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EE Main 2020 January session was successfully conducted from January 6 – 9, 2020. A total of 9,21,261 candidates registered for B.E/B.Tech paper which was held between January 7 - 9, 2020 in two shifts per day. As per the expert analysis of B.E/ B. Tech papers of the January 2020 session, physics emerged as the toughest section. Mathematics was mostly easy but highly time-consuming and chemistry questions were majorly from the syllabus of NCERT. Candidates can check detailed JEE Main Paper Analysis of all the shifts here. B. Arch and B. Planning papers were conducted in two shifts on January 6, 2020. Official JEE Main Answer Key will be released soon by NTA.

JEE MAIN results for January 2020 session will be out by January 31, 2020. 11,18,673 candidates registered for JEE Main 2020 January session in total. Out of this 1,38,409 registered for B. Arch, 59,003 registered for B. Planning and rest for B.E/ B.Tech paper. Candidates who score above 200 can expect a 90 plus percentile. The cut-off for reserved categories may range from 40-70.

• JEE Main Registration for April 2020 session will commence from February 7, 2020. The exam is scheduled for April 3 – 9, 2020. 
• Numeric Value Questions have been added to the paper pattern of all 3 papers. There will be no negative marking in such a case for incorrect answers or unattempted questions.
• The exam will be conducted in 3 papers now instead of 2 papers, there will be separate papers for B.E./B.Tech, B.Arch and B.Planning.
• Top 2,50,000 JEE Main test takers will be eligible to sit for JEE Advanced 2020, whereas in JEE Main 2019 top 2,40,000 candidates were shortlisted for the same.
• Candidates with a background of commerce and humanities are also eligible to sit for JEE Main B. Planning Paper. Candidates must have passed class 12th or equivalent exam with Mathematics as compulsory subjects.  
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JEE Main 2020 Important Dates

JEE Main 2020 Details

• NTA has set up around 4000 Test Practice Centers throughout the country, for the convenience of the exam takers. These TPCs shall be available on every Saturday/Sunday from September 1, 2019. 
• The registrations for JEE Main 2020 Mock Test have begun. Aspirants can book their slots from the official website till December 29, 2019.
• There will be a reservation of 10% to Economically Weaker Section in JEE Main 2020 and colleges accepting JEE score will reserve the seats for the same.
• Admissions of students under Direct Admission of Students ABROAD (DASA) will be through JEE Main, as approved by MHRD. This will be applicable from academic year 2021-2022 onwards.
• Candidates will be able to appear in either one or both the sessions to increase their chances of admission in the colleges. For candidates appearing in both January and April, their better of the twoscores will be considered for the JEE Main Merit List
• Applicants who register for JEE Main January session will not need to reregister again for April session, they can directly apply using their Application Number and Password.

EE Main Paper Analysis 2020

Detailed JEE Main Paper Analysis for all the shifts from January 6 – 9, 2020 is given below. Candidates appearing for JEE Main April session must go through the paper analysis of B.E/ B.Tecch, B. Arch and B. Planning papers to know what to expect from the question paper in terms of the difficulty level, most asked topics etc.

JEE Main January 9, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)

 Morning shift paper of B.E/ B. Tech was conducted successfully on the last day of JEE Main 2020 January session. Test takers found physics to be the toughest section out of the three for this particular shift. Chemistry section was the easiest with 6-8 questions from inorganic chemistry and a majority of questions from organic chemistry. There were questions from coordination compounds in chemistry. Mathematics came across as a easy section for candidates but it was lengthy thus challenging. There were about 4-5 questions from calculus in mathematics. Most asked topics in Physics were heat and thermodynamics, optics and modern physics etc. Numerical value based questions were easy to moderate in terms of difficulty level as per the candidates.

JEE Main January 9, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)

B.E/ B.Tech paper on January 9, 2020 afternoon shift was the last paper of JEE Main 2020 January session. The paper was observed to be of a moderate difficulty level, with physics being the toughest section, which is similar to the same day morning shift paper pattern. 3D, Vector, Probability, AP etc were some of the asked topics in Mathematics. A lot of questions in organic chemistry were from the exercises in NCERT as shared by some of the test takers. The syllabus of class XI was given more weightage in Physics and moment of inertia and centre of mass were some topics from which questions were asked in the section. 

