JEE Main 2027 Notification – Eligibility, Exam Pattern & Important Dates

<div id="seoneurons-target"> <div class="ac-highlight-table"> <table> <tbody> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Exam Name</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2027)</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Conducting Body</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">National Testing Agency (NTA)</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Exam Type</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">Entrance exam</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Qualification</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">10+2</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Age Limit</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">Nil</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Application Fee</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">Rs 1000/-</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Start Date</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">24th October 2026</span></td></tr> <tr><td><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Last Date</span></b></td><td><span style="font-family: arial;">22nd November 2026</span></td></tr> </tbody> </table> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">JEE Main 2027 Notification</span></b></h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br>National Testing Agency (NTA)</b>&nbsp;has released the official notification for the <b>Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2027) examination</b>. Interested and eligible candidates may <u>apply online</u> here .</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="more"></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;">The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) every year for students aspiring to pursue undergraduate engineering and architecture courses at leading institutions in India. JEE Main is the primary entrance examination for admission to BE/BTech programmes at National Institutes of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and other participating technical institutions. It is also the qualifying examination for JEE Advanced, which is required for admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).<br><br></span><h3><b style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">JEE Main Exam Details</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><br><b>Name of exam: </b>Joint Entrance Examination (JEE (Main)-2027)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Name of exam conducting body: </b>National Testing Agency (NTA)<br><br><b>Level of exam: </b>Undergraduate<br><br><b>Frequency of exam:</b> Twice a year in January and April<br><br><b>Mode of exam:</b> Computer Based Test (CBT)<br><b><br>Name of courses offered:</b> BTech, BArch and BPlan<br><br><b>Duration of exam:</b> 3 hours [30 minutes more for PwBD]<br><br><b>Total marks:&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">300 marks for Paper-1 (BE/BTech)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">400 marks for Paper-2A (BArch)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">400 marks for Paper-2B (BPlan)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>&nbsp;</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Language of exam: </b>English, Hindi, <i>Assamese</i>, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu&nbsp;<b>{inAds}<br></b><br><b>Colleges accepting JEE Main score: </b>NITs, IIITs and CFTIs<br><b><br>Official website:</b> <u>jeemain.nta.ac.in</u><br><br><b>JEE Main contact details: </b><br><br># Telephone Number: 011-40759000/ 011-69227700<br><br># Email ID: <u>[email protected]</u><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Related Article: <a href="https://www.assamcareer.com/2021/07/assam-cee.html" target="_blank">Assam CEE Notification</a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Eligibility Criteria to Appear in JEE Main Exam</span></b></span></h3></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Following is the eligibility criteria to appear in JEE Main 2027 exam<br><br><b>Age Limit:</b>&nbsp;There is no age limit for appearing in JEE Main 2027. Candidates who passed their Class 12 or equivalent examination in 2025 or 2026, or are appearing for it in 2027, are eligible to take the exam regardless of their age.&nbsp;<br><br><blockquote>However, they must also meet the age-related requirements, if any, set by the institute where they wish to seek admission.</blockquote><br> <div style="clear: both; margin: 2px; text-align: center;"> <center> <!--bsnlguide12--> </center></div>

