The National Testing Agency will be conducting JEE Main examination twice a year. The examination will be conducted in eight slots in the month of January and later in the month April. Nearly 2 lakh candidates will be accommodated in each slot. According to the notification released by the NTA, JEE Main Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Application fee and medium of examination will remain unchanged.

JEE Main 2019 January Schedule:

The Eligibility Criteria of JEE Main examination has been declared by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The candidates aspiring to appear for JEE Main examination must fulfill the determined Eligibility Criteria to apply for the examination. The JEE Main eligibility criteria include the following factors - Qualification, Age limit, Attempt number, year of appearing and other relevant details.

It must be noted that the JEE Main Eligibility Criteria determines whether the candidate can appear for the examination or not. It doesn't deal with eligibility for admissions in NITs, IIITs, SFTIs and CFTIs. Earlier the examination was conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) but from the current year, the examination will be conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). From the year 2019, the examination will be conducted twice a year i.e. in the month of January and April.

JEE Main Eligibility criteria have been detailed as follows:

• Date of birth of the applicant
• Qualifying Examination
• Subjects of the Qualifying Examination
• Marks secured by the candidate in the Qualifying Examination
• Remaining number of attempts

JEE Main Eligibility Criteria in Detail:

JEE Main 2019 Application Procedure for January attempt has been closed. However, the JEE Main registrations for April attempt will commence from ­­­March 18, 2019. The candidates with a minimum of 75 percent aggregate in Class XII can apply for JEE main at nta.ac.in. The candidates of reserved category require 65 percent aggregate.

The online application form for January session is released in the month of September whereas the same for April session are released in the month of February.

Important Dates for JEE Main Registration:

The JEE Main Admit Card will be released on December 17, 2018. Candidates who register would alone be able to log in and download JEE Main Admit Card. In order to access the Admit Card, the candidates would be required to submit their application number, personal details like pin and date of birth. The Admit Card is an important document that the candidates would be required to keep it safe and produce in the examination venue.

The JEE Main Admit Card will have details of the candidate such as their name, timings of the exam, exam center information, application number and other related details. The candidates will be required to bring in JEE Main Admit Cards with their Identity Proof on the examination day.

The National Testing Agency will be conducting JEE Main examination twice a year. According to the notification released by the NTA, Paper 1 will be conducted in Computer-based mode whereas Paper 2 will be Computer-based for Mathematics and Aptitude test and Paper-pen-based for Drawing test. JEE Main Paper 1 is scheduled to be conducted on January 9, 10, 11 and 12, 2019 and Paper 2 will be conducted on January 8, 2019. JEE Main April attempt will be conducted from April 6, 2019, to April 20, 2019. The Admit Card for April attempt will be released on March 18, 2019.

JEE Main examination is approaching and as the examination will be conducted twice a year, the candidates will get double chance to qualify the examination. The competition for this exam is pretty on a tough level and the candidate must ensure to do well in the examination in order to get selected. A certain amount of stress always seems to be associated with the country's elite Engineering Examination i.e. JEE Main and JEE Advanced. 

JEE Main examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), is done to provide admission into B.Tech courses in NITs, IIITs and GFTIs.About 2.24 Lakh candidates would be qualifying JEE Advanced that offers admission into IITs. This is one of the most important examinations that is conducted for candidates who wish to pursue engineering.

Following are preparations tips for JEE Main:

1. A candidate must know his syllabus: Prior to beginning preparation for JEE Main, the candidate should refer to an exhaustive list of the syllabus and the topics would have to be studied under Physics, Chemistry and Maths for the entrance examination. A proper schedule can be created after having a look at the official syllabus that has been released by the NTA authorities.
2. Time Table: After referring to the JEE Main Syllabus, the candidate should create a perfect timetable that would fit their schedule while enough time would be left for preparation with enough days left. Division of the subjects should be done in a way that preparation should not be monotonous. A specific proportion of hours can be divided among each subject so that a candidate can give the same amount of preparation across all subjects.
3. Work on your Basics: The candidates must ensure that they make their basic concepts strong so that they can correspondingly attempt tougher questions. By having an understanding of the basic concepts, it becomes easier for candidates to attempt tougher questions. Practicing sample papers with a basic understanding of various topics is important to do well in the examination.

The JEE Main Exam Pattern has been announced by the NTA. JEE Main Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be conducted in two individual shifts.

Things to Know About JEE Main Exam Pattern:

• JEE Main examination comprises of two papers i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2.
• Paper 1 will be for candidates aspiring to seek admission in B.Tech./B.E.
• Paper 2 will be for candidates aspiring to seek admission in B.Arch/B.Planning.
• Paper 1 will be held online i.e. in computer-based mode.
• Paper 2 will be partly computer-based and party paper-and-pen-based. It will be computer-based for mathematics & aptitude test whereas paper-and-pen-based for drawing test.
• Paper 1 will be based on Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
• Paper 2 will be based on Mathematics, Aptitude and Drawing skills.

The JEE Main syllabus for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry is as given below. Candidates who prepare for the JEE Main are required to study all the topics that are given in the JEE Main Syllabus. The JEE Main syllabus is prepared by the Body that is in charge of conducting the exam. 

JEE Main Syllabus consists of important topics covered in central Boards such as CBSE, ICSE and State Boards. The Topics that are studied in Class 11 and 12 would be included. A candidate must study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics of Class 11 and 12 to score well in JEE Main Examination.

Following must be referred to by students in order to strengthen their JEE Main Preparation which has been detailed as below:

• Past 14 years solved JEE Main papers
• Mathematics material for JEE Main and JEE Advanced
• Organic Chemistry for JEE Main
• Inorganic Chemistry

Candidates seeking admission into B.Tech/BE courses would be required to appear in the Paper 1 of JEE Main. The candidates applying for B.Arch/B. Planning would have to appear in Paper 2. The syllabi of both the papers are different. The candidates seeking admission to both the streams have to appear in both papers of JEE Main.

JEE Main Counselling will be conducted by following:

• JoSAA (Joint seat allocation authority) would conduct counseling session for IITs, ISMs, NITs, and other government-funded institutes.
• CSAB( Central Seat Allocation Board) conducts separate counseling for SFTIs and NEUT.

With about 92 institutes participating in the counseling process, it is expected to begin in June. All the state counseling authorities would have their own sessions for B.E/B.tech/B.Arch admission based on JEE Main ranks.

To be a part of JoSAA, the following is the criteria:

Through JoSAA, seats would be allotted to different institutes as per the seat matrix: