JAM 2013 Test Paper Pattern

• The questions for Biological Sciences (BL), Biotechnology (BT) and Computer Applications (CA) test papers will be fully objective type.
• There will be negative marking for wrong answers to the objective type questions in BL, BT and CA test papers.
• Candidates will get negative 1/3 for a wrong answer.
• The JAM 2013 test papers have to be answered in an Objective Response Sheet (ORS) by darkening appropriate bubbles using a black ink ball point pen.
• All other JAM 2013 test papers viz; CY, GP, MS, GG, MA, PH will be objective-cum-descriptive type.
• There will be a “question-cum-answer booklet” for each of these six test papers. Answers to various questions are to be given at appropriate places in the “question-cumanswer booklet” itself.
• No supplementary sheet will be provided.
• Each of these six test papers will have multiple choice type questions(MCQ), fill-in-blank type questions, and descriptive type questions, carrying weightages of 20%, 30% and 50%, respectively.
• The objective type questions in these test papers will have four choices as possible answers, of which, only one will be correct.
• There will be negative marking for wrong answers to the objective type questions.
• Each objective type question carries 02 marks for a correct answer and negative 0.50 marks for a wrong answer.
• There will be no negative marking for fill-in-the-blank type questions.

Note: USE of es Calculator will not be allowed. However you can use fx calculator.
The medium of examination for all test papers will be English only.