JEE Main 2025: Everything You Need to Know About the New Pattern
NTA has revised the JEE Main pattern for 2025, introducing new question types and a revised marking scheme. Here's everything you need to know.
What Changed in 2025?
The biggest change is the removal of Section B (integer type) from Physics and Chemistry. All questions are now single correct MCQs, making the paper more predictable but also more competitive.
Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech): - Physics: 30 questions (4 marks each, -1 for wrong) - Chemistry: 30 questions (4 marks each, -1 for wrong) - Mathematics: 30 questions (4 marks each, -1 for wrong) - Total: 300 marks, 3 hours
Paper 2 (B.Arch/B.Planning): - Mathematics + Aptitude + Drawing (B.Arch) or Planning (B.Planning)
Cutoff Predictions for 2025
Based on the last 3 years' trends and the new pattern, here are our cutoff predictions:
| Category | Expected Cutoff |
| General | 88–93 percentile |
| OBC-NCL | 75–80 percentile |
| SC | 55–60 percentile |
| ST | 45–50 percentile |
Top Preparation Strategy
1. **Focus on NCERT first** — 60% of questions are directly from NCERT concepts 2. **Practice previous year papers** — Last 10 years' papers are gold 3. **Mock tests** — Take at least 2 full mocks per week in the final month 4. **Time management** — Aim to finish each section in 55 minutes, leaving 5 minutes for review
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