The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.
The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) comprises two papers.
Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B.Tech.) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs.
Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the Country.
From the year 2021, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow and Madan Mohan Malviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur will be using the score sheet of JEE (Main) for admission to the B.Tech./M.Tech. (Integrated)/B.Arch. Courses in its affiliated colleges across the State.
The JEE (Main) - 2022 will be conducted in 02 (two) sessions for admissions in the next academic session. The candidates will thus benefit in the following ways:
Eligibility Criteria
Age Limit
For appearing in the JEE (Main) – 2022, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2020, 2021, or appearing in 2022 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2022 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.
Last Date to apply is 31st March, 2022
Mode of Examination
JEE (Main) - 2022 will be conducted in the following modes:
a) Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.
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 and paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
c) Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II), and Planning Based Questions (Part-III) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.
Subjects | Section A | Section B | Mode Of Examination | |
Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech) | Maths | 20 | 10 | Computer Based |
Physics | 20 | 10 | ||
Chemistry | 20 | 10 | ||
Total | 90 | |||
Paper 2A (B. Arch) | Maths Part 1 | 20 | 10 | Computer Based Except Drawing |
Aptitude Test | 50 | |||
Drawing Test | 2 | |||
Total | 82 | |||
Paper 2B (B. Plan) | Maths Part 1 | 20 | 10 | Computer Based |
Aptitude Test | 50 | |||
Planning | 25 | |||
Total | 105 |
Date Of Examination
Exam/Session |
Earlier Dates |
Revised Dates |
Intimation of City |
Downloading of Admit Card |
JEE (Main) – 2022 Session 1 |
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 April 2022 |
21, 24, 25, 29 April and 1, 4 May 2022 |
First week of April 2022 |
Second Week of April 2022 |