CBSE conducts Joint Entrance Examination (Main) on an annual basis for admission in various premium colleges of India. JEE Main 2018 is National Level Exam and score is considered by many states engineering admission counselling. More than 12 lakh students preparing for it every year who toil meticulously to qualify this mighty exam. Joint Entrance Examination (Main) is the sole gateway to procure a seat in renowned Institutions like 31 NITs and CFTIs across the country. The CBSE will release the notification for JEE Main 2018 in November 2017. And the application form will be available from the first week of December 2017 onwards.

The MHRD is also planning to have one engineering exam nationwide but not yet decided. From 2017, all the applicants should have an aadhar card. Further, aadhar card has been made mandatory for applying. Moreover, those who don’t have an aadhar card, they have to enroll for a new aadhar card.

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JEE Main 2018 Important Dates

These dates based upon dates of previous year exam schedule, hence, tentative. We will update the information here as soon as the official dates are released.

Name of Event	Dates
Release of Admission Notification	Third Week of November 2017
Release of Application Form	First Week of December 2017
Deadline for Application Form	Third Week of January 2018
Photograph and Signature Correction	Second Week of December 2017 (onwards)
Deadline to Submit Application Fee	Third Week of January 2018
Correction Window	Last Week of January 2018 to First Week of February 2018
Examination Date	First Week of April 2018 (Offline Mode) and Second Week of April 2018 (Online Mode)

Important Information Regarding JEE Main 2018:

Conducting body: CBSE – Central Board of Secondary Education.

Colleges: More than 100 colleges including 31 NITs and CFTIs.

Level of Exam: National Level

Stage: this First stage for JEE Advanced for IIT Admissions.

New Features of JEE Main 2018: What’s new this year?

The Government recently is pondering to shift the responsibility of organizing Jee Main to National Testing Service (NTS). Also, this will, in a way, be beneficial for the 2018 test takers. As the NTS will be going to conduct Joint Entrance Examination (Main) multiple times in a year. The Students need to book their next schedule if they fail to qualify the test in the first attempt.

Also, it’s not something newly experimented. Internationally, this kind of exams is already being conducted across the globe. The most illustrious ones are IELTS, TOEFL, GRE, GMAT etc. So this again will dwell in the favor of the students and for their bright future aspects only. But this isn’t confirmed yet, the decision regarding this is pending. If released, this will be beneficial to the applicants.

JEE Main features introduced last year

1. A candidate’s performance in his/her XII examination will not be considered while allotting rank to them in JEE Main 2018.
2. Moreover, to be considered for admission to IITs, NITs, and CFTIs, a candidate should have secured minimum 75 % in XII boards (65% for SC, ST) or be in the top 20 percentile of his class XII examination.
3. Aadhar card is mandatory for filling up the Joint entrance exam application form.
4. Candidates from the states of Assam, Meghalaya and J & K are exempted from the above-mentioned rule. Instead of Aadhar card, they can provide any other valid Govt. identity proof.

JEE Main Application Details

• One has to fill the Application form via online only. No provision to go through offline.
• Though the candidate can opt to take offline mode exam as well.
• Description of the application form fee is as follows-

Category	For general and OBC (Male): Offline	For SC/ST and female: Offline	General and OBC (Male) & SC/ST and female: Online
Paper I	Rs.1000	Rs.500	Rs.500 (Unreserved & OBC Male) Rs.250 (for all Females)
Paper I & II Both	Rs.1800	Rs.900	Rs.1300 (Male: Unreserved & OBC) Rs.650 (For SC/ST & Females)

For Overseas students, application form fee is as follows.

For Offline and Online modes, the fee is same but differ for male and female candidates.

