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JEE MAIN

JEE Main has two papers, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Candidates may opt for either or both of them. Both papers contain multiple choice questions. Paper 1 is for admission to B.E./B.Tech courses and is conducted only online. Paper-2 is for admission in B.Arch and B.Planning courses and is conducted offline only. From January 2020 an additional Paper - 3 is being introduced for B.Planning courses separately.

JEE Main, unlike JEE Advanced, has a fixed exam structure and is not subject to change every year. Paper-1 is of three hours duration and consists of thirty multiple-choice (single-correct) questions in each of the three subjects (physics, chemistry, and maths). 4 marks are awarded for correct answers and 1 mark is deducted for incorrect answers.

New pattern consisting of 20+5 questions per subject is introduced in January 2020 with 20 multiple choice questions + 5 numerical type question. In multiple choice questions 4 marks are awarded for correct answers and no marks are deducted from numerical type questions. From 2013 to 2016, the marks obtained in the class XII school board examination used to be accorded a 40% weightage in deciding the JEE Main all India ranks.

Specifications Paper 1(B.E/B.TECH) Paper 2(B.ARCH) PAPER 3(B.PLANNING)
Subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics Aptitude test, Mathematics and Drawing Mathematics
Type of Questions 60 MCQs + 15 Numerical Value Based Questions Maths- 20 (MCQs) + 5 (Numerical Value Based Questions) +
Aptitude- 50 MCQs +Drawing- 2 Questions		 Maths- 20 (MCQs) + 5 (Numerical Value Based Questions) +
Aptitude- 50 MCQs +Planning Based Objective Type- 25 MCQs
Number of Questions Physics - 25
Chemistry - 25
Mathematics - 25
Total - 75 		Mathematics – 25
Aptitude Test – 50
Drawing – 2
Total - 77 		Mathematics – 25
Aptitude Test – 50
Planning Based Objective Type- 25
Total – 100
Marking Scheme +4 marks per correct response
-1 for every incorrect response
No negative marking for Numeric Value- based question 		+ 4 marks per correct response
-1 for every incorrect response
No negative marking for Numeric Value- based questions
2 drawing questions of 100 marks 		+ 4 marks per correct response
-1 for every incorrect response
No negative marking for Numeric Value- based questions
Total Marks 300 400 400
Duration 3 hours 3 hours 3 hours

JEE Main Exam Pattern

JEE Main 2020 will be conducted through three papers – B.E/ B.Tech, B.Architecture and B.Planning Papers. JEE Main 2020 Exam pattern has undergone some drastic changes like:

  • A separate paper has been introduced for B. Planning.
  • Numeric value answer based questions have been introduced to the paper pattern.
  • B.E/B.Tech paper used to be of a total of 360 marks, and B. Arch/ B. Planning paper used to be of 390 marks. Whereas, JEE Main 2020 will have B.E/B.Tech, B.Arch and B. Planning papers of a total of 300, 400 and 400 marks respectively.
  • Lots of Tests, Assignments and Quizzes.B. Planning paper will have a section of Planning based Objective Type questions
Eligibility

The eligibility criteria for taking the JEE (Advanced) exam are:

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Candidates should rank among the top candidates in Paper-1 of JEE (Main), broken down per category. For example, for JEE (Advanced) 2019, the top 250,000 were eligible, but only 46.5% of those were open for all, the rest being reserved for special categories.

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Candidates should be less than 25 years of age, with five-year relaxation for SC, ST, and PwD candidates.

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Candidates can attempt examination at most two times in two consecutive years.

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Candidates should have qualified the Class XII Board Examination (or equivalent) in the previous year.

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Candidates should not have accepted admission in any of the IIT earlier.

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In addition, candidates are required to either be within the category- wise top 20th percentile of successful candidates in the Class XII Board Examination or secure a 75% mark (65% for SC, ST and PwD).

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