JEE Mains 2021 exam dates announced, check details here Also, JEE Mains will be held four times from next year- February, March, April and May. File photo Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 06:47 PM IST Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has announced the dates of JEE Main. The engineering entrance will be held from February 23 to 26. Also, JEE Mains will be held four times from next year- February, March, April and May. New pattern: In the new paper pattern introduced, there will be no negative marking in the 15 alternative questions. The candidates have to attempt 75 questions out of 90 – or 25 out of questions 30 in each section of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics.JEE Mains will be held in 13 languages from next year. These include English, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Odia and Malayalam, Pokhriyal said.