Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is an engineering entrance examination conducted for admission to various engineering colleges in India. It is constituted by two different examinations – JEE Main and the JEE Advanced. The exams are of the objective pattern.
JEE Main has two papers, Paper-1 and Paper-2. Candidates may opt for either or both of them. Both papers contain multiple-choice questions. Paper 1 is for admission to B.E./B.Tech courses and are conducted only online. Paper-2 is for admission in B.Arch and B.Planning courses and is conducted offline only. From January 2020, an additional Paper – 3 is being introduced for B.Planning courses separately.[2]
JEE Main, unlike JEE Advanced, has a fixed exam structure and is not subject to change every year. Paper-1 is of three hours duration and consists of thirty multiple-choice (single-correct) questions in each of the three subjects (physics, chemistry, and maths). 4 marks are awarded for correct answers, and a “1 “mark is deducted for incorrect answers. Board will introduce a new pattern consisting of 20+5 questions per subject in January 2020.