JEE Main Paper 2 Exam Pattern
Each stage is checked separately so one stage cannot inherit another stage's scoring rules.
Paper 2A (B.Arch)
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 75 |
| Total marks | 300 |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Negative marking | 1 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Mathematics, Aptitude Test |
Timing: Single 180-minute PLATFORM-DEFINED practice timer covering Mathematics and Aptitude Test; NTA does not publish a separate official time limit for only these two parts.
Objective-only practice: Mathematics (20 multiple-choice questions plus 5 numerical-value questions) and Aptitude Test (50 multiple-choice questions). The official 2026 B.Arch paper also includes a 100-mark offline pen-and-paper Drawing Test, which is excluded here since it requires human evaluation and cannot be auto-graded. Some official Aptitude Test tasks are visual; this text-only adaptation does not reproduce them exactly.
Official source · checked 19 August 2026Paper 2B (B.Planning)
Official 2026 pattern| Questions | 100 |
| Total marks | 400 |
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Negative marking | 1 per wrong answer |
| Sections | Mathematics, Aptitude Test, Planning |
Timing: Single 180-minute timer, official NTA duration; no sectional lock.
Complete official B.Planning objective structure: Mathematics (20 multiple-choice questions plus 5 numerical-value questions), Aptitude Test (50 multiple-choice questions), and Planning (25 multiple-choice questions). Some official Aptitude Test tasks are visual; this text-only adaptation does not reproduce them exactly.
Official source · checked 19 August 2026