JEE MAIN 2020 Exams
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NTA released JEE Main Result for B. Arch and B. Planning papers on January 23, 2020, 3 candidates have scored a 100 percentile in B. Arch and B. Planning. The result for B.E/ B. Tech was declared on January 17, 2020. A total of 9 candidates have scored a 100 percentile in B.E/ B. Tech papers of this session. Out of 11,18,673 candidates who registered for JEE Main, 8,69,010 appeared for the test. JEE Main 2020 Cut Off for General category candidates is expected to land at 89, while the cut-off for reserved categories may range from 40-75.
JEE Main Answer Key for B. Arch and B. Planning papers has been released by NTA, the exam was conducted in two shifts on January 6, 2020. Candidates can download JEE Main Answer Keys and Response sheet by using their login Id and Password. JEE Main 2020 January session was successfully conducted from January 6 – 9, 2020. A total of 9,21,261 candidates registered for B.E/B.Tech paper which was held between January 7 - 9, 2020 in two shifts per day.
LATEST APPLICATION FORMS 2020
As per the expert analysis of B.E/ B. Tech papers of the January 2020 session, physics emerged as the toughest section. Mathematics was mostly easy but highly time-consuming and chemistry questions were majorly from the syllabus of NCERT. Candidates can check detailed JEE Main Paper Analysis of all the shifts here. B. Arch and B. Planning papers were conducted in two shifts on January 6, 2020.
- JEE Main Registration for April 2020 session will commence from February 7, 2020. The exam is scheduled for April 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 2020.
- Numeric Value Questions have been added to the paper pattern of all 3 papers. There will be no negative marking in such a case for incorrect answers or unattempted questions.
- The exam will be conducted in 3 papers now instead of 2 papers, there will be separate papers for B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning.
- Top 2,50,000 JEE Main test-takers will be eligible to sit for JEE Advanced 2020, whereas in JEE Main 2019 top 2,40,000 candidates were shortlisted for the same.
- Candidates with a background of commerce and humanities are also eligible to sit for JEE Main B. Planning Paper. Candidates must have passed class 12th or equivalent exam with Mathematics as compulsory subjects. Must Read
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MHRD is speculating to conduct JEE Main in multiple languages for the year 2021. MHRD will give preference to the regional languages of states with more number of applications in the last five years and is planning to add Marathi and Telugu as mediums for JEE Main.
JEE Main 2020 Important Dates
| Events | JEE Main 2020 (January Session) | JEE Main 2020 (April Session) |
|---|---|---|
| Mode of Examination | Computer Based Examination | Computer Based Examination |
| Registration Begins | September 3, 2019 | February 7, 2020 |
| Registration Ends | October 10, 2019 (Extended) | March 7, 2020 |
| Last Date for Application Fee Submission | October 11, 2019 | March 8, 2020 |
| Availability of Admit Cards | December 6, 2019 (Released) | March 16, 2020 |
| Examination Dates | January 6- January 9, 2020 | April 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 2020 |
| Announcement of Results | January 17, 2020 | April 30, 2020 |
JEE Main 2020 Details
- NTA has set up around 4000 Test Practice Centers throughout the country, for the convenience of the exam takers. These TPCs shall be available on every Saturday/Sunday from September 1, 2019. Check Here
- The registrations for JEE Main 2020 Mock Test have begun. Aspirants can book their slots from the official website till December 29, 2019.
- There will be a reservation of 10% to Economically Weaker Section in JEE Main 2020 and colleges accepting JEE score will reserve the seats for the same.
- Admissions of students under Direct Admission of Students ABROAD (DASA) will be through JEE Main, as approved by MHRD. This will be applicable from academic year 2021-2022 onwards.
- Candidates will be able to appear in either one or both the sessions to increase their chances of admission in the colleges. For candidates appearing in both January and April, their better of the twoscores will be considered for the JEE Main Merit List
- Applicants who register for JEE Main January session will not need to reregister again for April session, they can directly apply using their Application Number and Password.
JEE Main 2020 Result
The result for JEE Main 2020 January session has been declared on January 17, 2020. Result for JEE Main is released separately for B.E/B.Tech, B. Arch and B. Planning papers. The result can be downloaded from nta.ac.in. NTA will award students with percentile scores and not ranks. NTA uses Normalization Procedure in order to nullify the effects from varying difficulty level in question paper sets in different shifts.
