JEE Main Exam Pattern
Course | B. E/B. Tech |
Exam Mode | Online |
Subjects | Physics, Chemistry and Maths |
Type of Questions | MCQs and Numerical-based questions |
Duration | 3 hours |
Medium | Medium of the Question Papers: Drawing from the National Education Policy (NEP), the JEE (Main) |
Total Marks | 300 |
Marking Scheme | 4 for the correct answer, -1 for the wrong answer and 0 for the unanswered question. |
JEE Main consists of three papers and will be conducted in two shifts – morning and evening. The general layout of the exam pattern for JEE Main is given below:
Paper 1: B.E/B.Tech | |||||
Subject | Section A (Marking Scheme: Correct +4, Incorrect -1, Unanswered : 0)
Question Type: MCQs | Section B (Marking Scheme: Correct +4, Incorrect -1, Unanswered : 0)
Question Type: Numerical Value |
Marks | ||
| Number of Questions in paper | Number of questions can be attempted | Number of Questions in paper | Number of questions can be attempted |
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Physics | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 100 |
Chemistry | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 100 |
Maths | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 100 |
Total | 90 Question | 75 Questions can be attempted | 300 | |||
JEE Main Exam Schedule
The exam schedule for JEE Main 2023 has been released by the NTA. The JEE Main exam dates are as follows.
Date of Examination | (Session 1): 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 January 2023
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The JEE Main exam is conducted in two shifts. The timing details are given below.
Timing of Examination | First Shift | Second Shift |
For B.E./B.Tech | 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. | 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. |
JEE Advanced 2023 Exam Overview
The candidates who are appearing for the JEE Advanced 2023 can get the exam overview with the help of the below-providing table –
Particulars | Details |
Name of the exam | JEE Advanced (Joint Entrance Exam Advanced) |
Exam Frequency | Once a year |
Exam Conducting Authority | Any one from the 7 IIT zone |
Level of Exam | National |
Languages | English and Hindi |
Exam application mode | Online |
Exam Mode | Online |
Number of papers | 2 |
Duration of exam | 3 hours |
Available seats | 16k approx. |
Offered Courses | BTec, BArch, BS, Dual degree courses, Masters such as MTech, MSc |
About JEE Advanced 2023
The details of the JEE Advanced 2023 entrance exam are presented below.
Exam Name | JEE Advanced |
Exam Conducting Authority | IIT Guwahati |
Exam Purpose | Admission to B.E or B.Tech courses |
Participating Institutes | 33 (IISc, 23 IITs, 5 IISER, IIPE, IIST and RGIPT) |
Exam Mode | Computer-based Online Test |
Subjects Covered | Maths, Physics and Chemistry |
Test Duration | 3 Hours (Paper 1 and 2 Each) – Both are mandatory to attempt |
Total Marks | Varies every year |
Total Eligible Candidates | Top 2,50,000 candidates from JEE Main |
Counselling Authority | JoSAA |
Available Seats in IITs | The number varies every year. The number of available IIT seats was 16,598 in 2022. |
Number of attempts | Maximum 2 attempts in consecutive years |
The entrance exam consists of two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2. It is also carried out in two stages (or shifts) that are held on the same day. All the students must appear for both papers to be eligible for the merit list. Candidates are granted admission to various undergraduate courses and master and dual degree programmes offered by IITs based on marks scored or ranks secured in the JEE Advanced examination.
NEET 2023 Examination Highlights
Name Of The Test | NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) |
Conducting Authority | NTA (National Testing Agency) |
Official website of NTA | https://neet.nta.nic.in/ |
Mode of Exam | Pen-paper based (offline mode) |
Number of Registrations | 1872343 candidates |
Exam Duration (Revised) | 3 hours and 20 minutes or 200 minutes |
Seats Offered | Admission to MBBS, BDS and other courses – Seats under 15% All India Quota and 85% State quota |
Courses Offered | MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses |
Number of Questions | 180 questions to be answered out of 200 questions (MCQs) |
Type of questions | Objective-type questions (MCQs) with 4 options out of which 1 is correct |
Subjects | Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology) |
Number of Questions from each section | • Physics – 45/50 questions to be answered • Chemistry – 45/50 questions to be answered • Biology (Botany + Zoology) – 90/100 questions to be answered |
Language | The question paper is asked in 13 languages – English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. |
Marking Scheme | 4 marks are awarded for each correct answer |
Negative Marking | 1 mark is deducted for each wrong answer |
Total Exam centres | 3570 centres located in 497 cities throughout the country including 14 cities outside India |
Total seats | MBBS – 91,827* BDS – 27,698* AYUSH – 52,720* BVSc and AH seats – 525* AIIMS – 1,899* JIPMER – 249* *Number of seats expected to fluctuate |
MHT-CET (MHCET) is conducted by the Government of Maharashtra, State Common Entrance Test Cell for admission to the first year of full-time degree courses of Health Sciences and Technical Education (Engineering and Technology, Pharmacy) in the state of Maharashtra.
Exam Name | Maharashtra Health and Technical Common Entrance Test |
Also Known As | MHT-CET |
Exam Category | Undergraduate |
Exam Level | State |
Exam Mode | Online (Computer based test) |
Conducted by | State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra |
PATTERN
- The exam will be a computer-based test (CBT).
- Group I (PCM) will consist of two subject papers namely, Mathematics, and Physics + Chemistry.
- Group II (PCB) will consist of two subject papers namely, Mathematics, and Biology.
- Each subject paper will be of one and half hours duration and 100 marks.
