FAQs for Joint Entrance Examination (Main)

FAQs for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2024

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) for JEE (Main) - 2024

S. No.

Parameter

JEE (Main) – 2024

Number of Sessions

JEE (Main) – 2024 is being conducted in Two Sessions

(January/April).

A candidate has the option to apply for one Session or both

Sessions (Session 1 and Session 2 of 2024) together and pay

the exam fee accordingly. In other words, if a candidate wishes

to apply only for one Session, he/she has to pay the Examination

Fee only for that Session during the current application period

and will have the opportunity to apply again for Session 2 (April

2024).

Can a candidate apply for

Session 2 (April 2024)

during the period of 01

November to 30 November

2023

If a candidate wishes to apply for Session 2, the candidate can

period.

What is the website for the

online Application Form for

JEE (Main) – 2024?

https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/

How to Register for JEE

(Main) – 2024?

The candidates are required to register on the National

Academic Depository (NAD) Digilocker. The candidates will be

further able to register for JEE (Main) through the unique ID

created after registration on the NAD portal.

Those candidates who will not be able to register through the

National Academic Depository (NAD), may be asked to report

early (one hour prior to the entry time) at the examination Centre

on the day of the examination.

For Home Page:-

1. Login And Identification:-

2. I have a Digilocker Account. I wish to log in and identify

through Digilocker.

3. I do not have a Digilocker Account. I wish to create my

Digilocker Account and login and identify through Digilocker

4. I have an Academic Bank of Credits ID (ABC ID). I wish to

5. I do not have an Academic Bank of Credits ID (ABC ID). I

wish to create my ABC ID and log in and identify through ABC

ID.

6. I have an Indian Passport and wish to create my Login using

my Passport.

7. I have a PAN Card and wish to create my Login using PAN.

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8. I have an Aadhaar Enrolment Number and wish to create my

9. I have a Non-Indian Passport and wish to create my Login

using a Non-Indian Passport.

Authentication of Mobile

Number and e-mail

Address

• Candidates will enter both OTPs (received on Email and

Mobile) on every login.

• Unique mobile number and Email ID for every application.

• The mobile number and e-mail addresses of parents will also

be collected.

Authentication at the Exam Centre

1. I wish to share my Aadhaar and authenticate myself at the Exam

Centre through Aadhaar.

2. I have an Aadhaar, but I do not want to authenticate myself at the

Exam Centre through an Aadhaar. I wish to authenticate through a

valid Government ID with a Photograph (Passport/PAN

Card/Ration Card/Driving License/Voter ID Card).

3. I do not have Aadhaar. I wish to authenticate myself at the Exam

Centre through a valid Government ID with a Photograph

(Passport/PAN Card/Ration Card/Driving License/Voter ID Card).

Candidates will be informed as under :

*Please note that for authentication through Non-Aadhaar options

(2&3 above), you will need to authenticate yourself by getting

Biometric recorded at the Exam Centre. You need to reach the

Exam Centre 1 hour earlier than other Candidates to get your

Biometric completed.

Choice of Cities

The Choice of exam cities will be displayed to the candidates

based on the permanent and present address filled during

registration. Four choices of cities are given to the candidates.

Parents/Guardian Income

details

Family Annual Income (inclusive of Father’s/ Guardian’s Gross

Annual Income, Mother’s/ Guardian’s Gross Annual Income, and

Annual Income of Father’s/ Mother’s/Guardian from other

sources, if any) are mandatory fields.

E-mailing the Confirmation

page and Scorecard

The copy of the Confirmation page and Score Card for both

Sessions i.e. Session 1 and Session 2 will be sent to the registered

e-mail address of the candidate as well as of the parents.

Online Application Form

The form will be bilingual i.e., in English and Hindi

There will be 3 sections in the form, as below:

i. Step 1 - Registration Form

ii. Step 2 - Application Form This includes filling in personal

details, applying for and examination cities, qualification

details, additional details (if any), and document upload).

iii. Step 3 - Fee Payment.

AADHAAR Number

AADHAAR authentication will be done for the candidates and it

will be an optional field.

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Use of Scribe

The option is being given to the Candidate for Scribe.

Either NTA may provide or the Candidate may bring his/her

own Scribe.

10.

Use of Digilocker

The candidate has to initiate the online Application Form of JEE

(Main) – 2024 using Digilocker.

However, the candidate has to first select the option whether

applying “For India / Outside India”

11.

Medium of the

examination.

Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing from the National

Education Policy (NEP), the JEE (Main) - 2024 is being

conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,

Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and

Urdu.

If any candidate chooses English as a medium, then the Question

paper will be visible in Engish only.

If any candidate chooses Hindi or other regional language as a

medium of the Question paper, then the Question paper will be

available in English and the selected language (Hindi or other

regional language). For more information, please refer to Chapter

3 of the Information Bulletin.

12.

Recognition of UDID Card

(Swaalamban Card)

UDID Card (Swaalamban Card) may also be considered as proof

of disability for PwD candidates.

13.

Uploading of the Category

Certificate.

No Category certificate is to be uploaded by the candidate in the

online Application Form of JEE (Main) – 2024. However, the

documents including the category certificate will be verified by

the Counselling / Admitting Institutions.

Section-I General Queries

S. No

Questio

When will the Online

Application form for JEE

(Main) - 2024 Session 1 be

available on the website?

The Online Application Form for JEE (Main) - Session 1 is

available from 01.11.2023 to 30.11.2023 (up to 09.00 P.M) on

the website https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/

A candidate has the option to apply for one Session or both

Sessions (Session 1 and Session 2 of 2024) together and pay the

exam fee accordingly. In other words, if a candidate wishes to

apply only for one Session, he/she has to pay the Examination

Fee only for that Session during the current application period

and will have the opportunity to apply again for Session 2 (April

2024).

Is it true that JEE (Main)-

2024 will be held in 02

sessions?

Yes. JEE (Main)-2024 is being held in 02 Sessions in 2024. Session

1 will be held in January 2024 (between 24 January and 01

February 2024) and Session 2 will be held in April 2024 (between

01 April and 15 April 2024).

When will the JEE (Main)-

2024 Session 1

The tentative dates of examinations are as follows:

Session 1: Between 24 January and 01 February 2024

Session 2: Between 01 April to 15 April 2024.

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Examination be conducted?

Whether the examination

will be offline or online?

JEE (Main)-2024 Examination Session 1 will be held in

“Computer Based Test” (CBT) Mode only, except for the

Drawing Test for B.Arch. will be held in “Pen & Paper”

(offline) mode.

How to fill up the ‘Online’

Application Form for JEE

(Main)-2024 Session 2?

Are there any guidelines for

the students before filling

out the application form?

Yes, instructions to apply online for JEE (Main) - 2024 are

available in the Information Bulletin under the heading '

Important Information at Glance’.

For more details please go through the Information Bulletin

Appendix-VII (Replica of Application Form)

Whether a candidate have

to fill up a separate

Application Form for each

session?

Candidates can fill up the Application Form & pay the requisite

examination fee for each session separately at the time of opening

the portal for that session.

Note: The candidate can apply for both sessions together.

What action is to be taken

if the candidate has opted

for English as a medium

for examination and wants

to appear in the Hindi

medium?

The medium should be filled up while applying online. However,

on the day of the Examination in CBT mode, the candidate can

also choose/select his/her medium of question paper during the

examination.

Is Thumb Impression

mandatory while filling

JEE (Main) - 2024

Application?

There is no need to upload a thumb impression in the online

Application Form of JEE (Main) - 2024.

What should I do, if a

‘continuous timeout’ or

‘file not found error’

occurs while filling the

online Application Form

of JEE (Main)-2024?

Use an updated version of Mozilla Firefox/Internet Explorer and

a good internet connection while filling out the Application Form.

In case of continuous time out clear cookies and history of the

browser and fill in off-peak hours.

10.

Are Candidates required

to send/submit any

document(s) including the

Confirmation Page to

NTA through Post/ Fax/

By Hand?

No. Candidates are not required to send/submit any document(s)

including the Confirmation Page to NTA through Post/

Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by Hand.

11.

If any candidate did not

apply for Session 1, can

he/she apply for Session

Yes, if a candidate has missed filling up the Application Form for

the January session, he/she can fill up the Application Form for the

April session at the time of opening of the portal for that session.

The application window is now available at

https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/

12.

Whether a candidate can

appear in one session or

does he/she have to

appear in both Sessions?

It is the choice of the candidate. A candidate need not appear in

both Sessions. However, if a candidate appears in more than one

Session then his/her best of the JEE (Main) - 2024 NTA Scores

will be considered for preparation of the Merit List/ Ranking.

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13.

Will the NTA reserve its

discretion to fix the center

in a city that is given in

Annexure I?

As far as possible, the exam centres are allotted as per the choice of

cities of the candidates made in their online Application form.

Efforts are made to allot centre as per the Candidate’s choice (s) and

within city jurisdiction.

However, due to administrative/logistic reasons,

a different city

may be allotted.

14.

Can a center be allotted by

the NTA manually?

No.

15.

The dates of Examination

of JEE (Main) - 2024

clashes with any other

National / State level

examination.

NTA will check the issue, and rectify it as per the availability of

examination dates.

16.

How can I select the Date

and Slot of Examination

of JEE (Main) - 2024?

The date/shift/slot of examination is allotted by computer

randomly which is required for the normalization process. Hence

the choice of date and shift/slot cannot be selected by the

candidate himself/herself.

17.

In case, the Candidate has

uploaded a Blue

Signature instead of a

Black Signature in the

application form of JEE

(Main)-2024. Is it okay?

Yes, it is okay. Your Application Form will not be rejected merely

for this mistake.

18.

Is there any helpline for

JEE (Main) -2024

examination for the

aspirants?

Yes. Details of Helpline Numbers and Email are as follows:

• The Helpline No.- 011-40759000

• E-mail: jeemain@nta.ac.in

19.

Can the Candidate correct/

change his/her particulars

including the City of

Exam Centre in the

Online Application?

As per the Instructions given to the candidates for filling up their

Online Application Form, they are supposed to fill up their

particulars carefully and NTA is not responsible for any mistake

committed by the candidates in this regard. A one-time correction

facility may be provided.

20.

Can anyone cancel the

application submitted for

JEE (Main)-2024 ?

Online Application forms once submitted successfully cannot be

cancelled/ withdrawn.

21.

Can anyone submit the

multiple Application form

with the same mobile no.

and Email ID?

No, for each Application, the mobile number and e-mail address

will be unique.

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22.

a) Is it mandatory to fill in

the Parents/Guardian's

mobile and e-mail ID?

b) Is it mandatory to fill in

the Parent's / Guardian

Income Details?

Yes, the Parent/guardian mobile and e-mail ID have OTP-based

verification. The fields will be mandatory and will not be the same

as those given by the candidate during registration.

Yes, Family Annual Income (inclusive of Father’s/ Guardian’s

Gross Annual Income, Mother’s/ Guardian’s Gross Annual

Income, and Annual Income of Father’s/ Mother’s/Guardian from

other sources, if any) is a mandatory field.

23.

How will the Candidate

get the confirmation

Page of the JEE (Main)-

2024?

The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form for a

session will be generated only after successful payment of the fee

by the Candidate. A copy of the Confirmation Page of JEE (Main) -

2024 will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the Candidates.

24.

If one does not get an

Admit Card, whom should

be contact?

The Candidates may please note that Admit Cards will not be sent by

post. The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA

website. For any assistance, candidates can call the NTA Helpline numbers:

011 40759000 or 011 69227700 or write to NTA at: jee[email protected]

25.

Can a candidate change the

examination center after

the allotment of roll

number?

The city of the allotted Examination Centre cannot be changed, in

any case.

Note: The choice of exam cities displayed to the candidates will be

based on the permanent and correspondence addresses filled during

the Online Application Form of JEE (Main) – 2023.

26.

What do the candidates

need to bring at the exam

center?

The candidate is required to bring the following at the examination

centre:

• Admit Card along with passport-size photograph affixed on it.

• One passport-size photograph (to be affixed on the attendance

sheet on the day of the Examination.

• Candidates are advised not to bring any other items to the

examination centers. There will be no arrangement for the safe

keeping of any material at the centre. Neither NTA nor centre

will be responsible for any loss, delay, etc.

Please refer to the Information Bulletin for details.

27.

Will any candidate be able

to leave early if he finishes

the test before the allocated

test time?

No, the candidate will not be allowed to leave the examination

hall/room before the test concludes.

Section-II Specific Queries and Scheme of Examination

28.

What is the responsibility

of NTA for JEE (Main) -

2024?

The responsibility of NTA with regard to JEE (Main) - 2024 is

limited to inviting online applications, conducting the entrance test,

and handing over the results to the JOSSA and CSAB. The Joint

Entrance Examination (JEE) Apex Board (JAB) is the final

Authority for setting the policies, rules, and regulations for the

conduct of JEE (Main) examination.

29.

How many questions

papers are in JEE (Main)

The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) comprises two

papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate

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- 2024?

Engineering Programs (B.E/B.Tech.) at NITs, IIITs, other

Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and

Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State

Governments. JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for JEE

(Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper 2 is

conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in

the country.

30.

What will be the

advantages of Multiple

Sessions in JEE (Main)-

2024?

The JEE (Main) - 2024 is being conducted in 02 (two) Sessions for

admissions in the next academic session. The candidates will thus

benefit in the following ways:

(1) This will give opportunity to the candidates to improve their

scores in the examination if they are not able to give their

best in one attempt.

(2) In the first attempt, the students will get a first-hand

experience of taking an examination and will know their

mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the

next time.

(3) This will reduce the chances of dropping a year and

candidates would not have to waste a full year.

(4) If anyone misses the examination due to reasons beyond

control (such as the Board examination), then he/she will not

have to wait for one full year.

(5) A candidate need not appear in both Sessions. However, if

a candidate appears in more than one Session then his/her

best of the JEE (Main) - 2023 NTA Scores will be

considered for preparation of the Merit List/ Ranking.

31.

Whether NTA has

changed the syllabus of

JEE (Main)-2024

Session 2?

The details of the syllabus are given on the website:

https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/

Moreover, to cater to the decision of different Boards across the

country regarding the reduction in the syllabus, the NTA has decided

to provide a choice in one Section of each Subject of Paper 1 and Part

I of Paper 2A and 2B. However, the total number of questions to be

attempted will remain the same (Physics -25, Chemistry – 25, and

Mathematics – 25), wherever applicable. (Refer to Appendix VI for

details).

32.

Is there any Negative

Marking in the JEE (Main)-

2024?

Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and

Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled

in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt

any 05 (five) questions out of 10. There will be negative

marking for both Section A and Section B.

33.

What is the duration of the

examination for those

candidates who wish to

appear for both B. Arch as

well as B. Planning?

The duration of the examination is 03:30 hrs. i.e. from 03:00 p.m.

to 06:30 p.m. for those candidates who wish to appear for B.Arch

and B.Planning.

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34.

What is the

duration/timing/shift of

JEE (Main) - 2024 Session

Duration, Shift, and timing of examination are available at

Important dates (IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE)

in the Information Bulletin of JEE (Main) - 2024.

Please refer to the Information Bulletin for details.

35.

How will one know the

result of the JEE (Main)-

2024?

The result of JEE (Main)-2024 will be uploaded on the NTA

website www.nta.ac.in / www.jeemain.nta.ac.in as per schedule. A

scanned copy of the Final Scorecard of JEE (Main) – 2024 will

be sent to the registered e-mail address of the Candidates.

Section – III - Eligibility Criteria

36.

What is the minimum

eligibility

criteria/qualification for

appearing in JEE (Main)-

2024?

Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/equivalent

examination in 2022, 2023, or those who are appearing in the

Class 12/equivalent examination in 2024, are eligible to appear in

JEE (Main) - 2024.

For more details refer to the Information Bulletin.

37.

What are the age

limit/relaxation criteria for

the candidates appearing in

JEE (Main) - 2024?

For appearing in the JEE (Main) - 2024, there is no age limit for

the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class

12/equivalent examination in 2022, 2023, or appearing in 2024

irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) - 2024

examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill

the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of

taking admission.

38.

What will be the pattern

of examinations?

The Question Paper has been divided into two sections. There will

be 90 Questions in Paper 1 and candidates will be required to

attempt 75 questions only. There will be negative markings for 15

optional questions. Paper-wise details are as follows:

ii. Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.): Each Subject will have two sections.

Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and

Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled

in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt

any five questions out of 10. There will be negative markings

for both Section A and Section B.

ii. Paper 2A (B. Arch.): Part -1 will have two sections. Section A

will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B

will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a

numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any

five questions out of 10. There will be negative markings for

both Section A and Section B. Part II (Aptitude Test) will have

50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). Part III (Drawing

Test) will have two questions to be attempted on the Drawing

Sheet.

iii. Paper 2B (B. Planning) - Part -1 will have two sections.

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Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and

Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be

filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to

attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be negative

markings for both Section A and Section B. Part II (Aptitude

Test) will have 50 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). Part

III (Planning-based question) will have 25 Multiple-Choice

Questions (MCQs).

39.

How do I accept the

choice of attempting Five

Questions in Section B

of Paper 2A & 2B?

You can select any five questions, you wish to answer. You are

also allowed to change the answers to the selected questions before

final submission. You can select questions different from the ones

selected by you earlier and answer them before the final

submission of the Question Paper. At any point in time, you will

be permitted to answer only five questions in Section B.

40.

Which score will be

considered in the

compilation of Results

and Preparation of the

Merit List / Ranking?

A candidate has a choice to appear in one or both sessions. He/ she

will be awarded an NTA score in each session based on his

performance. The candidate’s best NTA Scores of all the sessions

in which he/ she has appeared will be considered for preparation

of the Merit List/ Ranking.

41.

Whether the JEE (Main)-

2024 will be held in a

different medium?

Yes, drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the JEE

(Main) - 2024 will be conducted in Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati,

Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu,

Urdu in addition to Hindi and English.

42.

What is the State code of

eligibility?

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) 2024.

If a candidate has passed the Class 12 (or equivalent) qualifying

examination from one State but appeared for improvement from

another State, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be from

where the candidate first passed the Class XII.

Candidates who passed/appeared in class 12th from NIOS should

select the State of Eligibility according to the State in which the

study centre is located.

For Indian nationals passing the Class XII (or equivalent)

examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State code of eligibility will

be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in

the passport of the candidate.

The State code of eligibility of OCI passing the Class 12 (or

equivalent) examination in India is at par with Indian nationals.

However, OCI passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination

from an institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats

or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home State quota seats) in

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all NITs, IIITs, and Other-CFTIs

For more details, please refer to the Information Bulletin of JEE

(Main)-2024 which is available at the NTA website:

jeemain.nta.ac.in

43.

Does NTA have any

exemption for the

Divyangjan candidates?

Yes, Divyangjan candidates are permitted to use a Scribe or

allowed Compensatory time or both as given below :

The facility of a Scribe, in case he/she has a physical

limitation and a scribe is essential to write the examination

on his/her behalf, being so certified in the prescribed format

(Annexure IV to VIII ) by a CMO/Civil Surgeon/ Medical

Superintendent of a Govt. Health Care Institution.

Compensatory time of one hour for examination of three

hours duration, whether such candidate uses the facility of

Scribe or not.

For more details, please refer to the Information Bulletin of JEE

(Main) - 2024 which is available at the NTA website:

jeemain.nta.ac.in

44.

Will B. Tech. / B. Arch

Scores of JEE (Main) -

2024 will be used for

admission to Dr. APJ

Abdul Kalam Technical

University (AKTU),

Lucknow, and Madan

Mohan Malviya

University, Gorakhpur

(MMMUT).

Yes, B. Tech/ B. Arch Scores of JEE (Main) - 2023 may also be used

for admission to Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University

(AKTU), Lucknow, MMMUT, Gorakhpur, and other Institutions

/ Universities.

From the Academic year 2024-25, the Government of Goa has

approved that admissions to Engineering Degree Courses in

the State Engineering Colleges in Goa State will also be done

based on JEE (Main).

45.

How many times a

candidate can appear in

JEE (Advanced) - 2024?

Details may be obtained from the Information Brochure of the JEE

(Advanced) 2024. Please see link: https://jeeadv.ac.in/

46.

What is the validity of the

Category Certificate (SC /

ST / OBC / EWS-Gen.)

and PwD certificate?

In this regard, please follow the rules of relevant admitting

institutions.

47.

In the case of foreign

national candidates

(OCI/PIO), what will be

the pin code in the address

section?

Such candidates are required to put 000000 in the field of Pin

Code.

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48.

Will the selection for

Admission of students

under Direct Admission

of Students ABROAD

(DASA-2024) be made

through JEE (Main)

2024?

