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How Many Students Appeared for JEE Main 2023

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October 28, 2023
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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

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

Total Number of unique candidates Appeared in JEE Main 2023 both Sessions (January/April)

1113325

Number of common candidates registered in JEE Main both Sessions (January/April)

629000

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

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

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

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

 

709611

 

Number of candidates appeared in session 3

 

543553

 

Number of candidates registered in session 4

 

767700

 

Number of candidates appeared in session 4

 

481419

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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:

  • JEE Main 2016: 1207058

  • JEE Main 2015: 1234760

  • 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.

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