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ABOUT JEE

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Table of Contents About JEE Main 2016 3

JEE Main 2016 Eligibility Criteria 4

JEE Main 2016 Selection Procedure 5

JEE Main 2016 Paper Pattern 6

JEE Main 2016 Important Dates 9

JEE Main 2016 Application Procedure 11

JEE Main 2016 Admit Card 15

JEE Main 2016 Preparation Tips 17

JEE Main 2016 Important Topics & Books 19

Recommended Preparation Material for JEE Main 2016 22

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About JEE Main 2016

JEE Main, conducted by CBSE, is the first stage examination for admissions to prestigious IITs

(Indian Institute of Technology) and ISM (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad. In 2015, more than

13 candidates appeared for this exam for admissions to 31 NITs, 18 IIITs and 18 GFTIs, which

are the participating institutes of JEE Main. Top 1.5 lakh candidates of JEE Main are eligible

to appear for JEE Advanced, which is the second stage of entrance test for admissions to IITs

and ISM.

The application form of JEE Main is tentatively available from the month of November. Nearly

one month time is given to students for filling and submitting the form. The entrance exam is

conducted in the month of April.

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JEE Main 2016

Eligibility Criteria

1. Pass Percentage in Class

12/Qualifying Examination

Candidates must have studied

Physics and Mathematics in their

Class 12

They must have studied at least one

out of the below as optional

subjects: Chemistry, Biology,

Computer Science and Bio-

technology

They must have scored total 50%

marks (minimum) in all subjects.

2. Date of Birth

In order to be eligible for JEE Main 2016

candidates must be born:

On or after October 1, 1991

SC/ST/PwD: on or after October 1,

1986

Important: DOB as mentioned in

the Secondary Education

Board/University certificate will be

considered as correct.

3. Number of Attempts

If other eligibility criteria are

fulfilled, a candidate is allowed a

maximum of three attempts.

4. Exam Qualifying Year (QE)

Candidates must have passed their

Class XII examination or other

qualifying examination in the year

2015 or 2016. OR

Candidates who are appearing for

their Class XII examination in 2016

are eligible

Candidates must have studied at

least five subjects in their Class XII

or other qualifying exam.

Candidates who have studied four

subjects are NOT eligible.

Who is not eligible?

Candidates, who have passed class 12th/qualifying

examination in 2013 or before as well as those

who will appear in such examination in 2017 or

later are not eligible to appear in JEE Main 2016.

Candidates who appeared in class 12th/equivalent

qualifying Examinations in 2013, did not pass in

2013, but passed in 2014 are also not eligible to

appear in JEE Main 2016.

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JEE Main 2016 Selection Procedure Candidates are given admissions on the basis of All India Ranks (AIRs) calculated with JEE Main

scores and normalized marks of Class XII in the ratio 60:40. JEE Main score is considered for

admission to National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information

Technology (IIITs) and GFTIs.

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JEE Main 2016 Paper Pattern JEE Main 2016 will consist of two papers:

1. JEE Main Paper I this is for engineering courses. This paper can be attempted in

online or offline mode.

2. JEE Main Paper II this is for Architecture/Planning Courses. This paper can only be

attempted in pen and paper mode.

Subjects Type of

Questions

JEE Main 2016

Duration of

Exam

JEE Main 2016

Exam Mode

Paper 1

B.E/B.Tech

Physics,

Chemistry &

Mathematics

Objective type

with equal

weightage to

Physics,

Chemistry &

3 hours Pen and Paper

based or

Computer

based

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Mathematics

Paper 2 B.

Arch/B.

Planning

Part 1

Mathematics

Test Part 2

Aptitude Test

Part 3 Drawing

Test

Objective type

Objective type

Questions to

test drawing

aptitude

3 hours Only Pen and

Paper based

Exam Duration and Language

JEE Main 2016 will be of 3 hours duration. This includes both online (computer based) and

offline (pen and paper based) modes.

1 All Examination Centre Cities English and Hindi Medium

2 Examination Centre Cities in Gujarat, Daman & Diu

and Dadra and Nagar Haveli

English, Hindi and Gujarati

3 Examination Centre Cities in Maharashtra English, Hindi, Marathi and

Urdu

*The question paper language option should be selected while filling up JEE Main 2016 Online

Application Form. It cannot be changed later.

About JEE Main 2016 Paper I

Online Exam (Computer based):

Online exam of JEE Main 2016 will comprise of PCM with equal weightage to every subject

The exam paper will consist of three parts, which will include questions from PCM The candidate will have to select one out of the four responses given Each question will carry 4 marks The exam duration for Paper I is 3 hours Zero marks will be deducted for no response Every wrong answer will attract a deduction of of the total marks.

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Offline Exam (Pen & Paper based):

The exam will be of 3 hours duration

The paper will carry 90 questions, 30 from each subject - Physics, Chemistry and

Mathematics

The paper will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with one correct answer from a

choice of 4 answers for each question

Each question will carry 4 marks

The exam duration for Paper I is 3 hours

Zero marks will be deducted for no response

Every wrong answer will attract a deduction of of the total marks.

Paper II exam schedule

The schedule is yet to be announced by CBSE. Keep visiting the page for the latest

information

About JEE Main 2016 Paper II

This paper is conducted for the admissions to the Architecture/Planning courses. The paper

will consist of objective type questions.

Paper II of JEE Main 2016 will consist of three parts:

Part I Mathematics

Part II Aptitude Test

Part III Drawing Test

Paper II exam schedule

The schedule is yet to be announced by CBSE. Keep visiting the page for the latest

information

*Important Students need to bring their geometry box, pencils, erasers, cardboard or

clipboard and other related materials. Borrowing during the exam is strictly prohibited.

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JEE Main 2016 Important Dates JEE Main 2016 Event JEE Main 2016 Important Date

Start of JEE Main 2015 Online Application First week of November 2015

Last Date of JEE Main 2015 Online

Application

Third week of December 2015

Last Date for application fee payment

through debit/credit cards and echallan

Third week of December 2015

JEE Main 2015 Correction Window for

Application Form

Second week of January 2016

JEE Main 2015 Admit Card Download First week of March 2016

JEE Main 2015 Pen and Paper Based Exam

(Paper I & Paper II)

First week of April 2016

JEE Main 2015 Computer Based Test (Paper

I)

Second week of April 2016

Display of Answer Key and OMR Sheet Third week of April 2016

Acceptance of challenge of Answer Keys Fourth week of April 2016

Declaration of JEE (Main) Paper1 Score and

top 150000 candidates eligible for appearing

in JEE(Advanced)

Fourth week of April 2016

Declaration of All India Rank JEE (Main)

Paper 1 & Paper 2

First week of July 2016

JEE Main 2016 Results First week of July 2016

Availability of Score/Rank Card After declaration of AIR of JEE Main 2016

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JoSAA Important Dates (for seat allocation)

Event Date (Tentative) Candidates to fill-in their choices of academic programs in participating Institutes

1st week of July

Display of mock seat allocation 1st week of July

Seat allocation (1st round) 1st week of July

Acceptance of seat (1st round) 2nd week of July

Seat allocation (2nd round) 2nd week of July

Acceptance of seat (2nd round) 3rd week of July

Seat allocation (3rd round) 3rd week of July

Acceptance of seat (3rd round) 3rd week of July

Acceptance of seat (4th round) 4th week of July

Acceptance of seats (4th round) and physical reporting 4th week of July

Commencement of academic sess