Toughest Shift of JEE Mains 2025 Session 1: Check shift-wise difficulty level here
Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) Main 2026 ( JEE Main )
Exam On - 21 Jan '26 - 30 Jan '26
In JEE Mains 2025 session 1 exam, January 28 shift 1 exam was relatively tougher than all other shifts. NTA conducts JEE Main exam in multiple shifts and days and, it is quite possible that some of the candidates may end up attempting a relatively tougher set of questions when compared to other sets/shifts.
The National Testing Agency conducted the JEE Main 2025 session 1 exam on January 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29. Many students wish to know the toughest shift of JEE Mains 2025 session 1 as it helps in understanding the overall difficulty level of the exam. By knowing the hardest shift JEE Mains 2025 session 1, students can make realistic changes to their exam strategy and perform better in the upcoming session 2 exam. JEE Main January 2025 toughest shift knowledge will also help students know what topics and the type of questions are being asked in the exam, allowing them to make changes in their JEE Main 2025 preparation plan and modify their question-solving techniques. NTA has released the JEE Mains 2025 Answer Key and JEE Mains response sheet session 1.
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- JEE Main 2025 January 29 Difficulty Level
- Expected Cutoff of JEE Mains 2025
JEE Main January 2025 Toughest Shift
NTA conducts the JEE Mains exam in multiple shifts, spread across 5-6 days. The overall difficulty level of question papers in all JEE Mains shifts is kept similar. However, a few questions might require a longer time to solve thus raising concerns of the advantages/disadvantages to students of any particular hardest shift of JEE Main 2025.
Clearing the JEE Main exam in first attempt is not a difficult task. Several students clear JEE Main while in class 12. One thing that makes it easy to clear JEE Main with class 12 is that students are in regular touch of most JEE syllabus. To score good marks in JEE Main in the first attempt, it is advised that you study class 11 and 12 topics thoroughly, clear all the concepts and solve mock test papers. Also, NCERT books which you study in class 11 and 12 are the best books for JEE Main preparation. Students must study NCERT properly and solve all the questions in the book and do not memorize the concepts as some students do rather understand the concepts.
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Toughest Shift JEE Mains 2025
| Exam Date/Shift |
Shift 1 Difficulty Level |
Shift 2 Difficulty Level |
| JEE Main 22 January 2025 |
Easy to Moderate |
Moderate |
| JEE Main 2025 January 23 |
Easy |
Easy to Moderate |
| JEE Main 24 January 2025 |
Easy to Moderate |
Moderate |
| JEE Main 2025 January 28 |
Toughest |
Moderate to Difficult |
| JEE Main 29 January 2025 |
Easy to Moderate |
Moderate |
JEE Main 2025 Session Toughest Shift- Shiksha Poll Verifies Exam Difficulty Level
Shiksha conducted an online poll wherein more than 20,000 JEE Mains 2025 students participated to rate the difficulty level of January 22, 23, 24, 28, 29 exam. Candidates voted for overall difficulty level and subject-wise difficulty of all shifts and exam dates. The results of poll are
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| Exam Date/Level |
Easy |
Moderate |
Difficult |
| JEE Main 22 January 2025 |
24% |
59% |
17% |
| JEE Main 23 January 2025 |
30% |
40% |
30% |
| JEE Main 24 January 2025 |
18% |
71% |
11% |
| JEE Main 28 January 2025 |
11% |
21% |
68% |
| JEE Main 29 January 2025 |
20% |
50% |
30% |
Toughest Shift of JEE Mains 2025: Day-wise Analysis
Candidates can check here day and shift wise difficulty level analysis of JEE Mains 2025 session 1 exam.
JEE Main 2025 January 22 Difficulty Level
| Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
| Physics- Easy to moderate |
Physics- Moderate |
| Chemistry- Easy |
Chemistry- Easy |
| Mathematics- Difficult |
Mathematics- Moderate to difficult |
JEE Main 2025 January 23 Difficulty Level
| Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
| Physics- Easy |
Physics- Easy to moderate |
| Chemistry- Easy |
Chemistry- Easy |
| Mathematics- Moderate to difficult |
Mathematics- Difficult |
JEE Main 2025 January 24 Difficulty Level
| Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
| Physics- Easy |
Physics |
| Chemistry- Easy |
Chemistry- Easy |
| Mathematics- Difficult |
Mathematics |
JEE Main 2025 January 28 Difficulty Level
| Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
| Physics- Very Difficult |
Physics- Difficult |
| Chemistry- Easy |
Chemistry- Easy |
| Mathematics- Difficult |
Mathematics- Difficult |
JEE Main 2025 January 29 Difficulty Level
| Shift 1 |
Shift 2 |
| Physics – Moderate |
Physics- Moderate |
| Chemistry- Easy |
Chemistry- Easy |
| Mathematics- Difficult |
Mathematics- Moderate |
Expected Cutoff of JEE Mains 2025
Given that the difficulty level of JEE Mains session 1 exam 2025 is moderate to difficult, there are high chances that the cutoff of JEE Mains 2025 will be lower than previous year. Candidates can check here previous year JEE Mains cutoff and JEE Mains 2025 expected cutoff.
