JEE Main Electrostatics weightage 2022–2026
Physics
Electrostatics contributed 227 of the 2,905 JEE Main Physics questions asked across all shifts between 2022 and 2026 — 7.8% of the subject. In 2024–2026 its share was 8.3%, which makes it the #3 chapter of 20 in the current syllabus by recent weightage (about 2.8% of the whole paper).
Year by year it was asked 51 in 2022, 47 in 2023, 39 in 2024, 51 in 2025 and 39 in 2026. It appeared in 5 of 5 years, with its highest count in 2022.
Its share has stayed fairly steady: 8.5% of the Physics paper on average in 2024–2026, against 7.5% in 2022–2023.
The most repeated concepts from this chapter in the dataset are Dielectrics (30 questions) and Coulomb's Law (24 questions).
Questions
227
7.8% of Physics
Share 2024–2026
8.3%
2022–2023: 7.5% avg
Rank in subject
#3
of 20 chapters
Years asked
5 of 5
Questions per year
Share of the Physics paper by year: 2022 8.1% · 2023 6.9% · 2024 6.5% · 2025 10.7% · 2026 8.2%
What the JEE Main syllabus covers
Coulomb's law, electric field and dipole, Gauss's law and its applications, electric potential, equipotential surfaces, conductors and dielectrics, capacitors and their combinations, energy stored in a capacitor.
Most repeated concepts in Electrostatics
| # | Concept | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DielectricsElectrostatics | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| 2 | Coulomb's LawElectrostatics | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Higher weightage
Properties of Solids and Liquids
Next in ranking
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Frequently asked questions
How many questions come from Electrostatics in JEE Main?
Electrostatics had 227 questions across all JEE Main shifts from 2022 to 2026, which is 7.8% of Physics. Year by year: 51 in 2022, 47 in 2023, 39 in 2024, 51 in 2025 and 39 in 2026.
Is Electrostatics important for JEE Main?
It ranks #3 of 20 Physics chapters by share of questions in 2024–2026 (8.3% of the subject). Its share has been steady.
Which Electrostatics concepts are asked most in JEE Main?
Dielectrics (30 questions) and Coulomb's Law (24 questions) are the most repeated concepts from this chapter in the dataset.
What does the JEE Main syllabus cover in Electrostatics?
Coulomb's law, electric field and dipole, Gauss's law and its applications, electric potential, equipotential surfaces, conductors and dielectrics, capacitors and their combinations, energy stored in a capacitor.
Does a high weightage mean Electrostatics will be asked again?
No. Weightage shows past frequency, not a promise. Use it to prioritise, and practise previous-year questions to see how the chapter is tested.
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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.