JEE Main January 8, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)

Despite of Bharat Bandh, JEE Main was conducted on it’s scheduled time on January 8, 2020 from 9.30 PM to 12.30 PM. The paper was overall moderate in terms of difficulty level. Chemistry section was tougher than expected with a fair amount of questions from inorganic chemistry too. Numerical value-based questions, specifically for maths were found easy by the candidates but maths, as expected, was the most time-consuming section. There were 2-3 questions from ionization enthalpy in chemistry and a specific question was about greenhouse gases. Mathematics had questions from AP, conic sections, Parabola etc. 

JEE Main January 8, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)

The afternoon shift on January 8, 2020 was successfully conducted between 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. Candidates found Physics to be the toughest section out of the three. Chemistry although was difficult in the same day morning shift, but it was observed in the afternoon shift that the chemistry questions were easy and majorly from NCERT. Mathematics section was of a moderate difficulty level but very time consuming, hence many test-takers couldn’t attempt the desired number of questions. There was more weightage of class XI syllabus in the mathematics section. As pointed out by some test-takers, electromagnetism turned out to be a very important topic in Physics.

JEE Main January 7, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)

B.E/ B. Tech paper was conducted in the morning shift i.e. 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM of JEE Main 2020. Candidates found the paper easier in comparison to the last year’s JEE Main Question Paper. However mathematics section in particular was seen as high in terms of difficulty level, the questions from calculus were challenging as per some of the test takers. Physics was also high in difficulty level, questions were asked from topics like wave optics, projectile, resistance, magnetic field, modern physics etc. Numerical value based questions were moderately difficult. 

JEE Main January 7, 2020 B.E/ B.Tech Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)

Afternoon shift for B.E/ B. Tech Paper was conducted from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM on January 7, 2020. As per the candidates, the paper was overall of a moderate difficulty level. Chemistry had most of the questions from NCERT and thus was the easiest section out of the three. It got challenging for candidates to attempt the numerical value-based questions in mathematics, as the section was time consuming. Physics was described as the toughest section conceptually by a majority of test takers. However, as in the paper of the morning shift same day, candidates found the paper easier than the last year question papers of JEE Main.

JEE Main January 6, 2020 B. Arch Paper Analysis (Morning Shift)

 JEE Main B. Arch Paper was conducted in the morning shift from 9.30 AM to 12.30 PM. Candidates found the mathematics and the drawing sections to be tougher than the aptitude section. There was a balance of questions from the syllabus of XI and XII in mathematics. The drawing section questions were based on topics like school playground, grandparents’ face, cylinder etc.

JEE Main January 6, 2020 B. Planning and B. Arch Paper Analysis (Afternoon Shift)

Afternoon shift for JEE Main 2020 January session was conducted between 2.30 PM and 5.30 PM. For candidates who opted for both papers i.e. B. Planning and B. Arch, the exam got over at 6.00 PM. The difficulty level of the paper was described as moderate to high by the test takers. The questions in the aptitude section were mainly based on designs and mathematics section was a bit time consuming. Planning section was described as easy by candidates on the difficulty scale. 

JEE Main 2019 Paper 1 was conducted from April 8, 2019 to April 12, 2019 while Paper 2 was held on April 7, 2019. Candidates can have a look at the JEE Main Paper Analysis 2019, to have an idea of what to expect from the approaching session:

JEE Main 2019 - Paper 1 (April 12)

Afternoon Shift Paper Analysis

• Out of all the sections, Physics was the most difficult one with less weightage given to theoretical questions. Major questions were formula based.
• Chemistry section was easy to attempt with class 11th syllabus covering most of the paper. Organic Chemistry was given more weightage in the paper.
• Mathematics section was moderate with a mixture of various topics. All the syllabus was covered in the paper and high weightage was given to topics like complex number and coordinate geometry.

Morning Shift Paper Analysis

• JEE Main 2019 difficulty level was moderate in morning shift.
• Comparing all the sections, Physics was of moderate difficulty including numerical based questions.
• So was the case with Mathematics section. Despite this mathematics section was a bit lengthy to attempt and major questions were from Calculus.
• Chemistry was the easiest of all and was completely from NCERT books. Most of the questions were from Organic Chemistry.

Note :JEE Main 2019 exam was not conducted on April 11 due to general elections in 20 states.

