Welcome to JEE Main 2017

(Last Update :26/11/2016)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India has notified following two
changes in the JEE pattern for 2017:
1. There shall be no weightage for the 12 th class marks in calculating the ranks in the JEE (Main)
examination,
2. For the candidates to qualify for the admission in the IITs/NITs/IIITs and such other CFTIs whose
admissions are based on the JEE (Advanced)/JEE(Main) ranks, they should have secured at least 75%
marks in the 12th class examination, or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class examination
conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST students the qualifying marks would be 65% in the
12th class examination.
The States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Nagaland, Odisha & some other
institutions have joined JEE (Main) system, however, their admission criteria will be notified by the
concerned authorities. Therefore, the candidates seeking admission to the institutions in these states,
which were earlier admitting based on their State level examination, are also advised to fill in the JEE
(Main)2017 application form online. The Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) will also be an
eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for
admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.
i) All the Indian citizen candidates should possess AADHAAR card issued by UIDAI. At the time of
filling application form of JEE (Main)2017, the candidates will have to enter their AADHAAR
number, name, date of birth & gender which will be validated with the UIDAIs data. In case, these
particulars do not match, the candidates will not be able to fill the application form for JEE (Main)
2017. Therefore, the candidates are advised to ensure that their AADHAAR card has correct details of
their name, date of birth & gender as per school records. If there is some mismatch in these details, the
candidates should immediately get it corrected in AADHAAR data or school records, as the case may
be.
ii) Applicants not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, are hereby required to make application for Aadhaar
enrolment in case he/she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of Aadhaar Act. Such applicant
may visit any Aadhaar enrolment center (list available at www.uidai.gov.in) to get enrolled for
Aadhaar.
iii) In order to facilitiate such applicants who are not having Aadhaar, the CBSE has specially set up
facilitation centres in each city of examination for the purpose of Aadhaar enrolment. The applicants
can approach such facilitation centres who will not charge any amount from any applicant for Aadhaar
enrolment. The list of the facilitation centre is available on www.jeemain.nic.in. These applicants who
have enrolled for Aadhaar and have not received Aadhaar should enter 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID
printed on the Aadhaar enrolment slip at the time of filling online application form for JEE(Main)
2017.
iv) In case Aadhaar enrolment facility is not available at the facilitation centres, the applicants should
submit a request for Aadhaar enrolment. The facilitation centre will issue a registration number to such
applicants. This registration number should be entered by the applicants at the time of filling online
application form for JEE(Main) 2017.
v) The above provisions shall be applicable in all states except J&K, Assam & Meghalaya.

vi) The applicants who have passed or appearing in Class XII examination from the states of J&K,
Assam & Meghalaya need to enter the passport number, ration card number, bank account number or
any other valid Govt. identity number provided they should select the city of examination in these
states only.
The online application process will start from 01st December, 2016 onwards. The last date for
application is 02nd January, 2017 and fee can be paid upto 03rd January 2017.

1. Please read the instructions, procedure and Information Bulletin carefully before you start filling
the Application Form.
2. Candidate can apply for JEE(Main) - 2017 ON-LINE only through official website of
JEE(Main) (www.jeemain.nic.in).
3. Please ensure that you are filling genuine Application Form available online at JEE (Main)
website (www.jeemain.nic.in).
4. Please ensure your eligibility as per the criteria laid down for JEE (Main), JEE (Advanced) and
participating State Institutions (as applicable).

5.

Requirement of Aadhaar- Clarification

(I) All the Indian citizen candidates should possess AADHAAR card issued by UIDAI. At the
time of filling application form of JEE (Main)2017, the candidates will have to enter their
AADHAAR number, name, date of birth & gender which will be validated with the UIDAIs
data. In case, these particulars do not match, the candidates will not be able to fill the application
form for JEE (Main)2017. Therefore, the candidates are advised to ensure that their
AADHAAR card has correct details of their name, date of birth & gender as per school records.
If there is some mismatch in these details, the candidates should immediately get it corrected in
AADHAAR data or school records, as the case may be.
(II) Applicants not yet enrolled for Aadhaar, are hereby required to make application for
Aadhaar enrolment in case he/she is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per section 3 of Aadhaar Act.
Such applicant may visit any Aadhaar enrolment center (list available at www.uidai.gov.in) to
get enrolled for Aadhaar.
(III) In order to facilitiate such applicants who are not having Aadhaar, the CBSE has specially
set up facilitation centres in each city of examination for the purpose of Aadhaar enrolment. The
applicants can approach such facilitation centres who will not charge any amount from any
applicant for Aadhaar enrolment. The list of the facilitation centre is available on
www.jeemain.nic.in. These applicants who have enrolled for Aadhaar and have not received
Aadhaar should enter 28 digit Aadhaar Enrolment ID printed on the Aadhaar enrolment slip at
the time of filling online application form for JEE(Main) 2017.
(IV) In case Aadhaar enrolment facility is not available at the facilitation centres, the applicants
should submit a request for Aadhaar enrolment. The facilitation centre will issue a registration
number to such applicants. This registration number should be entered by the applicants at the
time of filling online application form for JEE(Main) 2017.

(V) The above provisions shall be applicable in all states except J&K, Assam & Meghalaya.
(VI) The applicants who have passed or appearing in Class XII examination from the states of
J&K, Assam & Meghalaya need to enter the passport number, ration card number, bank account
number or any other valid Govt. identity number provided they should select the city of
examination in these states only.The online application process will start from 01st December,
2016 onwards. The last date for application is 02nd January, 2017 and fee can be paid upto 03rd
January 2017.

