JEE Main 2021 Application Form (Extended to 23 Jan) – Registration Link, Last Date

JEE Main 2021 Application Form – The JEE Main 2021 registration has been extended to January 23, 2021. Eligible candidates can apply online at jeemain.nta.nic.in. In order to apply, do registration, fill details, upload documents, pay fee, download confirmation page. Edit mistakes in form during form correction. After that, form correction will happen and then admit card can be downloaded at login to appear in Joint Entrance Examination Mains conducted by National Testing Agency for engineering and architecture admissions. Get here all details of JEE Main application form 2021 including direct link to apply, last date, fees, process, and more.

JEE Main 2021 Application Form

Latest: The last date to apply for JEE Main 2021 has been extended to January 23, 2021. Read the official notice by NTA here.

Apply for JEE Main 2021 from the direct link here.
DIRECT LINK TO APPLY: Click here to apply for JEE Main 2021.

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• Download how to apply guide PDF

JEE Main 2021 Registration Dates

Candidates who wish to appear in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Mains) for BE, B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Plan admissions must fill and submit the JEE Main application form 2021 before deadline. Also, the dates for each of the four session are given here.

JEE Main 2021 Registration	Dates for Session 1	Dates for Session 2	Dates for Session 3	Dates for Session 4
Release date of JEE Main application form	16 Dec 2020	tba Expected – 08 Mar 2021*	tba	tba
Last date to apply for JEE Main 2021	16 Jan 2021 23 Jan 2021	tba	tba	tba
Last date to submit application fee	17 Jan 2021 24 Jan 2021	tba	tba	tba
Dates for correction in the form	19 to 21 Jan 2021 27 to 30 Jan 2021	tba	tba	tba
JEE Main 2021 exam date	23 to 26 Feb 2021	15 to 18 Mar 2021	27 to 30 Apr 2021	24 to 28 May 2021

* – NTA has said that the JEE Main application form 2021 for session 2, 3, 4 will be available for a few days after the result of the previous exam. Therefore the registration for session 2 i.e. March exam is expected to be available after JEE Main 2021 result for February exam is announced on March 7, 2021. Likewise, the dates for JEE Main April 2021 application form, and JEE Main May 2021 application form will be known as per result dates of JEE Main March 2021, and JEE Main April 2021 respectively.

Application Fee

To submit the form, aspirants will need to submit the following amount of JEE Main application fee. It is to be noted that the fee is different for Indian and candidates outside from India. You may check the same from the table below. 

JEE Main Application Fee 2021 – For candidates In India

Exam	General / EWS / OBC-NCL	SC / ST / PwD/ Trans / Females
B.Tech or B.Arch or B.Plan	Rs. 650	Rs. 325
B.Tech and B.Arch OR B.Tech and B.Plan OR B.Plan and B.Arch OR B.Tech and B.Arch and B.Plan	Rs. 1300	Rs. 650

JEE Main Application Fee 2021 – For candidates Outside India

Exam	General / EWS / OBC-NCL	SC / ST / PwD/ Trans / Females
B.Tech or B.Arch or B.Plan	Rs. 3000	Rs. 1500
B.Tech and B.Arch OR B.Tech and B.Plan OR B.Plan and B.Arch OR B.Tech and B.Arch and B.Plan	Rs. 6000	Rs. 3000

Mode to pay application fee – Candidates can submit application fee via any of the following modes: SBI / Canara Bank / HDFC Bank / ICICI Bank / Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking / UP.

Additional Bank Charges – The following extra charges is applicable with JEE Main 2021 registration fee, depending on the gateway of fee payment of application fee.

How to Apply for JEE Main 2021?

