Why do electrons have spin quantum numbers of +1/2 and -1/2?

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According to spin quantum number, the spin value of electron pair is taken as +1/2 and -1/2.
Why should we take only these values. I didn't understand what the spin of electron represents.
 
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Stephen Raj said:
According to spin quantum number, the spin value of electron pair is taken as +1/2 and -1/2.

The value 1/2 for the spin of the electron is just an intrinsic property of this particle like, say, its mass.
Your question could have been “Why is the electric charge of the electron -1 ?”