JEE Mains 2021 postponed: The JEE Main May 2021 examination has been postponed amid surge in Covid-19 cases. JEE Main new exam date 2021 for both the sessions will be announced later, at least 15 days before the conduct of exam. The rescheduling of JEE Main new exam date for April and May sessions will be done subsequently and will be notified on the official website. Candidates are advised to regularly check the website jeemain.nta.nic.in and nta.ac.in for JEE Main new date.

About JEE Main:

JEE Main: The Joint Entrance Examination (Main), popularly known as JEE Main, is a national level entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) to offer admission to BE/BTech, B Plan and B Arch courses at the IIITs (Indian Institute of Information Technology), NITs (National Institute of Technology),and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) across the country. JEE Main is also the gateway for JEE advanced. Only the top 2.5 lakh score holders in JEE Mains 2021 will be eligible to apply for JEE Advanced for admission to various undergraduate engineering programmes offered by IITs in India. The counselling cum seat allotment for all the IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs will be organised and managed by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Last year, 107 institutes participated in JoSAA Counselling. 

Candidates who would be appearing in upcoming sessions are advised to practice JEE Main 2021 question papers to know details of paper pattern and difficulty level. Practice of JEE Main mock tests is also highly advised for all applicants. Candidates can revise JEE Main 2021 syllabus to know the topics which will be asked in the exam. It is also advised that students analyse JEE Main March attempts question papers to know details of the exam.

JEE Main Admit Card 2021:

The NTA will release JEE Main admit card 2021 after the announcement of exam date. JEE Main admit card will be available online on the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in.

JEE Main 2021 Syllabus:

NTA has released JEE Main syllabus 2021 for Paper 1 and 2 on the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check here JEE Main March 2021 syllabus to prepare for the exam. This year, the authority has separated B.Plan from B.Arch exam. The JEE Mains syllabus 2021 remains unchanged but there is a change in the exam pattern with candidates getting a choice of 15 optional questions.

JEE Main 2021 Exam Centres:

Following are a few details related to JEE Main Exam Centres.

Candidates will be given an option to select any four cities of their choice as test centres while applying for JEE Main 2021. NTA will conduct the examination in 331 cities throughout the country and abroad.

NTA has released the final allotment of the JEE Main 2021 exam cities for students on the admit card who have registered for the exam. To check the exam city allotted to them, candidates will need their login details along with JEE Main 2021 application number and date of birth.

Please note that the decision of the NTA regarding the allotment of centre, date, and shift will be final. No correspondence or request will be entertained in such a case.

JEE Main 2021 Exam Day Guidelines:

Below are some of the important items that the candidates should or should not carry to the JEE Main 2021 test centre. Also given are the documents that candidates must bring to the examination centre without which they will not be allowed to appear in the exam. Read more

What to carry on Exam Day?

The test-takers will be provided with a pencil and a sheet for any rough work they do. However, candidates are advised to carry a pen or a pencil for the test.

Items allowed within exam centre:

Admit card: This is a mandatory document without which candidates will not be allowed to take JEE Main 2021. Candidates will have to carry a printed copy of admit card downloaded from NTA’s website along with the Undertaking duly signed

Sanitiser: Candidates have to carry 50 ml sanitiser bottle

Ball Point Pen: This time candidates have to carry a ballpoint pen to the exam hall

Masks & Gloves: Candidates have to wear masks and gloves while in the examination hall

Photograph: Candidates are also requested to carry one passport size photograph to the test centre. This should be the same as uploaded while filling the online application form. The photograph needs to be pasted on a specific space in the attendance sheet at the examination hall

Transparent water bottle: Candidates have to carry one transparent water bottle

Photo ID: Authorised photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired) too will be required at the exam centre. You can carry your Aadhaar Card in case you are asked for a photo ID. If you do not have one, then carry any valid Photo ID along with your admit card.

Certificates: PWD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming relaxation under PwD category.

What not to do on exam day?

Candidates will not be allowed to leave the exam hall without the permission of Centre Superintendent or the Invigilator concerned.

No candidate will be allowed to carry any eatables, tea or coffee in the examination hall during exam hours.

Smoking and eating are strictly prohibited in the examination room.

Diabetic students will be allowed to carry eatables like sugar tablets/fruits (like banana/ apple/ orange) and transparent water bottle. However, they will not be allowed to carry any packed foods like candy/chocolate/sandwich.

JEE Main 2021 Registration:

The registrations for JEE Main 2021 May session has been delayed. JEE Main 2021 May registration was to be made available from May 3 to 12.  The application form of JEE Main 2021 for February/March/April/May session was released online initially from December 16 to January 16. NTA had also opend registration window separately for March and April for a short period to allow fresh registrations for candidates who missed the chance earlier. Candidates will be able to fill and submit their JEE Main 2021 application form for papers 1 (BE/BTech), paper 2 (BArch and BPlan) within the specified dates.

JEE Main 2021 Exam Pattern:

JEE Main 2021 will consist of three papers. Each paper will be of three hours. NTA JEE Main 2021 question paper will include both multiple-choice questions as well as numerical based questions.