JEE Main Number of Students Appeared in JEE Main 2023: The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to engineering courses in top engineering institutions in India. The JEE exam is conducted twice a year, and numerous candidates register to appear for both sessions of the JEE exam, making it highly competitive. The JEE Main 2023 was conducted in January 2023 and April 2023.
For the IIT JEE January 2023 session, 8.6 lakh students applied, and 8.22 lakh candidates appeared for the exam. The number of candidates registered for the JEE Main April 2023 session was 931334, of which 883367 appeared for the exam. This article provides a detailed analysis of the number of students who appeared for the JEE Main 2023 exams.
Number of Students Registered and Appeared for JEE Main 2023
The National Testing Agency has released the particulars about the number of candidates registered and appeared in JEE Main 2023 for both the sessions. The details are mentioned in the below table.
Number of Students Registered and Appeared for JEE Main 2023 |
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Particulars |
January 2023 (Session 1) |
April 2023 (Session 2) |
Number of candidates registered |
860064 |
823967 |
Number of candidates appeared |
931510 |
883372 |
Total Number of unique candidates Registered in JEE Main 2023 both Sessions (January/April) |
1162398 |
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Total Number of unique candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2023 both Sessions (January/April) |
1113325 |
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Number of common candidates registered in JEE Main both Sessions (January/April) |
629000 |
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Number of familiar candidates appeared in JEE Main 2023 in both sessions (January/April) |
594013 |
Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Candidates Registered in JEE Main 2023
The details about the number of registered candidates belonging to general and various reserved categories are also released, which are again subdivided gender-wise. The detailed analysis of different categories of candidates registered for both January and April 2023 sessions is given in the table below.
Category-wise Number of Candidates Registered in JEE Main 2023 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
Total |
Male |
303169 |
86919 |
303919 |
80254 |
28050 |
2537 |
804848 |
Female |
139417 |
35397 |
136172 |
33198 |
12709 |
652 |
357545 |
Third Gender |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Total |
442588 |
122317 |
440093 |
113452 |
40759 |
3189 |
1162398 |
Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2023
The category-wise number of candidates who appeared in the JEE Main 2023 exam was released. The detailed analysis of different categories of candidates who appeared in JEE Main January and April 2023 sessions are given in the table below.
Gender/Category-wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2023 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
Total |
Male |
290936 |
85696 |
293488 |
75658 |
26154 |
2427 |
774359 |
Female |
132176 |
34798 |
129190 |
30677 |
11503 |
619 |
338963 |
Third Gender |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Total |
423112 |
120495 |
422680 |
106335 |
37657 |
3046 |
1113325 |
JEE Main 2023 Highest Attendance Percentage
Including the JEE Main sessions (January and April), more than 11 lakh students appeared for the JEE Main 2023 exam, with an increase of more than 2 lakh candidates over the previous year.
Compared to the number of applicants, JEE Main 2023 observed the most significant number of students appearing for the exam. In the previous years, around 82% of students took the exam, whereas, for JEE Main 2023, more than 95% of students appeared for the exam.
Number of Students Registered and Appeared in JEE Main Previous Years Analysis
Knowledge about the number of candidates who applied and appeared in JEE exams of previous years can be a reference for candidates to get an idea about the trend and the level of competitiveness. The table below demonstrates the number of registered candidates and candidates who appeared in the JEE Main exams in previous years.
Number of Students Registered and Appeared in JEE Main Previous Years Analysis |
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Particulars |
2022 |
2021 |
2019 |
Number of candidates registered in session 1 |
872970 |
652628 |
929198 |
Number of candidates appeared in session 1 |
769604 |
621033 |
874469 |
Number of candidates registered in session 2 |
622034 |
619641 |
935755 |
Number of candidates appeared in session 2 |
540242 |
556248 |
881096 |
Number of candidates registered in session 3 |
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709611 |
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Number of candidates appeared in session 3 |
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543553 |
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Number of candidates registered in session 4 |
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767700 |
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Number of candidates appeared in session 4 |
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481419 |
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Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Registered in JEE Main 2022
The details of the total number of candidates belonging to general and various reserved categories who registered for the JEE Main January and April 2022 sessions are given in the below table.
Gender/Category-wise Number of Candidates Registered in JEE Main 2022 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
Total |
Male |
302486 |
63372 |
261837 |
72825 |
26858 |
2259 |
727378 |
Female |
128746 |
24712 |
107837 |
27260 |
10862 |
545 |
299417 |
Third Gender |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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Total |
431233 |
88085 |
369676 |
100085 |
37720 |
2804 |
1026799 |
Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2022
The category-wise total number of candidates who appeared in JEE Main 2022 exam for January and April 2022 sessions are given in the below table.
