New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced that the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025 will no longer include optional questions in Section B of each subject. The JEE Main paper will now be set in the original examination format like it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
For JEE (Main) 2025, candidates will now be required to attempt all 5 questions in Section B without any optional choices. This rule applies to Paper 1 (BE or BTech), Paper 2A (BArch), and Paper 2B (BPlanning).
During the pandemic, NTA introduced a temporary option allowing candidates to attempt any 5 questions out of 10 in Section B of each subject. This flexibility was provided to address challenges that arised in the pandemic and was implemented in from JEE Main 2021 to JEE Main 2024. However, with the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring an end to the COVID-19 public health emergency on May 5, 2023, the agency decided to revert to the original exam structure.
JEE Main 2025 registration
The JEE Main 2025 registration process will begin soon, and candidates can check more details om the eligibility, exam pattern and other information related to the exam on the official websites of the NTA at nta.ac.in and jeemain.nta.nic.in. A detailed pattern of the exam will be available in the JEE Main 2025 information bulletin in due course. The exam is conducted in a total of 13 languages including English, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Gujarati, Punjabi, Odia, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Those who have passed the Class 12 exam in the year 2023 and 2024, or appearing in 2025 irrespective of their age can apply and appear for the JEE Main exam.
The best score in both attempts (session 1 and session 2) is considered for the JEE Main rank list. Admissions are based on the rank secured in the entrance exam.
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