About JEE Main Exams

About JEE Main Exams:

JEE Main is a national level exam conducted by the CBSE board every year. JEE Main exam is for students who wish to either get into Engineering or Architecture.

JEE Main is the gateway to most of the engineering colleges in the country. Most notably the IIITs and NITs.

A few states are still conducting their own entrance exams, however several states have started to participate in JEE rather than having their own entrance exams.

JEE Main is also a qualifying exam for JEE Advanced.
 

JEE Main quick facts

  1. The JEE main is currently attempted by roughly 14 lakh students every year.
  2. The aim of the JEE was to unify all entrance exams and reduce the pressure of several exams on students
  3. Not all states have accepted the JEE Main system. However, every year more states are accepting JEE Main
  4. In the current pattern, around 1.3 lakh students are shortlisted from the JEE Main and give the JEE advanced for admission to the IITs, and other top colleges such as IISER, IISc and RGIPT.