Answers (2)
Ritu Tripathi 3rd Feb, 2021

Hi,

First of all, MHT CET is a state-level exam while JEE Main is a national level exam for admission in engineering courses.

Through MHT CET , candidates get admission in the participating institutes of MHT CET while JEE Main is conducted for B.E/B. Tech admissions to NITs, IIITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), Institutions/Universities funded/recognized by participating State Governments.

Let us understand the difference between MHT CET and JEE Main exam pattern

Particulars

MHT CET

JEE Main

Mode of Examination

Computer Based Test

Computer Based Test

Sections

There will be two sections-


Section 1- Physics and Chemistry


Section 2- Mathematics

Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics

Duration of Exam

180 minutes (90 minutes for each section)

3 hours (4 hours for persons with benchmark disabilities)

Type of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

20 Objective questions having 4 options each with only 1 correct option

10 Numerical questions out of which 5 needs to be answered

Total number of Questions

150 (50 questions for each subject)

90 (need to answer 75 questions) (Each subject will have 20 MCQs and 10 numerical ques out of which 5 is must)

Total Marks

200 marks (100 marks for each section)

300 Marks

Language of Examination

  • Mathematics will be in the English language

  • Physics and Chemistry will be in English/Urdu/Marathi

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Marking Scheme

Physics & Chemistry - 1 mark will be awarded for every correct answer.


Mathematics - 2 marks will be awarded for every correct answer.


There will be no negative marking.

JEE Main Marking Scheme for Paper 1 is-


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



Note- This year, JEE Main is being conducted 4 times unlike 2 times a year due to COVID-19. JEE Main 2021 exam dates are February 23 to 26; March 15 to 18, 2021; April 27 to 30, 2021; and May 24 to 28, 2021. MHT CET 2021 exam dates are not been declared yet.

Ankur Sehgal 5th Jan, 2018
Hey

JEE is conducted for admission in various NITs and IITs whereas MHTCET is conducted for admission in various state government colleges of Maharashtra. 
 JEE is completely based on CBSE 11th and 12th (PCM) syllabus and MHTCET on state board 12th (PCM) syllabus strictly. 
 JEE conducted in both offline and online mode but MHTCET conducted offline only. 
 In MHTCET, there are 150 questions (30 each in PCM) which have to be attempted in 3 hours. There is no negative marking. 
In JEE, there are 90 questions (30 each in PCM) which have to be attempted in 3 hours. There is negative marking in this. 
These are some basic differences between JEE and MHTCET. 
 
I hope it helps. :)

 

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