Gender/Category-Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2022 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
Total |
Male |
267982 |
60052 |
234798 |
63125 |
22598 |
2009 |
648555 |
Female |
110224 |
22990 |
92411 |
22813 |
8593 |
471 |
257031 |
Third Gender |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
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Total |
378207 |
83043 |
327211 |
85938 |
31191 |
2480 |
905590 |
Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Registered in JEE Main 2021
The details of the total number of candidates belonging to general and various reserved categories who registered for the JEE Main 2021, including all four sessions, are given in the below table.
Gender/Category- Wise Number of Candidates Registered in JEE Main 2021 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
Total |
Male |
140970 |
23709 |
114395 |
28248 |
11377 |
563 |
319262 |
Female |
307627 |
60662 |
258651 |
71631 |
27801 |
2373 |
728745 |
Third Gender |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
Total |
448599 |
84371 |
373048 |
99879 |
39179 |
2936 |
1048012 |
Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2021
The category-wise total number of candidates who appeared in the JEE Main 2021 exam for all four sessions is given in the below table.
Gender/ Category-Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2021 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
PwD |
Total |
Male |
124144 |
22640 |
99524 |
23988 |
9281 |
490 |
280067 |
Female |
277567 |
58417 |
234631 |
62365 |
23784 |
2175 |
658939 |
Third Gender |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Total |
401712 |
81057 |
334156 |
86353 |
33065 |
2665 |
939008 |
Gender/Category -Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2019
The category-wise total number of candidates who appeared in the JEE Main 2019 exam for January and April 2019 sessions are given in the below table.
Gender/Category-Wise Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2019 |
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Gender |
General |
EWS |
OBC- NCL |
SC |
ST |
Total |
Male |
354488 |
33377 |
317568 |
79333 |
31654 |
816420 |
Female |
151153 |
9658 |
128599 |
29314 |
11978 |
330702 |
Third gender |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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Total |
505642 |
43035 |
446168 |
108648 |
43632 |
1147125 |
Number of Candidates who appeared in JEE Main 2018
The total number of candidates who registered and appeared in the JEE Main 2018 exam is given in the below table.
Number of Candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2018 |
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Gender |
Registered |
Appeared |
Male |
- |
646814 |
Female |
- |
266745 |
Transgender |
- |
3 |
Total |
10,43,739 |
913562 |
Number of Candidates Registered And Appeared in JEE Main 2017
The category-wise total number of candidates who registered and appeared for offline and online exams in JEE Main 2017 exam are given in the below table.
Number of Candidates Registered and Appeared in JEE Main 2017 |
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Details |
Male |
Female |
Third gender |
Total |
Candidates registered for Offline Exam |
719799 |
282980 |
2 |
1002781 |
Candidates registered for Online Exam |
137098 |
46574 |
1 |
183673 |
Candidates appeared for Offline Exam |
692559 |
264156 |
1 |
956716 |
Candidates appeared for Online Exam |
125249 |
40385 |
1 |
165635 |
Number of Students Appeared in 2014-2016
The total number of students appeared in the JEE Main exam for 2014, 2015, and 2016 are as follows:
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JEE Main 2016: 1207058
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JEE Main 2015: 1234760
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JEE Main 2014: 1290028
Number of Students Appeared for JEE Main 2023 FAQs
Q1. What is the percentage of students who appeared in the January 2023 session of the JEE Main exam?
Ans: In the January 2023 session of the JEE Main exam, out of 860064 applicants, 823967 candidates appeared for the exam, which means 95.8% of candidates appeared for the exam.
Q2. What is the percentage of students who appeared in the April 2023 session of the JEE Main exam?
Ans: A total of 931510 candidates registered for the April 2023 session of JEE Main exam, out of which 883372 candidates appeared for the exam, which means 94.8% of candidates appeared for the exam.
Q3. What is the percentage of women candidates who appeared in the JEE Main 2023 exam?
Ans. Including both sessions of the JEE Main 2023 exams, a total of 338963 female candidates appeared in the JEE Main exam out of a total of 1113325 candidates. So, the percentage of women candidates was 30.4%.
Q4. What is the percentage of SC/ST candidates registered for JEE Main 2023 exams?
Ans. Out of a total of 1113325 candidates registered for the JEE Main exam, around 13% belonged to the SC/ST category.
Q5. How many candidates appeared for both January and April 2023 sessions of the JEE Main exams?
Ans. A total of 594013 candidates appeared for both the January and April 2023 sessions of the JEE Main exams.