JEE Main 2025 Session 1 Exam Day Guidelines: The first session of the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) will begin on January 22 with paper 1 exam. The JEE Main paper 1 comprises of the BE/ BTech paper (paper 1). The JEE Main 2025 exams will be held from January 22 to January 30. The JEE Main 2025 is being held in two phases this year, the first in January and the next in April. The exam duration for paper 1 (BE/ BTech), paper 2A (BArch) or paper 2B (BPlanning) is three hours. And for both the papers together (BArch and BPlanning), it is three hours and 30 minutes. The JEE Main paper 2 exam will be held in the second shift on January 30 alone, from 3 pm. The morning shift papers are set to be held between 9 am and 12 noon. Candidates appearing for JEE Main 2025 will have to undergo frisking and biometric attendance after toilet breaks as well. The candidates had to register through DigiLocker/ABC ID. Those candidates who did not register through the DigiLocker / ABC ID or had chosen authentication through non-Aadhaar options will be required to report early on the JEE Main 2025 exam day. Candidates will have to reach the JEE Main 2025 exam centre atleast one hour earlier to get their biometrics recorded. JEE Main 2025: Things to carry – Candidates will have to carry a print out of the JEE Main 2025 admit card – In addition to the JEE Main 2025 admit card hard copy, candidates will also have to carry a photo identity proof in original – Candidates will have to paste a photograph on the admit card. It is better to carry two extra copies of photographs to the exam centre – One passport size photograph will also be required to be pasted on the attendance sheet. The passport size photograph should be the same as uploaded with the online JEE Main application form JEE Main 2025 barred items – Items including instrument or geometry, pencil box, handbag, purse, any kind of paper, stationery, textual material, eatables and water, mobile phone, ear phone, microphone, pager, calculator, docupen, slide rules, log tables, camera, tape recorder and metallic item or electronic gadgets, devices will not be allowed inside the JEE Main exam centre JEE Main 2025: Dress Code -Avoid wearing metallic elements like rings, bracelets, and earrings or embellishments -Shoes with thick soles are prohibited. -Opt for simple, comfortable clothing -Any kind of scarf should be avoided. JEE Main 2025 Session 1: NTA guidelines – For the drawing paper of paper 2 JEE Main, however, the candidates will have to bring their own geometry box set, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons. The candidates are not allowed to use watercolours on drawing sheet – Diabetic students will be allowed to carry eatables like sugar tablets and fruits (like bananas, apples, oranges) and transparent water bottles. However, they will not be allowed to carry packed foods like chocolates/candy/sandwiches, etc. The JEE Main admit card must be dropped in the designated drop box while leaving the JEE Main exam hall. NTA said the answers will not be evaluated if teh candidates fail to deposit their admit cards.
