how marks are calculated in jee mains exam

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Marks are calcuated as per the marking scheme in jee main i. e you get 4  marks  your every correct answer. 1 mark is deducted for your every wrong answer in case of MCQs. No marks is deducted for your wrong answer in case of in case of numerical value question or questions not attempted

To help you further,

JEE Mains 2021 examination pattern for both paper 1 and Paper 2 is provided below along with marking scheme

PAPER -1

In your JEE Mains 2021 examination paper 1 , there will be a total of 90 question, out of which 75 questions are  to be attempted

And these questions are from three subjects :-

*  30 questions from physics.

* 30 questions  from Chemistry .

* 30 questions  from maths.

The 30 questions  in each Subject,  will be divided into two sections -

*Section A :- A Section will contain 20 MCQs or multiple-choice questions. Four options will be there  out of which one will be correct . And you have to choose the correct option.

* Section B :- it will contain 10 questions whose answer is a numerical value , no options will be there ,  you need to enter or type your answer  i. e numerical value .You  have to attempt only 5   questions out of the  total 10 numerical value questions .

So, out of 30 questions in each subject only 25 questions are to be attempted, so in total  25 x 3 = 75 questions out of 90 questions are to be attempted.

Each question carries 4 marks

Exam is conducted for a total of

= 75 x 4

= 300 marks

Marking scheme :-

*four marks will be awarded for your every correct answer

* 1 mark will be deducted for your every wrong answer in case of section A /MCQs

* no marks will be deducted for your wrong answer in case of in case of section B/numerical value question

PAPER -2

B.Arch

*Exam will be conducted for a total of 400 marks

*there will be a total of 82 questions

There will be 3 sections

*Mathematics

There will be  a total of 30 questions in mathematics. 20 Questions will be MCQs and rest 10 questions will be  questions with numerical value as the answer , out of which only 5 questions are  to be attempted.

*Aptitude

50 MCQs will be  there

*Drawing

2 questions will be  there

B.Planning

*Exam will be conducted for a total of 400 marks

*there will be  a total of 105 questions

There  will be 3 sections

*Mathematics

There will be a total of 30 questions in mathematics. 20 Questions will be MCQs and rest 10 questions will be questions with numerical value as the answer , out of which only 5 questions are to be attempted.

*Aptitude

50 MCQs  will be there

*Planning

25 MCQs will be there

For detailed information about JEE Mains examination pattern you can visit our page the link for the same is provided below:-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern/amp

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