This year, 14 lakh 15 thousand 110 students appeared in JEE - Main 2024 in both the sessions together, whereas last year 11 lakh 12 thousand students had appeared for the examination. This is almost three lakh more than last year. This number is the highest in the records of NTA in JEE-Main. With a total of 1,231,874 registered candidates for JEE Main 2024 Session 1, the competition is expected to be intense. The ratio of applicants to available seats can be calculated as follows: This means that on average, there are approximately 22 applicants competing for each available seat in these prestigious engineering colleges. About 12,31,874 students registered for JEE Main 2024 Session 1. The total registration for JEE Main 2024 Session 1 was about 27% higher than the previous year’s at 12,21,624 candidates. Check the gender, category as well as day-wise number of registered students in JEE Main 2024 below: A total of approximately 14.15 lakh students appeared for JEE Main 2024 across both sessions, marking a substantial increase compared to previous years. Also Read |. How Many Students Appeared for JEE Mains 2024 Exam? The table below summarizes the number of students who appeared for each session: