students took the examination in the conventional pen and paper mode. The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at the examination is limited to three in consecutive years. , the top 2,24,000 rankers of JEE-Main will qualify to take the second and final level of examination: JEE-Advanced. In 2010, the Ministry of Human Resource Development announced plans to replace JEE with a common entrance test for all government engineering colleges which will be called Indian Science Engineering Eligibility Test (ISEET), by 2013. Accordingly, MHRD proposes to set up National Testing Service, which will be an autonomous and self-sustained agency to conduct this new common entrance test. The JEE-Main also serves as a preliminary requisite examination for JEE-Advanced. Languages The exam is offered in thirteen languages, namely English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Mode of Exam B.E./B.Tech (Paper 1): Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics B.Arch (Paper 2): Mathematics, Aptitude, and Drawing B.Planning (Paper 3): Mathematics, Aptitude, and Planning Participating institutes Institutes participating in the 2022 centralized seat allocation process included: The 31 National Institutes of Technology. The 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology. 27 other Central Government Funded Institutions including the three Schools of Planning and Architecture. State institutes such as the Delhi Technological University, Jabalpur Engineering College, Pondicherry Engineering College, etc. Several self-financed institutes (during the spot round). Many private Deemed universities use JEE (Main) rank for admissions through their own seat allocation processes. Indirectly, the 23 Indian Institutes Of Technology. Number of applicants by year The number of applicants taking the JEE-Main has varied over the years, with a peak of over 1.35 million in 2014. B.E./B.Tech B.Arch (From 2021) B.Planning (From 2021) Common Paper (B.Arch/B.Planning) (Before 2021) Counselling Earlier, counselling for the JEE-Main was conducted through the CSAB; but, now, the authorities have made changes in the counselling procedure. The JAB (Joint Admission Board), representing IITs, and the CSAB (Central Seat Allocation Board), making agreements on behalf of the NITs (National Institutes of Technology) and other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutes), are now united to conduct counselling (common counselling) for the two exams of the IIT-JEE. The memo for the same was signed on May 2, 2015. These two together are known as the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). 2011 incident In 2011, CBSE postponed the examination by a few hours after the question papers were leaked in Lucknow,