JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 (BArch/ BPlan): Result (OUT), Answer Key, Cutoff, Question Paper, Syllabus
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Exam On - 21 Jan '26 - 29 Jan '26
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 (BArch/BPlan) Session 1: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2025. Candidates can download their JEE Main BArch and BPan Result scorecard online using the result link given on this page. JEE Mains result login link is also available on the JEE Main official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The NTA has also released JEE Main BArch and BPlan toppers list 2025 along with the result. JEE Main Paper 2 Toppers List 2025 is available on this page. JEE Main Final answer key was released on February 22.
NTA conducted the JEE Main Paper 2 for BArch and BPlan on January 30. The exam was held in one shift from 3 pm to 6:30 pm. Candidates appearing in the exam can download their JEE Main Paper 2 Admit card 2025 session 1 online from the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can login to JEE Main official website for JEE Main 2025 Admit card paper 2 session 1. The direct JEE Main admit card paper 2 session 1 link is available below on this page.
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JEE Main Paper 2 exam is held separately for two papers, Paper 2A for BArch and Paper 2B for BPlan. Candidates can check here JEE Main paper 2 syllabus for BArch and BPlan papers. The details about JEE Main 2025 paper 2 exam pattern, schedule for JEE Main admit card release date and other dates is provided here.
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The National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the JEE Mains result 2026 in the form of percentile scores. Candidates can check here the previous year JEE Main marks vs percentile data to understand how much is 120 marks in JEE Main percentile.
As per the last year JEE Main marks vs percentile analysis, 120 marks would be around 95 to 97 percentile. However, the exact JEE Main 2025 percentile marks 120 would vary depending upon the highest number scored by the candidate in a particula shift and the total number candidates appeared in that particular shift.
JEE Main city intimation slip 2025 for BArch and BPlan Session 1 was released on January 10 at the website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download the exam city slip to know the city allotted for appearing in the exam. JEE Main 2025 registration paper 2 for session 1 is closed. The last date to fill JEE Main Application Form 2025 session 1 was November 22.
| JEE Main 2025 Exam Date | JEE Main Application Form 2025 |
| JEE Main Preparation Tips | Best Books for JEE Main 2025 Preparation |
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Highlights
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Dates
- JEE Main Paper 2 Registration 2025
- JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria for BArch and BPlan
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Syllabus
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Exam Pattern
- JEE Main Paper 2 Admit Card 2025
- JEE Main Exam Centres 2025
- JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Question Papers
- JEE Main 2025 Counselling
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Result Session 1
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Answer Key Session 1
- JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Cutoff
- JEE Main 2025 Participating Institutes
- FAQs Regarding JEE Main 2025 Paper 2
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Highlights
| Particulars |
Details |
| Exam Name |
JEE Main |
| Exam Frequency |
Two times a year |
| Exam Mode |
Online/Offline (Drawing Test) |
| Exam Duration |
3 hours (Extra 30 minutes for those candidates who attempt both BArch and BPlan) |
| Official Website |
jeemain.nta.nic.in. |
| JEE Main Result 2025 | JEE Main Answer Key 2025 |
| JEE Main Question Paper | JEE Main Cutoff |
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Dates
NTA has announced JEE Main 2025 paper 2 dates. Candidates can check below the schedule for JEE Main Paper 2 below for sessions 1 and 2:
| Events | JEE Main 2025 Exam Date First Attempt | JEE Mains 2025 Exam Date Second Attempt |
| Release of Application form | October 28, 2024 | January 31, 2025 |
| Last date to fill the form | November 22, 2024 | February 24, 2025 |
| Announcement of exam city | January 10, 2025 | March 25, 2025 |
| Release of admit card | January 23, 2025 | March 28, 2025 |
| JEE Main 2025 exam date | January 30, 2025 | April 1 to 8, 2025 |
| Declaration of Result | February 23, 2025 | April 15, 2025 |
JEE Main Paper 2 Registration 2025
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NTA has started the JEE Main 2025 registration paper 2 for the session 2 exam. JEE Mains 2025 Session 2 Registration last date is February 25. Candidates can apply online using the JEE Main Registration link 2025 given on this page.
The last date to fill the JEE Main 2025 application form session 1 was November 22. JEE Main application form 2025 is available online on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. The application process involves registration, filling the application form, uploading the images, payment of fees, preview and submission of the applications.
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JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria for BArch and BPlan
With 95 percentile in JEE Mains, your chances of getting into a NIT are high, but high-demand courses may not be available.
The last year 2022 cutoff ranks for BTech in Computer Science and Engineering at NIT Hamirpur - National Institute of Technology other than General category are - 17445 for OBC, 1663 for SC, 578 for ST, 16770 for EWS, 187395 for PWD. While the admissions are based on the scores/rank obtained in JEE exam, the last cut offs also change a lot depending on All India quota or Home State. It also varies if the applicant is a female.
JEE Main eligibility criteria require candidates to fulfil multiple aspects to become eligible to appear for this national-level engineering entrance exam. The eligibility criteria for JEE Main 2025 candidates is as follows:
The eligibility criteria are decided by the Council of Architecture for admission to BArch. course other than NITs, IIITs, CFTIs: “No candidate shall be admitted to architecture course unless she/he has passed an examination at the end of the qualifying examination with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and also 50% marks in aggregate of the qualifying examination”.
The number of attempts allowed in JEE Main - A candidate is allowed to attempt the exam for three consecutive years. JEE Main exam will be held twice a year- January and April. Thus, the number of attempts will be 6 in total – two times each year for 3 years.
In case an aspirant wants to take more attempts then he or she has to appear for JEE Main consecutively (back to back) in three years. This means one cannot take a gap year in the attempt.
Requirements of Aadhaar card and other documents
- Aadhaar card number (not mandatory)
- Class 10 certificate
- Class 12 mark sheet
Qualifying marks
- Aspirants require is 75 per cent (aggregate) OR
- They should be in the top 20 percentile in the Class 12 exam conducted by respective Boards.
- For reserved candidates, the minimum qualifying mark is 65 per cent.
Check complete JEE Main 2025 Eligibility Criteria
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Syllabus
The NTA has released the JEE Main 2025 syllabus for the BArch and BPlan paper along with the release of the application form. Candidates can check details below about the topics which constitute the JEE Mains syllabus 2025. Candidates can use the JEE Main 2025 syllabus pdf download link given here and download the syllabus.
Check JEE Main Paper 2 syllabus
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Exam Pattern
NTA has released JEE Main paper 2 exam pattern 2025 through the information brochure. Candidates can check below details about the pattern of JEE Main 2025 Paper 2A and 2B. It includes details about exam mode, the total number of questions, marking scheme and total duration of the exam.
JEE Main Exam Pattern 2025 Paper 2
| Particulars |
BArch Exam Pattern |
BPlanning Exam Pattern |
|---|---|---|
| Exam mode |
Online (Mathematics and Aptitude) and offline (Drawing test) |
Online (Mathematics and Aptitude) and (Planning Based Questions) |
| Number of sections and subjects |
3 (Drawing, Mathematics, and Aptitude) |
3 (Mathematics, Aptitude, and Planning Based Questions) |
| Duration of exam |
3 hours (180 minutes) 4 hours for PwD candidates |
3 hours (180 minutes) 4 hours for PwD candidates |
| Sections |
Mathematics (Part I) 25 |
Mathematics: 25 questions Aptitude: 50 Planning Based Questions: 25 |
| Number of questions |
77 |
100 |
| Type of questions |
Mathematics and Aptitude: Objective type questions Drawing: Questions to test the candidate’s drawing and sketching skills |
Mathematics and Aptitude Planning Based Questions - Multiple Choice Questions |
| JEE Main Total Marks |
400 marks (Drawing section will be of a total of 100 marks, marking of every question will be given along with it) |
400 |
| Language of paper |
Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati |
Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati |
JEE Main Paper 2 Admit Card 2025
The NTA has released JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 admit card online mode on the official website. JEE Main admit card was issued to all the candidates who filled the application form and paid the application fees for the exam within specified dates. The admit card is an important document that must be carried to the examination hall. Candidates who do not carry their admit cards are not allowed to appear for the entrance examination. Along with the admit card, candidates must also carry identity proof.
