This is a collective test that is held in India for aspiring engineering students. The test determines the capability of a student’s caliber and according to it, the students are then enrolled in respective colleges that fall under this test.
Every year, this test is conducted under the supervision of the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). Under JEE, there are 23 Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campuses, 31 National Institute of Technology campuses, 18 Indian Institutes of Information Technology campuses, and 19 other Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs). Selection of the candidates to these respective colleges is done on the basis of the score they obtain after both the tests that are JEE Main and JEE advanced.
Institutes like the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs), the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy (IIPE), the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) also falls under the selection process of this test.
JEE Main is also divided into two sections and the aspiring candidate can either choose to select on the test or can appear in both. Both the papers are of multiple-choice questions. The first paper is for aspiring engineering students and the second paper is for the B.Arch students.
JEE Advanced is the next step that comes after the completion of JEE Main and only a handful of top students are selected in this stage.
Acronym | Full Form |
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CAIIB | Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers |
CAT | Common Admission Test |
CPT | Common Proficiency Test |
GATE | Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering |
IAS | Indian Administrative Service |
ICSE | Indian Certificate of Secondary Education |
IELTS | International English Language Testing System |
JAIIB | Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers |
NDA | National Defence Academy |
NET | National Eligibility Test |
SSB | Service Selection Board |
TOEFL | Test of English as a Foreign Language |
UPSC | Union Public Service Commission |
CTS | Certified Technology Specialist |
NTSE | National Talent Search Examination |
NET JRF | National Eligibility Test for Junior Research Fellowship |
CLAT | Common Law Admission Test |
CSC | Civil Service Commission |
AFCAT | Air Force Common Admission Test |
RAC | Regulatory Affairs Certification |
SAT | Scholastic Assessment Test |
CTET | Central Teacher Eligibility Test |
UPTET | Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test |
APTET | Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test |
BTET | Bihar Teacher Eligibility Test |
TNTET | Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test |
KTET | Kerala Teachers Eligibility Test |
MAHATET | Maharashtra Teacher Eligibility Test |
KARTET | Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test |
HTET | Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test |
UTET | Uttarakhand Teachers Eligibility Test |
PSTET | Punjab State Teacher Eligibility Test |
OSSTET | Odisha Secondary School Teacher Eligibility Test |
MPTET | Madhya Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test |
Tripura TET | Tripura Teacher Eligibility Test |
TS TET / TSTET | Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test |
SSC FCI | Staff Selection Commission Food Corporation of India |
SSC JE | Staff Selection Commission Junior Engineer |
SSC GD | Staff Selection Commission General Duty |
SSC MTS | Staff Selection Commission Multitasking Staff |
SSC CHSL | Staff Selection Commission Combined Higher Secondary Level |
SSC CGL | Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level |
SSC CPO | Staff Selection Commission Central Police Organization |
HSSC | Haryana Staff Selection Commission |
UPSC CSE | Union Public Service Commission Civil Service Examination |
UPSC IAS | Union Public Service Commission Indian Administration Services |
UPSC CDS | Union Public Service Commission Combined Defence Service |
UPSC NDA | Union Public Service Commission National Defence Academy |
UPSC IES | Union Public Service Commission Indian Engineering Services |
UPSC CAPF | Union Public Service Commission Central Armed Police Forces |
UPSC SCRA | Union Public Service Commission Special Class Railway Apprentice |
RPSC | Rajasthan Public Service Commission |
TSPSC | Telangana State Public Service Commission |
TNPSC | Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission |
UPPSC | Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission |
KSET | Karnataka State Eligibility Test |
TSSET | Telangana State Eligibility Test |
Kerala SET | Kerala State Eligibility Test |
GSET | Gujarat State Eligibility Test |
MH SET | Maharastra State Eligibility Test |
USET | Uttarakhand State Eligibility Test |
JKSET | Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test |
RRB NTPC | Railway Recruitment Board Non-Technical Popular Categories |
RRB ALP | RRB Assistant Loco Pilot Exam |
RRB Group D | Railway Recruitment Board Group D |
RRB JE | The Railway Recruitment Board |