JEE Main 2020 result/score: Calculate probable marks without matching options
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Appeared in JEE Main 2020? Read below to know how to calculate the probable JEE Main 2020 score without matching your answers with the official answer key.
The release of JEE Main 2020 answer key brings the possibility of calculating the probable score obtained by a candidate in the exam. But, it is not as simple as it seems. Calculating the probable score for JEE Main 2020 with the help of its answer key is a tedious and time taking process.
It is likely that a candidate will take around three hours for estimating the marks obtained with the help of JEE Main answer key 2020. The below article will help candidates in resolving the problem.
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Why it is tedious calculating the score with the help of the answer key of JEE Main 2020?
Before answering this question, it is important to understand how the questions have been selected for JEE Main 2020 question papers. As per the details available in the JEE Main information brochure, questions for a shift have been selected from a large database. Every year, a new database of questions is created for JEE Main exam.
To identify, every question has a unique id known as Question Id (including Numerical Value Type Questions). Each Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) has four options and every option also has a unique Option Id.
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Now, during the JEE Main, questions are picked randomly and options of a multiple-choice question have also been shuffled for every candidate in a shift. It means that two students answering the same questions will have a different sequence of the same options and here lies the trouble.
JEE Main answer key contains the question id and only the correct option id. For finding out the correct option (1, 2, 3, and 4) of a question, candidates have to match the chosen option with the correct option id. This needs to be done for all the 60 MCQs (Rest 15 are numerical value type questions having no options) in the question paper of a shift. This process at least takes one and half hour for one question paper.
After matching all the answers, candidates have to find out the number of answers marked by him/her correctly and incorrectly. After doing that, candidates will need to calculate positive (for correct answers) and negative marks (for wrong answers). For the probable JEE Main score, candidates have to subtract negative marks from the positive marks. This whole thing will again take at least one hour.
To help candidates in calculating their score quickly, Shiksha.com has done half of the work. The question papers with correct options for all the shifts conducted during the JEE Main 2020 January exam are given in the below table. With this, they just need to spend the time on finding out correct and incorrect options and then calculating their probable JEE Main score.
| Date |
Shift-1 Question Paper with Answers |
Shift-2 Question Paper with Answers |
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| January 7 |
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| January 8 |
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| January 9 |
Candidates with a different sequence of questions also need not worry as they can easily map the questions and their correct options with the help of the above given JEE Main 2020 question papers.
The whole exercise by us is done to help students focus on their studies for boards (if appearing), other engineering entrance exams, and JEE Main 2020 April session.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered Yesterday
Yes, you can get admission to VNIT Nagpur with 95.55 percentile in JEE Main under the EWS category (Maharashtra home state) but your course options might be limited or into less competitive or core branches.
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Answered Yesterday
No, JEE Main ranks are not accepted for core engineering seat allotments at this campus. Admission to all BTech tracks is handled exclusively through the university's own entrance test ranks. VIT Bhopal University requires all engineering aspirants to register for and clear the VITEEE exam to secure
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Contributor-Level 9
Answered 2 days ago
Sorry, but even under the SC category, securing a seat in an NIT with a JEE Main CRL rank of 632000 is not possible.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 2 days ago
The rank needed for admission to the BTech course would depend on the course, round and branch you are applying for. For the General HS category, the Round 2 cutoff was 770798 for the BTech CSE course. So, this category students need a rank of at least 770798 to be considered eligible for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 3 days ago
Yes, several colleges convert a good JEE Main percentile directly into a fee waiver. Graphic Era's GECET-linked scholarships and UPES's merit scholarships can cut your fees by up to 50%. This makes originally expensive private colleges much more affordable for high scorers, so it's worth applying ev
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No, JEE Main is not required to get admission in BTech at Rajalakshmi Engineering College. Admissions under the government quota rely primarily on Class 12 marks through TNEA counseling. However, JEE Main scores may be considered for admission.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
Yes, most Coimbatore colleges, including PSG Tech, Karunya, and Kumaraguru, primarily admit students through TNEA counselling, which is based on Class 12 merit rather than JEE Main. JEE Main is mainly relevant if you're targeting government institutes like NITs. So a strong Class 12 score alone can
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 4 days ago
No, I don't think you can get into B.Tech EEE at Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College, Ghaziabad with JEE Main rank of 5,30,000 as General, non-UP domicile candidate. Typically, closing rank for EEE close much earlier around 3,00,00.
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Contributor-Level 8
Answered 4 days ago
Absolutely. Unlike government colleges with very tight cutoffs, most private engineering colleges in UP admit students across a wide score range, and several also accept students without a JEE Main score at all. Your branch choice and college reputation still matter, but private colleges generally o
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Answered 5 days ago
No, JEE Main is not mandatory for BTech admission to SVSU Meerut. While JEE Main scores are accepted for BTech application, students can qualify directly through the university's SNET examination or Class 12 merit.
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Contributor-Level 9
Can I get admission to VNIT Nagpur with 95.55 percentile in JEE Main under the EWS category (Maharashtra home state)?