JCECE Exam Pattern 2025: Marking Scheme, Negative Marking, Total Marks

Priyanka Verma
Priyanka Verma

Updated on - Mar 4, 2025

JCECE exam pattern 2025 is a very important aspect of the exam. The candidates appearing for Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination (JCECE) to pursue B.Tech (Agriculture Engineering and Dairy Technology), B.Sc in Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, and B.V.Sc, A.H./B.F.Sc courses must go through the exam pattern. The pattern contains details of duration, language, mode of examination, date, etc. This article highlights the pattern and marks distribution of the JCECE 2025.

JCECE exam pattern 2025 contains 150 MCQ-type questions, and a time duration of 2 hours 30 minutes will be provided, one mark will be awarded for every correct answer. JCECE exam 2025 is conducted in pen and paper mode that is offline mode. Understanding the exam pattern helps candidates to have better clarity on the JCECE 2025 examination.

JCECE 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights

By understanding the JCECE question paper pattern, candidates can prepare a perfect plan for the exam. JCECE 2025 is conducted in offline mode (pen and paper-based test). The question paper will be in both English and Hindi. The JCECE 2025 syllabus is based on the class 11th and 12th of the CBSE (NCERT) syllabus. Important details of the JCECE exam pattern for 2025 are tabulated below. 

JCECE 2025 Exam Pattern Highlights

Exam Level

State Level

Exam Mode

Offline (Pen and Paper-Based)

JCECE Question Pattern

Objective Type/ MCQs

Exam Medium

English and Hindi

Exam Duration

Physics & Chemistry - 2 Hours

Mathematics - 1 Hour

Biology - 1 Hour

JCECE 2025 Exam Pattern

The mark distribution for JCECE 2025 is given below. The total marks for the PCM and PCB group are 150 whereas, for PCMB, the JCECE total marks are 200. The subject-wise marking scheme is as follows.

JCECE 2025 Marking Scheme

Group

Subject Name

Number of Questions

Marks

PCM

Physics

50

50

Chemistry

50

50

Mathematics

50

50

Total

150

150

PCB

Physics

50

50

Chemistry

50

50

Biology

50

50

Total

150

150

PCBM

Physics

50

50

Chemistry

50

50

Biology

50

50

Mathematics

50

50

Total

200

200

Note: Candidates are awarded 1 mark for every right answer. There is also a negative marking of -0.25 marks for every wrong answer. 

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JCECE 2025 Syllabus

The JCECE syllabus 2025 is based on the material studied in CBSE classes 11 and 12. Basic topics from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology are prescribed in the official syllabus. Given below is the list of subjects and important topics in each of them. Candidates must make sure to go through the entire syllabus to prepare themselves for the entrance exam.

JCECE 2025 Syllabus Important Topics 

Listed below are the important topics from all the subjects involved in the JCECE syllabus 2025. Candidates should ensure they don’t miss out on any of these topics and that they study them thoroughly.

JCECE 2025 Syllabus Important Topics 

Subjects

Important Topics

Physics

Electromagnetic Waves

Current Electricity

Electrostatics

Chemistry

Chemical Kinetics

“p” Block Elements

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Mathematics

3D and Vectors

Probability

Complex Numbers

Quadratic Equation

Calculus

Biology

Plant Physiology 

Human Physiology

Reproduction

Genetics

Ecology and Environment

JCECE Marking Scheme 2025

The JCECE 2025 examination will be conducted in 3 sections. Each section has different marking criteria. Candidates need to check the marking criteria of each section of the JCECE 2025 examination. Candidates who have secured more marks than the JCECE cutoff will be considered in the counselling round. Candidates can refer to the detailed JCECE exam pattern 2025 mentioned in the table below.

Particulars                        Marking Scheme
For every correct answer     +1 mark will be awarded
For every incorrect answer    0.25 mark will be deducted
For unattempted answers     no mark will be deducted 

JCECE Application Fees 2025

The application fees will vary according to the categories of candidates. Relaxation will be permitted to reserved categories candidates. JCECE 2025 exam pattern helps candidates check the application fee. Candidates can submit the application fee online through net banking, credit or debit card, etc. Students can check the application fee for all categories below.

Category Stream Amount
General/EWS PCM/PCB INR 900
General/EWS PCMB INR 1000
SC/ST/Female candidates (All Categories) PCM /PCB INR 450
SC/ST/Female candidates (All Categories) PCMB INR 500

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