JEE Main 2014 Paper Pattern

The JEE Main 2014 Paper Pattern enables the aspirants to get an idea about the type of questions, marking systems, duration and other such details pertaining to the Joint entrance Examination Main 2014. It is beneficial for students to go through the Paper Pattern of JEE Main 2014 such that they get accustomed with the help of practice papers. Given below are the details for the Exam Pattern for JEE Main 2014 as announced by the CBSE for the benefit of students who can put it to use for better preparation.

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JEE Main 2014 Paper Pattern

JEE Main 2014 will consist of two papers:

·         Paper 1 for aspirants of Engineering courses (Candidates can opt for a Online Test OR Offline Test)

·         Paper 2 for aspirants to the Architecture/Planning courses (available only as Pen & Paper Based Test)

Duration of the JEE Main Exam: 3 hours

JEE Main 2014 Exam Medium:

·         Candidates can opt to write the exam in English OR Hindi.

·         Students of Gujarat can opt for Gujarati medium.

JEE Main 2014 Exam Pattern for Paper 1

1. Online - Computer Based Test (CBT):

·         Facilitation Centres (in cities where the online exam will be conducted) will be operational in March 2014 to aid hands on practice for students who wish to familiarize themselves with the online paper pattern.

·         The list of the JEE Main 2014 facilitation Centres will be announced in March 2014 by CBSE.

·         The CBT will be covering questions from Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with equal weightage to all subjects.

·         The JEE Main 2014 Question Paper will consist of three parts with equal weightage to all the three subjects

·         The candidates will have to opt for the correct response for each question out of four responses given.

·         The exam will be for 3 hours in duration

·         Each question will be allotted 4 marks

·         Every wrong answer will result in deduction of one mark due to negative marking of ¼ (one fourth) of the total marks

·         Zero marks will be deducted for no answer

The JEE Main 2014 Computer Based Tests will be held on April 9, 11, 12 and 19, 2014.

Timings :

·         Shift 1: from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

·         Shift 2: from 2 pm to 5 pm

2. Offline - Pen & Paper Based (Paper 1):

·         The exam will be of 3 hours duration

·         30 questions from each subject namely Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics will be asked making the total number of questions to be 90.

·         The JEE Main 2014 Question Paper will be of multiple choice with one correct answer from a choice of four answers for each question.

·         All subjects carry equal weightage with each question carrying 4 marks for a correct answer.

·         Every wrong answer will result in deduction of one mark due to negative marking of ¼ (one fourth) of the total marks

·         Zero marks will be deducted for no answer

·         The JEE Main 2014 Pen & Paper based exam (Paper 1) will be held on April 6, 2014 from 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

JEE Main 2014 Exam Pattern for Paper 2:

The JEE Main 2014 Paper 2 will be for the admissions to the Architecture/Planning courses.

The Paper will consist of Objective type of questions

The JEE Main 2014 Paper 2 will consist of three parts:

·         Part I - Mathematics

·         Part II - Aptitude Test 

·         Part III - Drawing Test

The JEE Main Pen & Paper Based exam (Paper 2) will be held on April 6, 2014 from 2 pm to 5 pm.

Note: Candidates have to bring their own geometry box set, pencils, erasers and colour pencils or crayons. A card board or a clip board is also advisable