JEE Main Bonus Marks - Will NTA award bonus marks for JEE Main this year as well?
The National Testing Agency (NTA) is expected to release the JEE Main 2020 Result by January 18. One important thing to get clarified is that will NTA award bonus marks this year as well?
This question is very apt as the exam conducting authority has done the same for the JEE Main conducted last year. In the April session of JEE Main 2019, the NTA awarded up to 24 bonus marks to the aspirants.
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After the announcement of JEE Main answer key last year, few questions of the two shifts were dropped due to some mistakes in them. In line with this, candidates of these shift who attempt these questions were awarded bonus marks.
As the provisional answer key of JEE Main 2020 are already announced, it is to observe that the NTA will award bonus marks to the candidates appeared in this year’s exam or not. Awarding the bonus marks implies that the certain number of questions were wrong in the question paper.
Last year, the bonus marks were awarded to candidates appeared in the JEE Main on April 8 (shift 2) and April 10 (shift 1 and 2) candidates. The candidates who appeared for in the second shift of April 8 got 24 bonus marks for six questions. Whereas, aspirants appeared in both shifts of April 10 shift have received 8 marks each for two dropped questions.
If any such situation arises, candidates may get bonus marks for the JEE Main 2020 as well. The only condition to get the bonus marks is that a candidate must have attempted those questions.
JEE Main 2020 result is scheduled to be released on January 31 but in going through the previous year trends, it is likely that the NTA will announce the result earlier by January 18. To check the result of JEE Main 2020, candidates need to visit the official website. On clicking the “JEE Main 2020 Result January Session”, candidates will need to login with their credentials. On clicking the submit button, result will be displayed on the screen.
As per the official notification released by NTA, 11,18,673 candidates registered themselves for JEE Main 2020 January session. Of these registrations, 9,21,261 for BE/BTech, 1,38,409 were for BArch, and 59,003 registered for BPlanning.
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Answered Yesterday
Yes, you can get admission to VNIT Nagpur with 95.55 percentile in JEE Main under the EWS category (Maharashtra home state) but your course options might be limited or into less competitive or core branches.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered Yesterday
No, JEE Main ranks are not accepted for core engineering seat allotments at this campus. Admission to all BTech tracks is handled exclusively through the university's own entrance test ranks. VIT Bhopal University requires all engineering aspirants to register for and clear the VITEEE exam to secure
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 days ago
Sorry, but even under the SC category, securing a seat in an NIT with a JEE Main CRL rank of 632000 is not possible.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 days ago
The rank needed for admission to the BTech course would depend on the course, round and branch you are applying for. For the General HS category, the Round 2 cutoff was 770798 for the BTech CSE course. So, this category students need a rank of at least 770798 to be considered eligible for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, several colleges convert a good JEE Main percentile directly into a fee waiver. Graphic Era's GECET-linked scholarships and UPES's merit scholarships can cut your fees by up to 50%. This makes originally expensive private colleges much more affordable for high scorers, so it's worth applying ev
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No, JEE Main is not required to get admission in BTech at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. Admissions under the government quota rely primarily on Class 12 marks through TNEA counseling. However, JEE Main scores may be considered for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Yes, most Coimbatore colleges, including PSG Tech, Karunya, and Kumaraguru, primarily admit students through TNEA counselling, which is based on Class 12 merit rather than JEE Main. JEE Main is mainly relevant if you're targeting government institutes like NITs. So a strong Class 12 score alone can
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No, I don't think you can get into B.Tech EEE at Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad with JEE Main rank of 5,30,000 as General, non-UP domicile candidate. Typically, closing rank for EEE close much earlier around 3,00,00.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 4 days ago
Absolutely. Unlike government colleges with very tight cutoffs, most private engineering colleges in UP admit students across a wide score range, and several also accept students without a JEE Main score at all. Your branch choice and college reputation still matter, but private colleges generally o
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 5 days ago
No, JEE Main is not mandatory for BTech admission to SVSU Meerut. While JEE Main scores are accepted for BTech application, students can qualify directly through the university's SNET examination or Class 12 merit.
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Contributor-Level 9

Can I get admission to VNIT Nagpur with 95.55 percentile in JEE Main under the EWS category (Maharashtra home state)?