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The online Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2020 examination was successfully conducted on 8th April and April 9, 2020, at several centres across the country.
JEE Main exam is the biggest engineering exam for undergraduate engineering admissions to IITs, NITs, CFTIs and various other engineering colleges in the country. The pen-and-paper based JEE Main 2020 exam was successfully conducted on April 2, 2020. The difficulty level of the offline exam was 'Easy to Moderate.' The students said that the offline exam was almost on the same lines as last year’s JEE Main paper. However, they felt that the NCERT books were not enough for JEE Main preparation and they had to refer to more books.
Students preferred giving the online exam over the offline exam for the following reasons:
The students who appeared for the JEE Main online exam on April 8 and 9 said that the difficulty level of the exam was pretty much the same as the pen-and-paper based JEE Main exam held on April 2, 2020. There were certain technical issues during the exam but were rectified. The students felt that the exam was lengthy but the difficulty level was 'Moderate.' They said that the Math exam, however, was a little lengthy and 'Difficult.' The difficulty level of Physics was 'Moderate.' Chemistry was considered the 'Easiest' of all three papers, with a difficulty curve similar to last year.
Some of the important topics that were asked included Dimensional Analysis, Gravitation & Electrostatics, Current Electricity & Heat Transfer, Electromagnetic Induction, Waves & Sound, Geometrical Optics, Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory of Gases, Rotational Dynamics.
Topics asked in mathematics included Inverse Trigonometric Functions, Circles and Family of Circles, Sequence and Series, Ap 3-D Geometry, Probability and Statistics, Vector Algebra, Integration – (Definite + Indefinite integration), Complex Numbers, Parabola and Trigonometric Ratios, Logarithms, Quadratic Equations, theory of equations, set relations and functions, Differentiation.
The Chemistry section included questions asked from topics such as Chemical Bonding & the periodic table, Carbonyl Compounds & their derivatives, Redox reactions, Mole Concept & the concept of equivalents, Solid state, solutions & gases theory, Thermochemistry & the Second Law of Thermodynamics.
Students can find the detailed exam analysis of the offline JEE Main exam here
The JEE Main 2020 is an objective- type test. The JEE Main 2020 exam is a 3 hours exam.
The exam paper comprises of MCQs with each question worth 4 marks. Students must note that for each incorrect answer there will be a -1 negative marking.
S. No. |
JEE Main Exam Pattern |
Specifications |
1 |
JEE Main 2020 Conducting Body |
CBSE |
2 |
Mode of Exam |
Online and Offline |
3 |
Approximate number of candidates appearing for JEE Main exam |
13 Lacs |
4 |
Paper I |
For B. Tech/B.E. |
5 |
Paper II |
For B.Arch/ B.Planning |
6 |
Duration of the exam |
3 hours |
Choice of Medium |
||
7 |
All Examination Centre |
Hindi and English |
8 |
Examination Centre Cities in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Gujarat and Daman and Diu |
Hindi, English and Gujarati |
9 |
Examination Centres in Maharashtra |
Hindi, English and Urdu |
JEE Main 2020 aspirants can check the previous years’ JEE Main cut off to get a fair idea of the JEE Main 2020 cut offs.
S. No. |
Engineering Institution |
Opening Rank |
Closing Rank |
1 |
AB Vajpayee IIIT and Management, Gwalior |
3419 |
20927 |
2 |
16775 |
28684 |
|
3 |
4818 |
13285 |
|
4 |
Dr. Bheem Rao Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar |
4303 |
22540 |
5 |
Faculty of Engg, Haridwar |
1170 |
36709 |
6 |
1542 |
17503 |
|
7 |
109 |
14757 |
|
8 |
IIIT, Amethi |
4915 |
18857 |
9 |
162 |
5081 |
|
10 |
1152 |
8839 |
|
11 |
1105 |
8072 |
|
12 |
4080 |
25737 |
|
13 |
470 |
17731 |
|
14 |
707 |
13423 |
|
15 |
7376 |
21206 |
|
16 |
2574 |
18383 |
|
17 |
5200 |
12743 |
|
18 |
3318 |
13041 |
|
19 |
874 |
8916 |
|
20 |
10577 |
38742 |
|
21 |
12185 |
34830 |
|
22 |
8929 |
34658 |
|
23 |
12466 |
40511 |
|
24 |
6861 |
18903 |
|
25 |
5377 |
22276 |
|
26 |
7280 |
17664 |
|
27 |
1005 |
6091 |
|
28 |
9446 |
31946 |
|
29 |
2797 |
15557 |
|
30 |
3411 |
29643 |
|
31 |
11 |
4468 |
|
32 |
1056 |
15416 |
|
33 |
5535 |
19466 |
|
34 |
33 |
2100 |
Stay tuned for further updates on JEE Main 2020!
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