JEE (Main) 2020 Brochure

Important Dates

EVENTS	DATES
On-line submission of Application Form	03.09.2019 to 30.09.2019 (upto 11.50 p.m.)
Successful transaction of fee	03.09.2019 to 01.10.2019(through Credit card/Debit card/Net banking/UPI and PAYTM service upto 11.50 p.m.)
Dates of Examination	Between 06.01.2020 (Monday) to 11.01.2020(Saturday)
Declaration of Result on NTA’s website	By 31.01.2020

Help Line: For Technical Support, contact following during working days between 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Call Centre Numbers: 0120-6895200

Websites: www.nta.ac.in
https://nta.nic.in/WebInfo/home

INFORMATION BULLETIN

Introduction and Scheme of Examination

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has established National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organization under Society Registration Act 1860 for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.

The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting Joint Entrance Examination JEE (Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.

Admission criteria to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTI), Institutions funded by participating State Governments, and other Institutions shall include the performance in the class 12/equivalent qualifying Examination and in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main). The (B. E. /B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programs offered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs).

About JEE (Main) – 2020
The JEE (Main)-2020 will be conducted twice before admissions in the next academic session. The students will have following benefits of the new pattern:

• This will give one more opportunity to the students to improve their scores in examination if they fail to give their best in first attempt without wasting their whole academic year.
• In first attempt, the students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and to know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the second time.
• This will reduce chances of dropping a year and droppers would not have to waste a full year.
• If anyone missed the examination due to reasons beyond control, then he/she won't have to wait for one full year.
• The student's best of the two NTA scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/Ranking.

Mode of Examination
JEE (Main)-2020 will be conducted in the following modes:

• B.E. /B. Tech. in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only.
• B. Arch: Mathematics - Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only and Drawing Test–Part III in "Pen & Paper Based" (offline) mode to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
• B.Planning : Mathematics- Part I, Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning Based Questions Part III in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only

Choice of Medium of Question Papers
The medium of Question Paper shall be in English, Hindi and Gujarati.
The option of question paper language should be exercised while filling up the Application Form and it cannot be changed at a later stage.
Please note that for correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version will be taken as final.

Details of Examination
Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination is given in the table below:

PAPER	SUBJECTS	TYPE OF QUESTIONS	Mode of Examination
B.E./B.Tech.	Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value, with equal weightage to Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry	“Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only
B. Arch	Mathematics – Part I	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value	“Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only
	Aptitude Test – Part II	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
	Drawing Test – Part III	Questions to test drawing aptitude	“Pen & Paper Based” (offline) mode to be attempted on Drawing sheet
B. Planning	Mathematics – Part I	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value	“Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only
	Aptitude Test – Part II	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
	Planning Based Questions - Part III	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

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2019 JEE Main January Attempt detailed text & video solutions are available here
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Syllabus
The details of syllabus are given on the websites Click Here

JEE (Main) - 2020 Eligibility
Age Limit
For appearing in the JEE (Main) examination there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed class 12th / equivalent examination in 2018, 2019 or appearing in 2020 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) examination – 2020. The candidates should also satisfy themselves about their fulfilling the age limit requirements of the Institutes in which they are desirous of taking admission. The candidates must note that the IITs have an age limit / restriction, which will be published in JEE(Advanced)-2020 Information Brochure.

List of Qualifying Examinations (QE)

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized central/ State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
• Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• Higher Secondary Certificate Vocational Examination.
• A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3 year duration. [Only for Admission to IITs]
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level. [Only for Admission to IITs]
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva. [Only for Admission to IITs]

Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination
Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2018 or 2019; or those who are appearing in their Class 12th Examination or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2020 are eligible to appear in January JEE(Main)-2020 Examination.

Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2017 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2021 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)–2020.

Candidates must note that the IITs permit only two attempts for the JEE (Advanced), i.e. a candidate should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2019 or 2020, subject to the condition of not having been admitted at an IIT on earlier occasion. Details may be obtained from the Information Brochure of the JEE(Advanced)2020.

