JEE Main Mathematics chapter-wise weightage
Questions per paper for every Mathematics chapter in JEE Main, from 105 papers from 2022–2026. The heaviest chapters were Three-Dimensional (3D) Coordinate Geometry, Sequence and Series, Permutations and Combinations.
| Chapter | Questions per paper | Share of Mathematics | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three-Dimensional (3D) Coordinate Geometry | 1.65 | 6.6% | 1.63 | 1.53 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.57 |
| Sequence and Series | 1.53 | 6.2% | 1.79 | 1.47 | 1.65 | 1.42 | 1.39 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 1.47 | 5.9% | 1.32 | 1.53 | 1.2 | 1.79 | 1.43 |
| Definite Integration | 1.41 | 5.7% | 1.21 | 1.32 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.39 |
| Vector Algebra (Fundamentals & Products) | 1.36 | 5.5% | 1.32 | 1.05 | 1.45 | 1.71 | 1.22 |
| Determinants | 1.28 | 5.1% | 0.79 | 1.53 | 1.3 | 1.58 | 1.13 |
| Application of Derivatives | 1.21 | 4.9% | 0.42 | 0.84 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 2.09 |
| Binomial Theorem | 1.21 | 4.9% | 1.0 | 1.37 | 0.95 | 1.62 | 1.04 |
| Complex Numbers | 1.14 | 4.6% | 0.95 | 1.11 | 1.15 | 1.17 | 1.3 |
| Differential Equations | 1.09 | 4.4% | 0.95 | 1.0 | 1.35 | 0.88 | 1.26 |
| Circles | 1.07 | 4.3% | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.15 | 1.0 | 1.09 |
| Quadratic Equation | 1.02 | 4.1% | 1.16 | 1.16 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.74 |
| Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates & Straight Lines | 0.97 | 3.9% | 0.74 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 0.83 | 0.87 |
| Functions & Graphs | 0.92 | 3.7% | 1.21 | 0.79 | 1.15 | 0.79 | 0.74 |
| Area Under Curves | 0.82 | 3.3% | 0.74 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.78 |
| Probability | 0.78 | 3.1% | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.87 |
| Sets | 0.65 | 2.6% | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.62 | 0.65 |
| Matrices | 0.63 | 2.5% | 1.0 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.58 | 0.7 |
| Statistics | 0.57 | 2.3% | 0.79 | 0.32 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.61 |
| Limits, Continuity & Differentiability | 0.54 | 2.2% | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.45 | 0.25 | 0.65 |
| Ellipse | 0.53 | 2.1% | 0.79 | 0.89 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.35 |
| Inverse Trigonometric Functions (ITF) | 0.5 | 2.0% | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.2 | 0.58 | 0.61 |
| Logarithms & Basic Inequalities | 0.49 | 1.9% | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.4 | 0.54 | 0.35 |
| Parabola | 0.45 | 1.8% | 0.74 | 0.47 | 0.15 | 0.38 | 0.52 |
| Trigonometric Ratios, Identities & Compound Angles | 0.43 | 1.7% | 0.95 | 0.26 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.39 |
| Differentiation | 0.33 | 1.3% | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.65 | 0.42 | 0.3 |
| Indefinite Integration | 0.3 | 1.2% | 0.37 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.22 |
| Hyperbola | 0.29 | 1.1% | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.1 | 0.21 | 0.3 |
| Trigonometric Equations & Inequations | 0.17 | 0.7% | 0.11 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
| Relations | 0.07 | 0.3% | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Properties & Solutions of Triangles (SOT) | 0.02 | 0.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.08 | 0.0 |
| Linear Programming | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 | 0.0 |
| Pair of Straight Lines | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.04 |
| Polynomials | 0.01 | 0.0% | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |