JEE Mains 2022: Application begins for April session; know important changes made in exam pattern, eligibility for JEE examination – Times of India

Candidates should note that during the registration, in the first session, only Session 1 (April) will be visible, and Session 2 (May) will be visible when the window will be opened again.

This year the NTA has made several changes from application registration process to exam pattern such as the authentication of Mobile Number and e-mail address will be done only when candidates register. They have to enter OTP received at their registered mobile number and before submitting fees, they have to enter the OTP.

The list of major changes made by the NTA for JEE Main 2022 examination is given below:-

Number of Sessions

It will be conducted in Two Sessions (April/May). During the Registration, in the first session, only Session 1 (April) will be visible, and Session 2 (May) will be visible when the window will be opened again.

Authentication of Mobile

Number and e-mail Address When Candidates register, they have to enter OTP received at their registered Mobile Number and before submitted the fees, they have to enter the OTP received at their registered e-mail address.

Correction Facility

No correction facility will be given at any stage under any circumstances.

Choice of Cities

The Choice of exam cities will be displayed to the candidates based on the permanent and Present address filled during registration.

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’s from other sources, if any) is a mandatory field


E-mailing the Confirmation page and Scorecard

A copy of the Confirmation Page and final Score Card will be sent to the registered e-mail address of the candidates.

SANDES Application

Candidates are requested to download and install the SANDES Application on their smartphone as a secondary channel (apart from SMS/E-mail) to receive notifications from NTA.

Online Application Form

For ease of the candidates, Application Form has been upgraded so that candidates can fill the Application Form in small sections. The updated process is as below –

• Step 1 – Registration Form
• Step 2 – Application Form

And this includes filling of personal details, applying for examination cities, qualification details, additional details (if any), and document upload)

Photograph of the Candidate

A provision has been explored for cross-checking of the photograph in real-time during filling in the Online Application Form.

AADHAR Number

A column/field has been added in the Online Application Form for capturing the AADHAR number of the candidates and it will be on a voluntary basis.

Use of Scribe
Scribe will be provided by the NTA.

Umang and DigiLocker
NTA is facilitating to all candidates with an additional platform of UMANG and DigiLocker to download their documents like Confirmation Page, Admit Card, Score Cards, etc

Negative Marking

There will be Negative Marking for both Section A (MCQ) and Section B (Numerical value).

Pattern of Examination

Paper1: B.E./ B. Tech. in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode:

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 05 (five) questions out of 10.


JEE Mains 2022: Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit

For appearing in the JEE (Main) – 2022, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2020, 2021, or appearing in 2022 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2022 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.

About JEE Main 2022: April Session 1

The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) comprises two papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E, B.Tech.) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions, Universities funded 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.

National testing agency (NTA) has been established as a premier, specialist, autonomous, and self-sustained testing organization to conduct entrance examination (JEE (Main)-2022) for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions, Universities funded and recognized by participating State.

Read official Information Bulletin Here