Reservations
For admission to a participating institute, please see the reservations applicable in that particular institute. In case of institutes run by Central Government,10% of the seats are reserved for Category General-Economically Weaker Section(GEN-EWS), 15% of the seats are reserved for the category Scheduled Caste (SC), 7.5% for the category Scheduled Tribe (ST) and 27% for the category Other Backward Classes belonging to the “ Non Creamy layer” (OBC-NCL). Each category will have 5% reservations for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) as defined in The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (RPwD Act 2016).

Other Backward Classes - Non Creamy Layer (OBC–NCL) are as per the Central list of Other Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in Thus, the candidates falling in this list may mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC Candidates who are not in OBC-NCL (Central List) must choose General.

Section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016 states the following:
Persons with benchmark disabilities (PwD) means a person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. “Specified Disability” means the disabilities as specified in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.The categories of disabilities are:

• Blindness and low vision
• Deaf and hard of hearing
• Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy
• Autism, intellectual disability, specified learning disability and mental illness, and
• Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (i) to (iv)
• Other 'specified disabilities' mentioned in the Schedule of the RPwD Act 2016.

Please refer to Office Memorandum issued by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment dated 29 August 2018 (F.No.34-02/2015-DD-III), guideline IV, second paragraph quoted below:

The facility of Scribe/Reader/Lab Assistant should be allowed to any person with benchmark disability as defined under section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016 and has limitation in writing including that of speed if so desired by him/her.

In case of persons with benchmark disabilities in the category of blindness, Locomotor disability (both arm affected-BA) and cerebral palsy, the facility of scribe/reader/lab assistant shall be given, if so desired by the person.
In case of other category of persons with benchmark disabilities, the provision of scribe/reader/lab assistant can be allowed on production of a certificate to the effect that the person concerned has physical limitation to write, and scribe is essential to write examination on his behalf, from the Chief Medical Officer/Civil Surgeon/Medical Superintendent of a Government health care institution as per performa at Appendix I.

The order further allows the candidate to opt for their own scribe/reader provided the qualification of the scribe is one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination. The candidate with bench-mark disabilities opting for their own scribe/reader should submit details of their own scribe as per performa at Appendix II

Twenty minutes per hour compensatory time as per duration of examination will also be allowed to the candidates who are availing the facility of scribe/reader/lab assistant.

Important Note: The reservation policy, as announced by the government from time to time will be followed by the admitting institutes. The candidates are advised to look for the details at the time of admission.

No change in the category will be entertained after the last date of JEE (Main)-2020 application form and no subsequent changes will be effective after declaration of JEE (Main) NTA Score 2020.
The category entered in the JEE (Main) database by the candidate will be used by the JEE (Advanced).

