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JEE Main 2018: Important Dates, Application Form, Cut Off, Admit Card & More

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JEE Main is the national-level, engineering entrance exam for admission into most of the engineering colleges across the country. Every year around 14-15 lakh students appear for JEE Main. All the NITs and IIITs accept JEE Main score for student intake. This is one of the most popular entrance exams in India. A vast majority of students find JEE Main to be tough and difficult to crack. The number of students appearing for JEE Main increases each year, which also increases the competition. In order to crack JEE Main and get into India’s top engineering colleges, a student requires determination, perseverance and planning.

JEE Main is also the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced. IITs do not accept JEE Main score and, hence, students willing to enrol for IITs will also have to appear for JEE Advanced. A student will be allowed to appear for JEE Advanced only if he clears the JEE Main cut off. The exam is conducted in two modes: Online and Offline.

JEE Main has two papers:

Paper 1 – B.Tech/Engineering
Paper 2 – B.Arch/Architecture.

Students preparing for Engineering should opt for Paper 1 and those preparing for Architecture should opt for Paper 2.

Check the list of colleges accepting JEE Main score

Also read: Top engineering colleges in India

JEE Main 2018 Important Dates

1Release of Official NotificationNovember 2017
2Release of online Application FormDecember 2017
3Last date of online Application Form2nd week of January 2018
4Application Form Correction ScheduleTill end of January 2018
5Release of Admit Card1st week of March 2018
6Offline Exam (Paper 1 & Paper 2)1st week of April 2018
7Online Exam (Paper 1 only)2nd week of April 2018
8Release of Answer KeyApril 2018
9Result announcementApril 2018
10Counselling ScheduleJuly 2018

JEE Main 2018 Application Form:

JEE Main Application Form 2018 will most likely be accessible from the month of November 2017.
Instructions:
Please read the instructions, procedure and information bulletin carefully before you start filling the Application Form.

  1. You can apply for JEE Main 2018 online only through the official website of JEE Main.
  2. Please ensure your eligibility as per the criteria laid down for JEE Main, JEE Advanced and participating State Institutions (as applicable).
  3. Aadhar card is mandatory.
  4. You are allowed to submit only one Application Form. Multiple applications of a candidate are liable to be rejected.
  5. Selection of date/slot of Computer Based Examination of Paper – 1:
    If you have opted for Computer Based Examination of Paper – 1, you should select the date/slot after payment of the Examination Fee. If you do not select the date/slot, you will be allotted the date/slot on random basis depending upon availability.

Steps to fill the Application Form:

Step 1: Fill the Online Application Form, choose your Password and note down the system-generated Application Number.

You should supply all the details while filling the Online Application Form and you are also required to choose PASSWORD and Security Question and enter your answer to the same. After successful submission of the data, an Application Number will be generated and it will be used to complete the remaining steps of the Application Form and also for all future correspondence. For subsequent logins, you will be able to login directly with your respective system-generated Application Number and chosen Password.

Step 2: Upload scanned images of Photograph and Signature:

  1. The scanned images of photograph and signature should be in jpg/jpeg format only.
  2. Size of the photo image must be greater than 4 KB and less than 40 KB.
  3. Size of the signature image must be greater than 1 KB and less than 30 KB.
  4. Dimension of photograph image should be 3.5 cm(width) x 4.5 cm(Height) only.
  5. Dimension of signature image should be 3.5 cm(length) x 1.5 cm(Height) only.

NOTE: You will be able to modify/correct the particulars before the payment of fees. Once the payment of fee has been made/e-challan downloaded, your particulars cannot be edited.

Step 3: Pay Examination Fee by debit/credit card or e-challan of Syndicate/Canara/ICICI/HDFC Bank

For detailed instructions along with procedure to reset your password, check this out.

Application Form Fees for JEE Main 2018:

PapersPen & Paper Based Test Online mode 
AppearingGeneral/OBCs (Boys)SC/ST/PWD/All GirlsGeneral/OBCsSC/ST/PWD/Girls
Paper 1 or 2 in Indian Centers1000500500250
Paper 1 and 2 both in Indian Centers18009001300650
Paper 1 or 2 in Foreign Centers2500125025001250
Paper 1 and 2 both in Foreign Centers3800190038001900

Note: In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit cards, you will need to pay an additional processing charge as follows:

  1. Credit Card: 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable.
  2. Debit Card: 0.75% + taxes for examination fee up to Rs. 2000 and 1% + taxes for examination fee more than Rs. 2000.
  3. Application fee once paid will not be refunded (full or partial) under any circumstances.

