JEE Main 2016 will be conducted by the JEE Apex Board for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in NITs, IITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions etc. The exam will be held on April 3, 2016 (Offline) and on April 9 and 10, 2016 (Online).
JEE Main 2016 Eligibility Criteria:
- General Category candidates whose date of birth falls on or after October 01, 1991 are eligible to appear in JEE Main 2016. However, SC, ST and PwD candidates, who are born on or after October 01, 1986, are eligible.
- Candidates who have passed their class 12th exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2014 or 2015; or those who are appearing in their class 12th exam or any equivalent qualifying examination in 2016 are eligible to appear in JEE Main 2016.
- Candidates must have taken at least five subjects in class 12th/qualifying examination in order to be eligible for writing JEE Main 2016.
- The number of attempts, which a candidate can avail at JEE Main 2016, shall be limited to three.
JEE Main 2016 Important Dates:
Complete schedule of JEE Main 2016 will be announced by the conducting body- CBSE. The important dates will include all the crucial dates pertaining to the exam such as dates of application form availability, fee payment, exam, result, answer key, etc. Interested students can check below the tentative dates of JEE Main:
| Event | Date (tentative) |
| Start of JEE Main 2016 Online Applications | December 1, 2015 |
| Last Date for submitting Online Applications and uploading of scanned images | December 31, 2015 |
| JEE Main 2016 Admit Card Download | 2nd week of March, 2016 |
| JEE Main 2016 Pencil-Paper Based Exam (Paper 1 & 2) | April 03, 2016 |
| JEE Main 2016 Computer Based Test | April 09, 2016
To April 10, 2016 |
| Display of Answer Key and OMR sheets | 3rd week of April, 2016 |
| Acceptance of challenge of Answer Keys | 4th week of April, 2016 |
| JEE Main 2016 Results (Scores) | 4th week of April, 2016 |
| Declaration of All India Ranks | 1st week of July, 2016 |
| Availability of JEE Main 2016 Rank Card | After declaration of AIRs |
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