JEE Main 2020 Paper 2 Exam Analysis for BArch (Available): know the difficulty level of the exam

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )

Updated on Sep 1, 2020 16:28 IST
NTA conducted JEE Main Paper 2 for BArch on September 01 in two slots. Here's what experts and students had to say about JEE Main 2020 Paper 2 for BArch/BPlan.
JEE Main 2020 Paper 2 Analysis for September session is available on this page below. Check more details on this page below.
JEE Main 2020 Paper 2 analysis for the September session is available now. Overall the level of the question paper (forenoon session) was Moderate. With the help of the JEE Main 2020 exam analysis, aspirants will get an understanding of the number of questions asked from different subjects. Check the topics from which questions in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, were asked on this page. JEE Main BArch 2020 September session exam was held on September 01 at various centres across India.
Table of contents
  • JEE Main 2020 Paper-2 Analysis
  • JEE Main 2020 Paper-2 Analysis for April/September session
  • JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 Analysis
  • JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 Exam Analysis by Coaching Institutes

JEE Main 2020 Paper-2 Analysis

Soon after the exam was over, one of the leading coaching institutes has released the analysis of the JEE Main 2020 Paper-2. Candidates will be able to know about the difficulty level of the exam, weightage of topics and expected cutoff with the help of the paper-2 analysis. Candidates can check the detailed analysis of the JEE Main paper-2 conducted on September 1 below.

JEE Main 2020 Paper-2 Analysis for April/September session

The difficulty level of the JEE Main paper-2 April/September session was easier than that of the January session as told by the students. Overall, Paper-2 can be considered as the “Moderate”. The total marks of the JEE Main Paper-2 were 400. All the other details related to paper-2 are given in the table below:

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Particulars

Details

Part-I: Mathematics Section

Total questions

25

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) with single correct answer

20

Numerical answer type (NAT) questions

5

Marking scheme

  • MCQs: +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response. 0 if not attempted
  • NAT: +4 for correct response and 0 in all other cases

Total marks

100

Difficulty level

Tough

Topics with higher weightage

Hyperbola, Measurements, 3-D Geometry

Part-II: Aptitude Section

Total questions

50

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) with single correct answer

50

Marking scheme

MCQs: +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response. 0 if not attempted

Total marks

200

Difficulty level

Easy

Topics with higher weightage

Patterns and Sequence, Top view, Front view, Architecture related questions

Part-III: Drawing Section

Total questions

2 (50 marks each)

Total marks

100

Difficulty level

Easy

JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 Analysis

 

JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 analysis will help candidates understand how easy or difficult the paper was along with giving them an insight about the type of questions both topic wise and weightage-wise that candidates had to answer.

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According to JEE experts and students, JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 question paper was of moderate difficulty. JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 comprised three sections - Aptitude, Mathematics and Drawing. The exam in total was 3 hours long with each section being 60 minutes. While the Mathematics section had 50 questions, the Aptitude and Drawing section will have 50 and 2 questions respectively.  

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For each correct answer, candidates will get +4 marks and for any question answered incorrectly, one mark will be deducted. The total marks of JEE Main Paper 2 is 390 marks with the drawing section being 70 marks (2 questions of 20 marks each and 1 question of 30 marks).

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 JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 Exam Analysis

According to students, in 2018, the Mathematics section of JEE Main question paper was a bit tough. They believed that the questions were not very difficult but were tricky.

FIITJEE Expert, Ramesh Batlish, shared that JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 was of moderate level. He said, “Paper 2 was of Moderate level. Maths was tricky but not tough. Those who had practiced well could solve the paper with full confidence”.

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