Complete Exam Information for JEE Main 2016

The Central Board of Secondary Education will be conducting the JEE Main 2016. The JEE Main is one of the largest engineering entrance examination for admissions into undergraduate engineering courses in participating colleges. The JEE Main Exam application form will be released online in November 2015. The candidates who want to write the exam can fill the application form online on the official JEE website. The candidates who successfully apply for the JEE Main Exam 2016 will then be issued admit cards that will carry important information regarding the exam. The JEE Main Paper I is for B.E./B.Tech courses whereas the Paper II is for B.Arch course. The candidates need to clear the JEE Main 2016 in order to be qualified to write the JEE Advanced for admissions into IITs. The NITs, IIITs and CFTIs also give admissions based on the JEE Main 2016 Rank.

Eligibility Criteria

• The eligibility criteria for the JEE Main 2016 Exam is laid down by the Central Board of Secondary Education.
• The candidate must have qualified the class 12th Board examination.
• All the candidates are allowed to attempt the JEE Main 3 times.
• The candidates in 12th class can also apply provided they pass the examination in 2016 before the admissions of the JEE Main.

Application Process

• The candidates who are eligible to apply for the JEE Main 2016 can do so online.
  
• The JEE Main 2016 Application form will be released online in November 2015.
  
• The candidates must visit the official website of the JEE Main to access the Application form.
  
• They will be required to first register themselves.
  
• Then they will be asked to enter their details in the application form.
  
• The candidates must fill in the information carefully and go through it once before clicking on ‘submit’.
  
• Once the form is filled the application fees has to be paid.
  
• The Application fee payment can be made online.
  
• The application for the JEE Main 2016 will only be successful after the payment of the fees.
  
• The application fees can be paid using the following means –
  

1. Credit card
2. Debit card
3. Internet banking
4. Bank challan

Important Dates

• JEE Main 2016 Application Form – November 2015
  
• Last date to apply for JEE Main 2016 – last week of December 2015
  
• JEE Main 2016 Admit cards – March 2016
  
• JEE Main 2016 Exam – April 2016
  
• JEE Main 2016 Scores – last week of April 2016
  
• JEE Main 2016 All India Rank – first week of July 2016

The JEE Main 2016 all India Rank will be released only after the 12th class board examination results have been announced. A number of non participating colleges also consider JEE Main scores for admissions. The All India JEE Rank is declared by the CBSE by giving 60% weightage to JEE Main scores and 40% to the candidate’s performance in the qualifying examination.