Which subjects are covered in the OJEE exam?

The subjects in the OJEE exam vary according to the course: MBA: Quantitative Techniques, Anallytical and Logical Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension, General Awareness and Business Fundamentals MCA/BCA: Mathematics and Computer Awareness B.Pharm: Physics, Chemistry, and Biology or Mathematics

Will the OJEE exam be conducted in double shifts?

Yes, OJEE exam will be conducted in multiple shifts this year. OJEE exam will be conducted in CBT test mode for admission to PG and UG programmes. Candidates will be allotted shift time according to course they have applied for through OJEE exam.

When should I start preparing for OJEE?

Six months will be enough to prepare for OJEE. Candidates will be able to cover the syllabus and also have time to practice sample papers and mocks.

What is the best way to prepare for OJEE at home?

Students can use OJEE syllabus as a guide to prepare for important topics. Students should have a study routine which should be divided in parts. They can also practice using OJEE PYQPs. Mock tests should be Holy Grail to ace OJEE exam.

What is the ideal time to prepare for OJEE?

Ideal time to prepare for OJEE exam is subjective and depends on academic background and proficiency. Students should give a minimum of 6 months to OJEE preparation.

Can I appear for OJEE and special OJEE both?

Yes, Special OJEE exam is conducted for students who were not able to appear for OJEE or JEE Main for any reason. They can appear for both exams.

Is there a sectional time limit in OJEE?

No, OJEE exam does not have any sectional timing for any course. However, students will be required to complete the exam in pre informed exam duration and no extra time will be granted to the students under any circumstances. OJEE is a computer-based online exam the test screen will move from first section to the next section only when the candidate clicks the next button. Candidates have to be mindful of the on-screen timer and pre-decide the number of questions to solve in each section as there will be negative markings. It is not mandatory to solve all the questions in OJEE exam so candidates can devise a strategy to use the exam duration as per their strength and weakness. Candidates must reach the exam centre at least an hour prior to complete the frisking formalities at the OJEE exam centre.

What is the OJEE exam duration? Can I change my exam slot?

The OJEE exam is a computer-based test for all courses. However, the OJEE exam pattern differs according to the programme you are applying for. The course-wise OJEE exam duration is as follows: 1. For MBA, LE B.Tech, LE B.Sc/ LE, MCA/LE MCA M.Tech and MArch courses is 120 minutes (2 hours). 2. For the B.Pharma course is three hours or 180 minutes. 3. For the M.Pharma Integrated MBA and LE B.Pharma courses, the exam duration is one hour or 60 minutes. This means, candidates will have approximately one minute per question to solve it. Candidates must take care of saving their answers at every step as the moment sectional time limit will get over, the screen will automatically move to the next section. The OJEE exam is conducted in three slots for most courses. The OJEE exam slot will be mentioned on their admit cards and there is no provision of changing the exam slot. Candidates must reach the OJEE exam centre at least and hour before their slot timings.

What are the qualifying marks in OJEE?

There is no fixed OJEE cut off marks declared OJEE Cell. But, based on the previous year trends: Students should have at least 25% of total marks to qualify SC/ST category students should have at least 20% of total marks

Is there negative marking for wrong answers in OJEE exam?

Yes, OJEE exam has negative markings. Each question in the OJEE exam carries four marks. And for every incorrect answer, one mark is deducted.

What is the sectional weightage of the OJEE exam?

The OJEE exam has four sections which have multiple-choice questions. The sectional weightage of each section of the OJEE question paper is the same. Each question carries four marks. For incorrect answers, one mark each is deducted. Therefore, the total marks for each section is 120 marks. The total marks in OJEE are 480. The detailed OJEE sectional weightage is given below Quantitative Techniques: 30 questions (120 marks) Verbal reasoning and Comprehension: 30 questions (120 marks) Analytical and Logical Reasoning: 30 questions (120 marks) General Awareness and Business Fundamentals: 30 questions (120 marks)

Does the OJEE syllabus change every year?

