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JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2026

The full JEE Advanced exam pattern for 2026 — 1 stage, with the sections, question count, marks, duration and negative marking for each, as set by JEE Advanced is conducted by one of the seven zonal IITs on a rotating basis under the Joint Admission Board (JAB). Then take a free JEE Advanced mock in the real pattern below.

JEE Advanced — Paper 1 + Paper 2 (same day)

Mode: Computer Based Test, two compulsory papers (Paper 1 in the morning, Paper 2 in the afternoon), conducted by the organising IIT
Sections: Physics · Chemistry · Mathematics across both papers
Questions: Pattern is set by the organising IIT and changes every year. Expect a mix of single-correct MCQ, multi-correct MCQ (with partial marking), numerical-answer (integer / two-decimal), paragraph-based and matrix-match questions
Marks: Total marks vary year to year (announced in that year's brochure)
Duration: 3 hours per paper (both papers compulsory; cumulative score is used for ranking)
Negative marking: Variable each year — single-correct usually carries full negative; multi-correct carries partial-credit + partial-negative; numerical-answer typically has no negative

There is no fixed JEE Advanced pattern. Rely only on the current year's official JEE Advanced brochure issued by the organising IIT; do NOT plan your prep using last year's exact question-count or marking scheme as the source of truth.

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