JEE Mains 2025 Session 2 exam 69% applicants also took session 1: Shiksha Poll
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Registration - 12 Mar '26 - 13 Mar '26
JEE Mains 2025 exam date session 2 is April 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9. Shiksha conducted a poll to evaluate the registration of students who are appearing in the NTA JEE Mains 2025 session 2 exam. Out of 5147 students who participated in the poll, 69% students are re-appearing in the exam or also took session 1 exam in January.
The NTA will start the JEE Main 2025 session 2 exam on April 2. The JEE Mains 2025 exam session 2 will be conducted on April 2, 3, 4, 7, and 8 for BE/BTech and on April 9 for BArch/BPlan. JEE Main city intimation slip 2025 for session 2 exam has been released. Candidates can download their JEE Mains city intimation slip from the website jeemain.nta.nic.in by NTA JEE Mains 2025 login using their application number and password. NTA will issue JEE Mains admit card 2025 session 2 three days before the exam date to all the registered candidates to appear in the exam.
As per reports, around 9 lakh candidates have registered for the JEE Mains 2025 session 2 exam, around 4 lakh less than session 1 of JEE Main. Shiksha conducted a poll to understand the students registration pattern in April session exam.
More students Re-appearing in session 2 exam
As per the statistics, a total 5147 students participated in the poll out of which 69% students are re-appearing in the session 2 exam after taking the session 1 exam. Less than 20% of students will be taking JEE Mains 2025 session 2 exam for the first time or they did not take the session 1 exam. On the contrary, a little more than 10% students who took the session 1 exam will not be appearing in the session 2 exam.
The other side of more students re-appearing in the session 2 exam after taking the session 1 is – students do not get the desired marks. Although several reasons can lead to this from student’s point of view, the one reason was difficulty level of the January session exam that led students underperform and looking to reappear in the session 2 exam to improve their scores.
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JEE Main exam is held for 3 hours continuously without any break. Candidates are allowed to leave exam hall only after 3 hours of the test are over.
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What was the difficulty level of JEE Mains 2025 January session exam
As per JEE Main Paper analysis of session 1 exam, based on students feedback who appeared in the paper and analyzing the difficulty level that came in the exam, the overall difficulty level of January session questions were difficult.
Physics and Mathematics questions were very difficult and lengthy, requiring long and complex calculations to arrive at the solutions. There were questions in Physics from deleted syllabus, he topics that were removed from JEE Mains syllabus long back.
Also, a total of 12 questions were having incorrect options which led students to confusion even when they arrived at the right answer/solutions.
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 14 hours ago
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 17 hours ago
Yes, NTA has reopened the JEE Main 2026 session 2 registration window on March 12. The last date to apply is March 13.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 18 hours ago
Yes, the JEE Main 2026 January question papers have been released. The official papers were made available with the response sheet of the candidates under their respective logins on the official website - jeemain.nta.nic.in.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 18 hours ago
If a question is dropped in the JEE Main exam, then the candidates of the shift from which the question is dropped will get bonus marks. It does not matter if you attempted the question or not. If a question from your shift is dropped then you will be eligible for +4 bonus marks.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 18 hours ago
To be able to complete all questions in the JEE Mains question paper in 3 hours, candidates can follow a simple trick below:
Attempt the questions in rounds. Such as:
- In round 1, attempt the questions you find easy. Spend 45-60 minutes here.
- In round 2, go for moderate questions. Do not spend more than
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 18 hours ago
The JEE Main 2026 Session 1 (January) exam was widely considered moderate to tough. Many students found it more challenging than in the previous years.
The question paper consisted of time-consuming questions. Mathematics and Chemistry were considered tricky, while Physics was relatively more managea
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
If the details mentioned on the JEE Main admit card are incorrect, then candidates should immediately contact the NTA helpline to get it corrected at +91-11-40759000.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered Yesterday
Yes, you can wear a hijab in the JEE Mains exam as it is considered a religious item. However, you will likely undergo enhanced security checks at the exam centre.
You should arrive early to complete this frisking process. Make sure to keep your face visible for identification.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 days ago
The SUPR section is comparable to JEE Main, but REAP section is considered challenging as it requires creative thinking and "out-of-box" problem solving. It can be compared to the Olympiad level questions.
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Contributor-Level 7
Answered 3 days ago
OJEE and JEE syllabus is somewhat same and different in some places. The OJEE syllabus for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics is different from JEE. In JEE, the physics syllabus includes topics such as Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics, etc. These topics require knowledge of physics topics.
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