JEE Main July 2021: Day 2 over; check out students’ reaction, paper analysis
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
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The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main July 2021 session Day 2 was concluded today (July 22, 2021). The candidates who have attempted the paper reviewed the overall paper as moderate. Check JEE Main 2021 exam analysis below.
There was no exam in shift 1 (morning) and shift 2 (evening) exam was conducted from 3 pm to 6 pm. There were a total of 90 questions from physics, chemistry and mathematics.
As per the students’ feedback, the physics section was based on more calculative questions. Most of the questions in the chemistry section were from NCERT books. There were questions from organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry and biomolecules. The students found the mathematics section difficult.
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Rohan who had appeared for the JEE exam today (July 22), said, “The difficulty level of the paper was a little tough as compared to the JEE Main March session. Maths was tough, while the chemistry and physics section were comparatively easy. The chemistry section was totally NCERT based. More weightage was given to geometry and calculus in mathematics.”
Another student Ankush said, the overall difficulty level was moderate. Physics section was moderately easy. In chemistry, equal weightage was given to both organic and inorganic chemistry. Questions were asked from environment chemistry. Most of the questions in maths section were calculative.
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