Admission Criteria to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions funded by participating State Governments (SFTIs), and other Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12/equivalent qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The Paper-1 (B.E./B.Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.
The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states, which were earlier admitting based on their State Level Examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE (Main) - 2015 application form online.
Examination Mode
The Paper-1 (B.E/B. Tech.) of JEE (Main)
will be conducted in two separate modes i.e. Offline (Pen and Paper Based Examination) mode and Online (Computer Based Examination) mode.
The Paper-2 (B.Arch./B. Planning.) of JEE (Main)
will be conducted only in Pen and Paper based examination mode. A candidate will opt for either Pen and Paper Based or Computer Based examination modes for Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech) only.
JEE (Main) – 2015 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech) and Paper-2 (B.Arch/B.Planning). Candidates may take Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech), or Paper-2 (B.Arch/B.Planning), or both as per the course(s) they are seeking admission to.
Type of Examination
JEE (Main) – 2015 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech) and Paper-2 (B.Arch/B.Planning). Candidates may take Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech), or Paper-2 (B.Arch/B.Planning), or both as per the course(s) they are seeking admission to.
Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination available is given in the table below.
|
Subjects |
Type of Questions |
Mode of Exam |
Paper-1
(B.E/B.Tech) |
Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics |
Objective type with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics |
Pen & Paper based OR Computer based |
Paper-2
(B.Arch/B.Planning) |
Mathematics – Part I
Aptitude Test – Part II
Drawing Test – Part III |
Objective type
Objective type
Questions to test drawing aptitude |
Only Pen and Paper based |
Examination Schedule
A. Offline Examination (Pen & Paper Based Examination) for Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) and Paper 2 (B.Arch/B. Planning)
Date of Exam |
Paper |
Subjects |
Timing |
04th April, 2015 |
Paper-1 |
Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics |
0930 - 1230 Hrs |
04th April, 2015 |
Paper-2 |
Mathematics – Part I
Aptitude Test – Part II
Drawing Test – Part III |
1400 - 1700 Hrs |
B. Online Examination (Computer Based Examination) for Paper-1 (B.E/B.Tech) Only
Date of Exam |
Paper |
Subjects |
Timing |
04th April, 2015 |
Paper-1 |
Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics |
1st Shift :- 0930 - 1230 Hrs
2nd Shift :- 1400 - 1700 Hrs
(If Required.) |
*The option of date for Computer Based Examination for Paper – 1 should be exercised while filling up the application form. The allotment of slots/dates will be on first come first served basis. If a candidate does not make any selection, he/she shall be randomly assigned a slot/date as per the availability of the same.
The Computer Based Examination for Paper – 1 in Colombo, Kathmandu, Singapore, Bahrain, Dubai, Muscat, Riyadh and Sharjah will be held only on 11th April, 2015.
In case a candidate, by furnishing the false information, appears in more than one slots/dates of the computer based examination or appears in both the modes of examination i.e. pen & paper based and computer based examination, his candidature will be cancelled and his result will not be declared.
Medium of Question Papers
All Examination Centre Cities |
English & Hindi Medium |
Examination Centre Cities in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
English, Hindi & Gujarati |
Examination Centre Cities in Maharashtra |
English, Hindi, Marathi & Urdu |
The option of question paper language should be exercised while filling up the Application Form and it cannot be changed at a later stage.
JEE (Main) 2015 Examiniation Centres
JEE (Main) - 2015 will be conducted in major cities and towns of India as well as abroad. While applying, candidates must select four centre cities in case of Pen & Paper based examination and one city in case of Computer Based Examination.
However, if the number of candidates for Computer Based Examination is less than 50 in a city on a particular date than such candidates will be allotted last day of the Computer Based Examination in the same city.
Similarly, efforts will be made to allot candidate’s city of Pen & Paper Based Examination as per their choice opted for in the application form. However, in some exceptional circumstances, a different city in nearby area may be allotted.
Requests for Change of Examination Centre
Normally, the requests for change of centre will not be entertained. In this regard, the decision of the
Executive Director (JAB) will be final.
Eligibility for Appearing in JEE (Main) - 2015
A. Date of Birth
Only those candidates whose date of birth falls on or after 01
st October, 1990 are eligible. However, in the case of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) candidates, upper age limit is relaxed by 5 years, i.e. SC, ST and PwD candidates who are born on or after 01
st October, 1985 are eligible. Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board/University certificate will only be considered.
B. Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination (QE)
Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12
th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2013 or 2014, or those who are appearing in their Class 12
th Exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2015 are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2015. Candidates who passed Class 12
th/Qualifying examination in 2012 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2016 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2015.
Candidates who appeared in class 12
th/equivalent qualifying Examinations in 2012, did not pass in 2012, but passed in 2013 are also not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2015.
C. Number of subjects in the Qualifying Examination (QE)
Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12
th/ qualifying examination in order to be eligible for writing JEE (Main) - 2015. The candidates who have taken four subjects are not permitted to write JEE (Main) 2015 and if such candidates appear in JEE (Main) 2015 by furnishing wrong information, their rank/result will not be declared.
D. Number of Attempts
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03 (three).
E. No. of Attempts and Age limit for the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
Since the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system from 2014. The age limit, for admission to institutions in these states which were earlier admitting candidates based on their state level examinations, will be as per their past practice only. The number of attempts in such cases will also remain same as per their past practice. This will however be obviously not applicable for admission to IITs/NITs/IIITs/CFTIs.
Fee for JEE (Main) - 2015 (in Indian Rupees)
Paper(s) Appearing |
Pen & Paper Based Exam |
Computer Based Exam (Paper-1 Only) |
|
(General/OBC) |
(SC/ST/PwD) |
(General/OBC) |
(SC/ST/PwD) |
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE OPTED IN INDIA |
JEE (Main) Paper-1 OR
JEE (Main) Paper-2 |
1000 (Boys)
500 (Girls) |
500 (Boys)
500 (Girls) |
500 (Boys)
250 (Girls) |
250 (Boys)
250 (Girls) |
Both JEE (Main) Paper-1
JEE (Main) Paper-2 |
1800 (Boys)
900 (Girls) |
900 (Boys)
900 (Girls) |
1300 (Boys)
650 (Girls) |
650 (Boys)
550 (Girls) |
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE OPTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRY |
JEE (Main) Paper-1 OR
JEE (Main) Paper-2 |
2500 (Boys)
1250 (Girls) |
1250 (Boys)
1250 (Girls) |
2500 (Boys)
1250 (Girls) |
1250 (Boys)
1250 (Girls) |
Both JEE (Main) Paper-1
JEE (Main) Paper-2 |
3800 (Boys)
1900 (Girls) |
1900 (Boys)
1900 (Girls) |
3800 (Boys)
1900 (Girls) |
1900 (Boys)
1900 (Girls) |