JEE Main Result for January and April sessions will be compiled and final merit list will be formulated. For candidates appearing in both sessions, the better of the two scores will be considered for the merit list. JEE Main B. Arch and B. Planning Result for January session has been declared on January 23, 2020.
Compilation and Display of Result of B.E./ B. Tech
- B.E/B. Tech paper of JEE Main January session will be held in multiple shifts.
- The raw marks of the candidate will be used in calculation of their NTA scores.
- This NTA score for all shifts/ sessions has been declared on January 17, 2020.
- The result consists of the four NTA scores - for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and the total in B.E/ B. Tech paper of January session.
Compilation and Display of Result of B. Arch and B. Planning
- B. Arch and B. Planning papers shall be conducted in multiple shifts.
- The raw marks of the candidates will be converted into NTA scores.
- These NTA scores have been declared on January 23, 2020.
- The result will consist of the four NTA scores - for Aptitude Test, Mathematics, Drawing Test/ Planning based Test and the total in B. Arch and B. Planning papers of January session.
JEE Main 2020 Tie Resolving Method
NTA will use percentile upto 7 decimals in order to avoid ties. Further ties, if any, will be resolved using the following criteria:
- Higher percentile in Mathematics
- Higher percentile in Physics
- Higher percentile in Chemistry
- Higher in age
JEE Main 2020 Cut Off
JEE Main Cut Off will be released by NTA in online mode.JEE Main Result for January 2020 session has been declared. Qualifying Cut off and Admission Cut off are different for JEE Main 2020. Qualifying Cut off is the minimum score required to sit for JEE Advanced 2020. Admission Cut off is the merit list based on the cut off which is used for the counselling process. The cut off is based on various factors such as the difficulty level of the exam, number of appeared students, category of the candidate, cut off trend over the years, number of candidates applying for a particular course etc.
The expected category wise qualifying cut off of JEE Main 2020 is as follows:
| Category | Cut Off |
|---|---|
| General | 88-91 |
| GEN- EWS | 77-80 |
| OBC – NCL | 73-76 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 53-56 |
| Scheduled tribes (ST) | 43-46 |
| PwD | 0-1 |
JEE Main Toppers 2020
JEE Main Toppers State Wise (January 2020 Session)
Tabulated below is the list of state-wise toppers of JEE Main 2020 January session including the 9 candidates who received NTA score 100 in B.E/B. Tech paper of JEE Main 2020 for January session:
| Candidate Name | NTA Score | State Code of Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| AKSHAT SINGH | 97.3286395 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |
| LANDA JITENDRA | 100.0000000 | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| THADAVARTHI VISHNU SRI SAI SANKAR | 100.0000000 | ANDHRA PRADESH |
| APURBA NATH | 96.1831211 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
| EESHAAN DUTTA | 99.9338277 | ASSAM |
| SHUBH KUMAR | 99.9972380 | BIHAR |
| KUNWAR PREET SINGH | 99.9972380 | CHANDIGARH |
| SHASHWAT CHAKRABORTY | 99.9551322 | CHHATTISGARH |
| SHARAD VISHWAKARMA | 99.2655484 | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI |
| JAIN ANMOL RAJESH KUMAR | 98.6482824 | DAMAN AND DIU |
| NISHANT AGARWAL | 100.00000000 | DELHI (NCT) |
| SIDDHANT GOVEKAR | 99.9109245 | GOA |
| NISARG CHADHA | 100.0000000 | GUJARAT |
| DIVYANSHU AGARWAL | 100.0000000 | HARYANA |
| SARTHAK DIWAN | 99.9683001 | HIMACHAL PRADESH |
| ARYAN GUPTA | 99.7338263 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
| DAYAL KUMAR | 99.9909553 | JHARKHAND |
| SHUBHAN R | 99.9965251 | KARNATAKA |
| ADVAID DEEPAK | 99.9737696 | KERALA |
| PARVEEZ MEHDI | 96.5201553 | LADAKH |
| FARZEEN H | 91.5220543 | LAKSHADWEEP |
| AKARSH JAIN | 99.9959069 | MADHYA PRADESH |
| VEDANG DHIRENDRA ASGAONKAR | 99.9972435 | MAHARASHTRA |
| CHETANNA RAJKUMARI | 97.3220500 | MANIPUR |
| P ALIAS CHAKMA | 96.3974118 | MEGHALAYA |
| HARSHINI S | 91.1044385 | MIZORAM |
| ALEMMEREN JAMIR | 89.7388895 | NAGALAND |
| SOURABH SOUMYAKANTA DAS | 99.9924070 | ODISHA |
| NILAY MANKALA | 99.5839421 | OUTSIDE INDIA |
