JEE Main 2026 (24 Jan, Shift 1) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (24 Jan, Shift 1) was tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 5th easiest of the 10 shifts of the January 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: Moderate
  • Chemistry: Tough
  • Mathematics: Moderate

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

  • Electrostatics: 3
  • Current Electricity: 2
  • Thermodynamics: 2
  • Alternating Current Circuits: 1
  • Atoms: 1
  • Diffraction & Polarization: 1
  • Elastic Properties of Solids: 1
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 1
  • Electromagnetic Waves: 1
  • Fluid Statics: 1
  • Gravitation: 1
  • Kinematics in 1D & 2D: 1
  • Laws of Motion & Friction: 1
  • Magnetism & Magnetic Materials: 1
  • Nuclei: 1
  • Optical Instruments: 1
  • Refraction & Prisms: 1
  • Rotational Dynamics: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 3
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 2
  • Analytical Qualitative Salt Analysis: 2
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 2
  • Chemical Kinetics: 2
  • Coordination Compounds: 2
  • General Organic Chemistry: 2
  • Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties: 2
  • Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts: 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 1
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 1
  • Electrochemistry: 1
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 1
  • Practical Organic Chemistry (POC): 1
  • Redox Reactions & Equivalent Concept: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

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

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