Previous years JEE Advanced Exam Pattern:
Candidates can go through the previous year exam pattern of JEE Advanced Paper 1 & 2. The below tables represent the year-wise changes in the JEE Advanced exam pattern:
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2018 - Paper 1
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single digit integer | Single option is correct | 
| Number of Questions | 6 | 8 | 2 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +3 | +3 | 
| Partial Marks (if only correct answer is marked and no incorrect answer) | +3 - If all the four options are correct but only three options are chosen +2 - If three or more options are correct but only two options are chosen, both of which are correct options. +1 - If two or more options are correct but only one option is chosen and it is a correct option | No partial marking | No partial marking | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | No negative marking | -1 | 
| Total Marks | 24 | 24 | 12 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2018 - Paper 2
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single digit integer | Single option is correct | 
| Number of Questions | 6 | 8 | 4 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +3 | +3 | 
| Partial Marks (if only correct answer is marked and no incorrect answer) | +3 - If all the four options are correct but only three options are chosen +2 - If three or more options are correct but only two options are chosen, both of which are correct options. +1 - If two or more options are correct but only one option is chosen and it is a correct option | No partial marking | No partial marking | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | No negative marking | -1 | 
| Total Marks | 24 | 24 | 12 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2017 - Paper 1
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single digit integer | Single option is correct | 
| Number of Questions | 7 | 5 | 6 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +3 | +3 | 
| Partial Marks (if only correct answer is marked and no incorrect answer) | +1 | No partial marking | No partial marking | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | No negative marking | -1 | 
| Total Marks | 28 | 15 | 18 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2017 - Paper 2
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single correct option | Single correct option (paragraph based) | 
| Number of Questions | 7 | 7 | 4 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +3 | +3 | 
| Partial Marks (if only correct answer is marked and no incorrect answer) | +1 | No partial marking | No partial marking | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | -1 | No negative marking | 
| Total Marks | 28 | 21 | 12 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2016 - Paper 1
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single digit integer | Single option is correct | 
| Number of Questions | 8 | 5 | 5 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +3 | +3 | 
| Partial Marks (if only correct answer is marked and no incorrect answer) | +1 | No partial marking | No partial marking | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | No negative marking | -1 | 
| Total Marks | 32 | 15 | 15 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2016 - Paper 2
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single correct option | Single correct option (paragraph based) | 
| Number of Questions | 8 | 6 | 4 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +3 | +3 | 
| Partial Marks (if only correct answer is marked and no incorrect answer) | +1 | No partial marking | No partial marking | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | -1 | No negative marking | 
| Total Marks | 32 | 18 | 12 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2015 - Paper 1
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single digit integer | Match the following | 
| Number of Questions | 10 | 8 | 2 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +4 | +3 | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | No negative marking | -1 | 
| Total Marks | 40 | 32 | 16 | 
JEE Advanced Exam Pattern: 2015 - Paper 2
| Pattern | Section 1 | Section 2 | Section 3 | 
| Question Type | 1 or more correct options | Single digit integer | 1 or more correct options (paragraph based) | 
| Number of Questions | 8 | 8 | 4 | 
| Max. Marks | +4 | +4 | +4 | 
| Negative Marking | -2 | No negative marking | -2 | 
| Total Marks | 32 | 32 | 16 | 
JEE Advanced Pattern for AAT:
The test will be held in offline mode. The question paper is divided into 5 sections which must be completed in 3 hours. The language of the question paper will be set in English only.