JEE B.Arch case studies
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JEE (Main) Paper 2A (B.Arch.) is the architecture-stream paper of the Joint Entrance Examination (Main), the national entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). NTA was established by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, as an independent, autonomous and self-sustained testing organization under the Societies Registration Act (1860), with a mission to improve equity and quality in education by developing and administering research-based, valid, reliable, efficient, transparent, fair and international-level assessments. JEE (Main) is delivered as a Computer Based Test. NTA runs two sessions per year, Session 1 and Session 2, and the portal lists separate Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.), Paper 2A (B.Arch.) and Paper 2B (B.Planning) result and answer-key notices, so Paper 2A is a distinct paper with its own scoring. The JEE B.Arch case studies are 5 cases and about 2,356 words.
1Courtyard versus Bar Block on a Hostel Plot
An 18 m wide × 30 m deep plot faces a 9 m road on its south edge. Neighbours are 12 m high on the east and west and 15 m high on the north.
500 words, about 3 min2Wayfinding Failure in a Single-Corridor Clinic
An outpatient clinic has a single 60 m straight corridor. The entrance is at the south end.
466 words, about 2 min3Sizing a South Window Overhang for Summer and Winter Noon
A south-facing studio window is 2.40 m high and 3.00 m wide. The team is testing a single flat horizontal overhang fixed at the window head; its depth is d metres.
459 words, about 2 min4Checking a School Stair Against a Tight Stairwell
A school stair must connect floors 3.60 m apart. The available stairwell is 5.40 m long and 3.20 m wide, measured inside finishes.
456 words, about 2 min5Shadow, Scale and Composition in a Bus-Stop Sketch
A candidate is making a two-point perspective sketch of a bus stop on a straight north–south road. The eye level is 1.60 m.
475 words, about 2 min