JEE Main 2026 (5 Apr, Shift 1) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (5 Apr, Shift 1) was moderately tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 1st easiest of the 9 shifts of the April 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: Moderately tough
  • Chemistry: Moderately 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

  • Elastic Properties of Solids: 3
  • Current Electricity: 2
  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: 2
  • Laws of Motion & Friction: 2
  • Thermodynamics: 2
  • Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis: 2
  • Alternating Current Circuits: 1
  • Atoms: 1
  • Capacitor: 1
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 1
  • Gravitation: 1
  • Kinematics in 1D & 2D: 1
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 1
  • Mechanical Waves (String Waves): 1
  • Optical Instruments: 1
  • Refraction & Prisms: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Wave Optics & Interference: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 2
  • Atomic Structure: 2
  • Chemical Kinetics: 2
  • Coordination Compounds: 2
  • Ionic Equilibrium: 2
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 2
  • d & f-block Elements: 2
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 1
  • Amines, Nitro, Diazonium Salts: 1
  • Biomolecules: 1
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 1
  • Chemical Equilibrium: 1
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 1
  • General Organic Chemistry: 1
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 1
  • Purification & Characterization of Organic Compounds: 1
  • p-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

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

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