IIT- JEE 2009

Changing pattern of the IIT JEE is nothing new – recent years have experienced many
such changes. However, the JEE 2009 there was a qualitative shift in the kind of
questions asked – these do not require a lot of rigorous problem solving, but rather a
fairly good understanding of the concepts and the ability to comprehend and analyse.
This shift is welcome. The major changes: disappearance of assertion reasoning type of
questions, subjective questions back in paper and negative marking in one or more than
one correct choice types.

Expected Cut off

Whereas a score of about 150 can be suitable for securing name in the common merit list.
An average student has chances to score almost equally in all three sections.

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Level of difficulty

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SUBJECT PAPER 1 PAPER 2
Physics Easy Difficult
Chemistry
Mathematics Easy g.
Difficult Easy
Difficult
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Whereas in totality maths had the highest level of difficulty followed by physics and
then chemistry.
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Paper 1
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Marks Negative Total Remarks

per Marks Marks
Ques.
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Section 1: 3 -1 24 Multiple choice, with

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8 Questions only one correct

option
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Section 2: 4 -1 16 Multiple choice one

4 Questions or more than one can
be correct
Section 3: 4 -1 24 Passage-based
2 Pasages, 6 questions, 3 questions
Questions per passage
Section 4 8 0 16 Match the matrix type.
2 Questions
Paper 2

Marks Negative Total Remarks

per Marks Marks
Ques.
Section 1: 3 -1 12 Multiple choice, with
4 only one correct
Questions option
Section 2: 4 -1 20 Multiple choice one

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5 or more than one can
Questions be correct

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Section 3: 8 0 16 Match the matrix
2 type
Questions
Section 4: 4 -1 32
g. Subjective type
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8
Questions
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