Syllabus for OJEE remains same every year. Minor changes can be done but the core subjects of OJEE syllabus for MBA, BTech, MCA, MPHarma, BPharma, BCAT, etc. remains the same. Candidates planning to appear for the OJEE exam can know the important topics of the OJEE syllabus from the previous OJEE exam papers as well.

OJEE BAMS, BHMS Pattern 2026: Know Marking Scheme & Exam Duration

Updated on Jun 1, 2026 15:35 IST

By Saumya Jain, Assistant Manager- Content

OJEE exam pattern 2026 depicts the structure of the OJEE question paper. The exam pattern is determined by the exam conducting authorities. OJEE 2026 was conducted in computer-based test mode from May 4, 2026, to May 10, 2026. OJEE exam pattern 2026 describes the paper details such as subjects for the test, type of questions, marking scheme, the number of questions and other exam information. Candidates can check here the test pattern for their course in the entrance exam.

The exam pattern of OJEE 2026 is a bit different from the Special OJEE exam. The syllabus for OJEE 2026 will be the same for MBA and MCA courses and for BTech, candidates could refer to JEE Main 2026 syllabus.

Table of contents

OJEE 2026 Exam Pattern
OJEE 2026 Sectional Weightage
OJEE 2026 Exam Pattern: Total Marks and Marking Scheme
OJEE 2026 Important Sections and Topics
Important FAQs Related to OJEE Exam Pattern 2026

OJEE 2026 Exam Pattern

Below is the overall exam pattern for OJEE 2026 exam. Take a look below.

Exam pattern features	Details
Exam mode	Computer-based test mode (CBT)
Dates	Second week of May 2026
Duration	3 hours duration – BPharm 2 hours duration – LE BTech, LE BSc/ LE, MCA/LE MCA, MBA, MTech and MArch 1 hours duration – Mpharm, Integrated MBA and LE BPharm
Type of questions	Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
Marking scheme	4 marks for each question 1 mark deducted for each wrong attempt No marks will be awarded for not attempting question/s

OJEE 2026 MBA Exam Pattern

The OJEE 2026 exam pattern for MBA programme is given in the table below. The exam has 120 multiple-choice questions which carry 480 marks in total. The OJEE 2026 question paper for MBA will have four sections

Features	Details
Total number of questions	120 questions
Total marks	480 marks
Duration	2 hours
Subjects	4 subjects Quantitative Techniques, Verbal reasoning and Comprehension, Analytical and Logical Reasoning, General Awareness and Business Fundamentals
Questions per section	Quantitative Techniques – 30 Verbal reasoning and Comprehension – 30 Analytical and Logical reasoning – 30 General Awareness and Business Fundamentals – 30

OJEE 2026 B.Pharma Exam Pattern

Candidates can check below exam pattern details for B.Pharma course. The exam has 180 multiple choice type questions. The total marks will be 540.

Features	Details
Total number of questions	120 questions
Total marks	480
Duration	3 hours
Subjects	2 subjects with one choice based subject (either PCM or PCB) Physics Chemistry Mathematics or Biology
Total questions to be attempted	There will be 120 questions divided equally into 4 sections and candidates have to attempt 3 mandatory sections i.e. Physics, Chemistry, and any one from Biology and Mathematics.
Questions per section	Physics – 40 Chemistry – 40 Biology – 40 OR Mathematics – 40

OJEE 2026 Lateral Entry BTech Exam Pattern

The table below mentions the exam pattern for OJEE 2026 Lateral Entry B.Tech course. There will be a total of 120 questions from three subjects. The duration of the exam will be two hours. Each section in the exam will carry equal marks.

