NTA JEE Main 2025: How exam pattern changed over the years
The National Testing Agency will soon release the JEE Mains 2025 exam date session 1. The exam authority has revised the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern. As per JEE Mains new pattern, the numerical types of questions have been reduced to 5 from 10. All questions asked in the JEE Main 2025 will be compulsory. Check the JEE Main 2025 new exam pattern and other details here.
JEE Mains New Pattern 2025: The National Testing Agency has revised the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern. As per the JEE Main new exam pattern, there will be only 5 numerical type questions this year. Applicants will have to attempt all the questions and there will be no choice for numerical types questions in JEE Main 2025. As per the notification, JEE main 2025 exam will comprise 25 questions out of which 20 will be multiple choice type and 5 will be numerical ability type.
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Previously, NTA JEE Main exam comprises 30 questions (20 MCQ and 10 numerical type). Applicants were given choice to attempt any 5 questions out of 10 numerical choice type question. This was introduce in JEEE Main 2021 in view of COVID-19. However, this year NTA has again revised the paper pattern. Before 2021, JEE Main paper comprises all multiple-choice questions and there were no numerical type questions.
As per the JEE Main exam pattern 2025, applicants will be provided four marks for correct answer. One mark will be deducted for wrong answer while there will be no negative marking for unanswered questions.
JEE Mains 2025 Exam Date Session 1
The National Testing Agency will soon release the JEE Main exam date 2025 soon at the official website. NTA JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam is expected to be conducted in January while session 2 exam will take place tentatively in April. Candidates are advised to keep track of JEE Main official website.
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Q: Is there negative marking in JEE Main?
The answer to this question is a Yes. As per the exam pattern of JEE Main 2024, 4 marks would be awarded for every question answered correctly, while negative marking will be done for every incorrect answer. This implies that 1 mark is deducted every time a candidate answers the question wrongly. Zero or no marks will be given to un-attempted questions.
Q: What is the exam pattern of JEE Mains?
JEE Main 2025 exam pattern has been changed. As per the new pattern, there will be no optional question in section B of JEE Main 2025. The JEE Main Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech) will consist of 75 questions, 25 each from Physics Chemistry and Mathematics. Out of 25 questions, 20 will be MCQs and 5 will be NAV. Students need to answer all 5 NAV questions. JEE Main paper 2A for B.Arch consists of 77 questions of which 25 are from Mathematics, 50 from General Aptitude and 2 from Drawing. In Paper 2B for BPlan total questions are 100 of which 25 are from Mathematics, 50 from General Aptitude and 25 from Planning.
The question paper will consists of multiple choice questions (MCQs) and numerical value answer (NAV) type questions and total duration of exam is 3 hours.
Q: Is there any change in marking scheme and total number of questions in JEE Main 2025?
Yes, the total number of questins in JEE Main 2025 have been reduced in all three papers - Paper 1 for BE/BTech, Paper 2A for BArch and Paper 2B for BPlan. The Paper 1 exam will now have 75 questions, 25 each from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. In Paper 2A and 2B, the total number of questions have been decreased only in Mathematics section. There will be 25 questions in Mathematics section of Paper 2A and 2B.
NTA has not made any changes in the marking scheme of JEE Mains 2025 exam. Also, the total marks and duration of the exam remains the same.
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