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What the pattern is this year, how the marking really works, and how to plan the year. Facts from the bulletins and the papers; nothing goes out before a second person has read it.
JEE · 18 September 2026 · 2 min
Five questions per subject take a typed number instead of an option. The bulletin's rounding rule catches people every year. Here is the rule, the marking, and how to practise it.
ReadJEE14 September 20263 min
The pattern is withheld until exam day, but the recent papers show what to expect: five kinds of question, each marked its own way, including partial credit that rewards leaving options out.
Both5 September 20262 min
The arithmetic of +4 / −1, worked out honestly. Guessing after ruling out even one option pays on average — but average is not the whole story.
Reading about the exam is the easy part. The plan does the rest.