JEE Main 2026 (4 Apr, Shift 2) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (4 Apr, Shift 2) was tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 9th easiest of the 9 shifts of the April 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

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

  • Kinematics in 1D & 2D: 3
  • Capacitor: 2
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: 2
  • Magnetism & Magnetic Materials: 2
  • Semiconductor Devices: 2
  • Atoms: 1
  • Diffraction & Polarization: 1
  • Elastic Properties of Solids: 1
  • Electromagnetic Waves: 1
  • Electrostatics: 1
  • Fluid Dynamics: 1
  • Gravitation: 1
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases: 1
  • Laws of Motion & Friction: 1
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 1
  • Refraction & Prisms: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Thermometry, Expansion & Calorimetry: 1
  • Wave Optics & Interference: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • General Organic Chemistry: 3
  • Chemical Kinetics: 2
  • d & f-block Elements: 2
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 1
  • Analytical Qualitative Salt Analysis: 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Biomolecules: 1
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 1
  • Chemical Equilibrium: 1
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 1
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 1
  • Coordination Compounds: 1
  • Electrochemistry: 1
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 1
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 1
  • Isomerism: 1
  • Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties: 1
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 1
  • Organic Reaction Mechanisms & Intermediates: 1
  • Practical Organic Chemistry (POC): 1
  • p-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

  • Functions & Graphs: 3
  • Complex Numbers: 2
  • Three-Dimensional (3D) Coordinate Geometry: 2
  • Area Under Curves: 1
  • Binomial Theorem: 1
  • Definite Integration: 1
  • Determinants: 1
  • Differential Equations: 1
  • Ellipse: 1
  • Hyperbola: 1
  • Inverse Trigonometric Functions (ITF): 1
  • Matrices: 1
  • Parabola: 1
  • Probability: 1
  • Quadratic Equation: 1
  • Rectangular Cartesian Coordinates & Straight Lines: 1
  • Sequence and Series: 1
  • Sets: 1
  • Statistics: 1
  • Vector Algebra (Fundamentals & Products): 1

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