JEE Main 2016 Paper Analysis For Online Exam

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JEE Main 2016 online exam commenced on April 9. Read the complete paper analysis of the computer based exam by FIITJEE experts on Shiksha.

JEE Main 2016 offline exam commenced on April 3 while the online exam was held on April 9. The same will conclude on April 10. Around 12 lakh students took JEE Main 2016 examination this year from over 2000 centres in 129 cities in India & abroad. Aspirants had the choice of appearing in any one of the two types of papers or both. Paper – I is for B.E / B.Tech courses while Paper – II is for B.Arch / B.Planning. Paper – I held on April 3 was in off-line mode (pen & paper based) and the one conducted on April 9 & 10, 2016 is online (Computer based) . Paper – II which was held on April 3, 2016 is only offline. Take a look at the JEE Main 2016 time table here!

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JEE Main 2016 Online Exam Analysis By FIITJEE Expert - Ramesh Batlish:

JEE Main 2016 Online Exam Paper Pattern:

  • There were total 90 questions from Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in three parts in the question paper A, B, C with 30 questions in each part.
  • Each question was of 4 marks
  • 1/4 marks of total marks per question would be deducted in case of an incorrect answer, whereas no deduction if the question is left un-attempted.
  • Students were asked to use the Ball pen as provided by the Board for rough work. Two sheets of rough paper was also given to students at the start of the exam. Students could however ask for additional sheets(if needed)

General Response of students:

  • Paper was reported as balanced and of moderate level. Order of difficulty with Maths – Moderate level, Chemistry & Physics - Easy. As compared to the Paper held on 3rd April, 2016 Physics was not that tough, Maths and chemistry were of similar level
  • Some reported that Mathematics seemed to be lengthy but not tough.
  • There was at least one question from each of the chapters in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.

Other Observations:

  • Students could not carry a copy of the question Paper after the exam
  • There were no Set No of question Paper unlike the Offline Exam
  • Students could ask for additional rough sheet
  • Pencil Box/stationery/Wrist watch/Mobile was NOT allowed inside the Test Centre
  • No major errors in question paper have been reported till now, some students said there was one question in Maths where no options were matching(this is yet to be ascertained from our side after seeing the question paper).

FIITJEE experts - R.L.Trikha and Ramesh Batlish share the complete analysis of the offline exam with Shiksha.com. Take a look the same below.

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JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam Paper Analysis By R.L.Trikha

The Question Paper – I for B.E. / B.Tech courses in 2016 is similar to the pattern in the past few years - 2011 to 2015. Paper had objective type questions(Multiple Choice) with one out of four correct with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.

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There were 30 Questions each in Physics; Chemistry & Mathematics with marking scheme of 4 marks for right answer & for each in-correct response, one-fourth of the total marks allotted to the question would be deducted from the total score.

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Paper was balanced & was set from CBSE syllabus of Class XI & XII, however as expected many of the questions is conceptual with some needing analytical skills. 27 questions are easy, 48 questions are of moderate difficulty & 15 questions are of relatively higher difficulty.

As in 2015, few questions in Physics were tricky & challenging but compared to last year this section was just a shade tough. Further Q. 84(Set F) had two answers. One or two questions in Chemistry were tricky prima-facie. Compared to last year it was a bit tough. Q 17 (Set F) appears to have no matching answer in choices given. Mathematics compared to last year is a shade tough with few of the questions bring lengthy.

Overall difficulty level for JEE Main 2016 paper was Moderate. For a student who has been focussed & serious all through the two years in improving speed & accuracy by taking regular quizzes & mock tests on JEE pattern, must have done reasonably well. It is always relative performance, which matters in such highly competitive examinations.

In terms of errors & ambiguity, it will be possible to say something only after fully solving the paper. Cut-offs are expected to be little higher than last year.

Cut-offs for CML (Common Merit List) in 2013, 2014, 2015 were 113,115,105 respectively.

Admission in NIT’s / IIIT’s / DTU / CFTI’s & other allied institutes will be based on overall merit list comprising of 60% of JEE Main marks & 40% of normalised Board marks.

Top 2, 00,000 candidates of JEE Main will be eligible to appear in JEE Advanced on 23rd May 2016 to fight for one of 10000 seats in Prestigious IIT’s / ISM Dhanbad.

In centralised Seat allocation process,32 NIT’s,18 Indian Institute of Information Technology &19 Central Government/State Government funded Institutes will be represented using JEE Main ranks.34 self financed deemed Universities/Universities/other Institutes also participated in 2015 in Central Allocation Board (eligible only for spot round).

9 States Haryana, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Gujarat, Maharashtra, M.P., Odisha, Punjab & Rajasthan also accept JEE Main ranks to fill seats through their own seat allocation process.

JEE Main 2016 is scheduled to be conducted on April 3, 9 & 10, 2016. There will be two papers on day one of the exam for B. Tech and B. Arch aspirants. While the Paper 1 will begin from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Paper 2 will start from 2 PM to 5 PM. Catch live updates for JEE Main 2016 here!

JEE Main 2016 Offline Exam Paper Analysis By Ramesh Batlish

Pattern:

  • The question paper Booklet had 24 printed pages.
  • There were total 90 questions from Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics in three parts in the question paper A, B, C with 30 questions in each part.
  • Each question was of 4 marks
  • 1/4 marks of total marks per question would be deducted in case of an incorrect answer, whereas no deduction if the question is left un-attempted.
  • Students were asked to use the Blue/Black Ball pen as provided by the Board.

General Response of students:

  • Paper was moderate level in general and balanced. Order of difficulty with Physics- Moderately tough, Chemistry & Maths - Easy.
  • Less space for rough calculations
  • There was at least one question from each of the chapters in Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics.

Chapter Wise Analysis Of JEE(Main) 2016 Paper-1(Set-H)

Q.No.

Topic

Sub Topic

Easy

Moderate

Difficult

1

Simple Harmonic Motion

Equation of SHM

P

2

Semi-Conductor Devices

Semi-Conductor Devices

P

3

General Physics

relative error absolute error mean error

P

4

Semi-Conductor Devices

Semi-Conductor Devices

P

5

Rotational Motion

Vector form of Angular Momentum

P

6

Communication

Communication

P

7

Modern Physics

photo-electric effect

P

8

Magnetics

Biot savarts law

P

9

Waves and Sound

Superposition of waves - Stationary waves in organ pipe

P

10

Electro statistics

Gauss law

P

11

EMI & AC

LR IN AC

P

12

Heat and Thermodynamics

PV Graph

P

13

Work Power and Energy

Potential energy

P

14

Work Power and Energy

Mechanical energy

P

15

Current Electricity

Effect of charge in temp and resistance

P

16

EM Waves

Properties

P

17

Current Electricity

Galvanometer

P

18

Modern Physics

radioactivity

P

19

Semi-Conductor Devices

Semi-Conductor Devices

P

20

Electro statistics

Capacitors, Electric Field

P

21

Gravitation

Motion of planet and satellites

P

22

General Physics

screw gauge

P

23

Rotational Motion

Rolling Motion

P

24

Magnetics

Magnetic Properties

P

25

Optics

Diffraction

P

26

Waves and Sound

velocity of longitudinal and transverse waves

P

27

Heat and Thermodynamics

Polytropic process

P

28

Optics

Optical Instrument

P

29

Optics

Prism

P

30

Heat and Thermodynamics

Thermal expansion of solids, liquids, gases

P

31

Area

area bounded by g(y) , y axis, y=a and y=b.

P

32

Functions

functional relationship (investigate fn)

P

33

Indefinite Integral

Problems based on substitution - Algebric substitution

P

34

Functions

composite function

P

35

Circle

condition for two circles touching each other

P

36

Logarithm

definition

P

37

Progression Series

GP

P

38

Hyperbola

Problem based on - finding focus directrix, vertex , latus rectum etc

P

39

Binomial Theorem

Sum of co-efficient and Relationship between the Co-efficient of the expansion like (a + bx + cx2)

P

40

Mathematical Reasoning

Equivalent Statements

P

41

Application of Derivative

Problems based on Normals to a curve

P

42

Definite Integral

Limit as a sum

P

43

Circle

common chord

P

44

Probability

Independent events

P

45

Complex Number

definition based problems

P

46

Progression Series

AP

P

47

Determinant

Homogeneous Equation

P

48

3-Dimensional Geometry

Condition for a line to lie in a plane ( C. F. )

P

49

Permutation & Combination

Dictionary Rank

P

50

Statistics

Standard Deviation

P

51

Application of Derivative

Maxima Minima

P

52

Limits

Problems based on exponential limits

P

53

Parabola

Problems based on normal

P

54

Differential Equation

Solution of DE reducible to Bernoulii form

P

55

Vector

Triple product

P

56

Matrices

Adjoint

P

57

Height and Distance

Angle of Elevation

P

58

3-Dimensional Geometry

Distance of a point from a plane (C.F)

P

59

Straight Line

Intersection of two lines

P

60

Trigonometric Equations

Solution of Simultaneous trigonometric equation - in one variable

P

61

Gaseous State

Ideal Gas Equation

P

62

Hydrogen

Water

P

63

Amines

Hoffmann Bromamide

P

64

Periodic Properties

Ionization Energy

P

65

Stoichiometry

Concentration

P

66

Thermodynamics

Hess Law

P

67

Equilibrium

Chemical Equilibrium

P

68

General Organic Chemistry & Isomerism

R, S configuration

P

69

Surface Chemistry

Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm

P

70

Liquid Solution

Distillation

P

71

Chemistry in Everyday life

Detergent

P

72

Chemical Bonding

Hybridisation

P

73

Biomolecules

Amino Acid

P

74

Ores and Metallurgy

Forth Floation

P

75

Polymers

Low denisty polyethene

P

76

Solid State

Magnetic Properties of solids

P

77

Hydrocarbons

Halogenation

P

78

Qualitative Analysis

Flame

P

79

Gaseous State

Eudiometry

P

80

Group 15 to Group 18

Oxoacids of phosphorous

P

81

Hydrocarbons

Addition of HOCl on alkenes

P

82

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Substitution and elimination

P

83

Coordination Compounds

Optical Isomerism

P

84

s block element

Effect of excess of air on alkali metals

P

85

Liquid Solution

Raoult's law

P

86

Group 15 to Group 18

Reactions of Nitric Acid

P

87

Chemical Kinetics

First order kinetics

P

88

Coordination Compounds

Magnetic moment calculation of complexes

P

89

Electrochemistry

Galvanisation

P

90

Atomic Structure

de Broglie Wavelength

P

Analysis(Class Wise) Of JEE Main 2016 Paper -1




Percentage Distribution Subject-wise JEE Main -2016- Paper-1




Analysis(Difficulty Level) Of JEE Main 2016 Paper-1




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