JEE EXAM PATTERN
JEE EXAM PATTERN
JEE is Joint – Entrance Examination for Architecture & Engineering Courses. The exam offers admission in IITs, NITs and other prestigious engineering colleges across India. IIT JEE Mains and advanced is one of the important exam for all the students who wants to become an engineer. The JEE is conducted by NTA (National Testing Agency). JEE is conducted twice every year in January and April.
Every year lakhs of students appear for IIT JEE exam to become an engineer. Most of the colleges in country give admission on the basis of candidates IIT JEE ranks.
The competition between the candidates is making the exam tougher every year. There is a vast syllabus to cover and to cope up with this large syllabus of both 11 and 12 class students need a proper plan. Here, comes the need of the coaching institute, they help in completing the syllabus on time, provide study material and test series. These things boost the preparation of the candidates. The experienced faculties of the coaching institutes provide accurate knowledge of the topics that are necessary for exams.
The Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) comprises two papers. Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B.Tech.) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs. Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the country.
The Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India has entrusted the responsibility of conducting the Joint Entrance Examination [JEE (Main)] to the NTA from 2019 onwards.
ELIGIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS-
Age Criteria
For appearing in the JEE (Main) – 2024, there is no age limit for the candidates. The candidates who have passed the class 12/equivalent examination in 2022, 2023, or appearing in 2024 irrespective of their age can appear in JEE (Main) – 2024 examination. However, the candidates may be required to fulfill the age criteria of the Institute(s) to which they are desirous of taking admission.
List of Qualifying Examinations (QE)
i. The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by any recognized Central/ State Board, such as the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi; Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, New Delhi; etc.
ii. Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a recognized Board/ University.
iii. Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defense Academy
iv. Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
v. Only those candidates who have passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2022, 2023, or those who are appearing in the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2024, are eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2024.
vi. Candidates who passed the Class 12/equivalent examination in 2021 or before as well as those who will appear in such examination in 2024 or later are not eligible to appear in JEE (Main) – 2024.
Mode of Examination
JEE (Main) – 2024 is being conducted in the following modes:
a) Paper 1 (B.E. /B. Tech.) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.
b) Paper 2A (B. Arch): Mathematics (Part-I) and Aptitude Test (Part-II) in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test (Part-III) in pen and paper (offline) mode, to be attempted on drawing sheet of A4 size.
c) Paper 2B (B. Planning): Mathematics (Part-I), Aptitude Test (Part-II), and Planning-Based Questions (Part-III) in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode only.
Choice of Medium of Question Papers-
The JEE (Main) – 2024 is being conducted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
JEE Exam Pattern-
JEE Main Exam Pattern 2024 for BTech/BE (Paper 1)
The table below covers all the important components of JEE Main Pattern for Paper-1 (BTech):
| Particulars | BTech/BE |
| Number of sections and subjects | 3 (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours (180 minutes)4 hours for PwD candidates |
| Type of questions | MCQs: 4 options with only 1 correct optionNumerical Value Questions: Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value |
| Section A (MCQ) | Mathematics: 20 Physics: 20 Chemistry: 20 |
| Section B (Numerical Value) | Mathematics: 10 Physics: 10 Chemistry: 10In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. |
| Total number of questions | 90 |
| Total Marks | 300 marks |
JEE Main 2024 Exam Pattern for B–Arch and B–Plan (Paper 2)
| Particulars | B-Arch Exam Pattern | B-Planning Exam Pattern |
| Number of sections and subjects | 3 (Drawing, Mathematics, and Aptitude) | 3 (Mathematics, Aptitude, and Planning Based Questions) |
| Duration of exam | 3 hours (180 minutes) | 3 hours (180 minutes) |
| Sections | Mathematics (Part I) 20 MCQ and 10 Numerical Value Questions Aptitude Test (Part II) 50 Drawing Test (Part III) 02 | Mathematics: 20 questions and 10 Numerical Value QuestionsAptitude: 50Planning Based Questions: 25 |
| Number of questions | 82 | 105 |
| Type of questions | Mathematics and Aptitude: Objective-type questionsDrawing: Questions to test the candidate’s drawing and sketching skills | Mathematics and AptitudePlanning-Based Questions – Multiple-Choice Questions |
| Total Marks | 400 marks (Drawing section will be of a total of 100 marks, marking of every question will be given along with it) | 400 |
Pattern of Examination Paper–
Total Questions in JEE Mains Paper-1 (BTech)
| Subjects in Paper-1 | Section-A | Section-B |
| Mathematics | 20 | 10 |
| Physics | 20 | 10 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 10 |
| Total | 90 | |
| Question Paper Design |
| • Each subject will have two sections, sections A and B.• Section A will have Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain Numerical Value Questions.• In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10• There will be no negative marking for Section B |
Total Questions in JEE Mains Paper-2A (BArch)
| Subjects in Paper-2A (BArch) | Section-A | Section-B |
| Mathematics – Part I | 20 | 10 |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | 50 | – |
| Drawing Test – Part III | 02 | – |
| Total | 82 | |
| Question Paper Design |
| • Part -1 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 have to attempt any five questions out of 10• There will be no negative marking for Section B |
Total Questions in JEE Mains Paper-2B (B.Plan)
| Subjects in Paper-2B (BPlanning) | Section-A | Section-B |
| Mathematics – Part I | 20 | 10 |
| Aptitude Test – Part II | 50 | – |
| Planning-Based Questions – Part III | 25 | – |
| Total | 105 | |
| Question Paper Design |
| • Part -1 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 have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B |
Syllabus for JEE Main 2024–
Syllabus for JEE Main Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)- Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry
MATHEMATICS
| UNIT 1 | SETS, RELATIONS, AND FUNCTIONS |
| UNIT 2 | COMPLEX NUMBERS AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS |
| UNIT3 | MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS |
| UNIT 4 | PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS |
| UNIT 5 | BINOMIAL THEOREM AND ITS SIMPLE APPLICATIONS |
| UNIT 6 | SEQUENCE AND SERIES |
| UNIT 7 | LIMIT, CONTINUITY, AND DIFFERENTIABILITY |
| UNIT 8 | INTEGRAL CALCULAS |
| UNIT 9 | DIFFRENTIAL EQUATIONS |
| UNIT 10 | CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY |
| UNIT 11 | THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY |
| UNIT 12 | VECTOR ALGEBRA |
| UNIT 13 | STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY |
| UNIT 14 | TRIGONOMETRY |
PHYSICS
| UNIT 1 | PHYSICS AND MEASUREMENT |
| UNIT 2 | KINEMATICS |
| UNIT 3 | LAWS OF MOTION |
| UNIT 4 | WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER |
| UNIT5 | ROTATIONAL MOTION |
| UNIT 6 | GRAVITATION |
| UNIT 7 | PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS |
| UNIT 8 | THERMODYNAMICS |
| UNIT 9 | KINETIC THEORY OF GASES |
| UNIT 10 | OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES |
| UNIT 11 | ELECTROSTATICS |
| UNIT 12 | CURRENT ELECTRICITY |
| UNIT 13 | MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM |
| UNIT 14 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS |
| UNIT 15 | ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES |
| UNIT 16 | OPTICS |
| UNIT 17 | DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION |
| UNIT 18 | ATOMS AND NUCLEI |
| UNIT 19 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES |
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
| UNIT I | SOME BASIC CONCEPTS IN CHEMISTRY |
| UNIT 2 | ATOMIC STRUCTURE |
| UNIT 3 | CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE |
| UNIT 4 | CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS |
| UNIT 5 | SOLUTIONS |
| UNIT 6 | EQUILIBRIUM |
| UNIT 7 | REDOX REACTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY |
| UNIT 8 | CHEMICAL KINETICS |
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
| UNIT 9 | CLASSIFICATION OF ELEMENTS AND PERIODICITY IN PROPERTIES |
| UNIT 10 | P- BLOCK ELEMENTS |
| UNIT 11 | d – and f- BLOCK ELEMENTS |
| UNIT 12 | CO-ORDINATION COMPOUNDS |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
| UNIT 13 | PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
| UNIT 14 | SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
| UNITS 15 | HYDROCARBONS |
| UNIT 16 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING HALOGENS |
| UNIT 17 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING OXYGEN |
| UNIT 18 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN |
| UNIT 19 | BIOMOLECULES |
| UNIT 20 | PRINCIPLES RELATED TO PRACTICAL CHEMISTRY |
Syllabus for JEE (Main) Paper 2A (B.Arch.) – Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Drawing Test
MATHEMATICS
| UNIT 1 | SETS, RELATIONS, AND FUNCTIONS |
| UNIT 2 | COMPLEX NUMBERS AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS |
| UNIT3 | MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS |
| UNIT 4 | PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS |
| UNIT 5 | BINOMIAL THEOREM AND ITS SIMPLE APPLICATIONS |
| UNIT 6 | SEQUENCE AND SERIES |
| UNIT 7 | LIMIT, CONTINUITY, AND DIFFERENTIABILITY |
| UNIT 8 | INTEGRAL CALCULAS |
| UNIT 9 | DIFFRENTIAL EQUATIONS |
| UNIT 10 | CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY |
| UNIT 11 | THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY |
| UNIT 12 | VECTOR ALGEBRA |
| UNIT 13 | STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY |
| UNIT 14 | TRIGONOMETRY |
APTITUDE TEST
| UNIT – 1 Awareness of persons. |
| UNIT – 2 Three dimensional- perception |
DRAWING TESTS
| Sketching of scenes and activities |
Syllabus for JEE (Main) Paper 2B (B.Planning.) – Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Planning
MATHEMATICS
| UNIT 1 | SETS, RELATIONS, AND FUNCTIONS |
| UNIT 2 | COMPLEX NUMBERS AND QUADRATIC EQUATIONS |
| UNIT3 | MATRICES AND DETERMINANTS |
| UNIT 4 | PERMUTATIONS AND COMBINATIONS |
| UNIT 5 | BINOMIAL THEOREM AND ITS SIMPLE APPLICATIONS |
| UNIT 6 | SEQUENCE AND SERIES |
| UNIT 7 | LIMIT, CONTINUITY, AND DIFFERENTIABILITY |
| UNIT 8 | INTEGRAL CALCULAS |
| UNIT 9 | DIFFRENTIAL EQUATIONS |
| UNIT 10 | CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY |
| UNIT 11 | THREE DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY |
| UNIT 12 | VECTOR ALGEBRA |
| UNIT 13 | STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY |
| UNIT 14 | TRIGONOMETRY |
APTITUDE TEST
| UNIT – 1 Awareness of persons. |
| UNIT – 2 Three dimensional- perception |
PLANNING
| UNIT-1 GENERAL AWARENESS. |
| UNIT-2 SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| UNIT-3 THINKING SKILLS |
The above mentioned eligibility criteria, exam pattern and syllabus are as per the latest information bulletin issued by the exam conducting site.For a detailed structure of exam pattern one can visit the official site of NTA- https://jeemain.nta.ac.in
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)-
For admission in which courses JEE Exam is conducted?
JEE is Joint – Entrance Examination for Architecture & Engineering Courses. The exam offers admission in IITs, NITs and other prestigious engineering colleges across India
When will be the admit cards released for JEE MAIN Exams?
The admit card of JEE Main 2024 January session will be released on January 20.
Who conducts the JEE Exam?
The JEE Exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
What is the mode of examination of the JEE Exam?
The JEE Exams is conducted in online mode- Computer Based Test (CBT).
