NTA Discontinues Optional Questions From JEE Main

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18 Oct 2024

NTA will discontinue the optional selection of questions in the JEE Main exam that was introduced during the Covid period

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In the upcoming JEE Main exam, Section B will include only five questions instead of 10

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Students will be required to attempt all the five questions without any option

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During the Covid, NTA had implemented an option in Section B of each subject 


This modification was introduced as a temporary measure to accommodate the challenges of the pandemic 


It allowed candidates to attempt any five questions out of a total of 10 questions 


This has been in practice till the year 2024 for JEE (Main) examination

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After the end of Covid, it has been decided to discontinue the optional selection of questions

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The examination structure would return to its original format, where Section B will contain only five questions per subject


The decision will be implemented for Paper 1 (BE/BTech), Paper 2A (BArch) and Paper 2 B (B Planning)


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