JEE Exam Main 2020: New Exam Pattern and Syllabus released, Know what are the changes at jeemain.nta.nic.in

National Testing Agency (NTA) has released an application form for the engineering entrance exam on September 2 (Monday). The interested candidates can apply at jeemain.nic.in or nta.ac.in. NTA has already started receiving applications for JEE Main Exam online, now the agency has announced the introduction of a new paper along with a new exam pattern for the JEE Main Exam.

Till 2018, JEE Main was held once in a year by the Central Board of Secondary Education, however, the NTA conducts the test twice a year now. The first session of JEE Main was held in January and the second was conducted in April, however over 10 lakh candidates are expected to appear for the exam this year. 

The Paper-I was meant for candidates aspiring to take admission in B.Tech. courses, while Paper-II was for those who wished to take admission in B.Arch. or B.Planning courses offered by NITs, IIITs or Centrally-funded Technical Institutes.

Now, the agency has introduced Paper-III which is only meant for entry to B.Planning courses, which means now students have the clear choice to appear for Paper-I meant for B.Tech., Paper-II for B.Arch., and Paper-III for B.Planning. 

Mode of Examination
JEE (Main)-2020 will be conducted in the following modes:

a) B.E. /B. Tech. in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only.

b) B. Arch: Mathematics- Part I and Aptitude Test-Part II in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only and Drawing Test –Part III in offline mode on drawing sheet of A4 size.

c) B.Planning : Mathematics- Part I , Aptitude Test-Part II and Planning Based Questions Part III in “Computer Based Test (CBT)” mode only 

The students advised choosing the subjects wisely, as the subjects are more clear according to the courses.