Guide to the 2024 Engineering Entrance Examination

As an engineering aspirant you must be having a number of questions on how to prepare, what is the exam pattern and more? Read here to get complete Guide to the 2024 Engineering Entrance Examination.

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NTA will release the official JEE notification for the 2024 examination in December 2023. If you wish to appear for the entrance test, you should check the notifications and stay updated.

As an aspirant, you will have questions like- What are the eligibility criteria for the engineering entrance examination 2024? When will it be held? What is the exam pattern? What are the tentative dates? How to prepare for the exam? You’ve come to the right place because the answers to your questions are here.

Eligibility Criteria for the 2024 Engineering Entrance Examinations

The eligibility criteria for the 2024 engineering entrance examinations are as follows:

Students who passed the 12th board examinations in 2022 and 2023, or will appear in 2024, are eligible to appear for the exam.
Candidates should pass the 10+2 examinations from an established board.
There is no age limit for appearing for the joint entrance examinations.
Candidates should qualify in five subjects- Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry/ Biology/ Biotechnology, and one other subject.

Exam Pattern

Every subject and every paper will be in two sections. There will be multiple-choice questions. For paper 1, you will attempt 75 questions out of 90. For paper 2A, 77 questions out of 82, and for paper 2B, 100 questions out of 105. The subjects are as follows:

Paper 1 comprises Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Paper 2A comprises Maths, Aptitude, and Drawing.
Paper 2B comprises planning-based questions apart from Mathematics and Aptitude.

The full marks for Aptitude will be 200, and the rest will be 100 marks. For every correct answer, you will get +4 and for incorrect answers, -1. There will be no marking for unanswered questions.

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Tentative Dates

The National Testing Agency will release the official dates later. However, the tentative dates for the April session are as follows:

April Session
Notification release Application form release Application form submission	March 2024
Admit card Release Exam Dates	April 2024
May Session
Notification release	March 2024
Application form release Application form submission	April – May 2024
Admit card Release Exam Dates	May 2024

Tips for the Exam

Some preparation tips for the JEE 2024 are as follows:

Use NCERT books which will help you gain knowledge about the vital concepts.
Grasp the exam pattern thoroughly and formulate a study routine accordingly.
Know the curriculum to get sufficient details about crucial topics and chapters.
Solve more question papers to understand the question pattern and marking scheme.
Opt for mock and practice tests.