JEE Main 2019: Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) is the National level Engineering Entrance Exam for B.E/B.Tech and B.Arch Courses. It will be conducted by CBSE in online and offline modes for admission in NIT’s (National Institute of Technology), IIIT’s (Indian Institute of Information Technology) and other Centrally Funded Technically Institutions across all over India. It is also a qualifying exam for JEE advanced 2019.
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Important Dates
Yet the conducting body has not declared their exact exam dates. As we saw the previous year exam trends following are the expected exam dates which are listed below.
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| Events | Dates |
| Release of JEE Main 2019 official notification | November 2019 |
| Online Application/registration process will commence from | December 2019 |
| Facility for corrections in Images will available from | December 2019 |
| Last date for Online Application process | 1 st week of January 2019 |
| Closing date of application fee payment | January 2019 |
| Correction Window live on | January 2019 |
| Admit Card will be available from | 3rd or 4th week of March 2019 |
| JEE Main 2019 offline exam date | 1st week of April 2019 |
| JEE Main 2019 online exam date | 1st week of April 2019 |
| Availability of answer key & OMR Sheet | 2nd week of April 2019 |
| Announcement of JEE MAIN 2019 Result | 4th week of April 2019 |
The above schedule exam dates are tentative stay updated with us for the latest news. As soon as the conducting body declared the exam dates we will update it on our systems.
JEE Main 2019 Highlights
| Event | Detail |
| Exam Name | Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2019 |
| Conducting Authority | Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) |
| Exam Level | National Level |
| Category of Examination | Undergraduate (UG) |
| Mode of Exam | Online and Offline |
| Duration of Examination | 3 hours |
| Paper I | B.Tech / B.E. |
| Paper II | B.Arch / B.Planning |
| Purpose of Examination | Qualifying examination for admissions into NITs, IITs, and GFTI.
Qualifying Test for JEE Advanced which provides admissions into IITs. |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) |
| Total Marks | 360 |
| Total Number of Questions in Paper | 90 Questions (30 Questions each in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) |
| Marking Scheme | 4 marks will be allotted for each correct response.
For each incorrect response, 1 mark will be deducted. |
| Selection Process | Admission through JoSAA counseling on the basis of the applicant’s All India Rank |
JEE Main 2019 Eligibility criteria:
The general eligibility criteria for JEE Main is that the candidate should be class 12th pass with minimum 75% marks. Other important eligibility criteria are mentioned below:
Age Criteria:
- Only those applicants whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1994 are eligible to write the JEE Main Exam.
- However, relaxation is provided in case of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) applicants. The board relaxes upper age limit for the mentioned categories by 5 years, i.e. SC, ST and PwD applicants who are born on or after October 01, 1988 are eligible.
- Please note that date of birth recorded in CBSE mark sheets or equivalent will be considered.
Educational Qualification Criteria:
- Applicants who have passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2016 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2020 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2019.
- Applicants must have studied and written exams for at least five subjects in class 12th/ qualifying examination in order to be eligible for writing Exam.
- The Applicants who have taken only four subjects are not eligible to write JEE (Main) 2019.
No. of Attempts given to applicants:
The number of attempts which applicants can take is limited to 3. In the past, this was not counted but now onwards it will be counted and the same thing is been also applied for JEE Advanced 2019. You can only apply for JEE Advanced 2019 two times in the same consecutive year.
JEE Main Application form
It is mandatory for all the students to read all the instructions carefully i.e (how to fill application form) before filling JEE Main application form.
The application process follows three stages which are given as follows:
- Filling all the basic information
- Uploading images
- Submitting Application Fee
Before filling the application form you must have the following documents:
- Scanned Copies of photograph, signature
- Class 10th and 12th related information
- Credit Card/Debit Card
- Aadhaar Card
Stage I:
Filling the Application Form:
- The first step is to register for the exam on the official website.
- On the homepage, click on the “Apply for JEE (Main) – 2019”
- Click on “New Candidate Registration”.