6. Examination Fees
The fee (in Indian Rupees) for JEE(Main)-2017 is as follows:

Paper(s) Appearing

Pen and Paper Based

Computer Based Examination
Examination
(Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) only)
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE OPTED IN INDIA
(General/OBC (SC/ST/PWD/Gi (General/OB (SC/ST/PWD/Girls)
)
rls)
C)
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) or 1000
500
500
250
JEE (Main) Paper-2
(B.Arch./B.Planning) only
Both
1800
900
1300
650
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.)
and
JEE (Main) Paper-2
(B.Arch./B.Planning)
FOR EXAMINATION CENTRE OPTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRY
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.) or 2500
1250
2500
1250
JEE (Main) Paper-2
(B.Arch./B.Planning) only
Both
3800
1900
3800
1900
JEE (Main) Paper-1(B.E./B.Tech.)
and
JEE (Main) Paper-2
(B.Arch./B.Planning)
NOTE
:
(1) In case the examination fee is paid through credit/debit cards, the candidate will need to pay an
additional
processing
charge
as
following
Credit Card: 1.20% of the examination fee plus the service tax as applicable.
Debit Card: 0.75% + taxes for examination fee up to Rs. 2000 and 1% + taxes for examination fee
more
than
Rs.
2000.
(2) Application fee once paid will not be refunded (full or partial) under any circumstances.

7. The fee may be submitted either by any credit/debit card or through e-Challan of
Syndicate/Canara/ICICI/HDFC Bank.
8. Candidate is allowed to submit only one Application Form. Multiple Applications of a candidate
are liable to be rejected.
9. Application Procedure: 3 Simple Steps to be followed to apply online

Step Fill the Online Application Form, choose your Password and note down system generated
1: Application Number.
The candidate should supply all the details while filling the Online Application Form and also
required to choose PASSWORD and Security Question and enter his/her Answer. After successful
submission of the data, Application number will be generated and it will be used to complete the
remaining Steps of the Application Form and also required for all future correspondence. For
subsequent logins, candidate will be able to login directly with his/her respective system
generated Application Number and chosen Password.
Step Upload Scanned Images of Photograph and Signature :
2:
The scanned images of photograph and Signature should be in jpg/jpeg format only.
Size of the photo image must be greater than 4 kb and less than 40 kb.
Size of the signature image must be greater than 1 kb and less than 30 kb.
Dimension of photograph image should be 3.5 cm(width) x 4.5 cm(Height) only.
Dimension of signature image should be 3.5 cm(length) x 1.5 cm(Height) only.
NOTE : The Candidate will be able to modify/correct the particulars before the payment of fees.
Once the payment of fee has been made / e-Challan downloaded, candidate particulars cannot be
edited.
Step Pay Examination Fee by debit/credit card or e-Challan of Syndicate/Canara/ICICI/HDFC
3: Bank :
Payment by Debit/Credit Card: The candidate has to select Debit/Credit Card option to
pay the application fee and follow the online instruction to complete the payment of fee.
After successful payment, candidate will be able to print the acknowledgment Page. In
case the acknowledgment page is not generated after payment of fee then the transaction is
cancelled and amount will be refunded to the candidate account with in a week and
however the candidate has to make another transaction till the Acknowledgment Page is
not generated
Payment by Bank e-challan: The candidate has to select bank
(Syndicate/Canara/ICICI/HDFC) to deposit the application fee through e-Challan mode.
As soon as he/she selects, an e-Challan will be generated containing specific details of the

candidate along with amount to be paid. The candidate has to take a printout of the same
and take it to the nearest branch of the selected bank for making payment. After the
confirmation of fee deposited from Bank/CBSE, the candidate will be able to print the
Acknowledgment Page. In case the Acknowledgment Page is not generated, the candidate
should contact the concerned bank/branch to update his/her transaction.

10. Selection of date/slot of Computer Based Examination of Paper - 1:

The candidate, who has opted for Computer Based Examination of Paper 1, should select the date/slot
after payment of Examination Fee. The candidate, who does not select the date/slot, will be allotted the
date/slot on random basis depending upon availability.
11. Important Instruction about PASSWORD
During online form filling, candidate will be required to choose PASSWORD and Security Question
and its Answer. Candidate is advised to record/remember their password for all future logins.
The Password must be as per the following Password policy.
Password must be 8 to 13 character long.

Password must have at least one Upper case alphabet.

Password must have at least one Lower case alphabet.
Password must have at least one numeric value.
Password must have at least one special characters eg.!@#$%^&*-

For subsequent logins, candidate will be able to login directly with their respective system
generated Application Number and the chosen Password.
Candidate is advised not to disclose or share their password with anybody. Neither CBSE nor
NIC will be responsible for violation or misuse of the password of a candidate.
Candidate can change his/her passwords after login, if desired.
Candidate should remember to log out at the end of their session so that the particulars of the
candidate cannot be tampered or modified by unauthorized persons.
How to reset your Password : The following options are available to reset Password
Using Security Question & its Answer you chosen during Form filling .
Using a verification code sent via text message (SMS) to your Registered Mobile No.
Using a reset link sent via Email to your Registered Email address.
12. All correspondence related to JEE (Main) 2017 should be addressed to the Executive Director,
JEE (Main), Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE), Plot No. 149, Block - H,Sector - 63,
Noida - 201309, Distt- Gautam Budh Nagar (U.P.).

13. The application no. printed on the computer generated Acknowledgement Page must be

mentioned in all such correspondences. It is therefore essential to note down the application
number printed on the Acknowledgement Page.