JEE Main January 2020

JEE Main January 2020 - NTA conducted the JEE Main 2020 January exam from January 6 to 9. The result was announced on January 17 for Paper 1 and on January 23 for Paper 2. The application form for JEE Main January 2020 session was available from September 3 to October 10, 2019. Candidates who opted for appearing the exam from J&K centres were able to apply till November 8, 2019. JEE Main January 2020 was conducted as a computer-based test across 233 exam cities in India and 9 in abroad. 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. National Testing Agency also announced new changes in the exam pattern of JEE Main from the 2020 session. The April attempt of JEE Main exam will now be conducted between September 1 to 6. Registration for April attempt began from February 7, 2020 and closed on March 12. However, the application process was re-opened till May 24, 2020. Students can find below more information regarding JEE Main January 2020 exam and the complete admission process.
Latest: New JEE Main 2020 exam dates for April session announced; exam will be held between September 1 - 6.
Important: JEE Main 2020 application form correction is now available till July 15. Candidates can also change JEE Main exam centres during the facility.

JEE Main 2020 - Exam at a Glance

JEE Main January 2020 - Important Dates

JEE Main January 2020 - Admit Card

NTA 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 was released in online mode on December 6. Students were required to login to their candidate portal to download their admit card. The JEE Main 2020 admit card carries all of the information like name and photograph of candidate, exam centre name and address, The schedule of the exam and paper for which appearing. Students are requested to verify all the details mentioned on the admit card after downloading it and error if any should be immediately rectified. Students had to contact the NTA authorities in helpline numbers for any issue related to admit card.

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

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

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

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

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

JEE Main January 2020 - Eligibility Criteria

Students who applied for JEE Main January 2020 had to ensure that they met the eligibility criteria before filling the application form. Students had to note that their candidature was automatically cancelled if they did 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 were required to be clearly aware of the exam pattern. The exam pattern of JEE Main 2020 included 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 was available from September 3 till 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 for reference.

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 were requested to be aware of the exact syllabus and exam pattern before they head-started their preparation for JEE Main 2020. The syllabus of JEE Main 2020 included topics from class 11 and 12 from where questions were being asked.

JEE Main January 2020 - Preparation Tips

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

JEE Main January 2020 - Mock Test

Students had to practice the mock test of JEE Main 2020 to score good marks in the exam. Students could practice the mock tests from the NTA website. Students could 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 had to register themselves for availing the service of test practice centres without any cost.

JEE Main January 2020 - Answer Key

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 had the provision of challenging the answers given in the answer key. NTA considered the challenges and released the final answer key after the challenging process.

JEE Main January 2020 - Result

The result of JEE Main January 2020 for Paper 2 has been released on January 23 while the result for paper 1 was released on January 17. The result is 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. Paper 2 result will be declared soon.

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 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.