JEE Main January 2020

JEE Main January 2020 - NTA has successfully conducted the January session of JEE Main 2020 in online mode from January 6 to 9. Earlier the authorities had released the admit card of JEE Main January 2020 on December 6, 2019. Candidates were able to access the admit card by using the required credentials to login. The application form for JEE Main January 2020 for the rest of the students concluded on October 10, 2019. Candidates who attempted the exam from J&K centres were able to apply till November 8, 2019. National Testing Agency has announced new changes in the exam pattern of JEE Main 2020 January session which was held from January 6 to 9. JEE Main January 2020 was conducted as a computer-based test across 233 exam cities in India and 9 in abroad. Students are advised to first read all the information regarding eligibility criteria and ensure they fulfil all the conditions. The complete procedure for filling JEE Main January 2020 application form was online which include registration, filling of the form, uploading photograph and signature and payment of fees. The result of JEE Main Paper 2 will be declared on January 31. The second attempt of JEE Main 2020 will be conducted on April 5, 7, 8, 9 and 11. Registration for April attempt will begin from February 7, 2020. Students can find below more information regarding JEE Main January 2020 exam and the complete admission process.
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JEE Main 2020 - Exam at a Glance

JEE Main January 2020 - Important Dates

JEE Main January 2020 - Admit Card

NTA had issued JEE Main January 2020 admit card FOR all students who completed the application process within the specified time. The Admit Card of JEE Main January 2020 has been released in online mode on December 6. Students will be required to login to their candidate portal to download their admit card. The JEE Main 2020 admit card will carry all the information like Name and photograph of candidate, Exam Centre name and address, Schedule of the exam and Paper for which appearing. Students must verify all the details mentioned on the admit card after downloading it and error if any should be immediately rectified. Students should contact the NTA authorities in helpline numbers for any issue related to admit card.

• Students must note that admit cards will not be sent to candidates by post or any other means. All candidates need to download their admit card online from JEE Main 2020 portal.

• Admit card should not be mutilated and any information in it should be altered/modified

• Students should preserve the admit card till the complete admission process is done.

• Students should contact the NTA official if they found any error in photograph or name.

• It is a must to bring admit card at the exam centre, failing which no student will be allowed to appear in the exam.

JEE Main January 2020 - Eligibility Criteria

Students who are applying for JEE Main January 2020 must ensure that they meet the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Students must note that their candidature will automatically get cancelled if they do not fulfil the conditions of eligibility as mentioned by the authority. The detailed eligibility criteria of JEE Main 2020 are mentioned below

Age Limit: There is no age boundation for appearing in the JEE Main 2020.

Year of Passing Class 12: Students who have passed their class 12 exam in 2018, 2019 or are appearing in 2020 are eligible to appear in JEE Main 2020 in both January and April attempt.

Number of Subjects in Class 12: Students must have a total of five subjects in their class 12. Students who have less than five subjects in their class 12 are not eligible to appear in JEE Main 2020 exam.

Percentage of Marks in Class 12: There is no minimum percentage of marks required for appearing in the exam.

JEE Main January 2020 - Exam Pattern

Students who would be appearing in the JEE Main January 2020 must be clearly aware of the exam pattern. The exam pattern of JEE Main 2020 includes the marking scheme, types of questions, pattern of questions and other exams related information. Students can find below the detailed exam pattern

Pattern of Questions-

Marking Scheme- To be notified

JEE Main January 2020 - Application Form

The application form of JEE Main January 2020 has been closed by NTA on October 10, 2019. The application form was released in online mode only. Students had to first register and then complete the application form, upload scanned images of photograph and signature and pay the application fee. As the complete application process was online, students need not send the hard copy of application form to the official authority. The following four steps were involved in filling the application form and this is for reference purpose only.

1. Registration

2. Filling of Application form

3. Uploading photograph and signature

4. Payment of application fees

Students can find below the detailed application process of JEE Main January 2020

Step 1 - Registration: Students have to register at the portal of JEE Main 2020 in online mode. Candidates need to provide the following details at the time of registration

• Personal Detail -
  • Name of candidate
  • Date of Birth
  • Gender
  • State of Eligibility
  • Identification type
  • Identification ID
• Contact Details -
  • Address
  • Locality
  • City/Town/Village
  • State
  • District
  • Pin Code
  • Email Address
  • Mobile Number
  • Landline Number
• Choosing Password - The password must be more than eight characters and less than thirteen characters. It should have at least one upper alphabet, one lower alphabet and one numeric value and also must have one special character.

Candidates should take utmost care while filling particulars at the time of registration. The name and date of birth should be exactly the same with mark sheet of class 10 and 12. Click on the 'Submit' button to submit the online application form of JEE Main 2020.

