JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 (Changed), Paper Pattern, Marking Scheme – Check Here
JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern has been changed from this years. The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GOI) has established the National Testing Agency (NTA) as an independent autonomous and self-sustained premier testing organisation under Society Registration Act 1860 for conducting efficient, transparent and international standards tests in order to assess the competency of candidates for admissions to premier higher education institutions.
JEE Main 2020 Exam pattern has been announced, and according to the NTA, the Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be conducted in two shifts per day. According to the latest notification released by NTA, Paper 1 will be Computer Based Test (CBT) and Paper 2 will be Partially CBT Based (Mathematics and Aptitude Test) and Partly Pen Paper Based (Drawing Section). It is very important for the students to make sure that they are aware of the latest JEE Main Exam pattern which is declared by NTA.
JEE Main Exam Pattern will help the JEE Main Aspirants to understand the whole weighted of the questions. Students can also check the JEE Main 2020 Syllabus to check the details about the Subjects.
JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 – Released
JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern has been changed from this years. Click Here to view Change Pattern.
JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020
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JEE Main 2020 Examination will be organized on 6th January to 11th 2020 for January Session and 3rd April – 9th April for April session. The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) is limited to 03 (three).
New Pattern
The students will have the following benefits of the new pattern:
- This will give one more opportunity to the students to improve their scores in the examination if they fail to give their best in the first attempt without wasting their whole academic year.
- In the first attempt, the students will get a first-hand experience of taking an examination and to know their mistakes which they can improve while attempting for the second time.
- This will reduce the chances of dropping a year and droppers would not have to waste a full year.
- If anyone missed the examination due to reasons beyond control, then he/she won’t have to wait for one full year.
- The student’s best of the two NTA scores will be considered for preparation of Merit List/ Ranking.
JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 (Changed) – Read Below
| Examination Pattern | ||||||
| Dates of Examination | Between 06.01.2020 (Monday) to 11.01.2020 (Saturday) | |||||
| Allocation of Date and shift | Random | |||||
| The medium of Question Paper | Candidates have to opt language of QP in the Online Application Form. | |||||
| English & Hindi | All Centre Cities | |||||
| English, Hindi, and Gujarati | Centre Cities in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||
| (a) B.E./B. Tech. “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only to be attempted on Computer. The syllabus is available on NTA’s Website. | ||||||
| Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |||
| Mathematics | (20+5*) | 100 | ||||
| Physics | (20+5*) | 100 | ||||
| Chemistry | (20+5*) | 100 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 300 | ||||
| *20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have an answer to be filled as a numerical value. | ||||||
| Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Total into NTA scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts of all days. | |||||
| Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.E./B.Tech, will be resolved in following descending order:
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| (b) B. Arch: Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test –Part III in “Pen & Paper Based” (offline) mode to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size | ||||||
| Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |||
| Mathematics-Part I | (20+5*) | 100 | ||||
| Aptitude Test-Part II | 50 | 200 | ||||
| Drawing Test –Part III | 02 | 100 | ||||
| Total | 77 | 400 | ||||
| *20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have an answer to be filled as a numerical value. | ||||||
| (a) Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| (b) Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer | Four mark (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| (c) Marking Scheme for Drawing Test –Part III | Two questions to be evaluated out of 100 marks. | |||||
| Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test and Total into NTA Scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days. | |||||
| Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.Arch will be resolved in following descending order:
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| (c) B. Planning: Mathematics- Part I, Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning Based Questions Part III in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only | ||||||
| Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |||
| Mathematics-Part I | (20+5*) | 100 | ||||
| Aptitude Test-Part II | 50 | 200 | ||||
| Planning Based Objective Type MCQs –Part III | 25 | 100 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 400 | ||||
| *20 questions will be MCQs and 5 questions will have an answer to be filled as a numerical value | ||||||
| Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | ||||
| Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | |||||
| Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
| Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Planning Based Test, and Total into NTA Scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days. | |||||
| Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B.Planning will be resolved in following descending order:
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Mode of Examination
JEE (Main)-2020 will be conducted in the following mode:
- Paper-1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.
- Paper-2 (B. Arch/ B.Planning): Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test -Part III in “Pen & Paper Based” (offline) mode to be attempted on the drawing sheet.
Type of Examination
JEE Main 2020 shall have two papers, Paper-1 (B. E. /B. Tech.) and Paper-2 (B. Arch. /B.Planning). Candidates may take Paper-1 (B. E. /B. Tech.), or Paper-2 (B. Arch. /B.Planning.), or both as per the course(s) they are seeking admission to. Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination is given in the table below:
| Paper | Subjects | Type of Questions | Mode of Examination |
| B.E./B.Tech. | Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with equal weightage to Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry | “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only |
| B. Arch | Mathematics – Part I | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & Question for which answer is a numerical value | “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | ||
| Drawing Test – Part III | Questions to test drawing aptitude | Pen and Paper Based (Offline) mode to be Attempted on a Drawing sheet | |
| B. Planning | Mathematics – Part I | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | ||
| Planning based Question – Part III | Objective Type – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
A requirement of papers for different courses is given in the table below:
| Course | Papers |
| All other undergraduate courses (B.E. /B. Tech.) | Paper-1 |
| B.Arch/B. Planning (At Institutions other than IITs) | Paper-2 |
Choice of Medium of Question Papers
The medium of Question Paper shall be in English, Hindi, and Gujarati. The option of question paper language should be exercised while filling up the Application Form and it cannot be changed at a later stage.
Schedule of Examination 2020
The examination schedule for JEE Main Exam 2020 for both shifts is given below:
| Events | 1st Shift | 2nd Shift |
| Timing of Exam | 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM |
| Duration of Exam | 3 hours | 3 hours |
| Entry in the Examination Centre | 7:30 AM – Up to 8:30 AM | 12:30 PM – Up to 1:30 PM |
| Entry in the Examination Hall/Room | 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM | 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM |
| Checking of Admit Cards by the Invigilator | 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM | 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM |
| Sitting on the seat in the Examination Hall | 9:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| Instructions by the Invigilators | 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM | 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM |
| Test Commences | 9:30 AM | 2:30 PM |
| Test Finish | 12:30 PM | 5:30 PM |
| Timing of Examination for B.Arch & B.Planning (both) | – | 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM |
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