JEE Main 2018 Eligibility Criteria

1. Age:

The date of birth of the candidate should be on or after 1st October 1993.
In case of SC/ST/OBC category, the age limit is relaxed for 5 years.

2. Number of Attempts and Year of Passing:

A candidate should have cleared his/her class 12 or other qualifying exam in the year 2016, 2017 or appearing in 2018.
A candidate is allowed a maximum of 3 consecutive attempts for JEE Main. If you have given the JEE twice and have also skipped a year without giving the JEE, you are not eligible for JEE Main 2018.

3. Marks in Qualifying Exams:

The candidate should get at least 75% in class 12th examination or should be in the top 20 percentile in their respective boards.

4. Qualifying Board Exam (or equivalent exam):

The JEE Main accepts all boards under Association of Indian Universities which includes the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) as well. Diplomas recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education also make a candidate eligible for the JEE Main.
Note: If you have given the first attempt of your 12th board exam in 2015, but have repeated the exam to pass in 2016, you are not eligible for JEE Main 2018.

JEE Main 2018 Paper Pattern:

Paper 1 (JEE Main Engineering Pattern)

  1. One correct answer will award you 4 marks and every incorrect answer will lead to a deduction of ¼ marks.
  2. No marks will be deducted for questions left unattempted.
  3. 3 hours would be allotted for paper completion
  4. Each question can have only one answer; marking multiple answers will be considered as an incorrect answer and ¼ marks will be deducted.
Physics 30 Questions (4 marks each)
Chemistry 30 Questions (4 marks each)
Mathematics 30 Questions (4 marks each)
Total 90 Questions (4 marks each)

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Best books for IIT JEE Main – Physics, Chemistry & Maths | JEE Main Syllabus for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

JEE Main Syllabus 2018

To start with your studies you need to know the exact structure of the syllabus you need to plan. So here is an outline of the whole syllabus for JEE Main and Advanced 2018. You can click on the links to start practising the chapters.

Ideally, you should be viewing your syllabus in the format mentioned above. However, a lot of students find more comfort in having their syllabus class-wise.
So here’s the syllabus for them class-wise:

JEE Main 2018 Cut Off:

Based on the 2017 cut off, the JEE Main 2018 cut off will be as follows:

Sr. No Category Cut-Off
1 General 81
2 OBC 49
3 SC 32
4 ST 27

JEE Main 2018 Exam Centres:

Results:

JEE Main 2018 results will be declared at the end of April 2018.

Best books

We have listed some books that you should definitely have and the books that will help you in specific areas.

HC Verma – Concepts of Physics (Part I)
HC Verma – Concepts of physics (Part II)
IIT JEE Physics – DC Pandey
Problems in General Physics – I.E. Irodov
Physics for IIT-JEE- Resnick, Halliday, Walker.
Problems in Physics- S.S. Krotov

Organic Chemistry – Morrison Boyd
Organic Chemistry – O.P Tandon.
Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations – R.C. Mukherjee
Numerical Chemistry – P. Bahadur
Concise Inorganic Chemistry – J.D. Lee

IIT Mathematics – M.L. Khanna
Differential Calculus – A Das Gupta
Class XI & XII Mathematics- R.D. Sharma.
Trigonometry, Geometry Books- S.L. Loney.
Problems in Calculus of One Variable- I.A. Maron
Higher Algebra- Hall and Knight

For more details on the books, read on.

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JEE Main Question Papers, Answer Key and Solutions

Get the Question Papers, Answer Key, Detailed Solutions and in-depth Analysis of all the JEE Main papers for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Get the best analysis of the JEE Main from IITians and subject matter experts.
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Important Chapters for JEE Main | Important topics for JEE Main 2018

JEE Main 2017 Offline Exam (2nd April) Question Papers

JEE Main 2017 Question Paper

JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam (3rd April) Question Papers

Download question papers (for all paper codes) for the JEE Main 2016 Offline exam held on 3rd April.

JEE Main 2016 Question Paper Code ‘E’

JEE Main 2016 Question Paper Code ‘F’

JEE Main 2016 Question Paper Code ‘G’

JEE Main 2016 Question Paper Code ‘H’

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam (9th and 10th April) Question Papers

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam 9th April

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam 10th April

Check the tabs for Answer Keys, Detailed Solutions and Analysis!

JEE Main 2017 Offline Exam Answer Keys

JEE Main 2017 Answer Key Code ‘D’

JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam Answer Keys

Here are the answer keys for JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam all paper codes.

