JEE Main Syllabus, Papers & Info

About JEE Main

JEE Main is the premier national entrance examination for admission to undergraduate engineering (B.E./B.Tech) programs at NITs, IIITs, and CFTIs, as well as the qualifying preliminary gateway for JEE Advanced. It is administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) across two distinct sessions each year.

Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) is conducted exclusively as a Computer-Based Test (CBT). Each subject contains 20 Multiple Choice Questions in Section A and 10 Numerical Value Questions in Section B.

Under the revised pattern, Section B optional choices are removed: all 10 numerical questions are compulsory, and negative marking (-1) applies to both Section A and Section B.

Exam Mode

Computer-Based Test (CBT) for Paper 1

Session 1 Dates

January 22–24 & January 28–30, 2027 (Jan 31 Buffer)

Session 1 Registration

Late October 2026

Session 2 Dates

April 2027 (Registrations in February 2027)

Total Marks

300 Marks

Duration

3 Hours (180 minutes)

Total Questions

90 Questions (All 90 Compulsory)

Question Breakdown

Sec A: 20 MCQs + Sec B: 10 Numerical per subject

Marking Scheme

+4 for correct, -1 for incorrect (both MCQs & Numerical)

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