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JEE Main chapter-wise weightage 2022–2026

This guide counts how many JEE Main questions came from each chapter across 2022–2026 — 9,048 questions in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, counted across every shift. 54 chapters are still in the syllabus; 11 that were asked earlier no longer are.

Weighted by how much of the full paper each chapter takes (each subject carries equal marks), the biggest chapters in 2024–2026 were Co-ordinate Geometry (Maths, about 4.5% of the paper), Integral Calculus (Maths, about 3.7% of the paper) and Optics (Physics, about 3.4% of the paper).

Questions counted

9,048

across all shifts

Chapters in syllabus

54

Physics, Chemistry, Maths

Dropped chapters

11

not in the 2026 syllabus

Years

5

2022–2026

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JEE Main Physics

2,905 questions · 20 chapters

  1. Optics10.1%
  2. Properties of Solids and Liquids8.5%
  3. Electrostatics8.3%
  4. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism6.3%
  5. Current Electricity6.2%
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JEE Main Chemistry

2,932 questions · 20 chapters

  1. Coordination Compounds7.8%
  2. Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen7.5%
  3. Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry6.8%
  4. Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry6%
  5. Hydrocarbons5.9%
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JEE Main Mathematics

3,211 questions · 14 chapters

  1. Co-ordinate Geometry13.5%
  2. Integral Calculus11.1%
  3. Limit, Continuity and Differentiability8.9%
  4. Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations7.2%
  5. Three Dimensional Geometry7.1%
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Highest-weightage chapters across the whole paper

Ranked by share of the full paper in 2024–2026. Each subject carries equal marks, so a chapter's share of its subject is divided by three.

  1. 1Co-ordinate Geometry · Maths4.5% of paper
  2. 2Integral Calculus · Maths3.7% of paper
  3. 3Optics · Physics3.4% of paper
  4. 4Limit, Continuity and Differentiability · Maths3% of paper
  5. 5Electrostatics · Physics2.8% of paper
  6. 6Properties of Solids and Liquids · Physics2.8% of paper
  7. 7Coordination Compounds · Chemistry2.6% of paper
  8. 8Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen · Chemistry2.5% of paper
  9. 9Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations · Maths2.4% of paper
  10. 10Three Dimensional Geometry · Maths2.4% of paper
  11. 11Sets, Relations and Functions · Maths2.4% of paper
  12. 12Matrices and Determinants · Maths2.3% of paper
  13. 13Sequence and Series · Maths2.3% of paper
  14. 14Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry · Chemistry2.3% of paper
  15. 15Statistics and Probability · Maths2.1% of paper

Chapters no longer in the JEE Main syllabus

These appeared in earlier papers but are not listed in NTA's 2026 syllabus.

Most repeated JEE Main concepts

See the concepts JEE Main has asked the most, ranked by questions, with year-wise counts.

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JEE Main syllabus 2026

Unit-wise topics for Paper 1, 2A and 2B.

Paper analysis by year

What each year's papers asked, chapter by chapter.

High-weightage chapters

How few chapters cover most of the paper.

Rising and falling chapters

Which chapters are gaining or losing share.

Removed chapters

Chapters not in the 2026 syllabus.

Frequently asked questions

Which chapters have the highest weightage in JEE Main?

Ranked by their share of questions in 2024–2026, the top three chapters in each subject were — Physics: Optics, Properties of Solids and Liquids and Electrostatics; Chemistry: Coordination Compounds, Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen and Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry; Mathematics: Co-ordinate Geometry, Integral Calculus and Limit, Continuity and Differentiability.

How many questions are in this analysis?

9,048 questions across 2022–2026 and all shifts: 2,905 in Physics, 2,932 in Chemistry and 3,211 in Mathematics. Because one year has many shifts, these are much larger than a single paper's 25 scored questions per subject.

Are there chapters I can skip for JEE Main?

11 chapters that appeared in earlier years are not in NTA's JEE Main 2026 syllabus, including Communication Systems, General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals, States of Matter and Environmental Chemistry. Check the latest NTA syllabus before dropping any chapter.

Does a high-weightage chapter guarantee questions next year?

No. Past frequency shows where JEE Main has focused, not what it will ask next. Use it to decide what to study first, and still cover the full syllabus.

How should I use chapter-wise weightage?

Start with chapters that have both a high share and a steady or rising trend, then solve previous-year questions on each so you see how the chapter is actually tested.

Turn weightage into marks: solve JEE PYQs chapter by chapter.

Solve JEE previous-year questions with solutions on Edurack.

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Counts are compiled from Edurack's JEE Main last five-year analysis (2022–2026) and count questions across all shifts and sessions of each year. Because the number of shifts changes every year, trends compare each chapter's share of the paper among chapters still in the syllabus, not raw counts. Past frequency is a trend guide, not a prediction. Chapters marked "not in syllabus" are absent from NTA's JEE Main 2026 syllabus; always check the latest NTA syllabus before skipping a chapter.