JEE Advanced 2021 Exam Pattern

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2021- Candidates can check the JEE Advanced 2021 exam pattern provided by the conducting authority, IIT Kharagpur. JEE Advanced exam pattern 2021 will provide details about the mode of examination, number of questions, type of questions, marking scheme and more. As per the JEE Advanced 2021 exam pattern, the exam will be conducted as a computer-based exam with two compulsory papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both the JEE Advanced papers will have three sections- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Other than this, JEE Advanced 2021 question paper will have multiple-choice questions with a single answer; questions with multiple answers, numerical value questions along with matching type questions. JEE Advanced 2021 marking scheme has the concept of full, partial and zero marks. It must be noted that the JEE Advanced exam pattern does not remain the same and changes every year.

Candidates can also check the previous year JEE Advanced question papers from this page to understand the exam pattern in a better way. Read the full article to know more about the JEE Advanced exam pattern 2021, previous year question papers, syllabus and more.

JEE Advanced 2021 Exam Pattern

As per the JEE Advanced exam pattern 2021, the exam will be online having two papers- Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both the papers will be of 3 hours each. Candidates can refer to the following tables to understand the exam pattern of JEE Advanced 2021.

JEE Advanced 2021 Exam Pattern

JEE Advance 2020 Exam Pattern
Pattern	Description
Duration	Time Duration of JEE Advanced Paper 1 & JEE Advanced Paper 2 is of 3 hours each. Session 1: 09:00 to 12:00 IST Session 2: 14:00 to 17:00 IST
Type of questions	The question paper consists of objective type questions which include MCQs (Multiple Choice Questions) and Numerical type questions.
Language	The question papers will be set in English and Hindi only.
B.Arch aspirants	Students seeking admission in Architecture programmes offered by the IITs must be eligible for the Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) 2020.
Mode Of Exam	Online (Computer-Based Test)

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2020 - Question and Mark Distribution

The detailed exam pattern of JEE Advanced 2020 exam has been provided below -

JEE Advanced Paper 1 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme -

Physics and Chemistry sections will contain 18 questions each - Part one 4 questions, Part two 08 questions and part three 06 questions
Mathematics section will contain 12 questions - Part one 04 and part two 08 question

Section Name	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3
Physics	+3 for each correct response -1 for each wrong response 0 for unattempted questions	+4 for choosing all the correct answers +3 for choosing one less correct answer +2 for choosing 2 less correct answers +1 for choosing 3 less correct answers -1 for incorrect attempts 0 for unattempted questions	+3 for each correct response 0 otherwise
Chemistry	+3 for each correct response -1 for each wrong response 0 for unattempted questions	+4 for choosing all the correct answers +3 for choosing one less correct answer +2 for choosing 2 less correct answers +1 for choosing 3 less correct answers -1 for incorrect attempts 0 for unattempted questions	+3 for each correct response 0 otherwise
Mathematics	+3 for each correct response -1 for each wrong response 0 for unattempted questions	+4 for choosing all the correct answers +3 for choosing one less correct answer +2 for choosing 2 less correct answers +1 for choosing 3 less correct answers -1 for incorrect attempts 0 for unattempted questions	N/A

JEE Advanced Paper 2 Exam Pattern and Marking Scheme -

Physics and Chemistry sections will contain 16 questions in total each - Part one 08, part two 06 and part three 02 questions
Mathematics section will contain 14 questions - part one 8 and part two 6 questions

Section Name	Part 1	Part 2	Part 3
Physics	+4 for choosing all the correct answers +3 for choosing one less correct answer +2 for choosing 2 less correct answers +1 for choosing 3 less correct answers -1 for incorrect attempts 0 for unattempted questions	+3 for each correct response 0 otherwise	+3 for each correct response -1 for each wrong response 0 for unattempted questions
Chemistry	+4 for choosing all the correct answers +3 for choosing one less correct answer +2 for choosing 2 less correct answers +1 for choosing 3 less correct answers -1 for incorrect attempts 0 for unattempted questions	+3 for each correct response 0 otherwise	+3 for each correct response -1 for each wrong response 0 for unattempted questions
Mathematics	+4 for choosing all the correct answers +3 for choosing one less correct answer +2 for choosing 2 less correct answers +1 for choosing 3 less correct answers -1 for incorrect attempts 0 for unattempted questions	+3 for each correct response 0 otherwise	N/A

JEE Advanced 2020 Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT)

Headings	Description
Exam Mode	Offline (Pen and Paper-Based Exam)
Number of Papers	AAT 2020 will have only one paper
Language	The question papers will be in English only.
Number of Sections	It comprises of three sections: Mathematics, Aptitude & Drawing Test
Exam Duration	180 Minutes (3 hours)

JEE Advanced 2020 AAT Marks Distribution

Subject	Number of Questions	Total Number of Marks
Mathematics	30	120
Aptitude Test	50	200
Drawing Test	2	70

JEE Advanced 2020 Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for Paper 1 has been given below:

Section	Question Type	Total number of Questions	Marks awarded for each correct answer	Negative Marking	Partial marks
1	Single Correct Answer	6	3	-1	-
2	1 Or More Correct Answer	7	4	-2	+1
3	Single Digit Integer	5	3	-	-

The exam pattern for Paper 2 has been given below:

Section	Question Type	Total number of Questions	Marks awarded for each correct answer	Negative Marking	Partial marks
1	Single Correct Answer	7	3	-1	-
2	1 Or More Correct Answer	7	4	-2	+1
3	Single Digit Integer	4	3	-	-

JEE Advanced 2019 Paper 1 marking scheme was as follows:

Type of Questions	Marks	Negative Marking
Single Correct Answer	3	-1
One or More Correct Answer	4	-1
Numerical Answer	3	0

Paper 2 marking scheme:

Type of Questions	Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Answer	4	-1
Numerical Answer	3	0
List Match Set	3	-1

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2018

The 2018 exam pattern for JEE Advanced is tabulated below: Paper 1 Pattern:

Number of Questions / Maximum Marks	Partial Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Options
6 / 4 (Total Marks – 24)	+3 (If all 4 options are correct but only 3 options are chosen) +2 (If 3 or more options are correct but only 2 are marked both of which are correct) +1 (If 2 or more options are correct but only 1 is marked which is correct)	-2
Single Digit Integer
8 / 3 (Total Marks – 24)	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
Single Correct Answer	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
4 / 3 (Total Marks – 12)	No Partial Marks	-1

Paper 2 Pattern:

Number of Questions / Maximum Marks	Partial Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Options
6 / 4 (Total Marks – 24)	+3 (If all 4 options are correct but only 3 options are chosen) +2 (If 3 or more options are correct but only 2 are marked both of which are correct) +1 (If 2 or more options are correct but only 1 is marked which is correct)	-2
Single Digit Integer
8 / 3 (Total Marks – 24)	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
Single Correct Answer	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
4 / 3 (Total Marks – 12)	No Partial Marks	-1

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2017

Check out the 2017 exam pattern below: Exam Pattern Paper 1:

Number of Questions / Maximum Marks	Partial Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Options
7 / 4 (Total Marks – 28)	+1 (If correct option is marked only)	-2
Single Digit Integer
5 / 3 (Total Marks – 15)	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
Single Correct Answer
6 / 3 (Total Marks – 18)	No Partial Marks	-1

Paper 2 Exam Pattern:

Number of Questions / Maximum Marks	Partial Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Options
7 / 4 (Total Marks – 28)	+1 (If correct option is marked only)	-2
Single Digit Integer
4 / 3 (Total Marks – 12)	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
Single Correct Answer
7 / 3 (Total Marks – 21)	No Partial Marks	-1

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2016

Here is the 2016 JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: Paper 1:

Number of Questions / Maximum Marks	Partial Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Options
8 / 4 (Total Marks – 32)	+1 (If correct option is marked only)	-2
Single Digit Integer
5 / 3 (Total Marks – 15)	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
Single Correct Answer
5 / 3 (Total Marks – 15)	No Partial Marks	-1

Paper 2:

Number of Questions / Maximum Marks	Partial Marks	Negative Marking
One or More Correct Options
8 / 4 (Total Marks – 32)	+1 (If correct option is marked only)	-2
Single Digit Integer
4 / 3 (Total Marks – 12)	No Partial Marks	No Negative Marks
Single Correct Answer
6 / 3 (Total Marks – 18)	No Partial Marks	-1