• Male- Rs. 2500/-  for Paper I only and for paper I & II, price is 3800/-
• Female- Rs. 1250/- for Paper I only and for both papers I & II, price is Rs.1900/-

JEE Main 2018: Step By Step Application Procedure

1. Firstly, candidates need to visit the official website of CBSE Joint Entrance Exam Main 2018.
2. Then, click on the “Apply for JEE Main 2018” link.
3. Next, there will be some essential instructions on the page. Applicants must read those instructions carefully before proceeding further. Then, click on “Proceed to Apply Online” link.
4. Then, fill all the details that will be asked in the authentication form and Submit.
5. Now, Online Application Form is in front of you.
6. Here, fill all the asked personal and academic details.
7. Then, Verify Your Filled Details before submitting the application form.
8. Next, the applicants need to Upload Scanned Images of their recent colored passport sized photograph and signature.
9. Further, click Browse and select the scanned images.
10. Then, Final Upload the scanned images.
11. Lastly, Pay Examination Fee.
12. Also, the applicants can pay the application fee either through online mode or offline mode as per their convenience.
13. After confirming the fee payment, again login with allotted Application Number and selected Password.
14. Finally, Print Acknowledgement Page.
15. Moreover, the candidates should keep this hard copy safe for future reference.

How to check the status of JEE Application?

1. The applicants must check their application form and fee payment status on the official website. They can download the acknowledgment page only after the status is ‘OK’ and the application form fee payment has been accepted.
2. More than one application from the same candidate will be invalid.
3. The name of the candidate and his or her parents’ must be same as in Class XII Mark Sheet. No prefix/title is to be added.
4. The candidates will get an option to modify some particulars after nearly a week of the deadline of application form submission. But, no offline requests for change will be entertained. Moreover, a candidate will be allowed to make changes in certain fields only.
5. The Honourable High Court of Delhi alone have the rights to take decisions over any matters related to IIT JEE Main 2018 as JEE Apex Board at CBSE Delhi organizes JEE Main 2018 Examination. Also, the decision of JEE Apex Board regarding the eligibility of any candidate will be final.
6. Further, a candidate should have a personal and valid E-Mail ID and Contact Number and retain the same in use as they will receive important information or updates regarding JEE MAin 2018 via SMS or email.
7. The candidates should address all correspondence related to JEE to the below address.

The Executive Board, (JAB),

Central Board of Secondary Education,

H – 149, Sector – 63, Noida,

District – Gautam Budh Nagar, 201309 (U.P.)

JEE Main 2018 Application Form Correction Dates

• The applicants will get the provision to do corrections in uploaded images (photograph and signature).
• Furthermore, alterations in some of the details in the application form such as the change in examination mode from offline to online, examination city, change in paper, etc. will also be allowed.
• But candidates should fill the application forms with utmost ca without any mistakes.

JEE Main 2018 Important Instructions for Applicants

1. The application will be available online and aspirants can fill it in online mode only from the official website.
2. Before proceeding with the application, the candidates must ensure to satisfy the eligibility criteria failing which their admission will be canceled by the concerned institution at the time of document verification. Hence, a candidate should check the eligibility criteria before starting to fill the application form.
3. The applicants who submitted the application form and paid the application form fee before the deadline will get their admit cards and will get the permission to appear in the examination.
4. As mentioned before, the Aadhaar Card Details are mandatory during the application form filling process. The candidates belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, and Meghalaya need not submit their Aadhaar Card Details. Such candidates are allowed to submit their Passport Number, Ration Card Number, Bank Account Number, or any Other Valid Government Identity Number provided they select the city of examination in these states only.
5. The application form fee can be paid either through online mode (Credit Card / Debit Card) or through offline mode (E-Challan). The E-Challan payment can be done in Syndicate Bank / Canara Bank / ICICI Bank / HDFC Bank. No other mode of payment of the non-refundable application form fee is acceptable. Additional processing charges will apply in the case of payment through Credit Card / Debit Card.

What are the JEE MAIN Eligibility Criteria 2018?

Following are the Eligibility Criteria to secure a seat in 31 NITs and CFTIs:

• The candidates should have secure more than 75% marks in 12th board.
• Also, should fall within 20 percentile in a specific board examination.
• Exemption of 5% will be for those who belong to SC/ST category (65% for SC/ST).
• Also, it is mandatory to qualify Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2018.
• There will be 3 attempts for JEE Main Exam.
• The candidates should be born on or after 01 October 1993. Exemption of 5 years age limit for SC/ST & PWD candidates.

