The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main) comprises two papers. Paper 1 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. It is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the Country.
The JEE (Main) – 2022 will be conducted in 02 (two) sessions for admissions in the next academic session (2022-23). The details are given below:
| Paper | Subjects | Section A | Section B | Mode of the Examination | Timing of the Examination (IST) | ||||
| First Shift | Second Shift | ||||||||
| Mathematics | 20* | 10* | |||||||
| Computer Based Test | 09:00 a.m. | 03:00 p.m. | |||||||
| Paper 1 | Physics | 20* | 10* | ||||||
| (CBT) mode | to | to | |||||||
| (B.E./B.Tech.) | Chemistry | 20* | 10* | ||||||
| 12:00 p.m. | 06:00 p.m. | ||||||||
| Total | 90 | ||||||||
| Mathematics – Part I | 20* | 10* | Computer Based Test | ||||||
| (CBT) mode except Drawing | |||||||||
| Aptitude Test – Part | 50 | ||||||||
| Test (Part-III) in pen and | 09:00 a.m. | 03:00 p.m. | |||||||
| II | |||||||||
| Paper 2A | paper (offline) mode, to be | to | to | ||||||
| Drawing Test – Part | 02 | ||||||||
| (B. Arch.) | attempted on drawing sheet of | 12:00 p.m. | 06:00 p.m. | ||||||
| III | |||||||||
| A4 size | |||||||||
| Total | 82 | ||||||||
| Mathematics – Part I | 20* | 10* | |||||||
| Paper 2B | Aptitude Test – | 50 | Computer Based Test | ||||||
| Part II | |||||||||
| (B. Planning) | (CBT) mode | 03:00 p.m. to 06:00 p.m. | |||||||
| Planning – | 25 | ||||||||
| Part III | |||||||||
| Total | 105 | ||||||||
| * For Paper 1 and Part-I of Paper 2, each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain | |||||||||
| Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any 05 (five) questions out of 10. There will be | |||||||||
| negative marking for both Section A and Section B. For each question in Section B, enter the correct integer value of the answer using the mouse and the | |||||||||
| on-screen virtual numeric keypad in the place designated to enter the answer. For Section B, the answer should be rounded off to the nearest Integer. | |||||||||
| Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the JEE (Main) 2022 will be conducted in | Assamese, | ||||||||
Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati.
Schedule of JEE Main 2022 Exam
| Session 1 (April 2022) | 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 April 2022 |
| Session 2 (May 2022) | 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 May 2022 |
Important Instructions:
- Candidates can apply for JEE (Main) – 2022 Session 1through “Online” mode only from03.2022 to 31.03.2022 (up to 05:00 p.m.) only.
- The fees (as applicable) can be paid online up to03.2022 (11:30 p.m.) through credit/debit card/net banking/UPI/Paytm wallet.
- In the first session of JEE (Main) – 2022, only Session 1 will be visible and candidates can opt for that. In the next session, Session 2 will be visible, and the candidates can opt for that Session. The application window for Session 2 will be re-opened as per the details available in the Information Bulletin.
- Only one Application Form is to be submitted by a candidate for each session. Multiple application forms submitted by a candidate for the same session will not be accepted at any cost.
- Candidates are requested to fill in the Application Form very carefully. No corrections will be permitted once the Application Form is submitted
Candidates, who desire to appear in JEE (Main) – 2022, may see the detailed Information Bulletin available on the website: https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
For further clarification related to JEE (Main) – 2022, the candidates can also contact 011-40759000/011-69227700 or email at jeemain@nta.ac.in.