Schedule of Events with Dates

EXAMINATION PATTERN
1.	Dates of Examination		Between 06.01.2020 (Monday) to 11.01.2020 (Saturday)
2.	Allocation of Date and shift		Random
3.	Medium of Question Paper		Candidates have to opt language of QP in the Online Application Form.
			English & Hindi	All Centre Cities
			English, Hindi and Gujarati.	Centre Cities in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(a) B.E./B. Tech. “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only to be attempted on Computer. Syllabus available on NTA’s Website.
4.	Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks	Subject	No of Questions	Marks
		Mathematics	(20+5*)	100
		Physics	(20+5*)	100
		Chemistry	(20+5*)	100
		Total	75	300
*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answer to be filled as numerical value.
5.	Marking Scheme for MCQs	Correct Answer		Four mark (+4)
		Incorrect Answer		Minus one mark (-1)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review		No mark (0)
6.	Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value	Correct Answer		Four mark (+4)
		Incorrect Answer		No mark (0)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review		No mark (0)
7.	Method of determining merit	Conversion of raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Total into NTA scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts of all days.
8.	Method of resolving ties	Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.E./B.Tech, will be resolved in following descending order: NTA score in Mathematics NTA score in Physics NTA score in Chemistry Candidates having lesser number of negative responses in the paper Candidates older in Age
(b) B. Arch: Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test –Part III in “Pen & Paper Based” (offline) mode to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
9.	Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks	Subject	No of Questions	Marks
		Mathematics-Part I	(20+5*)	100
		Aptitude Test-Part II	50	200
		Drawing Test –Part III	02	100
		Total	77	400
*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answer to be filled as numerical value.
10.	(a) Marking Scheme for MCQs	Correct Answer		Four mark (+4)
		Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer		Minus one mark (-1)
		Unanswered /Marked for Review		No mark (0)
	(b) Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value	Correct Answer		Four mark (+4)
		Incorrect Answer		No mark (0)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review		No mark (0)
	(c) Marking Scheme for Drawing Test –Part III	Two questions to be evaluated out of 100 marks.
11.	Method of determining merit	Conversion of raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test and Total into NTA Scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days.
12.	Method of resolving ties	Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.Arch will be resolved in following descending order: NTA score in Mathematics NTA score in Aptitude Test NTA score in Drawing Test Candidates having lesser number of negative responses in the paper Candidates older in age
(c) B. Planning : Mathematics- Part I , Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning Based Questions Part III in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only
13.	Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks	Subject	No of Questions	Marks
		Mathematics-Part I	(20+5*)	100
		Aptitude Test-Part II	50	200
		Planning Based Objective Type MCQs –Part III	25	100
		Total	100	400
*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answer to be filled as numerical value.
14.	Marking Scheme for MCQs	Correct Answer		Four mark (+4)
		Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer		Minus one mark (-1)
		Unanswered /Marked for Review		No mark (0)
15.	Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value	Correct Answer		Four mark (+4)
		Incorrect Answer		No mark (0)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review		No mark (0)
16.	Method of determining merit	Conversion of raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Planning Based Test and Total into NTA Scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days.
17.	Method of resolving ties	Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.Planning will be resolved in following descending order: NTA score in Mathematics NTA score in Aptitude Test NTA score in Planning Based Questions Candidates having lesser number of negative responses in the paper Candidates older in age

Important Note for objective type: To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option or most Appropriate corresponding to the correct option. However, after the process of challenges of the key, if more than one option is found to be correct then the multiple correct options will be given the four marks (+4). Any incorrect option marked will be given the minus one mark (-1). Unanswered/Marked for review will be given no marks. In case, a question is dropped/ignored, all candidates will be given four marks(+4) irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

Instructions for Filling Online Application Form
Candidates have to apply for January JEE (Main)- 2020 "Online" ONLY by accessing the websites. www.nta.ac.in , https://nta.nic.in/WebInfo/home and https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx The Application Form other than online mode would not be accepted, in any case. Only one application is to be submitted by a candidate. More than one application i.e. Multiple application forms submitted by a candidate will be rejected.

It is suggested that you have the following ready before starting the filling of the online application form:

• A computer with good Internet connectivity.
• All your qualification details.
• Scanned clear passport photograph in JPG/JPEG format (size between 10 kb–200 kb).
• Scanned clear signature in JPG/JPEG format (size between 4 kb–30 kb)
• A valid e-mail Id as all communication will be made on this e-mail Id.
• A valid mobile number as all information via SMS will be sent to this number.
• A valid debit/credit card or Net banking account or UPI or PAYTM Service.
• A printer connected to your system to print confirmation page.
• Download information Bulletin. Read it carefully to ensure your eligibility and acquaint with the requirements for submission of Online Application Form.
• No correction can be made at a later stage after submission of an application. No change will be accepted through Post/Fax/ email / By Hand etc.

4 (Four) Steps to Apply Online for the candidates who are appearing for January JEE(Main)–2020 Examination:
Step-1: Register for Online Application Form and note down system generated Application Number. The candidate should supply all the details while filling the Online Application Form and is also required to create PASSWORD and choose Security Question and enter his/her Answer. After successful submission of the personal details, Application number will be generated and it will be used to complete the remaining Steps of the Application Form and will also be required for all future correspondence. This application number will also be used to fill the application form of April, 2020, if the candidates wish to apply for the same. For subsequent logins, candidate will be able to login directly with the respective system generated Application Number and created Password.

Step-2: Complete the Application Form Candidate can login with the system generated Application Number and created Password for completing the Application Form.

