JEE Advanced 2018 Exam Pattern is finally released by IIT Kanpur after involving seven zonal IITs at various stages. IIT Kanpur has already announced that JEE Advanced 2018 will be conducted in online mode only i.e Computer Based test and no pen paper based test will be conducted. There are 2 papers in JEE Advanced — Paper 1 and Paper 2 compulsory to appear and duration of each paper is 3 hours. IIT Kanpur might introduce some changes in JEE Advanced 2018 Exam pattern but most of the aspects are likely to be same as previous years. There was a total of 54 questions in JEE Advanced 2017 Paper 1 & Paper 2, each having duration of 3 hours. Aspirants can follow this article to know about exam pattern and will be updated as soon as IIT Kanpur introduces any changes in Exam pattern.
JEE Advanced 2018 Exam Pattern — Complete information
Both the papers in JEE Advanced 2018 are compulsory for candidates appearing in JEE Advanced 2018 and candidates would need to prepare for the exam as per the exam pattern set by IIT Kanpur. There will be 3 sections of the exam viz. Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and the exam pattern include marking scheme, number of expected questions, duration of the exam.
Mode of Examination Online Sections Paper 1 and Paper 2
Each paper having questions from Physics, Chemistry, Maths Language English and Hindi Duration Paper 1 : 3 hours
Paper 2: 3 hours Timing Paper 1: 9:00 am to 12:00 am
Paper 2: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
JEE Advanced 2018 Exam Pattern — Question and Mark distribution
Number of Questions and Mark distribution in JEE Advanced 2018 exam pattern will be released by IIT Kanpur and will be updated in this article as well. Looking at the last year scenario, the conducting authority does not release JEE Advanced exam pattern before the examination. There will be no offline based exam but still, candidates can get an idea of the previous year exam pattern as follows:
JEE Advanced 2017 Exam Pattern
JEE Advanced 2017 was conducted by IIT Madras. There was a total of 54 questions in each of the paper of total 183 marks. Both paper comprised of all 3 subjects — Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern for the year 2017 — Paper 1
Section Question type Number of questions Full Marks Partial Marks Zero Marks Negative Marks Maximum Marks of the section 1 MCQ — Single or Multiple choice type Questions 7 +4 (If only the bubbles corresponding to options is (are) darkened +1 (For darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct options provided no incorrect options is darkened) 0 (If none of the bubbles is darkened) — 2 (In all other cases) 28 2 Single Digit Integer (0–9) 5 + 3(If only the bubbles corresponding to options is darkened 0 (In all other cases) 15 3 Single Correct Option 6 0 (In all other cases) — 1(In all other cases) 18
JEE Advanced Paper 2 pattern- 2017
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Section Question
type Number of questions Full Marks Partial Marks Zero Marks Negative Marks Maximum Marks of the section 1 Single correct option 7 +3 (If only the bubbles corresponding to correct options is darkened 0 (If none of the bubbles is darkened) — 1 (In all other cases) 21 2 MCQ — Single or Multiple choice type Questions 7 + 4(If only the bubbles corresponding to all the correct option(s) is(are) darkened +1 (For darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct option provided no incorrect options is darkened) 0 (If none of the bubbles is darkened) — 2(In all other cases) 28 3 Comprehen
sion 4 +3 (If only the bubbles corresponding to correct options is darkened 0 (In all other cases) 12
Important points to remember — JEE Advanced 2017 Exam pattern
IIT Kanpur has announced some important guidelines for JEE Advanced 2018 aspirants related to exam pattern, admit card and examination centre.
- There will be only 3 sections (Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics) in JEE Advanced 2018 Paper 1 and Paper 2
- Aspirants will be able to choose the preferred language for Exam while filling up application form for JEE Advanced 2018.
- Candidates would not be able to choose the mode of examination in JEE Advanced 2018 as only online mode is present.
- Negative marking will be present in the question paper as +4 for a correct answer, -1 for an incorrect answer and 0 marks for unanswered questions.
JEE Advanced Syllabus 2018
JEE Advanced 2018 exam will contain questions from all 3 subjects i.e Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Therefore, aspirants should prepare for JEE Advanced 2018 by considering complete syllabus in mind. A close look at the important topics from each section, making it strong by practicing will improve the chances of higher performance during the exam. Below are the units to be covered in each subject.
Physics Chemistry Maths General Concepts, Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, Modern Physics Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytical Geometry, Differential Calculus, Integral Calculus, Vectors
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