JEE Main Exam Pattern 2023: In order to achieve good marks in any entrance exam students must know the exam pattern for the same. The case is similar with JEE too. In case you are going to appear in JEE Main exam then you must have a brief idea about exam pattern so that you could prepare yourself accordingly. We truly understand the concern of our students and therefore providing below complete details associated with JEE Main exam pattern.
JEE (Main) will be conducted in the following modes:
- Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode
- Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen & paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4
- Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II) and Planning Based Questions (Part-III) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode
Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing form the National Education Policy (NEP), the JEE (Main) 2021 will now be conducted for the first time in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu for the first time, in addition to Hindi, Gujarati and English.
| S. No. | Language | Examination Centres |
| 1. | English | All Examination Centres |
| 2. | Hindi | All Examination Centres in India |
| 3. | English and Assamese | Examination Centres in Assam |
| 4. | English and Bengali | Examination Centres in West Bengal, Tripura and Andaman & Nicobar Island |
| 5. | English and Gujarati | Examination Centres in Gujarat, Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| 6. | English and Kannada | Examination Centres in Karnataka |
| 7. | English and Marathi | Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
| 8. | English and Malayalam | Examination Centres in Kerala and Lakshadweep |
| 9. | English and Odia | Examination Centres in Odisha |
| 10. | English and Punjabi | Examination Centres in Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi |
| 11. | English and Tamil | Examination Centres in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andaman & Nicobar Island |
| 12. | English and Telugu | Examination Centres in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
| 13. | English and Urdu | All Examination Centres in India |
The option of language for question paper should be exercised while filling up the Application Form online and it cannot be changed at a later stage.
Please note that for the correctness of the questions in all the question papers, the English version will be taken as final.
Scheme of Examination
Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper, and mode of examination is given in the table below:
| PAPER | SUBJECTS | TYPE OF QUESTIONS | Mode of Examination | |||||
| Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech. | Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value, with equal weightage to Mathematics,
Physics & Chemistry |
“Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only | |||||
| Paper 2A:
B. Arch |
Part-I: Mathematics | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value | “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only | |||||
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | Objective Type Questions (MCQs) | – | Multiple | Choice | ||||
| Part-III: Drawing Test | Questions to test drawing aptitude | “Pen & (offline) attempted sheet | Paper mode on | Based” to be Drawing | ||||
| Paper 2B:
B. Planning |
Part-I: Mathematics | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Questions for which answer is a numerical value | “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only | |||||
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | Objective Type Questions (MCQs) | – | Multiple | Choice | ||||
| Part-III: Planning Based Questions | Objective Type Questions (MCQs) | – | Multiple | Choice | ||||
Pattern of Examination
| Paper1: B.E./ B. Tech. in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode: | ||||||
| 1. | Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | Section A | Section B | Marks | |
| Mathematics | 20* | 10* | 100 | |||
| Physics | 20* | 10* | 100 | |||
| Chemistry | 20* | 10* | 100 | |||
| Total | 90 | 300 | ||||
| *Each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B. | ||||||
| 2 | Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the best Answer | Four marks (+4) | |||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| 3. | Marking Scheme for questions for which
answer is a Numerical value |
Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | |||
| Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| 4. | Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Total into NTA scores.
Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts of all days. |
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| 5. | Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper1: B.E./B.Tech will be resolved in the following descending order:
§ NTA score in Mathematics, followed by § NTA score in Physics, followed by § NTA score in Chemistry, followed by § Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses |
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| Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in Pen & Paper Based (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size. | |||||||
| 1. | Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |||
| Mathematics (Part I) | 20* | 10* | 100 | ||||
| Aptitude Test (Part II) | 50 | 200 | |||||
| Drawing Test (Part III) | 02 | 100 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 400 | |||||
| *20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of
10. There will be no negative marking for numerical value. |
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| 2. | (a) Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the most appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | ||||||
| Unanswered /Marked for Review | No mark (0) | ||||||
| (b) Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer or the most appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | |||||
| Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | ||||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | ||||||
| (c) Marking Scheme for Drawing Test (Part III) |
Two questions to be evaluated out of 100 marks. |
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| 3. | Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test, and Total into NTA Scores.
Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days. |
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| 4. | Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper 2B: B. Arch will be resolved in the following manner:
§ NTA score in Mathematics, followed by § NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by § NTA score in Drawing Test, followed by § Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses |
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| Paper 2B (B. Planning) Part-I: Mathematics, Part-II: Aptitude Test and Part-III: Planning Based Questions in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only | |||||||
| 1. | Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |||
| Part-I: Mathematics | 20* | 10* | 100 | ||||
| Part-II: Aptitude Test | 50 | 200 | |||||
| Part-III: Planning Based Objective Type MCQs | 25 | 100 | |||||
| Total | 105 | ||||||
| *20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of
10. There will be no negative marking for numerical value. |
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| 2. | Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the most appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | ||||||
| Unanswered /Marked for Review | No mark (0) | ||||||
| 3. | Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer or the appropriate Answer | Four marks (+4) |
| Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | ||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | ||
| 4. | Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Planning Based Test, and Total into NTA Scores.
Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days. |
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| 5. | Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B. Planning will be resolved in the following manner:
§ NTA score in Mathematics, followed by § NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by § NTA score in Planning Based Questions, followed by § Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses |
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Important Note for Multiple Choice Questions: To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if after the process of challenges of the key, more than one option is found to be correct then the multiple correct options will be given four marks (+4). Any incorrect option marked will be given the minus one mark (-1). Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no marks.