JEE (Main & Advanced):

• JEE Main is conducted for providing admission into BE or B.Tech courses in various NITs & other Institutions all over the country.
• JEE Advanced is the criteria to get admission in the well-known Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Eligibility:

For JEE Main, there is no prescribed percentage to appear in the examination. But for admission to the NITs, IIITs & CFTIs, candidates must score minimum 75% marks (65% for SC/ST students) in the qualifying exam or must be in top 20 percentile in class 12th examination conducted by respective boards.

Number of Attempts:

Students can apply for the JEE Mains exams for any number of times as there is no attempt limit, but for JEE Advanced, students can apply for maximum of two times in two consecutive years.

Mode of Examination:

• JEE Main Paper consists of two papers: Paper 1 & Paper 2. Paper 1 (B.Tech/BE) is conducted through online (Computer Based Examination) mode. While Paper 2 (B.Arch / B.Planning) is organized through offline (Pen and Paper based examination) mode only.
• JEE Advanced Examination consists of two papers: Paper 1 & Paper 2. JEE Advanced exam is held through online (Computer Based Examination) mode only. Students have to appear in both Paper 1 & Paper 2 exam for admission in the engineering courses. Students who wish to get admission into B.Arch programme which is offered by the IITs, they have to pass both Papers 1 & 2 and then apply for the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT). AAT is conducted by the seven zonal IITs. Students can apply for the AAT exam after qualifying the JEE Advanced Exam.

Syllabus:

The syllabus of both the exams is also different. The JEE Main syllabus comprises of Class 11th and 12th Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics subjects. While in JEE Advanced, few extra topics are to be covered in the exam.