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Hello Aspirant,
JEE-Main 2021 will be conducted only in online Computer Based Test (CBT) mode and for JEE-Main paper 2 drawing section it will be pen-paper based. Exam pattern for JEE-Main 2021 for Paper 1 and Paper 2 is described below :-
Paper 1 :-
> In JEE-Main 2021, paper 1 there will be total 90 question out of which you have to attempt only 75 (25 from each section) and there will be two sections for each subject, Section-A will be of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)(20 compulsory questions) and Section-B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value (10 numerical based questions out of which only 5 are compulsory to be attempted).
> In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B.
> All question will be of 4 marks and in MCQs there will be negative marking of (-1) on incorrect attempt.
Paper 2 :-
In JEE-Main 2021, paper 2 there will be total 82 question out of which you have to attempt only 77 questions for 100 marks (20 questions from Mathematics section will be of 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 value answers) . Second part will be for Aptitude section which will consists of 50 compulsory questions for 200 marks and in Part third there will be two questions for Drawing test comprises of 100 marks. So in total paper will be of 400 marks.
For complete details about JEE-Main 2021 exam pattern kindly check out the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-pattern
Some insights of JEE-Main 2021 :-
> To qualify for JEE Mains, there is no minimum aggregate percentage criteria and also if you want to take admission into NITs, IIITs or CFTIs then you should pass in your class 12th. Because as per the latest announcement made by our Hon'ble Education minister Mr.Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank, the 75% criteria has been removed for upcoming year 2021-22.
> Also from this year according to New Education Policy the JEE-Main examination will be conducted in English, Hindi and other regional languages such as Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Odia and Malayalam.
This year JEE-Main is being conducted with slight changes in it's pattern and it's conduction and you can check out all the changes from the link given below :-
https://engineering.careers360.com/exams/jee-main
I hope this information helps you.
Good Luck!!
Here are few tips on how to attempt jee mains examination:
- Choose your favourite section and start with it.
- Don't spend much time on a single question.
- always keep an eye on the clock.
- if you are not able to solve a question after 1 or 2 attempts then move on to the next.
- chemistry is an easy section, so save time there so that you can put that time in physics and maths section.
- read the questions carefully otherwise even after knowing how to solve the question you would end up doing it wrong.
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