| PRESENT | FUTURE | IMPLICATIONS |
| Existing JEE Format (-2005) | New JEE Format (From 2006) | | |
| * Two-phase: Screening and mains | * Single exam | * Will reduce stress, as the number of exams they need to write has been reduced. |
| * Test of objective (screening), as well as subjective questions (mains) | * Write-up based objective questions | * Students must focus more on clarity of concepts. Focus on lengthy and tedious questions reduced. |
| * Eligibility: Just pass marks in class XII | * Eligibility: 60 per cent in class XII | * More than 95 per cent of students who pass JEE would have scored more than 60 per cent in their respective boards. |
| * No restriction on number of attempts. Only age restriction | * Student will be allowed to appear for the JEE in the year that he/she has appeared for board examination and once more the next year | * Serious impact on students who did their XII in 2003 or earlier and are currently preparing for JEE. From now on, a few students will choose to complete XII and then prepare for JEE, as they will have only one chance to compete. As a result most of the students will have to prepare along with board studies |