National Testing Agency would be conducting JEE Main 2023 in computer-based mode (CBT).
Highlights of JEE Main 2023
Following are the major highlights of JEE Main 2023:
- JEE Main would be held twice in the year 2023, in the month of January and April 2023
- You would have the option to appear either in the January attempt of JEE Main or in April attempt or in both attempts of JEE Main. If you appear in both attempts of the paper, the best of the two (2) would be considered for your ranking and admission to NITs, IIITs and other SFTIs and yes, for determining eligibility for JEE Advanced.
- JEE Main would be compulsorily held as an online Computer Based Test (CBT) exam.
- This year NTA has revised the pattern for the JEE Main 2023 exam to include the choice of questions. The new pattern will include 30 questions (out of which 20 will be single correct MCQs) and the remaining 10 will be numerical value type questions. Out of these 10 numerical value type questions, you need to attempt any 5 questions.
If you are planning to appear in JEE Main 2023 examination, get prepared according to the following scheme and schedule of examination.
Important JEE Main 2023 examination dates
NTA has released all the JEE Main important exam dates on 15th of December 2022. These JEE Main examination dates include all relevant events for JEE Main January and April 2023 sessions.
Important dates for JEE Main 2023 January exam session
To appear for JEE Mains 2023 January attempt, you need to follow the below mentioned date schedule to ensure that you successfully appear in the exam.
| Important events | Important dates for JEE Main 2023 January attempt |
| Period for submission of Online Application form | 15th December 2022 to 12th January 2023 |
| Last date for payment of Application fee | 12th January 2023 (upto 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of city of examination | Tentative (expected in second week of January 2023) |
| Downloading Admit card from NTA website | Tentative (Third week of January 2023) |
| Date of Examination | 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st January 2023 |
| Display of Question Paper attempted by candidate and answer keys for inviting challenges | To be displayed on NTA website |
| Declaration of result | To be displayed on NTA website |
Important dates for JEE Main 2023 April exam session
| Important events | Important dates for JEE Main 2023 April attempt |
| Period for submission of Online Application form | 7th February 2023 to 7th March 2023 |
| Last date for payment of Application fee | 7th March 2023 (upto 11:50 P.M.) |
| Announcement of city of examination | Tentative (expected in third week of March 2023) |
| Downloading Admit card from NTA website | Tentative (last week of March 2023) |
| Date of Examination | 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th April 2023 |
| Display of Question Paper attempted by candidate and answer keys for inviting challenges | To be displayed on NTA website |
| Declaration of result | To be displayed on NTA website |
JEE Main 2023 Examination pattern
If you have applied only for B.E./B. Tech courses then you have to appear only for Paper – 1 that comprises of objective type questions. While those of you who have applied for both B. Tech and B. Arch courses have to appear for both Paper – 1 and Paper – 2.
JEE Main Paper 1 Exam pattern for B.E. / B.Tech.
The Paper 1 consists of three parts- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. All three subjects have equal weightage in the paper and comprise objective type questions.
In Paper 1, you have the following marking pattern:
- 20 objective type questions with four answer options out of which you need to mark only one answer option as correct.
- 10 numerical value type questions, out of which you need to attempt any 5 questions.
Marking scheme for JEE Main Paper 1 and negative score
For all objective type questions and numerical value questions in Paper 1, four (4) marks will be awarded if the question is answered correctly. If you answer it wrong, one-fourth (1/4) of the total marks allotted i.e. one (1) mark shall be deducted for that question.
JEE Main Paper 2 Exam pattern for for B. Arch.
Paper – 2 is meant only for B. Architecture and B. Planning courses consisting of Mathematics, Aptitude and Drawing tests respectively. The Aptitude Test is designed to evaluate your perception, imagination, observation, creativity and architectural awareness.
In Paper – 2A (B.Arch.), you have the following marking pattern:
- Part 1: Mathematics – 20 objective type questions in Section A and 10 questions Numerical value type questions in Section B.
- Part 2: Aptitude Test – 50 objective type questions
- Part 3: Drawing Test – Pen-Paper based exam with 2 questions of 50 marks each.
Marking scheme for JEE Main Paper 2 and negative score
For all objective type questions and numerical value questions in Paper 2, four (4) marks will be awarded if the question is answered correctly. If you answer it wrong, one-fourth (1/4) of the total marks allotted i.e. one (1) mark shall be deducted for that question.
Choice of Medium of Question Papers
In accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP), NTA has decided to conduct the JEE Main exam in 13 languages including English, Hindi and 12 regional languages.
If you opt for an examination center in any of the cities in Gujarat, Daman & Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli, you can choose any of the English, Hindi or Gujarati as the medium of Question Paper. Similarly, the complete list of eligible languages and exam centers is listed in the table below:
| Medium of Paper (language) | Examination Centres |
| English and Assamese | All exam centers in Assam |
| English and Bengali | Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| English and Gujarati | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| English and Kannada | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
| English and Malayalam | Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| English and Marathi | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
| English and Odia | Examination Centres in Odisha |
| English and Punjabi | Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi/New Delhi (including Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurugram, Meerut, Noida/Greater Noida) |
| English and Tamil | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| English and Telugu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| English and Urdu | All Examination Centers in India |
For all other cities, you have the option of choosing either English medium or Hindi medium of Question Paper.
You need to exercise the option of the medium of question paper at the time of filling up the application form. Once you have exercised the option of a medium of question paper, you cannot change it later.
Admission & Counselling criteria and Seat Allocation procedure.
You can take a glance at the final list of institutions admitting students (with intake in each discipline and category as per reservation) through JEE (Main) – 2023 on the CCB (Central Counseling Board) website after June 2023. It also provides you with information regarding counselling procedures, counselling schedule and counselling centres.
Generally, 4-5 rounds for Seat Allotment are conducted by CCB and also conducts a Spot round for those of you who could not manage to get a seat in any of the rounds in order to fill the vacant seats left in various institutions.
All required documents of yours and scrutinized and verified at the time of counselling/admission. These include identity and age proof, Marksheets and Certificates of qualifying examination, state of eligibility and category Certificates of the candidate. For instance, if you belong to SC, ST, OBC and PWD categories you need to produce original certificates authenticating the same, issued by the competent authority at the time of counselling. On failing to produce any of the documents at that time, your candidature may be canceled for admission.
