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National Testing Agency Information Bulletin - 2025

1. Vision and Mission

• Vision: Ensure the right candidates join the best institutions to leverage India's demographic dividend.

• Mission: Enhance equity and quality in education through research-based assessments, ensuring validity, reliability, efficiency, transparency, and fairness.

• Core Values:

  • Promote teaching, learning, and assessment

  • Engage with stakeholders: students, parents, teachers, experts, institutions

  • Commitment to quality, efficiency, effectiveness, equity, and security of assessments

2. Table of Contents

• List of Abbreviations

• Important Information, Dates, Fee Structure, and Application Procedure

• Chapter 1: Introduction

  • About NTA

  • Objectives of NTA

  • About JEE (Main) - 2025

• Chapter 2: Examination Scheme

  • Mode of Examination

  • Medium of Question Papers

  • Scheme and Pattern of Examination

• Chapter 3: Eligibility and Qualification

  • Age Criteria

  • Qualifying Examinations

• Chapter 4: Reservations for SC/ST, OBC, PwD

• Chapter 5: Conduct of Examination

  • Choice of Cities and Instructions for Candidates

• Appendices with various reference documents

3. Important Information and Dates at a Glance

• Session 1 (January 2025):

  • Online Application: 28.10.2024 to 22.11.2024

  • Examination Dates: 22 January - 31 January 2025

  • Result Declaration: By 12 February 2025

• Session 2 (April 2025):

  • Online Application: 31.01.2025 to 24.02.2025

  • Examination Dates: 01 April - 08 April 2025

  • Result Declaration: By 17 April 2025

4. Fee Structure

• For JEE (Main) - 2025:

  • Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech):

    • General Male: ₹1000

    • General Female: ₹800

    • SC/ST/PwD: ₹500

  • Paper 2A (B.Arch) / 2B (B.Planning):

    • General Male: ₹2000

    • General Female: ₹1600

    • SC/ST/PwD: ₹1000

5. Application Procedure

• Step 1: Registration

• Step 2: Application Form Completion

• Step 3: Fee Payment

6. Important Instructions for Candidates

• Arrive 2 hours prior to the exam

• Valid photo ID and printout of the admit card required

• Provisions against unfair means practices strictly enforced

7. Examination Scheme

• Mode:

  • Paper 1: Computer-Based Test

  • Paper 2A: CBT + Drawing Test in Pen and Paper (Offline)

• Language Options: English, Hindi, and regional languages

8. Eligibility Criteria

• No age limit for JEE (Main) - 2025

• Candidates should fulfill the eligibility as per respective Institutes

9. Reservations and Provisions for PwD

• SC/ST, OBC, and EWS reservations applicable

• Special provisions for candidates with benchmark disabilities

10. Conduct of Examination

• Selection of examination cities and download of admit card

• Specific instructions concerning test taking and behavior during examination

11. Normalization Procedure for Multi-session Papers

• NTA scores based on percentile calculations to ensure fairness across sessions

12. Appendices

• Procedure for online payment of fees, sample documents, city codes, etc.