JEE Main 2020 New Changes
- From the year 2020, the exam will be conducted separately for BE/B.Tech, B.Arch & Planning courses. Candidates can appear for all the courses or separately.
- Application Fee has been increased as compared to last year and applicant can make the payment through online mode.
- Changes in Exam pattern: New changes have been introduced in the JEE-Main 2020 exam pattern.
- The number of questions in the exam paper has been decreased to 25 questions (per subject) from 30 questions (per subject).
- Apart from the MCQs in the question paper there will be questions whose answers are to be filled as numerical values.
- From this year onwards, the paper pattern of B.Plan has been introduced separately in JEE Main examination.
- From 2019 , National Testing Agency (NTA) is having all the responsibility to conduct JEE Main entrance exams.
- NTA will conduct JEE Main 2020 twice a year in the months of January & April and the mode of examination will be online (CBT) mode.
- Now there is no age limit to apply for JEE Mains examination. Candidates fulfilling the eligibility criterion for JEE Main can apply for the exam irrespective of their age.
- For JEE Main Paper 2 B.Arch & B.Plan, it is compulsory for the applicants to have Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry subjects.
- To apply for JEE Mains entrance exams 2020 Aadhar card is not compulsory .
- Among the candidates appearing for JEE main 2020, the top 2,45,000 will be eligible for JEE Advanced.
- Candidates those are Diabetic will now be allowed to bring fruits and water with them in the examination hall.
JEE Main 2020 Eligibility Criteria
1. Age Criteria:
For the aspirants of JEE Main, there is no age limit for appearing in the JEE Main exam
2. Year of Appearance in Qualifying Examination (QE):
- Those candidates who have passed Class 12 examination or any equivalent examination in 2018 or 2019 are eligible to appear in JEE Main exam 2020.
- Students appearing in their Class 12 examination or any equivalent examination in 2020 are also eligible to appear in January and April session.
- Candidates who passed Class 12th or equivalent examination in 2017 or before and those who will appear in such examination in 2021 or after that are not eligible to appear in JEE Main 2020.
3. Qualifying subjects:
Applicant should have at least five subjects in class 12th or equivalent examination to be eligible for JEE Main exam 2020.
4. Qualifying marks:
- Student must have secure minimum 75% (aggregate) marks in class 12th or qualifying exam to get admission into NITs, IIITs, IITs, and CFTIs.or aspirant should be in the top 20 percentile in their respective Boards of clas 12th.
- For reserved category 65% is the minimum qualifying marks.
5. Total attempts
- A candidate can attempt the exam in 3 consecutive years only.
- The total number of attempts would be 6, (first year- 2 attempts, second year- 2 attempts and 3rd year- 2 attempts)
JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern
Exam pattern:
For JEE Main Paper-1: |
|
Course |
B.E./B.Tech |
Exam Mode |
Online (CBT) |
Subjects |
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (P,C,M) |
Number of Questions |
25 Qus from each subject (25X3= 75 Qus) |
Marks |
75X4=300 |
Type of Questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical questions |
Exam Duration |
3 hours |
Marking Scheme |
+4 marks for each correct answer |
Negative Marking |
-1 marks for each incorrect answer |
Language |
Language will be hindi & english for all cities, and choices for question paper will be English, Hindi and Gujarati for Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
Paper pattern:
Subject |
No of Questions |
Marks |
|
Total Number of Questions and Marks (Subject wise) | Part 1 – Mathematics | 20 MCQs +5 NQs | 100 |
Part 2 – Physics | 20 MCQs +5 NQs | 100 | |
Part 3 – Chemistry | 20 MCQs +5 NQs | 100 | |
Total | 75 | 300 (Tentative) |
Marking Scheme:
For every Correct Answer | +4 |
For every Incorrect Answer or Multiple Answer | -1 |
Not attempt | 0 |
For JEE Main Paper-II |
|
Course |
B.Arch |
Exam Mode |
Online and offline |
Subjects |
Part I- Mathematics |
Number of Questions |
Mathematics, 25 Qus (20 MCQ + 5 NAT) |
Marks |
Total 400 |
Type of Questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical questions |
Exam Duration |
3 hours |
Marking Scheme |
+4 marks for each correct answer |
Negative Marking |
-1 marks for each incorrect answer |
Language |
Language will be hindi & english for all cities, and choices for question paper will be English, Hindi and Gujarati for Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
Paper Pattern:
Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |
Total Number of Questions and Marks (Subject wise) | Part 1 – Mathematics | 20 MCQs +5 NQs | 100 |
Part 2 – Aptitude | 50 MCQs | 200 | |
Part 3 – Drawing | 2 | 100 | |
Total | 77 | 400 |
Marking Scheme
For every Correct Answer | +4 |
For every Incorrect Answer or Multiple Answer | -1 |
Not attempt | 0 |
For JEE Main Paper-III |
|
Course |
B.Plan |
Exam Mode |
Online |
Subjects |
Part I- Mathematics |
Number of Questions |
Mathematics, 25 Qus (20 MCQ + 5 NAT) |
Marks |
Total 400 |
Type of Questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and Numerical questions |
Exam Duration |
3 hours |
Marking Scheme |
+4 marks for each correct answer |
Negative Marking |
-1 marks for each incorrect answer |
Language |
Language will be hindi & english for all cities, and choices for question paper will be English, Hindi and Gujarati for Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. |
Paper Pattern
Subject | No of Questions | Marks | |
Total Number of Questions and Marks (Subject wise) | Part 1 – Mathematics | 20 MCQs +5 NQs | 100 |
Part 2 – Aptitude | 50 MCQs | 200 | |
Part 3 – Planing | 25 | 100 | |
Total | 100 | 400 |
Marking Scheme
For every Correct Answer | +4 |
For every Incorrect Answer or Multiple Answer | -1 |
Not attempt | 0 |
JEE Main 2020 Syllabus :
JEE Main 2020 syllabus provides the details about topics and chapters that may asked in JEE Main paper-1(B.Tech/B.E. and paper-2(B.Arc/ B.Plan) examination. Both the papers are for different courses, therefore, syllabus is also different for both. JEE Main syllabus for paper-1 contains important chapters from physics, Chemistry and Mathematics taught in 11th and 12th standard of CBSE, ICSE and other boards.
Schedule For JEE-MAINS
JEE Main – Session January 2020 |
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Events |
Exam Dates (Announced) |
Commencement of Online Application Form | September 3, 2019 |
Facility of Correcting Images | September 12, 2019 |
Closing Date of Online Application Form | October 10, 2019 |
Last Date of Fee Payment | October 11, 2019 |
Opening of Application Form Correction Window | October 14 to 20, 2019 |
Availability of Admit Card | December 6, 2019 |
Examination Date for online exam (Computer Based Test) | January 6 to 11, 2020 |
Answer Key & OMR Sheet Availability | To be announced |
Declaration of Result (Paper 1)/AIR rank & candidates eligible to appear in JEE Advanced | January 31, 2020 |
JEE Main – Session April 2020 |
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Events |
Exam Dates (Announced) |
Commencement of Online Application Form | February 7, 2020 |
Facility of Correction in application form | Second week of March 2020 |
Closing Date of Online Application Form | March 7, 2020 |
Availability of Admit Card | March 16, 2020 |
Examination Date for online exam (Computer Based Test) | April 3 to 9, 2020 |
Answer Key & OMR Sheet Availability | Second week of April 2020 |
Declaration of Result (Paper 1)/AIR rank & candidates eligible to appear in JEE Advanced | April 302020 |
Registration for JoSAA 2020 Counselling 2020 | June 15, 2020 |