JEE Main Application Form Correction 2018 - CBSE has opened the facility to make corrections in JEE Main 2018 application form on January 9; last date to make corrections in application form is January 22. Using the application form correction facility, candidates can correct a host of details in the application form, including the mode of exam from offline to online, other entered data. If applicable, candidates have to make additional fee payment during application correction from January 9 to January 23. It may be noted that the JEE Main application form correction facility is open to only those candidates who have paid the application fee and completed the application form in all respects. To make the corrections, the candidate will have to go to the JEE Main application correction portal and log in using details like JEE Main 2018 application number and password. It may be noted that JEE Main Photo Correction 2018 facility ended on January 2.

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How to make corrections in JEE Main application form?

Incorrect and incomplete application forms stand to be rejected, so it is recommended that candidates use the JEE Main 2018 application form correction facility to ensure all the information is correct. If there is any discrepancy, it needs to be corrected within the correction window prescribed by CBSE.

To make corrections to the JEE Main application form 2018:

• Go to the JEE Main 2018 application correction portal and log in using following details:

  • JEE Main Application Number
  • Password
  • Security code displayed on screen

• Click on the section you want to edit and make the corrections

• After making the changes, finally click on “Submit”

What details can be corrected using JEE Main 2018 Application Form Correction facility?

• Change in mode of exam: The candidate will be allowed to change the mode of exam from pen & paper to computer-based, but the reverse will not be allowed.

• Change of Paper: All particulars in the JEE Main 2018 application form can be corrected, including choice of paper. For example the candidate can change the choice of paper from Paper I to Paper II (and vice versa) in JEE Main 2018 exam, or opt for both papers. Any extra amount that may arise as a result of change of option has to be paid at the time of making the corrections.

• Aadhaar details: Can be corrected using the JEE Main 2018 application correction facility.

• Medium of examination: Candidates, if they wish, can change the medium of examination from English to Hindi/Gujarati. In fact, computer-based candidates have the flexibility of selecting the medium of examination at the start of the exam. Also, if a candidate had opted for Hindi/Gujarati and wants to opt for English instead, the candidate needn’t have to do anything as the question paper will be bilingual Hindi/English and Gujarati/English. The candidate is free to attempt questions in any language he/she is comfortable in.

• Change of Exam City: This is allowed only in case of change of exam city from India to one abroad.
• Name, State of Eligibility, and Date of Birth: These particulars that the candidate entered at the time of JEE Main 2018 registration can also be changed. 

Who are eligible to avail JEE Main application form correction 2018 facility?

To be able to make corrections to the JEE Main 2018 application form, it is mandatory that the candidate has paid the applicable application fee and also completed all the steps of the JEE Main online application form. 

For which corrections of the JEE Main 2018 application form should a candidate pay additional charges?

Additional fees must be paid by applicants if they are correcting the following details

1. Change of category from SC/ST/Girls/PwD to General/OBC NCL
2. Change of exam city from India to one abroad
3. Opting for Paper 2 in addition to Paper 1

Check the official notification by CBSE below:

Refund of money for opting out of a paper

If a candidate earlier opted for both Paper I and Paper II, but now wants to be appear in any one paper only, the candidate will not be refunded any money.

Check the official notification published by CBSE below:

What if candidates want to appear in Paper I or Paper II, but haven’t opted for it earlier?

The official notification released by CBSE has no mention of whether a candidate who has not opted for Paper I or Paper II previously can appear in the said paper using the JEE Main application correction 2018 facility. So, actual details will be know once the correction facility becomes operational. Also, if the candidate is allowed to appear in any of the papers, there is a chance that additional fee will have to be paid.

JEE Main Correction Facility FAQs 2018 

What is the amount that has to paid as additional fees? 

Actually candidates have to pay the balance fee after deducting the fees paid from the fees to be paid. The reason is reserved category has a lesser fee amount and changing it to the General category will require candidates to pay the balance fee. Similarly in case of opting to write the Paper 2 along with Paper 1.  However in case of the change of pen and paper to CBT may not be eligible for refund though CBSE has not clarified on this.

The candidate may use the table below, which lists the JEE Main application fee for different category of candidates, for calculating the difference. As can be seen from the table below, female candidates in general have to pay lower fee than male candidates.   

JEE Main 2018 Exam Fee (For Examination Centres opted in India)

JEE Main 2018 Exam Fee (For Examination Centre opted in Foreign Country)

Q: I made a mistake while filling my name. Can it be corrected?

Ans: Yes, the candidate can make corrections to the name as well. In fact, all particulars in the JEE Main 2018 application form can be corrected except for change in exam mode from online to offline.