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

JEE Main 2026 (2 Apr, Shift 2) was tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 7th easiest of the 9 shifts of the April 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: Tough
  • Chemistry: Tough
  • Mathematics: Moderately easy

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

  • Gravitation: 2
  • Refraction & Prisms: 2
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 2
  • Alternating Current Circuits: 1
  • Atoms: 1
  • Capacitor: 1
  • Centre of Mass & Collisions: 1
  • Circular Motion Dynamics: 1
  • Current Electricity: 1
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 1
  • Electromagnetic Waves: 1
  • Electrostatics: 1
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases: 1
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 1
  • Nuclei: 1
  • Rotational Dynamics: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Thermodynamics: 1
  • Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis: 1
  • Wave Optics & Interference: 1
  • Work, Energy & Power: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 3
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 2
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 2
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 1
  • Aldehydes and Ketones: 1
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 1
  • Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts: 1
  • Analytical Qualitative Salt Analysis: 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Biomolecules: 1
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 1
  • Chemical Kinetics: 1
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 1
  • Coordination Compounds: 1
  • Electrochemistry: 1
  • Gaseous State (Real Gases Focus): 1
  • General Organic Chemistry: 1
  • Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties: 1
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 1
  • Practical Organic Chemistry (POC): 1
  • d & f-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

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

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