JEE Main 2026 (5 Apr, Shift 2) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (5 Apr, Shift 2) was moderately tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 2nd easiest of the 9 shifts of the April 2026 session, by our question ratings.

Difficulty by subject

  • Physics: 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

  • Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter: 3
  • Current Electricity: 2
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 2
  • Refraction & Prisms: 2
  • Rotational Dynamics: 2
  • Alternating Current Circuits: 1
  • Capacitor: 1
  • Elastic Properties of Solids: 1
  • Gravitation: 1
  • Kinematics in 1D & 2D: 1
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 1
  • Nuclei: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Thermodynamics: 1
  • Thermometry, Expansion & Calorimetry: 1
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 1
  • Wave Optics & Interference: 1
  • Work, Energy & Power: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Biomolecules: 2
  • Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives: 2
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 2
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 2
  • Coordination Compounds: 2
  • Electrochemistry: 2
  • d & f-block Elements: 2
  • Aldehydes and Ketones: 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Chemical Equilibrium: 1
  • Chemical Kinetics: 1
  • Classification & Nomenclature: 1
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 1
  • General Organic Chemistry: 1
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 1
  • Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties: 1
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 1
  • Purification & Characterization of Organic Compounds: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

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

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