JEE Main 2024 Updates: When is NTA releasing JEE final answer key

Despite being from a family of doctors, Samarth Patel chose to be an IITian. The journey to convince his parents was not easy, but being a sportsperson, he did not give up and convinced them.

“I was not a bright student till Class 8, but I had a knack for physics and mathematics and with my parents’ support, I decided to pursue engineering,” said Patel who scored 99.9986 percentile in the JEE Main 2023.

The JEE Main 2024 answer key will be released at jeemain.nta.ac.in. Candidates will not require any credentials to download an check the JEE Main answer key.

Yes. For every wrong answers marked, NTA will cut one mark each. 

The JEE Main 2024 final answer key will likely be released by tonight. The jeemain.nta.ac.in website will host the JEE Main final answer key.

The popularity of Social Science courses is that they allow students at the IITs to be able to talk about their social location in informed and reflexive terms and thus also to make good academic sense of social diversity and difference.

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) is inviting applications for BS in Data Science and Applications & Electronic Systems. Interested students can apply at study.iitm.ac.in/ds and study.iitm.ac.in/es. The last date for application is May 26. The institute will offer up to 75 per cent scholarships to the economically disadvantaged learners.

Kota District Collector Ravindra Goswami once came to the city known as the education hub of the country with the hopes of cracking the Pre-Medical Test (now known as NEET UG) and making it big in life. However, after spending less than a week in the city, he decided it was not a place for him. But like they say, never judge a book by its cover; he now not only represents the city but even finds it one of the most beautiful places in the country.

Responding to the viral tweet, psychologist Manjuri Bharali Saikia said: “When one is sleep deprived, reaction time slows down, judgement capacity falls and concentration drops. Emotions also increase leading to irritations, anger issues and anxiety among students. With no time for self and less rest, the immune system also gets suppressed leading to illnesses which start from weight gain and obesity in young adults.”

Sleep, the psychologist and arts-based therapy practitioner said, plays an important role in the maintenance of our mental health. “Sleep is directly proportional to our mental and physical functioning. In today’s scenario, we see most adolescents are sleep-deprived due to their hectic routine and academic demands. As a mental health professional, I always believe that eight hours of sleep is required for the brain to absorb and retrieve all information one takes in throughout the day.”

For example, the psychologist added: “Take our brain just like a sponge and information like water. If we don’t squeeze out water from the sponge in regular intervals, there will be a time when the sponge will not be able to soak anymore water. Most young adults are now therefore in conditions like stress, anxiety brain fog and poor judgement capacity. It is important to have an overall development and have time for self. We must encourage our children to have a balance.”

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— Switch between subjects efficiently: When faced with a variety of subjects in the question paper, it’s essential to allocate your time wisely. Don’t get stuck on one subject for too long. Instead, switch between subjects strategically. If you find yourself spending too much time on a particular question, mark it and move on to another subject. This way, you ensure that you cover as much ground as possible within the allocated time.

— Focus on the essence of the question: During exams, it’s common to struggle with understanding complex questions. However, remember, the most important thing is grasping the main idea being tested. Don’t spend too much time on fancy words or complicated stories. Get straight to the point and figure out what the question is really about.

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IIT Kharagpur has announced several reforms in its UG programmes for sessions starting from the academic year 2024-25. Admission to all UG programmes will be for five-year – BTech and BS levels only. The students will be able to opt for the five-year dual degree programmes after the second or third year of their study. Depending upon the suitability and interest, the students can choose a five-year dual degree programme in his/her parent department or he/she can also choose the interdisciplinary dual degree programmes (IDDP) offered by several schools and centres of the institute.

In JEE Main session 1, students had achieved a percentile of 99.96, setting the stage for competition, Nitin Vijay, founder and CEO of Motion Education reiterated. Considering that the session 2 paper 1 exams were moderately easier, he added, it is expected that the candidates will surpass the prior benchmark registered in session 1. With the majority of the questions coming from the Class 11 and 12 NCERT curriculum, there are chances that the students might outperform the session 1 result, he added.

The IIT cut-off for CSE in IIT Kharagpur is rising. 

As per JEE Main marking scheme 2024, if more than one option is found to be correct then four marks will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options and for questions where all options are found to be correct then four marks will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.

If none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped then full marks will be awarded to all candidates who have appeared irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

According to Mohit Tyagi of Competishun, the JEE main cut-off to become eligible for JEE Advanced for general category candidates will see an increase — up from 90.7788642 last year to 92.19 this year. For OBC-NCL, the cut-off to be 77.67.

Biplab Singha discovered the JEE was the key to admission to the best engineering colleges in the country while he was in school. Motivated by this dream to get admitted to an IIT, he dedicated himself to preparing for his Class 10 exams in 2019 and managed to obtain a 93.57 per cent score, including a perfect 100 in mathematics. The Class 10 result which brought immense joy to his family, also earned him scholarships. 

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Considering the highly competitive nature and sky-rocketing fee of the coaching programmes of JEE Main, several state governments and school boards offer free coaching to engineering aspirants.

While some states provide free residential coaching programmes to all categories of students, several others have been offering engineering and medical entrance exam coaching to students belonging to certain categories of students including those only from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Bihar, Assam, Delhi, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are among some of the states.

As many as 23 male students across India scored a perfect 100 in the first session of JEE Main results announced by the National Testing Agency on Tuesday, with the highest from Telangana. Among the 23, seven are from Telangana, three each from Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, two each from Delhi and Haryana, one each from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka. In 2023, 20 students were on the list of perfect scorers in the first session.

