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JEE Main 2025: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has discontinued the optional questions in Section B of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2025. Candidates taking the JEE Main exam in 2025 will not have the option of choosing only five questions out of 10 in section B. According to NTA, the change will be applicable to JEE Main 2025 paper 1 – BE or BTech and JEE Main 2025 paper 2A – BArch and paper 2B – BPlanning.
The optional section was introduced as a temporary measure to accommodate the challenges posed during Covid pandemic and has been in practice till 2024.
An NTA statement issued in this regard said: “Since the declaration of UN World Health Organization (WHO) on the COVID-19 as an end of Public health emergency on 05 May 2023, it has been decided to discontinue the optional selection of questions. The examination structure would return to its original format, where Section B will contain only 5 (five) questions per subject, and candidates will be required to attempt all 5 (five) questions, without any options for selection in JEE (Main) 2025 for Paper 1 (B.E./B. Tech), Paper 2 A (B Arch) and Paper 2 B (B Planning).”
“With reference to the modification mentioned above, the detailed pattern of examination will be available in Information Bulletin of JEE (Main) – 2025,” it added.
The registration process for the online JEE Main 2025 application form “will be starting in due course of time”, NTA notice announcing the change in the exam pattern said. The official website of JEE Main 2025 is jeemain.nta.nic.in.
