JoSAA 2026

JEE Paper 2: NITs, SPAs, IITs for B.Arch

JEE Main Paper 2 is the NTA-conducted gateway to top government architecture and planning colleges. Paper 2A admits to B.Arch, Paper 2B to B.Planning, both via JoSAA. NIT Trichy, MNNIT Allahabad, SPA Delhi, and more.

All JoSAA Colleges JEE Paper 2 Guide

JoSAA Architecture Colleges (NITs, SPAs, IITs): 33+
Total Seats (across all JoSAA colleges): ~2,000
JEE Paper 2 Marks (Math 100, Aptitude 200): 300
JoSAA Rounds (June to July counseling): 6

JEE Main Paper 2: which paper for which degree?

NTA conducts JEE Main Paper 2 in two parts: Paper 2A for the 5-year B.Arch program, and Paper 2B for the 4-year B.Planning program. Both are 3 hours and run in the same session at the same centres, but the question paper differs.

Paper 2A

B.Arch (Architecture)

Five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture, COA-registered. Routes you into NITs, SPAs, IIITs, and a few centrally funded institutes through JoSAA.

Eligibility: 12th pass with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics; aggregate norms apply.
Sections: Mathematics, Aptitude (MCQ), and Drawing (offline pen-and-paper).
Total marks: 400. Drawing is 100, Math is 100, Aptitude is 200.
Counselling: JoSAA, six rounds in June and July.

Paper 2A prep guide

Paper 2B

B.Planning

Four-year Bachelor of Planning, focused on urban and regional planning, GIS, transportation, and policy. Smaller seat pool, but a strong path into urban-design careers.

Eligibility: 12th pass with Mathematics; aggregate norms apply.
Sections: Mathematics, Aptitude (MCQ), and Planning-Based Questions (MCQ).
Total marks: 400. All MCQ, no drawing test.
Counselling: JoSAA, alongside Paper 2A choices.

B.Planning colleges via JoSAA

JoSAA B.Arch Colleges (33 found)

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

Nagpur, Maharashtra · Government

COA ✓

JEE Main

JoSAA

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JEE Main Paper 2: which paper for which degree?

B.Arch (Architecture)

B.Planning

JoSAA B.Arch Colleges (33 found)

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

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School of Planning and Architecture Bhopal

Mizoram University

Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology

P

Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology

National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra

PRIST University

SRM Institute of Science and Technology

School of Planning and Architecture Delhi

M

Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal

National Institute of Technology Trichy

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

National Institute of Technology Hamirpur Department of Architecture

National Institute of Technology Raipur Department of Architecture

V

Vellore Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur

School of Planning and Architecture Vijayawada

S

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University Katra

Islamic University of Science and Technology Kashmir

Chettinad Academy of Research and Education

S

Saveetha College of Architecture and Design

National Institute of Technology Calicut Department of Architecture

National Institute of Technology Patna Department of Architecture

Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Indian Institute of Technology BHU Varanasi

Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Department of Architecture and Planning

National Institute of Technology Srinagar Department of Architecture

Dr. M.G.R. Educational and Research Institute

National Institute of Technology Rourkela Department of Architecture

K

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education

C

B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology

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