Step-3: Upload Scanned Images of Candidate’s Photograph and Candidate's Signature.

• The recent photograph should be coloured or black/white (but clear contrast).
• Scanned photograph and signature should be in JPG/JPEG format.
• Size of scanned photograph should be between 10 kb to 200 kb.
• Size of scanned signature should be between 4 kb to 30 kb.

Note: Upload the correct Photograph and Signature as the facility for correction in images will not be given.

Step-4: Payment by Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI/PAYTM: The candidate has to select Debit card/Credit card/Net banking/UPI/PAYTM option to pay the application fee and follow the online instruction to complete the payment of fee. After successful payment, candidate will be able to print the Confirmation Page. In case the Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is cancelled and the candidates have to approach the concerned bank for refund of amount. However the candidate has to make another payment/transaction, in case the Confirmation Page is not generated.
THESE STEPS CAN BE DONE TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY ALSO.

The candidates are required to check the status of fee payment at NTA websites https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/webinfo/public/home.aspx / https://nta.nic.in/WebInfo/home and if the status is ‘OK’ the candidate will be able to take the printout of Confirmation Page. In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are advised as following:-

• If the fee is paid through credit/debit card/Netbanking/UPI /PAYTM and status is not OK, it means the transaction is cancelled and the amount will, automatically, be refunded to concerned credit/debit card/Net Banking/UPI/PAYTM Account within 15 days. Therefore, such candidates have to pay the fee once again and ensure the fee status OK.

Note:

• The final submission of online Application form will remain incomplete if all the steps are not completed. Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.
• No request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained
• The entire application process of January JEE (Main)-2020 is online, including uploading of scanned images, Payment of Fees and Printing of Confirmation Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s) including Confirmation page to NTA through Post/Fax/email/ By Hand.
• Candidates are advised to keep visiting the NTA's website regularly for latest updates and to check their registered mobile for SMS/e-mails.
• The NTA can make use of the data generated for the purpose of research and
• The replica of January JEE(Main)-2020 Examination is attached as Annexure V Important

Note: No Correction shall be made after declaration of result by the NTA.

All the candidates who have submitted the online application and paid the examination fee till last date will be allowed to appear in January JEE(Main) -2020 and their admit cards will be uploaded on the website as per schedule. The NTA neither verify the information filled by the candidates in the application form nor verify any certificate of category/educational qualification for deciding the eligibility of candidates. The certificates of educational qualification and category (if applied under reserved category) will be verified by the concerned institution. The candidates are, therefore, advised to ensure their eligibility and the category (if applying under reserved category). The NTA will, in no way, be responsible for any wrong/incorrect information furnished by the candidate(s) in their online application form. The letter/e-mails in this regard will not be entertained by the NTA.

Schedule of Examination

Dates of Examination	Between 06.01.2020 (Monday) to 11.01.2020 (Saturday) (Exact date, shift and city of examination for B.E./B.Tech and B.Arch/B.Planning will be made available on NTA's website on 06.12.2019)
Mode of Examination	B.E./B.Tech	"Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only
	B.Arch.	Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only
		Drawing Test -Part III in "Pen & Paper Based" (offline) mode to be attempted on Drawing sheet
	B.Plan.	Mathematics- Part I , Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning related MCQ's - Part III in "Computer Based Test (CBT)" mode only
	First Shift		Second Shift
Timing of Examination for B.E./B.Tech	9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.		2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Timing of Examination for B.Arch	9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.		2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Timing of Examination for B.Planning	----		2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Timing of Examination for B.Arch & B.Planning (both)	----		2.30 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Entry in the Examination Centre/Hall/Room, physical frisking, document verification. Invigilators record manual attendance and Biometric registration at registration desk. Cross checking of admit card, signature and photo match, to be completed by the invigilator	7.30 a.m. - Upto 9.00 a.m.		01.00 p.m. - Upto 2.00 p.m.
Instructions by the Invigilators	9.00 a.m. to 9.20 a.m.		2.00 p.m. to 2.20 p.m.
Candidates login to read instructions	9.20 a.m.		2.20 p.m.
Test Commences	9.30 a.m.		2.30 p.m.

