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JEE Mains 2018 Summary

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main is conducted to offer admissions to interested candidates in undergraduate engineering programmes at NITs (National Institutes of Technology), IIITs (Indian Institutes of Information Technology) and other centrally funded technical institutions (CFTIs) located across the country.

JEE Main 2018 offline (pen-paper) exam will be held on April 8 while the online exam will be held on April 15 and 16. JEE Main 2018 registrations has commenced from December 1 and concluded on January 1, 2018. The admit cards for the exam are now avilable for download. Check JEE Main 2018 important dates here!

JEE Mains Pattern 2018

JEE Main 2018 Exam Pattern: This engineering entrance exam will have two papers. Candidates seeking admission in BE/BTech programmes at NITs, IIITs and CFTIs appeared for Paper-1 whereas Paper-2 IS given by aspirants for architecture and planning programmes.

This engineering entrance exam is of three hour duration which candidates gave in either of the two mediums, that is:

Computer Based Exam

Pen-Paper Based Exam

A total of 90 questions is asked in this engineering entrance exam. These questions were asked from different subjects. JEE Main 2018 syllabus listed the topics in which aptitude of candidates can be tested. View the detailed syllabus for JEE Main 2018 here.


JEE Main 2018 Computer Based Exam (CBE) is of three hour duration and consists of question from subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. All questions carry equal weightage.Computer Based Exam. 

Marking: The exam pattern for JEE Main is such that for every correct answer candidates are awarded a total of four marks and for every wrong answer one mark is deducted. However, no deduction is made from the total score if no response is selected for a question by the candidate.

For every question asked in the exam, only one response is correct so candidates are advised against selecting multiple responses.

Pen and Paper Based Examination

JEE Main 2018 pen and paper based examination is a three hour duration entrance exam. The JEE Main exam pattern is such that the question paper will be divided into three sections each for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics . Each section contains multiple choice questions from the specific subject after which the section is named. Each question in the pen and paper based examination will carry equal weightage.

Marking: For every correct answer in pen and paper JEE Main examination candidates are given four marks and for every incorrect response ¼ mark, that is, one mark is deducted from the candidate’s score. No deduction is made from the total score of a candidate if he/she has not selected any response for the question. For every question asked in this entrance examination only one out of the four responses is correct.

The computer based test and the pen & paper based entrance exam is held on separate dates. 

EE Main 2018 Highlights

EventDetail

Exam NameJoint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2018

Conducting AuthorityCentral Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Exam LevelNational Level

Category of ExaminationUndergraduate (UG)

Mode of ExamOnline and Offline

Duration of Examination3 hours

Paper IB.Tech / B.E.

Paper IIB.Arch / B.Planning

Purpose of ExaminationQualifying examination for admissions into NITs, IITs, and GFTI.
Qualifying Test for JEE Advanced which provides admissions into IITs.

Type of QuestionsMultiple Choice Questions (MCQ)

Total Marks360

Total Number of Questions in Paper90 Questions (30 Questions each in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics)

Marking Scheme4 marks will be allotted for each correct response.
For each incorrect response, 1 mark will be deducted.

Selection ProcessAdmission through JoSAA counseling on the basis of the applicant’s All India Rank.

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