JEE Main 2018: Application Form, Dates, Syllabus, Papers

Eligibility Criteria
Date of Birth:
As per the JEE Main 2018 eligibility criteria, only students whose birth date is on or after 1st October, 1993 are eligible. However, candidates belonging to SC/ST/PWD categories are provided with 5 year relaxation in age limit

Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination:
Candidates Who has appeared in Class 12th qualifying examination in 2016, 2017 or are appearing for qualifying exam in 2018 are only eligible for JEE Main 2018.

Number of subjects in the Qualifying Examination:
Candidate must have taken 5 subjects in Class 12th qualifying exam including Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics to be eligible for JEE Main 2018

Number of Attempts::
Candidates can appear for JEE Main 2018 only 3 times in total

Reservation of Seats
As per rules of Government of India, candidates belonging to reserved categories can avail admission under seats reservation quota. These categories are:
1. Other Backward Classes (OBC)- Non Creamy Layer
2. Scheduled Castes (SC)
3. Scheduled Tribes (ST)
4. Persons with Disability (PwD)
Benefits of seats reservation for admission to NITs/IIITs and CFTIs shall be given only to those classes/castes/tribes which are in the respective central list published by the Govt of India. For admission to State Engineering colleges who have opted for admission through JEE (Main)-2015, the reservation rules of that state shall apply.

Exam Pattern
Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech courses):
Exam Mode -  Exam will be conducted in both in offline mode i.e. Pen Paper based test and in online mode i.e. Computer based test

Test Duration - The duration will be of three (3) hours

Type of Questions - The test paper of JEE Main 2018 will be completely objective type i.e. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Number of Questions - JEE Main 2018 question paper will carry total 90 questions equally divided in to 3 sections

Test Medium - JEE Main 2018 test paper will be available in English, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi and Gujrati Languages for convinience of students

Marks Allotted - Each question of JEE Main 2018 test paper carries 4 marks

Negative Marking Scheme - In case of incorrect responses, one fourth (1/4) of marks allotted to the question will be deducted i.e. -1 marks.

Paper-2 (B.Arch/B.Planning):
Test Mode - The paper 2 of JEE Main 2018 will only be held in offline mode i.e. Pen Paper based test

Exam Duration - The test duration for JEE Main 2018 paper 2 will be of three hours.

Questions Type - For Part I and II, the questions will be in MCQ format and for Part III, the questions will require candidates to draw.

Total number of Questions - Part I and Part II carries 30 MCQs and 50 MCQs respectively and Part III carries 2 questions

Section/Part for JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 -

• Part-I: Mathematics - objective type questions

• Part-II: Aptitude Test - objective type questions

• Part-III: Drawing Test - for testing drawing aptitude

Marks Allotment - for part I and part II, each question carries 4 marks and for part III, each question will carry 70 marks

Negative Marking Scheme - Only for Part I and Part II of JEE Main 2018 paper 2, there will be negative marking of 1/4th marks (out of allotted marks for every question) for each incorrect response

JEE Main 2018 Exam Schedule

Registration Procedure

1. Candidates need to register online for JEE Main 2018 with basic details including Name, Nationality, State of Eligibility, Date of Birth, Phone (Mobile) Number, E-Mail Id, Identification Number and Type, Gender and Set a Password

2. Fill the Online Application Form after login with JEE Main 2018 application number and fill details like academic details, exam appearing etc.

3. Candidates need to upload ccanned copies of their recent color and passport size Photograph as well as for Signature and Thumb impression

• Photograph Specification - Not less than 4 kb and more than 40 kb in 3.5x4.5 cm and in Jpeg/Jpg format only

• Signature and Thumb Impression Specifications - Not less than 1 kb and more than 30 kb in 3.5x1.5 cm and in Jpeg/Jpg format only

4. Pay JEE Main 2018 Application Fee - Candidates can pay their examination fee for JEE Main 2018 via Credit Card/Debit Card/E-Challan/SBI Buddy/Paytm Wallet only

JEE Main 2018 Application Fee -

List of Participating Institutes
1. National Institute of Technology , Agartala (Tripura)
2. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (U.P.)
3. National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh.
4. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal (MP)
5. National Institute of Technology, Calicut (Kerela)
6. National Institute of Technology, Delhi
7. National Institute of Technology, Durgapur (West Bengal)
8. National Institute of Technology, Goa
9. National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)
10. Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
11. Dr. B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar (Punjab)
12. National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)
13. National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (Haryana)
14. National Institute of Technology, Manipur
15. National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya
16. National Institute of Technology, Mizoram
17. National Institute of Technology, Nagaland
18. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
19. National Institute of Technology, Patna (Bihar)
20. National Institute of Technology, Puducherry
21. National Institute of Technology, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)
22. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela (Odisha)
23. National Institute of Technology, Sikkim
24. National Institute of Technology, Silchar (Assam)
25. National Institute of Technology, Hazartbal, Srinagar (J & K)
26. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat)
27. National Institute of Technology, Surathkal, Mangalore (Karnataka)
28. National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu)
29. National Institute of Technology, Uttrakhand
30. National Institute of Technology, Warangal (Andhra Pradesh)
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