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Are you ready for the JEE Advanced 2022? Understanding everything about the exam pattern will help you master your preparation. The JEE exam pattern includes details like how many questions will be asked, what will be the marking scheme of JEE Advanced 2022, what will be the mode of the examination, what will be the duration of the exam and so on. This page includes answers to all such questions and explains the JEE Advanced 2026 paper pattern in detail.

JEE Advanced 2026 Highlights
Particulars	Details
Exam Name	Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Advanced) 2026
Date of Exam	17 May 2026
Registration	7 August 2022 - 11 August 2022
Declaration of Results	1 June 2026
Exam Frequency	Once a year
Exam Level	National Level Exam
Languages	English, Hindi
Application Mode	Online
Mode of Exam	Online
No. of Papers	2 (PCM in both papers )
Exam Duration	3 hours (Each paper)
Available Seats	16,000 Seats (approx.)
Courses Offered	Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Architecture, Dual Degree Bachelor of Technology and Master of Technology, Dual Degree Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Integrated Master of Technology, Integrated Master of Science
Conducted/ Coordinated By	Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay under the guidance of JAB (Joint Admission Board)
Organised by	IIT Bombay

JEE Advanced 2026 Exam Pattern: Important Points

JEE Advanced 2026 consists of two compulsory papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2. Both the papers will be of 3 hours each and will include three sections related to Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics respectively.
JEE Advanced 2026 is conducted in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. Candidates can view the question paper in English or Hindi and can switch between the two languages during the examination.
Negative marking applies to specified question types in JEE Advanced 2026; the exact marks depend on the question type.

The final exam pattern for JEE Advanced 2022 has not been released yet. But, we can consider the exam pattern for the previous year's JEE Advanced examination to estimate the paper pattern for JEE Advanced 2022-2023.

JEE Advanced 2022 Marking Scheme Paper 1

Section	Question Type	Marks awarded for a correct response	Negative Marking
1	Multiple Choice Question with 1 correct answer	3	-1
2	Multiple Choice Question with more than 1 correct answer	4	-1
3	Numerical Value answers- based questions	3	0

JEE Advanced 2022 Marking Scheme Paper 2

Section	Question Type	Marks awarded for a correct response	Negative Marking
1	Multiple Choice Question with more than 1 correct answer	4	-1
2	Numerical Value answers based questions	3	0
3	List Match type Questions	3	-1

JEE Advanced Exam Pattern for Previous Years

The following section provides the JEE Advanced 2025 paper pattern and marking scheme for reference. JEE Advanced 2025 was conducted by IIT Kanpur on 18 May 2025 in Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 were compulsory, with each paper carrying 180 marks and lasting 3 hours.

JEE Advanced 2025 Exam Pattern Important Points:

JEE Advanced 2025 consisted of two compulsory papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.
Each paper was of 3 hours.
Each paper carried a maximum of 180 marks.
Each paper contained 48 questions.
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics were included in both papers.
Each subject had 16 questions in each paper, carrying 60 marks per subject.
The combined maximum marks for Paper 1 and Paper 2 were 360 marks.
The marking scheme varied according to the question type and included full, partial and negative marking where specified.

JEE Advanced 2025 Paper - I Marking Scheme

Section	No. of Questions	Question Type	Marking Scheme	Total Marks
Section 1	4 per subject	Single Correct Answer MCQ	+3 for correct answer; -1 for incorrect answer	12 per subject
Section 2	3 per subject	Multiple Correct Answer MCQ	+4 with partial marking; -2 for specified incorrect selections	12 per subject
Section 3	6 per subject	Numerical Answer Type	+4 for correct answer; no negative marking	24 per subject
Section 4	3 per subject	List Match Type	+4 for correct answer; -1 for incorrect answer	12 per subject
Total		16 questions per subject	Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics	60 marks per subject / 180 marks

JEE Advanced 2025 Paper - II Marking Scheme

Section	No. of Questions	Question Type	Marking Scheme	Total Marks
Section 1	4 per subject	Single Correct Answer MCQ	+3 for correct answer; -1 for incorrect answer	12 per subject
Section 2	4 per subject	Multiple Correct Answer MCQ	+4 with partial marking; -2 for specified incorrect selections	16 per subject
Section 3	8 per subject	Numerical Answer Type	+4 for correct answer; no negative marking	32 per subject
Total		16 questions per subject	Physics + Chemistry + Mathematics	60 marks per subject / 180 marks

Note: JEE Advanced changes its detailed question types and marking scheme from year to year. The 2025 information above is specific to the JEE Advanced 2025 papers and should not be used as the current 2026 marking scheme.