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A IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
1. Introduction
1.1 About National Testing Agency (NTA)
1.2 About Joint Entrance Examination (JEE-Main) 2021
2. Scheme of JEE (Main)2021
2.1 Mode of Examination
2.2 Choice of Medium of Question Paper
2.3 Scheme of Examination
2.4 Pattern of Examination
2.5 Syllabus
3. Eligibility Criteria:
3.1 Age Limit
3.2 List of Qualifying Examinations
3.3 Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination
4. State of Eligibility
5. Reservations
6. Facilities for PwDCandidates to appear in the exam
7. Choice of Cities
8. e-Admit Card
9. Schedule of Examination
10. Important Instructions
11. Rough Work
12. Unfair Means Practices and Breach of Examination Rules
12.1 Definition
12.2 Punishment for using Unfair Means Practices
12.3 Cancellation of Result
13. Display of Answer Key Challenges
14. Display of Recorded Responses
15. JEE (Main) NTA Score for B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch, &B.Planning
15.1 Compilation and display of result of B.E./B.Tech
15.2 Compilation &display of result of B.Arch&B.Planning
16. Re-evaluation/Re-checking of result
17. Admission to NITs, IIITs, CFIs, SFIs, State Engineering Colleges for the
Participating States & Other Participating Institutions including UPSEE.
17.1Eligibility for Admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though
Central Seat Allocation Board
17.2B.Tech/B.Arch Scores of JEE (Main) 2021 will also be used for
admission to B.Tech/B. Arch Courses covered under UPSEE.
17.3Eligibility for Admission to Other Institutions
17.4Seat Allocation Process and Admission Procedure
18.5Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2021
18. Test Practice Centres (TPCs)

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19. Common Services Centres/Facilitation Centres
20. National Test Abhyas
21. Query Redressal System (QRS)
22. Correspondence with NTA
23. Weeding Out Rules
24. Legal Jurisdiction
Appendices
I. Certificate regarding physical limitation to write in an examination
II. Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe
III. List of Examination Cities for JEE (Main) 2021
IV. Procedure for Online Payment of Fee and Helpline for Payment Related
Queries
V. Computer Based Test (CBT) Guidelines

VI. NTATest Practice Centres (TPCs)

VII. Normalization Procedure based on Percentile Score
VIII. Replica of Online Application Form

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 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE
(please refer to Information Bulletin for details)
1. Dates, fee details and Application Procedure:

EVENTS DATES
Online submission of Application Form 15.12.2020 to 15.01.2021
Last date for successful transaction of prescribed
16.01.2021
application fee
Fee payable for JEE (Main) –2021
Type of In India Outside India
(through Credit Card /Debit Card (except Master/Visa Card) / Net-
Candidate (Fee in Rs.) (Fee in Rs.)
Banking/UPI)
Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech General/Gen-EWS/ Male 650 3000
or OBC(NCL) Female 325 1500
Paper 2A: B. Arch Male 325 1500
or SC/ST/PwD
Female 325 1500
Paper 2B: B.Planning Transgender 325 1500
Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2A: B. Arch General/Gen- Male 1300 6000
or EWS/OBC(NCL) Female 650 3000
Paper 1: B.E./B. Tech & Paper 2B: B. Planning Male 650 3000
or SC/ST/PwD
Female 650 3000
Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech, Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B :
B.Planning
or Transgender 650 3000
Paper 2A: B. Arch & Paper 2B: B.Planning
Processing charges and Goods & Service Taxes (GST) are to be paid by the candidate, as applicable.
Correction in particulars 18.01.2021 to 21.01.2021 (for February Session)
Downloading of Admit Cards from NTA website First week of February, 2021
Date of Examination 22-25 February, 2021
Timing of Examination First Shift 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (IST)
Second Shift 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (IST)
Display of Question Paper attempted by the Date shall be displayed on the NTA website in due course
Candidate and Answer Keys for inviting challenges
on NTA website
Declaration of Result on NTA website Date shall be displayed on the NTA website in due course
[Note: I. A candidate has option to apply for one Session (February) or more than one Session (March /April /May 2021) together and
pay exam fee accordingly. In other words, if a candidate is applying only for February Session, he / she has to pay Examination Fee only
for that Session during the current application period and will have opportunity to apply again for the March/ April / May Session, when
the application window will be re-opened briefly immediately after the declaration of the result of February / March/ April Session. Fee
once paid will not be refunded. However, it can be taken forward to another Session of JEE (Main) 2021. Multiple application forms
submitted by a candidate for the same Session(s) will not be accepted at any cost.
II. The fee can be submitted only online through Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card, UPI or Paytm Services. Processing charges and
GST as applicable are chargeable to the candidate (in addition to the examination fee) by to the concerned Bank/Payment Gateway
Integrator. For details / procedure, please see Appendix-IV
III. For those candidates who would apply for more than one Session of examination (February/March/April/May), may change their
Choice of Citiesin the correction window, which will be opened in due course under intimation to them through Public Notice for each
Session.
IV. The Confirmation Page of the online Application Form will be generated only after successful payment by the Candidate. In case the
Confirmation Page is not generated after payment of fee, then the candidate may have to approach the concerned Bank/Payment
Gateway (in the helpline no. and email given in Appendix-IVthe Information Bulletin) for ensuring the successful payment or for
obtaining the refund of duplicate / multiple payments.]

2. Candidates must read carefully the Instructions (including how to fill up application form online) given in
the Information Bulletin available on the NTA Website. Candidates not complying with the Instructions
shall be summarily disqualified.
3. Candidates can apply for JEE (Main) 2021 through “Online” mode only. The Application Form in any
other mode will not be accepted.
4. Submission of Application Form could be made by the candidate online through NTA website:
jeemain.nta.nic.in.
5. Instructions for filling Online Application Form:
 Download Information Bulletin and Replica of Application Form. Read these carefully to ensure your
eligibility.
 Follow the steps given below to Apply Online:

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 Step-1: Apply for Online Registration using own Email Id and Mobile No.
Step-2: Fill in the Online Application Form and note down the system generated Application No.
Step-3: Upload scanned images of: The recent photograph should be either in colour or black/white
with 80% face (without mask) visible including ears against a white background. (i)
candidate’s photograph (file size: 10 kb - 200 kb); (ii) candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb -
30kb); (iii) duly verified result awaited attestation form (file size: 50kb to 500kb), (iv)
category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS etc.) (file size: 50kb to 300KB), (v) PwD certificate (file
size: 50kb to 300kb) in jpg/jpeg format.
Step-4: Pay fee using SBI/Canara Bank/HDFC Bank/ICICI Bank/Paytm Payment Gateway through Debit
Card/Credit Card / Net Banking/UPI and keep proof of fee paid.
 Download, save and print a copy of Confirmation Page of the Application Form (which would be
downloadable only after successful remittance of fee) for future reference.
 All the 4 Steps can be done together or at separate timings. The submission of Application of a
candidate could be considered as successful and his/her candidature would be confirmed only on the
successful transaction/receipt of the prescribed application fee from him/her.
6. Candidates shall ensure that the information entered by them in their respective online application form
is correct.
7. Information provided by the candidates in their respective online application forms, like, name of
candidate, contact/ address details, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth,
choice of exam cities, etc. will be treated as final. Any request for change in such particulars after the
closure of correction period will not be considered by NTA under any circumstances.
8. NTA does not edit /modify/alter any information entered by the candidates after completion of
application process under any circumstances. Any request for change in information thereafter will not be
entertained. Therefore, candidates are advised to exercise utmost caution for filling up correct details in
the Application Form.
9. NTA disclaims any liability that may arise to a candidate(s) due to incorrect information provided by
him/her in his/her online application form.
10. Candidates must ensure that their email address and mobile number to be registered in their online
Application Form are their own, as relevant/important information/ communication will be sent by NTA
through e-mail on the registered e-mail address and / or through SMS on registered mobile number only.
NTA shall not be responsible for any non-communication / mis-communication with a candidate in the
email address or mobile number given by him/her other than his/her own.
11. Candidates are advised to visit the NTA Website and check their e-mails regularly for latest updates.
12. Candidates shall appear at their own cost at the Examination Centre on the date, shift and time indicated
on their Admit Cards issued by the NTA in due course through its Website.
Note:
i. The final submission of Online Application Form will remain incomplete if Step-3 and step-4 are not complete.
Such forms will stand rejected and no correspondence on this account will be entertained.
ii. No request for refund of fee once remitted by the candidate will be entertained by NTA under any circumstances.
iii. The entire application process for JEE (Main) 2021 is online, including uploading of scanned images, payment of
fees, and printing of confirmation page, admit card, etc. Therefore, candidates are not required to send/submit
any document(s) including confirmation page to NTA through Post/ Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by Hand.
iv. Usage of Data and Information: NTA/Government of India can use the data provided by the End Users (test taker
in this case) for internal purpose(s) including training, research and development, analysis and other permissible
purpose(s). However, this information is not for useby any third party or private agency for any other use.

Brief Advisory regarding COVID-19 Pandemic:

Candidates are advised to carry only the following with them into the examination venue:
a) Admit card along with Self Declaration (Undertaking) downloaded from the NTA Website (a clear printout on A4 size
paper) duly filled in.
b) A simple transparent Ball Point Pen.
c) Additional photograph, to be pasted on attendance sheet
d) Personal hand sanitizer (50 ml).
e) Personal transparent water bottle.
f) Sugar tablets/fruits (like banana/apple/orange) in case the candidate is diabetic.

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Note:
1. Candidate shall ensure that the information (like, his/hername. mother’s name, father’s name,
gender, date of birth, category, PwD status, mobile number, email address, photograph and signature,
choice of cities for exam centre, etc.) provided by them in their online application form are correct and
of their own. Candidates are advised to exercise utmost care for filling up correct details in the
Application Form.Any request for change in the particulars after the closure of correction period will
not be considered by NTA under any circumstances.Corrections sent by the candidate through Post/
Fax/WhatsApp/Email/by Hand will not be entertained by NTA.
2. In case it is found at any time in future that the Candidate has used / uploaded the photograph,
signature and certificate(s) of someone else in his/ her application form / admit card, these acts of the
candidate shall be treated as Unfair Means (UFM) Practices on his/her part and he/she shall be
proceeded with the actions as contemplated under the provisions of the Information Bulletin relating
to Unfair Means Practices.
3. Candidates are NOT allowed to carry Instruments, Geometry or Pencil box, Handbag, Purse, any kind
of Paper/ Stationery/ Textual material (printed or written material), Eatables and Water (loose or
packed), Mobile Phone/ Earphone/ Microphone/ Pager, Calculator, DocuPen, Slide Rules, Log Tables,
Camera, Tape Recorder, Electronic Watches with facilities of calculator, any metallic item or electronic
gadgets/ devices in the Examination Hall/Room.

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 INFORMATION BULLETIN
Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2021

1. Introduction

1.1 About National Testing Agency (NTA)

The Ministry of Education (MoE), Government of India (GOI) has established the National Testing
Agency (NTA) as an independent,autonomous, and self-sustained premier testing organization under
the Societies Registration Act (1860) for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards
tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education
institutions.

The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India has entrusted the
responsibility of conducting Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) to the NTA from 2019 onwards.

1.2 About JEE (Main) 2021

The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) comprises of two papers.The Paper1 is conducted for
admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B. Tech) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded
Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State
Governments, as well as an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to
IITs. Candidates of UPSEE (2021) will take JEE (Main) 2021. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University,
Lucknow will use the score sheet of JEE (Main) – 2021 for admission to fill 1.40 lakh seats in 750
colleges affiliated to it across the State. The Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B.
Planning courses in the Country.

