JEE Main 2025 Live: NTA JEE session 1 begins tomorrow; admit card link, exam pattern, passing marks

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has implemented security measures to tighten security during the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 session 1 starting tomorrow, January 22. As a part of the security measures, NTA has taken the following steps:

• Verification of identity card
• Submission of non-Aadhaar declaration by those who didn't apply through Aadhaar details
• Removal of mandatory COVID-19 self-declaration form from the requirements, as the health situation has improved.
• Mandatory for candidates to bring JEE Main admit card 2025 and valid ID proof
• CCTV monitoring

JEE Main 2025 aspirants seeking admission to computer science engineering at the top institutes will have to score 100 percentile in the exam. The JEE Main toppers last year went for BTech CSE seats at eight Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Read More: What is a good score in JEE Main 2025? Category-wise JEE Adv cut-offs for CSE IIT admissions

As per JEE Main exam timings 2025, shift 1 will be held from 9 am to 12 noon and shift 2 from 3 pm to 6 pm. The NTA JEE Mains 2025 session 1 will be held in 284 cities across India and 15 international cities.

Read More: JEE Main 2025 shift timings for January 22, 23, 24; exam centre list

The JEE Main passing marks have been increasing for all categories over the previous years. The JEE Main cut-off for general category went up from 88.41 in 2022 to 90.78 in 2023 and further to 93.2362181 in 2024. Similarly, for reserved categories the JEE Main qualifying marks have shown an increasing cut-off trend. The JEE Main SC cut-off rose from 43.08 in 2022 to 51.98 in 2023 and then to 60.0923182 in 2024. Similarly, the JEE Main qualifying cut-off for ST category increased from 26.78 in 2022 to 37.23 in 2023 and 46.6975840 in 2024.

JEE Main January 30 admit card 2025 will be issued soon on the following websites:

• nta.ac.in
• jeemain.nta.nic.in
• examinationservices.nic.in

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main cut-off for BTech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) programme at the National Institutes of Technology (NITs) increased last year at most of the institutes. The highest JEE Main cut-off was recorded at 1,224 at NIT Tiruchirappalli for candidates outside Tamil Nadu.

Read More: JEE Main 2025: BTech Computer Science Engineering cut-offs at NITs went up this year

The following credentials will be required to download JEE Main admit card 2025:

• JEE Main 2025 application number
• Password created during registration

Here're steps to download JEE Main Jan 28 admit card 2025, once out:

• Go to the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in
• Click on the link to download the admit card
• Enter application number and password
• Click on the submit button
• JEE Main admit card 2025 will be displayed

Candidates appearing for the JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam, starting from tomorrow, are advised to check the NTA rules on JEE Main exam centre 2025 before turning up for the exam. From frisking rules to requirement of documents, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has guided on the process at exam hall on the day of the exam.

Read More: What to expect at JEE Main exam centre 2025? Frisking rules, documents required

The JEE Main expected rank vs percentile 2025 is given below.

The steps to reset your JEE password, in case forgotten, are as follows:

• Go to jeemain.nta.nic.in and click on login window
• Press on registered candidate link and look for ‘forgot password’
• Log in with the One-Time-Password (OTP) provided in email or mobile to proceed with a password change to the new one.
• The user will be redirected to step 2 to create the new password.
• One-Time-Password (OTP) will be the same in both steps.

NTA has already issued the JEE Main admit card 2025 for session 1 exams scheduled for January 22, 23, and 24, on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. For the rest of the exams, the National Testing Agency will issue the admit card of JEE Main 2025 in due course of time.

Here’s the JEE Main syllabus 2025 for physics along with topic-wise weightage and marks, based on previous year’s question paper analysis.

The NTA has announced the JEE Main 2025 schedule for session 1 on the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in. The JEE Main 2025 exam dates and shift timings are given below.

NTA has introduced a new form, a non-Aadhaar declaration for JEE Main 2025 candidates who didn't apply through their Aadhaar Card details, seeking explanation on a mismatch between their photograph on the application form and face.

JEE Main 2025 non-Aadhaar declaration.

This year, NTA has scrapped the optional questions from section B of the JEE Main 2025 exam. Instead of opting for any five questions out of a total of 10, examinees will now be required to attempt all five and there will not be any choices of questions in any subject of JEE Main 2025 paper 1 and 2.

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 will be held in two shifts as follows:

• Shift 1 will be held from 9 am to 12 noon
• Shift 2 will be conducted from 3 pm to 6 pm

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has changed the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE Main 2025 exam centre at Sharjah, UAE due to "unavoidable circumstances". Candidates appearing for the JEE Mains 2025 session 1 can check the revised exam centre on jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The steps to download JEE Main 2025 admit card are given below.

• Go to jeemain.nta.nic.in
• Under candidate activity, click on "Admit Card for JEE (Main) 2025 Session-1 (22, 23, 24 January 2025)"
• Enter application number, password, and captcha as shown
• Press on submit button
• JEE Main admit card 2025 will be displayed

Candidates appearing for the JEE Main 2025 session 1 exams can download the JEE Main admit card 2025 for January 22, 23, and 24 exams from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will commence the first session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 tomorrow, January 22, 2025.