Attention: Go to updated exam pattern 2021

National Testing Agency (NTA), the conducting body for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main has updated its exam pattern for entrance to BE/B Tech, B Plan, and B Arch courses.

Students aspiring for a BE/B Tech course have to give JEE Main Paper 1, while those who want to pursue a B Plan or B arch course have to give JEE Main Paper 2. JEE Main Paper 2 will now be conducted separately for B Plan and B Arch Courses.

Exam Pattern for BE / B Tech Aspirants (JEE Main Paper 1)

JEE Main Paper 1 consists of 3 sections, divided subject-wise into Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Unlike JEE Advanced, JEE Main has a fixed exam pattern every year. Each subject section has a total of 25 questions, with 20 Objective Type (MCQ) questions and 5 Numerical Value questions.

• Every Objective Type question yields +4 marks for a correct answer, -1 marks for an incorrect answer, and unattempted questions are not marked.
• Every Numerical Value question yields +4 marks for a correct answer, and no marks are deducted for unattempted questions or wrong answers.
• Paper 1 has a maximum of 300 marks as per the new 2020 JEE Main exam pattern
• JEE Main 2020 Paper 1 will be conducted exclusively in a 3-hour Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode.

Exam Pattern for B Arch / (JEE Main Paper 2)

This year, NTA has updated the pattern of the JEE Main exam for B Arch/B Plan aspirants. Now, the entrance examination for B Arch and B Plan is conducted separately, with Paper 2 for B Arch and Paper 3 for B Plan.

• JEE Main Paper 2 consists of 3 sections, namely Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Drawing Test.
• The Mathematics section consists of a total of 25 questions, with 20 Objective Type (MCQ) questions and 5 Numerical Value questions. In this section, a correct answer will give you +4 marks, while a wrong answer gives -1 marks.
• The Aptitude Test section has 50 Objective Type (MCQ) questions, and the Drawing Test section consists of 2 Drawing related questions.
• According to the updated JEE Main exam pattern, the paper 2 will be conducted in Computer Based Test (CBT) Mode, with an exception that the Drawing test will be held in “Pen and Paper” (Offline) Mode.

Exam Pattern for B Plan Aspirants (JEE Main Paper 3)

• JEE Main Paper 3 is for those students who wish to pursue a B Plan course, and NTA has updated the pattern of this paper in 2020.
• This year onwards, JEE Main Paper 3 will consist of 3 sections, namely Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Planning Based Questions.
• The Mathematics section consists of a total of 25 questions, with 20 Objective Type (MCQ) questions and 5 Numerical Value questions. In this section, a correct answer will give you +4 marks, while a wrong answer gives -1 marks.
• In a similar exam pattern like Paper 2, Aptitude Test section has 50 Objective Type (MCQ) questions, and in this section as well, a correct answer will give you +4 marks while incorrect answer yields -1 marks.
• NTA has changed the third section of JEE Main Paper 3 to include 25 Planning based MCQs, with a marking scheme similar to MCQs in other sections as well.
• A student can give all three papers for JEE Main.

Key Differences between the New format and the old JEE Main exam pattern

 

Description	New Exam Pattern	Old Exam Pattern
Papers	BE/B. Tech B. Arch B. Plan	Be/B. Tech B. Arch/B. Plan
Types of Questions	MCQs and NVQs	MCQs
Number of Questions	BE / B. Tech: (20 + 5), (20 + 5), (20 + 5) = 75 B. Arch: (20 + 5), 50, 2 = 77 B. Plan: (20 + 5), 50, 25 = 100	BE / B. Tech: 30, 30, 30 = 90 B Arch / B. Plan: 82
Marks	BE / B. Tech: 300 B Arch: 400 B Plan: 400	BE / B.x Tech: 360 B Arch / B Plan: 390
Marking Scheme	Correct MCQ: +4 Incorrect MCQ: -1 Correct NVQ: +4 Incorrect MCQ: 0	Correct MCQ: +4 Correct MCQ: +4 Incorrect MCQ: -1

Important Topics for JEE Main 2020

Important Topics for JEE Main Paper 1 (Physics)

Heat & Thermodynamics	Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current
Ray Optics	Rotation
Electromagnetic Waves	Kinematics
Semiconductors	Electrostatics
Error & Instrument Analysis	Current Electricity & Capacitors
Gravitation	Properties of Matter
Optics	Bohr’s Atomic Model
Wave	Waves & Sound
Photoelectric Effect	Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism
Oscillations

Important Topics for JEE Main Paper 1 (Chemistry)

Gaseous & Liquid State	Thermodynamics
Electrochemistry	p-Block Elements
Chemical Kinetics	General Organic Chemistry
Nuclear & Surface Chemistry	Isomerism
Chemical Bonding	Aldehydes and Ketones
d-Block Elements	Carboxylic Acids & Its Derivatives
Coordination Compounds	Alkyl Halides
Aromatic Compounds

Important Topics for JEE Main Paper 1 (Mathematics)

Determinant & Matrices	Definite Integral & Area Under the Curve
Sequence & Series	Limits, Continuity & Differentiability
Straight Line	Functions
Circle	Application of Derivatives
Probability Distribution (Binomial + Mean & Variance)	Conic Sections
Quadratic Equation	Complex Number
Binomial Theorem & M. I.

JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern Highlights

• NTA has updated the Pattern for JEE Main in 2020. JEE Main will now have 3 papers, separate papers will now be conducted for BE/B Tech, B Arch and B Plan
• Paper for BE/B Tech courses will now have 25 questions each for Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. 20 of these questions are MCQs, while 5 are Numerical Value questions, which have a numerical answer. NVQs do not have negative marking.
• NTA has also decided to include 25 Planning related questions in Paper 3, for B Plan aspirants. These questions will be asked instead of the “Pen and Paper” drawing test.

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