JEE Main 2022 witnessed the participation of ~22 lakh students, out of which ~1.4 lacs appeared for the JEE Advanced examination, which is a precursor to the counseling process at prestigious engineering colleges in the country, especially the IITs, which have only ~16,000 seats across its undergraduate programs. Additionally, the point to be noted is that the first paper of JEE Main is applicable for admissions across the 25 IITs, 31 NITs or SETs, and 28 Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). Paper two is focused on diversified engineering sciences such as those pertaining to architecture, or planning. In this blog on education, Let’s discuss the Exam Schedule & Eligibility Criteria for JEE Main 2022.
To appear for the examination, the National Testing Agency (NTA) sets out a clear-cut eligibility criterion, along with the examination schedule. Qualified students can however fill out the application form, appear for the examination, and advance to the counseling stages, should they perform well. In order to perform well in your JEE Mains Exam, take a look at some crucial JEE Main Preparation Tips that you should be aware of.
However, the NTA has already announced the date of the exam, and it will be conducted from 16-21 April, and 24-29 May 2022. (Official Notification)
Given below are the eligibility criteria, and exam schedule for JEE Main 2022.
JEE Main 2022 Eligibility Criteria
To make the competition at par and competitive, the NTA mandates that candidates must therefore meet a bare minimum criterion to be eligible for the examination. Moreover, without meeting this eligibility criterion, one will not be able to register or appear for the examination.
Academic Qualifying Background
The candidates should have passed the Indian Senior Secondary Class 12th examination (End of 14 years of education), or an equivalent examination. The list of equivalent examinations can be found on the JEE website.
Additionally, they should have passed this examination no older than three academic years of the year they wish to appear in the JEE Main examination i.e., candidates wishing to appear in the JEE Main 2022 should have passed the senior secondary school examination no older than 2020, without age being a bar.
Academic Subject Background
Given that one is vying for admissions to courses entailing engineering sciences, the NTA places a compulsion on the subjects one must have taken in Class 12th CBSE exams to ensure that candidates come with the right background. These compulsions differ across B. Tech, B. Arch, and B. Plan, and are given below:
| Compulsory Subjects | ||
| B. Tech. | B. Arch. | B. Plan. |
| PhysicsMathematicsEither one of Chemistry, Biology, BioTech, Technical Vocational Subject | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry | Mathematics |
Including the above compulsory subjects, the candidates should have cleared the 12th class examinations in at least 5 subjects, including “Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry / Bio / BioTech / Technical Vocational Subject, or any other”.
12th Class Academic Score Cut-off
To enable a holistic admissions style and ensure students don’t end up only focusing on JEE preparation, the NTA mandates that students must therefore meet a minimum score requirement across their 12th class subjects. The previous year’s cut-offs were as follows:
- For B.Tech.
- General Candidates: Minimum 75% marks
- SC / ST Candidates: Minimum 65% marks
- Or, the top 20% of their respective board examinations
- For B. Arch.
- 50% marks cumulatively across Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
However, for JEE Main 2022, the above criteria have been withdrawn, and the notification can be accessed via this link.
Hence, now only passing criteria is the academic score criteria to appear in JEE Main 2022.
Documentation while Filling Application Form
The JEE Main 2022 application form will require you to furnish the following documents to be eligible for appearing in the examination:
| 1 | Scanned Photograph | Size 10 – 200 kb in JPG / JPEG format |
| 2 | Scanned Signature | Size 4 – 30 kb in JPG / JPEG format |
| 3 | Past academic proofs | 12th class Admission Card or Marksheet or Passing Certificate |
JEE Main 2022 Exam Schedule
The NTA released the JEE Main 2022 notification on 1 March 2022. The JEE Main is therefore conducted in two sessions for admissions. Below is the holistic schedule for the examination:
Administrative Schedule
| a | Release of notification | 1 March 2022 |
| b | Availability of brochure | 1 March 2022 |
| c | Application form availability | April Session – 1 March 2022May Session – 8 April 2022 |
| d | Last date to submit the application form | April Session – 31 March 2022May Session – 3 May 2022 |
| e | JEE Main admit card release date | April Session – 31 March 2022May Session – 3 May 2022 |
| f | JEE Main exam date | April Session – 16-21 April 2022May Session – 24-29 May 2022 |
| g | JEE Main result date | April Session – TBDMay Session – TBD |
Date of Examination:
| Session 1: 16 to 21 April 2022 |
| Session 2: 24 to 29 May 2022 |
Note that the exact dayshift, city of examination for Paper 1, Paper 2 will be as per candidate selection while filling the admission form, and final allocation will be based on what appears on the admit card.
Examination Mode:
Paper 1 (BE / B. Tech.): “Computer Based Test” i.e., CBT test only. In addition, candidates will have to appear for this examination on a computerized system.
Paper 2A (B. Arch.): “Part I (Mathematics) & Part II (Aptitude)” in CBT Mode. After that, Part III (Drawing Test in “Pen and Paper”) will be in offline mode and on a drawing sheet of A4 size.
Paper 2B (B. Plan): Part I (Mathematics), Part II (Aptitude), and Part III (Planning) will be MCQ based in CBT mode
Examination Timing – Day Schedule
| a | The examination will be conducted in two shifts across the day: First Shift: 09:00 AM – 12:00 Noon IST and Second Shift: 03:00 PM – 06:00 PM IST |
| b | Examination center entry timing: First Shift: 07:30 AM – 08:30 AM IST and Second Shift: 02:00 PM – 02:30 PM IST |
| c | Instructions by invigilator: First Shift: 08:30 AM – 08:50 AM IST and Second Shift: 02:30 PM – 02:50 PM IST |
| d | Candidate login: First Shift: 08:50 AM IST and Second Shift: 02:50 PM IST |
| e | Exam commencement: First Shift: 09:00 AM IST and Second Shift: 03:00 PM IST |
To Conclude
These are some key details about the JEE Main Exam, such as the exam schedule and eligibility standards. Apart from this information, it is also critical to recognize that you must practice in order to pass your JEE exams with ease. Use Dynamind, a technology platform for all your educational needs, to prepare for your examinations like a pro. Dynamind has a large number of mock examinations and practice papers to choose from. Because they are taken from previous year’s exam papers, all questions in any test, whether JEE or NEET, are of a high difficulty level. The difficulty level of each test is equivalent to the one in the actual exam and so it enables you to familiarize yourself with the questions pattern and accordingly prepare for your exam. Dynamind’s JEE Main Practice Papers.
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