Updated on Jan 8, 2019 17:17 IST
Most of the JEE candidates that Shiksha spoke to shared that JEE Main Paper 2 exam for BArch was moderate difficulty level. While the Mathematics section was the toughest, the drawing section was the easiest.
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Shiksha spoke to JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 candidates for their feedback on the exam. Read on to know how difficult was the exam this year. 
 

JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 Student Reaction & Review

JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 Student Reaction & Review - The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 for BArch/BPlan on January 8 in two slots. While the first slot was held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, the second was conducted from 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm. Most of the JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 candidates that Shiksha spoke to shared that the exam was of moderate difficulty level.

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According to Abhinav Kumar Dwivedi from Kothari International School, the Aptitude Section was extremely easy while the Drawing section was a bit tough. He shared that the Mathematics section was the most difficult of the three section and was at par with the Maths paper of JEE Main for BTech candidates. Overall, JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 was easier than last few years.

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Another engineering aspirant, Bhumika Sharma shared a similar feedback. She said, “ The exam, overall, was good. I found the Mathematics the most difficult followed by the Aptitude Section. The drawing section was the easiest and the best for me”.

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A student of Father Agnel School, Noida, Ananya said, “ The mental ability was good. And the Aptitude section was better. The drawing section was the best. I found a little difficulty in solving questions from the Mathematics section. The other two sections covered this loss for me. I could solve over 50 questions while I left some. So, I am hoping for the best”.

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Sharing her review of JEE Main 2019 Paper 2, Kashmia Tomar shared, “ My exam went well and the paper was easy overall . I could not attempt Mathematics much as I found it to be tough. The aptitude section was extremely easy. The questions were almost repeated. The pattern was same for most of the questions. If you could answer 1, you could answer all. In the drawing section, I could do two drawing questions out of three”.

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JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 comprised three sections - Aptitude, Mathematics and Drawing. The exam in total was of 3 hours duration with each section being 60 minutes. While the Mathematics section had 30 questions, the Aptitude and Drawing section had 50 and 2 questions respectively.  A total of 82 questions were asked.

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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