JEE Main Pattern

JEE MAIN 2016 was held on

03/04/2016 - Paper and pen mode - 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

09/04 to 10/04/ 2016 - Online mode

1st shift - 9.30 am to 12.30 pm

2nd shift - 14.00 pm to 17.00 pm

Applications for JEE (Main) 2016 had to be sent only in the ONLINE mode and the portal for JEE (Main) 2016 applications was open from 1st to 31st of December 2015

JEE (Main) – 2016, as usual had two papers, Paper-1 (B. E. /B. Tech.) and Paper-2 (B. Arch. /B. Planning). Candidates could take Paper-1 (B. E. /B. Tech.) only, OR Paper-2 (B. Arch. /B. Planning.) only, OR both depending on the course(s) they aspired to get into.

Mode of Examination: The Paper-1 of JEE (Main) was conducted in two separate modes i.e. Offline (Pen and Paper Based Examination) mode and Online (Computer Based Examination) mode. A candidate could opt for EITHER Pen and Paper Based OR Computer Based examination modes for Paper-1 only. The Paper-2 of JEE (Main) was conducted ONLY in Pen and Paper based examination mode.

Subject Combination of Examination

Subject combination, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination are shown in the given table below.

SUBJECTS	TYPE OF QUESTIONS		MODE OF EXAM
Paper 1 For All undergraduate courses EXCEPT B.ARCH/ B.PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs)	Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	Objective type with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics	Either Pen and Paper Based Exam OR Online (Computer Based) Exam
Paper 2 For B.ARCH/B. PLANNING (At Institutions other than IITs)	Mathematics, Aptitude, and Drawing	Objective type / Questions to test drawing aptitude	ONLY Pen and Paper Based Exam