• Those candidates who wish to appear for B.Arch as well as B.Planning will have the duration of examination 3.30 hrs. i.e. from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.


• Candidates are advised to report at the Examination Center well in time i.e. 2 hours before of commencement of the examination.


• In case a candidate, by furnishing the false information, appears in more than one shifts/dates, his candidature will be cancelled and his result will not be

Note: Candidate shall appear at their own cost at the Centre on Date and shift as indicated in their Admit Card issued by the NTA. Under no circumstances the choice of cities for centre and shift provided in the Admit Card shall be changed.

State of Eligibility

State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2020. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for the Class XII examination in New Delhi and is a resident of NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, the candidate's State code of eligibility will be that of Delhi and NOT that of Uttar Pradesh.

If a candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State but appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate's State code of eligibility will be from where the candidate first passed the Class XII (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from where the candidate has appeared for improvement.

Candidate passed/appearing class 12th from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the study centre is located. For Indian nationals passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad, the State code of eligibility will be determined on the basis of permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.

For Indian nationals passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will be determined on the basis of permanent address in India as given in the passport of the candidate.

The State code of eligibility of OCI/PIO passing Class XII (or equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals. However, OCI/PIO passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in all NITs, IIEST and Other-CFTI

Cities/Towns of January JEE (Main) –2020 Examination Centres

The Cities where the January JEE (Main)-2020 will be conducted are given in Appendix-III. While applying, candidates have to select any four cities of their choice. The efforts will be made to allot city of examination to the candidates in order of the choice opted by them in their application form. However, due to administrative reasons, a different city of nearby area may be allotted.

The decision of the NTA regarding allotment of Centre shall be final. No further correspondence or request shall be entertained in such case.

JEE (Main) NTA Score for B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning

• After the January JEE (Main)-2020 examinations, the NTA will display provisional Answer Keys & Question Paper attempted by the candidate on the NTA's websites www.nta.ac.in.The date shall be displayed on the NTA’s website for the same.
  The challenge of provisional answer keys will be accepted online only through the link available on the websites and on payment of a processing fee of Rs.1000/- per question. The fee can be paid by credit/debit card/Net banking/UPI/PAYTM service. The fee once paid is non-refundable. The NTA’s decision on the challenges shall be final and no further communication will be entertained.
  The subject experts will examine all the challenges received and then a final answer key will be displayed and declared.
  The result will be compiled on the basis of this final answer key declared. No grievance with regard to answer key(s) after declaration of result of January JEE (Main)- 2020 will be entertained.
  


• Evaluation of multiple choice questions of E./B.Tech , B.Arch and B.Planning will be carried out using final answer keys and the raw (actual) marks obtained by a candidate will be considered further for computation of the result of January JEE (Main)-2020.


• For multi-shift papers, raw marks obtained by the candidates in different shifts/sessions will be converted to NTA


• The detailed procedure based on NTA Score being adopted is available on NTA’s website.

Compilation and display of Result of B.E./B.Tech

• Compilation and display of Result for January session:
• Since, January JEE (Main)-2020 B.E./B.Tech first attempt will be conducted in multi-shifts, NTA scores will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate. The calculated NTA scores for all the shifts/sessions will be declared by 31st January, 2020. This shall comprise of the four NTA scores for each of the three subjects (Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) and the total in B.E./B.Tech of January JEE (Main)–2020.

Compilation and display of Result of B.Arch and B.Planning

• Compilation and display of Result for January 2020:
• Since, January JEE (Main)-2020 B.Arch and B.Planning will be conducted in multi-shifts, the raw marks obtained by all the candidates who appeared will be converted into NTA score and declared by 31st January, 2020. This shall comprise of four NTA scores for each of the three parts (Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test or Planning Based Test) and total in B.Arch/B.Planning of January JEE(Main)-2020.

Note:

• All participating institutes that do not use the Centralized Seat Allocation Process will prepare their own ranking based on the performance in JEE (Main)-2020 and other criteria as decided by them.


