(उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
Press Release
02 February 2024
Sub.: Conduct of the Joint Entrance Examination [JEE (Main) - 2024] Session 1 – reg.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has conducted the Joint Entrance Examination (Main)–
2024 Session 1 (January 2024) in about 544 Centres in 291Cities (including 21 cities outside
India) as per the details given below:
Date of Exam Paper Shift
27, 29, 30, 31 January and Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech) First shift (09:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon)
01 February 2024 and Second Shift (03:00 P.M. to 06:00
P.M.)
24 January 2024 Paper 2A (B. Arch), Paper Second Shift (03:00 P.M. to 06:30 P.M.)
2B (B. Planning) and Paper
2A & 2B (B. Arch & B.
Planning both)
The JEE (Main) - 2024 Examination was conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) as per
the following details:
i. B.E. /B. Tech.(Paper1) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.
ii. B. Arch. (Paper 2A): Mathematics-(Part I) and Aptitude Test-(Part II) in “Computer
Based Test (CBT)” mode and Drawing Test –(Part III) in “Pen & Paper” (offline)
mode.
iii. B. Planning(Paper 2B): Mathematics-(Part I), Aptitude Test-(Part II), and Planning
(Part III) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode.
The Examination was held in 13 languages (Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi,
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu).
The Examination was also conducted in 21 cities outside India Manama, Doha, Dubai,
Kathmandu, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore, Kuwait City, Kuala Lumpur,
Lagos/Abuja, Colombo, Jakarta, Moscow, Ottawa, Port Louis, Bangkok, and Washington
D.C.
The examination was also conducted in Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and Oslo cities for the first
time.
In comparison to the previous year, the number of registered candidates is about 12,31,874. The
number of cities and centres also increased where the examination was conducted.
सम्पर्क सूत्र / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000, e-mail: [email protected]
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(उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
Following are the details of Category-wise and gender-wise registered candidates:
Gender-wise distribution of Candidates Registered:
Gender Female Male Third Gender Total
Count of Registered 406920 824945 9 1231874
Candidates
Category-wise distribution of Candidates Registered:
OBC-
Category General EWS SC ST Total
NCL
Count of Registered 416086 154840 498179 121394 41375 1231874
Candidates
Date of Registered Appeared
Day Paper* % age
Examination Candidates Candidates
Paper 2
Day 1 24 January 2024 (B.Arch. / 74002 55493 75.0%
B.Planning)
Date of Registered Appeared
Day Paper* % age
Examination Candidates Candidates
Day 2 27 January 2024
Paper 1
Day 3 29 January 2024
(B.E. / 95.8%
Day 4 30 January 2024 1221615 1170036
B.Tech.)
Day 5 31 January 2024
Day 6 01 February 2024
*Note: Total count is 1231874 wherein there are common candidates for Paper 1 and Paper 2.
The attendance across the Country was 95.8% for Paper 1 (B.E. / B.Tech.). This is one of
the highest percentages of attendance for JEE (Main) since NTA has started the conduct of
JEE (Main) examination.
The Examination was monitored in the following ways:-
• A Central Control Room was opened to monitor and facilitate the smooth conduct of the
Examination on the ground. 02 National Coordinators, 18 Regional Coordinators, 303 City
Coordinators, 1083 Observers, 150 Technical Observers, and 162 Deputy Observers were
deployed.
• Live CCTV Surveillance was planned in all examination centres to curb malpractices in the
examination. The NTA also made arrangements for live viewing of remote locations of all
examination centres from the Control Room located in the NTA premises of New Delhi.
Recording of CCTV Systems was also done.
सम्पर्क सूत्र / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000, e-mail: [email protected]
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(उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
• The examination centres were also monitored using AI-based Video Analytics and Virtual
Observers.
• In order to stop cheating using mobile networks, Jammers were installed in all the Centres to
prevent unfair practices by the candidates during the examination through mobile or any other
electronic device. The latest 5G Jammers were installed at all examination Centres for the
first time.
This year, the JEE (Main) – 2024 Session 1 was conducted in 11 shifts which is 02 shifts less
than the previous year keeping in view that the number of registered candidates is 1231874 which
is about 27% higher than the previous year. From the following table, it is evident that the
number of candidates in both Paper 1 and Paper 2 is increasing.
Paper 2022 2023 2024
Paper 1 (B.E. / Registered – 872432 Registered – 860064 Registered – 1221615
B.Tech.) Appeared – 769589 Appeared – 823967 Appeared – 1170036
%age – 88.2% %age – 95.8% %age – 95.8%
Paper 2 Registered – 94258 Registered – 96279 Registered – 74002
(B.Arch. / Appeared – 54463 Appeared – 67250 Appeared – 55493
B.Planning) %age – 57.8% %age – 69.8% %age – 75.0%
The NTA took various steps to ensure candidates were facilitated at every stage of the
examination. The first time, the following initiatives were taken by the NTA for the smooth
conduct of the examination:
➢ AADHAAR Authentication was done at all examination Centres.
➢ A detailed training programme was organized in Delhi specially to curb the
electronic malpractices during the examination, accordingly, the Technical
Observers were identified and trained to focus on technical parameters to prevent
the malpractices.
➢ If a candidate went for bio-break /toilet, he/she was asked to undergo the mandatory
frisking and biometrics again.
➢ Bio-breaks were not allowed during the first hour and the last half an hour.
➢ Apart from the biometric attendance and frisking at entry, candidates were frisked, and
biometric attendance was taken again on entry from the bio-break/toilets break.
➢ The PwD candidates were allotted to a PwD-friendly test Centre and extra organizational
support was given to those candidates.
➢ For the centres outside India, close coordination was done with the Embassy of India /
High Commission of India in those countries.
सम्पर्क सूत्र / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000, e-mail: [email protected]
वेबसाइट / Website www.nta.ac.in, https://jeemain.nta.ac.in/
(उच्चत्तर शिक्षा शिभाग, शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार के तहत एक स्वायत्त संगठन(
(An Autonomous Organization under the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India)
The JEE (Main) being one of the most sensitive examinations, NTA made elaborate
arrangements at various levels and took help from State Authorities for the smooth conduct of
the examination.
To make the candidates and their parents aware of the rules and regulations of the examination,
candidates were sent various e-mails on their registered e-mail numbers. SMS was also sent to
all the candidates to download “Important Advisory and Instructions to the candidates for JEE
(Main) - 2024” along with the Admit Card.
The entire examination for all shifts was conducted smoothly and successfully.
***
(Dr. Sadhana Parashar)
Senior Director (Exams)
सम्पर्क सूत्र / Helpline Number: +91-11-40759000, e-mail: [email protected]
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