- Enter details like Name, Father’s Name, Mother’s Name, State of Eligibility etc.
- After you fill the required information, submit the application form.
- An application number will be generated. This number is crucial as it would be required for all the further communications.
Stage – II
Uploading scanned images
- After registration, applicants would be required to upload the scanned images of photograph, signature.
- All the scanned images need to be in jpg/jpeg format only.
- Size of the photograph should be between 4 kb and 40 kb.
- The signature image should be between 1 kb and 30 kb.
- Dimension for the photograph: 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (Height) only.
- The signature should be in between 3.5 cm (length) x 1.5 cm (Height) only.
Note – Documents exceeding the specified sizes will not be uploaded. Use image resizer to fit the specifications.
Stage – III
Submitting Application Fee
- After uploading the images, applicants have to pay the application fees online through Debit/Credit Card or Net Banking. The fees differ for online and offline mode and reservation relaxation applies to categories
- If the candidate is using Credit Card to pay JEE Main 2019 application fee, 1.20% of the examination fee will be charged additionally along with service tax as applicable
- In case, a candidate is using Debit Card to pay JEE Main 2019 exam fee, a fee of 0.75% of the examination fee will be charged additionally along with taxes for exam fee up to INR 2000 and 1% + taxes for examination fee more than INR 2000
- A candidate using SBI Buddy will be charged INR 20/- per transaction plus the service tax as applicable
- Using Paytm will cost 1.50% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable
- The board also accepts application fee through E-challan. For the same, aspirants need to download the e-challan generated after the submission of online application form. Applicants will be able to download the acknowledgment page once the fees are paid
JEE Main 2019 Application Fee
The application fee varies for all applicants. It depends on over their Category and Gender.
Offline Exam (Pen or Paper Based)
| Paper/Category | Paper I or II | Paper I and II Both | Paper I or II | Paper I and II both |
| Exam center in India | Exam Centre in out of India | |||
| General/OBCs
(Boys) |
1000 | 1800 | 2500 | 3800 |
| SC/ST/PwD/All Girls | 500 | 900 | 1250 | 1900 |
Online Mode (Computer Based)
| Paper/Category | Paper I or II | Paper I and II Both | Paper I or II | Paper I and II both |
| General/OBCs
(Boys) |
500 | 1300 | 2500 | 3800 |
| SC/ST/PwD/All Girls | 250 | 650 | 1250 | 1900 |
- The applicants can submit their fee through credit card, debit card, and e-challan.
- Applicants those who are choosing e-challan mode would have to pay Syndicate/ICICI/HDFC/Canara Bank in cash.
JEE Main Form Correction
Applicants who have successfully submitted their Application Form can make corrections in their application in January 2019. The conducting board, CBSE will release the Application correction for the applicants who made some errors while filling the form.
- Correction is limited to particular sections only
- Details such as Academic details cannot be corrected
Applicants should avoid typing errors and should keep the documents aside while filling the form.
JEE Main 2019 Admit Card:
To download JEE Main admit card 2019, applicants have to enter their application number, date of birth and security pin. The admit card will not be sent individually to any applicant, it would be available online. CBSE releases the admit card and it should be retained till the counseling process.
The following steps are to be followed to download admit card of JEE Main 2019.
- The link to download JEE Main 2019 Admit Card will be available on the official website.
- The system will redirect you to the admit card portal.
- Enter JEE Main 2019 Application Number, Date of Birth and Security Pin in the admit card window
- Click on “Submit” button.
- Check the admit card on your computer screen.
- Ensure all the details are correct before taking a print out.
Best books for IIT JEE Main Preparation:
Every JEE Aspirants need to go with best books for JEE Main 2019 preparation. Know all the best book for JEE Main preparation from here. NCERT Books remains the best choices for every JEE Aspirants. Try to go thoroughly with the NCERT books after that you can follow others reference books like R.D. Sharma, H.C.Verma, and Morrison.
