JEE Main 2021 April Session Exam: Check these IMPORTANT UPDATES on answer keys, see the procedure of CHALLENGING answer keys - find all details here

JEE Main 2021 July Answer Key: The JEE Main 2021 April session exams have started from yesterday, July 20, 2021, and will continue till July 25, 2021. The candidates must note that after the JEE Main 2021 April session or third session exam ends, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will release the provisional answer keys of the exams. The JEE Main 2021 candidates must keep an eye on the official NTA website at nta.nic.in and JEE Main website at jeemain.nta.nic.in for the answer keys. 

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The JEE Main 2021 April and May session exams, that is the third and fourth session exams had to be postponed due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. NTA issued a notification on July 6, 2021, announcing the resumption of the JEE Main 2021 April and May session exams. It has to be remembered that the JEE Main 2021 February and March session exams have been completed and the results have been declared. 

The JEE Main 2021 April session exams have started from July 20, 2021, and will take place till July 25, 2021. For JEE Main 2021 third session or April session, exams for B.E/ B.Tech (Paper 1) will be conducted. 

The candidates must note that at the end of each JEE Main 2021 sessions, the NTA released provisional answer keys and question paper with recorded responses for answer challenges. It has to be noted that the JEE Main 2021 March session exams took place from March 16, 2021 to March 18, 2021. The provisional answer keys were displayed on March 20, 2021 and the candidates were able to challenge the answer keys till March 22, 2021. 

The JEE Main 2021 candidates must note that those who are not satisfied with the answer key may challenge for the same by paying a fee of Rs 200 per question. The challenges made by the candidates will be verified by the panel of subject experts and if found correct, the answer key will be revised accordingly. Based on the revised final answer key, the results will be prepared. 

The procedure of challenging answer key are as follows: 

Step 1: One has to go to the official JEE Main website at jeemain.nta.nic.in

Step 2: Now the candidates will have to click ‘Challenge (s) regarding Answer Key’

Step 3: Now the candidates can login with Application Number and Date of Birth and enter Security Pin as displayed and submit

Step 4: Again, one has to click ‘Challenge(s) regarding Answer Key’

Step 5: After this one will see the following Question IDs are in sequential order: For JEE (Main) – 2021 for the respective sessions

Step 6: The ID next to the question under the column ‘Correct Option’ stands for the correct Answer Key to be used by NTA

Step 7: Now if one wishes to challenge this option, one may use any one or more of the Option IDs given in the next four columns by clicking the check box 

Step 8: One may want to upload supporting documents in which you can select ‘Choose File’ and upload (all documents to be put in a single pdf file)

Step 9:  After clicking on the desired option, for Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics for B.E. /B. Tech, ‘Save your Claim’ and move to the next screen

Step 10: One will see a display of all the Option IDs one has challenged

Step 11: Click on ‘Save your Claim and Pay Fee Finally’

Step 12: Finally, select Mode of Payment and Pay a non-refundable processing fee of Rs 200 for each question challenged. One can make payment through Debit/Credit Card/Net Banking/Paytm

The JEE Main 2021 candidates must keep an eye on the JEE Main website at jeemain.nta.nic.in and NTA website atnta.nic.in for any updates on the answer keys.