a. The question paper will be fully objective type for a total of 150 marks divided into three groups:
i. Group I: Question Numbers 1 to 20 (20 questions) will carry one mark each.
ii. Group II: Question numbers 21 to 75 (55 questions) will carry two marks each.
iii. Group III: Question Numbers 76 to 85 (10 questions) will carry two marks each.

b. Each question will have four choices for the answer. Only one choice is correct.
c. Wrong answers carry 25% negative marks in Q1 to Q80 and Q81a, 82a, 83a, 84a, 85a.
Marks for correct answers to Q77, 79, 81, 83, 85 will be given only if the answer to the corresponding previous question is correct. However, Q81b, 82b, 83b, 84b, 85b will not carry any negative marks.
d. Papers bearing the code AG, CE, CH, CS, EC, EE, IN, IT, ME, MN, MT, PI, TF will contain questions on Engineering Mathematics to the extent of 20 to 25 marks.