The JEE (Main)2021 will be conducted in multiple sessionsfor admissions in the next academic
session. The candidates will thus benefitin the following ways:

 This will give multiple opportunities to the candidates to improve their scores in the
examination if they fail to give their best in the first attempt without wasting their whole
academic year.
 In first attempt, the students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and
will know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the next time.
 This will reduce the chances of dropping a year and droppers would not have to waste a full
year.
 If anyone missed the examination due to reasons beyond control, then he/she will not have
to wait for one full year.
 The student’s best of the 2021 NTA Scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/
Ranking.

1. The JEE (Main) 2021 will be held in February 2021 followed by next three Sessions in
March, April, and May 2021. This is being done to ensure that the JEE (Main)2021 does
not interfere with the Board examinations, which may be held at different times across
the States/UTs.
2. The NTA has decided to provide choice in one section to rationalize the decision of
different Boards across the country regarding the reduction of syllabus. However, the
total number of questions to be attempted will remain the same(Physics – 25,
Chemistry – 25 and Mathematics – 25), wherever applicable.

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2. Scheme of Examination

2.1 Mode of Examination

JEE (Main)-2021 will be conducted in the following modes:

a) Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.
b) Paper 2A (B.Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test
(CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen & paper (offline) mode, to be attempted
on drawing sheet of A4 size.
c) Paper 2B (B.Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II)and Planning Based
Questions (Part-III) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only.

2.2Choice of Medium of Question Papers

The medium of Question Paper for the candidates of JEE (Main) 2021 would be as indicated below:

S. No. Language Examination Centres

1. English All Examination Centres
2. Hindi All Examination Centres in India
3. English and Assamese Examination Centres in Assam
4. English and Bengali Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and
Andaman & Nicobar Island
5. English and Gujarati Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
6. English and Kannada Examination Centres in Karnataka
7. English and Marathi Examination Centres in Maharashtra
8. English and Malayalam Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep
9. English and Odia Examination Centres in Odisha
10. English and Punjabi Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and
Delhi
11. English and Tamil Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and
Andaman & Nicobar Island
12. English and Telugu Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and
Telangana
13. English and Urdu All Examination Centres in India

The option of language for question paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form
online and it cannot be changed at a later stage.

Please note that for the correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version
will be taken as final.

2.3Scheme of Examination

Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper, and mode of examination is
given in the table below:

PAPER SUBJECTS TYPE OF QUESTIONS Mode of Examination

Paper 1: Mathematics, Objective Type - Multiple Choice “Computer Based Test
B.E./B.Tech. Physics & Questions (MCQs) & Questions for (CBT)” mode only
Chemistry which answer is a numerical value,
with equal weightage to
Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry

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 Paper 2A: Part-I: Mathematics Objective Type - Multiple Choice “Computer Based Test
B. Arch Questions (MCQs) & Questions for (CBT)” mode only
which answer is a numerical value
Part-II: Aptitude Test Objective Type - Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs)
Part-III: Drawing Test Questions to test drawing aptitude “Pen & Paper Based”
(offline) mode to be
attempted on Drawing
sheet
Paper 2B: Part-I: Mathematics Objective Type - Multiple Choice “Computer Based Test
B. Planning Questions (MCQs)& Questions for (CBT)” mode only
which answer is a numerical value
Part-II: Aptitude Test Objective Type - Multiple Choice
Questions (MCQs)

Part-III: Planning Objective Type - Multiple Choice

Based Questions Questions (MCQs)

2. 4 Pattern of Examination

Paper1: B.E./ B. Tech. in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode:

1. Subject wise distribution Subject Section A Section B Marks

of Questions, Total Mathematics 20* 10* 100
Number of Questions and Physics 20* 10* 100
Marks Chemistry 20* 10* 100
Total 90 300
*Each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B
will contain 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 no negative marking for Section B.

2 Marking Scheme for MCQs Correct Answer or the best Four marks (+4)
Answer
Incorrect Answer Minus one mark (-1)
Unanswered / Marked for No mark (0)
Review
3. Marking Scheme for Correct Answer Four marks (+4)
questions for which Incorrect Answer No mark (0)
answer is a Numerical Unanswered / Marked for No mark (0)
value Review
4. Method of determining Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and
merit Total into NTA scores.
Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts
of all days.
5. Method of resolving ties Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper1:
B.E./B.Tech will be resolved in the following descending order:
 NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
 NTA score in Physics, followed by
 NTA score in Chemistry, followed by
 Candidates having a lesser number of negative responses

Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
and Drawing Test (Part-III) in Pen & Paper Based (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4
size.
1. Subject wise distribution of Subject No of Marks
Questions, Total Number of Questions

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 Questions and Marks Mathematics (Part I) 20* 10* 100
Aptitude Test (Part II) 50 200
Drawing Test (Part III) 02 100
Total 82 400
*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of
10. There will be no negative marking for numerical value.
2. (a) Marking Scheme for Correct Answer or the most
MCQs appropriate Answer Four marks (+4)
Incorrect Answer/Multiple
Answer Minus one mark (-1)
Unanswered /Marked for Review No mark (0)
(b) Marking Scheme for Correct Answer or the most Four marks (+4)
questions for which answer appropriate Answer
is a Numerical value Incorrect Answer No mark (0)
Unanswered / Marked for Review No mark (0)
(c) Marking Scheme for Two questions to be evaluated out of 100 marks.
Drawing Test (Part III)

3. Method of determining Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing
merit Test, and Total into NTA Scores.
Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of
all days.
4. Method of resolving ties Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper 2B: B.Arch
will be resolved in the following manner:
 NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
 NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by
 NTA score in Drawing Test, followed by
 Candidates having a lesser number of negative
responses

(c) Paper 2B (B. Planning)Part-I: Mathematics, Part-II: Aptitude Test and Part-III: Planning Based Questions in
Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
1. Subject wise distribution Subject No of Marks
of Questions, Total Questions
Number of Questions and Part-I: Mathematics 20* 10* 100
Marks Part-II: Aptitude Test 50 200
Part-III: Planning 25 100
Based Objective Type
MCQs
Total 105

*20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of 10.
There will be no negative marking for numerical value.
2. Marking Scheme for MCQs Correct Answer or the most appropriate
Answer Four marks (+4)
Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer Minus one mark (-1)
Unanswered /Marked for Review No mark (0)
3. Marking Scheme for Correct Answer or the appropriate Four marks (+4)
questions for which answer Answer
is a Numerical value Incorrect Answer No mark (0)
Unanswered / Marked for Review No mark (0)
4. Method of determining Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Planning
merit Based Test, and Total into NTA Scores.
Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of
all days.
5. Method of resolving ties Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.Planning will
be resolved in the following manner:

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  NTA score in Mathematics, followed by
 NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by
 NTA score in Planning Based Questions, followed by
 Candidates having a lesser number of negative responses

Important Note for Multiple Choice Questions: To answer a question, the candidates need to choose
one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if after the
process of challenges of the key, more than one option is found to be correct then the multiple correct
options will be given four marks (+4). Any incorrect option marked will be given the minus one mark (-
1). Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no marks. In case, a question is dropped/ignored, all
candidates will be given four marks (+4) irrespective of the fact whether the question has been
attempted or not attempted by a candidate.

2.5Syllabus
The details of the syllabus are given on the website:www.jeemain.nta.nic.in. Moreover, in light of
rationalization of syllabus by various Boards, the NTA has decided to provide for choice in the
question papers and thus there will be two sections in each paper.

3. Eligibility Criteria

3.1 Age Limit

For appearing in the JEE (Main) 2021, there is no age limit for the candidates. Thecandidates who
have passed the class 12 / equivalent examination in2019,2020, or appearing in 2021 irrespective of
their age can appear in JEE (Main) 2021 examination. However, the candidates may be required to
fulfil the age criteria of the Institute(s) in which they are desirous of taking admission.

3.2 List of Qualifying Examinations (QE)

i. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State
Board, such as Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian
School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
ii. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/
University.
iii. Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National
Defense Academy
iv. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open
Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
v. Any Public School/ Board/ University examination in India or any foreign country
recognized as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the Association of Indian Universities
(AIU).
vi. Higher Secondary CertificateVocational Examination.
vii. A Diploma recognized by AICTE or a State board of technical education of at least 3
years duration.
viii. General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London/Cambridge/Sri Lanka) at the
Advanced(A) level.
ix. High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International
BaccalaureateDiploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.

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3.3 Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination

Only those candidates who have passed Class 12 / equivalent examination in 2019, 2020 or 2021; or
those who are appearing in Class 12 / equivalent examination in 2021,are eligible to appear in
JEE(Main)2021.

Candidates who passed Class 12/equivalent examination in 2018 or before as well as those who will
appear in such examination in 2022 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main)2021.

Candidates must note that the IITs permit only two attempts for the JEE (Advanced), i.e. a candidate
should have appeared for the Class XII (or equivalent) examination for the first time in either 2020 or
2021, subject to the condition of not having been admitted at an IIT on an earlier occasion. Details
may be obtained from the Information Brochure of the JEE (Advanced) 2021.

4. State of Eligibility

State code of eligibility means the code of the State from where the candidate has passed Class XII
(or equivalent) qualifying examination by virtue of which the candidate becomes eligible to appear in
JEE (Main) 2021. It is important to note that the State code of eligibility does NOT depend upon the
native place or the place of residence of the candidate. For example, if a candidate appears for the
Class XII examination in New Delhi and is a resident of NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh, the candidate’s State
code of eligibility will be that of Delhi and NOT that of Uttar Pradesh.

If a candidate has passed Class XII (or equivalent) qualifying examination from one State but
appeared for improvement from another State, the candidate’s State code of eligibility will be from
where the candidate first passed the Class XII (or equivalent) examination and NOT the State from
where the candidate has appeared for improvement.

Candidate passed/appearing class 12th from NIOS should select the State of Eligibility according to
the State in which the study centre is located.

For Indian nationals passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from Nepal/Bhutan, the State
code of eligibility will be determined based on a permanent address in India as given in the passport
of the candidate.

The State code of eligibility of OCI/PIO passing Class XII (or equivalent) examination in India is at par
with Indian nationals. However, OCI/PIO passing the Class XII (or equivalent) examination from an
institution abroad are eligible for Other State quota seats or All India quota seats (but NOT for Home
State quota seats) in all NITs, IIEST and Other-CFTIs

5. Reservations

5.1In the case of Institutes run by the Central Government, the reservation would be applicable as
mentioned below:

(i) 15% of the seats Scheduled Castes (SC) candidates

(ii) 7.5%seats for Scheduled Tribes(ST) candidates
(iii) 27% seats for Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) candidates as per
the Central List*
(iv) 10% of the seats for General Economically Weaker Sections (General - EWS)candidates
(v) Persons with Disability (PwD) with 40% or more disability

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5.2.Each category will have 5% reservations for the candidates with 40% or more disability as defined
in Section 2 (r) and (zc) of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016.
5.3In the case of the Institutes run/aided/recognized by State Governments, the reservation policy of
the respective State Governments shall be applicable.

Notes:
1. The benefit of reservation for admission to NITs/IIITs and CFTIs shall be given only to those
classes/castes/tribes which are in the respective Central List published by the Government of
India from time to time.

2. Other Backward Classes - Non-Creamy Layer (OBC–NCL) are as per the Central list of Other
Backward Classes available on National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC),
Government of India website www.ncbc.nic.in Thus, the candidates falling in this list may
mention OBC in the Category Column. State list OBC Candidates who are not in OBC-NCL
(Central List) must choose General.

