Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) - 2018 is the current all India engineering entrance examination named by merging AIEEE and IIT-JEE into one brand. Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by...

Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) - 2018 is the current all India engineering entrance examination named by merging AIEEE and IIT-JEE into one brand. Admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other centrally funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by several participating State Governments, and several other Institutions shall involve the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The 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.

JEE Main is slated to be conducted tentatively on April 8, 2018 in an Offline mode and on April 15 & April 16, 2018, in an Online Mode. The dates would be updated as soon as it is released by CBSE on the website. JEE Main is an entrance test conducted to determine admissions into NIT, IIT and GFTI. It is the initial stage that has to be crossed to get admitted into the IITs. To be considered eligible for JEE Main admissions for B.tech course, the candidates would have to secure a minimum of 75% in Grade 12 or has to be in the Top 20 percentile in the respective State boards. 

Having an Aadhaar Card is mandatory for filling up the JEE Main Application Form in the session 2018. About 12 Lakh candidates appear in the JEE Main every year and the candidates would know details such as eligibility criteria, application form, JEE Main admit card and announcement of results. In 2018, a total of 10,15,349 candidates had registered for the pen/paper exam and about 183,640 candidates had registered for the online examination.

The JEE Main Application Form would be released in the first week of December by CBSE. The JEE Main Application Window would extend for a duration of 1.5 months. The candidates should keep ready their documents and scanned photograph to be filled and submitted with the JEE Main Application Form. Apart from the same, JEE Main Application Fee can be paid in both online and offline modes. 

The JEE Main Exam Centers are those wherein the exam is conducted. There are about 104 examination centers in India and 9 centers outside India. CBSE would be conducting JEE Main either in the offline or online mode.

Analysis of JEE- Main 2017

Physics 

Analysis of JEE- Main 2016

The paper was moderate in terms of difficulty level. Neither it was too hard to solve, nor too easy.

The paper consisted of three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

Physics: It was the toughest amongst the three; the questions that were included in this section were a little tricky. Out of the 30 questions from Physics, only five questions were theory-based, the rest 25 were numerical based questions. It was a time-consuming section. Some experts also believe that the questions in this section were ambiguous, which increased the difficulty level. 

Mathematics: This section, however, not difficult, was found a little lengthy by the examinees. It had a good mix of questions. Also, some students complained of the errors in the Maths section. 

Chemistry: It was a comparatively easy section to solve. The questions were all fact-based. This section was not very time-consuming. 

For every correct answer, four marks will be allotted. The paper had 90 questions, carrying 360 marks. 

The result of JEE Main 2018 is scheduled to be declared on April 30, 2018. JEE Main result will comprise of scores which include actual marks obtained by the candidate in the test along with the list of candidates qualifying for JEE Advanced. Hence, the result will provide the candidate their qualifying status for JEE Advanced 2018 examination. Basically, on the basis of the scores attained by the candidate in JEE Main examination, a separate rank list will be prepared for the admissions to B.E./B. Tech. and B.Arch/ B. Planning offered by numerous engineering institutes and colleges of India (apart from 23 Indian Institutes of Technology - IITs). 

Publishing of results usually comprises of 2 steps:

The scorecards of the candidates that will include the marks obtained by the candidate.

All India Rank list for JEE Main Examination.This would also determine the candidate's eligibility for JEE Advanced examination which is scheduled to be conducted on May 20, 2018. A category wise list would be prepared for all courses which would help CSAB in determining seat allotment for IITs, NITs, SFTIs and Government-aided colleges. 

JEE Main cutoff is the minimum score that a candidate must get in order to be eligible for B.tech/BE and B.Arch/BPlan programmes in NITs, IIITs and top engineering colleges.With the announcement of JEE Main Result and AIR, CBSE would be releasing qualifying marks for JEE Advanced. In comparison to previous year cutoffs, JEE Main cutoff 2017 has been the lowest.

The cutoffs have been listed as below:

JEE Main cutoffs will be declared in the month of May.

The following factors are what is used to determine JEE Main cutoff:

1. Number of candidates who appeared in the examination
2. The difficulty level of the examination
3. Number of questions
4. Overall Performance Level

JEE Mains score can be used for a number of private colleges.Candidates qualifying JEE Mains give the JEE advanced out of which only 11,000 candidates are eligible for IIT's and ISM.However, these scores can be used for entering into a  number of prestigious colleges.

 JEE Main Important Documents for counseling have been detailed as below.

The JEE Main examinees are required to be in possession of the below-mentioned documents at the time of counseling:

1. Printout of seat acceptance acknowledgment
2. Printout of terms and conditions are taken from the CSAB website and duly signed by the candidate.
3. Originals for verification:
   • Admit Card of JEE (Main)-2018.
   • Score Card of JEE (Main)-2018 issued by CBSE (downloaded scorecard is acceptable).
   • Class X (High School) Board Certificate as proof of date of birth.
   • Pass Certificate and Marks sheet of qualifying examination.
   • Certificate of category (SC / ST/ BC-NCL) issued by the competent authority in the prescribed format.
   • Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD), if applicable.
   • Passport, if the candidate has passed the qualifying examination from outside India; this is required for determining the 'State from which eligible'.
   • Proof of place of examination Center of the final examination from the National Open School for candidates having Senior Secondary Certificate; this is required for determining the 'State from which eligible'.
4. Two sets of self-attested copies of all the documents listed above. The originals will be returned after verification and self-attested copies will be retained by the Reporting Center.
5. Two passport size photographs identical to the one which was pasted on the JEE Main application form.

The JEE Main Examination would be held across 104 cities all over India and 9 International Cities.

There are about 2000 test centers. There were 113 exam centers that hosted the JEE Main Examination last year and the year before 136 exam centers.

These are a few things that candidates must keep in mind in the course of allocating exam centers. 

1. Candidates would be allotted JEE Main Exam center as per their preference indicated of exam centers at the time of applying for JEE Main.
2. An applicant would be required to report to the examination center on the indicated date and time mentioned on the admit card.
3. Candidates would be required to choose 1 exam center for the JEE Main test process during JEE Main Application Procedure.
4. JEE Main 2018 question papers would be available in Hindi and English in most of the exam centers.

• Centers outside India

JEE Main 2017 Results and Ranks were declared in April and Kalpit Veerwal from Udaipur has emerged the topper. Being a student from MDS Senior Secondary School, Veerwal has secured 100 percentile. In addition to this, Kalpit had topped the Indian Junior Science Olympiad in Grade 9 and also secured a high position in Grade 10 in NTSE, along with topping KVPY in Grade 11th.

Vasu Jain from Delhi bagged AIR 2 while Ananay Aggarwal has secured AIR 3. Vrunda Rathi from Maharashtra has secured AIR 1 in the Girls category. AIR 2 was scored by Poorva Garg with an overall rank of 96. Narayana Jeevana Reddy bagged the Third Rank. The list of JEE Main 2017 Toppers are as mentioned below:

New in JEE Main:

The IIT council formed a committee last year to introduce changes in the JEE Main. The changes were introduced to help enhance the performance of the students.

• Nil weight to 12th-grade marks for calculating ranks JEE Main.
• To get admitted into institutions, a candidate must secure at least 75% marks in 10+2 exam or in the top 20 percentile. the qualifying percentile for SC/ST for 65%.
• CBSE has also set up facilitation centers in various cities for enrollment of candidates.