The JEE Main 2024 session 2 answer key will be released at jeemain.nta.ac.in. Candidates will not be required to use any credentials to check the JEE Main answer key 2024. NTA might also drop certain questions from paper 1 and alter some keys after considering the grievances raised against the answer keys.

According to NTA, the JEE Main 2024 final answer key by April 16. If the challenges made by the candidate is found correct, the answer key will be revised and applied in the response of all the candidates accordingly. Based on the revised final answer keys, the result will be prepared and declared. The keys will be finalised by the experts after the settlement of the challenge will be final. 

The result of JEE Main 2024 of the candidates who indulge in unfair means practices will be cancelled and will not be declared. Similarly, the result of those candidates who appear from the centre other than the one allotted to them or allow another candidate/person to write the examination on his behalf will be cancelled. No plea will be entertained in this regard, NTA said.

Students must have passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the chemistry, biotechnology, biology, technical and vocational subjects. 

The Indian Institute pf Technology, Madras (IIT M) has revised the JEE Advanced 2024 registration dates. As per the revised dates, the online registration process for JEE Advanced 2024 will begin on April 27.

Candidates will be offered admission based on their choices and All India Ranks of JEE Main 2024 through a seat allocation process to be announced later by CSAB and JoSAA. The authentication and verification of relevant documents in support of identification, date of birth, qualifying examination, state of eligibility, category, and disability (if any) of the qualifying candidates would be done at the time of the seat allocation or admission process. On failing to produce any of the authentic documents, the candidate may not be considered for admission. 

Pranav Vivek Malpure, who is doing BTech in Aerospace Engineering at IIT Bombay, talks about how the electronics and robotics club there has transformed him into a confident person.

Anand Kumar, founder of Super 30, will launch an online educational platform to help underprivileged students in India. He emphasized the importance of technology in reaching more students and giving opportunities to talented children in poverty. Kumar believes in society's responsibility to provide equal access to education and the power of hard work in achieving success.

Students must have passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects along with one of the chemistry, biotechnology, biology, technical and vocational subjects. 

The merit list, scores and JEE Main 2024 result will be utilised by other entities of the central, state governments with their eligibility criteria, norms and applicable regulations, guidelines and rules. For the academic year 2024-25, admissions under MEA (Welfare) quota seats shall be based on the JEE Main. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) Lucknow and Madan Mohan Malviya
University of Science and Technology Gorakhpur will also use the score of JEE Main 2024 for admission to the BTech, MTech (Integrated) and BArch courses in its affiliated colleges across the state.

From the academic year 2024-25, the Government of Goa has approved that admissions to engineering degree courses in the state engineering colleges in Goa will also be done based on JEE Main. 

Question: Why should a candidate with 75 marks not always be considered to be better than another with 70 marks? After all, 75 is greater than 70.

Answer: In spite of best efforts by the question setters, NTA said, different question papers may have different levels of difficulty. It may be very easy to score 75 marks in one of the two papers while it may be very difficult to score even 70 in another, NTA added.

The result of JEE Main 2024 of the candidates who indulge in unfair means practices will be cancelled and will not be declared. Similarly, the result of those candidates who appear from the centre other than the one allotted to them or allow another candidate/person to write the examination on his behalf will be cancelled. No plea will be entertained in this regard, NTA said.

There will be negative marking for Section B. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner:
i. Correct Answer: Four marks (+4)
ii. Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1)
iii. Unanswered/Marked for Review: No mark (0).
iv. If a question is found to be incorrect or the Question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error.
v. Candidates are advised to do the calculations with the constants given (if any) in the questions. The answer should be rounded off to the nearest integer. 

JEE Main cut-off from the past 5 years

The tie between candidates obtaining equal total NTA scores in Paper 1 or BE/BTech will be resolved in the following manner in descending order:

1. NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
2. NTA score in Physics, followed by
3. NTA score in Chemistry, followed by
4. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in all the subjects in the
Test, followed by
5. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Mathematics in the
Test, followed by
6. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Physics in the Test,
followed by
7. Candidate with less proportion of a number of attempted incorrect answers and correct answers in Chemistry in the Test
followed by
8. Candidate older in age followed by
9. Application number in ascending order

The JEE Main paper 1 comprises of section A and section B. Section A is held for multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and section B contains questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be negative marking for both Section A and Section B.

If none of the options is found correct or a question is found to be wrong or a question is dropped then full marks will be awarded to all candidates who have appeared irrespective of the fact whether the question has been attempted or not attempted by the candidate.

As per JEE Main 2024 marking scheme, if more than one option is found to be correct then four marks will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options and for questions where all options are found to be correct then four marks will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question.

According to NTA, the JEE Main 2024 final answer key by April 16. If the challenges made by the candidate is found correct, the answer key will be revised and applied in the response of all the candidates accordingly. Based on the revised final answer keys, the result will be prepared and declared. The keys will be finalised by the experts after the settlement of the challenge will be final. 

The JEE Main 2024 provisional answer keys of paper 1 (BE/BTech) along with the question papers with recorded responses have already been uploaded on the website -- jeemain.nta.ac.in and candidates were also allowed to submit challenges to the provisional answer keys if any online by April 14. The JEE Main paper 2 answer key is yet to be released.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the JEE Main 2024 final answer key at jeemain.nta.ac.in.