JEE Main 2025 Exam Update: NTA Discontinues Optional Question, Check Revised Pattern
JEE Main 2025 Exam pattern has been chenged. Scroll down to check the revised pattern for the JEE examination here.
JEE Main 2025 Exam: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released a notice regarding the important change to the format of the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main 2025) on the official NTA website- nta.ac.in. The authority has decided to discontinue the optional selection question options in Section B of the JEE Examination. Candidates can check the complete page to get the latest JEE Main 2025 Exam Update.
It must be noted that the National Testing Agency (NTA) introduced an option selection in Section B of each subject in the JEE (Main) exam during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, offering candidates to attempt any five questions out of a total of ten questions from JEE (Main). This change was made in order to address the difficulties that the pandemic presented, and it will be in effect for the JEE (Main) exam until 2024.
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JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern
Candidates can check the table below to learn about the exam pattern for the JEE Main:
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Particulars |
Updated JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern |
JEE Main Previous Exam Pattern |
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Exam mode |
Online (computer-based exam) |
Online (computer-based exam) |
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Number of sections |
3 Sections (Physics, Chemistry, and Maths) |
3 Sections (Physics, Chemistry, and Maths) |
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Duration of exam |
3 hours (180 minutes) For PwD candidates: 4 hours |
3 hours (180 minutes) For PwD candidates: 4 hours |
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Type of questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Numerical Value Questions |
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) Numerical Value Questions |
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Section A (MCQ) |
Physics: 20 |
Physics: 20 |
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Section B (Numerical Value) |
Physics: 5 Candidates will have to attempt all five questions from each subject, as the option facility has been discontinued. |
Physics: 10 Candidates had to answer any 5 numerical value questions out of 10. |
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How many total questions in JEE Mains? |
75 | 90 |
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JEE Mains Total Marks |
300 Marks (100 marks for each section) |
300 Marks (100 marks for each section) |
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Language of paper |
Total of 13 languages, i.e., Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati. |
Total of 13 languages, i.e., Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati. |
JEE Main 2025 Exam Update
Candidates can check the latest updates regarding JEE Main Exam 2025 here:
- With the WHO declaring the end of COVID-19 as a public health emergency on May 5, 2023, the authority is going back to the original exam pattern.
- In Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech), Paper 2A (B. Arch), and Paper 2B (B. Planning), Section B will comprise a maximum of five mandatory questions per subject.
- All the candidates will have to attempt all five questions from each subject in Section B, as the option facility has been discontinued.
- The National Testing Agency will start the application process for the first round of JEE Main 2025 soon on the official website.
Candidates who wish to learn more about JEE Main Exam 2025 can visit the official website.
