JEE Main 2026 (22 Jan, Shift 2) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (22 Jan, Shift 2) was moderately tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 2nd easiest of the 10 shifts of the January 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: Moderately easy
  • 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

  • Current Electricity: 3
  • Centre of Mass & Collisions: 2
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 2
  • Electrostatics: 2
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases: 2
  • Atoms: 1
  • Capacitor: 1
  • Diffraction & Polarization: 1
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: 1
  • Electromagnetic Waves: 1
  • Gravitation: 1
  • Mechanical Waves (Sound Waves): 1
  • Ray Optics & Spherical Reflection: 1
  • Refraction & Prisms: 1
  • Rotational Dynamics: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 1
  • Work, Energy & Power: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Aldehydes and Ketones: 2
  • Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts: 2
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 2
  • Chemical Kinetics: 2
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 2
  • Electrochemistry: 2
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 2
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 1
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Biomolecules: 1
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 1
  • Classification & Nomenclature: 1
  • Coordination Compounds: 1
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 1
  • Practical Organic Chemistry (POC): 1
  • Redox Reactions & Equivalent Concept: 1
  • d & f-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

  • Definite Integration: 2
  • Determinants: 2
  • Sequence and Series: 2
  • Vector Algebra (Fundamentals & Products): 2
  • Area Under Curves: 1
  • Binomial Theorem: 1
  • Complex Numbers: 1
  • Differential Equations: 1
  • Ellipse: 1
  • Functions & Graphs: 1
  • Hyperbola: 1
  • Limits, Continuity & Differentiability: 1
  • Logarithms & Basic Inequalities: 1
  • Parabola: 1
  • Permutations and Combinations: 1
  • Quadratic Equation: 1
  • Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates & Straight Lines: 1
  • Sets: 1
  • Statistics: 1
  • Three-Dimensional (3D) Coordinate Geometry: 1
  • Trigonometric Ratios, Identities & Compound Angles: 1

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