | 100 |
| Total | 100 | 400 |
Scheme of Examination
The JEE Mains 2025 exam consists of different papers. Here is the complete information about types of questions and mode of examination.
| Paper | Subjects | Type of Questions | Mode of Examination |
| Paper 1: B.E. / B. Tech | Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical Value Based Questions | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only |
| Paper 2A: B. Arch | Part-I: Mathematics | Objective Type – MCQs and Numerical Value Based Questions | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only |
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only | |
| Part-III: Drawing Test | Questions to test drawing aptitude | Pen and Paper Based (offline) mode (A4 drawing sheet) | |
| Paper 2B: B. Planning | Part-I: Mathematics | Objective Type – MCQs and Numerical Value Based Questions | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only |
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only | |
| Part-III: Planning-Based Questions | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only |
Highly Recommended Books
There is a table related to the JEE Mains Highly Recommended book; the Candidate needs to follow these books for exam preparation.
| Subject | Important Books for JEE Mains |
| Physics | Essential Books for JEE Mains |
| Chemistry | NCERT Chemistry textbooks of Class XI and XII, Physical Chemistry by OP Tandon, Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd, ABC of Chemistry for Classes 11 and 12 by Modern, Concise Inorganic Chemistry by JD Lee, Dinesh Chemistry guide and practise books by VK Jaiswal, MS Chauhan and N Awasthi for Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry portions respectively. |
| Mathematics | Maths XI & XII by R. D Sharma, Problems in Calculus in One Variable by R.D Sharma. |
Result
The result will be compiled based on the final answer key declared on the NTA website. No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after the declaration of the result/NTA Score of JEE (Main) 2025 will be entertained.
JEE Mains Cutoff 2025
The cut-off is the candidates’ minimum score to get admission to the top colleges in the country. Here is given below the expected cut-off for Jee Mains 2025 category-wise:-
JEE Main 2024 Cutoff
Aspirants may peruse the cutoff for JEE Main 2024, which has been disseminated by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
| Category | Marks |
| General | 93.2362181 |
| General-PwD | 0.0018700 |
| EWS | 81.3266412 |
| OBC-NCL | 79.6757881 |
| SC | 60.0923182 |
| ST | 46.6975840 |
Counselling Procedure
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) conducts JEE Main counseling for admission into the participating institutes. The counseling process will be completed in an online mode. Around seven rounds will be conducted by the authorities to provide admission into the B.E/B.NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs offer tech courses. JEE Main 2023 seat allocation will be done based on the availability of seats, preferred choices, and merit.
Mode of Examination
The JEE (Main) – 2025 is being conducted in the following modes:
- Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode.
- Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test
- (CBT)” mode and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen and paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on
- drawing sheet of A4 size.
- Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II), and Planning-Based
- Questions (Part-III) in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode.