| HARISH R | 99.9159086 | PUDUCHERRY |
| UJJWAL MEHTA | 99.9993109 | PUNJAB |
| AKHIL JAIN | 100.0000000 | RAJASTHAN |
| PARTH DWIVEDI | 100.0000000 | RAJASTHAN |
| ARNAV VYAS | 98.0859130 | SIKKIM |
| GAURAV R KOCHAR | 99.9959069 | TAMIL NADU |
| RONGALA ARUN SIDDARDHA | 100.0000000 | TELANGANA |
| CHAGARI KOUSHAL KUMAR REDDY | 100.0000000 | TELANGANA |
| GAURAV MALAKAR | 99.9095741 | TRIPURA |
| L GOKULNATH | 99.9993050 | UTTAR PRADESH |
| BASHAR AHMED | 99.9930425 | UTTARAKHAND |
| SREEMANTI DEY | 99.9923468 | WEST BENGAL |
The list of candidates with 100 NTA score in B. Arch and B. Planning papers is tabulated below:
| Candidate Name | Paper | State Code of Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
| Aarzoo | B.Arch | Haryana |
| Hardik Rajpal | B.Arch | Telangana |
| Kanumuri Bheemeswara Vijay Varma | B. Planning | Andhra Pradesh |
JEE Main Paper Analysis
JEE Main Paper Analysis 2020
Detailed JEE Main Paper Analysis for all the shifts from January 6 – 9, 2020 is given below. Candidates appearing for JEE Main April session must go through the paper analysis of B.E/ B.Tech, B. Arch and B. Planning papers to know what to expect from the question paper in terms of the difficulty level, most asked topics etc.
JEE Main January 9, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)
Morning shift paper of B.E/ B. Tech was conducted successfully on the last day of JEE Main 2020 January session. Test takers found physics to be the toughest section out of the three for this particular shift. Chemistry section was the easiest with 6-8 questions from inorganic chemistry and a majority of questions from organic chemistry. There were questions from coordination compounds in chemistry. Mathematics came across as a easy section for candidates but it was lengthy thus challenging. There were about 4-5 questions from calculus in mathematics. Most asked topics in Physics were heat and thermodynamics, optics and modern physics etc. Numerical value based questions were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level as per the candidates. Read Detailed JEE Main Paper Analysis Here
JEE Main January 9, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)
B.E/ B.Tech paper on January 9, 2020 afternoon shift was the last paper of JEE Main 2020 January session. The paper was observed to be of a moderate difficulty level, with physics being the toughest section, which is similar to the same day morning shift paper pattern. 3D, Vector, Probability, AP etc were some of the asked topics in Mathematics. A lot of questions in organic chemistry were from the exercises in NCERT as shared by some of the test takers. The syllabus of class XI was given more weightage in Physics and moment of inertia and centre of mass were some topics from which questions were asked in the section.
JEE Main January 8, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)
Despite of Bharat Bandh, JEE Main was conducted on it’s scheduled time on January 8, 2020 from 9.30 PM to 12.30 PM. The paper was overall moderate in terms of difficulty level. Chemistry section was tougher than expected with a fair amount of questions from inorganic chemistry too. Numerical value-based questions, specifically for maths were found easy by the candidates but maths, as expected, was the most time-consuming section. There were 2-3 questions from ionization enthalpy in chemistry and a specific question was about greenhouse gases. Mathematics had questions from AP, conic sections, Parabola etc.
JEE Main January 8, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)
The afternoon shift on January 8, 2020 was successfully conducted between 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. Candidates found Physics to be the toughest section out of the three. Chemistry although was difficult in the same day morning shift, but it was observed in the afternoon shift that the chemistry questions were easy and majorly from NCERT. Mathematics section was of a moderate difficulty level but very time consuming, hence many test-takers couldn’t attempt the desired number of questions. There was more weightage of class XI syllabus in the mathematics section. As pointed out by some test-takers, electromagnetism turned out to be a very important topic in Physics.