JEE Main Exam Pattern:
This engineering entrance exam comprises of two papers. Applicants seeking admission in B.E/B. Tech programs at NITs, IIITs and CFTIs appear for Paper-1 whereas Paper-2 is given by aspirants of Architecture and Planning Programs. The duration of the exam is three hours in which applicants can write the exam in either of the two mediums.
- Online mode
- Offline mode
A total of 90 questions are asked and there is negative marking. Only Objective type questions will be asked in Paper-1 which will be from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. There will be 30 questions in all the 3 sections from Paper -1 carrying total 360 marks. Each question carries four marks. The total time given to applicants is 3 hours. Paper-1 will be organized in both online and offline mode. For every correct answer, you will get 4 marks and for every wrong answer, you will lose one mark. However, you will not lose any mark from the total score for unanswered questions. CBSE conducts a computer-based test and Pen & Paper Entrance Exam on separate dates.
Paper I
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Marking Scheme |
| Physics | 30 | 120 | 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong response. |
| Chemistry | 30 | 120 | |
| Mathematics | 30 | 120 | |
| Total | 90 | 360 |
Paper II
| Subjects | No. of Questions | Total Marks | Marking Scheme |
| Mathematics | 30 | 120 | 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong response. |
| Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 | |
| Drawing | 2 | 70 | |
| Total | 82 | 390 |
A total of 82 questions are asked comprising 390 marks in Paper-2. It will consist of Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing section. Only Mathematics and Aptitude section are objective whereas drawing section is subjective. It is conducted only in offline mode. The total time given to the applicants is 3 hours.
JEE Main 2019 Syllabus:
The exam consists of topics from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics for Paper I and Mathematics, Aptitude and Drawing for Paper II. The applicants have to thoroughly revise their class 12th syllabus and books to prepare for JEE Main 2019. Applicants can also prepare by joining various institutes which provide the required training and course material to clear this crucial exam.
To download detailed syllabus Click here.
JEE Main 2019 Result
CBSE will release JEE Main Result online on the official website. You will not receive results via Email; the applicants must check them online.
How to check JEE Main Result 2019?
- Click on the link given on the official website https://jeemain.nic.in to get access to the JEE Main 2019 Result portal.
- Enter Roll Number and Date of Birth.
- Click on submit button and you will have JEE Main Result 2019 window.
- Check your score and ranks and download the Rank Card.
- Applicants will also get to know their qualifying status for JEE Advanced 2019 through their rank card.
JEE Main 2019 Rank Card
The JEE Main Rank List 2019 will include All India Rank of the candidate along with the All India Category Rank. Furthermore, JoSAA uses JEE Main AIR for admissions.In 2019 CBSE introduced some changes among of them one is when calculating All India Rank no weightage has to be given class 12th marks. For detailed information visit here.
JEE Main 2019 Cut Off
CBSE will release cut off of JEE Main 2019 along with the result. JEE Main cut off comprises closing ranks or minimum scores as an eligibility for JEE Advanced 2019.The expected cut off for JEE Main 2019 is given below:
| Category | Cut-off Marks |
| General | 81 |
| OBC-NCL | 49 |
| Scheduled Caste | 32 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 27 |
| PWD | 01 |
JEE Main 2019 Counselling:
Only those applicants who have qualified in JEE Main 2019 will be able to participate in the counseling session.
JoSAA will conduct online allocation of seats based on the applicant’s All India Rank in JEE Main, category, availability of seats and other factors. Post seat allocation, the applicants will have to report at their allotted Institute for document verification and fee payment.
Submit following documents during verification:
- 3 Passport size Photographs
- JEE Main Admit Card 2019
- JEE Main Result 2019
- Proof of Date of Birth
- Seat Allotment letter
- Photo Identity Card
- Proof of Seat Acceptance Fee Payment
- 12th Standard Mark Sheet
- Category Certificate (if applicable)