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JEE Main new pattern 2025 - NTA has released the new JEE Main 2025 exam pattern on the official website, nta.ac.in. According to the JEE Mains new pattern, the optional questions are discontinued in section B for the JEE Mains exam. Earlier, candidates had to attempt any 5 out of 10 questions from section B. However, as per the JEE Main new exam pattern, section B of the JEE Main question paper will now contain only 5 mandatory questions for papers 1 and 2. From JEE Main 2025, candidates will not be given any option to select questions from section B. All the questions in the JEE Main 2025 exam are now compulsory.
JEE Main is conducted in two exam sessions by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Session 1 is scheduled in January, while session 2 will be held later in the year, typically in April. Candidates are allowed to appear in one or both sessions, and the better of the two scores will be considered for ranking and further admission processes.
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The JEE Main pattern change is limited to section B only. With this, the JEE Main 2025 exam for paper 1 now has 75 questions- 25 from each section. The authority is now resuming to the pre-pandemic format making all 5 questions in section B compulsory. Candidates can check the complete JEE Main exam pattern changes here.
The authority has announced the JEE Main new paper pattern for paper 1 through the official notification at nta.ac.in. The detailed JEE Main 2025 exam pattern will soon be available at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can check the JEE Main new pattern pdf on this page.
Particulars | Details |
Exam Mode | Computer-based examination |
JEE Main exam duration | 3 hours |
Language of Examination | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odisha, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. |
Type of Questions |
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No. of Sections | There are three sections:
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JEE Mains Total questions |
Total: 75 Questions (25 questions each) |
Total Marks in JEE Mains 2025 | 300 Marks (100 marks for each section) |
JEE Mains negative marking | MCQs: Four marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of one mark on each wrong answer. Questions with numerical value answers: Candidates will be given four marks for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer. |
The new JEE Main exam pattern change applies to paper 2, i.e., for B.Arch and B.Planning. Candidates can check the revised JEE Mains paper pattern for B.Arch/B.Plan below.
Particulars | Details |
Mode of Exam | Computer-based examination except for Drawing section in B.Arch (Pen & Paper based mode) |
Language | English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. |
Exam Duration | Three hours |
No. of Sections | B.Arch (Paper 2A):
B.Plan (Paper 2B):
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Type of Questions | B.Arch -
B.Planning-
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JEE Mains total questions |
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Total Marks in JEE Mains 2025 paper 2A | 400 Marks |
JEE Mains Marking Scheme |
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Candidates can check the JEE Main new paper pattern from the table below. The following table shows a comparison of the JEE Main revised exam pattern 2025 with that of the previous year.
| Basis | 2024 | 2025 |
| Total number of questions | 90 | 75 |
| Compulsory questions | 75 | 75 |
| Optional questions | 15 (5 from each section) | - |
Careers360 connected with the managing partner and head at FIITJEE Noida centre, Ramesh Batlish over the impact of JEE Main paper pattern changes. According to him, students will now have to prepare all the chapters in the JEE Main syllabus for both papers 1 and 2. Candidates can no longer rely on selective study by leaving any less-weightage chapter. Now the JEE Main 2025 exam will only comprise 75 compulsory questions. He also suggested the JEE Main cutoffs will also be impacted and the qualifying marks will dip slightly due to the removal of optional questions in the JEE Main new paper pattern.
The National Testing Agency will soon announce the JEE Main 2025 marking scheme online. Candidates will be able to check the JEE Main total marks and section-wise marks through the JEE Main information bulletin. Candidates must check the JEE Main new paper pattern for the JEE Mains marking scheme. The total marks for JEE Mains remain the same, i.e., 300 marks for paper 1 and 400 marks for paper 2. According to the JEE Main exam pattern changes only the optional questions have been removed. This makes all the questions in the JEE Main 2025 paper compulsory.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, the National Testing Agency has announced the JEE Main 2025 pattern change on the official website nta.ac.in. Candidates can check the JEE Mains new exam pattern 2025 on this page.
As per the JEE Main exam pattern for B.Arch, there will be three sections- Mathematics (25 questions), Aptitude (50 questions), and Drawing (2 questions). The JEE Main exam pattern changes state that there will be 5 compulsory numerical questions instead of 10 optional questions.
The JEE Main new exam pattern has removed the optional questions from section B. There will be only 5 questions in Section B with no choices and students must answer all.
Yes, the authority is reverting to the pre-pandemic exam format for JEE Main. As a result, the authority has removed the JEE Main optional question format which was introduced keeping in mind the challenges posed due to COVID-19.
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