JEE Main, SRMJEEE: Score Well With One Prep Strategy

In India, both government and private institutions offer engineering courses. A major entrance examination that opens the doors to engineering aspirants for these two types of institutions is the Joint Entrance Examination Main or JEE Main. In 2021, at least 1,628 institutions offered admissions based on the JEE Main scores.

A lot of reputed private institutions also conduct their own engineering entrance exams. One of them is SRM University. It conducts the SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Examination (SRMJEEE full form) for admissions to its various undergraduate programs. Let’s have a look at the similarities and differences between the JEE Main and SRMJEEE in terms of syllabus, exam pattern, and marking scheme. This will help the aspirants to get a competitive edge in both exams.

JEE Main: Introduction

JEE Main is a national level undergraduate engineering entrance examination. JEE Main is also the first stage for getting admission to the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) through JEE Advanced. The National Testing Agency (NTA), an Indian government agency that conducts entrance examinations for higher educational institutions, conducts JEE Main.

By qualifying JEE Main, candidates can get admission in the following institutions:

• Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)

• National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

• Centrally funded technical institutions (CFTIs) and

• Many other private colleges/institutes.

SRMJEEE: Introduction

The SRMJEEE is the exam conducted by the SRM Institute of Science and Technology (formerly known as SRM University) for admission in undergraduate programs such as B.Tech and health science. SRM joint engineering entrance examination (SRMJEEE) is conducted to get admission in B.Tech programs offered in SRM IST Chennai (Kattankulathur, Vadapalani, Ramapuram, Tiruchirappalli and Delhi - NCR Campus - Ghaziabad (UP), SRM University - Sonepat, Haryana and SRM University, AP - Andhra Pradesh.

SRMJEEE, JEE Main Exam Patterns Compared

The duration of Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main) Paper 1 is 3 hours. Recently, the pattern for JEE Main (Paper 1) was modified by introducing the numerical questions in the examination. There are a total of 90 questions in the paper, out of which answering 75 is compulsory. The Paper consists of three sections:

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Mathematics

JEE Main has two sections for each subject. Section 1 has 20 multiple choice questions (MCQs) while section 2 has 10 Numerical Questions(NQ) out of which one can choose any five.

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SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam (SRMJEEE) is for 2 hours and 30 minutes long with a total of 125 multiple choice questions. The paper consists of five sections:

• Physics

• Chemistry

• Mathematics/Biology

• Aptitude

• English

It is mandatory to answer all the sections. There are 40 questions of Mathematics/Biology, 35 questions of Physics, 35 questions of Chemistry, 10 questions of Aptitude, and 5 questions of English.

Candidates who attempted Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Aptitude, and English in SRMJEEE are eligible for all the B.Tech degree programs whereas candidates who attempted Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Aptitude, and English are only eligible for B.Tech Biotechnology and all its specialisations and B.Tech Biomedical Engineering.

JEE Main, SRMJEEE: Differences And Similarities

Both JEE Main and SRMJEEE, are now conducted in computer-based mode. JEE Main was held twice in the years 2019 and 2020 and four times in 2021. SRMJEEE is organised thrice a year. In both the examinations, the best score out of the total attempts is taken into consideration.

Number of students appearing in the JEE Main examination is much higher than the number of students appearing in SRMJEEE.

In 2021, over 10.48 lakh students registered for the four sessions of JEE Main and about 9.39 lakh candidates finally appeared. Through JEE Main or JEE advanced, 52,453 seats are directly filled, including 16,232 seats in IITs and 36,221 seats in NITs, CFTIs, IIITs, and also many seats in private colleges.

Marking scheme: In JEE Main, four marks are awarded for each correct answer and one mark is deducted for each wrong answer for MCQs, and no marks are deducted in the case of NQs. In SRMJEEE, 3 marks are awarded for each correct answer and no mark is deducted for the wrong answer.

Number of attempts: An aspirant can give JEE Main for three consecutive years starting from their first attempt right during or immediately after Class 12 whereas only those candidates who have passed the qualifying examination in not more than two attempts including the appearance for improvement will be considered for admission to SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST).

SRMJEEE Vs JEE Main: Syllabus, Subject-Wise Strategy

SRMJEEE is comparatively easier when compared to JEE Main. A student preparing for JEE Main can also appear for SRMJEEE as the difficulty level of SRMJEEE is much lower than JEE Main. The major difference between both the examinations is the presence of sections of English and Aptitude in SRMJEEE. The subject-wise differentiation of chapters in the two examinations is given below.

PHYSICS

Syllabus Compared

Many chapters such as Communication Systems, Oscillations and Waves, Rotational Motion, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases, and Experimental Skills are not asked in SRMJEEE but appear in JEE Main. Leftover chapters of NCERT of Class 11 and Class 12 are asked in both exams.

SRMJEEE Vs JEE Main: Physics Chapter Wise Comparation

CHEMISTRY

Syllabus Compared

From Class 11 Chemistry NCERT, only p - Block Elements is the chapter that is asked in the SRMJEE. The rest of the chapters are asked in JEE Main and not in SRMJEEE. From Class 12 Chemistry NCERT, chapters such as Solid States, General Principle And Processes Of Isolation Of Elements, Amines, Polymers, and Chemistry in Everyday life are not there in SRMJEEE but asked in JEE Main.

Following is the detailed overview of chapter-wise comparison between JEE Main and SRMJEEE.

SRMJEEE Vs JEE Main: Chemistry Chapter Wise Comparation