JEE (Main)-2014

JEE (Main) – 2014

Brief idea about JEE (Main):

Admission criteria to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, and at Other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions funded by participating State Governments, and other Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12^th / equivalent qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main).

The JEE (Main) will be conducted by the JEE Apex Board. The Paper-1 (B.E./B. Tech) of JEE (Main) will also be the ‘eligibility-cum-screening-test’ for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take compulsorily if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs / ISM Dhanbad.

The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Nagaland and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main) - 2014 application form ONLINE through www.jeemain.nic.in

Schedule of JEE (Main) – 2014:

·         Submission of Online Application Form: 15^th Nov. 2013 to 6^th Jan. 2014 (due to Madhya Pradesh Participate in JEE-Main)

·         Offline Exam (Pen & Paper based): 6^th April, 2014 (Sunday)

·         Online Exam (Computer based) for (B. E. / B. Tech.): 9^th, 11^th, 12^th & 19^th April, 2014

·         Result of JEE (Main): 3^rd May, 2014 (Sunday)

Eligibility Criteria

(a)    DATE OF BIRTH –

·         For General Candidates - Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1989 are eligible

·         For the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Tribe (ST) / Persons with Disabilities (PwD) there is a relaxation of 5 years in the upper age i.e. born not after October 01, 1984.

(b)   YEAR OF PASSING QUALIFYING EXAMINATION – Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12^th exam or any equivalent qualifying exam in 2012 or 2013. Or those who are appearing in their Class 12^th Exam or any other equivalent qualifying examination in 2014, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2014.

(c)    NUMBER OF SUBJECTS IN THE QE – Candidates must have taken at least five subjects i.e. (1-Language, 2-Physics, 3-Mathematics, 4-Any one of the (subjects—Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical & Vocational Subjects), 5-Any other subject) in class 12^th / qualifying examination in order to be eligible for writing JEE (Main) - 2014. With at least 45% (40% in reserved category) marks in above subjects taken together.

(d)   NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS – The number of attempts which a candidate can avail of at JEE (Main), shall be limited to 03 (three) in consecutive years.

(e)    JEE Merit List for NITs, IIITs & CFTIs – Following scores will be considered for selection to NITs, IIITs & CFTIs:

Merit will be announced based on: 40% of XII Board (Normalised) +  60% of JEE (Main)

Note: The students aiming to get into NITs, IIITs etc. need not appear for the JEE (Advanced) Test. They should only focus on XII Boards and JEE (Main) Test.

Exam Structure:

JEE (Main) – 2014 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B. E. / B. Tech.). It will consist of 90 questions, (30 questions in each subject) and Paper-2 (B. Arch. / B. Planning.). Depending upon the course(s) candidates may take Paper-1 (B. E. / B. Tech.) or Paper-2 (B. Arch. / B. Planning.) or both. The medium of question paper shall be predominantly in English and Hindi language. 

Courses / Paper	Types/ Subjects	No. of Questions	Marking Scheme	Negative Marks	Duration
B.E. / B. Tech (Paper-1)	I. Single Correct Answer Type II. Assertion-Reasoning Type	Physics-30 Chemistry-30 Mathematics-30	4 x 30 = 120 4 x 30 = 120 4 x 30 = 120	-1 -1 -1	3 hrs. (9:30-12:30)
	MCQs with equal weightage to PCM	Total – 90	MM – 360	1/4

NOTE: The exact slots/dates for computer based examination shall be displayed on the website by 1^st February 2014. The candidates will be required to make their slot/date selection through online mode during 1^st February 2014 to 15^th February 2014.

Application Procedure:

In order to appear in JEE (Main) 2014, the candidates are required to apply online only as per the procedure.

Online Application Form Submission

Online Application has to be submitted through JEE (Main)-2014 website: www.jeemain.nic.in. For the first time this year, the entire application process has turned online, including uploading of photograph, signature and payment of fees. The candidates are required NOT to send any document to JEE (Main) Secretariat.  

Checklist for the candidates before filling the application form

·         Download the information bulletin and read it carefully to ensure your eligibility

·         Read the contents of Online Format and instructions for applying online given in the Information Bulletin and keep the entire information ready

·         Do keep the scanned images of your Photograph, Signature and Left Hand Thumb impression ready in JPG format only

There are some steps to be followed to apply online

Step 1: Fill in the Online Application Form.

Step 2: Upload Scanned Images of Photograph, Signature and Thumb Impression.

Step 3: Pay Examination Fee by Debit/Credit card or e-Challan

Step 4: Download Acknowledgement-Slip and keep the same in safe custody for future reference.

NOTE - The candidate should mention only his/her own or parents’ mobile no. and Email-ID while submitting the On-Line application, as all the communications will be sent to the candidates on their registered Mobile Number and E-mail-IDs only.

Reservation of Seats:

As per Government of India rules, candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. These categories are:

·         Other Backward Classes (OBC) if they belong to Non Creamy Layer (NCL)

·         Scheduled Castes (SC)

·         Scheduled Tribes (ST)

·         Persons with Disability (PwD)

Benefit of reservation for admission to NITs/IIITs and for CFTIs shall be given only to those classes/castes/tribes which are in the central list published by the Govt of India. For admission to State Engineering colleges who have opted for admission through JEE (Main), the reservation rules of that state shall only apply.

Number of seats in various institutions-

The candidates are advised to refer the website of Central Counselling Board or the concerned state government/institute after declaration of ranks of JEE (Main)-2014 for number of seats in various institutions.

Remittance of Examination Fees

The fee can be remitted in the following ways:

·         By Debit/Credit Card

·         Through e-Challan generated after successful submission of online application form. The fee through e-Challan may be deposited in any branch of Syndicate Bank, Canara Bank and ICICI Bank

·         Through Demand Draft

Application fee once paid is non-refundable

The fee may be submitted either by credit/debit card or through Demand Draft:

(a)    In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit cards, the candidates will need to pay an additional processing charge of 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable for Credit card and 0.75% + taxes for examination fee up to Rs.2000 and 1% + taxes for examination fee more than Rs.2000 for Debit card.

(b)   In case the exam fee is paid through Demand Draft, the same may be made in favour of Secretary, CBSE, payable at Delhi and please mention your computer generated application no. and name on the reverse side of Demand Draft.

(c)    The computer generated Confirmation Page with photograph pasted, address written and signed by the candidate and his/her parent and counter signed by the Principal/Gazetted Officer must reach the JEE (Main) office on or before 26^th December 2013.

(d)   The completed Confirmation Page is to be printed on A-4 size paper and kept in an A-4 size envelope and it must be sent only by registered/speed post to

The Executive Director, JEE (Main),

Central Board of Secondary Education,

Plot no. 482. F.I.E., Industrial Area,

Patparganj, Delhi-110 092

Note: Confirmation page sent by the courier/ hand delivered will be rejected without any further correspondence.

Proof of Having Sent the Confirmation Page:

The candidates are advised to retain the following.

·         A photocopy of Confirmation Page carrying the Application No

·         Copy of receipt/confirmation as per the mode of remittance of Examination fee

·         Original receipt of Speed / Registered post

Contact Information:

All correspondence related to JEE (Main)–2014 should be addressed to:

The Executive Director
JEE (Main), CBSE
Plot No. 482, F.I.E,
Industrial Area, Patparganj
Delhi-110092
Telephone No.:011-22144770, 011-22144774, 011-22144775
Helpline No.: 8506061071 to 78
Email: jeemain@nic.in
Website: http://jeemain.nic.in/