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Updated on Nov 4, 2025 19:03 IST
JEE Main 2026 exam date for session 1 is January. With the exams approaching, download the JEE Main 2025 previous year papers and practice them now. Identify topics that require more work, understand your strengths, and enhance your preparation. Scroll below for the JEE Main PYQs.

JEE Mains 2026 exam date session 1 is January 2026. With the exams approaching, candidates must download the JEE Main 2025 previous year papers and practice them now. Identify topics that require more work, understand your strengths, and enhance your preparation. Scroll below for the JEE Main PYQs.

JEE Main 2025 PYQ

JEE Mains 2025 Question Paper: Last year, the National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the JEE Main 2025 exam for B.Tech over 10 days in two sessions. Candidates can check the JEE Mains 2025 question paper with solutions shift-wise below. By practising these now, you will be able to test your knowledge and have ample time to work on your weaknesses. Recently, the authority announced that the JEE Main 2026 exam will be held in its usual bi-annual format. The JEE Main 2026 exam date for session 1 is January 21 to 30 and for session 2 is April 2 to 9, 2026. JEE Main 2026 Registration has started for session 1 exam.

JEE Mains 2025 Previous Year Question Paper

January Session

April Session

JEE Main 2025 Jan 22 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 Jan 22 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 April 2 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 Jan 23 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 April 3 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 Jan 23 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 April 3 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 Jan 24 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 April 4 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 Jan 24 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 April 4 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 Jan 28 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 April 7 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 Jan 28 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 April 7 Shift 2

JEE Main 2025 Jan 29 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 April 8 Shift 1

JEE Main 2025 Jan 29 Shift 2

 

Benefits of Practising the JEE Main 2025 Question Paper

Students must practice the JEE Main PYQs in a systematic order. Merely solving the questions at your own pace or reading through the JEE Main past year paper with solutions will not benefit candidates.

  • Test your subject-knowledge
  • Get familiar with the exam duration and environment
  • Analyse your performance with JEE Main 2025 question paper with solutions
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What type of questions are asked in JEE Main?
A: 

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.

Q:   Which topics are most important in JEE Main Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics?
A: 

Students who are preparing for JEE Main exam are advised to first cover the entire JEE Main syllabus. Covering only the high weightage chapters would decrease their chances of getting full/high score in JEE Main exam. Only after covering the entire syllabus, students can check most important chapters for JEE Mains.

Q:   How to download JEE Main question papers?
A: 

Candidates can download the JEE Main question papers from the website of NTA - nta.ac.in.

  • Go to nta.ac.in
  • Go to "downloads"
  • Under the "Previous years Exam Papers", select the year and exam type and hit the "search" button.
  • The question paper PDFs will be available for download.

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How To Prepare Using JEE Mains 2025 Previous Year Questions Chapter wise PDF download?

Students must practice the JEE Main PYQs in a systematic order. Merely solving the questions at your own pace or reading through the JEE Main previous year question paper with solutions will not benefit candidates.

  • Download the JEE Mains 2025 question papers with solutions.
  • Sit in a quiet room and set your timer for 3 hours.
  • Solve the questions within this time duration.
  • Match the answers and your responses to see which questions you have attempted correctly and incorrectly.
  • Note down the questions where your responses were incorrect.
  • Identify the topic that the questions are framed.
  • Study that particular topic again using NCERTs, reference books and watching video lectures.
  • Take sectional mocks if required, and reattempt another past year JEE Main question paper to test your knowledge.
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If you get above 93 percentile in the 1st or 2nd session of JEE Main, take preparation of JEE advanced. You can get IIT's seat through JEE advanced. Or you can also try for NITs. If you are unable to clear the cutoff, you can also give exams for state government colleges and exams for specific colle

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Tufan Das

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Yes, you can take admission in BTech at ABES Engineering College without appearing in JEE Mains. They can take direct admission in the B.Tech programme. Candidates with an Engineering Diploma or a B.Sc degree with a minimum of 45% marks are eligible.

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Raj Priya

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The I2IT Pune JEE Main cutoff 2025 was released in the form of ranks for the All India categories. For the General AI category, the BE in the Computer Engineering branch had the overall cutoff ranging from 42136 in the first round to 52834 in the last round. Hence, General AI students needed to atta

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Neerja Rohatgi

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The selection process for the All India quota students is based on their JEE Main ranks. Students who want admission to I2IT Pune need to appear in the CAP counselling process to avail a seat for any BE course. 

The minimum rank required for admission was 68635 for the General AI category. Hence, stu

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Neerja Rohatgi

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The minimum rank required to get admission at I2IT Pune would depend on the category you belong to. The I2IT Pune JEE Main cutoff 2025 for the General AI category says that a rank of at least 61370 is required to be eligible for admission to the BTech in Information Technology department. This categ

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Neerja Rohatgi

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Students who attempted the JEE Main  should start preparing for the JEE Advanced entrance examination if they want admission at IITs. Those who score above the 98th percentile in JEE Main session 2 should start to study for the JEE Advanced exam.

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No, JEE Main is not compulsory for Intellipaat School of Technology, Pune BTech admissions. The institute conducts an in-house test based on which seats are given. Aspirants have to appear for the ISTEE to get admission in the institute. 

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Yes, MITS Deemed to be University accepts valid score in JEE (Main) for admission in its BTech programme. Students can also choose take the MITSUCET instead which is conducted by the university for BTech admission.

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