Topics Covered in JEE Main 2026 Chemistry Section (Jan 21, 22, 23, 24 & 28 OUT): Check Topic Wise Weightage, Difficulty

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Topics Covered in JEE Main 2026 Chemistry Section: Candidates can check here JEE Main 28 Jan important topics covered in Chemistry section. Both shift 1 and 2 of JEE Main January 28 Chemistry section were easy to moderate. After conclusion of exam, candidates can access day wise important topics covered in JEE Main 2026 Chemistry section here.

Topics Covered in JEE Main 28 Jan 2026 Chemistry section is now available. List of important topics and its weightage in JEE Mains 2026 Chemistry section can be checked here. Through JEE Main 2026 January Chemistry topics, candidates can know which topics are important and should be focused on. Read to know JEE Main January 2026 important topics covered, paper analysis, expected difficulty level and more.

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Topics Covered in JEE Main Exam 2026 Chemistry Section: Candidates can check here important topics covered in JEE Main 2026 28 Jan shift 1 & 2. Through JEE Main 2026 January paper analysis for Chemistry section, they can check important information such as difficulty level, high weightage topics, repeated concepts, and more. According to JEE Main today exam analysis for Chemistry section, overall paper was moderate. There were more topics from Organic Chemistry. A few questions from Physical Chemistry section were lengthy and required more time to solve.

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Table of contents
  • Topics Covered in JEE Mains Chemistry Section 2026 OUT
  • JEE Mains 2026 Chemistry Section Difficulty Level (January Session)
  • JEE Main January 2026 Question Papers with Answer Key Solutions
  • Memory Based JEE Main January 2026 Answer Key by Coaching Institutes
  • Expected JEE Main Marks vs Percentile

Topics Covered in JEE Mains Chemistry Section 2026 OUT

Candidates can check shift wise topics covered in JEE Main 2026 Chemistry section here. List of topics and weightage are available through memory based JEE Main 2026 question papers.

JEE Mains 28 Jan Shift 1 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Coordination Compounds 7.2%
d-block 5.2%
Electrochemistry 5.6%
Structure of Atom 4.4%
Biomolecules 4.4%

JEE Mains 28 Jan Shift 2 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Coordination Compounds 7.2%
Amines 2%
Chemical Kinetics 2.4%
Ionic Equilibrium 3.2%
Thermodynamics 6.8%

JEE Mains 24 Jan Shift 2 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry 5.2%
Ionic Equilibrium 3.2%
Chemical Bonding 4%
Solutions 3.6%
Redox Reactions 2.4%

Biomolecules

4.4%

Thermodynamics

6.8%

JEE Mains 24 Jan Shift 1 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Chemical Bonding 4%
Thermodynamics 6.8%
Liquid Solutions 3.6%
Electrochemistry 5.6%
Ionic Equilibrium 3.2%
Chemical Equilibrium 2.4%
Coordination Compounds 7.2%
Hydrocarbons 5.2%

JEE Mains 23 Jan Shift 2 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Biomolecules 4.4%
Hydrocarbons 5.2%
Amines 2%
Chemical Bonding 4%
Coordination Compounds 7.2%
Electrochemistry 5.6%
Thermodynamics 6.8%
Structure of Atom 4.4%

JEE Mains 23 Jan Shift 1 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
d-block 5.2%
Chemical Kinetics 5.2%
Coordination Compounds 7.2%
Ionic Equlibrium 3.2%
Biomolecules 4.4%
Hydrocarbons 5.2%
Thermodynamics 6.8%

JEE Mains 22 Jan Shift 2 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Basics of Organic Chemistry 6.8%
Hydrocarbons 5.2%
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry 5.2%
d and f block elements 5.2%
Structure of Atom 4.4%
Redox Reactions 2.4%

JEE Mains 22 Jan Shift 1 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics Weightage
Coordination Compounds 7.2%
Biomolecules 4.4%
Chemical Bonding 4%
d and f block elements 5.2%
Periodic Table & Periodicity 6%
Redox Reactions 2.4%

JEE Mains 21 Jan Shift 2 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics

Weightage

Coordination Compounds

7.2%

Thermodynamics

6.8%

Basics of Organic Chemistry

6.8%

Electrochemistry

5.6%

d and f block elements

5.2%

Haloalkenes and Haloarenes

4.4%

Biomolecules

4.4%

Ionic Equilibrium

3.2%

Chemical Equilibrium

2.4%

JEE Mains 21 Jan Shift 1 Topics Covered in Chemistry

Topics

Weightage

Coordination Compounds

7.2%

Organic Chemistry

6.8%

Electrochemistry

5.6%

Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

5.2%

Compounds Containing Nitrogen

5.2%

Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry

5.2%

Hydrocarbons

5.2%

Biomolecules

4.4%

p-block Elements

1.6%

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JEE Mains 2026 Chemistry Section Difficulty Level (January Session)

Given below is the shift wise JEE Mains 2026 Chemistry section difficulty level.

Date

Shift 1 Paper Analysis

Shift 2 Paper Analysis

JEE Main 21 Jan 2026 Chemistry Section

Easy to Moderate.

Paper was a bit lengthier.

More questions from General Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry

Some questions had more than four statements

Easy to Moderate.

Paper was doable and easy.

Most questions were from NCERT Organic Chemistry section.

There were many questions from Inorganic Chemistry also.

JEE Main 22 Jan 2026 Chemistry Section

Moderate

More questions from Organic Chemistry

Number of Questions from Inorganic

Moderate but Lengthy

Physical Chemistry questions were lengthy and time consuming

NCERT Based questions

More questions from Organic

JEE Main 23 Jan 2026 Chemistry Section

Moderate and balanced

Questions were lengthy and had mixed concepts

Organic and Inorganic had equal weightage

Moderate

More statement based questions

Organic Chemistry had higher weightage

JEE Main 24 Jan 2026 Chemistry Section

Moderate and lengthy

Chemistry had lengthy questions

More weightage to Organic Chemistry

Moderate to tough

Questions were time consuming

More statement based questions

JEE Main 28 Jan 2026 Chemistry Section

Moderate and lengthy

More weightage to Organic Chemistry

Moderate

Easier than previous shift

JEE Main 29 Jan 2026 Chemistry Section

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