Advantages and Disadvantages of JEE Main Exam

Advantages and Disadvantages of JEE Main Online Exam: NTA conducts the JEE Main exam to provide admissions to candidates in various NITs, IIITs, and CISFs based on their marks. The exam is conducted in two sessions in online mode. As per the latest schedule, JEE Main Session 1 was conducted in January 22 to 30, 2025.

JEE Main Session 2 will be conducted from April 01 to 08, 2025. While the list and benefits of JEE Main exams continue to pile up, the exam has its own set of disadvantages. Continue reading the article to know the list of advantages and disadvantages of JEE Main online exams.

Advantages and Disadvantages of JEE Main Online Exam

The following are some of the advantages and disadvantages of JEE Main exam:

Advantages of JEE Main Online Exam

In JEE Main online exam, you will be assigned a computer in the JEE Main test centre. You’ll be able to mark your answer by simply clicking on the bubble. Also, you’ll be able to move between sections and questions. There will also be a question palette, which will indicate the unattempted questions or be marked for review.

Questions can be marked for review, and answers can be changed at any point in time

You can move between questions by clicking a button so that you can change the answers even after marking one. Answering the questions first would be foolproof as there is no way you can always come back to it. Also, if you get time after answering all the questions, you can recheck and change the answer again.

If you are unsure of a Question, mark it for review, keep it for later and return to it after the rest of the questions are completed.

Summary of merits for online exam

You can review questions, mark them for later, and change answers. There is no time wasted in marking bubbles on an OMR sheet.

Attempt JEE Main Mock Tests 2025

Candidate can follow the below-mentioned steps to attempt JEE Main mock test on Embibe:

1st Step: Visit Embibe’s official website, i.e., embibe.com.
2nd Step: Login using mobile number/email
3rd Step: Then select your ‘Goal’ as ‘JEE Main’ under Engineering
4th Step: Click ‘Next’ and select your preferred language
5th Step: Refer to the below-mentioned links to attempt mock tests.

Attempt JEE Main Mock Tests
All India JEE Mock Test – 1	All India JEE Mock Test – 2
All India JEE Mock Test – 3	All India JEE Mock Test – 4
All India JEE Mock Test – 5	All India JEE Mock Test – 6
All India JEE Mock Test – 7	All India JEE Mock Test – 8
JEE Main Predicted Question Paper-1	JEE Main Predicted Question Paper-2

Disadvantages of JEE Main Examination

The following is the list of disadvantages candidates face while appearing for the JEE Main online exam:

Online Exams

This could stem from the fact that candidates are used to appearing for offline tests. Online tests can be very confusing, and the lack of proper exam-taking skills widely affects candidates during the exam.

Experiencing wrong figures on the screen

Most of the questions for all the subjects involve calculations. While solving the calculation-based questions, there is a chance to encounter a wrong figure or diagram on the computer screen. This problem is also possible in offline exams, but the chances of this occurring in an online exam are higher.

Summary of demerits for online exam

Experiencing technical issues, noting down incorrect figures or diagrams while calculating a question.