JEE Main Paper 2A & 2B — B.Arch and B.Planning: eligibility, marking & fees

JEE Main is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Besides Paper 1 for B.E./B.Tech, it has Paper 2A for B.Arch and Paper 2B for B.Planning. Both are held twice a year, in January and April, like Paper 1. [1]

NTA only conducts the test. Seats in the NIT+ System — NITs, IIEST Shibpur, IIITs and Other-GFTIs, including the Schools of Planning and Architecture — are allotted on JEE Main ranks by the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA). [2]

JEE Main 2026 sessions (the same for all papers) [1]

• No age limit to sit JEE Main.
• Year of Class 12: passed in 2024 or 2025, or appearing in 2026 — the same rule as Paper 1. [1]

Subjects needed in Class 12 for NIT+ System seats [1]

For NIT+ seats the 75% rule also applies: at least 75% aggregate in Class 12 (65% for SC, ST and PwD), or a place in the category-wise top 20 percentile of your board. [1]

Outside the NIT+ System, the bulletin quotes the Council of Architecture rule for B.Arch — Physics and Mathematics compulsory plus one listed subject with at least 45% aggregate, or a 10+3 diploma with Mathematics and 45% — and, for B.Planning, at least 50% in Mathematics and 50% aggregate. [1]

Paper 2A (B.Arch) [1]

Paper 2B (B.Planning) [1]

• Marking: +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong answer, 0 for unanswered — in MCQs and in the numerical-value questions. The Drawing Test has no negative marking; its two questions are evaluated out of 100.
• Numerical answers are typed as an integer with the on-screen keypad, rounded off to the nearest integer.
• Time: 3 hours for Paper 2A or 2B; 3 hours 30 minutes if you take both. PwD candidates eligible for a scribe get 4 hours (4 hours 10 minutes for both).
• Raw scores in each part are converted to NTA scores, and the overall merit list merges all shifts of both sessions.
• Ties (2A): NTA score in Mathematics, then Aptitude, then Drawing, then the lower ratio of wrong to right answers. [1]

Central reservation applied to JEE Main admissions [1]

JoSAA applies a Home State quota at NITs and reserves female-only supernumerary seats in the NIT+ System, alongside the gender-neutral pool. [2]

JEE Main 2026 fee per session, centres in India [1]

• Apply online on jeemain.nta.nic.in for each session; one application per candidate.
• Pay by credit card, debit card, net banking or UPI. Processing charges and GST are extra.
• Only some fields can be corrected, and only in the correction window NTA announces. [1]

Paper 2A ranks are used for B.Arch and Paper 2B ranks for B.Planning in the JoSAA NIT+ System, which includes the Schools of Planning and Architecture. [2]

1. NTA — JEE (Main) 2026 Information Bulletin (opens in a new tab) Paper 2A / 2B pattern, marking, timing, ties, eligibility, reservation, fees · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
2. JoSAA — Business Rules for Joint Seat Allocation 2026-27 (1 June 2026) (opens in a new tab) NIT+ System incl. Schools of Planning and Architecture, Home State quota, female supernumerary seats · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

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