Provisions relating to Persons with Disability (PwD):

As per Section 2(t) of the RPwD Act, “Persons with Disability(PwD)” means a person with long term
physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairment which, in interaction with barriers, hinders his
full and effective participation in society equally with others.

According to Section 2(r) of the RPwD Act, 2016, “persons with benchmark disabilities” means a
person with not less than forty percent (40%) of a specified disabilitywhere specified disability has
not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability
has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.

The “specified disabilities”, which are included in the Schedule of the RPwD Act, are as follows:

S/No. Category Type of Disability Specified Disability

1. Physical Disability Locomotor Disability* a. Leprosy cured person, b. cerebral palsy, c. dwarfism, d.
muscular dystrophy, e. acid attack victims.
Visual Impairment* a. blindness, b. low vision

Hearing Impairment* a. deaf, b. hard of hearing

Speech & Language Permanent disability arising out of conditions such as
Disability laryngectomy or aphasia affecting one or more components
of speech and language due to organic or neurological causes.
2. Intellectual Disability a. specific learning disability (perceptual disabilities, dyslexia,
dyscalculia, dyspraxia & development aphasia)
b. autism spectrum disorder
3. Mental Behaviour a. mental illness
4. Disability caused due i. Chronic Neurological a. multiple sclerosis
to Conditions b. parkinsonism
ii. Blood disorder a. haemophilia, b. thalassemia, c. sickle cell disease
5. Multiple Disabilities More than one of the above specified disabilities including
deaf blindness

6. Facilities for PwD candidates to appear in the exam

As per the guidelines issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
(Divyangjan) under Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment issued from time to time on the

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subject: “Written Examination for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities”, A candidate with one of the
benchmark disabilities [as defined in Section 2(r) of RPwD Act, 2016],holding a Disability Certificate in
the format prescribed in Appendix-I, is entitled to the following facilities:

a. The facility of Scribe,incase he/she has a physical limitation and a scribe is essential to write the
examination on his/her behalf, being so certified in the aforesaid format by a CMO/Civil Surgeon/
Medical Superintendent of a Govt. Health Care Institution. However, as a measure of caution and
due to the prevailing circumstances of COVID -19 Pandemic, such candidate is required to
bringhis/her own Scribe alongwith an undertaking in the format given at Appendix-II.
b. Compensatory time of one hour for examination of three hours duration, whether such
candidate uses the facility of Scribe or not.
The NTA does not guarantee any change in the category or sub-category (PwD status) after the
submission of the Online Application Form, and in any case, no change will be entertained by NTA
after the declaration of JEE (Main) NTA Score 2021. The category/sub-category(PwD status)
entered in the JEE (Main) Database by the candidate will be used for the JEE (Advanced).
Therefore, the candidates are advised to fill in the category / sub-category column very carefully.

7. Choice of Cities

The Cities where the JEE (Main) 2021 will be conducted are given in Appendix-III. While applying,
candidates have to select any four cities of their choice. The efforts will be made to allow the city
of examination to the candidates in order of choice opted by them in their online Application Form.
However, due to administrative/logistic reasons, a different city can be allotted.

The decision of the NTA regarding the allotment of the Centre shall be final. No further
correspondence or request shall be entertained in such a case.

8. e-Admit Card

The e-Admit Card would be issued provisionally to the candidates through the NTA website:
jeemain.nta.nic.in, subject to the fulfilment of the eligibility conditions and receipt of prescribed
application fee by NTA.

The candidate has to download the Admit Card from the NTA website.The candidate will appear in
the examination at the given Centre on the date and shift/timing as indicated in his/her e-Admit Card.

No candidate will be allowed to appear at the examination centre, on the date and shift/time other
than that allotted to him/her in his/her Admit card.

In case a candidate is unable to download his/her Admit Card from the website, he/she should
approach the NTA Help Line between 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

The candidates are advised to read the instructions on the Admit Card carefully and strictly follow
them during the examination.

In case of any discrepancy in the particulars of the candidate or his/her photograph and signature
shown in the e-Admit Card and Confirmation Page, the candidate may immediately approach the NTA
Help Line between 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.In such case, candidate would appear in the examination
with the already downloaded Admit Card. However, NTA will take necessary action to make
correction in the record later.

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The Admit Card for February Session of the examination may be available for downloading in the
first week of February, 2021. The timing for downloading the Admit Card for subsequent Sessions of
the exam will be announced on the NTA website(jeemain.nta.nic.in)

Note:

a. Candidate may please note that Admit Cards will not be sent by post.
b. In no case, the duplicate Admit Card for Joint Entrance Examination (Main) 2021 would be
issued at the Examination Centres.
c. Candidate must not mutilate the Admit Card or change any entry made therein.
d. Candidates are advised to preserve their Admit Cards in good condition for future reference.
e. No Admit Card shall be issued to the candidates whose Applications are found to be
incomplete for any reasons (including indistinct/ doubtful photographs/unsigned
Applications) or who do not fulfil the eligibility criteria for the examination.
f. Issue of Admit Cards, however, shall not necessarily mean acceptance of eligibility which shall
be further scrutinized at subsequent stages of admission process.

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 9. Schedule of Examination

Dates of Examination 22-25 February, 2021

(Exact date,shift,and city of examination for Paper1: B.E./B.Tech and
Paper2A: B.Arch and Paper2B: B. Planning will be made available to the
Candidates on their Admit Cards)
Paper1: “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only
Mode of Examination B.E./B.Tech
Part-I:Mathematics and Part-II: Aptitude Test
Paper2A: in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
B.Arch. Part-III: Drawing Test in “Pen & Paper” (offline)
mode, to be attempted on the Drawing sheet
Part-I: Mathematics, Part-II: Aptitude Test and
Paper2B:
Part-III: Planning related MCQ’s in “Computer
B.Planning
Based Test (CBT)” mode only
First Shift Second Shift
Timing of Examination 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Entry in the Examination Centre/Hall/Room,
frisking, biometric registration/ record of manual
attendance by Invigilator, document verification/ 7.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. 02.00 p.m. to 2.30 p.m.
cross-checking of Admit Card, signature, and
photo match to be completed by Invigilator, etc.
Instructions by the Invigilator(s) 8.30 a.m. to 8.50 a.m. 2.30 p.m. to 2.50 p.m.
Candidates log in to read instructions 8.50 a.m. 2.50 p.m.
Test Commences 9.00 a.m. 3.00 p.m.

10. Important Instructions for the candidates

1. Those candidates who wish to appear for B.Arch as well as B.Planning, will have the duration of
examination 3.30 hrs. i.e. from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
2. Candidates are advised to report at the Examination Center well in time i.e. 2 hours before
commencement of the examination.
3. Candidates should take their seat immediately after opening of the Examination Hall. If the
candidates do not report in time due to any reason i.e. traffic jam, train/bus delay etc, they
are likely to miss some of the general instructions to be announced in the Examination
Rooms/Halls. The NTA shall not be responsible for any delay.
4. The candidate must show, on demand, the Admit Card downloaded/printed from the NTA
website for admission in the examination room/hall. The Test Centre Staff on duty is
authorized to verify the identity of candidates and may take steps to verify and confirm the
identity credentials. Candidates are requested to extend their full cooperation. A candidate
who does not possess the valid Admit Card shall not be permitted for the examination under
any circumstances by the Centre Superintendent.
5. A seat indicating Roll Number will be allotted to each candidate. Candidates should find and
sit on their allocated seat only in case of a candidate who changes room/hall or the seat on
his/her own rather than the one allotted, the candidature shall be cancelled. No plea would
be entertained in this regard.
6. The candidate should ensure that the question paper available on the computer is as per
his/her opted subject indicated in the Admit Card. In case, the subject of question paper is
other than his/her opted subject, the same may be brought to the notice of the Invigilator
concerned.
7. Candidate may approach the Centre Superintendent/Invigilator in the room for any technical
assistance, first aid emergency or any other information during the course of examination.
For any queries or issues regarding Computer Based Test, the candidates may contact on
Helpline Numbers available on Joint Entrance Examination (Main) website.
8. In case a candidate, by furnishing false information, appears in more than one shift/date, his

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 candidature will be cancelled and his result will not be declared.
9. For those who are unable to appear on the scheduled date of test for any reason, re-test
shall not be held by the NTA under any circumstances.
Note: Candidates shall appear at their own cost at the Centre on date and shift as indicated in their Admit Card
issued by the NTA. Under no circumstances the choice of cities for Centre and shift provided in the Admit Card
shall be changed.

Candidates MUST bring the following documents on the day of examination at the test centre.
Candidates who will not bring these will not be allowed to sit in the examination.

a. Print copy of Admit Card downloaded from NTA website.

b. One passport size photograph (same as uploaded on the Online Application Form) should be
taken for pasting on the specific space in the attendance sheet at Centre during the
examination.
c. Any one of the authorized photo IDs (must be original, valid, and non-expired) – School
Identity Card/ PAN card/ Driving License/ Voter ID/ Passport/ Aadhaar Card (With
photograph)/E-Aadhaar with photograph/ Ration Card with photograph/ 12th Class Board
Admit Card with photograph/ Bank Passbook with Photograph.
d. PwD certificate issued by the authorized medical officer, if claiming the relaxation under PwD
category
or
PwDCertificate regarding physical limitation in an examination to write as per Appendix-I
given in Information Bulletin, if claiming the relaxation under PwD category.
or
Letter of Undertaking for using Own Scribe as per Appendix-II given in Information Bulletin, if
claiming the relaxation under PwD category.

11. Rough Work

All calculations/writing work are to be done only in the rough sheet provided at the Test Centre in
the examination Room/Hall and on completion of the test candidates must hand over the rough
sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.

12. UnfairMeans Practices and Breach of Examination Rules

12.1 Definition

Unfair Means practice is an activity that allows a candidate to gain an unfair advantage over other
candidates. It includes, but is not limited to:

a) Being in possession of any item or article which has been prohibited or can be used for unfair
practices including any stationery item, communication device, accessories, eatable items,
ornaments or any other material or information relevant or not relevant to the examination
in the paper concerned;
b) Using someone to write examination (impersonation) or preparing material for copying;
c) Breaching examination rules or any direction issued by NTA in connection with JEE (MAIN)
2021examination from time to time;
d) Assisting other candidate to engage in malpractices, giving or receiving assistance directly or
indirectly of any kind or attempting to do so;
e) Writing questions or answers on any material other than the answer sheet given by the
Centre Superintendent for writing answers;

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 f) Contacting or communicating or trying to do so with any person, other than the Examination
Staff, during the examination time in the Examination Centre;
g) Threatening any of the officials connected with the conduct of the examination or
threatening any of the candidates;
h) Using or attempting to use any other undesirable method or means in connection with the
examination;
i) Manipulation and fabrication of online documents viz. admit card, rank letter, self-
declaration, etc.;
j) Forceful entry in /exit from Examination Centre/Hall;
k) Use or attempted use of any electronic device after entering the Examination Centre;
l) Affixing/uploading of wrong/morphed photographs/signatures on the application
form/admit card/proforma;
m) Creating obstacles in smooth and fair conduct of examination.
n) Any other malpractices declared as Unfair Means by the NTA.

12.2) Punishment for using Unfairmeans practices

During the course of, before or after the examination if a candidate indulges in any of the
above or similar practices, he/she shall be deemed to have used unfair practices and booked
under UNFAIRMEANS (U.F.M.) case. The candidate would be debarred for 3 years in future
and shall also be liable for criminal action and /or any other action as deemed fit.

12.3) Cancellation of Result

The result of JEE (Main) - 2021 of the candidate(s) who indulge in Unfairmeans 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
exam on his behalf will be cancelled.

