JEE Main Exam Analysis 2020 : 1st & 2nd Shift Exam Analysis & Memory Based Question - 1st September 2020

After the end of shift 1 exam today, the shift 2 of JEE Main 2020 B.Arch and B.Plan paper has started. The second shift will end at 5:30 pm. Today NTA is conducting B.Arch and B.Plan papers. Via the analysis, candidates can get an idea of the cutoff marks, level of the exam, weightage of questions, memory-based, and changes in pattern, etc. Also, this year the analysis will also include the student’s experience of exam in COVID-19 as well. The exams have been held even after most of the students disagreed with NTA’s decision to hold the exam in September. To get the detailed analysis of JEE Main 1 Sep 2020 analysis, read below.

JEE Main 1 Sep 2020 Analysis

Exam: JEE Main 2020 B.Arch and JEE Main 2020 B.Plan
For: Admission in B.Arch and B.Plan
Shift 1 time: 9 AM to 12:00 Noon
Shift 2 time: 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM

JEE Main 01 Sep 2020 Analysis for Shift 2

• Shift 2 paper was overall moderate, however, students said that they felt a little distracted as they have the fear of COVID-19 in the back of the mind.

JEE Main 01 Sep 2020 Analysis for Shift 1

Section wise analysis:

• Maths: 10 to 15 questions requiring lengthy calculations made this section toughest.
• Aptitude: The Aptitude section, however, was easier and relatively expected.

Cutoff: Students said that this year they are expecting the cutoff to rise as the paper was very easy.

Topics asked:

• Maths: Functions were difficult, matrices were easy, the difficult questions came from hyperbola, measurements, and three-dimensional geometry.
• Aptitude: General aptitude was easy and had questions about patterns and sequence, top view, front view, and theoretical questions on architecture.
• Drawing: The drawing questions were based on views of pictures and odd figures.

Some Question that were asked in the exam:

• Where is Notre-Dame Cathedral located?
• Where does the President of the USA live?
• A thin liquid film formed between a U-shaped wire and a light slider supports a weight of 1.5x 10-2 N. The length of the slider is 30 cm and its weight negligible. The surface tension of the liquid film is -
• A boy can throw a stone up to a maximum height of 10m. The maximum horizontal distance that the boy can throw the same stone will be -
• An equation of a plane parallel to the plane x-2y+2z-5=0 and at a unit distance from the origin is:
• If the line 2x=y=k passes through the point which divides the line segment joining the points (1,1) and (2,4) in the ratio 3:2, then k equals:
• Downing street is whose residence?
• Which colour represents equality?
• Bara Imambra is located where?
• where is badrinath located ?
• What does shaft represent?
• Why is beam used in buildings?

Students reaction on paper:

• None of the questions were hard, every question was easy.
• There were some issues with social distancing outside the exam center. However, inside the center, all protocols were in place.
• The initial reaction of the students indicates that the paper level was as usual. The difficulty level was average. Except for maths which was a bit on the difficult side.
• Maths was lengthy.
• Paper was overall easy.
• The aptitude section was very easy.
• Some students said the drawing part was hard too.
• In drawing questions were from views of in pictures, odd figures, etc.
• There were questions of general knowledge, and questions based on figures in the aptitude section.
• The paper was like every year, there was no difference.

JEE Main 2020 1 Sep Student Reaction: Following of SOPs and Travel Arrangements

After the exam

• Students left the hall maintaining social distancing.
• There was one hand distance between the students inside the hall.
• No need to worry about safety or COVID. The precautions were all in place.
• Only the preparation was affected as the concentration was low this time, however, the exam went pretty well. Said many students.
• There was no difficulty due to COVID-19in the exam hall.
• Most students said that the arrangement was appreciable.
• Social media is witnessing mixed reactions from the students.
• Some students said the social distancing and SOPs were well maintained. While others are criticising the arrangements.

While entering the centre

• Students said that social distancing was maintained.
• A student from Jammu and Kashmir said that “Today we have the exam of B. Architecture, therefore there are fewer students. It’s good that the exam is being conducted.”
• Students from West Bengal said, “I am carrying my own sanitiser and I had also undergone a full body checkup”.
• A student from Odisha said, “It’s good for our future that exams are being held.”
• A candidate from Jharkhand said, “We have been informed that we will undergo sanitisation, thermal check & frisking before we enter the computer lab.”

SOPs: The SOPs at the exam centre were followed as per the guidelines by NTA across the nation. There were the following arrangements in place:

• Fresh masks and gloves
• Hand sanitisers
• Thermo gun temperature check
• Frisking via metal detectors
• Ropes for crowd management
• Social distancing managed at the centre by volunteers

Travel arrangements: Reaching the exam center was troublesome for some students even after the states arranged free of cost transport systems. A candidate from Bihar said, “There were no autos/buses available to reach here.”

JEE Main 2020 Second Attempt Details

Candidates can check below some important facts and figures related to the exam as released by NTA from below:

• BE/BTech paper is being held across 605 Centres
• B Arch paper is being held at 489 Centres
• B Planning paper is being held at 224 Centres

JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern

You can check below the exam pattern of JEE Main for all the 3 papers:

Mode: The exam is being held in CBT mode

Language: The question paper of JEE Main 2020 is made available in Hindi, English, and Gujarati (only for centers in Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli).

Duration: Candidates get 3 hours to complete the exam

Marking scheme: The marking scheme is given below

• For every correct answer, candidates get 4 marks
• No negative marking in numerical type questions.
• 1 mark shall be deducted for wrong answer in MCQ question.
• 1 mark shall be deducted for choosing multiple answers for MCQ question.

Number of question and marks on JEE Main B.Arch exam

Number of question and marks on JEE Main B.Plan exam