Syllabus for JEE Main: Some Imperative Tips

For all the CBSE students who are working diligently and being industrious, still, need to put umpteen of focus. And, Needs through determination and consistent hard work are required to target the goal. Also, same things go for Non-CBSE (except ICSE Board) students, as the question paper will be segmented into three parts- Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

The syllabus will be entirely on the basis of 12th board examination. Moreover,  if one aces the NCERT syllabus, he/she can do quite well in the Joint Entrance Examination Main 2018. Also apart from this, one needs to take the help of other books as well. Basically, RD Sharma and RS Aggarwal will suffice to tackle each and every problem of Mathematics. First and foremost, the aim should be to cover the imperative topics and conceptual knowledge and erudition as well.

To tackle Chemistry topics, one needs to practice formulae, chemical equation and for this, the student should make notes and revise it genuinely. Do not put a plethora of thrust in small topics and area such as the Solid States. For, topics like this will get tackled merely by concept review and problem-solving stuff.

In order to be adapted in Physics, the aspirants first need to go through NCERT and it should dwell in top agenda. Then the student should focus on modern physics and then stride towards the lengthy topics such as Electrostatics, Magnetism, and Optics. It is mandatory to clear the concepts of these topics.

Exam pattern for JEE Main 2018 elucidated below:

This year also the pattern remains the same. There will be two papers in which paper-II is optional. And the question paper will check the deep knowledge pertaining to a student. So the students need to be industrious and have to put forth hard labor. furthermore, though it can be tackled wisely and smartly as well. But for this, conceptual erudition is what is required.

Finally, there will be two papers conducted on the same date. Paper-I includes Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and the exam duration is 3 hrs. It is for those students who want to acquire B.E/B.Tech Engineering. The Paper – II is for those candidates who desire to pursue a career in B. Arch. and B. Planning. A student may opt for both papers if he/she wishes for it. There will be 30 objective questions for each subject and overall 90 questions will be there in the question booklet. For each correct answer, one will procure +4 marks and each wrong answer will penalize -1 mark.

Paper-II will take place in offline mode only. Also, there will be 30 objective type questions in Mathematics section. 50 question will be from Aptitude test section. And the paper contains two (02) questions of drawing test. Thus comprising of 390 overall marks.

Mode of Examination

Paper	Mode
Paper 1 (B.E. / B. Tech.)	Pen and Paper Based Examination
	Computer Based Examination
Paper 2 (B. Arch. / B. Planning)	Pen and Paper Based Examination
Paper 1 (B.E. / B. Tech.) and Paper 2 (B. Arch. / B. Planning) (BOTH)	Pen and Paper Based Examination (BOTH)
	Computer Based Examination (Paper 1), and Pen and Paper Based Examination (Paper 2)

What are the Preparation Tips for JEE Main 2018?

1. The aspirants should make a proper study time-table.
2. And the candidates must have a look at syllabus and examination pattern.
3. The students should be well-versed with the topics from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics of Class XI and Class XII.
4. A good command over NCERT books is essential to score good marks in the examination.
5. whereas the applicants should also practice questions from past year question papers and mock tests to analyze their preparation and also know about the difficulty level of the examination.
6. Time Management is as important as other parameters.
7. Also, relieving stress and maintaining the health is also equally essential.

How to Download JEE Main Admit Card?

• The admit card of JEE Main 2018 will be available for the Second Week of March 2018.
• CBSE will release admit card through online mode on the official website of JEE Main 2018.
• The admit card will consist of all the information related to the examination and the candidate.

Answer Key for JEE Mains

The answer keys and the images of response sheets of Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be available on http://jeemain.nic.in/webinfo/Public/Home.aspx in the Third Week of April 2018. Then, the aspirants can check their answers to estimate the marks that they will score in the examination. CBSE will accept challenges to the answer keys by the candidates who are not satisfied with the answer key. But, such candidates need to pay a fee of Rs. 1,000 /- per question for the challenge.

How to calculate Percentile of Class XII Marks?

• The candidates must not confuse between ‘percentage’ and ‘percentile’. These two terms are completely different entities.
• Also, the percentage is a number out of 100. But, a percentile score of a candidate shows the number of candidates who scored below that candidate in the same Board Examination.

