JEE Exam - Paper Pattern

The JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidates can take if they are seeking admissions to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

•  Numerical Value Questions introduced for Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry subjects.
•  The Total number of questions and Total marks have been revised.
•  Paper 2 for B.Arch./B.Planning has now been divided into B.Arch paper and B.Plan. paper. The B.Plan paper is now completely Computer based.

One important change from 2019 is that the JEE (Main) examination will be conducted twice before admissions in the next academic session. Candidates are not required to compulsorily take the test twice though if a candidate appears in both the tests, the better of the two scores will be considered.

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PAPER 1 (BE/B.TECH)

•  The exam will be of total 3-hour duration.
•  20 questions in each subject will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice.
•  5 questions in each subject will be Numerical Value Questions i.e. each question will have a numerical value as the correct answer.
•  For Multiple Choice Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1 mark).
•  For Numerical Value Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while there’s no negative marking for incorrect answers.
•  No marks are awarded for questions not attempted.
•  There will be 75 questions in all.
•  The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 75 questions.

JEE Paper Pattern

PAPER 2 (B.ARCH.)

•  The exam will be of total 3-hour duration.
•  Mathematics Test will have 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice AND 5 Numerical Value Questions i.e. each question will have a numerical value as the correct answer.
•  Aptitude Test will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice only.
•  For Multiple Choice Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1 mark).
•  For Numerical Value Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while there’s no negative marking for incorrect answers.
•  Drawing Test will be Pen and Paper based test of 100 marks having questions to test drawing aptitude.
•  No marks are awarded for questions not attempted.
•  There will be 77 questions in all.

JEE Paper Pattern

PAPER 3 (B.PLANNING)

•  The exam will be of total 3-hour duration.
•  Mathematics Test will have 20 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice AND 5 Numerical Value Questions i.e. each question will have a numerical value as the correct answer.
•  Aptitude Test and Planning Test will have Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice only.
•  For Multiple Choice Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while each incorrect answer has a penalty of 1 mark (-1 mark).
•  For Numerical Value Questions, each correct answer fetches 4 marks, while there’s no negative marking for incorrect answers.
•  No marks are awarded for questions not attempted.
•  There will be 100 questions in all.

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