Candidates can check below the steps to apply for JEE Main 2021 application form:

Step 1: Do JEE Main 2021 Registration

• Go to jeemain.nta.nic.in and click on the link “Apply for JEE Main 2021”.
• Then on the next page, click the JEE Main 2021 Registration link.
• The candidates have to register using their own email id and contact numbers.
• The candidates have to fill these details in this section:
  1. Father’s Name – As in class 12th certificates
  2. Mother’s Name – As in class 12th certificates
  3. Gender – As in class 12th certificates
  4. State of Eligibility – It is the state from where you have passed class 12 exam.
  5. State where class 12th School / NIOS Study Center is located – This must be the same as the state of eligibility.
  6. Identification Type
  7. Identity Card Number – Enter the ID number as mentioned on the ID Card
  8. Candidates Name – As in class 12th certificates
  9. Person with disability (PwD) – yes / no ( if yes, mention the percentage of your disability in the next dialogue box, and mention if you need a scribe to write your answer or not- only visually challenged candidates having 40% or more disability are provided a scribe).
  10. Are you Diabetic? – Choose yes / no
  11. Nationality – select the nationality of the candidate.
  12. Place of Residence – urban / rural setting of the residence of the candidate.
  13. Date of Birth – same as registered for class 12th exam.
  14. Category – General / SC / ST / OBC (Candidates who do not belong to the OBC Non-Creamy Layer list should register themselves as General)

Step 2: Filling the online JEE Main 2021 application form

• Note the application number generated after registration.
• Next, the candidates have to complete the full application form by filling all the details asked, like:

Exam Details

• Choice of JEE Main 2021 Exam City – Provide 4 test choices, in order of priority – Check the list of exam cities.
• Question Paper Medium – Select the language of the exam.
• Applying For – Choose any one paper, any two paper or all 3 out of B.E / B.Tech, B.Arch, B.Plan
• Mode of Exam – Only Computer Based Examination is available for JEE Main 2021.

Mailing address details

• Pin code – enter your valid six-digit area pin code number
• Email address – enter a valid and active email address, as this is used for all future correspondence and verification.
• Mobile number – enter a valid and active mobile number as this is used for all future correspondence and verification.
• Country – Select your country of residence from the list
• State – Select your state of residence from the list available
• District – Select your district of residence from the list available
• Address – enter your complete mailing address
• Locality – enter the name of your locality that you live in
• City / town / village – enter the name of your city / town / village of residence
• Landline number – enter your landline number with a valid STD code or any other alternative contact number

Academic details

• Appearing / appeared for Improvement in class 12th / qualifying exam – yes / no
• Type of Institution of class 12th / qualifying exam – Government / Private
• Mode of preparation – (for JEE Main) through self-study, individual tuition, coaching, correspondence courses or others.
• Year of passing class 10th or it’s equivalent
• School Board of class 12th exam
• Name of the qualifying exam passed / appearing
• Place of class 12th exam schooling – city / town / village
• Year of passing / appearing in class 12th exam
• Percentage of marks in class 12th / qualifying exam
• Class 12th roll number– if allotted
• Name of school / college from passing / appeared
• Address of school / college from passing / appeared

Guardian details

• Mother and father’s
• Educational qualification
• Occupation
• Annual income details

Additional Details

• Are you a twin?

Step 3: Uploading of scanned images

• Upload scanned images of recent photograph, signature, result awaited attestation form, category certificate, PWD certificate.
• The scanned images must be as per the specifications only.

Step 4: Payment of the application fee

• Pay the application fee applicable fee using SBI / Canara Bank / HDFC Bank /ICICI Bank / Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking /UPI and keep proof of fee paid.

Step 5: Download the confirmation page

• Download, save, and print a copy of the confirmation page for future references. The confirmation page is generated once the application form is successfully submitted.

Photograph and Signature Specifications for JEE Main 2021 Application Form

It is to be noted that the images and certificates must be scanned and uploaded as per the specifications specified by NTA. The format and specifications for the same are mentioned in the table below. 

Images to upload	Format	File Size
Candidate’s Photo	jpg	10 kb – 200 kb
Candidate’s Signature	jpg	4 kb – 30 kb
Result awaited attestation form	jpg	50 kb to 500 kb
Category certificate	jpg	50 kb to 300 kb
PwD certificate	jpg	50 kb to 300 kb

Other important specification to know about the photograph and signature:

• Photo should be recent and can be coloured or black and white.
• Must display face in 80% area. The face should be without mask.
• There should not be any red eye, glare, etc.
• Signature must be neat and not in all caps.

What’s New in JEE Main Application Form 2021?

