| Eligibility
Particulars | Details |
| Qualifying exam | • Candidates should have passed class 12 • Candidates appearing in class 12 or equivalent qualifying exam. |
| Number of attempts | • Students can participate in the JEE Main for 3 consecutive years. The JEE Main exam will be conducted 4 times in February, March, April and May. |
| Subject/subjects combination for admission into NITs, IIITs and GFTIs | • Should have passed the qualifying examination with • B.Tech/ B.E • Physics • Mathematics • Any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject). • B.Arch • Mathematics • Physics • Chemistry • B.Plan • Mathematics |
• Class 12th final exam is conducted by Central/ State Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi etc.
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University exam conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
• Final exam of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling has a minimum of five subjects.
• Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or in any foreign country recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• H.S.C - Vocational examination
• A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of a minimum of 3-year duration
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/ Cambridge/ Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• NITs/ IIITs/ GFTIs Admission: Candidates just need to pass class 12 irrespective of percentage.
• JEE Main B.Arch/B.Planning Admission: Candidates should have passed a 10+2 or equivalent exam from a recognized board or a 10+3 diploma with Mathematics as a compulsory subject.
JEE Main-Subject Combinations for Admissions
In order to get admissions through NTA JEE Main into NITs, IIITs and GFTIs must have passed the qualifying examination with the below-given subjects.
• B.Tech/B.E - Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Biology/Technical Vocational subjects.
• B.Arch - Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry.
• B.Planning - Should have passed the qualifying examination with Mathematics.
| Physics and Measurement | Thermodynamics |
| Kinematics | Rotational Motion |
| Gravitation | Work and Energy |
| Power | Properties of Solids
and Liquids |
| Laws of Motion | Electronic Devices |
| Oscillations | Waves |
| Current Electricity | Electromagnetic Waves |
| Communication Systems | Electromagnetic
Induction |
| Magnetism | Alternating Currents |
| Magnetic Effects of
Current | Kinetic Theory of
Gases |
| Dual Nature of Matter | Radiation |
| Atoms | Nuclear Physics and X-Rays |
| Optics | Electrostatics |
| Basic concepts in Chemistry | States of Matter |
| Chemical bonding | Atomic Structure |
| Solutions | Solutions |
| Redox Reactions | Chemical
Thermodynamics |
| Equilibrium | Electrochemistry |
| Surface Chemistry | Chemical Kinetics |
| Polymers | Principles of
Practical Chemistry |
| Organic Compounds –Characterization
and Purification | Oxygen, Halogens, and
Nitrogen Organic Compounds |
| Hydrocarbons | Biomolecules |
| Basics of Organic
Chemistry | Chemistry in everyday
life |
| Hydrogen | Classification of
Elements |
| Periodicity | Alkali metals |
| Group 13 to Group 18
Elements | Alkaline earth metals |
| D and f block elements | Coordination compounds |
| Environmental
chemistry | Isolation of metals |
| Sets, Relations, and
Functions | Complex Numbers |
| Determinant | Quadratic Equations |
| Matrices | Permutations
Combinations |
| Mathematical Induction | Sequence Series |
| Binomial Theorem | Limits and Continuity |
| Differentiability | Statistics |
| Differential Equations | Integral Calculus |
| Trigonometry | Vector Algebra |
| Coordinate Geometry | Mathematical Reasoning |
| 3D Geometry | Probability |
