AMU B.Tech. Admission Test 2026-27: Pattern, Scoring, and the One Number Nobody Officially Publishes
Aligarh Muslim University runs its own B.Tech. Admission Test rather than accepting JEE Main scores, and its Guide to Admissions is unusually specific about the overall shape of the paper: 100 questions, 100 marks, 120 minutes, split across Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics, delivered OMR-based. What it does not specify, anywhere in the official document, is how those 100 questions divide between the three subjects.
- 100 questions, 100 marks, 120 minutes, across Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics: all four figures are directly confirmed in AMU's Guide to Admissions.
- AMU does not publish an official per-subject question count. Any exact split you see quoted, including this site's own 34/33/33, is a practice structure, not an official figure.
- Scoring is +1 for a correct answer and -0.25 for a wrong one, a gentler penalty than the -1 many other engineering entrances use.
- The paper runs under one unrestricted 120-minute timer with free movement across all three subjects; there is no subject locking.
What is officially confirmed vs practice-only
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| 100 total questions, 100 total marks, 120 minutes | Official (AMU Guide to Admissions) |
| Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics as the three subjects | Official (AMU Guide to Admissions) |
| +1 correct, -0.25 wrong | Official (AMU Guide to Admissions) |
| Exact question count per subject | Not published officially; this site uses a 34/33/33 split for pacing only |
The 100/100/120 shell is solid, official-verified detail
AMU's Guide to Admissions is direct about the core numbers: 100 objective questions worth 100 marks, answered inside a single 120-minute window, testing Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics from the Class 12 syllabus. The scoring, +1 for a correct answer and -0.25 for an incorrect one, is also stated plainly, a lighter penalty than the -1 you would face on CUSAT CAT, BCECE, or Assam CEE, all of which also test PCM.
The one number that is not published anywhere
What AMU's official material stops short of is a subject-wise breakdown: it never states how many of the 100 questions come from Chemistry versus Physics versus Mathematics. This site's mock uses a 34 Chemistry, 33 Physics, 33 Mathematics split, and we say so directly on the exam pattern page rather than presenting it as an official figure, because it is not one. It is a practice-control structure built to keep the mock roughly balanced, nothing more.
If a source (including this one) hands you an exact per-subject question count for AMU B.Tech. without flagging it as unofficial, treat that number as an estimate, not a fact you can plan your subject-wise time budget around too rigidly.
What this means for your prep
Since the exact split is not fixed, do not build a rigid per-subject time budget around any single source's number, this site's included. Prepare all three subjects to a comparable level instead, and rely on the free-navigation 120-minute timer (there is no subject locking here, unlike several other newly added engineering entrances) to move at your own pace between them on exam day rather than a pre-planned subject order.
Practice under the exact +1/-0.25 scoring on AMU B.Tech. mock tests, part of the engineering exams directory. For how a lighter negative-marking penalty should change your guessing decisions compared to a -1 exam, see understanding negative marking.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions does AMU B.Tech. Admission Test have from each subject?
AMU's official Guide to Admissions does not publish a subject-wise split, only the total: 100 questions across Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics combined. Any specific per-subject number, including the 34/33/33 split used on this site, is a practice estimate, not an official figure.
What is the negative marking for AMU B.Tech. Admission Test?
0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer, and 1 mark is awarded for each correct one. There is no deduction for an unanswered question.
Is the AMU B.Tech. Admission Test timed by subject, or one combined timer?
One combined, unrestricted 120-minute timer covers all 100 questions across all three subjects, with free movement between Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics. There is no subject locking.
Does AMU B.Tech. admission use JEE Main scores?
No. AMU conducts its own B.Tech. Admission Test rather than using JEE Main as its admission criterion.