<b>Educational Qualification: </b>Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2025, 2026, or those who are appearing in the Class 12/ equivalent examination in 2027, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2027.<br><br>Candidates who passed the Class XII / equivalent examination in 2024 or before are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2027.<br><br><b>State of Eligibility:</b> State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in JEE (Main) - 2027. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the native place or the place of residence of the candidate. <br><br># For example, if a candidate appears for the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying examination from an Institution situated in New Delhi and is a resident of Noida, Uttar Pradesh, then the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be Delhi and NOT Uttar Pradesh.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><h2 style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><b>JEE Main Exam Pattern</b></span></h2><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; min-width: 600px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-transform: none; widows: 2; width: 757.333px; word-spacing: 0px;"><thead><tr style="background-color: #f2f2f2;"><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paper (Course)</span></th><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Subjects (Questions)</span></th><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No. of Questions</span></th><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Marks</span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry (20 + 5 each)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">75</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">300</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paper 2A (B.Arch)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part-I: Mathematics (20 + 5), Part-II: Aptitude Test (50) and Part-III: Drawing Test (2)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">77</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">400</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Paper 2B (B.Planning)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Part-I: Mathematics (20 + 5), Part-II: Aptitude Test (50) and Part-III: Planning (25)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">100</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">400</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Type of test/s:</b> Entire exams will be of “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only, except Part-III of Paper 2A (B.Arch); which is a Drawing Test. It is to be conducted in “Pen and Paper Based” (offline) mode to be attempted on a Drawing sheet of A4 size.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Marking Scheme for MCQs/ for questions for which the answer is a Numerical value: </b>Candidates receive 4 marks for every correct answer, while 1 mark is deducted for each incorrect response. No marks are awarded or deducted for questions left unanswered. This negative marking rule applies to both Section A and Section B. For the Drawing Test, the two questions are assessed for a total of 100 marks.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Total Time Duration:</b> Total Time Duration for Paper 2A (B. Arch) and Paper 2B (B. Planning) is 3 hours and for Paper 2A (B. Arch) & Paper 2B (B. Planning) both, the total duration is 03 hours 30 minutes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Application Fee of JEE Main Exam</span></b></span></h2></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Application fee of JEE Main Exam 2027 is as under. Pay the application fee using Net Banking, a debit card, a credit card, or UPI. After completing the payment, save the receipt or confirmation for future reference.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; min-width: 450px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-transform: none; widows: 2; width: 757.333px; word-spacing: 0px;"><thead><tr style="background-color: #f2f2f2;"><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Category</span></th><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One Paper</span></th><th style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Two Papers (Any combination)</span></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">General (Male)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹1000</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹2000</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">General (Female)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹800</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹1600</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gen-EWS/OBC (NCL) (Male)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹900</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹2000</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gen-EWS/OBC (NCL) (Female)</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹800</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹1600</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">SC/ST/PwD/PwBD</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹500</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹1000</span></td></tr><tr><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Third Gender</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹500</span></td><td style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">₹1000</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>{inAds}</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">How to Apply for JEE Main Exam ?</span></b></span></h2></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Interested and eligible candidates who want to apply for <b>JEE Main 2027 Exam</b> may follow below mentioned steps.<br><br></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Scroll down, go to <b>Important Web-Link's</b> section. </span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Next click on <b>Online Application Form</b> link and <b>register</b> yourself.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then <b>login</b> through Online Application Form link.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Fill your all <b>personal and educational details </b>and <b>upload </b>necessary documents.</span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Make payment of <b>application fee</b> as per your category and <b>submit</b> the form.  </span></li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Take a <b>print</b> out of JEE application form for future reference.</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Important Dates of JEE Main Exam 2027</span></b></span></h2></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Session 1: JEE (Main) - January 2027</span></b></span><br></h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: 24th October 2026</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: 22nd November 2026</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Date of JEE (Main) 2027 Exam: Between 21st - 30th January 2026</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Declaration of Result: To be updated</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><u><br></u></span><h3><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b>Session 2: JEE (Main) - April 2027</b></span><br></h3><span style="font-family: arial;"><br></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Starting Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: 05th January 2027</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Last Date for Online Registration & Payment of Fee: 03rd February 2027</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Date of JEE (Main) 2027 Exam: 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 April 2027</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Declaration of Result: To be updated</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>{inAds}</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><h2><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Important Web-Links of JEE Exam</span></b></span></h2></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table class="tablepress tablepress-id-47"><tbody class="row-hover"><tr class="row-1 odd"><td class="column-1"><span style="font-family: arial; 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<div> <p><span style="font-family: arial;">The starting date to apply online for JEE Main 2027 is <b>24th October 2026.

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</div> </details> <details open=""> <summary><span style="font-family: arial;">What is the last date to apply online for JEE Main 2027? </span></summary> <div> <p><span style="font-family: arial;">The last date to apply online for JEE Main 2027 is <b>22nd November 2026.

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</div> </details> <details open=""> <summary><span style="font-family: arial;">When will the JEE Main 2027 be conducted?

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<div> <p><span style="font-family: arial;">JEE Main 2027 will be held <b>between 21st to 30th January 2026.

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