JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines - Check JEE Mains Instructions

JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines - Check JEE Mains Instructions

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K Guna SahitiUpdated on 04 Apr 2025, 08:54 AM IST
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JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines - Aspirants taking the JEE Main 2025 session 2 exam on April 4, 2025, must be mindful of the JEE Main exam day guidelines 2025. The exam day guidelines for the JEE Main 2025 session 2 exam is available in the article. NTA released the exam day guidelines along with the IIT JEE admit card for the JEE Mains April exams. The JEE Mains exam instructions comprise all the dos and don’ts to be followed for a hassle-free exam process. The JEE Main 2025 exam aspirant must check the JEE Main 2025 exam dress code and guidelines before reaching the exam hall. Check this article to know what to carry for JEE Main test, prohibited things, reporting time and much more.

JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines - Check JEE Mains Instructions
JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines

JEE Main Exam Instructions 2025- Check IIT JEE Main exam timings

Candidates can learn about the exam timings for different shifts here. Aspirants can know more about this through the JEE Main 2025 exam day guidelines pdf at jeemain.nta.nic.in.

Exam Timings for JEE Main

Particulars

First Shift

Second Shift

JEE Main 2025 exam time

9 AM to 12 PM

3 to 6 PM

Entry into the examination centre

7:30 to 8:30 AM

2 to 2:30 PM

JEE Main 2025 instructions given by the invigilator

8:30 to 8:50 AM

2:30 to 2:50 PM

Candidate login to read instructions

8:50 AM

2:50 PM

Commencement of JEE Main 2025 exam

9 AM

3 PM

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JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines

Mentioned below are the JEE Main rules and regulations 2025 for D-Day which every candidate must follow.

  • Candidates must arrive at the JEE Main 2025 exam centre at least one hour before the exam and must not leave the hall before the exam ends.

  • No student can enter the venue after gate closing time and cannot leave the exam centre premises before the JEE Mains paper concludes.

  • Examinees wearing any special attire due to religious reasons are advised to reach the exam centres earlier to undergo thorough checking and mandatory frisking.

  • The candidate must carry the admit card of JEE Main 2025, address proof for JEE Mains along with all the other documents to carry for JEE Mains 2025. A candidate who does not possess the NTA JEE Mains hall ticket 2025 will not be permitted for the examination under any circumstances by the Centre Superintendent.

  • Applicants are advised to duly fill out the self-declaration form, paste their passport-sized photograph, and put the left-hand thumb impression in the space provided, even before reaching the JEE Main exam centre.

  • Students must follow the jee main rules and regulations 2025 strictly as instructed by the centre superintendent/invigilators.

  • Social distancing must be maintained by the candidates as prescribed in jee mains guidelines.

  • Candidates should take their seats immediately after the opening of the examination hall. They can log in and read the instructions for JEE Main 2025, before the commencement of the exam.

  • A pen/pencil and blank paper for rough work will be provided in the examination hall. Candidates must write their name and roll number at the top of their sheet. This sheet needs to be returned to the invigilator before leaving the examination hall.

  • Students need to enter the required details in the attendance sheet, put signatures, and paste photographs at the designated place.

  • The left thumb impression should be clear and must not smudge on the attendance sheet.

  • Candidates claiming PwD reservations must carry a PwD certificate and ID proof for JEE main exam issued by the competent authority to the exam centre.



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JEE Main Exam Guidelines 2025: What is the dress code for JEE Mains?

According to the notification, candidates with thick-soled shoes and clothes with large buttons will not be allowed to enter the examination centre. Jewellery and metal items will also not be allowed inside. For more information read what is the dress code for JEE Main 2025.

JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines - Diabetic Candidates

Authorities have allowed the carrying of eatables like sugar tablets/fruits (like bananas/apples/oranges) and transparent water bottles for diabetic candidates. However, they are not allowed to carry packed foods like chocolate/candy/sandwiches into the examination hall.

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Which items are prohibited at JEE Main exam centres?

As per the JEE Main exam day guidelines, candidates are not allowed to carry any electronic devices such as mobile phones, calculators, slide rules, log tables, printed or written material, bits of paper, pager, or any other device. If any candidate has any of the above items, his/her candidature will be treated as an unfair means and his/her current examination will be canceled & he/she will also be debarred for future examination(s) & the equipment will be seized.

Code of Conduct for Candidates During JEE Main 2025

Examinees must remain silent during the exam. Any conversation, gesture or disturbance in the examination hall will 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 an examination either permanently or for a specified period according to the nature of the offence.

JEE Main 2025 Guidelines on Admit Card

  1. Candidates must check their JEE Main 2025 admit card for all the details mentioned therein. If there is any discrepancy in the name, paper, date of birth, gender, test centre name, city, state code of eligibility and category, aspirants should immediately communicate to JEE Main conducting authority.

  2. In case applicants are unable to download the admit card they need to contact JEE Main authorities at 0120-6895200 or mail at jeemain@nta.ac.in.

  3. JEE Main admit card 2025 will be issued provisionally to the candidate subject to his/her satisfying the eligibility conditions.