- 20% of questions in each subject paper will be from Class XI while the remaining 80% of questions will be from Class XII.
- All the questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) i.e. each question will have four choices, only one being the correct choice.
- There will be no Negative Marking.
- The medium for examination shall be English or Marathi or Urdu for Physics, Chemistry and Biology. However, the Mathematics paper shall be in English only.
PAPER PATTERN
GROUP-I PCM
Group | Group-I PCM |
Total Duration | 180 Minutes |
01 Min to 90 Min | Physics + Chemistry (50 + 50 Questions, 50 + 50 Marks) |
91 Min to 180 Min | Mathematics (50 Questions, 100 Marks) |
GROUP-II PCB
Group | Group-II PCB |
Total Duration | 180 Minutes |
01 Min to 90 Min | Physics + Chemistry (50 + 50 Questions, 50 + 50 Marks) |
91 Min to 180 Min | Biology (100 Questions, 100 Marks) |
BITSAT 2023 application form for the first and second sessions is now available online. The final date to submit the BITSAT application form 2023 is April 9. BITSAT 2023 exam dates have been announced. The authorities will conduct BITSAT 2023 as a computer-based test from May 22 to 26 (Session 1) and June 18 to 22 (Session 2).
BITSAT 2023 Highlights
Candidates aspiring for BITSAT 2023 exam can check various important details related to the exam in the table below:
Particulars | Details |
Full-Form | Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test (BITSAT) |
Conducting Body | BITS Pilani |
Exam Level | University-based National Level Exam |
Mode of Application | Online |
Mode of exam | Computer-based Test |
Exam Frequency | Twice a year |
Exam Duration | 3 hours |
Number of Questions | 130 MCQs |
Total Seats Offered | Around 2,000 |
Applications Per Year | About 3 Lakh |
Number of Exam Centres | 61 |
Accepting Colleges | BITS Pilani, BITS Hyderabad, BITS Goa |
Official Website | bitsadmission.com |
BITSAT Helpline | 01596-242205; bitsat2023@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in |
BITSAT 2023 Exam Pattern
- Exam Mode: BITSAT 2023 will be conducted online (computer-based) only.
- No. of questions: There are a total of 130 questions in the exam paper.
- Medium: The question paper will be in the English language.
- Sections: The question paper will consist of 4 sections/parts.
- Time Duration: Candidates have to attempt the question paper within 3 hours i.e. 180 minutes.
- Marking scheme: 3 marks for each correct answer and 1 mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.
The section-wise distribution of questions is as mentioned below:
Section | Subject | No of Questions |
1. | Physics | 30 |
2. | Chemistry | 30 |
3. | (A): English Proficiency (B): Logical Reasoning | (A): 10 (B): 20 |
4. | Biology/ Mathematics | 40 |
Total | 130 | |
There is no time limit for individual parts of the test. The candidate can go back and change any of his/her answers among the 130 questions. If a candidate answers all the 130 questions (without skipping any question), the candidate will have an option of attempting 12 (twelve) extra questions, if there is still time left. These extra questions will be from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology and Logical reasoning only; three questions from each of them. Further, once the candidate has opted for extra questions, he/she cannot go back for correction of any of the earlier answered 130 questions.
IISER Aptitude Test on 17 June, 2023. Registration from 15 April, 2023. From 2023-24 academic session, along with IISER, IISc Bangalore will also consider IISER aptitude test for admission in Bsc programme.
To get high quality Science education, Government of India, has set up seven Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) at Pune, Bhopal, Kolkata, Mohali, Berhampur, Thiruvananthapuram and Tirupati.
Admission Channels
There are three channels for admission.
- Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) Channel
- Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) of the Indian Institutes of Technology Channel
- IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) Channel
The three channels will be referred to as KVPY, JEE and IAT respectively.
A candidate can apply through any one or two or all the three channels, provided they satisfy the overall eligibility conditions and specific eligibility conditions for those channels.
- IAT Channel
o Candidates seeking admission through this channel must appear for a computer-based IISER Aptitude Test (IAT-2023).
o IAT-2023 will be conducted on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM, at various centres across the country.
- KVPY Channel
o The KVPY-SA-2021 students who have received the provisional KVPY fellowship award are eligible to apply for admissions.
o Candidates in the extended KVPY merit list are not eligible.
o Candidates seeking admission under this channel do not have to appear for IAT-2023.
- JEE Channel
o Candidates seeking admission under JEE channel should have qualified in the JEE (Advanced) in the year 2023, AND should have a rank within 15000 in the common rank list or in the respective category rank lists (GEN-EWS/OBC-NCL/SC/ST/PwD).
o Those who qualified JEE (Advanced) in any year other than 2023 are not eligible.
o Candidates with JEE (Advanced) preparatory ranks are not eligible.
o Candidates seeking admission under this channel do not have to appear for IAT-2023.
IISER Aptitude Test Pattern 2023
The IISER Aptitude Test 2023 (IAT-2023) will be a computer-based, 3-hour test covering Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The IISER aptitude test will have multiple choice type questions with only one correct answer. Each correct answer will be awarded 4 marks. Each incorrect answer will lead to the deduction of 1 mark.
IAT 2023 Subject-wise Questions and Marks Distribution :
Subject | No of Questions | Marks |
Physics | 15 | 60 |
Chemistry | 15 | 60 |
Mathematics | 15 | 60 |
Biology | 15 | 60 |
Total | 60 | 240 |
Negative Marking in IISER Aptitude Test: – 1 mark for each incorrect answer.
