JEE B.Arch study guide
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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. Topics on this exam: Aptitude Test (B.Arch.), Mathematics (B.Arch.), and Drawing Test (B.Arch.). The JEE B.Arch study guide has 3 sections and about 1,037 words.
01Aptitude Test (B.Arch.): Perception, 3D Visualisation and Reasoning
The Aptitude Test in NTA's JEE Main Paper 2A is a 50-question, 200-mark MCQ section. It does not ask you to calculate like Mathematics; it asks you to perceive, rotate, fold, count, and recognise.
321 words, about 2 min02Mathematics (B.Arch.): Calculus, Coordinate Geometry and 3D Vectors
The Mathematics section of JEE Main Paper 2A carries 25 questions - 20 MCQs and 5 numerical-value questions - for 100 marks. The NTA syllabus tracks Class 11–12 core mathematics, with a strong B.Arch slant toward coordinate geometry, 3D geometry, vectors and calculus.
314 words, about 2 min03Drawing Test (B.Arch.): Perspective, Composition and Freehand Control
The Drawing Test is the studio-based part of Paper 2A: two questions, 100 marks, attempted in pen/pencil on an A4 drawing sheet at the centre. NTA's syllabus lists freehand drawing, geometrical drawing, perspective drawing, sketching from memory, 3D composition, and colour/texture.
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