Yes. The Ministry of Education, Govt. of India vide its O.M.

F.No.35- 9/2016-TS. III MHRD dated 21st December 2018 has

approved that the selection for Admission of students under Direct

Admission of Students ABROAD (DASA) will be through JEE

(Main). This may be applicable from academic year 2022-23

onwards. The NTA has been conducting JEE (Main) on Computer

Based Test (CBT) in India and Abroad for Admission to

undergraduate courses in IITs, NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs. The

Admission for DASA is done based on the Rank obtained in

JEE(Main) from the Academic Session 2022-23.

Section - IV Fee/Payment Queries

49.

Whether the application fee

excludes the Common

Service charge?

Fee payable for JEE (Main) – 2024

(through Credit Card /Debit Card (except

Master/Visa Card) / Net-Banking/UPI)

Type of

Candidat

Centres

in India

(Fee in

₹)

Centre

Outsid

e India

(Fee in

₹)

Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech

Paper 2A: B. Arch

Paper 2B: B.Planning

General

Male

1000

5000

Female

800

4000

Gen-EWS/

OBC (NCL)

Male

900

4500

Female

800

4000

SC/ST/PwD

Male

500

2500

Female

500

2500

Third Gender

500

3000

Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech

Paper 2A: B. Arch

Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech

Paper 2B: B. Planning

Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech,

Paper 2A: B. Arch &

Paper 2B: B.Planning

Paper 2A: B. Arch &

Paper 2B: B.Planning

General/Gen-

EWS/OBC

(NCL)

Male

2000

10000

Female

1600

8000

SC/ST/PwD

Male

1000

5000

Female

1000

5000

Third Gender

1000

5000

Processing charges and Goods & Service Taxes (GST) are to be paid by

the candidate, as applicable.

50.

How can one remit a fee for

JEE (Main) - 2024?

The examination fee for JEE (Main) - 2024 can be remitted in the

following manner:

• Through any Debit / Credit / UPI Card using SBI / Canara /

HDFC / ICICI online gateway payment facility/ Net Banking.

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FAQs for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) – 2024

51.

If any candidate faces any

problem in the remittance

of fee due to a failed

transaction, what can

he/she do?

If the payment status of an online transaction (by credit/debit card)

is not communicated by the payment gateway in real time then fee

payment is not completed and the candidate will not be able to

download the Acknowledgement page. In this case, the candidate

is required to pay the fee again through online mode and download

the acknowledgment page. The amount due to the failed

transaction of credit/debit card will be refunded after the

declaration of the final result of JEE (Main) – 2024.

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Frequently Asked Questions Related to the Normalization Procedure and

Percentiles for the JEE (Main) – 2024

S. No.

Question

Need and nature of normalization

What is meant by ‘normalization

of marks’?

The process of transforming the raw marks scored

by candidates into a common scale for ease of

comparing them with those of other candidates is

broadly termed as normalization of marks.

Why is normalization necessary?

When an examination is held in two or more shifts,

it is difficult to directly compare the raw marks of

candidates appearing in the different shifts.

A good normalization procedure will allow for such

a direct comparison by transforming the marks onto

a common scale.

What is a shift or what

constitutes a shift?

A shift in this context refers to the collection of all

candidates who have been administered the same

question paper.

Why is normalization not needed

if the examination is held in a

single shift with the same paper?

All candidates in the same shift are administered the

same question paper. In this sense, they are being

tested on a level playing field.

It is a common practice that, in such a case, a

candidate who scores, say, 75 marks will always be

ranked higher than any other candidates with lower

marks, say 70.

Even if the examination is held

in two or more shifts, why can’t

the actual marks scored by each

candidate be used to rank the

candidates?

By the very nature of multi-shift examinations,

candidates in different shifts answer different

questions/question papers. Then it is not clear

whether the candidate with 75 marks in one shift

should always be ranked higher than a candidate

with 70 marks in another shift.

In the above example, why

should a candidate with 75

marks not always be considered

to be better than another with 70

marks? After all, 75 is greater

than 70.

In spite of best efforts by the question setters,

different question papers may have different levels

of difficulty. It may be very easy to score 75 marks

in one of the two papers while it may be very

difficult to score even 70 in another.

