in may, which paper i have to give for jee mains 2021? b.tech or b. arch
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Your JEE mains 2021 will be conducted in four sessions i. e
*February session
* March session
*April session.
* May session
In all these above Four Sessions examination will be conducted for both paper 1 and Paper 2
paper 1 :- For btech
paper 2 :- for B. Arch / B planning
One is free to give examination for both paper 1 and Paper 2 or any one of them so if you are interested in btech then you can give paper 1 and paper 2 if you are interested for B. Arch /B planning or you can even give both paper 1 and Paper 2 examination in your May session or any other session
The examination pattern for both paper 1 and Paper 2 is different which you can check out below
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 10 MCQs or multiple-choice questions.
* Section B :- it will contain 10 numerical value questions whose answers are to be filled in by you as a 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 is awarded for your every correct answer
* 1 mark in deducted for your every wrong answer MCQs
* no marks is deducted for your wrong answer in case of numerical value question
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
PAPER -2
B.Arch
*Exam is conducted for a total of 400 marks
*there are a total of 82 questions
There are 3 sections
*Mathematics
There are a total of 30 questions in mathematics. 20 Questions are MCQs and rest 10 questions are questions with numerical value as the answer , out of which only 5 questions are to be attempted.
*Aptitude
50 MCQs are there
*Drawing
2 questions are there
B.Planning
*Exam is conducted for a total of 400 marks
*there are a total of 105 questions
There are 3 sections
*Mathematics
There are a total of 30 questions in mathematics. 20 Questions are MCQs and rest 10 questions are questions with numerical value as the answer , out of which only 5 questions are to be attempted.
*Aptitude
50 MCQs are there
*Planning
25 MCQs are 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
Thank you
If you want to get into architecture for your graduation then go for JEE mains barch. And if you want to get into Btech that is engineering course, then you have to appear for JEE Maine Btech examination.
NTA has disclosed the exam dates and the examination form has also been released. The last date to fill the application form is 16th of January, 2021.
The exam dates are as follows -
Refer to the website below to know more about the same -
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-exam-dates
Best wishes. Thank you.
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