Purpose and Scope

JEE Main serves as the gateway to undergraduate engineering programs in NITs, IIITs, and other centrally funded technical institutions. It is also the qualifying exam for JEE Advanced. On the other hand, JEE Advanced is exclusively designed for admission to the prestigious IITs, with a smaller candidate pool and more rigorous criteria. 2. Eligibility and Attempts JEE Main has broader eligibility criteria with no age limit, and students can attempt it multiple times a year. In contrast, JEE Advanced allows only two consecutive attempts, with strict eligibility, including ranking among the top 2,50,000 JEE Main candidates. 3. Exam Pattern and Format JEE Main follows a relatively predictable format, consis