JEE Syllabus, Pattern and Scheme of Examination | How to prepare for JEE

1. What is JEE mains?

Joint Entrance Examination commonly known as JEE is a national level entrance exam conducted by the NTA to offer admission to BE/BTech, BPlan and BArch courses at the IIITs (Indian Institute of InformationTechnology), NITs (National Institute of Technology) and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs) across the country. 

 It comprises of two papers:

Paper 1 is conducted for admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B.Tech.) at NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments. JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs.

Paper 2 is conducted for admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the Country. 

2. Scheme of the Examination

3. Pattern for JEE

4. Marking Scheme

(a) For Multiple Choice Questions: To answer a question, the candidates need to choose one option corresponding to the correct answer or the most appropriate answer. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner: 

(i) Correct answer or the most appropriate answer: Four marks (+4) 

(ii) Any incorrect option marked will be given minus one mark (-1). 

(iii) Unanswered/Marked for Review will be given no mark (0). 

(iv) If more than one option is found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to only those who have marked any of the correct options. 

(v) If all options are found to be correct then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. 

(vi) If none of the options is found correct or a Question is found to be wrong or a Question is dropped then percent equivalence is to be established on the remaining questions whether attempted or not attempted. 

(b) For Numerical Value Questions: There will be no negative marking for Section B. However, if any anomaly or discrepancy is found after the process of challenges of the key verification, it shall be addressed in the following manner: 

i. Correct Answer: Four marks (+4) INFORMATION BULLETIN: JEE (Main) - 2022 17 

ii. Incorrect Answer: Minus one mark (-1) 

iii. Unanswered/Marked for Review: No mark (0). 

iv. If a question is found to be incorrect or the Question is dropped then Four marks (+4) will be awarded to all those who have attempted the question. The reason could be due to human error or technical error. 

v. Candidates are advised to do the calculations with the constants given (if any) in the questions. The answer should be rounded off to the nearest Integer. 

5. Duration of the test.

6. Syllabus for JEE.

5. 1 Syllabus for Physics

The mathematics section of the JEE exam consists of topics from Class 11 and Class 12. The units for JEE mains are given below:

• Mechanics
• Heat and Thermodynamics
• Electrostatics and Magnetism
• Current Electricity and EMI
• Optics and Modern Physics

You can also refer to the detailed Syllabus for Physics for JEE mains here.

5.2 Syllabus for Chemistry

The Chemistry section of the JEE exam is considered a scoring section by the experts. Chemistry for JEE mains can be divided into three sub-parts as follows:

• Physical Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Organic Chemistry

The main topics from the sub-parts are given below:

 Physical Chemistry

• Basic Concepts of Chemistry
• Atomic Structure
• States of Matter
• Solutions
• Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry
• Equilibrium
• Redox and Electrochemistry
• Chemical Kinetics
• Surface Chemistry

   Inorganic Chemistry

• Classification of Elements
• Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
• Hydrogen and S Block Elements
• P Block Elements
• Extraction of metals
• D and F Block Elements
• Coordination Compounds
• Practical Chemistry                                             

    Organic Chemistry

• Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
• Hydrocarbons and Halides
• Oxygen-containing compounds
• Nitrogen-containing compounds
• Biomolecules
• Polymers
• Chemistry in Everyday life
• Environmental Chemistry

You can also refer to the detailed Syllabus for Chemistry for JEE here.

  5.3 Syllabus for Mathematics

     The important topics for JEE mains are:

• Conic Section,
• Probability,
• Definite Integration,
• Vector & 3D Geometry,
• Permutations & Combinations,
• Quadratic Equation,
• Differential Equation,
• Complex Numbers,
• Calculus; Definite Integral in Calculus,
• Sequences and series,
• Determinants,
• Coordinate Geometry; Matrices in Algebra: Circle, Parabola, Hyperbola in Coordinate Geometry,
• Application of Derivatives,
• Functions, Limits, Continuity & Differentiability.

You can also refer to the detailed Syllabus for Mathematics for JEE mains here