The JEE Main 2021 shall be held in 4 Sessions – February, March, April, and May 2021. Few important things to note regarding application form are:

1. Candidates can apply for 1 session or more than one session in the JEE Main Feb application form. 
2. If a candidate applies for more than 1 session, then they need to pay an application fee for both / all the sessions. 
3. If a candidate only applies for the Feb session this time, then they will get a chance to apply in the March / April / May session in future. 
4. Candidates who apply for more than 1 session can change their choice for the exam center in the application correction window, if needed.
5. JEE Main 2021 form for next session shall open right after announcement of the result. 
6. Application fee once paid shall not be refunded. However, this time, NTA is allowing candidates to take it forward to another session of JEE Main 2021. 
7. NTA is not at all going to accept multiple applications. 
8. The confirmation page shall be generated after the fee payment. However, if it is not generated and the fee is paid then approach the bank / payment gateway.

To crack the JEE Main 2021 Exam, Applicants must know the tips and strategy for JEE Main 2021 Preparation!

JEE Main 2021 Application Status

Once the candidates register for the JEE Main 2021, they can check the status of the application process in the dashboard, as shown in the image below. The status is shown as “complete” and “incomplete”. As soon as the candidates complete various steps of the application process, status changes to “complete”.

Check out JEE Main 2021 Sample Papers and JEE Main 2021 Syllabus

Eligibility Criteria – Know Before Doing JEE Main 2021 Registration

Before moving forward, candidates should know JEE Main eligibility criteria as well. It is as follows:

Age limit: There is no age limit.

Qualification Needed: Candidate must have passed class 12 / equivalent in 2019, 2020. Candidates appearing in 2021 can also apply.

Check Complete JEE Main 2021 Eligibility Criteria From Here

Selection of Center and Languages in JEE Main 2021 Application Form

In the application form of JEE Main 2021, candidates have to select 2 crucial details, which are:

• Exam center.
• Exam languages.

Candidates have to select 4 choice for the exam center and out of those, one shall be allocated in the admit card of JEE Main 2021.

You can check complete list of JEE Main 2021 exam center here.

Language selection in JEE Main 2021 application form is a new addition. Earlier, the exam was only held in Hindi, English, and Gujarati. However, now the exam will be held in following languages. Make sure you are selecting the language as per your exam center, as shown in the table below.

JEE Main 2021 Language	Applicable in These Centers
English	In all centers
Hindi	In all centers in India
English and Assamese	In centers in Assam
English and Bengali	In centers in West Bengal, Tripura, and Andaman & Nicobar
English and Gujarati	In centers in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
English and Kannada	In centers in Karnataka
English and Marathi	In centers in Maharashtra
English and Malayalam	In centers in Kerala and Lakshadweep
English and Odia	In centers in Odisha
English and Punjabi	In centers Punjab, Chandigarh, and Delhi
English and Tamil	In centers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Andaman & Nicobar Island
English and Telugu	In centers in Andhra Pradesh and Telengana
English and Urdu	In all centers

JEE Main 2021 Query Redressal System

The candidates can register any query they have for the application process or anything else, from their dashboard. To register a query candidates can use the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the link in the dashboard for “Register Query”, as shown below:

Step 2: Now the candidates can perform 2 actions here:

1. Add new query
2. Check the status of any old query

• To add a query, select the query type from the drop down menu
• Add the description of the query – explain the doubt.
• If needed add any attach a relevant screen-shots in JPG/JPEG or PDF format of size 10-200 KB.

Step 3: Submit the query by clicking on the “submit” button.

How To Fill JEE Main 2021 Application Form at Common Services Centres?

Candidates who are not well conversant and submitting face difficulties in the online application due to various constraints can use the services of Common Services Centres to fill the form.

There are more than 1.5 lakhs Common Services Centres (CSC) across the country which provide the desired support to candidates from urban as well as rural areas in online submission of application form and payment of fee through e-wallet.

To know the nearest Common Services Centre, please open the link – http://gis.csc.gov.in/locator/csc.aspx.

The candidates can visit their nearest CSC and take the help of the staff there to fill the application form. Make sure to carry the required documents at the center. The documents to carry are:

• Passport sized photo of the candidate
• Education certificates
• Category certificates
• PWD certificates
• Result awaited attestation form
• ID card

JEE Main 2021 Application Form FAQs

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