JEE Main 2026 paper analysis chapter-wise
JEE Main 2026 adds 1,425 questions to this analysis, counted across all shifts: 475 in Physics, 475 in Chemistry and 475 in Mathematics. The chapters with the largest share of the paper were Co-ordinate Geometry (Maths, about 5.1% of the paper), Optics (Physics, about 3.9% of the paper) and Integral Calculus (Maths, about 3.7% of the paper).
Compared with 2025, Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen (+3.2 points of its subject), Electromagnetic Waves (+2.1 points of its subject) and Chemical Kinetics (+2.1 points of its subject) gained share while Limit, Continuity and Differentiability (-4.6 points), Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry (-4.1 points) and Electrostatics (-2.5 points) lost share.
Questions counted
1,425
across all shifts
Physics
475
20 chapters asked
Chemistry
475
20 chapters asked
Mathematics
475
14 chapters asked
Highest-weightage chapters in 2026
- 1Co-ordinate Geometry · Maths73 Qs · 5.1% of paper
- 2Optics · Physics56 Qs · 3.9% of paper
- 3Integral Calculus · Maths53 Qs · 3.7% of paper
- 4Coordination Compounds · Chemistry40 Qs · 2.8% of paper
- 5Electrostatics · Physics39 Qs · 2.7% of paper
- 6Properties of Solids and Liquids · Physics39 Qs · 2.7% of paper
- 7Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations · Maths38 Qs · 2.7% of paper
- 8Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen · Chemistry36 Qs · 2.5% of paper
- 9Limit, Continuity and Differentiability · Maths35 Qs · 2.5% of paper
- 10Sequence and Series · Maths35 Qs · 2.5% of paper
2026 by subject
- Optics56
- Electrostatics39
- Properties of Solids and Liquids39
- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism29
- Rotational Motion26
Frequently asked questions
Which chapter had the most questions in JEE Main 2026 Physics?
Optics, with 56 of 475 Physics questions (11.8%) across all shifts.
Which chapter had the most questions in JEE Main 2026 Chemistry?
Coordination Compounds, with 40 of 475 Chemistry questions (8.4%) across all shifts.
Which chapter had the most questions in JEE Main 2026 Maths?
Co-ordinate Geometry, with 73 of 475 Mathematics questions (15.4%) across all shifts.
How many questions are counted for JEE Main 2026?
1,425 across Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, counted across all shifts of the year.
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Chapter-wise weightage
Every chapter ranked by share of questions.
JEE Main syllabus 2026
Unit-wise topics for Paper 1, 2A and 2B.
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.
Most repeated concepts
The concepts JEE Main asks most.
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.