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First of all, MHT CET is a state-level exam while JEE Main is a national level exam for admission in engineering courses.
Through MHT CET , candidates get admission in the participating institutes of MHT CET while JEE Main is conducted for B.E/B. Tech admissions to NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments.
Let us understand the difference between MHT CET and JEE Main exam pattern
Particulars
MHT CET
JEE Main
Mode of Examination
Computer Based Test
Sections
There will be two sections-
Section 1- Physics and Chemistry
Section 2- Mathematics
Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics
Duration of Exam
180 minutes (90 minutes for each section)
3 hours (4 hours for persons with benchmark disabilities)
Type of Questions
Multiple Choice Questions
20 Objective questions having 4 options each with only 1 correct option
10 Numerical questions out of which 5 needs to be answered
Total number of Questions
150 (50 questions for each subject)
90 (need to answer 75 questions) (Each subject will have 20 MCQs and 10 numerical ques out of which 5 is must)
Total Marks
200 marks (100 marks for each section)
300 Marks
Language of Examination
Mathematics will be in the English language
Physics and Chemistry will be in English/Urdu/Marathi
English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Marking Scheme
Physics & Chemistry - 1 mark will be awarded for every correct answer.
Mathematics - 2 marks will be awarded for every correct answer.
There will be no negative marking.
JEE Main Marking Scheme for Paper 1 is-
For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer
For answer with a numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 0 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer
Note- This year, JEE Main is being conducted 4 times unlike 2 times a year due to COVID-19. JEE Main 2021 exam dates are February 23 to 26; March 15 to 18, 2021; April 27 to 30, 2021; and May 24 to 28, 2021. MHT CET 2021 exam dates are not been declared yet.
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