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chinchujoseph1993 25th Jan, 2021

Hello,

JEE MAIN 2021 is a Computer-based examination. The duration of the examination is 3 hours (4 hours for persons with benchmark disabilities) and questions will be asked from the subjects Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.


There will be a total of 90 questions (need to answer 75 questions) (Each subject will have 20 MCQs and 10 numerical ques out of which 5 is must. 20 Objective questions having 4 options each with only 1 correct option and 10 Numerical questions out of which 5 needs to be answered).


JEE Main 2021 Marking Scheme is as below:

For MCQs - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 1 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer

For answer with a numeric value - 4 Marks will be awarded for every correct answer and 0 Mark will be deducted for every incorrect answer


Do answer all the questions that you are confident enough as this exam has negative markings. Do not mark the answers to the questions you do not know.

Prepare well and I am sure you will be able to answer many of the questions and get a good rank

Good Luck



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