The total duration of the examination is 3 hours. The question paper contains two parts - Part A and Part B. The duration of Part A is one hour. The duration of Part B is two hours. 

Part A carries a total of 100 marks. It contains 3 sections. All questions are mandatory.

• Section A (24 Marks) contains a total of 8 Numerical Answer Type (NAT) questions. There is NO NEGATIVE marking for this section.
• Section B (30 Marks) contains a total of 10 Multiple Select Questions (MSQ). There is NEGATIVE marking of -0.2 marks for this section.
• Section C (46 Marks) contains a total of 23 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ). There is NEGATIVE marking of −0.5 marks for this section.

Part B carries a total of 100 marks. It contains 5 questions of 20 marks each. All questions in Part B are mandatory.