| Frequency & Attempts |
Year mein 2 baar (January & April). Student 3 consecutive years tak de sakta hai (total 6 attempts). |
Year mein sirf 1 baar. Maximum 2 consecutive years mein attempts allowed (current year + next year). |
| Qualifying Criteria |
No separate qualifying exam. Class 12th pass with PCM mandatory. 75% aggregate (65% for SC/ST/PwD) in Class 12th for NITs/IIITs/GFTIs admission. |
JEE Mains mein top 2,50,000 rank (including all categories) lana zaroori. Category-wise reservation applicable: GEN-EWS (10%), OBC-NCL (27%), SC (15%), ST (7.5%), PwD (5%). |
| Pattern & No. of Papers |
Single paper of 3 hours (300 marks). 90 questions: 75 MCQs + 15 numerical value questions. Section-wise: Physics (30), Chemistry (30), Mathematics (30). |
Two compulsory papers (Paper 1 & Paper 2), each of 3 hours. Total 6 hours. Questions are MCQs, numerical, matching, and comprehension-based. Pattern changes every year. |
| Syllabus & Difficulty |
Syllabus: 10th+11th+12th NCERT based. Difficulty: Moderate to High. Around 80% questions can be solved with NCERT clarity. |
Syllabus: Same as Mains but extended to advanced level concepts. Difficulty: Extremely High. Focus on application, multi-concept, and out-of-box thinking. |
| Toughness Level |
Moderate. NCERT + basics se 180+ marks laana possible. |
Extremely tough. World's most difficult engineering exams mein shumar. Problem solving speed aur concept depth critical. |
| Age Limit |
No age limit. Class 12th ke baad 3 consecutive years tak de sakte hain. |
No age limit but only 2 consecutive attempts allowed. Class 12th pass year aur agle saal hi de sakte hain. |
| Safe Score / Rank (General) |
Safe Score: 180+ out of 300 for NITs CSE. For general category: 95+ percentile (~80k rank) for NITs. For top NITs: 99+ percentile (~15k rank). |
Safe Rank: Within 10,000 rank for IITs. For top IITs (Bombay, Delhi, Madras): rank under 2000-5000 depending on branch. |
| Category-wise Expected Ranks |
General: 75% in 12th / 95+ percentile; OBC/EWS: 75% / 90+ percentile; SC/ST: 65% / 80+ percentile; PwD: 65% / 80+ percentile. |
Qualify karne ke liye JEE Mains rank under 2.5L. Final admission: GEN (top 8-10k rank), OBC (top 15-20k), SC (top 40-50k), ST (top 60-70k). |
| Exam Conducting Body |
National Testing Agency (NTA) |
IITs (roster system: IIT Kanpur, Delhi, Bombay, etc.) |
| Colleges Covered |
NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, State Engineering Colleges, Private Universities (through JEE Main score). |
Only 23 IITs (plus ISM Dhanbad). JEE Advanced rank se hi IIT admission possible. |