Feature	Details
Total number of questions	120 questions
Total marks	480 marks
Duration	2 hours
Subjects	3 subjects Engineering Mathematics Engineering Mechanics Basic Electrical Engineering
Questions per section	Engineering Mathematics - 40 Engineering Mechanics - 40 Basic Electrical Engineering - 40

OJEE 2026 Lateral Entry BPharma Exam Pattern

The table below mentions the exam pattern for OJEE 2026 Lateral Entry B.Pharma course. There will be a total of only 60 questions. The duration of the exam will be 60 minutes or 1 hour. Each section in the exam will carry equal marks.

Features	Details
Total number of questions	60 questions
Total marks	240 marks
Duration	1 hour
Subjects	D.Pharma course

OJEE 2026 Lateral Entry B.Sc Exam Pattern

Candidates can check below exam pattern details for Lateral Entry B.Sc course for OJEE 2026. The exam has 60 questions which in total carry 240 marks. Each section carries equal number of questions and equal marks. Read in detail in the table below.

Features	Details
Total number of questions	60 questions
Total marks	240
Duration	1 hour
Subjects	3 subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Questions per section	Physics – 15 Chemistry – 15 Mathematics - 30

OJEE 2026 MCA and Lateral Entry MCA Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for Lateral Entry MCA and MCA course for OJEE 2026 is the same. The exam has 120 questions which in total carry 480 marks. Each section carries the equal number of questions and equal marks. Read in detail in the table below.

OJEE MCA/Lateral Entry MCA Exam Pattern
Total number of questions	120 questions
Total marks	480 marks
Duration	2 hours
Subjects	2 sections Computer Awareness and Mathematics
Questions per section	Computer Awareness- 60 Mathematics- 60

OJEE 2026 Integrated MBA Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for Intergrated MBA course for OJEE 2026 is given below. The exam has 60 questions which in total carry 240 marks. Each question carries four marks. Each section carries the equal number of questions and equal marks. Read in detail in the table below.

Features	Details
Total number of questions	60 questions
Total marks	240 marks
Duration	1 hour
Subjects	4 subjects Quantitative Techniques, Verbal reasoning and Comprehension, Analytical and Logical reasoning, General Awareness and Business Fundamentals
Questions per section	Quantitative Techniques – 15 Analytical reasoning and Logical reasoning – 15 General Awareness and Business Fundamentals– 15 Verbal reasoning and Comprehension – 15

OJEE 2026 Integrated M.Tech and M.Arch Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for Integrated M.Tech for OJEE 2026 is given below. The exam has 90 questions. The exam will be held for two hours and will have three sections in total. Know the exam pattern in detail in the table below.

Features	Details
Total number of questions	90 questions
Total marks	360 marks
Duration	2 hour
Subjects	3 subjects Specialisation/Branch subject, Engineering Mathematics and Analytical & Logical reasoning
Questions per section	Branch/Specialisation Subject 60 Engineering Mathematics - 20 Analytical and Logical Reasoning-10

OJEE 2026: MArch Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for M.Arch programme is given below. Check the table below to know the detailed exam pattern for MArch:

Feature	Details
Number of questions	90
Duration	2 hours
Total marks	360
Number of Sections	2
Questions per section	Branch questions (Architecture): 60 Reasoning (Verbal/Analytical/Logical): 30

OJEE 2026 M.Pharma Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for M.Pharma programme for OJEE 2026 is given below. The exam has 60 multiple choice type questions. The exam will be held for one hour and will carry 240 marks. Know the exam pattern in detail in the table below.

Feature	Details
Total number of questions	60 questions
Total marks	240 marks
Duration	1 hour
Subjects	Based on subjects in the BPharm course

OJEE 2026: BCAT Exam Pattern

The exam pattern for the BCAT course is depicted in the table below.

