
Fri Jan 24 08:40:15 UTC 2025: ## JEE Main 2025 Admit Cards Released: Varanasi Venue Change Announced
**New Delhi, January 23, 2025** – The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit cards for the first session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025, scheduled for January 28th, 29th, and 30th. Candidates can download their hall tickets from the official website, jeemain.nta.nic.in, using their application number and password.
A significant change has been announced: exam venues for candidates scheduled to take the exam in Prayagraj on January 28th, 29th, and 30th have been shifted to Varanasi due to the Maha Kumbh Mela.
The NTA urges candidates to carefully check their admit cards for accuracy, ensuring that personal details, photographs, signatures, QR codes, and barcodes are clearly visible. Candidates requiring assistance can contact the NTA helpline at 011-40759000 or email jeemain@nta.nic.in.
On exam days, candidates must bring their admit card along with a valid, original photo ID card that matches the one uploaded during registration.
JEE Main 2025 will be conducted in two shifts on January 28th and 29th (9 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 6 pm) for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech). Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning) will be held on January 30th in the second shift (3 pm to 6:30 pm). The exam is crucial for admission to undergraduate engineering, architecture, and planning courses at various institutions, including IITs, NITs, and IIITs, and serves as a qualifier for the IIT JEE Advanced. Further details are available on the official website.