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ADITYA KUMAR Student Expert 18th May, 2021

Hi

JEE Main is conducted for Admission in

  • BE/Btech
  • B. Arch
  • B planning

Objective type questions are there along with numerical value questions. In architecture, there is a drawing paper also.

For your reference

JEE Mains examination pattern for both paper 1 and Paper 2 is provided below

PAPER -1

In your JEE Mains 2021 examination paper 1 , there will be a total of 90 question, out of which 75 questions are  to be attempted

And these questions are from three subjects :-

*  30 questions from physics.

* 30 questions  from Chemistry .

* 30 questions  from maths.

The 30 questions  in each Subject,  will be divided into two sections -

*Section A :- A Section will contain 20 MCQs or multiple-choice questions. Four options will be there  out of which one will be correct . And you have to choose the correct option.

* Section B :- it will contain 10 questions whose answer is a numerical value , no options will be there ,  you need to enter or type your answer  i. e numerical value .You  have to attempt only 5   questions out of the  total 10 numerical value questions .

So, out of 30 questions in each subject only 25 questions are to be attempted, so in total  25 x 3 = 75 questions out of 90 questions are to be attempted.

Each question carries 4 marks


Exam is conducted for a total of


= 75 x 4

= 300 marks

Marking scheme :-


*four marks will be awarded for your every correct answer

* 1 mark will be deducted for your every wrong answer in case of section A /MCQs

* no marks will be deducted for your wrong answer in case of in case of section B/numerical value question

For detailed information about JEE Mains examination pattern you can visit our page the link for the same is provided below:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern/amp

PAPER -2

B.Arch

*Exam will be conducted for a total of 400 marks

*there will be a total of 82 questions

There will be 3 sections


*Mathematics

There will be  a total of 30 questions in mathematics. 20 Questions will be MCQs and rest 10 questions will be  questions with numerical value as the answer , out of which only 5 questions are  to be attempted.


*Aptitude

50 MCQs will be  there


*Drawing

2 questions will be  there

B.Planning

*Exam will be conducted for a total of 400 marks

*there will be  a total of 105 questions

There  will be 3 sections


*Mathematics

There will be a total of 30 questions in mathematics. 20 Questions will be MCQs and rest 10 questions will be questions with numerical value as the answer , out of which only 5 questions are to be attempted.


*Aptitude

50 MCQs  will be there


*Planning

25 MCQs will be there

For detailed information about JEE Mains examination pattern you can visit our page the link for the same is provided below:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern/amp

Thank you

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