JEE Main 2016 Answer Key Code ‘E’

JEE Main 2016 Answer Key Code ‘F’

JEE Main 2016 Answer Key Code ‘G’

JEE Main 2016 Answer Key Code ‘H’

JEE Main 2016 Online Exams Answer Keys

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam Answer Key – 9th April

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam Answer Key – 10th April

You can check out the solutions for the JEE Main 2016 Online exams as every student had a unique paper!

Check your score!

JEE Main 2017 Offline Detailed Solutions

JEE Main 2017 2nd April Offline Code ‘D’ Solution

JEE Main 2016 Detailed Solutions

Solutions for all codes of the JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam. Bookmark this Page!

JEE Main 2016 3rd April Offline Code ‘E’ Solution

JEE Main 2016 3rd April Offline Code ‘F’ Solution

JEE Main 2016 3rd April Offline Code ‘G’ Solution

JEE Main 2016 3rd April Offline Code ‘H’ Solution

JEE Main Online Exam Detailed Solutions

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam 9th April Solutions

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam 10th April Solutions

JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam in-depth Analysis

JEE Main 2016 cut off

The JEE Main 2016 paper was easier than in 2015, which should increase the cut offs. However, since more students are going to be shortlisted (2 lac instead of 1.5 lac), the net cut offs will be lower than that of the previous year.

Chapterwise Weightage

The pie charts for each of the subjects below show how certain chapters have been more important than others in this year’s exam. Moreover, by using Embibe’s Learn Digest Question Pack, students would have gained a leg up during preparation. Concepts and questions from 80% of the top 15 chapters in Mathematics were represented in the Digest, as were 66.7% of Physics chapters and 53.3% of Chemistry chapters.

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Helpful links for the highest weighted (important) chapters –

Most important Physics chapters in JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam

NameWeightageLearnPracticeTest
Semiconductors and Communication Systems14.71LearnPracticeTest
Waves and Sound5.9LearnPracticeTest
Units and Dimensions5.9LearnPracticeTest
Thermal Properties of Matter, Calorimetry, and Kinetic Theory of Gases5.9LearnPracticeTest
Ray Optics5.9LearnPracticeTest
Photoelectric Effect and Electromagnetic Waves5.9LearnPracticeTest
Laws of Thermodynamics5.9LearnPracticeTest
Experimental Physics5.9LearnPracticeTest
Electrostatics5.9LearnPracticeTest
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current5.9LearnPracticeTest
Total67.81

Most important Chemistry chapters in JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam

NameWeightageLearnPracticeTest
D & F Block Elements7.8LearnPracticeTest
Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes7.8LearnPracticeTest
P Block Elements7.8LearnPracticeTest
S Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) and Hydrogen5.9LearnPracticeTest
Nuclear and Surface Chemistry5.9LearnPracticeTest
General Principles and Processes of of Isolation of Metals (Metallurgy)5.9LearnPracticeTest
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure5.9LearnPracticeTest
Alcohols and Ethers5.9LearnPracticeTest
Total52.9

Most important Mathematics chapters in JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam

NameWeightageLearnPracticeTest
Parabola8.3LearnPracticeTest
Application of Derivatives8.3LearnPracticeTest
Three Dimensional Geometrical System5.6LearnPracticeTest
Sequences and Series (Progressions)5.6LearnPracticeTest
Quadratic Equations5.6LearnPracticeTest
Matrices and Determinants5.6LearnPracticeTest
Functions5.6LearnPracticeTest
Total44.6

JEE Main 2016 – 11th vs 12th Weightage

 Physics Chemistry Mathematics 
Class 11thClass 12thClass 11thClass 12thClass 11thClass 12th
Total Questions131712181515
Total Marks526848726060
% Marks43.00%57.00%40.00%60.00%50.00%50.00%

Let’s look deeper into accuracy, careless mistakes and time management. We had over 2000 questions on Embibe extremely similar to the questions asked in the JEE Main 2016. The attempts by students on those questions alone were over 5 lac. We compiled the data of these 5 lac+ attempts.

Top 5 chapters with lowest predicted accuracy

Here are the chapters where the accuracy sunk the lowest –

NameAccuracyLearnPracticeTest
Isomerism of Organic Compounds17.74LearnPracticeTest
Inverse Trigonometric Functions28.92LearnPracticeTest
Purification and Characterization of Organic Compounds30.38LearnPracticeTest
Experimental Physics35.19LearnPracticeTest
Trigonometrical Equations and Inequations36.02LearnPracticeTest

Top 5 chapters where highest careless mistakes are likely to be made

We track careless mistakes! These were the important chapters where most students made careless mistakes.

