JEE Main 2026 (8 Apr, Shift 2) paper analysis

JEE Main 2026 (8 Apr, Shift 2) was tough compared with all 163 JEE Main papers since 2019, and the 5th 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
  • Magnetic Effect of Current & Moving Charge: 2
  • Refraction & Prisms: 2
  • Thermodynamics: 2
  • Centre of Mass & Collisions: 1
  • Circular Motion Dynamics: 1
  • Diffraction & Polarization: 1
  • Electromagnetic Induction: 1
  • Electrostatics: 1
  • Fluid Dynamics: 1
  • Nuclei: 1
  • Rotational Dynamics: 1
  • Semiconductor Devices: 1
  • Simple Harmonic Motion: 1
  • Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis: 1
  • Viscosity & Surface Tension: 1

Chemistry chapter-wise questions

  • Aldehydes and Ketones: 2
  • Chemical Equilibrium: 2
  • Liquid Solutions & Colligative Properties: 2
  • Mole Concept & Stoichiometry: 2
  • d & f-block Elements: 2
  • Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: 1
  • Alkyl Halides (Haloalkanes & Haloarenes): 1
  • Atomic Structure: 1
  • Biomolecules: 1
  • Carboxylic Acids & Derivatives: 1
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: 1
  • Chemical Kinetics: 1
  • Chemical Thermodynamics & Energetics: 1
  • Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties: 1
  • Coordination Compounds: 1
  • Electrochemistry: 1
  • General Organic Chemistry: 1
  • Hydrocarbons (Alkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes): 1
  • Organic Reaction Mechanisms & Intermediates: 1
  • p-block Elements: 1

Mathematics chapter-wise questions

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

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