• For paper 1, the percentile score will be calculated by considering five subjects as given below.
  1. Language
  2. Physics
  3. Mathematics
  4. Biology / Biotechnology / Chemistry / Technical Vocational Subject
  5. Any other subject
• And for paper 2, the percentile score will be calculated by considering five subjects as given below.
  1. Mathematics
  2. Other four subjects
• If the candidates got only letter grades from Board instead of the equivalent percentage of marks, then such candidates must obtain a certificate from the same Board mentioning the equivalent marks and need to submit it at the time of seat acceptance failing which the decision of CSAB / JoSAA will be final.
• The category wise cut off marks for the top 20 percentile are calculated on the basis of marks of all SUCCESSFUL candidates of respective Boards in a particular year.
• The cutoff marks for the candidates under People With Disability (PwD) category will be same as the lowest among the cutoff marks for candidates under Unreserved, Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes categories.
• Further, the top 20 cutoffs for a particular academic year will be considered for the candidates who pass 10 + 2 (or equivalent) in that year only.
• If any Board does not provide the details about the top 20 cutoff percentile, then such candidates need to produce a certificate from respective Board mentioning that he/she falls under the top 20 percentile of SUCCESSFUL candidates failing which the cutoff marks of CBSE will be considered.

JEE Main 2018 Result

• The result of JEE Main 2018 will be declared by CBSE in the Last Week of April 2018.
• The result of JEE Main 2018 will display the actual score of the candidate in different subjects and overall score along with the rank in the entrance examination.
• On the basis of this result, the candidates will get to know about their eligibility for JEE Advanced 2018.
• IITs, NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, SFTIs, and others will consider the All India Rank (AIR) of the candidates for their admissions.

Cutoffs for JEE Main 2018

1. The aspirants need to score at least the cutoff marks to become eligible for JEE Advanced and for admission to top colleges.
2. The actual cutoff of JEE Main 2018 will be available after the commencement of the examination. But, the candidates can assume the approximate cutoffs by having a look at the previous years’ cutoffs.
3. JEE Main Cutoffs for the academic year 2017-2018 was as below.
   • Common Rank List – 81
   • Other Backward Classes (OBC – NCL) – 49
   • Scheduled Caste (SC) – 32
   • Scheduled Tribe (ST) – 27
   • PWD – 1

JEE Main 2018 Counseling

• CSAB / JoSAA will conduct JEE Main 2018 Counseling for admissions to IITs / NITs / IIITs and CFTIs.
• The candidates will get the admissions on the basis of their All India Rank and their preferences and number of seats available.
• Participation in counseling and seat allocation process is compulsory for the candidates to get a seat in participating engineering colleges.
• The colleges in every state who are not part of JEE Main 2018 Counseling but offer admissions on the basis of the performance of aspirants in JEE Main 2018 will organize their separate state counseling. So, the aspirants need to apply for those counseling for getting admissions in such colleges.

Frequently Asked Questions about JEE Main 2018

1. What will be the difficulty level of JEE Main 2018 Examination?

Ans. There are chances of upgrading the difficulty level of Joint Entrance Examination Main 2018. The difficulty level may be near to the level of Joint Entrance Examination Advanced 2018. CBSE will set the paper in such a manner in order to test the scientific skills of the candidates. the subjects in the subjects such as Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

2. How many attempts are allowed in JEE Main 2018?

Ans. The aspirants can appear for the examination for just three (3) times in their complete lifetime. But, it is compulsory for the candidates to satisfy the eligibility criteria, failing which their candidature may be rejected. However, when the National Testing Service (NTS) accepts the offer to conduct the examination, it may be possible that the examination may take place twice in the same year. Approximately, 4 Lakh candidates will qualify to appear in the examination on the basis of their performance.

New Possible Changes in Joint Entrance Examination Main

• There are possibilities that the National Testing Service (NTS) may conduct the JEE Main 2018 Examination at least three (3) times in the same year. Further, the decision may facilitate the aspirants as they need not wait for the entire year to appear in the examination.
• Further, some of the educational experts have welcomed the new proposal. They have said so by giving instances of other global screening examinations such as SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) which are organized multiple times in the same year.
• If a candidate is unable to qualify JEE Main Examination in any one attempt, then the aspirant may appear in the further examination as scheduled in the same year. So, the student will get the option to appear in the examination for multiple times in the same year.

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