On Thursday, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced a substantial adjustment to the national engineering entrance exam. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) pattern will experience certain adjustments in the coming year.
The NTA’s most recent press statement, dated October 17, stated that the optional question format in Section B will be removed. This option was implemented as a relief mechanism during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Previously, the temporary modification allowed candidates to attempt any five questions out of a total of 10 in this particular section. The flexible format option was available until the last JEE exam. However, the next JEE exam will revert to the pre-pandemic exam pattern.
The release states, “The examination structure would return to its original format, where Section B will contain only 5 (five) questions per subject, and candidates will be required to attempt all 5 (five) questions, without any options for selection in JEE (Main) 2025 for Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech), Paper 2 A (B Arch) and Paper 2 B (B Planning).”
Section B will consist of only five numerical questions per subject starting with JEE Main 2025. Thus, all of these questions must be answered. This is a return to the pre-2021 format.
In addition to the modifications in exam pattern format, the press statement included another interesting announcement. It stated that the application procedure for the first phase of JEE Main 2025 will begin soon, with details available on the NTA’s official website.
Following the registration process, aspiring candidates will be given additional information about the test pattern on the NTA’s official website.
“For further clarification related to JEE (Main)-2025, the Candidates are advised to keep visiting the official websites of NTA, www.nta.ac.in and https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/ for the latest updates,” according to the announcement.
The 300-mark JEE Main test has three sections: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. It contains 90 questions in total, with 30 in each segment.
Section A of the three-hour exam includes 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) each subject. Section B will now have five obligatory questions, as per the new exam pattern.
There is a negative marking for each incorrect answer, which will result in a deduction of one mark, while each correct answer will carry four marks.
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Source: Live Mint
