JEE Main Exam Pattern 2021- Exam Mode, Duration, Marketing Scheme, FAQs

Well, it’s that time of the year again!

JEE Mains is here. Staying true to its core JEE Main exam pattern is changed yet again. Though JEE Main syllabus gave a breathing space as it remained the same this year and students have a lot of NTA JEE Mains 2021 FAQs.

Around 9 to 10 Lakh people appear for the JEE Exam every year. Let’s take a brief look at the JEE Exam which has so many takers.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2021

Mode of Examination	CBT Mode	Mathematics  and Aptitude- CBT Mode Drawing- Pen and paper mode	CBT Mode
Duration of exam	3 hours	3 hours	3 hours
Total subjects	Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics	Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Drawing Test	Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Planning Based Objective Type
Number of questions         (Asked)	90 (30 questions from each subject)	82  (Mathematics- 30; Aptitude- 50; Drawing- 2)	105 (Mathematics- 30; Aptitude- 50; Planning Based-25)
Number of questions (To be Answered)	75 (25 questions from each subject)	77  (Mathematics- 25; Aptitude- 50; Drawing- 2)	100  (Mathematics- 25; Aptitude- 50; Planning Based-25)
Type of Questions	60 (MCQs having 4 options each with 1 correct option) + 30 (Questions for which answer is a Numerical Value)	Maths- 20 (MCQs) + 10 (Questions for which the answer is a Numerical Value) + Aptitude- 50 MCQ + Drawing- 2 Questions	Maths- 20 (MCQs) + 10 (Questions for which the answer is a Numerical Value) + Aptitude- 50 MCQs + Planning Based Objective Type- 25 MCQs
Marketing Scheme	For MCQs:+4 for each correct response; -1 for each incorrect response; Unattempted questions will not be marked. For Non- MCQs: +4 for each correct response, no negative marking for incorrect answers or unattempted questions.	For MCQs:+4 for each correct response; -1 for each incorrect response; Unattempted questions will not be marked. For Non- MCQs: +4 for each correct response, no negative marking for incorrect answers or unattempted questions For Drawing Test: 2 questions of 100 marks	For MCQs:+4 for each correct response; -1 for each incorrect response; Unattempted questions will not be marked. For Non- MCQs: +4 for each correct response, no negative marking for incorrect answers or unattempted questions.
Maximum Marks	300 Marks	400 Marks	400 Marks
Medium of paper	English, Hindi, Urdu (All Centre Cities) Regional Languages	English, Hindi, Urdu (All Centre Cities) Regional Languages	English, Hindi, Urdu (All Centre Cities) Regional Languages

Frequently Asked Questions On JEE Main

Question: How many times a student can appear for the JEE Main Examination ( New Update from  NTA)? 
Answer: Students can appear in the exam four times a year. Also, students can appear in JEE Main in three consecutive years from the year of passing their class 12 exam.

Question: Which is the official authentic website for JEE information?
Answer: NTA -National Testing Agency ( https://nta.ac.in/ )

Question: How Many students on average appear for the JEE exam every year?
Answer: Around 9 lakhs to 10 lakhs -
 2020 - 6,35,000 Appeared
2019 - 9,40,000 Appeared

Question:  Date for Very next JEE Exam?
Answer:  23 Feb to 26 Feb 2020

Question: Is 75% criteria in 12th std is mandatory for IIT and NIT institutions?
Answer: Considering the decision taken for IIT JEE(Advanced) and in line with the decision taken for the last academic year, it has been decided to waive off the 75% marks (in class 12 exam) eligibility criteria under Joint Entrance Examination (Main) for the next academic year 2021-2022.
Students can appear in the exam four times in a year. Also, students can appear in JEE Main in three consecutive years from the year of passing their class 12 exam.

Take our Engineering Stream Selector Assessment Package and find out which engineering degree is most suitable for you as per your interest, personality and aptitude. 

JEE Main is a comprehensive entrance test which is given to get into prestigious institutions like IIITs and NITs but one thing a student forgets is that they also have to choose a stream of engineering. Often, a student prefers the reputation of the institute first and then the stream, but it should be the other way round.

Whatever the stream you choose in your engineering should be based on your interest so that later you don’t feel that the subject is a burden. Also, you should choose a stream that has great prospects in future as technology is automating most of the jobs. So, one should not choose a stream that is not in line with future requirements.

Well, one should also choose a stream which complements one’s personality, as a person who has an interest in automobiles will not like the Computer Science Engineering stream and vice versa. And maybe sometimes one should consider aptitude too. If you will not have the desired aptitude for the stream you will face a lot of difficulties. So, one should face the harsh reality right now rather than facing it later.

So, your interest, personality and aptitude are the major factors on the basis of which you should choose an engineering stream. If you are unsure about either one or all of the factors you should take the help of Career Counselling.

Career Counselling and career guidance are of paramount importance now more than ever. Choose a good career counsellor who can properly guide you in this. Ideally, there should be a test conducted by the career counsellor to know more about your interest, aptitude and personality and then on the basis of that, they should tell you what can be the best stream for you.

So, along with writing JEE Mains, you should also look into career counselling.

To conclude, I would just like to say that give your best shot in JEE Mains. Hope you clear it and get into a prestigious institution of your choice. And while you are at it start looking for different streams of engineering and take up career counselling to understand which one will be suitable for you.

Also, to get complete information on JEE Mains you can contact Nitin Mittal.

Hope, this was an interesting read for all of you. Stay tuned for more such blogs.

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