JEE Main Exam Pattern for 2024

Exam pattern of JEE Main 2024 is the most important thing students should consider at the time of preparation of exams. From the past year, it has been observed that a small change in exam pattern can make a big impact on the performance of students. Students are advised to keep an eye on the changes brought up by NTA in exam patterns like inclusion and deletion in syllabus and change in marking scheme etc. Clearing the JEE Main and JEE Advance exams is the dream of every Science and engineering student. For this, they wholeheartedly work hard to achieve their goal, and missing a single detail regarding exams will keep them away from their desired goals. So students should time to time visit our site to keep themselves updated on any information about the JEE Main exam to make sure they don’t miss out on anything.

JEE Main Exam Pattern

Sections, Total Questions, Subjects included, and Marking pattern of JEE Mains- 2024

Paper 1

Mode of Exam: The mode of exam for JEE Main 2023 is computer-based.

Exam Duration: The duration of the exam is 3 hours. However, a person with a disability is allowed to complete the exam in 4 hours.

Subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Maths are the 3 subjects included in the exam.

Total Number of Questions: The total Number of questions given in the exam is 90. Students have to attempt only 75 questions. There are 20 multiple-choice questions and 10 numerical questions in each subject, out of which only 5 numerical questions have to be attempted by the student.

Type of Questions: There are two types of questions in the exam. The first one is an objective type of question. In this type, students have to choose one option from 4 options given in the question. The second is numerical type- Here you have to solve the numerical and write the answer.

Marking Scheme: In the case of MCQs each question contains 4 marks and 1 mark in case the answer is incorrect. The same pattern is applied to numerical questions.

Maximum Marks: The maximum score for JEE Main is 300 words.

Medium of Paper: The exam can be written by the candidate in 13 languages namely, English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Paper 2

Mode of Examination: The mode of examination is computer-based except for the drawing exam which is conducted in offline mode.

Language of Examination: In all the cities exams are conducted in English and Hindi.

Duration of Examination: The examination is conducted for a total of 3 hours.

Number of Sections: Both the papers namely, B.Arch and B.Planning have 3 sections.

B.Arch:

a.) Mathematics

b.) Aptitude test

c.) Drawing test

B.Plan:

a.) Mathematics

b.) Aptitude test

c.) Planning test

Type of Questions: In the B.Arch paper, the maths section includes multiple choice questions and numerical value questions. The same goes for aptitude questions except for numerical value questions. The drawing Section tests the drawing skills. The same paper pattern is followed except the drawing section which is not there in the paper. 

Number of Questions: There are 82 questions in the B.Arch Paper and 105 questions in the B.Plan paper.

Total Marks: Each paper has a total marks of 400.

Marking Scheme: Multiple Choice questions if correctly answered then students gain 4 marks and wrong-answered questions result in 1 negative marketing. The same marking pattern for numerical questions. In drawing questions two questions are evaluated for 100 marks

JEE Main Question Pattern for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech):

JEE Main Question Pattern for Paper 2B (B.Arch/B.Plan):

JEE Main Pattern for Paper 2B (B.Plan):

JEE Main Syllabus 2024

JEE Main Physics Syllabus 2024

Knowing the Syllabus helps students to prepare for exams more effectively and efficiently.
Check the syllabus for JEE main Physics Syllabus here.

JEE Main Chemistry Syllabus 2024

JEE Main Mathematics Syllabus 2024

JEE Main Exam Schedule (Tentative)

JEE Main 2023 exam was held in 2 sessions. From time to time NTA will release notifications related to exams. Students have to be alert to the updates issued by the NTA to know the latest details. These updates are introduced at a certain point in time. However, there are certain benefits derived from the new exam pattern introduced in 2023 listed below:

• If a student is not able to give their 100% in the exam then they have one more chance left to try again.
• Students will have empirical experience in their first attempt so that they can learn from their mistakes and improve further in the next attempt.
• If a student is not able to appear for an exam in an attempt due to inexorable situations they have other chances left without waiting for next year to take the exam.
• It will have lesser chances for students to lose a year.
• Students need not have to have to appear for both sessions, However, if a student has appeared for more than one session best score will be considered for the results

Recommended Books For JEE Main 2024

Students preparing for JEE Main 2024 exam can refer to the books mentioned below: