JEE Main syllabus

JEE Main 2018 Exam Pattern

The exam conducting authority has released the exam pattern of JEE Main. But the exam pattern has not varied much from the previous edition. So here we bring you the pattern of JEE Main 2018 for your benefit. Candidates will have better chances to crack JEE Main if they will study by the complete JEE Main syllabus 2018.

Salient points of the Exam Pattern of JEE Main 2018

JEE Main comprises of two papers – Paper I (B.E./ B.Tech) and Paper II ( B.Arch/B. Planning). Candidates may opt for any of the two papers, or they may attend both. The salient points of the exam pattern for both the papers are given below:

Paper I

• The test will be of 3 hours duration
• The question paper of Paper I will include three sections of equal weightage: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics,
• The type of questions asked will be multiple choice questions (MCQs). Each question will be accompanied by four resoponses, out of which only one is correct
• For correct response will be awarded 4 marks, while every wrong answer will be penalised by ¼ (one fourth) marks
• The mode of exam can be either pen or paper  OR computer based

Paper II

• The duration of the exam is 3 hours
• The paper will include three parts:

• Mathematics – Part I
• Aptitude Test – Part II  
• Drawing Test – Part III

• Questions types include objective type questions in addition to questions that test the drawing aptitude of the candidate. 
• Part 1 & 2 have negative marking with correct response will be awarded 4 marks, while every wrong answer will be penalised by ¼ (one fourth) marks

Book suggestion for JEE Main 2018 preparation

If you have the right set of books, you can start with your preparation for the exam knowing you are in safe hands. All you need to do is get buried in them, and off course with a proper study plan and strategy!

JEE Main 2018 Preparation: Best Books

Section	Books
Physics	Concepts of Physics by H. C Verma Vol 1 and Vol 2 Problems in General Physics by I.E. Irodov Elements of Dynamics by S.L.Loney Arihant Physics by D. C. Pandey Advanced level Physics by Nelson and Parker Fundamentals of Physics Resnick, Halliday, Walker
Chemistry	Atkins' Physical Chemistry Physical Chemistry by N Awasthi Organic Chemistry by Paula Bruice Yurkanis Organic Chemistry by M.S. Chuahan Inorganic Chemistry by J.D.Lee Inorganic Chemistry by O.P.Tandon
Mathematics	Higher Algebra by Hall Knight+ Bernard-child Differential Calculus by Arihant Integral Calculus by Arihant Problems in Calculus of One Variable Algebra by I.A.Maron Class XI & XII by R.D. Sharma Higher Algebra by Hall Knight+ Bernard-child