• Only the All India Rank (AIR) is used for admissions through Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB)/Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to NITs/ IIITs/ CFTIs/ SFIs/ Others.


• No score/rank card will be dispatched to the candidates and the candidates are advised to download their score/rank cards from the JEE (Main) website: https://nta.nic.in/WebInfo/home / www.nta.ac.in only.


• The All India Rank shall be compiled and declared after conduct of April JEE(Main)-2020 Examination.
  There shall be no provision for re-valuation/re-checking of the Score. No correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an examination conducting body and not an admission giving authority. Therefore, NTA does not collect the information regarding total number of seats available in the institutions, or the eligibility and reservation criteria followed by the institutions.

Admission to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, SFIs, State Engineering Colleges for Participating States and Other Participating Institutions

Eligibility for Admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating through Central Seat Allocation Board: Admission to B.E. / B.Tech / B.Arch / B.Planning. Courses in NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board will be based on All India Rank subject to the condition that the candidate should have secured at least 75% marks in the 12thclass examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class / Qualifying examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks would be 65% in the 12th class / qualifying examination.

The eligibility criteria decided by the Council of Architecture for admission to B.Arch. course other than NITs, IIITs, CFTIs: “No candidate shall be admitted to architecture course unless she/he has passed an examination at the end of the qualifying examination with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and also 50% marks in aggregate of the qualifying examination”.

For B.Planning, the candidates should have passed qualifying examination with 50 % marks in Mathematics and 50% marks in aggregate of the qualifying examination.

Subject combinations required in the qualifying examination for admission to B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning Courses in NITs, IIITs, and other CFTIs shall be as under.

Course	Required Criteria based on Class 12th / Equivalent qualifying Examination
B.E/B.TECH.	Passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject.
B.ARCH.	Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
B.PLANNING	Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics

The Admission Policy, as announced by the Competent Authority of the admitting institutes shall be followed at the time of admission.

Eligibility for Admission to Other Institutions:
The above mentioned policy could also be adopted by other Technical Institutions participating in counselling through JoSAA/CSAB. In case a State opts to admit students in the engineering Colleges affiliated to State Universities, the State may prepare separate rank list based on criteria decided by them.

Number of seats in various institutions:
For all admission related procedures/queries, the candidates are advised to refer the website of JoSAA, Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) or the concerned State government/institute after declaration of ranks of JEE (Main)–2020.
The letter/e-mails/grievances/RTI cases/Court cases regarding admission related procedures/queries will not be entertained by NTA.

Reservation of Seats:

As per Government of India rules candidates belonging to certain categories are admitted to seats reserved for them based on relaxed criteria. These categories are:

• General-EWS
• Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non Creamy Layer (NCL)
• Scheduled Castes (SC)
• Scheduled Tribes (ST)
• Persons with Disability (PwD)with 40% or more disability

Benefit of reservation for admission to NITs/IIITs and CFTIs shall be given only to those classes/castes/tribes which are in the respective central list published by the Govt. of India. For admission to State Engineering colleges who have opted for admission through JEE (Main)-2020, the reservation rules of that State shall apply. The letter/e-mails/grievances/RTI cases/Court cases regarding reservation criteria will not be entertained by NTA.

The reservation policy as announced by the government from time to time and applicable to the admitting institutes will be used. The Candidates are advised to look for details at the time of admission.

Seat Allocation Process and Admission Procedure:
Candidates shall be offered admission based on their choices and All India Ranks of JEE (Main) 2020 through a Seat Allocation Process to be announced later. The candidates will be able to make their choices online for branches/programs and institutes at appropriate time. Candidates are advised to regularly visit the JEE (Main) website: www.nta.ac.in for latest information.

The verification of documents would be done at the time of Seat Allocation Process/admission. The purpose would be to verify different records regarding identification, age, qualifying examination, State of eligibility, category and disability (if any) of the candidate. On failing to produce any of the authentic documents, the candidate will not be considered for admission.
Gen-EWS, SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates will be required to produce original certificate as per prescribed formats issued by the competent authority at the time of Seat Allocation Process as well as at the time of admission, failing which they will not be considered for admission.

Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) –2020
(Please refer to JEE (Advanced) website for the latest information)

The minimum academic qualification for appearing in JEE (Advanced) -2020 is that the candidate must have passed in final examination of Class 12thor equivalent qualifying examination with at least 75% aggregate marks (65% for SC, ST, and PwD) or being in the top 20 percentile of the successful candidates in their respective Board examinations. Those appearing in these examinations in 2020 can also appear in JEE (Advanced)- 2020 provisionally and these candidates would also have to fulfill the above requirements. The IITs have specific eligibility criteria for admission, which includes an age bar, limited number of attempts and year of passing class 12th or equivalent; candidates are advised to refer to the JEE (Advanced) 2020 website for details.

All the candidates aspiring to take admission to the undergraduate programs at IITs for the year 2020 will have to appear in the B. E. /B. Tech. of JEE (Main)-2020. Based on the performance in the B. E. /B. Tech. of JEE (Main)- 2020, number of top candidates as per the requirement of JEE (Advanced) (including all categories) will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced)-2020.

candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years irrespective of whether or not he/she passed the Qualifying Examination. The candidates, who have attempted JEE (Main) /JEE (Advanced) in 2018 or earlier, are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in JEE (Advanced)–2020.

The candidate who had taken admission in any institute other than IITs in 2019 is eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced)–2020 provided that the candidate satisfies other eligibility criteria.

Test Practice Centres

National Testing Agency (NTA) has established a network of Test Practice Centres spread all over India to help the students aspiring to appear in examinations to be conducted by the NTA from 2019 onwards. The students can practice and train themselves before the examination for the “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode of examinations.

The experienced, qualified and professional Nodal officer and staff available at the TPC will help and motivate the students to clear their doubts and solve problems and to make them familiar with the CBT mode of examinations.

For details see the NTA Websites www.nta.ac.in / https://nta.nic.in/WebInfo/home

Query Redressal System (QRS)

National Testing Agency (NTA) has established a Query Redressal System(QRS), an online web-enabled system developed by NTA. QRS is the platform based on web technology which primarily aims to enable submission of queries/grievances by the Registered Candidate(s) of JEE(Main)-2020 Examination with (24x7) facility for speedy and favourable redressal of the queries/grievances. A Unique Registration Number will be generated for tracking the status of the queries/grievances. The Registered Candidate(s) are advised to use the online facility for speedy and favorable response before mailing their queries on the official email id of JEE(Main) i.e. jeemain-nta@gov.in

Code of Conduct for Candidates

Candidates shall maintain perfect silence and attend to their Question Paper only. Any conversation or gesture or disturbance in the Examination Room/Hall shall be deemed as misbehavior. If a candidate is found using unfair means or impersonating, his/her candidature shall be cancelled and he/she will be liable to be debarred for taking examination either permanently or for a specified period according to the nature of offence.

Candidates are not allowed to carry any textual material, Calculators, Docu Pen, Slide Rules, Log Tables, and Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, printed or written material, and bits of papers, mobile phone, pager or any other device, except the Admit Card and ID proof inside the Examination Room/Hall. If any candidate is in possession of any of the above item, his/her candidature will be treated as unfair means and his/her current examination will be cancelled & he/she will also be debarred for future examination(s) & the equipment will be seized.

The Candidates, especially those who are carrying the barred items, including the metallic objects such as Kara and Kirpan etc., should report their respective Examination Centers one and half hour before the gate closing time, for ensuring timely checking/frisking and entry to the Examination Hall.

If upon screening at the Examination Centre, it is discovered that any candidate is actually carrying, within the ‘Kara’ and ‘Kirpan’, a suspect device, he/she may be asked not to take it in the Examination Hall (as directed by the Hon’ble Delhi High Court vide its Order dated 03.05.2018). The decision of NTA on unfair means will be final and no correspondence will be entertained in this regard.

Guidelines to Candidates for Computer Based Test

Candidates MUST bring the following documents on the day of examination at the test centre. Candidates who will not bring these will not be allowed to sit in the examination.

