JEE MAIN EXAM PATTERN AND CUTOFFS

Exam Pattern

ParticularsDetails
Exam ModeComputer-based examination
JEE Main time duration3 hours
Language of ExaminationEnglish, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
Type of QuestionsMultiple choice questions (MCQs) :
+4 for correct answer/ -1 for wrong answer/ 0 for blank

Questions with numerical values as answers :
+4 for correct answer/ -1 for wrong answer/ 0 for blank
No. of SectionsThree are three sections:
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
JEE Mains Total questionsFor each subject (PCM):

30 questions20 MCQs + 10 numerical type.
Out of 10 numerical type questions, 5 are compulsory.

Total: 90 Questions (30 questions each subject)
JEE Mains total marks300 Marks (100 marks for each section)

Cutoffs

The table below shows the percentile cutoffs for JEE Main 2023. These are the minimum percentiles (out of 100) required to qualify for the JEE Advanced 2023.

To see the minimum percentiles required for NITs, click here.

CategoryCutoff Percentile
General90.7788642
Gen EWS75.6229025
OBC73.6114227
SC51.9776027
ST37.2348772
PwD0.0013527