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JEE Main Exam Pattern 2024
JEE Main 2024 Registration has been started from 2nd November 2023 for 1st session exam.
Exam dates has been announced for both the sessions by NTA. The exam has been held between 24th January to 1st February 2024. There is no attempt limit in Jee Main examination.
For 2nd session, exam will be organised from 4th till 12th April 2024 through online CBT mode. We have provided the exam pattern of JEE Main 2024 as per the latest announcement.
Check the JEE Main 2024 Exam pattern for B.E/ B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Plan papers from below given section:
JEE Main (B.E/ B.Tech) Exam Pattern:
- Exam Mode: The examination will be conducted through online CBT mode. Drawing test for Jee Main Paper II (B.Arch) will be held through offline mode.
- Subjects: JEE Main contain questions from Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics subjects.
- Type of Questions: Objective type -Multiple Choice questions and numeric type questions will be asked in the examination.
- Number of Questions: Question paper contain 90 questions, in which candidates will have to attempt 75 questions. Choices will be given in section B.
- Exam Duration: The exam duration is of 3 hours. 4 hours for candidates having 40% disability.
- Question Paper Medium: The question paper medium is in English, Hindi, tamil, Urdu, Odia, Assamese, punjabi, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Gujarati, Bengali for all centre cities. Students have to make option of language medium at the time of application process. No changes can be done later.
- Marking Scheme: Each correct question will carry 4 marks.
- Negative Marking: There will be deducted for each incorrect response. From this year, there will be negative marking in Section B. -1 mark will be deducted for incorrect responses in each section. In section B, for each for each question enter the correct integer value of the answer using the mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad in designated place to enter answer. The answer must be rounded off to the nearest integer.
Note: In section B candidates will have to attempt any 5 questions out of 10.
Check below distribution of questions and marks in JEE Main Paper for B.E/ B.Tech:
| Subjects | Section A Questions | Section B Questions | Marks |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Physics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Total | 90 | 300 |
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JEE Main B.Arch Exam Pattern:
- Exam Mode: The mode of exam for B.Arch will be online only. The drawing test of Paper 2 will be conducted through offline mode on a sheet of A4 size.
- Subjects: The JEE Main will comprises of three subjects which are mathematics, aptitude test and drawing test.
- Type of Questions: Objective type -Multiple Choice questions will be asked in section A & section B will contain questions whose answers to be filled as numerical value.
- Number of Questions: 30 questions will be there in mathematics section; 50 questions in Aptitude test; 2 questions in drawing test. In mathematics, In section B candidates have to attempt 5 questions out of 10. There will be total of 82 questions in the paper.
- Exam Duration: The duration of the exam will be 3 hours. 4 hours for candidates having 40% disability.
- Question Paper Medium: Question paper medium will be Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English and Gujarati.
- Marking System: Each question will carry 4 marks for the correct response.
- Negative Marking: There will be deducted for each incorrect response. From this year, there will be negative marking in Section B. -1 mark will be deducted for incorrect responses in each section. In section B, for each for each question enter the correct integer value of the answer using the mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad in designated place to enter answer. The answer must be rounded off to the nearest integer.
Note: In section B candidates will have to attempt any 5 questions out of 10.
Check below distribution of questions and marks in JEE Main Paper for B.Arch:
| Subjects | Number of Questions | Marks | |
| Section A | Section B | ||
| Aptitude Test | 50 | – | 200 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Drawing Test | 2 | – | 100 |
| Total | 82 questions | 400 |
JEE Main Paper (B.Plan) Exam Pattern:
- Courses: The paper of B.Plan of JEE Main 2024 will be conducted for admission to undergraduate planning courses.
- Exam Mode: The mode of exam of the paper is CBT mode only.
- Subjects: The Paper comprises of three parts – Mathematics, Aptitude test and planning based objective type MCQs.
- Type of Questions: Section A will contain Multiple Choice questions & Section B will contain questions whose answers are to be filled in as numerical value.
- Number of Questions: 30 questions will be there in mathematics section; 50 questions in Aptitude test; 25 questions in planning. In mathematics, 20 questions will be of multiple choice type & 10 questions answers to be filled as numerical value. There will be total of 105 questions in the paper.
- Exam Duration: The duration of the exam will be 3 hours. 4 hours for candidates having 40% disability.
- Question Paper Medium: Question paper medium will be Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English and Gujarati.
- Marking System: Each question will carry 4 marks for the correct response.
- Negative Marking: There will be deducted for each incorrect response. From this year, there will be negative marking in Section B. -1 mark will be deducted for incorrect responses in each section. In section B, for each for each question enter the correct integer value of the answer using the mouse and the on-screen virtual numeric keypad in designated place to enter answer. The answer must be rounded off to the nearest integer.
Note: In section B candidates will have to attempt any 5 questions out of 10.
to view pattern (as per previous year).
Check below distribution of questions and marks in JEE Main Paper for B.Plan:
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks | |
| Section A | Section B | ||
| Aptitude Test | 50 | – | 200 |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 | 100 |
| Planning Based Questions-Part II | 25 | – | 100 |
| Total | 105 questions | 400 |
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FAQ’S (Frequently Asked Questions)
Answer: NTA has released exam pattern for JEE Main 2024. All the changes have been updated in our article.
Answer: 30 questions will be there in each PCM section. 20 questions are of multiple choice type & 10 numerical answer questions.
Answer: Numerical answer question will not have four options. You have to answer in integer or decimal value.
Answer: You can apply for JEE Main 2024 by online mode.
Answer: There is no attempt limit to apply for JEE Main exam.
Answer: No, candidates are allowed to use calculators or any other electronic device during JEE Main 2024 entrance test.
Schedule of Examination
The examination schedule of JEE Main 2024 is as discussed below:
| Date of Exam | Session 1: 24th, 27th, 29th, 30th, 31st January & 1st February 2024 (Announced) Session 2: 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th & 12th April 2024 (Announced) | ||
| Mode of Exam | Paper 1: B.E/ B.Tech | CBT only | |
| Paper 2A: B.Arch | Part 1: Mathematics & Part 2: Aptitude Test in CBT mode only Part 3: Drawing Test in offline (pen & paper mode) to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size. | ||
| Paper 2B: B.Planning | Part 1: Mathematics & Part 2: Aptitude Test in CBT mode only Part 3: Planning based MCQs in CBT mode only | ||
| Timing of Exam | Duration of Exam | 1st Shift | 2nd Shift |
| For 3 hours | 9 am to 12 noon | 3 pm to 6 pm | |
| For 3 hours 30 minutes | 9 am to 12.30 pm | 3 pm to 6.30 pm | |
| Entry in Exam hall/frisking/ biometric registration/ record of manual attendance by invigilator, document verification/ cross checking of admit card, signature and photo match by invigilator | 7 AM to 8.30 AM | 1 PM to 2.30 PM | |
| Instructions by invigilator | 8.30 AM to 8.50 AM | 2.30 PM to 2.50 PM | |
| Candidates login to read instructions | 8.50 AM | 2.50 PM | |
| Test Starts | 9 AM | 3 PM |
Note: Candidates appearing for both B.Plan and B.Arch, the time duration of paper will be 3 hrs and 30 minutes (from 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM).
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