JEE Main January 7, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)
B.E/ B. Tech paper was conducted in the morning shift i.e. 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM of JEE Main 2020. Candidates found the paper easier in comparison to the last year’s JEE Main Question Paper. However mathematics section in particular was seen as high in terms of difficulty level, the questions from calculus were challenging as per some of the test takers. Physics was also high in difficulty level, questions were asked from topics like wave optics, projectile, resistance, magnetic field, modern physics etc. Numerical value based questions were moderately difficult.
JEE Main January 7, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)
Afternoon shift for B.E/ B. Tech Paper was conducted from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM on January 7, 2020. As per the candidates, the paper was overall of a moderate difficulty level. Chemistry had most of the questions from NCERT and thus was the easiest section out of the three. It got challenging for candidates to attempt the numerical value-based questions in mathematics, as the section was time consuming. Physics was described as the toughest section conceptually by a majority of test takers. However, as in the paper of the morning shift same day, candidates found the paper easier than the last year question papers of JEE Main.
JEE Main January 6, 2020 B. Arch Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)
JEE Main B. Arch Paper was conducted in the morning shift from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM. Candidates found the mathematics and the drawing sections to be tougher than the aptitude section. There was a balance of questions from the syllabus of XI and XII in mathematics. The drawing section questions were based on topics like school playground, grandparents’ face, cylinder etc.
JEE Main January 6, 2020 B. Planning and B. Arch Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)
Afternoon shift for JEE Main 2020 January session was conducted between 2.30 PM and 5.30 PM. For candidates who opted for both papers i.e. B. Planning and B. Arch, the exam got over at 6.00 PM. The difficulty level of the paper was described as moderate to high by the test takers. The questions in the aptitude section were mainly based on designs and mathematics section was a bit time consuming. Planning section was described as easy by candidates on the difficulty scale.
JEE Main Answer Key
JEE Main Answer Key 2020
Candidates can have an accurate idea of their JEE Main Score by tallying their responses with the JEE Main Answer Key. NTA has released the official JEE Main Answer Key for January 2020 session. Candidates can download the question papers and answer keys for different slots from the official website using their login credentials. Candidates can also challenge JEE Main Answer Key 2020 against a fee of INR 1000. This fee shall be refundable only if the claim of the challenger is found to be correct. The final score calculation for result shall be carried out on the basis of the final JEE Main Answer Key. The official PDF provides Question ID and Correct question ID for all the 3 sections i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
How to Download JEE Main Answer Key?
- Candidates have to click on the answer key official website.
- They need to login using their JEE Main Application number and DOB.
- Answer keys will be available in PDF format. Candidates can download them.
Once the candidates have downloaded the answer key and response sheet, they can tally the answers and calculate their scores. As per JEE Main marking scheme, candidate will be awarded 4 marks for every correct answer and 1 mark shall be deducted for every incorrect response. There will be no negative marking for unattempted questions and numeric value answer based questions. Candidates can check the memory based JEE Main Answer Keys by Resonance here:
JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2020
Candidates must be aware of the eligibility criteria as determined by NTA, to avoid any kind of last-minute chaos. The eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2020 is as follows:
- Age Limit: JEE Main 2020 has no age bar. The candidates who have passed class 12th / equivalent examination in 2018, 2019 or appearing in 2020 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE Main 2020.
- Year of Passing Qualifying Examination: Students who passed their XII or equivalent exam in 2018, 2019 or appearing in 2020 are eligible for applying in JEE Main 2020. Candidates who passed Class 12th/Qualifying examination in 2017 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2021 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE Main 2020.
- Subjects in Qualifying Examination: For B.E/ B. Tech, it is essential to have passed 12th /qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject. For B. Arch, it is essential to have passed qualifying examination with Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. For B. Planning, it is essential to have passed 12th /qualifying exam with Mathematics.
- Number of Attempts: Students can appear for the exam thrice, that too in consecutive years. Appearing for both the sessions in the same year will be counted as a single attempt.
Note: Candidates must score 75% or above in the qualifying exam or rank in the top 20 percentile in their respective boards to get admission into IIITs/ NITs or CFTIs through JEE Main 2020 score.
JEE Main Application Form 2020
JEE Main Application Process for January session is over. Applications for JEE Main April session will be out by February 7, 2020. The application form can be filled through online mode only. Candidates will have to fill personal details, educational details, contact details, medium of language, choice of paper and exam center city.
Around 9.34 lakh candidates have registered for JEE Main 2020 January session. 15, 247 more women registered this year in comparison to the last year. A total number of 81,413 registrations have been made from the EWS category, which was introduced this year.
