Joint Entrance Examination – Main
Acronym | JEE Main
Type | Computer based
Developer / administrator | National Testing Agency
Knowledge / skills tested | Paper 1: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Paper 2:Mathematics, Aptitude, Drawing and Planning
Purpose | Admission to undergraduate Engineering and architecture courses in 31 NITs, 20 IIITs and other colleges. Also serves as a prelim selection for JEE Advanced
Year started | 2002 (2002)
Duration | 3 hours for each paper
Score / grade range | -75 to +300 in Paper 1
Offered | Twice a year
Restrictions on attempts | Maximum three attempts in successive years
Countries / regions | India
Languages | English and Hindi
Website | jeemain.nta.nic.in