JEE Main Paper 1 March 2021: Know marking scheme
NTA will be conducting JEE Main March 2021 exam from March 15 to 18. Check the detailed exam pattern.
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NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is all set to conduct the JEE Main March 2021 exam from March 15 to 18. The JEE Main admit card 2021 for the March session will be released soon at jeemain.nta.nic.in. Since the NTA announced major changes in JEE Main 2021 exam this year, students are advised to check the exam pattern carefully and strategize accordingly.
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The JEE Main Paper 1 March 2021 will consist of three sections - physics, chemistry and mathematics. Each subject will have two sections. Section A will be multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and section B will contain questions to which answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In section B, candidates have to attempt any five out of 10 questions. There will be no negative marking for section B.
JEE Main March 2021: Exam pattern for BTech
Paper 1: BE/ BTech in computer-based test (CBT) mode: | ||||||
1. | Subject wise distribution of Questions, Total Number of Questions and Marks | Subject | Section A | Section B | Marks | |
Mathematics | 20* | 10* | 100 | |||
Physics | 20* | 10* | 100 | |||
Chemistry | 20* | 10* | 100 | |||
Total | 90 | 300 | ||||
*Each subject will have two sections. Section A will be multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and section B will contain Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for section B. | ||||||
2 | Marking Scheme for MCQs | Correct Answer or the best Answer | Four marks (+4) | |||
Incorrect Answer | Minus one mark (-1) | |||||
Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
3. | Marking Scheme for questions for which answer is a Numerical value | Correct Answer | Four marks (+4) | |||
Incorrect Answer | No mark (0) | |||||
Unanswered / Marked for Review | No mark (0) | |||||
4. | Method of determining merit | Conversion of the raw score in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Total into NTA scores. Overall merit shall be prepared by merging NTA scores of all shifts of all days. | ||||
5. | Method of resolving ties | Tie between candidates obtaining equal Total NTA scores in Paper1: BE/BTech will be resolved in the following descending order:
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JEE Main March 2021 exam is scheduled to be conducted from March 15 to 18. Note that the March session of JEE Main 2021 will be conducted for only paper 1 (BE/ BTech).
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