JEE Mains expected cutoff 2025
| Category |
JEE Main 2025 Expected Cutoff |
JEE Main 2024 Cutoff |
| CRL |
100.0000000 to 92.3362181 |
100.0000000 to 93.2362181 |
| OBC-All |
92.2312696 to 79.6457881 |
93.2312696 to 79.6757881 |
| SC-All |
92.2312696 to 62.0923182 |
93.2312696 to 60.0923182 |
| ST-All |
92.2312696 to 47.6975840 |
93.2312696 to 46.6975840 |
| UR-PwD |
92.2041331 to 0.0015700 |
93.2041331 to 0.0018700 |
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The difficulty level of JEE Main exam is a little high than the class 12 board exams. Students who are studying in class 12 can score good marks in JEE Main by studying a little extra for the JEE. Students who have studied NCERT textbooks of Physics Chemistry and Mathematics thoroughly can get good marks. The joint Entrance Examination, popularly known as JEE Main is for admission into NITs, IIITs, and GFTIs for B.Tech and architecture courses in India.
JEE Main difficulty level is similar to class 12 board exams. Syllabus of JEE Main is similar to class 11 and 12 syllabus. The questions asked in exam are tricky and need an in-depth understanding of subjects. They need to have conceptual understanding of every topic to score well in exam. Those who study NCERT can get a decent score in JEE Mains.
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Beginner-Level 1
Answered 4 days ago
The Anant National University JEE Main Cutoff 2024 was released for all rounds and categories for students under the Homes State and All India quota who were seeking admission to the BE/BTech and BArch courses.
The JEE Main Cutoff 2024 for the BArch course was 22012 for students belonging to the Gene
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In 2023, the Dr. D.Y. Patil Institute of Engineering Management and Research, Akurdi JEE Main cutoff ranks varied between 38276 and 208419 for the students belonging to the General AII India quota for BTech admission. Among all the specialisations, the most competitive was Computer Engineering, with
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No. NTA has not allowed calculators of kind - virtual or physical inside the JEE Main exam hall. Candidates must not carry calculators or any other electronic device in the JEE Main examination centre.
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No. NTA has clearly mentioned that ot will not change the dates of JEE Main exam of there is a clash of dates with any other examinations.
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Hi.
JEE Main Score Route
If you have a JEE Main 2026 score, you can apply directly using that.
Your All India Rank (AIR) is used for:
Branch allocation (high-demand branches like CSE, AI/ML, IT, etc.)
Merit-based scholarships
No CU-specific entrance exam is required in this case.
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There is no fixed “minimum JEE Main percentile/rank” that guarantees admission to Chandigarh University (CU)'s B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science Engineering (CSE), because admission depends on seat demand, number of applicants, branch popularity, and round of counselling. But we can estimate a roug
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
Yes — at Chandigarh University (CU), it is possible to get a scholarship for B.Tech/B.E. (including CSE with specialisations like AI & ML / “IBM‑program” etc.) based on your JEE Main performance — but only under certain conditions and only for a small fraction of seats.
How CU's JEE‑based scholar
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
1. Admission is primarily through CUCET
Chandigarh University (CU) uses CUCET, its own entrance test, as the primary criterion for seat allotment in all B.Tech/B.E programs — including specialised CSE branches.
Whether you want CSE – Cyber Security, CSE – Cloud Computing, or CSE – Data Science, you
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Scholar-Level 17
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Hi.
For 2024, the “closing cutoff rank” for CSE (General category, all‑India) was ~ 80,940.
For 2023 it was ~ 63,416, and for 2022 about 47,509 — showing demand has been rising year‑on‑year.
For branches like ECE (or general electronics‑type branches), the 2024 closing rank was ~112,216.
For other bran
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