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The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced changes to the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern on its official website, nta.ac.in. Notably, optional questions in Section B are now discontinued for both Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) and Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Plan) starting from 2025.
Candidates should review the updated JEE Main pattern for details on marking schemes, exam duration, types of questions, and more. The JEE Main 2025 exam for B.E/B.Tech will feature 75 questions across Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, totaling 300 marks. Each section contains 25 mandatory questions, including 20 MCQs and 5 Numerical Value Questions (NVQs), with no optional questions. The JEE Main exams will take place in January and April 2025.
The exam pattern varies for Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech) and Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Plan). Below is an overview of the revised format.
NTA has reverted to the pre-pandemic format for JEE Main 2025. Candidates should familiarize themselves with the updated exam structure:
Section B requires candidates to answer all 5 questions without any optional choices. Below is a table summarizing the JEE Main 2025 exam structure, including the total number of questions, marks, and passing criteria.
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Exam | Computer-based |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Language Options | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu |
| Type of Questions | MCQs, Numerical Value Questions |
| Sections | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
| Total Questions | 75 (25 per section) |
| Total Marks | 300 (100 per section) |
| Negative Marking | MCQs: -1 for incorrect answers; NVQs: -1 for incorrect answers |
| Particulars | Details |
| Mode of Exam | Computer-based (except Drawing in B.Arch) |
| Exam Duration | 3 hours |
| Sections for B.Arch | Mathematics, Aptitude, Drawing |
| Sections for B.Plan | Mathematics, Aptitude, Planning |
| Type of Questions | MCQs, Numerical Value Questions, Drawing (B.Arch) |
| Total Questions for B.Arch | 77 |
| Total Questions for B.Plan | 100 |
| Total Marks for B.Arch | 400 |
| Total Marks for B.Plan | 400 |
| Negative Marking | MCQs: -1 for incorrect answers; Drawing: No negative marking |
| Paper | Subject | Types of questions |
| Paper 1: B.E./B.Tech. | Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry |
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| Paper 2A: B. Arch | Part-1- Mathematics |
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| Part-II: Aptitude Test | Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | |
| Part-III: Drawing Test | Questions to test drawing aptitude | |
| Paper 2B: B.Plan | Part-I: Mathematics |
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| Part-II: Aptitude Test | Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs | |
| Part-III: Planning-Based Questions | Objective Type - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) |
| Subject | Section A (MCQs) | Section B (NVQs) | Total Marks |
| Mathematics | 20 | 5 | 100 |
| Physics | 20 | 5 | 100 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 5 | 100 |
| Total | 60 | 15 | 300 |
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Mathematics | 25 (20 MCQs + 5 NVQs) | 100 |
| Aptitude | 50 | 200 |
| Drawing Test | 2 | 100 |
| Total | 77 Questions | 400 Marks |
| Subject | Number of Questions | Marks |
| Mathematics | 25 (20 MCQs + 5 NVQs) | 100 |
| Aptitude | 50 | 200 |
| Planning Test | 25 | 100 |
| Total | 100 Questions | 400 Marks |
The marking scheme for JEE Mains 2025 papers is consistent across subjects: