JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2025 Released By IIT Kanpur: Structure and Marking Scheme

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2025 Released By IIT Kanpur: Structure and Marking Scheme

Maniprabha SinghUpdated on 18 May 2025, 09:56 AM IST

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2025: IIT Kanpur has released the JEE Advanced 2025 exam pattern on its official website, jeeadv.ac.in. The JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 will have 180 marks and 54 questions, with 18 questions each in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, to be completed in 3 hours. Similarly, Paper 2 will also carry 180 marks for 54 questions across the three subjects. Aspirants must check the detailed JEE Advanced exam pattern on this page. The JEE Advanced exam is conducted for BTech admission to various IITs. The JEE Advanced 2025 exam is being conducted on May 18, 2025.

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2025 Released By IIT Kanpur: Structure and Marking Scheme
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2025

JEE Advanced exam qualifying marks are 35% for the general category. Candidates who want to secure admission into IITs must cross the JEE Advanced cutoff 2025 marks of various IIT Institutes. Read the article below completely to know more details regarding the JEE Advanced exam pattern 2025.

JEE Advanced 2025 Exam Pattern

IIT Kanpur issued the JEE Advanced Exam Pattern on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. The information below is the official exam pattern of JEE Advanced 2025.

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2025

Particulars

Details

Mode of the examination

Computer-based examination

Medium of the examination

English and Hindi

Number of Papers

Two compulsory papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2

Total time duration

3 hours for each paper (4 hours for PwD candidates)

Number of sections

Both papers include 3 sections-

Paper 1-

  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Mathematics

Paper 2-

  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Mathematics

Total questions in JEE Advanced

54 (18 questions in each subject)

Marking Scheme

The exam has a concept of full, partial and zero marks.

JEE Advanced 2025 Marking Scheme

Below is the Paper 1 marking scheme of the JEE Advanced exam 2025. The total number of questions is 18. There is negative marking based on the questions.

JEE Advanced Marking Scheme 2025

Section

Number of Questions

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

1

4

12

  • +3 if ONLY the correct option is chosen

  • 0 if none of the options is chosen

  • -1 in all other cases

2

3

12

  • +4 if ALL correct options are chosen

  • +3 if all four options are correct, but ONLY three are chosen

  • +2 if three or more options are correct, but ONLY two are chosen, both correct

  • +1 if two or more options are correct, but ONLY one is chosen, and it is correct

  • 0 if none of the options are chosen

  • -2 in all other cases

3

6

24

  • +4 for the correct answer

  • 0 for no attempts

4

4

12

  • +3 if ONLY the correct option is chosen

  • 0 if none of the options are chosen

  • -1 for wrong attempts

JEE Advanced 2025 Exam Pattern And Marking Scheme for Paper 2

Here is the Paper 2 exam pattern of the JEE Advanced 2025 examination. The number of questions in paper 2 is also 18.

Section

Number of Questions

Total Marks

Marking Scheme

1

4

12

+3 if ONLY the correct option is chosen, 0 if unanswered, -1 in all other cases

2

3

12

  • +4 if all correct options are chosen

  • +3 if all four correct options but only three are chosen

  • +2 if three or more are correct, but only two are chosen

  • +1 if two or more are correct, but only one is chosen

  • 0 if unanswered

  • -2 in all other cases

3

6

24

  • +4 for the correct answer

  • 0 if unanswered

  • no negative marks

4

4

12

  • +3 if ONLY the correct option is chosen

  • 0 if unanswered

  • no negative marks

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: How many questions are there in each JEE Advanced paper?
A:

Each paper has 54 questions, covering 18 questions per subject.

Q: What is the marking scheme in JEE Advanced 2025?
A:

There is full, partial, zero, and negative marking depending on the section and question type.

Q: Can a student skip a question without penalty?
A:

Yes, no marks are deducted for unanswered questions.

Q: Where can I find the official JEE Advanced exam pattern?
A:

Candidates can find the official JEE Advanced 2025 exam pattern on the website jeeadv.ac.in

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For JEE Main there is no age limit , you can appear if you have passed or are appearing in class 12th in the eligible year , so repeating the class 11th will not affect your eligibility.

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You passed your Class 12 (Intermediate) from UP Board in 2024 .
As per JEE Advanced rules , a candidate can appear only in the year of Class 12 passing and the next consecutive year

  • Eligible years for you were 2024 and 2025

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