5 Benefits of Solving Previous Years’ JEE Main Question papers
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Exam On - 21 Jan '26 - 30 Jan '26
Appearing for JEE Main 2024? Read on to know how Previous Years’ JEE Main Question papers can improve students’ preparation for the exam.
JEE Main, one of the biggest entrance examinations in the country, enables students’ admissions to the engineering courses offered by a few of the top colleges such as NITs and IIITs. Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main also acts as the preliminary exam for JEE Advanced conducted for admission to IITs.
For an exam like JEE Main, the preparation has to be consistent and full-proof. Lakhs of students compete every year to crack JEE Main to get a seat in above mentioned reputed engineering institutes. To have an edge over the other candidates in the exam, one must try to solve JEE Main previous years’ question papers. All the toppers also suggest solving previous year question papers as it will help students to strengthen their exam preparation and outperform others in the exam.
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5 Benefits of Solving Previous Years’ JEE Main Question Papers
Here are some points that can help students understand the importance of solving the previous year's questions papers of JEE Main.
NO, it is compulsory to attempt all questions in the JEE Main exam. The JEE Main exam has negative marking and candidates must answer only those questions for which they know the correct answer. Students must note that there are no minimum marks in JEE Main that students need to score. Students gets All India Rank based on the marks they secure in exam and gets admission based on that rank.
There are two question types in JEE Main exam. Multiple choice questions and numerical ability questions. In MCQ, every question has 4 options with only 1 correct answer. Select the correct option. In numerical ability question type, no options are there. Solve them and write answer using keyword and mouse.
1. Get Acquainted With Exam Pattern
Solving previous years’ papers helps students to get accustomed to the marking scheme, JEE Main 2024 exam pattern, types of questions, weightage of chapters, etc. Students also get an idea of recurring topics over the years. This way aspirants can have an idea about the questions most likely to appear in the JEE Main.
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2. Improve Time Management
There are three sections in JEE Main question paper. Students will get a fair idea of the time required for each section once they start solving papers. With exactly two minutes to solve a question, students require effective time management to attempt a maximum number of questions accurately. There is no alternative to improve time management during exams except that one has to practice papers as much he/she can.
3. Boosts Speed and Accuracy
Of the many other merits, practicing previous years’ papers also helps students in enhancing their speed and accuracy while solving each question. Candidates can develop new shortcut tricks while solving questions from JEE Main previous year papers. Such tricks can be very useful for students in solving Mathematics and Physics questions especially numerical ones.
It is advised that students should solve at least previous 10 year question papers of JEE Main. However, the exam pattern as well as difficulty level of JEE Mains has underwent a lot of changes during the last 10 years but still solving previous year JEE Main question papers from last 10 years will definitely help in scoring the good marks in the exam. As new type of questions (Questions with Numerical Value Answer) were intrduced recently, students are advised to practice solving these type of questions to help solve it during the actual exam.
JEE Main question paper is in English, Hindi and language selected when you filled application form. In total, JEE Main is in 13 languages and you can select any language out of available options. You cannot switch language of question paper during exam.
Chapterwise weightage of class 11 and 12 topics in JEE Main are mentioned below:
- Physics: Current Electricity Waves AC, Magnetism, Laws of Motion Work, Power and Energy.
- Chemistry the high weightage topics are s and p block elements, Coordination compounds, Thermodynamics Gaseous state, Chemical bonding, Atomic structure, Polymers, Environmental Chemistry Organic Chemistry.
- Mathematics, the high weightage topics are Sequence and Series Vectors and 3D, Integral and Differential Calculus, Definite and Indefinite Integral.
4. Self-Assessment
Previous year papers are the best way to assess JEE Main preparation levels. It helps students identify their weak areas and work on them. Moreover, it also helps candidates categorize questions into different levels of difficulty (easy, moderate, and tough).
5. Best tool for Revision
Solving previous year's question papers is the best way to revise the entire JEE Main syllabus. Students can also have an idea about their strengths and weaknesses. On one hand, a good understanding of topics helps boost confidence, on the other, students can complete their preparations by clarifying doubts related to weak topics.
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How to include the previous year's JEE Main question papers in the study plan?
Following are the few tips with the help of which students can utilize the previous year papers for better preparation for the exam:
- Try to include solving one paper daily in the study schedule
- After completing a chapter, refer to a book having related MCQs asked in previous years. This way students can solve previous year questions and revise the topic just learned
- In the last month of the exam, solve one question paper every day either from 9 am to 12 pm or 3 pm to 6 pm as JEE Main will be conducted in these shifts only.
- Analysis of the papers, important topics can be understood only after studying the frequency of questions asked.
- Solve at least 10 years’ papers. As the syllabus of these papers are authentic and relevant to the current syllabus
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 2 days ago
The Anant National University JEE Main Cutoff 2024 was released for all rounds and categories for students under the Homes State and All India quota who were seeking admission to the BE/BTech and BArch courses.
The JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for the BArch course was 22012 for students belonging to the Gene
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In 2023, the Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering Management and Research, Akurdi JEE Main cutoff ranks varied between 38276 and 208419 for the students belonging to the General AII India quota for BTech admission. Among all the specialisations, the most competitive was Computer Engineering, with
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Contributor-Level 10
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No. NTA has not allowed calculators of kind - virtual or physical inside the JEE Main exam hall. Candidates must not carry calculators or any other electronic device in the JEE Main examination centre.
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Chamistry
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Beginner-Level 1
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No. NTA has clearly mentioned that ot will not change the dates of JEE Main exam of there is a clash of dates with any other examinations.
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Contributor-Level 6
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Hi.
JEE Main Score Route
If you have a JEE Main 2026 score, you can apply directly using that.
Your All India Rank (AIR) is used for:
Branch allocation (high-demand branches like CSE, AI/ML, IT, etc.)
Merit-based scholarships
No CU-specific entrance exam is required in this case.
CUCET / Direct Admission R
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Scholar-Level 17
Answered 3 days ago
Hi.
There is no fixed “minimum JEE Main percentile/rank” that guarantees admission to Chandigarh University (CU)'s B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science Engineering (CSE), because admission depends on seat demand, number of applicants, branch popularity, and round of counselling. But we can estimate a roug
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
Yes — at Chandigarh University (CU), it is possible to get a scholarship for B.Tech/B.E. (including CSE with specialisations like AI & ML / “IBM‑program” etc.) based on your JEE Main performance — but only under certain conditions and only for a small fraction of seats.
How CU's JEE‑based scholar
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
1. Admission is primarily through CUCET
Chandigarh University (CU) uses CUCET, its own entrance test, as the primary criterion for seat allotment in all B.Tech/B.E programs — including specialised CSE branches.
Whether you want CSE – Cyber Security, CSE – Cloud Computing, or CSE – Data Science, you
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
For 2024, the “closing cutoff rank” for CSE (General category, all‑India) was ~ 80,940.
For 2023 it was ~ 63,416, and for 2022 about 47,509 — showing demand has been rising year‑on‑year.
For branches like ECE (or general electronics‑type branches), the 2024 closing rank was ~112,216.
For other bran
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