Feature	Details
Total Number of Questions	60
Duration	One hour or 60 minutes
Total Marks	120
Subjects	English- 15 Everday Science- 15 General Knowledge- 15 Reasoning- 15

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OJEE 2026 Sectional Weightage

OJEE 2026 question paper will be divided across four sections, which had MCQs. Sectional weightage of each section of OJEE question paper is same. Each question carries four marks. For incorrect answers, one mark each is deducted. Therefore, total marks for each section are 120. Total marks in OJEE are 480. Detailed OJEE sectional weightage is given below:

Section	Number of Questions	Weightage
Quantitative Techniques	30	120
Verbal Reasoning and Comprehension	30	120
Analytical and Logical Reasoning	30	120
General Awareness and Business Fundamentals	30	120

OJEE 2026 Exam Pattern: Total Marks and Marking Scheme

Check the table below to know the course-wise total OJEE marks and marking scheme:

Course	Total Marks
MBA	480
BPharma	480
Lateral Entry BTech	480
Lateral Entry BPharm	240
Lateral Entry BSc	240
MCA and Lateral Entry MCA	480
Integrated MBA	240
Integrated M.Tech and MArch	360
MArch	360
MPharm	240
BCAT	120

OJEE 2026 Marking Scheme

The marking scheme for OJEE is as follows:

Marking scheme

4 marks for each question

1 mark deducted for each wrong attempt

No marks will be awarded for not attempting question/s

OJEE 2026 Important Sections and Topics

Check the table below to know the OJEE 2026 MBA Syllabus important topics:

Section	Important Topics
Quantitative Techniques	Geometry, Arithmetic, Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Number System, Average, Profit and Loss, Time, speed and distance, Equations, etc.
Analytical and Logical Reasoning	Coding and Decoding, Data Interpretation, Series, Arrangements, Blood Relations, Family Tree
VARC	Reading Comprehension, Vocabulary, Word Puzzles, Sequence of words, Synonyms, Para Jumbles, etc.
General Awareness and Business Fundamentals	Terminals, Networking, Codes in Data Communication, Data Structuring, Operating System, General Awareness regarding National Stock Exchanges, Budget, Current Affairs, etc.

Also Read: Detailed Course-Wise OJEE Syllabus 2026

Important FAQs Related to OJEE Exam Pattern 2026

Check below some of the frequently asked questions (FAQs) on OJEE exam pattern:

Q: What is the exam pattern for OJEE?

OJEE exam pattern is as follows:

Exam pattern features	Details
Exam mode	Computer-based test mode (CBT)
Duration	3 hours duration – BPharm 2 hours duration – LE BTech, LE BSc/ LE, MCA/LE MCA, MBA, MTech and MArch 1 hours duration – Mpharm, Integrated MBA and LE BPharm
Type of questions	Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
Marking scheme	4 marks for each question 1 mark deducted for each wrong attempt No marks will be awarded for not attempting question/s

Q: Does OJEE cell conduct official OJEE mock test?

Yes OJEE Cell conducts and provides official OJEE mock test for various courses such as MBA, MCA, MPharma, BTech, MTech, MBBS, etc. The purpose of the mock tests is to help the candidates get familiar with the OJEE exam pattern and type of questions. Students understand which are the key topics and their weightage.

The official OJEE mock test link is made live on the official website of ojee.nic.in. Solving OJEE mock test is an important way to prepare for the OJEE exam efficiently.

Q: Do OJEE mock tests have the same difficulty level as the actual exam?

OJEE mock test is similar to actual exam. Format and structure of OJEE mock test is similar to OJEE exam. But, difficulty level of mock tests may be different from actual exam. Difficulty level can be same or different.

Q: Are OJEE mock test scores recorded or used for admission?

OJEE mock test scores will not be used for final admissions. Mocl tests are for practice and preparation only. They will not have impact on OJEE exam scores and admissions.

Q: Is OJEE difficult to crack?

OJEE is an entrance which requires understanding of syllabus and concepts. Difficulty level of exam can be higher for one person and lesser for another. So, to crack OJEE exam, students should know basics, syllabus and marking scheme. They should practice with taking OJEE mock tests.