JEE Main 2026 (4 Apr, Shift 1) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (4 Apr, Shift 1) was moderately tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 3rd easiest of the 9 shifts of the April 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: Moderately tough
  • Chemistry: Moderately 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

  • Capacitor: 2
  • Current Electricity: 2
  • Diffraction & Polarization: 2
  • Elastic Properties of Solids: 2
  • Work, Energy & Power: 2
  • Alternating Current Circuits: 1
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: 1
  • Kinematics in 1D & 2D: 1
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases: 1
  • Laws of Motion & Friction: 1
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 1
  • Nuclei: 1
  • Ray Optics & Spherical Reflection: 1
  • Rotational Dynamics: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Thermodynamics: 1
  • Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis: 1
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Atomic Structure: 3
  • Biomolecules: 2
  • General Organic Chemistry: 2
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 2
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 2
  • d & f-block Elements: 2
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 1
  • Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts: 1
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 1
  • Chemical Equilibrium: 1
  • Chemical Kinetics: 1
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 1
  • Coordination Compounds: 1
  • Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties: 1
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 1
  • Practical Organic Chemistry (POC): 1
  • Redox Reactions & Equivalent Concept: 1
  • p-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

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

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