  4. Along with the JEE Main admit card, candidates will have to carry the following documents required at Jee Main Exam Centre 2025 keeping regard to the COVID-19 pandemic:

    • One original valid photo identity proof issued by the government (PAN card, Driving License, Voter ID, Passport, Aadhaar card with photograph, E-Aadhar, Ration Card, Aadhaar enrollment number with photo).

    • One passport-size photograph (same as uploaded with the online application form of JEE Main 2025). This photograph will be required to be pasted on the attendance sheet at the centre.

    • Duly filled in self-declaration form (Undertaking) downloaded from the NTA Website.

    • A transparent Ball ballpoint pen.

    • Personal hand sanitiser (50 ml).

    • Personal transparent water bottle.

    • Mask and gloves

    • Sugar tablets/ whole fruits for candidates who are diabetic

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5. As per the JEE Main 2025 exam day guidelines for paper 2 drawing test (B.Arch paper part 3) things to carry include the candidate's geometry box, pencils, erasers, color pencils/ crayons.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is the JEE Main 2025 admit card for session 2 released?
A:

Yes, NTA has released the JEE Main session 2 admit card for April 2, 3, 4 , 7, 8 and 9, 2025.

Q: Will candidates be allowed to take a watch to the JEE Main exam centre?
A:

Candidates are not be allowed to take electronic watches which fulfil the purpose of calculators into the examination centres. Simple watches will be allowed inside the exam centre.

Q: What will be the JEE Main 2025 exam timing?
A:

NTA conducts the exam in two shifts each day- Shift 1 and Shift 2. JEE Main 2025 exam shift 1 timings are 9 am to 12 pm while shift 2 timings are 3 pm to 6 pm.

Q: Is self study enough to crack JEE Main?
A:

Yes. If the student works hard and is diligent with his/her studies, cracking JEE Main is not a tough thing.

Q: What are the items that are prohibited at JEE Main 2025 exam centres?
A:

All electronic gadgets will be prohibited inside the exam centre of JEE Main 2025 -  mobile phones, slide rules, calculators, log tables, bits of papers, printed or written material, pager, etc.

Q: Is calculator allowed in JEE?
A:

No, candidates are not allowed to take calculators in JEE Mains exam.

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Questions related to JEE Main

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Have a question related to JEE Main ?

Hello Suhana

If you want to prepare for the JEE Mains exam 2026, then you need to manage your study time and try to give very much attention to your studies. JEE Mains is an entrance exam which is conducted by NTA(National Test Agency), and only science stream students give this exam to get admission in top engineering colleges to get admission in B.Tech or B.E courses.

Students give this exam after completing or appearing in the 12th class. This entrance exam is conducted at the undergraduate level. After clearing the JEE Mains exam, you become eligible to give the JEE Advanced, which helps to get admission in top IIT & NIT colleges of our country.

Here are some tips which help you at the time of your preparation-

  1. Cover the whole syllabus of JEE Mains
  2. Try to manage the study time
  3. Use the NCERT book for better preparation
  4. Give more mock papers and solve the previous question paper
  5. Manage the time & give some time for revision

I hope this information he;lps you. You also do your preparation on our official website, careers360.

All the best for your exam.


Hello,

Yes, you are eligible to attempt JEE Main 2026, as eligibility is based on appearing for or passing the class 12 exam in 2024, 2025, or 2026. Since you passed Class 12 in 2024, you are within the eligibility window to appear in 2026. Here in this article you will find more about the JEE Main eligibility criteria.

I hope it will clear your query!!

Hello,

If you have already passed Class 12 earlier and you are only taking the improvement exam in 2026, then you must choose “Passed” in the JEE Main 2026 form .

JEE Main always considers the first year in which you passed Class 12 as your official passing year. Improvement does not change that. So your status is not “appeared” and not “appearing.” It stays “Passed.”

You should enter:

  • Pass Status: Passed

  • Year of Passing: Your original Class 12 pass year

  • Marks: Your original marks (you can update later only if NTA allows it)

If you are giving Class 12 for the first time in 2026, then you must choose “Appearing.”

This is the correct and safe option for your JEE Main 2026 registration .

Hope it helps !

Hi Hriday

If your father's name is different on your Aadhar card and 10th marksheet, you need to change your father's name in the Aadhar card and match it with the spelling of the 10th marksheet, because when you take admission in college through JEE Mains score. They match your name, your father's name, and your mother's name with your 10th class marksheet, which serves as a real identity for document verification.

What college typically accepts-

  • National Testing Agency(NTA), JEE Mains- NTA requires applicants to match their application name to official identity documents. These official identity documents are the PAN card, Aadhar Card, Driving License, Passport, Voter ID card and School ID card.
  • Colleges Admission Authority- At the time of admission, the admission authority requires to match the application details be matched with the 10th and 12th marksheet as well as official identity documents.

I hope you will understand my point. These are some major issues which many students face during the time of admission in college.

Thank you.


Hello,

Yes, you can apply for JEE Main even if you do not have a caste certificate right now.

You only need the caste certificate if you want to claim a reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/EWS).
If you do not have it at the time of filling the form, you can apply as General or General-EWS/OBC-NCL without certificate , and later you can upload the valid certificate during counselling or document verification.

So yes, you can fill the JEE Main form without a caste certificate.

Hope it helps !