JEE Main 2019 - Paper 1 (April 10)

Afternoon Shift Paper Analysis

• Mathematics was the toughest section out of all. Entire syllabus was covered though high weightage was given to vector, 3D and statistics.
• Chemistry was scoring and easiest section. Major questions were from organic and physical chemistry.
• Physics difficulty level was average but was lengthy. Physics included conceptual and formula-based questions, modern physics and ray optics were important topics to be covered.
• The paper was above the level of NCERT books.

Morning Shift Paper Analysis

• The paper was of moderate difficulty, where Physics retained the tag of the hardest section among all and covering most of the questions from rotational mechanics and dynamics
• Mathematics section was neither too hard nor too easy to attempt. Most of the questions were from Integration and Circles.
• Chemistry again was the easiest of all sections. Major weightage was of Inorganic Chemistry.

JEE Main 2019 - Paper 1 (April 9)

Afternoon Shift Paper Analysis

• Physics section included difficult questions and was lengthy as well.
• Chemistry was the easiest section out of all. Inorganic Chemistry covered most of the questions.
• Mathematics ranged from moderate to difficult and time consuming. Entire syllabus was covered in this section.

Morning Shift Paper Analysis

• Among all three sections, Physics was the toughest. Most of the questions ere from Magnetics.
• Chemistry once again was easy and covered the entire syllabus in balance.
• Mathematics was also moderate in terms of difficulty level. Questions were not to the point and the difficult topics were relation and function, 3D questions were easy to attempt.
• Overall the difficulty level of exam was average

JEE Main 2019 - Paper 1 (April 8)

Afternoon Shift Paper Analysis

• As expected by students, Chemistry was the easiest paper among all three as it had 5 to 6 direct questions from class 11 and 12 NCERT Books.
• Mathematics was moderate to difficult with a few repeated questions from previous year question papers. All the topics were covered in this section
• Physics paper had most number of questions from Mechanics and Electrostatic and Magnetism topics and was comparatively difficult to attempt.

Morning Shift Paper Analysis

• Mathematics in this shift was again easy to moderate.
• Physics was tough as compared to Mathematics and Chemistry
• Chemistry was easy and consisted all direct questions from NCERT and had fact based questions.

JEE Main 2019 - Paper 2 Analysis

JEE Main 2019 Paper 2 was held on April 7, 2019 in two shifts. Total 1,80,052 candidates registered for the paper. A brief idea about the exam is below:

• Mathematics and General Aptitude section was conducted in CBT mode.
• Drawing Test was conducted in Pen paper mode.
• Exam was conducted smoothly without any technical glitch.

Now, talking about the sections involved in the paper-

• Mathematics section included most of the questions from Calculus. In terms of difficulty level, the paper was difficult for some and some students said they expected this. The paper had nothing similar to the January session.
• General Aptitude section had some tricky questions on identifying the top view, front view of 3D objects/shapes. The paper also included GK 10- 15 questions like full form of ISRO or NASA , location of places with architectural importance, etc.
• Drawing section was easy according to the students. There were three questions. First, students were asked to make something out of a cube with their creativity and imagination. Second, students were given a flower and were asked to replicate it.Third, students had to draw a rear view of professor teaching a class of students.

JEE Main Answer Key

JEE Main Answer Key 2020

Candidates can have an accurate idea of their JEE Main Score by tallying their responses with the JEE Main Answer Key. NTA will release the official JEE Main Answer Key soon. Candidates can download the question papers and answer keys for different slots from the official website using their login credentials. Candidates can also challenge JEE Main Answer Key 2020 against a fee of INR 1000. This fee shall be refundable only if the claim of the challenger is found to be correct. The final score calculation for result shall be carried out on the basis of the final JEE Main Answer Key. 

How to Download JEE Main Answer Key?

• Candidates have to click on the answer key official website.
• They need to login using their JEE Main Application number and DOB.
• Answer keys will be available in PDF format. Candidates can download them.

Once the candidates have downloaded the answer key and response sheet, they can tally the answers and calculate their scores. As per JEE Main marking scheme, candidate will be awarded 4 marks for every correct answer and 1 mark shall be deducted for every incorrect response. There will be no negative marking for unattempted questions and numeric value answer based questions.