JEE Advanced Mathematics chapter-wise weightage
Questions per paper for every Mathematics chapter in JEE Advanced, from 10 papers from 2022–2026. The heaviest chapters were Application of Derivatives, Probability, Complex Numbers.
| Chapter | Questions per paper | Share of Mathematics | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Derivatives | 1.3 | 7.6% | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Probability | 1.3 | 7.6% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Complex Numbers | 1.1 | 6.5% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Three-Dimensional (3D) Coordinate Geometry | 1.1 | 6.5% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Determinants | 0.9 | 5.3% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 0.9 | 5.3% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Definite Integration | 0.8 | 4.7% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Vector Algebra (Fundamentals & Products) | 0.8 | 4.7% | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Differential Equations | 0.7 | 4.1% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Functions & Graphs | 0.7 | 4.1% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Matrices | 0.7 | 4.1% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Circles | 0.6 | 3.5% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Ellipse | 0.6 | 3.5% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Inverse Trigonometric Functions (ITF) | 0.6 | 3.5% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Area Under Curves | 0.5 | 2.9% | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Parabola | 0.5 | 2.9% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Sequence and Series | 0.5 | 2.9% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Trigonometric Ratios, Identities & Compound Angles | 0.5 | 2.9% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Limits, Continuity & Differentiability | 0.4 | 2.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Sets | 0.4 | 2.4% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Binomial Theorem | 0.3 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Logarithms & Basic Inequalities | 0.3 | 1.8% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Statistics | 0.3 | 1.8% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Differentiation | 0.2 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hyperbola | 0.2 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Indefinite Integration | 0.2 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Properties & Solutions of Triangles (SOT) | 0.2 | 1.2% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Quadratic Equation | 0.2 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Trigonometric Equations & Inequations | 0.2 | 1.2% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |