JEE Main 2025 Exam Date Announced for January Session 1: Check detailed schedule, exam pattern and more

TOI Education | Oct 28, 2024, 08.08 PM IST
JEE Main 2025 Exam Date Announced for January Session 1: Check detailed schedule, exam pattern and more
JEE Main 2025 Exam Date: The National Testing Agency has begun the online registration process for the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main - January 2025 Session 1, on its official website at jeemain.nta.nic.in.
According to the official notice, the JEE Main 2025 Session 1 registration will begin today, i.e October 28 and will go on till November 22, 2024, 9PM. Candidates will be able to pay their application fee till 11:50. Here's the detailed schedule below.

JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Schedule: Check important dates for January exam

Event


Date, Time

Online Submission of Application Form


28 October 2024 to 22 November 2024 (Up to 09:00 PM)


Last date of successful transaction of fee


22 November 2024 (up to 11:50 PM)


Announcement of the City of Examination


By the First week of January 2025


Downloading Admit Cards from the NTA website


03 days before the actual date of the Examination


Date(s) of Examination


Between 22 January to 31 January 2025


Centre, Date and Shift Display


As indicated on the Admit Card


Display of Recorded Responses and Answer Keys


To be announced later on the website


Declaration of Result on the NTA website


By 12 February 2025



JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Exam dates announced


The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the JEE Main 2025 exam dates and published the official notice. As per the schedule, the JEE Main 2025 exam will take place from January 22 to January 31, 2025. Admit cards will be available three days before the start of the exam, and candidates can access them by logging in with their registration number and date of birth.
This year, the exam will be offered in 13 languages: English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.


JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Eligibility criteria


To be eligible for JEE Main 2025, candidates must have completed or be currently enrolled in their Class 12 examination, with required subjects including Physics, Mathematics, and one additional course such as Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, or a Technical Vocational subject.

General category students are typically required to achieve at least 75% in their Class 12 exams, while SC/ST candidates may qualify with around 65%; however, exact requirements may vary by institution. Candidates are permitted to attempt JEE Main over three consecutive years, with no upper age limit.
JEE Main scores will be used for admission to engineering and architecture programs at National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), and other recognised institutions, and will also serve as a qualifying exam for JEE Advanced 2025 for IIT admissions.


JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Detailed exam pattern announced




In its notice, the NTA has also released the detailed exam pattern and exam timings for both shifts. For Paper 1 and Part I of Paper 2, Section A consists of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), and Section B includes questions with answers to be filled in as numerical values. Negative marking applies to incorrect answers in both Section A and Section B.

JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Exam Mode and Timing


Paper


Mode of Examination


Timing of the Examination (IST)


Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)


Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode


First Shift: 09:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon


Second Shift: 03:00 P.M. - 06:00 P.M.


Paper 2A (B. Arch.)


Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode except Drawing Test (Part-III) which is offline on A4 sheet


First Shift: 09:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon


Second Shift: 03:00 P.M. - 06:00 P.M.


Paper 2B (B. Planning)


Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode


Second Shift: 03:00 P.M. - 06:00 P.M.




JEE Main 2025 Session 1: Paper Structure, Subjects, and Sections


Paper


Subjects


Section A


Section B


Total Marks


Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)


Mathematics


20


05


75


Physics


20


05


Chemistry


20


05


Paper 2A (B. Arch.)


Mathematics - Part I


20


05


77


Aptitude Test - Part II


50


Drawing Test - Part III


02


Paper 2B (B. Planning)


Mathematics - Part I


20


05


100


Aptitude Test - Part II


50


Planning - Part III


25


Check official notice below for more details-