are there negative marks for wrong answer in jeemain exam?
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1st Jan, 2020
Yes there is negative marking for wrong answer in JEE Main 2020.
For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer
For answer with numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 0 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer
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1st Jan, 2020
Hi
Yes there is negative marking in jee mains examination. 1 marks is deducted for choosing wrong option in mcqs
Check the marking scheme for jee mains 2020 provided below :-
For detailed information go through our page for which link is provided below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern
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Yes there is negative marking in jee mains examination. 1 marks is deducted for choosing wrong option in mcqs
Check the marking scheme for jee mains 2020 provided below :-
- For every correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded to you
- 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect response for MCQs
- But yes there is no negative marking for incorrect response for numerical value questions.
For detailed information go through our page for which link is provided below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern
Thankyou
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