JEE (Main) merit list will be based on percentile score; details inside

JEE (Main) will be conducted twice, in January and April from next year

From 2019, the merit list for admission to IITs and other engineering colleges through Joint Entrance Examination-Main (JEE-Main) will be based on percentile scores and not based on marks. Apparently, the percentile score to be used for the JEE Main exam will be based on the format used for the undergraduate MBBS test.

JEE (Main) is the qualifying exam for those intending to sit for JEE (Advanced) in order to seek admission in undergraduate programmes in IITs, NITs, IIITs and various other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutions) across the country.

In addition to this, starting 2019, the JEE (Main) will