JEE Main B.Arch syllabus 2026 · Paper 2A (B.Arch)

Part I: Mathematics

The same 14 mathematics units as Paper 1, from sets and functions to trigonometry.

1. Unit 1: Sets, Relations and Functions
2. Unit 2: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
3. Unit 3: Matrices and Determinants
4. Unit 4: Permutations and Combinations
5. Unit 5: Binomial Theorem and Its Simple Applications
6. Unit 6: Sequence and Series
7. Unit 7: Limit, Continuity and Differentiability
8. Unit 8: Integral Calculus
9. Unit 9: Differential Equations
10. Unit 10: Co-ordinate Geometry
11. Unit 11: Three Dimensional Geometry
12. Unit 12: Vector Algebra
13. Unit 13: Statistics and Probability
14. Unit 14: Trigonometry

Part II: Aptitude test

Tests visual and analytical ability for architecture and the built environment.

• Awareness of buildings, materials, objects and textures related to architecture and the built environment
• Visualising three-dimensional objects from two-dimensional drawings and seeing different sides of 3D objects
• Analytical reasoning and mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal)
• Three-dimensional perception: scale and proportion, building forms, colour, texture, harmony and contrast
• Design and drawing of geometrical or abstract shapes and patterns in pencil
• Transformation of forms in 2D and 3D: union, subtraction, rotation, development of surfaces and volumes
• Plans, elevations and 3D views of objects, and 2D and 3D compositions from given shapes

Part III: Drawing test

Sketching of scenes and activities from memory, done on a drawing sheet.

• Urbanscape: public spaces, markets, festivals, street scenes, monuments, recreational spaces
• Landscape: riverfronts, jungles, gardens, trees and plants
• Rural life
• Bring pencils, your own geometry box, erasers, colour pencils and crayons