About JEE (Main)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), which is now known as the Ministry of Education, 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.

NTA has been entrusted the responsibility of conducting Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) from 2019 onwards. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) comprises of two papers. The Paper1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B. Tech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments, as well as an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs.

The JEE (Main) is being conducted in multiple sessions in 2024 for admissions in the next academic session. Candidates will get more benefits in the following ways.

1. This will give opportunities to the candidates who cannot achieve their scores in first attempt to score well without wasting their entire year.
2. In the first attempt, the students can have an experience of taking an examination and will know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the next time.
3. This will reduce the chances of dropping and candidates would not have to waste a year.
4. 4. If anyone missed the examination because of reasons beyond control, then they will not have to wait for a full year.