• Print copy of Admit Card downloaded from NTA’s website.
• One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) should be taken for pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet at Centre during the examination.
• Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired) – PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With photograph)/E-Aadhaar with photograph/ Ration Card with photograph/ 12th Class Board Admit Card with photograph/ Bank Passbook with Photograph.
• PwD certificate issued by the authorized medical officer, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category

The candidates shall report at the Examination Centre two hours before the commencement of the examination so as to complete the frisking and registration formalities well before the time. Registration desk will be closed 30 minutes prior to the examination.

Candidates shall not be permitted to enter in the Examination Hall/Room after 9:00 a.m. in first shift and after 2:00 p.m. in second shift. The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the admit card carefully and follow them during the conduct of the examination.

The candidate must show, on demand, the Admit Card downloaded/printed from the NTA’s website and any of the authorized photo IDs for entry in the examination room/hall. A candidate who does not possess the valid Admit Card and authorized photo IDs shall not be permitted for the examination under any circumstances by the Centre Superintendent.

A seat indicating roll number will be allocated to each candidate. Candidates should find and sit on their allocated seat only. Any candidate found to have changed room/hall or the seat on his/her own other than allotted, his/her candidature shall be cancelled and no plea would be accepted for it.

No candidate, without the special permission of the Centre Superintendent or the Invigilator concerned, will leave his/her seat or Examination Room/Hall until the full duration of the paper is over. Candidates must follow the instructions strictly as instructed by the Centre Superintendent/Invigilators. Candidates should not leave the room/hall without handing over their rough sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.

For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of tests for any reason, the NTA shall not be responsible for conduct of re-test, under any circumstances.

Weeding out Rules

The record of Joint Entrance Examination JEE(Main)-2020 would be preserved upto 60 days from the date of declaration of result.

Legal Jurisdiction

All disputes pertaining to the conduct of January JEE(Main)–2020 Examination including Results shall fall within the jurisdiction of Delhi only. The Senior Director (Admin) of the NTA shall be the official by whose designation the NTA may sue or be sued.

Important Note:
The Data (Information) collected by the NTA through Online Application Form of JEE (Main) 2020 may be used by the NTA / Government of India for specific type of research and survey. This information is not used by any third party or private agency for any other use unless the Official Order given by Director General, NTA.

Appendix - III

List of examination cities for January JEE(Main)- 2020

January JEE(Main)-2020 will be conducted in the following cities, provided there are sufficient numbers of candidates in the city.

State wise list of Cities in India for JEE(Main)-2020:

Appendix - IV

Service/Processing charges and Goods & Service Tax (GST) and Procedure for Payment of Fee

Mode of Payment of Fee and Service/Processing charges & GST

After completing Step-3 of Online Application Form, candidates may remit the examination fee (Step -4) by choosing the following options:

• (i) Debit Card/ Credit card, Net Banking/UPI/ PAYTM:

• Check the validity of the Debit/ Credit Card and keep it ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form. Candidate should enter the information asked for and make payment through Debit/ Credit Card.
• Through Net Banking, check the balance in your account and keep all credentials ready with you while logging on to website for submitting application form. Candidate should Login with his/her credentials of net banking and make payment through Net Banking.
• Through UPI service.
• Through PAYTM service.

Please select any Mode of Payment/Service Provider (Service/Processing charges per transaction & GST (applicable @ 18 %) to be paid by the candidate):

Note: In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’ the candidates are advised as following:-

• If the fee is paid through credit/debit/Net Banking/PAYTM/UPI and status is not OK, it means the transaction is cancelled. Therefore, such candidates have to pay the fee once again and ensure the OK fee status.
• For cancelled transactions, the amount will, automatically, be refunded by the concerned Bank to concerned credit/debit card. The candidate has to pursue with the concerned bank for refund.

Helpdesk: For any transaction related queries/ inquiry, please contact at:

(a) If Paying using SBI Bank:

(b) If Paying using Syndicate Bank:

(c) If Paying using HDFC Bank:

(d) If Paying using ICICI Bank:

(e) If Paying using PAYTM: