NTA Exam Pattern 2025: Marking scheme, Number of questions, Duration of Exam

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Updated on Oct 1, 2024 17:25 IST

NTA Exam Pattern 2025 - National Testing Agency releases the NTA 2025 exam pattern at the official website. Applicants appearing for the exam must go through the NTA exam pattern for their preparations. The exam pattern of NTA 2025 comprises marking scheme, number of questions, duration of exam and others.  

Referring to NTA exam pattern 2025 helps candidates to understand the scheme of exam. The exam pattern of NTA 2025 varies as per the exam. Along with the exam pattern, applicants must also refer to the NTA syllabus for their preparation. As per the NTA exam pattern, there will be negative marking for wrong answers.  For more details about NTA exam pattern 2025, candidates can refer to the article below. 

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NTA Exam Pattern 2025

The National Testing Agency mentions the NTA exam pattern on the official website. Candidates must go through the exam pattern of NTA 2025 for their preparations. Going through NTA 2025 exam pattern also helps to prepare an effective strategy to ace the exam. To check NTA exam pattern 2025 for various exams, candidates can refer to the table given below. 

Examination  

NTA Exam Pattern  

CMAT  

NTA CMAT Exam Pattern 2025  

GPAT  

NTA GPAT Exam Pattern 2025  

UGC NET  

NTA UGC NET Exam Pattern 2025  

JNUEE  

NTA JNUEE Exam Pattern 2025  

DUET  

NTA DUET Exam Pattern 2025  

CSIR NET  

NTA CSIR NET Exam Pattern 2025  

IIFT  

NTA IIFT Exam Pattern 2025  

NCHM  

NTA NCHM Exam Pattern 2025  

ICAR  

NTA ICAR Exam Pattern 2025  

NTA JEE Main Exam Pattern 2025

The National Testing Agency mentions the NTA JEE Main 2025 exam pattern in the official notification. The exam authority will conduct the JEE Main 2025 exam in offline computer-based mode. There will be a total of three sections in JEE Main exam 2025 – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. JEE Main exam pattern 2025 varies for engineering and architecture courses. Applicants appearing in the exam are advised to refer to the NTA JEE Main exam pattern for their preparations. For more details, candidates can refer to the table provided below.  

Particulars 

BTech/BE 

Exam mode 

Online (Computer based) 

Number of sections and subjects 

3 (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) 

Duration of exam 

3 hours (180 minutes) 

4 hours for PwD candidates 

Type of questions 

MCQs: 4 options with only 1 correct option 

Numerical Value Questions: Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value 

Section A (MCQ) 

Mathematics: 20  
Physics: 20 
Chemistry: 20 

Section B (Numerical Value) 

Mathematics: 10   
Physics: 10 
Chemistry: 10 

In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. 

How many questions in JEE Main 2025 exam 

90 

JEE Main 2025 Maximum Marks 

300 marks 

Language of paper 

Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu in addition to Hindi, English, and Gujarati 

NTA CUET PG Exam Pattern 2025

The National Testing Agency releases the CUET PG exam pattern along with the official notification. Candidates appearing in the exam are advised to refer to the CUET PG 2025 exam pattern for their preparations. CUET PG 2025 exam comprises 100 multiple choice questions for 4 marks each. There will be a negative marking of one mark for every wrong answer in CUET PG 2025 exam. For more details, candidates can refer to the table given below.  

Particulars 

Details 

Mode of the examination 

Computer-based test (CBT) 

Medium/Language 

English and Hindi 

Duration of CUET PG examination 

Two hours 

Frequency of exam in a year 

Once a year 

Type of questions 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 

Total number of Questions 

100 

Total Marks 

400 

CUTE PG negative marking 

Yes 

Marking Scheme 

+4 for correct answer | -1 for an incorrect answer 

Total sections in the question paper 

Name of the section and number of questions asked from it 

Section A: Language Comprehension/Verbal Ability, and or General Knowledge, Mathematical Ability and Analytical Skills 

Section B: Domain Specific Questions 

NTA CUET Exam Pattern 2025

The National Testing Agency mentions the CUET UG exam pattern in the official notification. Applicants appearing in the exam can refer to the CUET exam pattern for their preparations.  CUTE 2025 exam will be conducted in online computer-based mode. Applicants need to select their course preference at the time of filling the application form. The exam authority mentions the CUET 2025 exam pattern separately for all the courses. For more details, candidates can refer to the table given below.  

Particulars 

Details 

Mode of the examination 

Computer-based-test (CBT)/Offline 

Number of Slots 

Two to three (depending on the number of applications in subjects) 

Exam timing (Expected) 

Shift 1 - 8.30 AM to 10.30 AM 

Shift 2 - 12 Noon to 2 PM 

Shift 3 - 3.30 PM to 6.30 PM 

Type of questions 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 

Total number of Questions 

Section 1A- 50 

Section 1B- 50 

Section 2- 40 or 50 

Section 3- 60 

Negative marking 

Yes 

CUET UG marking Scheme 

+5 for each correct answer 

-1 for each incorrect answer 

Total sections in the question paper 

Section 1 A & B - Language 

Section 2 - Domain Subject 

Section 3 - General Test (Optional) 

Language of exam 

13 languages - English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu 

Number of domain subjects 

27 

NTA NEET Exam Pattern 2025

The National Testing Agency will release the NEET exam pattern 2025 along with the official brochure. NTA will conduct the NEET 2025 exam in offline pen & paper mode. Candidates are advised to go through the NTA NEET exam pattern for their preparations. As per the NEET 2025 exam pattern, applicants will be awarded four marks for each correct answer while there will be a negative marking of one mark for wrong response. Applicants can refer to the table below for NEET exam pattern.  

Particulars  

Details 

Mode of the examination 

Offline 

Duration of the examination 

Three hours and Twenty Minutes (3.20 hours) 

Exam timing 

2 pm to 5.20 pm 

Type of questions 

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) 

Total number of Questions 

200 (180 applicable questions for attempt) 

Total marks 

720 

NEET negative marking 

Yes 

Marking Scheme 

+4 for each correct answer 

-1 for each incorrect answer 

0 for unattempted or extra attempted question 

Total sections in the question paper 

3 (Two sections for each subject) 

Section A - 35 questions 

Section B- 15 questions (10 to be attempted) 

NEET Subjects 

Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany + Zoology) 

NTA Exam Pattern 2025 - Marking Scheme

The exam authority mentions the NTA marking scheme in the official notification. The marking scheme of NTA 2025 varies as per the exam. For unanswered answers in NTA 2025 exam, NTA will not deduct any marks. For more details about the NTA marking scheme 2025, candidates can refer to the table given below.   

Examination  

Correct answer  

Incorrect answer   

JEE Main  

+4  

-1  

NEET UG  

+4  

-1  

CMAT  

+4  

-1  

GPAT  

+4  

-1  

UGC NET  

+2  

NIL  

DUET  

+4  

-1  

CSIR NET  

+2  

-0.25  

IIFT  

+3  

-1  

NCHM  

+4  

-1  

ICAR  

+4  

-1  

CUET  

+5 

-1  

CUET PG  

+4  

-1 

NTA Mock Test 2025

The National Testing Agency provides the mock tests of NTA 2025 at the official website. NTA mock test 2025 is released separately for all the exams. To attempt NTA 2025 mock test, applicants do not require any login credentials. Along with the mock test, candidates must also refer to the NTA exam pattern. Applicants will be required to choose the exam and paper to attempt the NTA mock test. The steps to access NTA mock test are given below.  

  • Visit the NTA official website - www.nta.ac.in/quiz.  
  • Select the exam and paper from the dropdown menu.  
  • Now click on the Login tab.  
  • Read all the instructions carefully and click on the “Proceed” tab.  
  • Attempt the NTA mock test and download the scorecard for future reference.   

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