How to fill JEE Main 2020 Application Form

How to fill JEE Main 2020 Application Form - NTA has released the JEE Main application form 2020 for January session on September 3, 2019 in online mode. Candidates can now fill the JEE Main January application form till September 30. The process of filling the application form of JEE Main 2020 involves five stages like registration, filling up the application form, uploading of documents, fee payment and print out of confirmation page. Candidates are advised to be a bit careful while filling up the application form of JEE Main 2020 to avoid any kind of errors. JEE Main aspirants may find it advantageous to be familiar with the steps of the application procedure beforehand such that they can fill the same easily. Candidates having any doubts regarding how to fill JEE Main 2020 application form can refer to the step by step guide mentioned in the article below.
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JEE Main 2020 January exam will be conducted for both Paper 1 and 2 from January 6 to 11. JEE Main 2020 will be held across 233 test cities in India and 9 cities abroad in two shifts per day on the scheduled dates. JEE Main admit card 2020 will be released on December 6 for January attempt exam. It may be noted that the application process for JEE Main 2020 April will start from February 7 after declaration of the results of the January attempt.

Candidates who are not familiar with the process or have no access to internet can submit the online application of JEE Main at 1.5 lakhs Common Service Centres (CSC) across the country. Set up by NTA, these centres will aid students in filling up the online application form, submission and payment of fee through e-wallet in urban and rural areas. Candidates have to pay a minimal amount for services offered through CSCs as mentioned below.

Amount Charged for Different Services Provided by CSC

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How to fill JEE Main Application Form 2020?

The complete process of filling the application form of JEE Main has been given below. Candidates can check the application filling procedure for reference before they apply for real:

• Registration: Firstly, the candidates will have to provide details required for registration. Candidates have to create a password and choose a security question from a given list and enter its answer as well.

• Filling up the application form: Details including personal details, academic details, contact details, exam details have to be entered and submitted.

• Uploading the required documents: The scanned copy of the required documents including the candidate’s photograph and signature have to be uploaded in the format prescribed by the authorities.

• Fee payment: The payment of examination fee can be done online through debit card, credit card/internet banking/UPI/PayTM. The examination fee varies according to the gender, category, etc.

• Print out of the acknowledgement page: The acknowledgement slip had to be downloaded and a print out has to be taken for the future reference.

Steps to be followed while filling up the application form of JEE Main 2020

The following steps mentioned below are to be followed while filling up the application form.

Step 1- Registration: The first and foremost step is JEE Main registration. Candidates will have to visit the official website of JEE Main 2020 and click on "Fill Online Application Form". Go to "Registration". The candidates will have to read the guidelines and click on "Clic Here to Proceed". The following details have to be submitted for registration.

Personal Details

• Candidate's Name
• Mother's Name
• Father's Name
• Date of Birth
• Identity Type (PAN card/Aadhaar card/E-Aadhaar/Passport/Qualifying examination admit card with photograph/voter ID/Ration card with photograph/bank passbook with photograph/driving license/other valid Govt. identity with photograph)
• Gender
• Qualifying Examination Roll Number

Contact Details

• Address
• Locality
• City/Town/Village
• State
• District
• Pin Code
• Email Address
• Mobile Number
• Landline Number

Choose Password - At this stage, the candidates have to choose a password, security question and security answer.

Password specifications

• The Password must have 8 to 13 characters
• It should have at least one Upper case, at least one lower case alphabet and at least one numeric value.
• Among these special characters - [email protected]#$%^&*-, the password should have at least one special characters.
• To proceed further candidates have to click on the Next button.

Click on Submit. The application number will be generated after the registration is completed.

Step 2- Filling up the application form: The next step is to enter the required details in the remaining fields which include:

Personal Information

• Nationality
• State Code of Eligibility
• Category
• PwD category or not
• Diabetic or not
• Place of Residence
• Mode of Preparation

Apply For

• Apply For
• 4 Preferred Exam Cities
• Question Paper Medium

Academic details: The following academic particulars have to be entered:

• Pass status of class 10th or equivalent
• Name of the qualifying exam passed for class 10th or equivalent
• Place of schooling for class 10th or equivalent
• Type of school for class 10th or equivalent
• School board for class 10th or equivalent
• Year of passing for class 10th or equivalent
• Result mode for class 10th or equivalent
• Marks details for class 10th or equivalent
• Pass/appearing status of class 12th or equivalent
• Name of the qualifying exam passed/appearing for class 12th or equivalent
• Place of schooling for class 12th or equivalent
• Type of school/college for class 12th or equivalent
• School board for class 12th or equivalent
• Year of passing for class 12th or equivalent
• Result mode for class 12th or equivalent
• Marks details for class 12th or equivalent

Additional Details

• Are you a twin?

Parent's Income Details: Enter the following in this stage:

Step 3 - Uploading of Scanned Documents

Certain documents have to be uploaded by the candidates in this step in the prescribed format. The documents to be uploaded are the candidate’s photograph and signature. To upload the documents, the candidates have to click on “Upload Scanned Images” tab. The specifications for the scanned documents were provided in the table given below.

Prescribed format for uploading the documents

Step 4 - Payment of Application Fees

After the documents are uploaded successfully, the next step is to pay the prescribed application fee. The payment can be done in online mode through Debit card/Credit card/Net Banking/UPI/PayTM. The final date for payment of application fee is October 1, 2019.

JEE Main 2020 Exam Fee

JEE Main 2020 Application Fee (For Exam Centres in India)

JEE Main Application Fee 2020 (For Exam Centres in Foreign Countries)

In case of any query related to the transaction, candidates can take help from the helpdesks as mentioned below.

Step 5- Take a print out

The final step is to take a print out of the acknowledgement for the future reference.

Payment Status after filling JEE Main Application Form 2020

All candidates are advised to check their payment status at the official website and if the status is "OK", they will be able to take a print out of the confirmation page. The following steps have to be followed if the payment status is not "OK":

• Since the payment is done online, it means that the transaction has been cancelled and the amount is refunded automatically within 7 to 10 days. In such a case, candidates have to pay the fees once again.

Key points to remember on How to fill JEE Main 2020 application form

• Candidates have to keep the documents which had to be uploaded ready in the format prescribed by the authorities.
• Candidates have to enter all the details correctly.
• The documents uploaded should be clear and according to the prescribed NTA specifications
• To avoid technical glitches, candidates are advised to use web browsers like Internet Explorer 8 and above, Mozilla 3.0 and above, Google Chrome 3.0
• Candidates have to take 4 printouts of the acknowledgement page for the future reference.