JEE Main Exam Pattern 2025 (Revised): Get Updated Pattern Here

JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern has been revised. The exam pattern is provided by NTA. The pattern indicates the exam mode, type of questions, marking scheme, etc. Candidates can check various changes introduced in JEE Main exam pattern & syllabus in the article.

Will there be any changes in JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern? Yes, Check below to know more…

JEE Main 2025 Notifications – Exam Pattern Revised

JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern has been revised. The Section B of question paper will have only 5 questions and candidates are required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection. Click here to view notice.

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 2025.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2025

JEE Main 2025 session 2 registration has been started. Application form was released on 01st February 2025 and candidates can apply till 25th February 2025 till 09:00 Pm.

Session 1 registration took place from 28th October to 22nd November 2024. Candidates can only apply through online mode.

JEE Main 2025 Exam dates are announced by NTA. There will be no attempt limit in JEE Main examination. Examination for session 1 was held on 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, and 30th January 2025,  and for 2nd session, exam will be organised from 01st April to 08th April 2025 through online CBT mode.

We have provided the exam pattern of JEE Main 2025 as per the latest announcement. Check the JEE Main 2025 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 contains 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 contains 75 questions, in which candidates will have to attempt all 75 questions. From 2025, It has been decided to discontinue the optional selection of questions from section B, candidates will be 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 will carry 4 marks.
• Negative Marking: There will be deducted for each incorrect response. From this year, there will be a negative marking in Section B. -1 mark will be 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 will be required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection.

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 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 comprise 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 are to be filled as numerical values.
• Number of Questions: 25 questions will be there in mathematics section; 50 questions in Aptitude test; 2 questions in drawing test. In mathematics, In section B candidates will be required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection. There will be a total of 77 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, and 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 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 all the 5 asked in the exam.

Check below distribution of questions and marks in JEE Main Paper for B.Arch:

• Courses: The paper of B.Plan of JEE Main 2025 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 three parts – Mathematics, Aptitude tests, 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 values.
• Number of Questions: 25 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 & 05 questions answers to be filled as numerical value. There will be a total of 100 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, and 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 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 be required to attempt all 5 questions without any options for selection.

Click here to view pattern (as per previous year). 

Check below distribution of questions and marks in JEE Main Paper for B.Plan:

Schedule of Examination

Here we have provided JEE Main 2025 session 1 Schedule:

Note: For 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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