13. Display of Answer Key for Challenges

1. The NTA will display Provisional Answer Key of the questions on the NTA
website:jeemain.nta.nic.in, witha Public Notice issued to this effect on the said website, to
provide an opportunity to the candidates to challenge the Provisional Answer Keys with a
non-refundable online payment of Rs. 200/- per question challenged as processing charges.
The provisional Answer Keys are likely to be displayed for two to three days.
2. Only paid challenges made during stipulated time through key challenge link will be
considered. Challenges without justification/evidence and those filed on any other medium
other than the prescribed link will not be considered.
3. If a question for any reason is found to be wrong, the benefit of marks will be given to only
those candidates who attempted the question. On examining the challenges by the subject
experts, if it is found that along with the original answer key one more option(s) is correct,
then marks will be awarded to all those candidates who have attempted any one of the
correct options.
4. No grievances/representation with regard to Answer Key(s) after declaration of result will be
entertained
5. The decision of NTA on the Challenges as settled by Subject Experts shall be final, and the
result will be declared on the basis of final Answer Keys.

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14. Display of Recorded Responses

The NTA will display the recorded responses and Question Paper attempted by the candidates
on the NTA website jeemain.nta.nic.inprior to declaration of result. The recorded responses are
likely to be displayed for two to three days.

15. JEE(Main) NTAScore for B.E./B.Tech,B.Arch,andB.Planning

a) Evaluation of multiple choice questions of B.E./B.Tech,B.Arch and B.Planningwill be carried out

using final answerkeys and the raw (actual) marks obtained by a candidate will be considered
further for computation of the result of JEE (Main)February-2021.
b) For multi-shift papers, raw marks obtained by the candidates in different shifts/sessions will
be converted to NTA Score.
c) The detailed procedure based on NTA Score being adopted is available on NTA website.

15.1 Compilation and display of Result of B.E./B.Tech (Session 1)

Since JEE (Main)February-2021(Session 1), B.E./B.Tech first Session will be conducted in multi-
shifts, NTA scores will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate.
The calculated NTA scores for all the shifts of session 1 will bedeclared by First week of March,
2021. This shall comprise the NTA scores for each of the three subjects (Mathematics,
Physicsand Chemistry) and the total in B.E./B.Techof JEE (Main)February–2021 (Session 1).

15.2 Compilation and display of Result of B.Arch and B.Planning

Since JEE (Main)February-2021,B.Arch and B.Planningfirst Sessionwill be conducted in multi-

shifts, NTA scores will be calculated corresponding to the raw marks obtained by a candidate.
The calculated NTA scores for all the shiftswill be declared by First week of March, 2021. This
shall comprise of the NTA scores for each of the three parts (Mathematics, Aptitude Test,
Drawing Test or Planning Based Test) and total in B.Arch/B.Planning of JEE(Main)February -
2021 (Session 1).

Note:

1 The All India Rank shall be compiled and declared after conduct of the JEE (Main) May 2021
Examination.
2 No Score/Rank Card will be dispatched to the candidates and the candidates are advised to
download their Score/Rank Cards from the JEE (Main) website: www.nta.ac.in /
jeemain.nta.nic.in only.
3 There shall be no provision for re-valuation/re-checking of the Score. No correspondence in
this regard shall be entertained.
4 Only the All India Rank (AIR) is used for admissions through Central Seat Allocation Board
(CSAB)/Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) to NITs/ IIITs/ CFTIs/ SFIs/ Others.
5 All participating Institutions that do not use the Centralized Seat Allocation Process will
prepare their own ranking based on the performance in JEE (Main) 2021 and other criteria as
decided by them.
6 The National Testing Agency (NTA) is an examination conducting body and not an admission
giving authority. Therefore, NTA does not collect the information regarding the total number
of seats available in the institutions, or the eligibility and reservation criteria followed by the
institutions.

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16. Re-Evaluation/Re-Checking of result

There shall be no re-evaluation/re-checking of result. No correspondence in this regard shall be

entertained

17. Admission to NITs, IIITs, CFTIs, SFIs, State Engineering Colleges in the Participating States and
Other Participating Institutions including UPSEE.

17.1 Eligibility for Admission to NITs, IIITs and CFTIs participating though Central Seat Allocation Board
(CSAB):

Admission to B.E. / B.Tech / B.Arch / B.Planning. Courses in NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs participating though Central
Seat Allocation Board will be based on All India Rank subject to the condition that the candidate should have
secured at least 75% marks in the 12thclass examination or be in the top 20 percentile in the 12th class /
Qualifying examination conducted by the respective Boards. For SC/ST candidates the qualifying marks would
be 65% in the 12thclass / qualifying examination.

The eligibility criteria decided by the Council of Architecture for admission to B.Arch. course other
than NITs, IIITs, CFTIs:

“No candidate shall be admitted to Architecture course unless she/he has passed an examination at
the end of the qualifying examination with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and
also 50% marks in aggregate of the qualifying examination”.

For B. Planning, the candidates should have passed the qualifying examination with 50 % marks in
Mathematics and 50% marks in aggregate of the qualifying examination.

Subject combinations required in the qualifying examination for admission to B.E./B.Tech, B. Arch,
and B. Planning Courses in NITs, IIITs, and other CFTIs shall be as under.

Course Required Criteria based on Class 12th / Equivalent qualifying Examination

B.E/B.Tech. Passed qualifying examination with Physics and Mathematics as compulsory subjects
along with one of the Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/ Technical Vocational subject.
B.Arch. Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
B.Planning Passed qualifying examination with Mathematics

The Admission Policy, as announced by the Competent Authority of the admitting institutes shall be
followed at the time of admission. The Candidates are advised to satisfy themselves about their
Eligibility for Admission from the respective websites of admitting authorities.

All the programs of study covered under Uttar Pradesh State Entrance Examination (UPSEE), which
was conducted by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow, will be conducted
by National Testing Agency w.e.f. 2021 onwards.

For the Academic Year (2021), Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow will use the score
sheet of JEE (Main) for admission to B. Tech, B. Arch, M. Tech (Integrated) Courses in its affiliated
Colleges across the State of Uttar Pradesh.

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17.2 Eligibility for Admission to Other Institutions

The above-mentioned policy could also be adopted by other Technical Institutions participating in
counseling through JoSAA/CSAB. In case a State opts to admit students in the engineering Colleges
affiliated to State Universities, the State may prepare a separate rank list based on criteria decided by
them.
For all admissionrelated procedures/queries, the candidates are advised to refer to the website of
JoSAA, Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB), or the concerned State Government/Institute after the
declaration of result/ranks of JEE (Main)2021.

The letter/e-mails/grievances/queries/RTI applications/Court cases pertaining to admission

related matters/procedures will not be entertained by NTA. The same may be addressed to the
concerned Counseling / Authorities/ Admitting Institutions.

17.3 Seat Allocation Process and Admission Procedure

Candidates shall be offered admission based on their choices and All India Ranks of JEE (Main) 2021
through a Seat Allocation Process to be announced later CSAB/ JoSAA. The
authentication/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 Seat Allocation/ admission process. On failing to produce any of the
authentic documents, the candidate may not be considered for admission.

Gen-EWS, SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates will be required to produce original certificate as per
prescribed formats issued by the competent authority at the time of Seat Allocation / admission
process failing which they will not be considered for admission.

17.4Eligibility Criteria for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) 2021

(Please refer to JEE (Advanced) website for the latest information)

The minimum academic qualification for appearing in JEE (Advanced) -2021 is that the candidate
must have passed in final examination of Class 12or equivalent qualifying examination with at least
75% aggregate marks (65% for SC, ST, and PwD) or being in the top 20 percentile of the successful
candidates in their respective Board examinations. Those appearing in these examinations in 2021
can also appear in JEE (Advanced) - 2021 provisionally and these candidates would also have to fulfill
the above requirements. The IITs have specific eligibility criteria for admission, which include an age
bar, limited number of attempts, and year of passing class 12th or equivalent; candidates are advised
to refer to the JEE (Advanced) 2021 website for details.

All the candidates aspiring to take admission to the undergraduate programs at IITs for the year 2021
will have to appear in the B. E. /B. Tech. of JEE (Main)-2021. Based on the performance in the B. E. /B.
Tech. of JEE (Main)-2021, number of top candidates as per the requirement of JEE (Advanced)
(including all categories) will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced)-2021.

A candidate can attempt JEE (Advanced) a maximum of two times in consecutive years irrespective of
whether or not he/she passed the Qualifying Examination. The candidates, who have attempted JEE
(Main) /JEE (Advanced) in 2020 or earlier, are NOT ELIGIBLE to appear in JEE (Advanced)–2021.

The candidate who had taken admission in any institute other than IITs in 2020 is eligible to appear in
JEE (Advanced)–2021 provided that the candidate satisfies other eligibility criteria.

18. Test Practice Centres (TPCs)

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The Ministry of Education has mandated the NTA to set up, establish and create anetwork of Test
Practice Centres for candidates, especially in remote and rural areas to enable them to practice and
be comfortable in taking a Computer Based Test (CBT). This facility is completely free of cost.
Candidates can register online (on NTA website) where they are provided a convenient TPC near
their location to practice on a given computer node. This facilitates the process of being able to take
a Computer Based Test (CBT).

The entire experience of using a computer is close to the actual experience of taking a CBT. All efforts
are made to provide practice tests and questions so that candidates can familiarize themselves with
logging into the system, go through the detailed instructions regarding the test, use the mouse or
numeric keyboard on screen (virtual) for attempting each question, scroll down to the next question,
navigate between questions, review and edit their options and submit answers. (referto Appendix-
VIIfor details).

19. Common Services Centres/Facilitation Centres

Candidates who are not well conversant and submitting face difficulties in the online application
due to various constraints, can use the services of Common Services Centre, Ministry of
Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India under the Digital India initiatives
of Hon’ble Prime Minister. The Common Services Centre (CSC) scheme is a part of the ambitious
National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of Government of India and is managed at each village
panchayat level by a Village level Entrepreneur (VLE).

There are more than 1.5 lakhs Common Services Centres (CSC) across the country which will
provide the desired support to candidates from urban as well as rural areas in online submission
of application form and payment of fee through e-wallet. The list of the Common Services
Centre is available on website: www.csc.gov.in.To know the nearest Common Services Centre,
please open the link - http://gis.csc.gov.in/locator/csc.aspx

20. National Test Abhyas

The National Testing Agency (NTA), India’s premier autonomous testing organisation for conducting
entrance examinations for admission in higher education institutions, launched a mobile app called the
“National Test Abhyas” - to enable candidates to take mock tests for various competitive exams such as
JEE Main, NEET, UGC-NET, and other exams under the NTA’s purview. The app had been launched to
facilitate candidates’ access to high quality mock tests in the safety and comfort of their homes, since
NTA’s Test-Practice Centers (TPCs) were closed during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

With this facility for the candidates, India has taken the lead in restoring a semblance of normalcy in one
more crucial area – education – even as we tackle these unprecedented times that have led to significant
changes in life around the world.

Since May 2020, the app has seen more than 21 Lac downloads with 15 Lakh registered candidates.
With more than 436 Mock Tests live on the app in both English and Hindi, the app has witnessed more
than 78 Lac Test Sessions by candidates.

Candidates across the country can use the App to access high quality tests, free of cost, in a bid to be fully
prepared for the upcoming JEE (Main), NEET (UG) and other competitive exams. The tests can be easily
downloaded and taken off-line, thus accommodating candidates with low bandwidth internet
connections.

