JEE Main 2020: Exam Pattern

National Testing Agency has announced new changes in the JEE Main 2020 exam pattern in a new notification dated September 3. The detailed exam pattern of JEE Main with number of questions and type of questions have been announced by NTA in the official information brochure. JEE Main 2020 comprises of 2 papers; Paper 1 for engineering aspirants and Paper 2 for students seeking admissions in architecture and planning courses.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 - Paper 1

Parameters	Particulars
Exam Mode	Computer-based test mode
Exam Duration	3 hours
Subjects	Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Total number of questions	75 (Each subject will have 25 questions)
Type of Questions	20 Objective questions having 4 options each with only 1 correct option 5 Numerical questions with numerical value as answer
Marking Scheme	For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer For answer with numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 0 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer
Maximum Marks	300
Medium of paper	English or Hindi (Candidates from Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli can opt for Gujarati as well)

Detailed JEE Main Exam Pattern for Paper 1 for B.Tech with timings and questions:

Subjects	No of Questions	Type of Questions	Timings of the exam
			First Shift	Second Shift
Mathematics	25(20+5)	20 Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 5 Questions with answer as numerical value, with equal weightage to Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry	09:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	02:30 p.m. to 05:30 p.m.
Physics	25(20+5)
Chemistry	25(20+5)

JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern - Paper 2 for B.Arch and B.Plan

Parameters	Particulars
Exam Mode	B.Arch: Mathematics and Aptitude test will be computer-based, whereas Drawing test will be conducted in the pen-and-paper mode B.Plan: computer-based
Exam Duration	3 hours
Subjects	B.Arch: Mathematics, General Aptitude and Drawing skills B.Plan: Mathematics, General Aptitude and Planning
Total number of questions	B.Arch: Maths will have 20 MCQ questions and 5 numerical questions; Aptitude will have 50 MCQs and drawing test will have 2 questions B.Plan: Maths will have 20 MCQ questions and 5 numerical questions; Aptitude will have 50 MCQs and Planning section will have 25 questions.
Type of Questions	B.Arch Maths and Aptitude will be MCQs while drawing section will have questions to test the drawing and sketching skills. Maths will also have numerical questions B.Plan aspirants will have 25 questions on Planning instead of drawing while the exam pattern of JEE Main will be same for Maths and Aptitude..
Marking Scheme	For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer For answer with numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 0 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer Marking Scheme for Drawing Test - Two questions to be evaluated out of 100 marks
Maximum Marks	400
Medium of paper	English or Hindi (Candidates from Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli can opt for Gujarati as well)

Detailed JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 for B.Arch and B.Plan

Paper	Subjects	No. of Questions	Type of Questions	Exam Timings
				First Shift	Second Shift
B. Arch.	Mathematics – Part I	25(20+5)	20 Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & 5 Questions for which answer is a numerical value	9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
	Aptitude Test – Part II	50	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
	Drawing Test – Part III	2	Questions for drawing test
B. Planning	Mathematics – Part I	25(20+5)	20 Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) & 5 Questions for which answer is a numerical value	2:30- 5:30 p.m.
	Aptitude Test – Part II	50	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
	Planning Based Questions - Part III	25	Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Note: Timings for candidates who opt for both B.Arch. and B.Planning. will be 2:30 to 06:00 p.m.