JEE Main 2026 (2 Apr, Shift 1) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (2 Apr, Shift 1) was tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 6th easiest of the 9 shifts of the April 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: Tough
  • Chemistry: Moderately tough
  • Mathematics: Tough

Difficulty is Autonise's own rating, not NTA's. Every question in our bank has a difficulty rating. We work out the marks a well-prepared student would expect in every JEE Main paper and rank this shift against all of them: the easiest fifth is "Easy", the toughest fifth "Tough". NTA works percentiles out within each shift, so the same marks give a higher percentile in a tougher shift; the percentile predictor uses this level.

Physics chapter-wise questions

  • Elastic Properties of Solids: 2
  • Electrostatics: 2
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 2
  • Refraction & Prisms: 2
  • Thermodynamics: 2
  • Atoms: 1
  • Capacitor: 1
  • Centre of Mass & Collisions: 1
  • Circular Motion Dynamics: 1
  • Diffraction & Polarization: 1
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: 1
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 1
  • Electromagnetic Waves: 1
  • Fluid Statics: 1
  • Gravitation: 1
  • Kinematics in 1D & 2D: 1
  • Mechanical Waves (String Waves): 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis: 1
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts: 2
  • Chemical Kinetics: 2
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 2
  • Coordination Compounds: 2
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 2
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 1
  • Analytical Qualitative Salt Analysis: 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Biomolecules: 1
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 1
  • Classification & Nomenclature: 1
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 1
  • Electrochemistry: 1
  • General Organic Chemistry: 1
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 1
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 1
  • Isomerism: 1
  • Practical Organic Chemistry (POC): 1
  • d & f-block Elements: 1
  • p-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

  • Functions & Graphs: 3
  • Differential Equations: 2
  • Permutations and Combinations: 2
  • Quadratic Equation: 2
  • Sequence and Series: 2
  • Trigonometric Ratios, Identities & Compound Angles: 2
  • Vector Algebra (Fundamentals & Products): 2
  • Circles: 1
  • Complex Numbers: 1
  • Definite Integration: 1
  • Determinants: 1
  • Ellipse: 1
  • Limits, Continuity & Differentiability: 1
  • Matrices: 1
  • Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates & Straight Lines: 1
  • Statistics: 1
  • Three-Dimensional (3D) Coordinate Geometry: 1

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