JEE Main 2021 last date of registration extended till July 20 and Exam Dates postponed
JEE Main 2021 Session 4 was scheduled from July 27 to August 2. However, the Education Minister of India, Dharmendra Pradhan took the decision to revise the JEE Main 2021 session 4 dates to give a gap of at least four weeks between Session 3 and 4 of JEE Main.
The new JEE Main session 4 exam dates are August 26, 27, 31, September 1, and 2. The new revised JEE Main dates are also available on NTA JEE Main official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in.
The last date for JEE Main 2021 session 4 registration has also been extended to July 20. Around 7.32 lakh students have already registered for session 4 of JEE Main 2021. Only those aspirants who have successfully registered for JEE Main 2021 exam will be issued an admit card.
The NTA will soon release the JEE Main admit card 2021 for session 4 on the official website. Candidates will be able to download the JEE Main 2021 admit card using their application number and date of birth.
The authorities will conduct the JEE Main 2021 session 3 exams on July 20, 22, 25, and 27. The JEE Main admit card 2021 for session 3 was released on July 13. To avoid problems in downloading the admit card, the NTA had released 3 links to download JEE Main admit card 2021.
Joint Entrance Examination, Main is a national-level entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate courses. This year, NTA has decided to conduct the JEE Main 2021 exam four times a year. The JEE Main 2021 first two sessions, February and March have been concluded successfully. JEE Main 2021 exam dates for February and March sessions were February 23 to 26 and March 16 to 18 respectively.
JEE Main Exam Pattern 2021 is important to read for every student who wishes to appear for it. The JEE Main Exam Pattern 2021 gives a clear idea to the student about the type of questions, exam duration exam language, and various other important details about the examination.
The JEE Main Exam Pattern 2021 also helps in the planning of preparation for the examination and successfully clearing the same.
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PAPER |
SUBJECTS |
Section A |
Section B |
Question Paper Design |
TIMING OF THE EXAMINATION (IST) |
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First Shift |
Second Shift |
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B.E./ B.Tech. (Paper1) |
Mathematics |
20* |
10* |
*Each Subject 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. |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. |
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
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Physics |
20* |
10* |
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Chemistry |
20* |
10* |
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Total |
90 |
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B. Arch. (Paper 2A) |
Mathematics – Part I |
20* |
10* |
*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. |
9:00 a.m. to 12:00p.m. |
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
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Aptitude Test – Part II |
50 |
- |
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Drawing Test – Part III |
02 |
- |
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Total |
82 |
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B. Planning (Paper 2B) |
Mathematics – Part I |
20* |
10* |
* 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. |
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. |
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Aptitude Test – Part II |
50 |
- |
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Planning Based Questions - Part III |
25 |
- |
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Total |
105 |
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*Each Subject 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. |
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Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the JEE (Main) 2021 will be conducted in Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati. This is the first time ever that JEE Main will be conducted in 13 Regional Languages at the same time.
JEE MAIN Exam Pattern 2021 for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech):
This year JEE Main Exam Pattern is divided into two sections i.e., Section A and Section B.
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Particulars |
B.Tech/BE |
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Mode of Examination |
Computer Based Test (CBT) |
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Exam Duration |
3 hours (180 minutes) |
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Sections |
Section A: (MCQ’s) Physics Chemistry Mathematics Section B: (Numerical Based) Physics Chemistry Mathematics
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Total number of questions |
90 questions
Section A: 20 questions from each subject.
Section B: 10 questions from each subject. (candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10 from Section B) |
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Type of question |
MCQ’s and Numerical Based |
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Negative Marking |
Section A: -1 will be deducted for every wrong answer (Only for MCQ’s)
Section B: No Negative Marking |
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Language of Paper |
This Year JEE Main will be conducted in 13 regional languages. You can find the information regarding languages above. |
JEE MAIN Exam Pattern 2021 of Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech) in Detail:
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Subject |
Distribution of Question |
Marks |
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Section A |
Section B |
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Mathematics |
20 (MCQ’s) |
10* (Numerical) |
100 |
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Physics |
20 (MCQ’s) |
10* (Numerical) |
100 |
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Chemistry |
20 (MCQ’s) |
10* (Numerical) |
100 |
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Total |
90 questions |
300 marks |
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Note: ‘*’ means that candidates have to attempt only 5 Numerical questions out of 10.
JEE MAIN Exam Pattern 2021 Marking Criteria for Paper 1 (BE/B.Tech):
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Marking Scheme |
For MCQs |
For Numerical Value |
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Correct Answer |
+4 |
+4 |
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Incorrect Answer |
-1 |
0 |
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Unanswered |
0 |
0 |
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