NameWasted Attempts (%age)LearnPracticeTest
Purification and Characterization of Organic Compounds35.44LearnPracticeTest
P Block Elements24.56LearnPracticeTest
Trigonometrical Equations and Inequations19.75LearnPracticeTest
Qualitative Inorganic Analysis18.9LearnPracticeTest
Solutions and Colligative Properties18.19LearnPracticeTest

Top 5 chapters where students will feel a time crunch

This is collected through the data of overtime attempts. Here are the chapters where students wasted too much per question because they didn’t know the fastest ways to solve them.

NameOvertime Attempts (%age)LearnPracticeTest
Laws of Thermodynamics54.43LearnPracticeTest
Point and Straight Line46.43LearnPracticeTest
Binomial Theorem37.23LearnPracticeTest
Definite Integration34.35LearnPracticeTest
Complex Numbers33.84LearnPracticeTest

We can take this same analysis even deeper, on to the concept level! For every question you practice on Embibe, we know its difficulty, concepts, and even formulae required to solve it.

Top 5 concepts with lowest accuracy

NameAccuracyLearn
Need of modulation10.34Learn
Characteristics of an ideal diode18.18Learn
Examples of Electric field due to continuous charge and point charges20.71Learn
Frequency Modulation21.97Learn
Examples on Heat capacity27.62Learn

Top 5 concepts with highest wasted attempts

NameWasted Attempts (%age)Learn
Frequency Modulation35.61Learn
De Broglie's wavelength of an accelerated charge31.83Learn
Vapor phase composition over liquid solutions30.21Learn
Vapor pressure of pure liquid22.85Learn
Physical and Chemical Properties of Water22.77Learn

Top 5 concepts with highest overtime attempts

NameOvertime Attempts (%age)Learn
Thermodynamic Processes52.98Learn
OR Gate39.72Learn
Line Passing through one point, given direction ratio parallel to Line37.5Learn
Slope of Tangent and Normal Line36.7Learn
Characteristics of Chemical Equilibrium36.66Learn

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Also Read:
Best books for IIT JEE 2018 | Syllabus for JEE Main and JEE Advanced
The main criterion which should determine your decision to go with JEE Main offline or online examination is how comfortable you are with computers and computer-based tests (CBT). At Embibe, you have all the resources that you need to crack the exam. Here, you can give as many JEE mock tests as you want (free of cost), both for JEE Main and JEE Advanced. You can even try the previous years papers to see exactly where you stand, so that you can improve in your weak points.

JEE Main Admit Card 2018:

The JEE Main 2018 hall ticket/admit Card will be released tentatively in March 2018 on the official website.
Follow these steps to download your admit card:

  1. Visit the official website.
  2. On the homepage, click on ‘Admit card’.
  3. Enter application number and password.
  4. Click on submit button.
  5. The admit card will appear on the screen.
  6. Download/Take a print out and carry to the examination.

    7. Ranks Vs Marks

    RanksTotal MarksPercentage
    134595.83
    533593.06
    733593.06
    833593.06
    1233191.94
    2032991.39
    3032189.17
    3132189.17
    5032088.89
    5132088.89
    10031186.39
    10131186.39
    20030283.89
    20130283.89
    30029581.94
    30129581.94
    40029080.56
    40129080.56
    50028679.44
    50128679.44
    75027877.22
    75127877.22
    100027275.56
    100127275.56
    200025570.83
    200125570.83
    300024467.78
    300124467.78
    400023565.28
    400123565.28
    500022863.33
    500122863.33
    750021359.17
    750121359.17
    1000020356.39
    1000020356.39
    1500018551.39
    1500018551.39
    2000017247.78
    2000017247.78
    2500016245.00
    5000013537.50
    10000011231.11

    JEE Main 2018 Counselling

    Counselling procedure will be conducted on the basis of the merit list. The tentative dates for the counselling would be in the first week of July 2018. The counselling is handled by the JoSAA and the entire process is divided in multiple rounds. Each round will have a separate list of selected candidates.

    JEE Main 2017 Counselling by JoSAA | Eligibility, Procedure, Important Dates, etc.

    JEE Main seems as a tough exam, but it really is not. Coaching is important, but what’s more important is proper guidance and mentoring. Proper planning, consistent hard work and dedication will definitely lead you to success. Do your preparations, use Embibe for practice, tests and improve your score.
    All the best!