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CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

(An Autonomous Organisation under the Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development Govt. of India)
JOINT ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (Main) Unit,
H-149, Sector-63, Noida, District Gautam Budh Nagar 201 309(UP).
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CBSE/JEE/2014-15
03/11/2014
ADMISSION NOTICE
JEE (Main) 2015
In pursuance of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, Notification,
the 3rd Joint Entrance Examination (Main) - 2015 will be conducted by the JEE Apex Board for
admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IIITs and other Centrally Funded
Technical Institutions etc.
The admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other centrally funded
Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by several participating State Governments, and
several other Institutions shall include the performance in the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE
(Main). For admission to NITs, Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) like IIITs etc.
and other participating Institutions, the merit/rank list shall be prepared based on 40% weightage
to school Boards marks in class 12th or equivalent examination and 60% weightage to
JEE(Main). The weightage to school Board/Equivalent examination marks shall be considered
only after normalization.
The States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Nagaland & Odisha
have joined JEE (Main) system. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions
in these states, which were earlier admitting based on their State level examination, are also
advised to fill in the JEE (Main) -2015 application form online.
The JEE (Main) will also be an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has
to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the
IITs/ISM Dhanbad.
I.
INFORMATION BULLETIN
The detailed information bulletin containing details of examination, syllabus, eligibility criteria
to appear, examination fee, cities of examination, State code of eligibility, age relaxation,
process of normalization of marks, eligibility for admission, reservation policies and important
dates will be available on JEE (Main) website www.jeemain.nic.in on 7th November 2014. The
aspiring candidates are requested to download the information bulletin from above mentioned
website only and read the same carefully before applying.

II.
APPLICATION FORM
The aspiring candidates have to apply online only through JEE (Main) website
www.jeemain.nic.in. The online application process will start from 7th November, 2014
onwards. The last date for application is 18th December, 2014. The eligibility criteria for JEE
(Main) & JEE (Advanced) are different. The candidates are requested to read the information
bulletin carefully and themselves ensure their eligibility as per the criteria laid down for JEE
(Main) as well as JEE (Advanced). In order to facilitate the aspiring candidates, the JEE (Main)
secretariat has designated Facilitation Centres across the country who will help the candidates in
filling online application without any charge. The list of such institutes is available on the JEE
(Main) website and in JEE (Main) 2015 Information Bulletin.
III. DETAILS OF EXAMINATION
JEE (Main) 2015 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B.E./B. Tech.) and Paper-2(B. Arch./ B.
Planning). Depending upon on the course (s) candidates are seeking admission, may take Paper1 B.E./B. Tech.), or Paper-2 B. Arch./ B. Planning), or both.
Subject combination for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination
available is given in the table below.
Paper

SUBJECTS

TYPE OF
QUESTIONS

MODE OF EXAM

Paper 1 (B.E./B.
Tech.)

Physics, Chemistry
& Mathematics

Objective type with

equal weightage to
Physics, Chemistry &
Mathematics

Pen and Paper based

Exam OR Computer
based Exam

Paper 2 (B.
Arch./ B.
Planning)

Mathematics Part I

Objective type

Aptitude Test Part

II & Drawing Test
Part III

Objective type
Questions to test
drawing aptitude

Only Pen and Paper

based Exam

Requirement of papers for different courses is given in the table below.

COURSE

PAPERS

All other undergraduate courses (B.E./B. Tech.)

Paper 1

B.ARCH/B. PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs)

Paper 2

IV. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION

a. Offline examination (Pen and Paper Based Examination)

Date of Examination
Paper
Timings

Duration

04.04.2015 (Saturday)

Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.)

0930-1230 Hours(IST)

3 Hours

04.04.2015 (Saturday)

Paper 2 (B. Arch./ B.

Planning)

1400-1700 Hours(IST)

3 Hours

b. Online examination (Computer Based Examination) for Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech.) Only
Dates of Examination

Paper

Timings

Duration

During
10.04.2015 (Friday) &
11.04.2015 (Saturday)

Paper 1
(B.E./B. Tech.)

1st shift 0930-1200 Hours (IST)

2nd shift (*) 1400-1700 Hours
(IST)
*If required

3 Hours

V. Eligibility for Appearing in examination :A. Date of Birth

General Candidates
Born or after October 01, 1990
Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe
Born or after October 01, 1985
(ST)/Person with Disabilities (PwD)
candidates
Note- Date of birth as recorded in the Secondary Education Board/University certificate will
only be considered.
B. YEAR OF APPEARANCE IN QUALIFYING EXAMINATION (QE)
Only those candidates who have passed their Class 12th Exam or any equivalent qualifying
examination in 2013 or 2014: or those who are appearing in their Class 12th Exam or any
equivalent qualifying examination in 2015 are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2015.
Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2012 or before as well as those
who will appear in such examination in 2016 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)
2015. The candidates who appeared in class 12th/ equivalent qualifying Examinations in 2012,
did not pass in 2012, but passed in 2013 are also not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) 2015.
The candidates willing to appear for improvement examination of class 12th in 2015 have to
appear in all the 4/5 subjects as per the scheme of study of the concerned board. Further, they
may also note that in the percentile system, the total marks (of all five subjects) obtained/shown
on the mark-sheet of a particular year are required in JEE (Main) and also in JEE (Advanced).
The marks from two different years (i.e. marks for 3 subjects from year 2014 and marks for
other 2 subjects from 2015) mark-sheets cannot be considered for percentile calculation.

C. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03 (three).

D. NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS AND AGE LIMIT FOR THE STATES OF

MAHARASHTRA AND ODISHA
Since the States of Maharashtra and Odisha have joined JEE (Main) system. The age limit, for
admission to institutions in these states which were earlier admitting candidates based on their
Sate level examinations, will be as per their past practice only. The number of attempts in such
cases will also remain same as per their past practice. This will, however, be obviously not
applicable for admission to IITs/NITs/IITs/CFTIs.
VI. EXAMINATION FEE
The fee can be remitted in the following ways;
By Debit/Credit Card.
Through E-challan generated after successful submission of online application form.
The fee through E-challan may be deposited in any branch of Syndicate/Canara/ICICI/
HDFC Bank.
The fee (in Indian Rupees) for JEE (Main) 2015 is as following:
Paper(s) Appearing

Pen and Paper Based Examination

Computer Based Examination

(Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)only)

FOR EXAMINATION CENTER OPTED IN INDIA

(General/OBC) (SC/ST/PWD)
(General/OBC) (SC/ST/PWD)
JEE (Main) Paper I
1000 (Boys)
500 (Boys)
500 (Boys)
250 (Boys)
(B.E./B.Tech.) or
500 (Girls)
500 (Girls)
250 (Girls)
250 (Girls)
JEE (Main) Paper 2
(B. Arch./B.Planning)
only
Both JEE (Main) Paper 1800 (Boys)
900 (Boys)
1300 (Boys)
650 (Boys)
I
900 (Girls)
900 (Girls)
650 (Girls)
650 (Girls)
(B.E./B.Tech.) and
JEE (Main) Paper 2
(B. Arch./B.Planning)
only
FOR EXAMINATION CENTER OPTED IN IFOREIGN COUNTRY
(General/OBC) (SC/ST/PWD) (General/OBC) (SC/ST/PWD)
JEE (Main) Paper I
2500 (Boys)
1250 (Boys)
2500 (Boys)
1250 (Boys)
(B.E./B.Tech.) or
1250 (Girls)
1250 (Girls)
1250 (Girls)
1250 (Girls)
JEE (Main) Paper 2
(B.
Arch./B.Planning)
only
Both JEE (Main) Paper 3800 (Boys)
1900 (Boys)
3800 (Boys)
1900 (Boys)
I
1900 (Girls)
1900 (Girls)
1900 (Girls)
1900 (Girls)
(B.E./B.Tech.) and
JEE (Main) Paper 2
(B.
Arch./B.Planning)
only
In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit card, the candidates will need to
pay an additional processing charge as following:Credit Card:- 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable.
Debit Card:- 0.75% +taxes for examination fee up to Rs.2000 and
+taxes for examination fee more than Rs.2000.

1%

VII. ONLINE APPLICATION FORM SUBMISSION

Online application has to be submitted through JEE (Main) -2015 website www.jeemain.nic.in.
The aspiring candidate should furnish all the details and upload scanned image of his/her
photograph, signature and left hand thumb impression while filling up the On-line Application.
Candidates are required to take a print out of the computer generated acknowledgment slip after
successful submission of data and payment of fee and keep the same in the safe custody for any
future reference.
Important Note- The entire application process is online, including uploading of photograph &
signature and payment of fee the candidates are required NOT to send any document to JEE
(Main) Secretariat.
Seven (7) Steps to be followed to apply online.
Step 1: Download the information bulletin and read it carefully to ensure your eligibility.
Step 2: Read the contents of Online Format and instructions for applying online given in
the Information Bulletin and keep the entire information ready.
Step 3: Keep the Scanned Images of your Photograph, Signature and Left Hand Thumb
Impression ready in JPG format only.
Step 4: Fill in the Online Application Form.
Step 5: Upload Scanned Images of Photograph, Signature and Left Hand Thumb
Impression.
Step 6: Pay Examination Fee by Debit/Credit card or e-challan (generated after submission
of details in online application form).
Step 7: Download Acknowledgement Slip and keep the same in safe custody for future
reference.
NOTE- The candidate should mention only his/her own Mobile No. and E- Mail ID while
submitting the ON-line application, as all the communications will be sent to the
candidates on their registered Mobile Number and E-mail ID only.
For information about JEE (Advanced), the candidates are advised to visit JEE (Advanced)
website jeeadv.iitb.ac.in

Executive Director (JAB)