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Not only does the app enable exposure to the highest quality online testing or computer based testing
across all candidates in India irrespective of their level of access to devices and quality of network, but
also gives pin-pointed analysis on each candidates’ learning as well as behavioural strengths and
weaknesses. This gives them the opportunity to further improve on these gaps and as a result, improve
their score.

On an average, candidate scores have improved by 20% after taking just 10 tests on the system, with
concept mastery for overlapping concepts improving by 40% over the same time frame. The
effectiveness of the app’s AI-powered test feedback reports is undeniable as data suggests that
candidates who go through their report have improved their performance by +30% compared to
candidates who do not.

The app works on Android-based and iOS smartphones and tablets and can be downloaded from Google
Play Store or App Store. Once candidates download the app, they simply need to sign-up or register with
some basic details, create a free account, and then start accessing mock tests free of cost for their
selected examination(s).

In addition to that NTA has developed an extensive support system at http://nta.ac.in/abhyas/help with
live help available every day between 12am and 9am. Candidates reported queries have been addressed
with a 98% live resolution rate on queries reported, while they experience the mock tests from 10 AM to
5 PM every day.

Over the last year, ed-tech as a sector has witnessed a lot of innovation especially in leveraging advanced
technologies like Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, going beyond simple, digital distribution of
content.

The National Test Abhyas is available on website: https://www.nta.ac.in/Abhyas and Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abhyas.nta.com

21. Query Redressal System (QRS)

National Testing Agency (NTA) has established a Query Redressal System (QRS), an online web-
enabled system developed by NTA. QRS is the platform based on web technology that primarily aims

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to enable submission of queries/grievances by the Registered Candidate(s) of JEE (Main)-2021
Examination with (24x7) facility for speedy and favorable redressal of the queries/grievances. A
Unique Registration Number will be generated for tracking the status of the queries/grievances.

The Registered Candidate(s) are advised to use the online facility for the speedy response.

22. Correspondence with NTA

All the correspondence should preferably be addressed by e-mail. The email query shall be
addressed only if it is not anonymous and contains the name, postal address and contact number
of the sender. An email containing vague or general queries and other queries as contained in the
Information Bulletin shall not be entertained. Queries shall not be entertained from person
claiming to be representatives, associates or officiates of the applicant candidate. The following
information shall not be revealed by phone or email:

a. Internal documentation/status.
b. Internal decision-making process of NTA. Any claim/counter claim thereof.
c. Dates & venue of internal meetings or name of the staff/officers dealing with it.
d. Any information which cannot be revealed in the opinion of NTA.

23. Weeding Out Rules

The record of Joint Entrance Examination JEE(Main)-2021 would be preserved upto 90 days from the
date of declaration of result.

24. Legal Jurisdiction

All disputes pertaining to the conduct of January JEE (Main)–2021 Examination including Results shall
fall within the jurisdiction of Delhi only. The Senior Director (Admin) of the NTA shall be the official
by whose designation the NTA may sue or be sued.

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 Appendix-I

Certificate regarding physical limitationto write in an

Affix Passport
examination size Photograph
of the candidate
(same as
uploaded on the
Online
Application Form)
Certificate No. ____________________________ Dated _________________________
duly attested by
__________________________________________________________________________________________ the issuing
This is to certify that Mr./Ms._________________________________________________________________ authority

Aged__________ Years, Son/Daughter of Mr./Mrs.

_______________________________________________
R/o___________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

,with JEE (Main) 2021 Application No. ______________________ and JEE (Main) 2021Roll No.
_______________________________________,has the following Disability (name of the Specified Disability)
___________________ in (percentage) of _____________________________________________ (in words)
__________________________ (in Figures).
 Please tick on the “Specified Disability”
(Assessment may be done on the basis of Gazette of India. Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3 Sub-section (ii), Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment)
S/No. Disability Type Type of Disability Specified Disability
1. Physical Disability Locomotor Disability* a. Leprosy cured person, b. cerebral palsy, c. dwarfism, d.
muscular dystrophy, e. acid attack victims.
Visual Impairment* a. blindness, b. low vision

Hearing Impairment* a. deaf, b. hard of hearing

Speech & Language Permanent disability arising out of conditions such as
Disability laryngectomy or aphasia affecting one or more components
of speech and language due to organic or neurological causes.
2. Intellectual Disability a. specific learning disability (perceptual disabilities, dyslexia,
dyscalculia, dyspraxia & development aphasia)
b. autism spectrum disorder
3. Mental Behaviour a. mental illness
4. Disability caused due i. Chronic Neurological a. multiple sclerosis
to Conditions b. parkinsonism
ii. Blood disorder a. haemophilia, b. thalassemia, c. sickle cell disease
5. Multiple Disabilities More than one of the above specified disabilities including
deaf blindness

This is to further certify that he/she has physical limitation which hampers his/her writing capabilities to write the
examination owing to his/her disability.

Signature

Name: ____________________

Chief Medical Officer/ Civil Surgeon/ Medical Superintendent

Government Health Care Institution with Seal

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 Appendix-II
Letter of Undertaking for Using Own Scribe

I _____________, a candidate with_____________ (name of the disability) appearing for the

___________(name of the examination) bearing Application No. _________ at____________(name of the
centre)in the District __________,___________(name of the State).
I do hereby state that_____________(name of the scribe) will provide the service of scribe/reader/lab
assistant for the undersigned for taking the aforesaid examination.
I do hereby undertake that his qualification is ______________.
I further certify that the scribe whose photograph and particulars are mentioned below, is not COVID-19 +
and a certificate to this effect from Competent Authority is enclosed to this letter.

(Signature of the candidate with disability)

Place:
Date: Photograph
of
Scribe

(Self-Attested Photograph)

Name of Scribe ID of the Scribe ID Number

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 Appendix- III
List of Examination Cities for JEE(Main)2021

JEE(Main)2021 will be conducted in the following Cities, provided there are sufficient numbers of candidates
in the City:

STATE S. No. CITY CITY_CD

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR 1 PORT BLAIR AN01
ANDHRA PRADESH 2 ANANTAPUR AP01
ANDHRA PRADESH 3 BHIMAVARAM AP03
ANDHRA PRADESH 4 CHIRALA AP04
ANDHRA PRADESH 5 CHITTOOR AP05
ANDHRA PRADESH 6 ELURU AP06
ANDHRA PRADESH 7 GUNTUR AP07
ANDHRA PRADESH 8 KADAPA AP08
ANDHRA PRADESH 9 KAKINADA AP09
ANDHRA PRADESH 10 KURNOOL AP10
ANDHRA PRADESH 11 NELLORE AP11
ANDHRA PRADESH 12 ONGOLE AP12
ANDHRA PRADESH 13 RAJAHMUNDRY AP13
ANDHRA PRADESH 14 SRIKAKULAM AP14
ANDHRA PRADESH 15 TIRUPATHI AP16
ANDHRA PRADESH 16 VIJAYAWADA AP17
ANDHRA PRADESH 17 VISAKHAPATNAM AP18
ANDHRA PRADESH 18 VIZIANAGARAM AP19
ANDHRA PRADESH 19 NARASARAOPET AP20
ANDHRA PRADESH 20 PRODDATUR AP21
ANDHRA PRADESH 21 SURAMPALEM AP23
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 22 ITANAGAR/NAHARLAGUN AL01
ASSAM 23 DIBRUGARH AM01
ASSAM 24 GUWAHATI AM02
ASSAM 25 JORHAT AM03
ASSAM 26 SILCHAR(ASSAM) AM04
ASSAM 27 TEZPUR AM05
BIHAR 28 AURANGABAD(BIHAR) BR01
BIHAR 29 BHAGALPUR BR02
BIHAR 30 DARBHANGA BR04
BIHAR 31 GAYA BR05
BIHAR 32 MUZAFFARPUR BR06
BIHAR 33 PATNA BR07
BIHAR 34 PURNEA BR08
BIHAR 35 ARRAH BR09
BIHAR 36 GOPALGANJ BR10
BIHAR 37 NALANDA BR11
BIHAR 38 SAMASTIPUR BR12
BIHAR 39 BEGUSARAI BR13
BIHAR 40 EAST CHAMPARAN BR14

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BIHAR 41 MADHUBANI BR15
BIHAR 42 NAWADA BR16
BIHAR 43 ROHTAS BR17
BIHAR 44 SITAMARHI BR18
BIHAR 45 SIWAN BR19
BIHAR 46 WEST CHAMPARAN BR20
CHANDIGARH 47 CHANDIGARH/MOHALI CH01
CHHATTISGARH 48 BHILAI NAGAR/DURG CG01
CHHATTISGARH 49 BILASPUR(CHHATTISGARH) CG02
CHHATTISGARH 50 RAIPUR CG03
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 51 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI DN01
DAMAN & DIU 52 DAMAN DD01
DAMAN & DIU 53 DIU DD02
DELHI 54 DELHI/NEW DELHI DL01
GOA 55 PANAJI/MADGAON GO01
GUJARAT 56 AHMEDABAD/GANDHINAGAR GJ01
GUJARAT 57 ANAND GJ02
GUJARAT 58 BHAVNAGAR GJ03
GUJARAT 59 JAMNAGAR GJ06
GUJARAT 60 JUNAGADH GJ07
GUJARAT 61 MEHSANA GJ08
GUJARAT 62 RAJKOT GJ10
GUJARAT 63 SURAT GJ11
GUJARAT 64 VADODARA GJ12
GUJARAT 65 VALSAD/VAPI GJ13
GUJARAT 66 HIMATNAGAR GJ14
GUJARAT 67 NAVSARI GJ15
GUJARAT 68 BHARUCH GJ16
GUJARAT 69 BHUJ GJ17
HARYANA 70 AMBALA HR01
HARYANA 71 FARIDABAD HR03
HARYANA 72 GURUGRAM HR04
HARYANA 73 HISSAR HR05
HARYANA 74 KARNAL HR06
HARYANA 75 KURUKSHETRA HR07
HARYANA 76 PANIPAT HR08
HARYANA 77 SONIPAT HR09
HARYANA 78 YAMUNA NAGAR HR10
HARYANA 79 REWARI HR11
HARYANA 80 ROHTAK HR12
HARYANA 81 BHIWANI HR13
HARYANA 82 MAHENDRAGARH HR14
HIMACHAL PRADESH 83 BILASPUR(HIMACHAL PRADESH) HP01
HIMACHAL PRADESH 84 HAMIRPUR(HIMACHAL PRADESH) HP03
HIMACHAL PRADESH 85 KANGRA/PALAMPUR HP04
HIMACHAL PRADESH 86 SHIMLA HP06

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HIMACHAL PRADESH 87 SOLAN HP07
HIMACHAL PRADESH 88 MANDI HP08
HIMACHAL PRADESH 89 UNA HP09
HIMACHAL PRADESH 90 KULLU HP10
HIMACHAL PRADESH 91 SIRMAUR HP11
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 92 BARAMULLA JK01
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 93 JAMMU JK02
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 94 SAMBA JK03
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 95 SRINAGAR(J & K) JK04
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 96 ANANTNAG JK05
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 97 PULWAMA JK06
JHARKHAND 98 BOKARO STEEL CITY JH01
JHARKHAND 99 DHANBAD JH02
JHARKHAND 100 JAMSHEDPUR JH03
JHARKHAND 101 RANCHI JH04
JHARKHAND 102 HAZARIBAGH JH05
JHARKHAND 103 RAMGARH JH06
JHARKHAND 104 GIRIDIH JH07
KARNATAKA 105 BELAGAVI(BELGAUM) KK02
KARNATAKA 106 BELLARY KK03
KARNATAKA 107 BENGALURU KK04
KARNATAKA 108 BIDAR KK05
KARNATAKA 109 DAVANAGERE KK06
KARNATAKA 110 GULBARGA KK08
KARNATAKA 111 HASSAN KK09
KARNATAKA 112 DHARWAD/HUBBALLI(HUBLI) KK10
KARNATAKA 113 MANGALURU(MANGALORE) KK12
KARNATAKA 114 MYSURU(MYSORE) KK14
KARNATAKA 115 SHIVAMOGA(SHIMOGA) KK15
KARNATAKA 116 TUMAKURU KK16
KARNATAKA 117 UDUPI/MANIPAL KK17
KARNATAKA 118 MANDYA KK18
KERALA 119 ALAPPUZHA/CHENGANNUR KL01
KERALA 120 ERNAKULAM/ANGAMALY/MOOVATTUPUZHA KL04
KERALA 121 IDUKKI KL05
KERALA 122 KANNUR KL07
KERALA 123 KASARAGOD KL08
KERALA 124 KOLLAM KL09
KERALA 125 KOTTAYAM KL11
KERALA 126 KOZHIKODE KL12
KERALA 127 MALAPPURAM KL13
KERALA 128 PALAKKAD KL15
KERALA 129 PATHANAMTHITTA KL16
KERALA 130 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM KL17
KERALA 131 THRISSUR KL18
KERALA 132 WAYANAD KL19

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LAKSHADWEEP 133 KAVARATTI LD01
LEH AND LADHAK 134 LEH LL01
MADHYA PRADESH 135 BALAGHAT MP01
MADHYA PRADESH 136 BETUL MP02
MADHYA PRADESH 137 BHOPAL MP03
MADHYA PRADESH 138 CHHINDWARA MP05
MADHYA PRADESH 139 GWALIOR MP06
MADHYA PRADESH 140 INDORE MP07
MADHYA PRADESH 141 JABALPUR MP08
MADHYA PRADESH 142 REWA MP11
MADHYA PRADESH 143 SAGAR MP12
MADHYA PRADESH 144 SATNA MP13
MADHYA PRADESH 145 UJJAIN MP15
MADHYA PRADESH 146 DHAR MP16
MADHYA PRADESH 147 HOSHANGABAD MP17
MADHYA PRADESH 148 KHARGONE (WEST NIMAR) MP18
MADHYA PRADESH 149 DEWAS MP19
MADHYA PRADESH 150 VIDISHA MP20
MAHARASHTRA 151 AHMEDNAGAR MR01
MAHARASHTRA 152 AKOLA MR02
MAHARASHTRA 153 AMRAVATI MR03
MAHARASHTRA 154 AURANGABAD(MAHARASHTRA) MR04
MAHARASHTRA 155 CHANDRAPUR MR09
MAHARASHTRA 156 DHULE MR10
MAHARASHTRA 157 JALGAON MR13
MAHARASHTRA 158 KOLHAPUR MR14
MAHARASHTRA 159 LATUR MR15
MAHARASHTRA 160 MUMBAI/NAVI MUMBAI MR16
MAHARASHTRA 161 NAGPUR MR17
MAHARASHTRA 162 NANDED MR18
MAHARASHTRA 163 NASHIK MR19
MAHARASHTRA 164 PUNE MR22
MAHARASHTRA 165 RAIGAD MR23
MAHARASHTRA 166 RATNAGIRI MR24
MAHARASHTRA 167 SANGLI MR25
MAHARASHTRA 168 SATARA MR26
MAHARASHTRA 169 SOLAPUR MR27
MAHARASHTRA 170 THANE MR28
MAHARASHTRA 171 WARDHA MR29
MAHARASHTRA 172 BEED MR30
MAHARASHTRA 173 BHANDARA MR31
MAHARASHTRA 174 BULDHANA MR32
MAHARASHTRA 175 PALGHAR MR33
MAHARASHTRA 176 YAVATMAL MR34
MAHARASHTRA 177 GONDIA MR35
MANIPUR 178 IMPHAL MN01

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MEGHALAYA 179 SHILLONG MG01
MEGHALAYA 180 EAST KHASI HILLS MG02
MIZORAM 181 AIZAWL MZ01
NAGALAND 182 DIMAPUR NL01
NAGALAND 183 KOHIMA NL02
ODISHA 184 BALASORE OR02
ODISHA 185 BERHAMPUR-GANJAM OR03
ODISHA 186 BHUBANESWAR OR04
ODISHA 187 CUTTACK OR05
ODISHA 188 DHENKANAL OR06
ODISHA 189 ROURKELA OR08
ODISHA 190 SAMBALPUR OR09
ODISHA 191 ANGUL OR10
ODISHA 192 BHADRAK OR11
ODISHA 193 MAYURBHANJ/BARIPADA OR12
ODISHA 194 JAJPUR OR13
ODISHA 195 KENDRAPARA OR14
ODISHA 196 KENDUJHAR (KEONJHAR) OR15
ODISHA 197 PURI OR16
ODISHA 198 JAGATSINGHPUR OR17
OUT-SIDE INDIA 199 BAHRAIN ZZ01
OUT-SIDE INDIA 200 COLOMBO ZZ02
OUT-SIDE INDIA 201 DOHA ZZ03
OUT-SIDE INDIA 202 DUBAI ZZ04
OUT-SIDE INDIA 203 KATHMANDU ZZ05
OUT-SIDE INDIA 204 MUSCAT ZZ06
OUT-SIDE INDIA 205 RIYADH ZZ07
OUT-SIDE INDIA 206 SHARJAH ZZ08
OUT-SIDE INDIA 207 SINGAPORE ZZ09
OUT-SIDE INDIA 208 KUWAIT ZZ10
PUDUCHERRY 209 PUDUCHERRY PO01
PUNJAB 210 AMRITSAR PB01
PUNJAB 211 BHATINDA PB02
PUNJAB 212 JALANDHAR PB04
PUNJAB 213 LUDHIANA PB05
PUNJAB 214 PATHANKOT PB07
PUNJAB 215 PATIALA/FATEHGARH SAHIB PB08
PUNJAB 216 SANGRUR PB11
PUNJAB 217 SAHIBZADA AJIT SINGH NAGAR PB12
PUNJAB 218 HOSHIARPUR PB13
RAJASTHAN 219 AJMER RJ01
RAJASTHAN 220 ALWAR RJ02
RAJASTHAN 221 BIKANER RJ05
RAJASTHAN 222 JAIPUR RJ06
RAJASTHAN 223 JODHPUR RJ07
RAJASTHAN 224 KOTA RJ08

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RAJASTHAN 225 SIKAR RJ09
RAJASTHAN 226 SRIGANGANAGAR RJ10
RAJASTHAN 227 UDAIPUR RJ11
RAJASTHAN 228 BHILWARA RJ12
RAJASTHAN 229 JHUNJHUNU RJ13
RAJASTHAN 230 NAGAUR RJ14
RAJASTHAN 231 SAWAI MADHOPUR RJ15
RAJASTHAN 232 BHARATPUR RJ16
RAJASTHAN 233 DAUSA RJ17
RAJASTHAN 234 KARAULI RJ18
SIKKIM 235 GANGTOK SM01
TAMIL NADU 236 CHENNAI TN01
TAMIL NADU 237 COIMBATORE TN02
TAMIL NADU 238 CUDDALORE TN03
TAMIL NADU 239 KANCHIPURAM TN05
TAMIL NADU 240 KANYAKUMARI/NAGERCOIL TN06
TAMIL NADU 241 MADURAI TN08
TAMIL NADU 242 NAMAKKAL TN10
TAMIL NADU 243 SALEM TN11
TAMIL NADU 244 THANJAVUR TN12
TAMIL NADU 245 THOOTHUKUDI TN13
TAMIL NADU 246 TIRUCHIRAPPALLI TN14
TAMIL NADU 247 TIRUNELVELI TN15
TAMIL NADU 248 TIRUVALLUR TN16
TAMIL NADU 249 VELLORE TN18
TAMIL NADU 250 VIRUDHUNAGAR TN20
TAMIL NADU 251 KRISHNAGIRI TN21
TAMIL NADU 252 TIRUPUR TN22
TAMIL NADU 253 VILUPPURAM TN23
TELANGANA 254 HYDERABAD/SECUNDERABAD/RANGA REDDY TL01
TELANGANA 255 KARIMNAGAR TL02
TELANGANA 256 KHAMMAM TL03
TELANGANA 257 MAHBUBNAGAR TL04
TELANGANA 258 NALGONDA TL05
TELANGANA 259 WARANGAL TL07
TELANGANA 260 NIZAMABAD TL08
TELANGANA 261 SURYAPET TL09
TELANGANA 262 MAHABUBABAD TL10
TELANGANA 263 SIDDIPET TL11
TRIPURA 264 AGARTALA TA01
UTTAR PRADESH 265 AGRA UP01
UTTAR PRADESH 266 ALIGARH UP02
UTTAR PRADESH 267 ALLAHABAD/PRAYAGRAJ UP03
UTTAR PRADESH 268 BAREILLY UP04
UTTAR PRADESH 269 FAIZABAD UP06
UTTAR PRADESH 270 GHAZIABAD UP07

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UTTAR PRADESH 271 GORAKHPUR UP08
UTTAR PRADESH 272 NOIDA/GREATER NOIDA UP09
UTTAR PRADESH 273 JHANSI UP10
UTTAR PRADESH 274 KANPUR UP11
UTTAR PRADESH 275 LUCKNOW UP12
UTTAR PRADESH 276 MATHURA UP13
UTTAR PRADESH 277 MEERUT UP14
UTTAR PRADESH 278 MORADABAD UP15
UTTAR PRADESH 279 MUZAFFARNAGAR UP16
UTTAR PRADESH 280 SITAPUR UP17
UTTAR PRADESH 281 VARANASI UP18
UTTAR PRADESH 282 AZAMGARH UP19
UTTAR PRADESH 283 BALLIA UP20
UTTAR PRADESH 284 BIJNOR UP21
UTTAR PRADESH 285 FIROZABAD UP22
UTTAR PRADESH 286 GHAZIPUR UP23
UTTAR PRADESH 287 JAUNPUR UP24
UTTAR PRADESH 288 AMBEDKAR NAGAR UP25
UTTAR PRADESH 289 BANDA UP26
UTTAR PRADESH 290 BARABANKI UP27
UTTAR PRADESH 291 BASTI UP28
UTTAR PRADESH 292 BULANDSHAHR UP29
UTTAR PRADESH 293 DEORIA UP30
UTTAR PRADESH 294 ETAWAH UP31
UTTAR PRADESH 295 JALAUN (ORAI) UP32
UTTAR PRADESH 296 KUSHINAGAR UP33
UTTAR PRADESH 297 LAKHINPUR KHERI UP34
UTTAR PRADESH 298 MAU UP35
UTTAR PRADESH 299 MIRZAPUR UP36
UTTAR PRADESH 300 RAEBAREILI UP37
UTTAR PRADESH 301 SAHARANPUR UP38
UTTAR PRADESH 302 SHAHJANPUR UP39
UTTAR PRADESH 303 SULTANPUR UP40
UTTAR PRADESH 304 CHANDAULI UP41
UTTAR PRADESH 305 SONBHADRA UP42
UTTAR PRADESH 306 PRATAPGARH UP43
UTTARAKHAND 307 DEHRADUN UK01
UTTARAKHAND 308 HALDWANI UK02
UTTARAKHAND 309 HARIDWAR UK03
UTTARAKHAND 310 NAINITAL UK04
UTTARAKHAND 311 PANTNAGAR UK05
UTTARAKHAND 312 ROORKEE UK06
UTTARAKHAND 313 UDHAM SINGH NAGAR UK07
UTTARAKHAND 314 PAURI GARHWAL UK08
UTTARAKHAND 315 ALMORA UK09
WEST BENGAL 316 ASANSOL WB01

