2026 rules · B.E. / B.Tech.
JEE Main negative marking
Yes, numerical answers carry a penalty too. A correct answer earns 4 marks; a wrong answer loses 1.
Check your Paper 1 score
Enter counts from your answer review. No account needed.
Estimated raw score
190/ 300
50 × 4 − 10 = 190
15 blank · 10 marks deducted
Standard +4/−1 scoring only. Excludes dropped questions and final-key adjustments. This is not a percentile calculator.
The rule for both sections
| Answer | MCQ | Numerical |
|---|---|---|
| Correct | +4 | +4 |
| Wrong | −1 | −1 |
| Blank | 0 | 0 |
Paper 1 has 75 questions: each subject has 20 MCQs and 5 numerical questions. The maximum score is 300.
Source: NTA JEE Main 2026 bulletin, sections 2.4–2.4.2. Checked September 14, 2026. Check the next bulletin before a later exam. This calculator excludes B.Arch., B.Planning and JEE Advanced.
What happens with numerical answers?
Section B is not a penalty-free guessing section. Round your answer to the nearest integer, as the bulletin instructs. Use any constants supplied in the question. A review flag without an entered answer earns zero.
During practice, check the sign, unit conversion and final rounding before saving. Keep extra precision during intermediate calculations. A sound method can still end with a wrong entered number.
Work through one score
Suppose your review finds 50 correct answers, 10 wrong answers and 15 blanks. These are illustrative counts, not a student result.
50 × 4 − 10 = 190 marks
The penalty is 10 marks. Turning one wrong answer into a correct answer raises this score by 5. Leaving that same wrong answer blank raises it by 1. These are different changes; neither guarantees your next score.
Try both changes in the calculator. Compare 51 correct and 9 wrong with 50 correct and 9 wrong.
When this estimate needs an adjustment
Use the final answer key for your exact shift. NTA has separate rules for multiple correct options and dropped questions. A dropped question receives full marks for everyone who appeared in that shift. The calculator does not apply these exceptions.
Raw marks also differ from percentile. A score out of 300 cannot determine your percentile without the relevant score distribution.
Use the penalty to choose what to revise
- Separate wrong answers into concept gaps, calculation slips and unsupported guesses.
- Redo each calculation slip without a timer. Write the exact step that failed.
- For a concept gap, revise that idea before attempting a similar question.
- On the next timed paper, compare repeated errors as well as the total score.
Do not set an attempt target from somebody else's marks. Use your own accuracy and remaining time.