Step 2 - Filling of Application Form: Students need to fill the application form after the registration process. Students need to provide details regarding their personal information, apply for, educational qualification, additional details, parent's income details are required to be filled in the application form. Students can find below the detailed list of particulars required during application form filling

• 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
• Education Details -
  • 10th or equivalent examination details
  • 12th or equivalent examination details
• Additional Details
  • Are you a twin?
• Parent's Income Details
  • Qualification of Father, Mother and Guardian
  • Occupation of Father, Mother and Guardian
  • Annual Income of Father, Mother and Guardian

Step 3- Uploading photograph and signature: Students need to upload the scanned images of their recent passport size coloured photograph and their signature. The scanned images should be of good quality and must not, in any case, be blurry or digitally blended. The specification of images is described below

Step 4 - Payment of Application Fees: Students who have completed the registration, application form filling and uploading of images need to pay the application fee. Students have to pay the application fee in online mode only through net banking/credit card/debit card/UPI/PayTM services. The details of application fee are given below

Application fees for appearing in exam outside India

Students whose payment will be done successfully need to download the confirmation page. The confirmation page will carry all the information furnished by the candidate filled in the application form and also payment slip. Students will also receive a copy of the confirmation page in their registered email ID. Students are advised to keep a copy of the confirmation page safe with them until the complete admission process is done.

JEE Main January 2020 - Syllabus

The syllabus of JEE Main 2020 mentions all the topics from each subject which are covered in the exam. Students must be aware of the exact syllabus and exam pattern before they head-start their preparation for JEE Main 2020. The syllabus of JEE Main 2020 includes topics from class 11 and 12 from where questions are being asked.

JEE Main January 2020 - Preparation Tips

The preparation tips for JEE Main 2020 are very important to score good marks in the exam. Students who would be appearing in the exam must look for JEE Main 2020 preparation tips by experts, which will guide in the proper study and scoring good marks. The preparation tips are very useful in the overall strategizing and execution of the study plan and thus scoring good marks.

JEE Main January 2020 - Mock Test

Students must practice the mock test of JEE Main 2020 to score good marks in the exam. Students can practice the mock tests from the NTA website. Students can also practice the test at test practice centres set up by MHRD, Government of India for making students familiar with the computer-based test. Students need to register themselves for availing the service of test practice centres without any cost.

JEE Main January 2020 - Answer Key

The NTA has released JEE Main January 2020 answer key. The answer key has been released in online mode and is available in the form of pdf. The JEE Main January 2020 answer key is released for all sets and shifts of exam for both Paper I and Paper II except for the drawing part of Paper-II. NTA has also released students response sheets along with the answer keys.

Students also have the provision of challenging the answers given in the answer key. NTA will consider the challenges and will release the final answer key after the challenging process.

JEE Main January 2020 - Result

The result of JEE Main January 2020 will be released in online mode on January 31. The result will be in the form of NTA scores for all three subjects and a combined NTA score. The NTA score is a normalized score calculated by normalization process using an algorithm. The normalized score is calculated to maintain uniformity in difficulty level of exam held in different day and shifts.

JEE Main January 2020 - Cutoff

The JEE Main cutoff is the minimum marks a candidate need to score to qualify the test. Students who obtain the JEE Main January 2020 cutoff are eligible to take admission in NITs, IIITs and CFTIs and also becomes eligible to appear in JEE Advanced 2020. Students who want to take admission in IITs need to qualify JEE Advanced exam. The JEE Main 2020 cutoff will be in the form of NTA score and will be released after the conclusion of April attempt exam.

JEE Main January 2020 - Rank List

NTA will publish the JEE Main 2020 rank list after the conduction of both January and April exam. The rank list will be prepared on the basis of candidates performance in JEE Main 2020 January and April exam. Students who appear in both January and April exam, the best of two scores will be used for the preparation of the rank list. The JEE Main 2020 rank list will form the basis of admission in all the institute which offers admission through the rank. The rank list is prepared for all different categories of students.

JEE Main January 220 - Counselling

The counselling of JEE Main January 2020 is conducted by Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) and Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB). The JoSAA counselling allot seats in all IITs on the basis of students rank in JEE Advanced while in NITs, IIITs and CFTIs, ranks of JEE Mains are considered for admission.

The CSAB counselling is held for allotment of seats to candidates of North East and Union Territories (NEUT), for supernumerary seats in IITs, NITs, IIITs, CFTIs and other participating institutes. A separate CSAB round is held for SFTIs and a special round for leftover seats of all the participating institutes.

All the JoSAA and CSAB rounds are done through a centralised counselling in online mode. The seats are allotted as per the score and choices filled by the candidate during the registration for counselling.

JEE Main January 2020 - Participating Institutes

The participating institutes of JEE Main 2020 include NITs, IIITs and CFTIs. Students who qualify the JEE Main will become eligible to appear in JEE Advanced and also for admission in IITs, subject to the qualifying exam. There are a total of 23 IITs, 31 NITs, 25 IIITs and 28 GFTIs. The total number of seats in all the participating institutes are around 38,000. Students can also check the complete list of JEE Main 2020 participating institutes and the programs being offered by them.