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WEST BENGAL 317 BURDWAN(BARDHAMAN) WB02
WEST BENGAL 318 DURGAPUR WB04
WEST BENGAL 319 HOOGHLY WB06
WEST BENGAL 320 HOWRAH WB07
WEST BENGAL 321 KALYANI WB08
WEST BENGAL 322 KOLKATA WB10
WEST BENGAL 323 SILIGURI WB11
WEST BENGAL 324 NORTH 24 PARGANAS WB12
WEST BENGAL 325 PASCHIM MEDINIPUR WB13
WEST BENGAL 326 PURBA MEDINIPUR WB14
WEST BENGAL 327 SOUTH 24 PARGANAS WB15
WEST BENGAL 328 BANKURA WB16
WEST BENGAL 329 NADIA WB17

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 Appendix - IV
Procedure for Online Payment of Fee and Helpline for Payment Related Queries

After completing Step-3 of Online Application Form,candidate may see (Step -4)for remitting the examination fee
in the following manner:

 Check the validity of the Debit/ Credit Card and keep it ready with you while logging on to website for
submitting application form. Candidate should enter the information asked for and make payment
through Debit/ Credit Card.
 Through Net Banking, check the balance in your account and keep all credentials ready with you while
logging on to website for making payment. Candidate should login with his/her credentials of net
banking and make payment accordingly.
 For payment through an UPI Service, check whether there is requisite balance in the Bank Account /
Wallet to which the concerned UPI is linked.
 For payment through Paytm, check whether there is requisite balance in the Account / Wallet to which it
is linked.

Prescribed Examination Fee (please see the Information at a Glance)can be paid through any Bank/Payment Gateway
in any Payment Mode[service/processing charges per transaction& GST applicable thereon @ 18 % are to be borne
by the candidate (except for payment made through Visa/MasterDebit Card):

S.N Mode of ICICI BANK HDFC BANK CANARA BANK STATE BANK OF INDIA PAYTM
o. Payment

NIL SBI
Canara
ICICI NIL Charge HDFC NIL Charge Charge
Bank
Net Rs
1
Banking Other 5.00+G Rs 4 +GST
Other Other Other 5.00 +
4.00 + GST 4.00 + GST Banks ST
Banks Banks Banks GST
Transacti Transacti Transacti
on upto 0% on upto Nil on upto 0%
Rs Rs 2000/- 0 Rs 2000/-
ICICI Canara
2000/- HDFC or %
All Debit or Bank or Nil
2 Transacti 0.5 % Other Transacti Transacti 0.8 % +
Card Other Other Charge
on + GST Banks on above 0 on above GST
Banks Banks
above Rs 2000/- % Rs 2000/-
Rs
2000/-
0.80%
Domestic of Fee+
0.40% Domestic
Dome 0.40%of Transaction 0.40% of Fee + Domest GST 0.4%+G
Domestic of Fee (Minimu
stic value GST ic (Minim ST
+ GST m Rs. 12)
um Rs
11/-)
Credit
3
Card
3.50%
Intern 2.35% Internation of Fee+
2.35%of Transaction Internatio Interna Internatio
ation Nil Charge of Fee+ al GST 3.5%+G
value nal tional nal
al GST (Minim ST
um Rs
11/-)
Transacti Transacti
on upto 0% on upto 0%
Rs Rs 2000/-
Unified ICICI
2000/-
Payment or
4 Transacti 5.0 % Nil Charge Transacti 0.65 %
Interface other
on + GST on above + GST
(UPI) banks
above Rs 2000/-
Rs
2000/-
PAYTM 0.8%+G
Wallet ST
Charge

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 Note: In case, the fee payment status is not ‘OK’, or Confirmation Page of the Online Application is not generated
after fee payment (completion of Step-4) of the candidateis advised to contact the helpline number/email of the
concerned Bank/Payment Gateway Integrator, as mentioned below:-
(a) If Paying through State Bank of India (SBI):

Level Name Email ID Contact Number

1 Helpdesk dgmcs.cc@sbi.co.in 18004253800
2 Helpdesk sbi.05222@sbi.co.in 08026599990
3 Customer Care agmcustomer.Ihodel@sbi.co.in 1800112211
4 Through SMS UNHAPPY (add text) 8008202020

(b) If Paying throughCanara Bank:

Level Name Email ID Contact Number

1 Helpdesk pgsupport@billdesk.com 01202400850/1
9971262371
2 Complaint genadmnronoida@canarabank.com 01202400850/1
Management
Services
3 Customer Care genadmnronoida@canarabank.com 9971262371
4 Through SMS genadmnronoida@canarabank.com 01202400850/1

(c) If Paying through HDFC Bank:

Level Name Email ID ContactNumber
1 Shri Vikram Singh vikram.singh4@hdfcbank.com 9799810080
2. Amit Singh amit.singh26@hdfcbank.com +91 7428869770
3 Shri Ripon Bhattacharjee ripon.bhattacharjee@hdfcbank.com 9625031697

(d) If Paying through ICICI Bank:

Level Name EmailID ContactNumber

1 Aiysha Khatun support.nta@ingenico.com 01204728426
2 Vishal Kumar vishal.kumar5@icicibank.com 7428928047
3 Mohit Bhatia mohit.bhatia@icicibank.com 9810086455

(e) If Paying through PAYTM:

Level Name EmailID ContactNumber

1 Shailesh education.support@paytm.com 7827407411
2 Ambreen Fatma education.support@paytm.com 0120-4789521

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 Appendix-V
Computer Based Test (CBT)
The major examinations being conducted by NTA will be Computer Based Test (CBT). A CBT requires candidates to sit in
front of a computer terminal (node) allocated to them against their Roll number and Admit card. After logging the
candidate will get detailed instructions for the examinations. At the designated time of start of examination, the
candidates will be able to proceed and see the questions on the computer screen using the computer mouse.
Candidates will have the option to change / modify/ edit / answers already entered any time during the examination.
Procedure for appearing in Computer Based Test (CBT):

(Sample/mock test will be available on NTA website: www.nta.ac.in for hands on practice)
(a) A computer terminal (node) indicating roll number will be allocated to each candidate. Candidates should find and
sit on their allocated computers only. Any candidate found to have changed room/hall or the computer on their
own other than the one allotted would lead to cancellation of candidature and no plea in this regard would be
entertained.
(b) For login, the candidate will have to enter login-ID and password. The computer terminal allotted to the candidate
will display WELCOME login screen, Candidate’s photograph and NET subject opted by the candidate.

Candidate Login Page

Candidate Welcome Screen

(c) After login, the candidate shall be able to see the detailed instructions for the examination. Candidates are advised
to go through the instructions carefully regarding the type of questions and marking scheme. At the designated
time of start of the examination, the candidates will be able to proceed and see the questions on the computer
screen.

General Instruction Page

Please read the instructions carefully

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General Instructions:
1. Total duration of examination is 60 minutes.
2. The clock will be set at the server. The countdown timer in the top right corner of screen will display the
remaining time available for you to complete the examination. When the timer reaches zero, the examination
will end by itself. You will not be required to end or submit your examination.
exa
3. The Questions Palette displayed on the right side of screen will show the status of each question using one of the
following symbols:
You have not visited the question yet.
You have not answered the question.
You have answered the question.
You have NOT answered the question but have marked the question for review.

The question(s) "Answered and Marked for Review" will be considered for evaluation.

4. You can click on the ">" arrow which appears to the left of question palette to collapse the question palette
thereby maximizing the question window. To view the question palette again, you can click on "<" which
appears on the right side of question window.
5. You can click on your "Profile" image on top right corner of your screen to to change the language during the
exam for entire question paper. On clicking of Profile image you will get a drop-down
drop down to change the question
content to the desired language.

6. You can click on to navigate to the bottom and to navigate to top of the ques
question are, without
scrolling.
Navigating to a Question:

7. To answer a question, do the following:

a. Click on the question number in the Question Palette at the right of your screen to go to that
numbered question directly. Note that using this option does NOT save your answer to the current
question.
b. Click on Save & Next to save your answer for the current question and then go to the next question.
c. Click on Mark for Review & Next to save your answer for the current question, mark it for review, and
then go to the next question.
Answering a Question:

8. Procedure for answering a multiple--choice type question:

a. To select you answer, click on the button of one of the options.
b. To deselect your chosen answer, click on the button of the chosen option again or click on ththe Clear
Response button
c. To change your chosen answer, click on the button of another option
d. To save your answer, you MUST click on the Save & Next button.
e. To mark the question for review, click on the Mark for Review & Next button.
9. To change your answer to a question that has already been answered, first select that question for answering
and then follow the procedure for answering that type of question.
Navigating through sections:

10. Sections in this question paper are displayed on the top bar of the screen. Questions in a section can be viewed
by click on the section name. The section you are currently viewing is highlighted.
11. After click the Save & Next button on the last question for a section, you will automatically be taken to the first
question of the next section.
12. You can shuffle between sections and questions anything during the examination as per your convenience only
during the time stipulated.
13. Candidate can view the corresponding section summery as part of the legend that appears in every section
above the question palette.

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The keyboard attached to the computer, if any, will be disabled during the entire duration of the examination.
Depending on the type of question, the answers to questions can either be entered by clicking on the virtual on-screen
keyboard (numeric or otherwise) using the computer mouse or by clicking the chosen option(s) using the computer
mouse. Candidates will have the option to change/modify answers already entered anytime during the entire duration
of the examination.
In case the computer/mouse allotted to any candidate malfunctions anytime during the test, he/she will be immediately
allotted another computer system and the time lost due to this will be adjusted in the server so as to give the candidate
the full allotted time.

The on-screen computer clock counter of every candidate will be set at the server. The countdown timer in the top right
side of computer screen will display the time remaining (in minutes) available for the candidate to complete the
examination. When the timer reaches zero, the examination will end by itself. Candidate will not be required to end or
submit the examination.

(d) The Question Palette displayed on the right side of screen will show the status of each question using one of the
following symbols:

The question(s) “Answered and Marked for Review” status for a question indicates that candidate would like to have a
relook at that question again. A candidate has the option of answering a question and simultaneously “Marked for
Review”, these answers will be considered for evaluation. However, if a candidate has simply put “Marked for Review”
for a question without answering it, the corresponding question marked for review without an answer will not be
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during the examination by clicking on the corresponding question number icon displayed on the Question Palette of the
corresponding section.
(e) Candidate can click on the “>” arrow which appears to the left of question palette to collapse the question palette
thereby maximizing the question viewing window. To view the question palette again, candidate can click on “<”
which appears on the right side of question window.
(f) Candidate can click on to navigate to the bottom and to navigate to the top of the question area, without scrolling.
Using the computer mouse the candidate can scroll up and down the question viewing area for viewing the entire
question.
(g) The full paper can be viewed by clicking the “Question Paper” icon on the top right corner of the screen.
(h) Blank Sheets for doing rough work/calculations shall be provided to the candidates. The Blanks Sheets would have a
Header page for the candidates to write down his/her Name and Roll Number. All calculations/writing work are to
be done only in the Blank Sheets provided at the centre in the examination Room/Hall and on completion of the
test candidates must hand over the rough sheets to the invigilator on duty in the Room/Hall.
(i) Navigating to a Question To navigate between questions within a Paper, candidate needs to do the following:
(a) Click on the question number in the Question Palette at the right of the screen to go to that numbered
question directly. Note that using this option does NOT save the answer to the currently displayed
question.
(b) Click on “Save & Next” to save the answer of any question. Clicking on “Save & Next” will save the answer
for the current question and the next question will be displayed on the candidate’s computer screen.
(c) Click on “Mark for Review & Next” to mark a question for review (without answering it) and proceed to the
next question.

