JEE MAIN 2025: Syllabus, Exam Date, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern & Preparation Tips!

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The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release JEE Main 2025 application form in November 2024. The examination will be held in two sessions. The first session will be conducted in January 2025 and session 2 will commence in April 2025. The NTA will soon release the notification on the official platform at jeemain.nta.ac.in.

JEE Main 2025

Joint Entrance Examination is a national-level undergraduate exam administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA). JEE Main provides students with the opportunity to secure a spot in prestigious institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs), and Centrally Funded Technical Institutes (CFTIs). Additionally, it serves as a qualifying test for the JEE Advanced examination, which is conducted by the IITs. This year, IIT Kanpur is the organizing body for the examination.

JEE Main 2025 Exam Date

JEE main examination occurs twice a year. The JEE Main 2025 Examination will be conducted in two sessions and consist of two papers: Session 1 will be held in January and session 2 will take place in April. Paper 1 will be conducted for admission to B.E./B.Tech programs, while Paper 2 will be conducted for admission to B.Arch and B.Planning programs. All the 12th-grade finishing students are eligible for the JEE Main 2025 examinations. Interested candidates can apply online through the official website: www.jeemain.nta.nic.in and www.nta.ac.in.

Events	Tentative Dates
JEE Main Registration	November 2024
JEE Main Last Date of Application	December 2024
JEE Main Admit Card Release Date	3 days before the Examination
JEE Main 2025 Exam Date	Session 1 - January 2025 Session 2 - April 2025
JEE Main 2025 Result Date	One week after the examination

JEE Mains Syllabus 2025

The syllabus plays a crucial role for the student in their Preparation journey. The Syllabus for JEE Main 2025 is yet to be released by NTA. However, the Syllabus along with the information brochure will be released soon by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on the official website jeemain.nta.ac.in. The JEE Mains syllabus is divided into three sections - Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The NTA removed some of the topics from all three subjects last year.

In 2024, NTA removed several topics from the JEE Main syllabus. The reduced syllabus is similar to the NCERT/CBSE Class 11 and 12 syllabus. The deleted topics from the JEE Main syllabus are provided below:

Physics:

The communication device unit

is removed from the syllabus.

Chemistry:

Surface Chemistry,

States of Matter,

General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals,

S-block elements,

Hydrogen,

Environmental Chemistry,

Alcohol Phenol, Ether, and Polymers chapters are removed.

Eligibility Criteria

There are certain eligibility criteria for candidates to apply for the JEE Examination. Here is an overview of JEE 2025 Eligibility Criteria.

Age limit	There is no specific age limit JEE Examination.
Educational Qualification	Candidates must have completed 10+2 or an equivalent examination from a recognized board.
Admission Criteria for IITs, NITs, and CFTIs ( B.Tech/B.Arch/B.Plan)	Candidates should either have a minimum of 75 percent marks (65 percent for SC/ST) or be ranked in the top 20 percentile.
Subject Eligibility Criteria	Candidates should have cleared the following subject : Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biology or a Technical vocational subject.

Note: There is a limit for applying JEE Advance Examination. The Candidate has a total of 2 attempts to sit in JEE Advance Examination.

Exam Pattern

Aspiring candidates go through the JEE Exam Patterns carefully. The JEE Main 2025 examination offers three distinct papers, each catering to different academic pursuits:

Paper 1: For the BE or B.Tech courses.

Subjects- Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics

Paper 2A: For B.Arch candidates

Subjects- Mathematics, aptitude, and drawing

Paper 2B: For those planning to take B.Planning courses.

Subjects- Mathematics, aptitude, and planning.

JEE MAIN 2025 - EXAM PATTERN

The exam has 90 questions in total.

It carries a total of 300 marks.

Each subject has 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs).

Each subject also has 10 numerical value questions (NVQs).

JEE ADVANCE 2025 - EXAM PATTERN

For the JEE Advance Examination:

Candidates must take two question papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.

Each paper lasts three hours.

Both papers are mandatory.

Each paper has three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.

Preparation Tips

All the JEE 2025 aspiring candidates should first and foremost access the syllabus and exam patterns. Students need to solve previous year papers and take mock tests while adhering to a tight schedule and effective time management. Revision is a key tip for all students. It is important to revise the study material continually. Make sure to select study materials that are relevant to the JEE 2025 syllabus and exam pattern. You can also take StepUp Academy mock test to accelerate your JEE 2025 Preparation.