The National Testing Agency (NTA) will hold JEE Main 2020 in online mode as it were. The designing examination will be led two times every year in the period of April and December. Starting at now, no data identified with any adjustments in the exam pattern and syllabus has been informed by the planning body. Read on to find out about the paper example of JEE Main, checking plan, segment savvy appropriation of inquiry and so forth.
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JEE Main Exam Pattern Highlights
JEE Main 2020 is conducted in two papers – Paper 1 (Engineering) and Paper (Architecture). A quick sneak peek is given below:
JEE Main Paper Paper 1 Paper 2 Programs Offered B.E./ B.Tech. B.Arch/ B.Planning Sections/ Subjects Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics Aptitude Test, Mathematics & Drawing Type of Questions MCQs MCQs + Drawing Medium of Exam English/ Hindi/ Other regional language English/ Hindi/ Other regional language Duration of Exam 3 hours 3 hours Total Questions 90 82 Total Marks 360 390 JEE Marking Scheme +4 marks | – ¼ marks +4 marks | – ¼ marks | 2*35 = Drawing Ques.
Note: The exam example of JEE Main may change as NTA has been delegated as the exam directing body from this year onward. Stay Tuned!
NTA has been established as a self-maintained, chief testing association to hold exams that are as of now directed by the CBSE. At first, the office will direct JEE and NEET and afterward proceed onward to different exams. MHRD has been coordinated that NTA won’t announce JEE rankings. It will just declare the percentile scores based on which the test takers will have the capacity to take affirmations in different schools crosswise over India.
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JEE Main Exam Pattern: Paper 1 (B.Tech/ B.E.)
- Paper-1 of JEE Main 2020 will be conducted for admission to undergraduate engineering courses.
- As per the updates, the examination will be a Computer Based Test.
- Paper 1 will have questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics subjects.
- There will total of 90 Multiple choice questions, 30 from each subject.
- The duration of the examination will be 180 minutes.
- The medium of the paper will be English and Hindi. However, students filling the exam centers in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli cities will have the option to opt for English, Hindi or Gujarati medium.
Subject-wise distribution of questions with marks is tabulated below:
SUBJECTS MAXIMUM QUESTIONS MAXIMUM MARKS Physics 30 120 Chemistry 30 120 Mathematics 30 120 Total 90 questions 360 marks
Physics Section-Wise Exam Pattern
- 30 questions of objective type are asked from Physics in Paper 1.
- Each correct marked answer is of 4 marks.
- 1 mark is deducted from candidates’ score for every incorrect answer.
Chemistry
- Chemistry section will be divided into three sections: Physical Chemistry, Inorganic, and Organic Chemistry, Questions will be mixed up in this section from these three topics.
- There will be a total of 30 Multiple choice based questions
- Each correct marked answer is of 4 marks.
- 1 mark is deducted from candidates’ score for every incorrect answer.
Mathematics
- 30 questions of objective type are asked from Mathematics in Paper 1.
- Each correct marked answer is of 4 marks.
- 1 mark is deducted from candidates’ score for every incorrect answer.
- Paper-2 of JEE Main 2020 will be conducted for admission to undergraduate architecture courses.
- It will be a Computer Based Test, testing a candidate’s aptitude in the field of Mathematics and Drawing Ability.
- The paper will consist of a total of 82 questions, 50 questions for aptitude test, 2 questions for drawing test and 30 questions from mathematics.
- The duration of the examination will be 180 minutes.
- The medium of the paper will be English and Hindi. However, students filling the exam centres in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Havel cities will have the option to opt for English, Hindi or Gujarati medium.
- Each correct question will carry 4 marks and two drawing questions will be of 35 marks each.
- One marks will be deducted from candidates’ total score for each incorrect response.
Tabulated below is the subject wise distribution of questions with marks in JEE Main is provided:
- Part I – Mathematics – Objective type questions
- Part II – Aptitude Test – Objective type questions
- Part III – Drawing Test – Questions based on drawing
SUBJECTS MAXIMUM QUESTIONS MAXIMUM MARKS Mathematics 30 120 Aptitude Test 50 200 Drawing 02 70 Total 82 questions 390 marks
Part 1 Section-Wise Exam Pattern
- Aptitude test will contain 50 objective type questions.
- 4 marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
- 1 mark is deducted from candidates’ score for every incorrect answer.
Part 2
- Mathematics will contain 30 Multiple choice objective type questions.
- 4 marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
- 1 mark is deducted from candidates’ score for every incorrect answer.
Part 3
- Drawing Test will comprise of 2 questions.
- Candidates will have to attempt these questions on a separate drawing sheet.
- Each question is of maximum 35 marks.
- Candidates will be awarded marks as per their work on the drawing sheet.
JEE Main Exam Pattern: Marking Scheme
- JEE Main 2020 Paper 1 will consist of 360 marks while Paper 2 will be of 390 marks.
- Four marks will be awarded for each right answer while one mark will be deducted for the wrong answer except for Drawing Test.
- Drawing Test will have 2 questions of 35 marks each.
- Filling up more than one choice will be termed incorrect and marks will be deducted for the same.
Paper 1
SUBJECTS QUESTIONS MARKS PER QUESTION MARKS Chemistry 30 4 120 Physics 30 120 Mathematics 30 120 Total 90 360
Paper 2
SUBJECTS QUESTIONS MARKS PER QUESTION MARKS Aptitude test 50 4 200 Mathematics 30 120 Drawing 2 35 70 Total 82 390
JEE Main 2020: Preparation Books – Check JEE Main Syllabus
Chemistry Mathematics Physics Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd Differential Calculus for IIT-JEE by Amit Agarwal Mechanics Part-1 & 2 by DC Pandey Concise Inorganic Chemistry by J. D. Lee Integral Calculus for IIT-JEE by Amit Agarwal Understanding Physics for JEE Main & Advanced Waves & Thermodynamics by DC Pandey Numerical Chemistry by P Bahadur Calculus and Analytic Geometry by Thomas and Finney Concepts of Physics by H.C. Verma – Volume 1 and Volume 2 Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry for Competitions (JEE Main & Advanced) by OP Tandon Algebra for JEE Main & Advanced by Arihant Publication Fundamentals of Physics by Resnick and Halliday Modern Approach to Chemical Calculations by RC Mukherjee Higher Algebra by Hall & Knight Problems in Physics by S.S. Krotov
Exam Day Instructions for JEE Main 2020
Candidates should keep these instructions in mind while appearing for JEE Main 2020.
- Report at the examination center at the allocated time, date and address.
- The information related to the test center will be mentioned in JEE Main Admit Card.
- Follow the instructions given by the invigilators in the examination room.
- Any kind of electronic device and study material is prohibited inside the examination hall.
