JEE Mains Exam Pattern 2023: Exam Mode, Duration, Marking Scheme & More!

JEE Mains Exam Pattern 2023: NTA has released the new JEE Main 2023 exam pattern for B.Tech, B. Arch and B. Planning papers. JEE Main 2023 Exam Pattern is divided into JEE Paper 1 pattern for B.Tech and JEE Paper 2 pattern for B. Arch and B. Planning. Aspirants who are going to apply for JEE Mains 2023. This article will discuss the JEE Main Exam Pattern 2023 and JEE Mains 2023 Marking Scheme to better prepare for the exam.

As per the exam pattern of JEE Main 2023, both papers will be held in online computer-based mode except for the Drawing test for B.Arch. For paper 1, each subject consists of 20 MCQs and 10 Numerical Value Questions, and out of 10, only 5 questions are mandatory as per the JEE Main 2023 exam pattern.

Quick Facts

The JEE Mains 2023 entrance exam will be conducted in Online mode (Computer-Based Test). The duration of this entrance exam is 3 hours in the examination. The multiple-choice questions asked will be asked in the examination of the JEE Mains 2023 exam.

Exam Name	Joint Entrance Examination (Main)
Short Name	JEE Main
Exam Frequency	Four-Time
Exam Mode	Online
Exam Duration	3 hours
Mode of Counselling	Online
Language	Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
Participating Colleges	1622
Official Website	https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/

Exam Pattern

The engineering entrance exam will be conducted in two sessions– June and July. Aspirants appearing for JEE Mains can take the exam either in online mode or offline mode for B.E/B. Tech, but for Paper 2, they can only appear in pen-paper-based test mode.

JEE Main 2023 Exam Pattern

Before we talk about the JEE Mains 2023 exam pattern in deep, let’s look at the JEE Main exam syllabus. It will help you to understand the complete exam pattern and marking scheme subject-wise.

Particulars	JEE Main Exam Pattern Details
Exam Mode	Computer-based examination except for Drawing section in B.Arch
Language of Examination	English or Hindi – For All Centre Cities, English or Hindi or Gujarati- For Centre Cities in Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Duration	3 hours
No. of Sections	There are three sections in both B. Arch and B.Plan papers. B.Arch: Mathematics, Aptitude test & Drawing test B.Plan: Mathematics, Aptitude test & Planning test
Type of Questions	Multiple choice questions (MCQs) Questions with numerical values as answers
Marking Scheme	Marking Scheme for Drawing Test – Two questions are evaluated out of 100 marks. JEE Main Marking Scheme for Paper 2 is- MCQs-  4 marks for each correct answer, and there will be a negative marking of 1 mark on each incorrect answer. Questions with numerical value answer – 4 marks for each correct answer, and there will be no negative marking.

Paper 1: B.E./ B. Tech. Exam Pattern

Paper 1: B.E./ B. Tech. in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode:
1.	Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks	Subject	Section A	Section B		Marks
		Mathematics	20*	10*		100
		Physics	20*	10*		100
		Chemistry	20*	10*		100
		Total	90			300
	*Each Subject will have two sections. Section A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs), and Section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates must attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B.
2	Marking Scheme for MCQs	Correct Answer or the best Answer			Four marks (+4)
		Incorrect Answer			Minus one mark (-1)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review			No mark (0)
3.	Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value	Correct Answer			Four marks (+4)
		Incorrect Answer			No mark (0)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review			No mark (0)
4.	Method of determining merit	Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Total into NTA scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all days shifts.
5.	Method of resolving ties	Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper1: B.E./B.Tech will be resolved in the following descending order:§  NTA score in Mathematics, followed by§  NTA score in Physics, followed by§  NTA score in Chemistry, followed by§ Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses.

Paper 2 (B.Arch) Exam Pattern

Paper 2 A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in Pen & Paper Based (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
1.	Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks	Subject	No of Questions			Marks
		Mathematics (Part I)	20*	10*		100
		Aptitude Test (Part II)	50			200
		Drawing Test (Part III)	02			100
		Total	82	400
	*20 questions will be MCQs, and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value out of 10. There will be no negative marking for numerical values.
2.	(a) Marking Scheme for MCQs	Correct Answer or the most appropriate Answer			Four marks (+4)
		Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer			Minus one mark (-1)
		Unanswered /Marked for Review			No mark (0)
	(b) Marking Scheme for questions for which the answer is a Numerical value	Correct Answer or the most appropriate Answer			Four marks (+4)
		Incorrect Answer			No mark (0)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review			No mark (0)
	(c) Marking Scheme for Drawing Test (Part III)	Two questions are to be evaluated out of 100 marks.
3.	Method of determining merit	Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Drawing Test, and Total into NTA Scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days.
4.	Method of resolving ties	Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper 2B: B. Arch will be resolved in the following manner:§  NTA score in Mathematics, followed by§  NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by§  NTA score in Drawing Test, followed by§ Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses.

Paper 3 (B.Planning) Exam Pattern

Paper 2B (B. Planning) Part-I: Mathematics, Part-II: Aptitude Test and Part-III: Planning Based Questions in Computer Based Test (CBT) mode only
1.	Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks	Subject	No of Questions			Marks
		Part-I: Mathematics	20*	10*		100
		Part-II: Aptitude Test	50			200
		Part-III: Planning Based Objective Type MCQs	25			100
		Total	105
	*20 questions will be MCQs, and 5 questions will have answers to be filled as a numerical value of 10. There will be no negative marking for numerical values.
2.	Marking Scheme for MCQs	Correct Answer or the most appropriate Answer			Four marks (+4)
		Incorrect Answer/Multiple Answer			Minus one mark (-1)
		Unanswered /Marked for Review			No mark (0)
3.	Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value	Correct Answer or the appropriate Answer			Four marks (+4)
		Incorrect Answer			No mark (0)
		Unanswered / Marked for Review			No mark (0)
4.	Method of determining merit	Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, aptitude, planning-based, and Total into NTA Scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA Scores of all shifts of all days.
5.	Method of resolving ties	Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in B. Planning will be resolved in the following manner:§  NTA score in Mathematics, followed by§  NTA score in Aptitude Test, followed by§  NTA score in Planning Based Questions, followed by§  Candidates having a lesser ratio of negative to positive responses.

Syllabus

The NTA prescribes the JEE Mains 2023 Syllabus. The level of the examination is 10+2 or equivalent level exam. The detailed syllabus is listed below.

Syllabus for Physics

S. no.	Physics
1.	Units and Measurement
2.	Kinematics, Laws of Motion
3.	Work, Energy and Power

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2023 [New Update]

• As per the newest JEE Main 2023 exam pattern, paper one will have 90 questions, 25 per from Physics, Chemistry, and Maths. Applicants have to attempt only 75 questions.
• Every subject will have 20 MCQs and ten numerical questions. 5 out of 10 numerical questions are optional, and the numerical questions don’t have negative markings.
• JEE Main 2023 for paper 1 (B.Tech) will be conducted for 300 marks, while paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Plan) will be shown clearly for 400 characters each, and now, JEE Main 2023 will be held in 13 languages.

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