JEE Main Exam Pattern 2027: Know Marking Scheme Here

JEE Main 2027 Exam Pattern is available along with marking scheme. It should be checked carefully by students to know about the paper. The pattern indicates exam mode, type of questions, marking scheme, etc. Candidates can check any changes introduced in JEE Mains pattern & syllabus in the article.

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The JEE Main exam is a national level examination, which is organised to provide admissions in undergraduate Engineering and architecture courses provided by NITs, IIITs and IITs. The exam is conducted for B.E/ B.Tech, B.Arch & B. Planning. It is conducted through online mode.

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Through this article, we are providing detailed information about JEE Main Exam Pattern 2027 type of questions, marking scheme, time duration, etc.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2027

JEE Main 2027 session 1 Registration will begin via online mode in last week of October 2026. Candidates can apply till fourth week of November 2026 till 09:00 pm. The exam date is announced for Session 1 by NTA.

There will be no attempt limit in JEE Main examination. Examination for session 1 will be held from 22nd to 30th January 2027. For 2nd session, exam will be organised in 1st- 2nd week of April 2027 through online CBT mode.

We have provided the exam pattern of JEE Main 2027 as per the latest information provided in brochure by NTA.

Paper Wise JEE Main 2027 Exam Pattern

Check below JEE Main exam pattern for B.Tech/ B.Arch/ B.Plan (Paper 1 and Paper 2) courses:

Paper 1 (B.E/ B.Tech):

• Exam Mode: The examination is conducted through online CBT mode. Drawing test for Jee Main Paper II (B.Arch) is conducted through offline mode.
• Time: Paper is of 3 hours. There will be 2 shifts – 9am to 12 noon and from 3pm to 6pm.
• Subjects: JEE Main contains questions from Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics subjects.
• Type of Questions: Objective type – Multiple Choice questions and numeric type questions are asked in the examination.
• Number of Questions: Question paper contains 75 questions, in which candidates have to attempt all 75 questions. From 2025, It has been decided to discontinue the optional selection of questions from section B, candidates are required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection.
• Exam Duration: The exam duration is 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, and Bengali for all centre cities. Students have to make option of language medium at the time of application process. No changes can be made later.
• Marking Scheme: Each correct question carry 4 marks.
• Negative Marking: For each incorrect response, marks will be deducted. From this year, there will be a negative marking in Section B. -1 mark is deducted for incorrect responses in each section. In section B, 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 are required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection.

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Question Distribution Table:

Check below distribution of questions and marks in JEE Main Paper for B.E/ B.Tech:

• Exam Mode: The mode of exam for B.Arch is online only. The drawing test of Paper 2 is conducted through offline mode on a sheet of A4 size.
• Subjects: The exam comprises three subjects which are mathematics, aptitude test and drawing test.
• Type of Questions: Objective type multiple choice questions are asked in section A & section B contains questions whose answers are to be filled as numerical values.
• Number of Questions: There are total of 77 questions in the paper. To know distribution of questions, check in the table below.
• Exam Duration: The duration of the exam is 3 hours. 4 hours for candidates having 40% disability.
• Question Paper Medium: Question paper medium are Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati.
• Marking System: Each question carry 4 marks for the correct response.
• Negative Marking: Marks are deducted for each incorrect response. From this year, there is negative marking in Section B. -1 mark is deducted for incorrect responses in each section. In section B, 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 have to attempt all the 5 asked in the exam.

Question Distribution Table:

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	05	100
Drawing Test	2	–	100
Total	77 questions		400

• Courses: The paper of B.Plan is conducted for admission to undergraduate planning courses.
• Exam Mode: The mode of exam of the paper is CBT mode only.
• Subjects: The Paper comprises three parts – Mathematics, Aptitude tests, and planning based objective-type MCQs.
• Type of Questions: Section A contains Multiple Choice Questions & Section B will contain questions whose answers are to be filled in as numerical values.
• Number of Questions: 25 questions are there in mathematics section; 50 questions in Aptitude test; 25 questions in planning. In mathematics, 20 questions are multiple choice type & 05 questions answers to be filled as numerical value. There are a total of 100 questions in the paper.
• Exam Duration: The duration of the exam is 3 hours. 4 hours for candidates having 40% disability.
• Question Paper Medium: Question paper medium is Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati.
• Marking System: Each question carries 4 marks for the correct response.
• Negative Marking: Marks are deducted for each incorrect response. There will be negative marking in Section B. -1 mark is deducted for incorrect responses in each section. In section B, 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 are required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection.

Question Distribution Table:

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	5	100
Planning Based Questions-Part II	25	–	100
Total	100 questions		400

JEE Examination Schedule & Time

Here we have provided JEE Main 2027 session 1 Schedule:

Date of Exam	Session 1: 22nd to 30th January 2027 Session 2: 1st- 2nd week of April 2027
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	9:00 AM		3:00 PM

Note: For candidates appearing for both B.Plan and B.Arch, the time duration of paper is 3 hrs and 30 minutes (from 3:00 PM – 6:30 PM).

In conclusion, complete latest details about JEE Mains 2027 Exam pattern has been updated according to the details provided in information brochure by NTA. In case any further new changes are announced, we will provide in the article as well.

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