Still, shouldn’t a higher score

No.

S. No.

Question

necessarily mean a better

performance?

An analogy can be drawn when comparing physical

quantities like length or area. Questions such as “(a)

Which is larger – 2 inches or 4 centimetres?” or

“(b) Which is lighter – 4 kilograms or 8 pounds?”

cannot be answered by just looking at the value of

the number. The absolute numbers 2 and 4 have no

intrinsic meaning unless accompanied by the units

of measurement.

How are the quantities to be

compared, in such cases?

This can be done only by converting the two

quantities that are being compared into a common

scale / same units.

Once the scale or the unit of measurement is the

same, the two quantities can be directly compared

by looking at the corresponding numerical values.

Even though the JEE (Main) -

2024 examination is held in

different shifts, the different

question papers are still being

graded in the same range – like 0

to 100.

Does this not mean that the

grading is on the same scale and

is the above analogy then valid?

No, the grading need not be on the same scale even

though all question papers have the same maximum

marks.

While the range of marks may be the same, the

difficulty levels may be different. This means that

the marks in different shifts are not on the same

scale.

Yes, indeed the analogy is valid.

10.

How are the marks in different

shifts brought to the same scale?

This is done by converting the raw marks scored by

the candidates into normalized marks by adopting a

normalization procedure.

Methods of normalization

11.

There are formulae for

converting inches into

centimetres or kilograms into

pounds. Is there such a formula

for converting marks from one

scale to another?

Length, mass, etc. are physical quantities. But the

examination score is not. There is no direct formula

for conversion.

12.

Can the above be elaborated?

Examination scores try to evaluate the merit of a

candidate by assigning marks. This is not a physical

quantity. To elaborate, the same candidate

attempting the same question paper may score

differently at different times.

S. No.

Question

However, measurements of mass or length, do not

depend on the person doing the experiment or on

the time when it is done.

Of course, it is understood that there is an

association between the merit and the marks – but

this relationship is not exact.

13.

If there is no formula, how will

the normalization work?

Statistical procedures can be applied to normalize

the marks.

14.

Are there any assumptions

underlying the statistical

procedures?

Broadly speaking, statistics is a science that deals

with a large number of observations. As such, the

methods mentioned here work under the assumption

that

i. The total number of candidates is large,

ii. each shift has roughly a similar number of

candidates,

iii. the candidates are assigned to the shifts

randomly.

Percentiles

15.

What are percentiles?

Percentiles indicate the relative position of a

candidate with respect to the other candidates in the

same shift of examination.

16.

Is there a formula for calculating

the percentiles?

Yes. Details are given in the Information Bulletin of

JEE (Main) – 2024.

17.

Are percentiles calculated by

pooling the scores of all

candidates in all shifts?

No. Percentiles are calculated separately for each

shift.

18.

What is the formula/procedure

for calculating the percentiles of

candidates in each shift?

Consider a candidate with a raw score = T. The

percentile score for this

candidate is calculated

using the following steps:

i. Record the number of candidates who have

actually appeared in the shift. Denote this

number by N.

ii. Let m denote the number of candidates in

that shift whose raw scores are less than or

equal to T.

S. No.

Question

iii.

The percentile score for this candidate is then

calculated:

iv. The percentile P above can be rounded off to

the requisite number of decimal places

19.

What are the possible values of

the percentile P?

The highest possible value of P is 100. The lowest

possible value is 0. Hence P will be a number

between 0 and 100.

20.

How is the percentile score to be

interpreted?

The percentile score P indicates the relative position

of the candidate in his/her shift.

Hence P = 100 for candidate A indicates that 100%

of the candidates from that shift scored marks less

than or equal to the marks scored by A and 0% of

the candidates scored marks higher than those of A.

i.e. A is a topper in that shift.

Similarly, P = 0 for candidate B indicates that 0% of

the candidates from that shift scored marks less than

or equal to the marks scored by B and 100% of the

candidates scored marks higher than those of B i.e.

B scored the least among all candidates in that shift.

Any intermediate value of P will have a similar

interpretation. For example, P = 98.25 for candidate

C indicates that 98.25% of the candidates from that

shift scored marks less than or equal to the marks

scored by C and the remaining 1.75% of the

candidates scored marks higher than those of C.

21.

What does the percentile score

of 100 imply?

A candidate will have a percentile score of P = 100

if and only if the candidate is a topper in that shift.

22.

If candidate A has scored more

marks than another candidate B

from the same shift, will the

percentiles also be similarly

ordered?

If candidates A and B appear in the same shift and

the marks of A are more than those of B, then the

percentile score for A will be more than the

percentile score for B. Hence the rank of A will

continue to be higher than that of B.

23.

If candidates A and B score

exactly the same marks in the

same shift will their percentiles

Yes. Equal marks in the same shift will translate to

equal percentiles and hence equal rank.

S. No.

Question

be the same?

24.

Illustrative example: Four

candidates A, B, C, and D

appeared in the same shift. The

difference in marks between A

and B is exactly the same as the

difference in marks between C

and D.

Will the percentiles also be equally spaced?

No. The percentiles may not be equally spaced.

Why not?

Percentiles indicate the relative position of the

candidate in the shift. Experience suggests that

there are fewer candidates scoring high marks

than those scoring marks in the middle range.

This will be reflected in the percentile scores.

Can this be elaborated with reference to the

example?

Suppose the raw marks of A and B are

respectively 91 and 93 (closer to the top) and

those of C and D are 64 and 66 (closer to the

middle).

There are likely to be fewer candidates with

scores near the top i.e. between A and B and

many more with scores between C and D, even

though in each case the difference in the raw

marks is only 2.

Hence the percentile scores of A and B are likely

to be closer to each other while the percentile

scores of C and D are not so much.

Isn’t the same phenomenon observed for (usual)

ranks which are based on raw scores?

Indeed, it is true that the same phenomenon is

observed for usual ranks based on raw scores –

and for the same reason. Namely, there would be

fewer candidates at the top between candidates A

and B than between candidates C and D even

though the difference between the respective raw

scores is 2 marks each.

Hence the ranks of candidates A and B are closer

to each other than those of candidates C and D.

Does the above analysis indicate that ranks based

S. No.

Question

on raw marks are equivalent to ranks based on

percentile scores for single-shift examinations?

Indeed, in a single-shift examination, the use of

raw marks and percentile scores will result in

exactly the same rank for each candidate.

Percentile scores are required only when

candidates across different shifts are to be

compared amongst each other.

25.

If the percentiles are calculated

separately for each shift, then

how are the scores compared?

Once the percentile scores are assigned to each

candidate in every shift, these indicate the relative

position of the candidate in their respective shift.

This is a common, uniform scale of marks and

hence the percentile scores can be compared with

each other.

26.

Does this mean that the

candidate with a higher

percentile score will be ranked

higher than the candidate with a

lower percentile score,

irrespective of the shift in which

they appeared?

Yes. Indeed this is so. The percentile scores are on a

common uniform scale. Hence irrespective of the

shift in which the two candidates appeared, the one

with a higher percentile score will be ranked higher.

27.

Two candidates have scored

exactly the same marks in the

examination. Will the percentile

scores match?

As mentioned above if two candidates from the

same shift have the same marks, then their

percentile scores will be the same.

However, if the candidates from different shifts

score the same marks, the percentiles may be

different. The reason as explained earlier is that

the percentile scores or the relative position of

the candidates are calculated with reference to

each shift separately. It is possible that the same

marks in different shifts would correspond to

different relative positions.

28.

What is the method of

determining merit?

Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics,

Physics, and Chemistry, and the conversion of the

total into NTA scores. Overall merit shall be

prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts of all

days.

Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total

NTA scores in Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech will be

resolved in the following manner in descending

S. No.

Question

order:

i. NTA score in Mathematics, followed by

ii. NTA score in Physics, followed by

iii. NTA score in Chemistry, followed by

iv. Candidate with less proportion of a number

of attempted incorrect answers and correct

answers in all the subjects in the Test,

followed by

v. Candidate with less proportion of a number

of attempted incorrect answers and correct

answers in Mathematics in the Test,

followed by

vi. Candidate with less proportion of a number

of attempted incorrect answers and correct

answers in Physics in the Test, followed by

vii. Candidate with less proportion of a number

of attempted incorrect answers and correct

answers in Chemistry in the Test followed

viii. Older in Age followed by

ix. Application Number in ascending order