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JEE Advanced Marking Scheme 2027: Total Marks, Negative Marks, Section Wise Question Distribution

JEE Advanced Marking Scheme 2027: The JEE Advanced exam do not follow a fixed marking scheme like other exams. Total number of questions, type of questions…

By Harish Chauhan • CareerHike

JEE Advanced Marking Scheme 2027: The JEE Advanced exam do not follow a fixed marking scheme like other exams. Total number of questions, type of questions and marking scheme changes every year. The exact marking scheme of JEE Advanced 2027 will be known only after the exam.

JEE Advanced Marking Scheme 2026

The information about the JEE Advanced marking scheme 2026 is provided below. Candidates can also check below analysis of previous year JEE Advanced marking schemes.

JEE Advanced 2026 Marking Scheme Paper 1

Candidates can check here the JEE Advanced exam pattern 2026 for Paper 1. The details provided here are based on official JEE Advanced 2026 question paper 1.

JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Type of Questions

Sections/Paper Type of Questions
Section 1 Four Multiple Choice Question with only one correction option
Section 2 Four Multiple Choice Question with more than one correction option
Section 3 Four Numerical Value Questions with answer in a numerical value
Section 4 Four Matching Type Questions with One Correct Option

JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Total Number of Questions

Subject/Paper Details Number of Questions
Physics 16
Chemistry 16
Maths 16
Total 48

JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 1 Marking Scheme

Type of Question Marking Scheme
Single Correct MCQ 3 marks for correct answer

-1 mark for incorrect answer

Multiple Correct MCQ 4 mark if all correct options are chosen

3 marks if all 4 options are correct but only three correct options are chosen

2 marks if all 3 or more options are correct but only two correct options are chosen

1 mark if all 2 or more options are correct but only one option is chosen and it is a correct option

0 if none of the option is chosen

-1 marks in all other cases

Numerical Value Question 4 marks for correct answer

0 marks for incorrect answer

Matching Type Question 4 marks for correct answer

-1 marks for incorrect answer

JEE Advanced 2026 Marking Scheme Paper 2

The Paper 2 of JEE Advanced exam also also has three sections- Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The total number of questions, type of questions and marking scheme details are provided here based on previosu year pattern.

JEE Advanced Paper 2 Type of Questions

Sections/Paper Type of Question
Section 1 Four Multiple Choice Question with only one correction option
Section 2 Five Multiple Choice Question with more than one correction option
Section 3 Five Numerical Value Questions with answer in a numerical value
Section 4 Four Numerical Value Questions with answer in a numerical value

JEE Advanced Paper 2 Total Number of Questions

Subject/Paper Details Number of Questions
Physics 18
Chemistry 18
Maths 18
Total 54

JEE Advanced Paper 2 Marking Scheme

Type of Question Marking Scheme
Single Correct MCQ 3 marks for correct answer

-1 mark for incorrect answer

Multiple Correct MCQ 4 mark if all correct options are chosen

3 marks if all 4 options are correct but only three correct options are chosen

2 marks if all 3 or more options are correct but only two correct options are chosen

1 mark if all 2 or more options are correct but only one option is chosen and it is a correct option

0 if none of the option is chosen

-1 marks in all other cases

Numerical Value Question 4 marks for correct answers

0 marks for incorrect answer

Numerical Value Question 2 marks for correct answers

0 marks for incorrect answer

JEE Advanced Marking Scheme 2025

In JEE Adv 2025, every subject in Paper 1 was divided into 4 sections while in second paper, every subject had 3 sections. The marking scheme details are given here

JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1 Marking Scheme

Section Number of questions and Type of questions Marking scheme
1 4 Single Correct MCQs +3 for correct answer, -1 for incorrect, 0 for unattempted.
2 3 Multiple Correct MCQs +4 ONLY if (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen

+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

+1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a correct option
0 If none of the options is chosen

−2 In all other cases

3 6 Numerical Answer Type +4 for correct answer, no negative marking.
4 3 Match the Following +4 for fully correct matches, -1 for any incorrect, 0 for unattempted

JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 2 Marking Scheme

Section Number of questions and Type of questions Marking scheme
1 4 Single Correct MCQs +3 for correct answer, -1 for incorrect, 0 for unattempted.
2 4 Multiple Correct MCQs +4 ONLY if (all) the correct option(s) is(are) chosen

+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

+1 If two or more options are correct but ONLY one option is chosen and it is a correct option
0 If none of the options is chosen

−2 In all other cases

3 8 Numerical Answer Type +4 for correct answer, no negative marking.