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JEE Main Exam Centres 2025
NTA has released the list of JEE Main 2025 exam centres and city codes through the information brochure. In 2025, exam centres have been decreased from 501 to 300 cities in India. NTA will also conduct the exam in 26 cities abroad. Students have to enter their four preferred choices of exam city while filling the application form.
Candidates will be allotted a test city based on their choices filled in which the candidates have to appear for the exam. Candidates must note that the exam city allotted to the candidate will not be changed. Details of candidates JEE Main exam centre with address will be mentioned in the admit card of candidates.
Also Read: JEE Main 2025 Exam Cities with Codes
JEE Main 2025 Exam Day Guidelines
Below are some of the important items that the candidates should or should not carry to the JEE Main 2025 test centre. Also given are the documents that the candidates must bring to the examination centre without which they will not be allowed to appear in the exam.
What to carry on exam day?
The test-takers will be provided with a sheet for any rough work they do.
Documents required:
- Admit card and Undertaking
- Passport-size photo
- Photo ID
- Sanitiser
- Transparent Water Bottle
- Certificates: PWD certificate issued by the Competent Authority, if claiming relaxation under PwD category.
What not to carry on exam day?
- JEE Main 2025 aspirants will not be allowed to carry watches, calculators, jewellery, bags, purses, phones etc. These are strictly prohibited at any of the JEE Main 2021 exam centres.
- Candidates will not be allowed to leave the exam hall without the permission of the centre superintendent or the invigilator concerned.
- No candidate will be allowed to carry any eatables, tea or coffee into the examination room during exam hours.
- Smoking and eating are strictly prohibited in the examination room.
- Diabetic students will be allowed to carry eatables like sugar tablets/fruits and transparent water bottles. However, they will not be allowed to carry any packed foods like candy/chocolates/sandwiches.
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Question Papers
The NTA has released JEE Main Paper 2 question papers and answer keys online. Candidates can download the JEE Main question papers which is available in a pdf format and download their response sheets along from the official website. For preparation, candidates can download previous years JEE Main question available online and take the mock tests regularly. Candidates can take JEE Main 2022 mock test regularly for practice.
| JEE Main July 2021 Question Paper with Solution | JEE Main March 2021 Question Paper with Solution |
| JEE Main February 2021 Question Paper with Solution | JEE Main Previous Year Question Papers |
JEE Main 2025 Counselling
Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) will conduct the counselling process of JEE Main 2025 for admission to NITs, IIITs, GFTIs. The counselling will be held in online mode only for seven rounds including two mock seat allotments.
Documents required for JEE Main Counselling 2025
- Provisional JEE Main seat allotment result
- 3 passport-size photographs (the same as uploaded during registration)
- Photo identity card
- Proof of fee payment (seat acceptance)
- Proof of date of birth
- JEE Main 2025 admit card
- Mark sheet of Class XII examination
- JEE Main 2025 scorecard
- Category certificate (if applicable)
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Result Session 1
The NTA has declared JEE Main Paper 2 Result 2025 for the session 1 exam on February 23. JEE Main 2025 paper 2 result scorecard can be downloaded online from the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates will be required to log in to the website using their application number and password for JEE Main paper 2 result download.
The result of JEE Main 2025 paper 2 will be compiled based on the final answer keys released by the NTA. Evaluation of multiple-choice questions of the BArch paper was carried out using final JEE Main answer keys and the actual marks obtained by candidates has been considered while preparing the JEE Main results. For multi-shift papers, raw marks obtained by the candidates in different shifts/sessions will be converted to NTA 2025 scores.
⇒ Check JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Result session 1
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Answer Key Session 1
The NTA released the provisional JEE Main paper 2 answer key 2025 session 1 on February 15. JEE Main 2025 paper 2 answer key is available online on the official website. Candidates have to log in to the website using their application form number and password to check the JEE Main paper 2 answer key.
The NTA first released the provisional answer keys of JEE Main Paper 2 session 1 which was open for challenge from February 15 to 16. Candidates can match their answers and calculate their probable scores. After the challenge period, NTA released the final answer key of JEE Main 2025 Paper on February 22.
⇒ Check JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Answer key session 1
JEE Main 2025 Paper 2 Cutoff
The cutoff scores of JEE Main 2025 will be of two types – qualifying cutoff marks and admission cutoff marks. The NTA will release the qualifying JEE Main cutoff marks for all three papers along with the results. JoSAA will release the admission cutoff (opening and closing ranks) marks after the declaration of the result. The factors that determine JEE Main 2025 BArch cutoff are:
- Total number of applications received for a particular programme
- Number of aspirants appearing for JEE Main Paper 2
- The difficulty level of the exam
- Total number of seats available
- The category under which admission is sought
JEE Main 2025 Participating Institutes
JEE Main participating institutes are those that select students through a joint seat allocation process (JoSAA). JEE Main participating colleges include a total of 107 technical institutes including 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 25 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) and 28 Government Funded Technical Institutes (GFTIs).
FAQs Regarding JEE Main 2025 Paper 2
Q. When will NTA release JEE Main 2025 paper 2 result?
A. NTA has released the JEE Main paper 2 result 2025 on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in. Candidates can download their scorecard using heir application number and date of birth.
Q. Is it compulsory to appear for Paper 2 in JEE Main 2025?
A. No, it is not compulsory to appear for the JEE Main paper 2. If you are interested in BArch/B.Planning course, then only apply for the course.
Q. Is JEE Main Paper 2 compulsory for architecture?
A. It is compulsory if you want to take admission in BArch and BPlan courses at IITs & NITs. For other colleges, candidates can appear in National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) conducted by the Council of Architecture for admission to first year BArch.
Q. What if I miss my JEE Main Paper 2 and give Paper 1?
A. Here we must understand that JEE Main Paper 1 is for an Engineering degree course while Paper 2 is for the Architecture programme. So, if a candidate wants to take admission into any of the colleges through Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) for the Architecture course, he/she is required to appear for either of the exams and also if someone wants to appear for both the exams, they can do so.
Q. I have scored 95.4% in JEE Paper 2. Can I get a seat in LPU?
A. As per eligibility, of course, a candidate must have 60% aggregate marks in Diploma or 2 (with PCM) and must qualify NATA or JEE Paper 2 with 80% and above.
Q. What is a good percentile in JEE Mains Paper 2?
A. If we talk about a percentage required by general category students to get admission through JEE Main Paper 2 for architecture and planning, then they will need to have a minimum of 98 percentile and above.
Q. Why do I need to appear for the JEE Mains Paper 2?
A. If a candidate wants to take admissions to the 5 years undergraduate BArch or B.Planning courses at the NIT's and the centrally funded institutes then you are required to appear JEE Main Paper 2.
Q. What should I choose BArch or BTech?
A. BArch is a bachelor degree in architectural science and BTech is a bachelor degree in engineering. You can choose either of them according to your area of interest.
Q. Is BArch a tough course to study?
A. Practically, no course/degree is easy or tough, it totally depends on the student’s ability and performance. Everyone believes their course to be the toughest! However, architecture frankly is a very difficult course if you're not interested in it.
Q. Do BArch candidates get good placements options?
A. 'Generally' there are no placements in BArch, but that does not mean that architects are jobless. They have plenty of options to earn as assistant architects in reputed firms to start their work or they can open their own firm in any city.
Q. Can I choose BArch as a good career option?
A. BArch is definitely a good course and has great career opportunities if you can do this course from the top colleges of India after clearing JEE Main or NATA. After completing this course you will get a chance to get jobs abroad as well.
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It is to be understood that 75 percent marks is required for admission to institutes which include NITs, IIITs, GFTIs and IITs. Many institutes offer admission at 60% and even less, along with JEE Main. Candidates must clearly understand that the requirement of 75 percent marks in class 12 is only for taking admission in the institutes.