- By Sarju Saran Tiwari
- Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:33 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
JEE Mains 2026 Paper Analysis Out: The wait is over, and JEE Main 2026 Session 1 officially commenced today, January 21st. Yes, the much-awaited engineering entrance exam is in full swing – the first shift concluded this afternoon, and the second shift has already begun. Thousands of candidates are currently taking the BE/B. Tech (Paper 1) exam – the one that grants admission to India's top engineering colleges, such as the NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs.
Following the JEE Main exam on January 21st, we will be analysing the paper's content, the initial impressions of students at the exam centres, and the difficulty level of the Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics sections – along with expert predictions on the expected cut-off scores.
For comprehensive coverage of both the first and second shifts of the JEE Mains exam, including memory-based questions and a breakdown of the exam pattern and topics covered. This will allow you to assess your performance or strategise for your next attempt at the JEE Mains.
JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Shift 1 Student Reaction & Exam Analysis (OUT):
After the exam, here JEE Main 21 student reactions for the shift 1 exam, which tell about how the exam went for lakhs of candidates across the nation.
Various experts have provided detailed analysis of the exam and paper, like expected cutoff, toughest & easiest sections, important topics asked and more.
| Sections | Difficulty (Easy, Moderate, Toughest) | Topics Asked |
|---|---|---|
Physics
| Moderate | Gravitation, Semiconductor, EMF, Current Electricity, Heat & Thermodynamics, Atoms & Nuclei, AC, SHM
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| Chemistry | Easy | Isomerism, Organic and Physical Chemistry Questions, Coordination Chemistry, p-block, General Organic Chemistry, Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical Bonding, Molecular Structure, Electrochemistry, Redox Reactions, Ionic Equilibrium
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Mathematics
| Moderate to difficult | Sets and Relations, Vectors & 3D, Matrices, Limits, Differentiability, Probability
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| Overall analysis | Moderate and balanced | Modern Physics, Wave motions, Fluids, Organic, Physical Chemistry, Isomerism, Vector 3D, sequence and series, matrices, differential equations |
JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Question Paper with Solutions - Shift 2 (After 6 PM)
The JEE Main 2026 January 21 question paper with solutions will be available here soon after 6 pm. The shift 2 exam will be held from 3 pm to 6 pm. Soon after the exam is over, candidates can check here the shift 2 questions, analysis and solutions.
After the exam ends, the January 21 shift 2 exam reaction from the students will be available here after 6 pm. The shift 2 exam student reaction will have immediate difficulty level, subject-wise analysis and expected cutoff as per the students.
An exam analysis by the experts that will have the detailed paper analysis will also be made available here after 6 pm.