JEE Main 2021 (May) Notification, Exam Dates, Admit Card, Exam Pattern, Counselling
JEE Main 2021 (May) Exam - Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus, Exam Pattern
Joint Entrance Examination Main (May) 2021 or JEE Main (May) 2021 is the entrance examination for admission to B.E., B.Tech., B.Arch. and Bachelor of Planning. JEE Main (May) 2021 is conducted by National Testing Agency.
JEE Main (May) for the year 2021 has been announced by National Testing Agency and will be held from 26/08/2021 to 02/09/2021. The application forms will be available from 09/07/2021 till 20/07/2021. The exam is in online mode. The duration of the exam will be 180 minutes. It is being conducted in English, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujrati, Bengali, Urdu, Marathi and Malayalam languages. The result date will be announced later.
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JEE Main 2021 (May) Conducting Body
JEE Main 2021 (May) Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit:
- For appearing in the JEE (Main) 2021, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12 / equivalent examination in 2019, 2020, or appearing in 2021 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) 2021 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfil the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.
Qualifying Examination:
- Only those candidates who have passed Class 12 / equivalent examination in 2019, 2020 or 2021; or those who are appearing in Class 12 / equivalent examination in 2021, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2021.
- Candidates who passed Class 12/equivalent examination in 2018 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2022 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2021.
- Candidates must note that the IITs permit only two attempts for the JEE (Advanced), i.e. a candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2020 or 2021, subject to the condition of not having been admitted at an IIT on an earlier occasion. Details may be obtained from the Information Brochure of the JEE (Advanced) 2021. Please see link: https://home.iitd.ac.in/news-jab.php https://jeeadv.ac.in/.
Reservations:
- In the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be
applicable as mentioned below:
- 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates
- 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates
- 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per the Central List*
- 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS) candidates
- Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability
- Each category will have 5% reservations for the candidates with 40% or more disability as defined in Section 2 (r) and (zc) of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.
- In the case of the Institutes run/aided/recognized by State Governments, the reservation policy of the respective State Governments shall be applicable.
Notes:
- The benefit of 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 Government of India from time to time.
- Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer (OBC–NCL) are as per the Central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in Thus, the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC Candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General.
JEE Main 2021 (May) Important Dates
| Events | Start Date | Last Date |
|---|---|---|
| Application Form | 09/07/2021 | 20/07/2021 09:00 pm |
| Application Form With Late Fee | - | 20/07/2021 11:55 pm |
| JEE Main 2021 (May) Exam Date |
Online Dates |
JEE Main 2021 (May) Prospectus
JEE Main 2021 (May) is coming up and being held from 26/08/2021 till 02/09/2021. By clicking on the download link you will be directed to the official site.
Link: View/DownloadJEE Main 2021 (May) Application Form
Application Form Fee
Fee payable for JEE Main 2021 (May)
| Course | Category | Type of
Candidate | In India
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| Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech
or Paper 2A: B. Arch or Paper 2B: B.Planning |
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| Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2A: B. Arch
or Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2B: B. Planning or Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech, Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B.Planning or Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B.Planning |
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Processing charges and Goods & Service Taxes (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.
Application Form Filling Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION FORM:
Candidates have to apply for JEE Main 2021 (May) “Online” mode only. The Application Form in any other mode will not be accepted
Follow the following steps to Apply Online:
- Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using your own Email Id and Mobile No.
- Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application Number.
- Step-3: Upload scanned images of: (i) the recent photograph (file size 10Kb – 200Kb) should be either in colour or black & white with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against white background; (ii) candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb - 30kb); (iii) duly verified result awaited attestation form (file size: 50kb to 500kb), (iv) category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) (file size: 50kb to 300KB), (v) PwD certificate (file size: 50kb to 300kb) in jpg/jpeg format.
- Step-4: Pay fee using SBI/Canara Bank/HDFC Bank/ICICI Bank/Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit Card/Credit Card / Net Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid.
Download, save and print a copy of the Confirmation Page of the Application Form (which would be downloadable only after successful remittance of fee) for future reference.
All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. The submission of Application of a candidate could be considered as successful and his/her candidature would be confirmed only on the successful transaction/receipt of the prescribed application fee from him/her.
JEE Main 2021 (May) Syllabus
Paper1: B.E./ B. Tech. in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode:
| Subject | Section A | Section B | Marks |
| Mathematics | 20* | 10 | 100 |
| Physics | 20* | 10 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 20* | 10 | 100 |
| Total | 90 | 300 |
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 five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B.
Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in Pen & Paper Based (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
| Mathematics (Part I) | 20 | 10* | 100 |
| Aptitude Test (Part II) | 50 | 200 | |
| Drawing Test (Part III) | 02 | 100 | |
| Total | 82 | 400 |
20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of 10. There will be no negative marking for numerical value
Paper 2B (B. Planning) Part-I: Mathematics, Part-II: Aptitude Test and Part-III: Planning Based Questions in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
| Part-I: Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 | |
| Part-III: Planning Based
Objective Type MCQs | 25 | 100 | |
| Total | 105 |
20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of 10. There will be no negative marking for numerical value.
Subjects
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Syllabus Link: View/Download
JEE Main 2021 (May) Exam Day Instructions
Online Dates
- 26/08/2021 to 27/08/2021
- 31/08/2021
- 01/09/2021 to 02/09/2021
Examination Day Instructions
Guidelines to Candidates for Computer Based Test:
- Candidates MUST bring the following documents on the day of examination at the test centre. Candidates who will not bring these will not be allowed to sit in the examination.
- Print copy of Admit Card downloaded from NTA website
- One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) should be taken for pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet at Centre during the examination.
- Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid, and non-expired) – School Identity Card/ PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/EAadhaar with photograph/ Ration Card with photograph/ 12th Class Board Admit Card with photograph/ Bank Passbook with Photograph.
- PwD certificate issued by the authorized medical officer, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category
- Candidates are advised to report at the Examination Center well in time i.e. 2 hours before commencement of the examination.
- Candidates should take their seat immediately after opening of the Examination Hall. If the candidates do not report in time due to any reason i.e. traffic jam, train/bus delay etc, they are likely to miss some of the general instructions to be announced in the Examination Rooms/Halls. The NTA shall not be responsible for any delay.
- A seat indicating Roll Number will be allotted to each candidate. Candidates should find and sit on their allocated seat only in case of a candidate who changes room/hall or the seat on his/her own rather than the one allotted, the candidature shall be cancelled. No plea would be entertained in this regard.
- The candidate should ensure that the question paper available on the computer is as per his/her opted subject indicated in the Admit Card. In case, the subject of question paper is other than his/her opted subject, the same may be brought to the notice of the Invigilator concerned.
More Information
The timing for downloading
the Admit Card for subsequent Sessions of the exam will be announced on the NTA website (jeemain.nta.nic.in)
- Candidate may please note that Admit Cards will not be sent by post.
- In no case, the duplicate Admit Card for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2021 would be issued at the Examination Centres.
- Candidate must not mutilate the Admit Card or change any entry made therein.
- Candidates are advised to preserve their Admit Cards in good condition for future reference.
- No Admit Card shall be issued to the candidates whose Applications are found to be incomplete for any reasons (including indistinct/ doubtful photographs/unsigned Applications) or who do not fulfil the eligibility criteria for the examination.
- Issue of Admit Cards, however, shall not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which shall be further scrutinized at subsequent stages of admission process.
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