(j) Answering a Question

To navigate between questions within a Paper, candidate needs to do the following:
(i) Procedure for answering a multiple-choice type question:
(a) To select the option(s), click on the corresponding button(s) of the option(s).
(b) To deselect the chosen answer, click on the button of the chosen option again or click on the “Clear
Response” button.
(c) To save the answer, the candidate MUST click on the “Save & Next” button.
(d) To mark the question for review (without answering it), click on the “Mark for Review & Next” button.

(k) Navigating through sections:

(i) Sections in the question paper are displayed on the top bar of the screen. Questions in a section can
be viewed by clicking on the section name. The section in which candidate is currently viewing will be
highlighted.
(ii) After clicking the “Save & Next” button on the last question for a section, candidate will automatically
be taken to the first question of the next section.
(iii) Candidate can shuffle between sections and questions within sections anytime during the examination
as per the convenience only during the time stipulated.

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 (iv) Candidate can view the corresponding
corresponding section summary as part of the legend that appears in every
section above the question palette.

Question Panel

Respective Option

Navigation Panel
(l) Procedure for answering questions that require inputs from on-screen
on virtual key board (numeric or otherwise)
otherwise):
(a) Candidate will have to use the on--screen
screen virtual keyboard (that would be displayed just below the question
Question Palette
statement of these types of questions) and the attached computer mouse to enter his/her answer in the spa
space
provided for answer.
On Screen Virtual Keyboard

(b) The answer can be changed, if required, anytime during the test. To save the answer, the candidate MUST click
on the “Save & Next” button.
(c) To mark the question for review (without answering it), click on the “Mark for Review & Next” button.

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 Candidate will have the option to change previously saved answer of any question, anytime during the entire
duration of the test. To change the answer to a question that has already been answered, first select the
corresponding question from the Question Palette, then click on “Clear Response” to clear the previously
entered answer and subsequently follow the procedure for answering that type of question.

(m) ROUGH WORK:

All calculations/writing work are to be done only in the rough sheet provided at the Centre in the examination
Room/Hall and on completion of the test candidates must hand over the rough sheets to the invigilator on duty
in the Room/Hall.

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 Appendix-VI
NTA: Test Practice Centres (TPCs)

What is a Test Practice Centre (TPCs)?

The Ministry of Human Resource Development mandated the NTA to set up, establish and create a network of Tests
Practice Centres for candidates, especially in remote and rural areas to enable them to practice and be comfortable in
taking a Computer Based Test (CBT). This facility is completely free of cost. Candidates can register online (on NTA
website) where they are provided a convenient TPC near to their location to practice on a given computer node. This
facilitates and eases the process of being able to take a Computer Based Test (CBT). The entire experience of using a
computer is close to the actual experience of taking a CBT. All efforts are made to provide practice tests and questions so
that candidates can familiarize themselves with logging into the system, go through the detailed instructions regarding
the test, use the mouse or numeric keyboard on screen (virtual) for attempting each question, scroll down to the next
question, navigate between questions, review and edit their options and submit questions.
The objective of TPCs is primarily to organize test practice for the upcoming NTA examinations.
The set of Instructions on How to Register for a TPCs through website: https://ntatpcsr.in/login

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For first time registration, click on “Sign up”.

User Dashboard:

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New booking to apply for a Mock Test:

Selection of Slot/Date:

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Search Mock Test Centre with the help of Pin Code of your area and select maximum of 05 Centres:

Acknowledgement of TPC:

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 Appendix - VII
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Procedure to be adopted for compilation of NTA scores for multi session Papers
(Normalization procedure based on PERCENTILE SCORE)

NTA may conduct examinations on multiple dates, generally in two sessions per day. The candidates will be given
different sets of questions per session and it is quite possible that in spite of all efforts of maintaining equivalence
among various question papers, the difficulty level of these question papers administered in different sessions may not
be exactly the same. Some of the candidates may end up attempting a relatively tougher set of questions when
compared to other sets. The candidates who attempt the comparatively tougher examination are likely to get lower
marks as compared to those who attempt the easier one. In order to overcome such a situation, “Normalization
procedure based on Percentile Score” will be used for ensuring that candidates are neither benefitted nor
disadvantaged due to the difficulty level of the examination. With the objective of ensuring that a candidate’s true
merit is identified, and that a level playing field is created in the above context, the Normalization Procedure, set out
below shall be adopted, for compiling the NTA scores for multi session papers.

The process of Normalization is an established practice for comparing candidate scores across multi session papers
and is similar to those being adopted in other large educational selection tests conducted in India. For normalization
across sections, NTA shall use the percentile equivalence.

Percentile Scores: Percentile scores are scores based on the relative performance of all those who appear for the
examination. Basically the marks obtained are transformed into a scale ranging from 100 to 0 for each session of
examinees.

The Percentile Score indicates the percentage of candidates that have scored EQUAL TO OR BELOW (same or lower
raw scores) that particular Percentile in that examination. Therefore the topper(highest score) of each session will get
the same Percentile of 100 which is desirable. The marks obtained in between the highest and lowest scores are also
converted to appropriate Percentiles.

The Percentile score will be the Normalized Score for the examination (instead of the raw marks of the candidate) and
shall be used for preparation of the merit lists.

The Percentile Scores will be calculated up to 7 decimal places to avoid bunching effect and reduce ties.

The Percentile score of a Candidate is calculated as follows:

100 X Number of candidates appeared in the ‘Session’ with raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS than the candidate
Total number of the candidates appeared in the ’Session’

Note: The Percentile of the Total shall NOT be an aggregate or average of the Percentile of individual subject.Percentile
score is not the same as percentage of marks obtained.

Example: Suppose a test was held in 4 sessions of examinees as per details given below:-
(Allocation of Days and shifts were done randomly)
(a) Distribution of candidates were as follows:
Session-1: Day-1 Shift-1, Session-2: Day-1 Shift-2, Session-3: Day-2 Shift-1 and Session-4: Day-2 Shift-2

Session Day/Shift No of Candidates Marks

Absent Appeared Total Highest Lowest

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 Session-1 Day-1 Shift-1 3974 28012 31986 335 -39
Session-2 Day-1 Shift-2 6189 32541 38730 346 -38
Session-3 Day-2 Shift-1 6036 41326 47362 331 -49
Session-4 Day-2 Shift-2 9074 40603 49677 332 -44
Total 25273 142482 167755 346 -49
(Session-1 to Session-4)

In this method of scoring the HIGHEST RAW SCORE in each paper (irrespective of the raw scores) will be the 100
Percentile indicating that 100% of candidates have scores equal to or lesserthan the highest scorer/ topper for that
session.

Highest Raw Score and Percentile Score: All the highest raw scores will have normalized Percentile Score of 100 for
their respective session.

Session Total Highest Candidates who Percentile Score Remarks

Candidates Raw scored EQUAL OR
Appeared Score LESS THAN Highest
Raw Score
28012 335 28012 100.0000000 i.e. all the highest
Session-1
[(28012/28012)*100] raw scores would
32541 346 32541 100.0000000 be normalized to
Session -2
[(32541/32541)*100] 100 Percentile
41326 331 41326 100.0000000 Score for their
Session -3
[(41326/41326)*100] respective session.
40603 332 40603 100.0000000
Session -4
[(40603/40603)*100]

Lowest Raw Score and Percentile Score: Percentile Score of all the lowest raw scores will depend on the total number
of candidates who have taken the examination for their respective session.

Session Total Lowest Candidates who Percentile Score Remarks

Candidates Raw Score scored EQUAL OR
Appeared LESS THAN Lowest
Raw Score
Session -1 28012 -39 1 0.0035699 i.e. Percentile Score of
[(1/28012)*100] all the lowest raw
Session -2 32541 -38 1 0.0030730 scores are different
[(1/32541)*100] i.e. Percentile
Session -3 41326 -49 1 0.0024198 Scoredepend on the
[(1/41326)*100] total number of
Session -4 40603 -44 1 0.0024629 candidates who have
[(1/40603)*100] taken the examination
for their respective
session.

The following is a further explanation of the interpretation of the raw scores and Percentile Score in Session-3 (Day-2
and Shift-1) with 41326 candidates who have taken the examination.

Candidate Percentile Score No of Raw Remark

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 Candidates Score
A 100.0000000 1 331 Indicates that amongst those appeared, 100% have scored
[(41326/41326)*100] either EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN the candidate A (331 raw
score).
It also indicates that no candidate has scored more than the
candidate A (331 raw score).
B 90.1224411 77 121 Indicates that amongst those appeared, 90.1224411% have
[(37244/41326)*100] scored either EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN the candidate B (121
raw score).
It also indicates that remaining candidates have scored more
than candidate B (121 raw score).
C 50.4549194 381 41 Indicates that amongst those appeared, 50.4549194% have
[(20851/41326)*100] scored either EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN the candidate C (41
raw score).
It also indicates that remaining those appeared have scored
more than candidate C (41 raw score).
D 31.7040120 789 25 Indicates that amongst those appeared, 31.7040120% have
[(13102/41326)*100] scored either EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN the candidate D (25
raw score)
It also indicates that remaining candidates have scored more
than candidate D (25 raw score).
E 1.1034216 100 -15 Indicates that amongst those appeared, 1.1034216% have
[(456/41326)*100] scored either EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN the candidate E (-15
raw score)
It also indicates that remaining candidates have scored more
than candidate E (-15 raw score)

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR NORMALIZATION AND PREPARATION OF RESULT:

Step-1: Distribution of Examinees in two shifts:

Candidates have to be distributed into two sessions randomly so that each session has approximately equal
number of candidates. These two sessions would be as follows:

Session-1: Day-1 Shift-1, Session-2: Day-1 Shift-2

In the event of more number of days or less number of shifts, the candidates will be divided
accordingly.
This will ensure that there is no bias in the distribution of candidates who shall take the examination. Further,
with a large population of examinees spread over the entire country the possibility of such bias becomes
remote.

Step-2: Preparation of Results for each Session:

The examination results for each session would be prepared in the form of
 Raw Scores
 Percentiles Scores of Total raw scores.
The Percentiles would be calculated for each candidate in the Session as follows:
Let TP1 be the Percentile Scores of Total Raw Score of that candidate.
No. of candidates appeared from the session with raw score EQUAL TO OR LESS
Total Percentile (TP1) : 100 X
than T1 score

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 Total No. of candidates appeared in the session
Step-3: Compilation of NTA score and Preparation of Result:
The Percentile scores for the Total Raw Score for all the sessions (Session-1: Day-1 Shift-1, Session-2: Day-1
Shift-2) as calculated in Step-2 above would be merged and shall be called the NTA scores which will then be
used for compilation of result and further processing for deciding the allocation.

In the events of the percentiles for the multi-shifts being dissimilar / unequal, the lowest will be the eligibility
cut-off for that category for all candidates (i.e. all shifts).

For Example: In an the examination held in two shifts, if the 40% marks correspond to a Percentile score of 78
in Shift 1 and 79 in Shift 2, then all those equal to or above 78 percentiles (Percentile score of 100 to 78) in
both shifts will become eligible in General Category. Similar method will be adopted for the other categories to
determine eligibility cut-offs. In case the examination is held in more number of shifts the same principle shall
apply.

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 Appendix - VIII

Replica of Online of Application Form

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