JENPAS UG Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Paper I or Paper II: which one you sit

Your course decides your paper. Paper I is for B.Sc Nursing and the allied and paramedical degrees offered through the test, such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, medical lab science, optometry, operation theatre technology and similar programmes. Paper II is only for the Bachelor of Hospital Administration. If you want both kinds of seats, registering for both papers is possible; lately the board has scheduled them as morning and afternoon sessions of one day.

The two papers look alike on the surface: 100 questions, 115 marks, an hour and a half. The difference is in content. Paper I is a science paper of class 11 and 12 level, while Paper II leans on class 10 science and maths with general knowledge and reasoning on top.

JENPAS UG syllabus and exam pattern: Paper I sections

The three sciences carry equal weight, 25 marks each, and account for 75 marks out of 115. Earlier patterns reported by applicants differed in the fifth section, so go through the bulletin issued for your cycle to make sure that health aptitude is still part of Paper I.

Paper II pattern for BHA

How the two question categories are marked

• Category 1: one correct option, one mark. A wrong answer, or shading more than one bubble, costs a quarter mark.
• Category 2: more than a single option can be right, worth two marks. Pick every correct option for the full 2. Pick a part of the correct set with no incorrect choice and the marks are given pro rata. Include even one incorrect choice and that item gives 0, with no deduction.
• Skipped items earn nothing in either category, and lose nothing.

This makes Category 2 safe to attempt when you are sure of at least one option. Mark only the options you are confident about rather than shading everything that looks possible.

Topics in the Paper I science sections

Science questions are drawn from the higher secondary courses of recognised boards and councils, which matches closely what you cover for the West Bengal higher secondary exam or CBSE.

Physics

• First year: measurement and units, kinematics, Newton's laws, energy and power with work, rigid body rotation, gravitation, solids and fluids, kinetic theory, thermal physics, waves and oscillations
• Second year: charges and fields, electric current, magnetism, induction and AC circuits, EM waves, optics (rays and waves), photons and matter waves, the atom and nucleus, semiconductor electronics

Chemistry

• First year: mole concept and basics, structure of the atom, periodicity, bonding, gases and liquids, chemical thermodynamics, equilibrium, redox, s block and p block, general organic chemistry, hydrocarbons
• Second year: solutions, electrochemistry, rates of reaction, surface chemistry, d block and f block, coordination chemistry, organic halogen compounds, hydroxy compounds and ethers, carbonyl compounds and the acids made from them, organic nitrogen compounds, biomolecules, polymers

Biology

• First year: classification and the diversity of life, organisation of plants and animals, cell biology, how plants function, how the human body functions
• Second year: reproduction in plants and humans, inheritance, molecular genetics and evolution, health, disease and microbes in human welfare, biotechnology, ecology

Basic English, health aptitude and Paper II topics

Basic English in both papers checks grammar, vocabulary, comprehension of short passages, sentence correction, completing paragraphs and putting jumbled sentences in order.

Health aptitude is the newest looking part of Paper I and is easy to score in with some reading. The official list covers hygiene and sanitation, common diseases and basic patient care, health care services including first aid and vaccination, national health policies and programmes, basic human anatomy and physiology, nutrition, mental health and stress, professional ethics, and current themes such as telemedicine and disaster management.

Paper II asks class 10 physical science (light, electricity, heat, force and motion, energy, matter, reactions, acid base chemistry, metals, carbon compounds, periodic classification) and class 10 maths (real numbers, polynomials and equations, triangles and circles, trigonometric ratios, area and volume, data handling and chance). General knowledge spans recent events, India's past, its land and constitution, the economy and everyday science, while logical reasoning has verbal, non verbal and analytical items.

A twelve week plan for Paper I

1. Weeks 1 to 4: biology first. Go through both NCERT biology textbooks carefully, since these questions reward exact facts, and attempt 30 MCQs once a chapter is over.
2. Weeks 5 to 8: alternate days between chemistry and physics. In physics, focus on formula based chapters you can solve quickly in a 90 minute paper: current electricity, optics, kinematics, thermodynamics.
3. Weeks 9 and 10: health aptitude and English. Twenty minutes a day on health topics and twenty on grammar and reading is enough for 40 marks.
4. Weeks 11 and 12: full papers under 90 minutes on an OMR style sheet. Count your wrong Category 1 answers after each test and cut them down.

A hundred items in ninety minutes leaves less than sixty seconds each, which is why pace counts for as much as preparation. Do English and health aptitude first to bank 40 marks in about 20 minutes, then move to the sciences.

Eligibility in short

For Paper I courses the requirement is a higher secondary pass in the science stream, with English among the passed subjects and physics, chemistry and biology studied. Minimum aggregates reported are 45% in the sciences for unreserved applicants with 40% for the reserved categories, but the exact rule varies by course. You must be at least 17 years old on 31 December of the year you seek admission, and upper age limits differ by programme, with none reported for B.Sc Nursing. Government B.Sc Nursing seats have been for women candidates. For the wider West Bengal entrance picture, see the WBJEE syllabus; for anyone also chasing medical seats, put this next to the NEET syllabus or to the AIIMS nursing entrance topics, or browse all entrance exams.