Toughest shift of JEE Mains 2025 Session 2: Subject-wise difficulty level for All Shifts

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Updated on Apr 15, 2025 11:48 IST

The toughest shift of JEE Main 2025 Session 2 was April 3, Shift 2 as per feedback of students who appeared in the exam. JEE Main 2025 April 3 shift 2 Mathematics section, in particular, was noted to be quite challenging by most students who appeared in the exam.

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National Testing Agency has successfully conducted the JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech) exam on April 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8. Candidates who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination Main 2025 can check the exam analysis to know the toughest shifts. Based on the students' feedback, the overall difficulty level of the JEE Main exam 2025 is moderate to difficult. The hardest shift of JEE Mains 2025 Session 2, as per the students, is the April 3 shift 2 and April 4 (shift 1 & 2)

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As per the JEE Main exam analysis 2025, Mathematics was tough and lengthy, which is similar to the January session. Moreover, Physics was concept-based and doable. Furthermore, Chemistry was an easy paper, as per the students. NCERT-based questions were asked in the Chemistry paper. More details about the toughest shift of JEE Mains 2025 session 2 can be checked below. 

Q:   Is one month sufficient for JEE Main preparation?
A:
One month is not sufficient for JEE Main preparation if a student has not started preparing or have not studied earlier for the exam. As the syllabus of JEE Main is vast, studying all the topics and remembering them take a lot of effort. However, class 12 student can get a decent score in JEE Main if time after the bard exam is devoted exclusively for the JEE preparation. Since most topics of JEE Main and class 12 are similar, students need to revise all the topics and solve previous year JEE Main question papers. Start solving JEE Main mock test papers at last 3-4 days before the exam to make yourself comfortable with the exam.
Q:   How to crack JEE Mains in first attempt?
A:

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.

Q:   What is the qualifying score in JEE Main?
A:
There is no minimum qualifying marks in JEE Main. Exam. However, any candidate who wish to appear in JEE Advanced need to obtain the minimum cutoff marks in JEE Main. Candidates gets all India rank in JEE Main on the basis of the score they get in the exam. Admission to the institutes like NITs, IIITs and GFTIs is given on the basis of all India rank of candidates. Candidates who wish to apply for JEE Advanced need to get the minimum JEE Main qualifying cutoff marks only after which they can apply for admission to IITs.
Table of content
  • Toughest Shift of JEE Mains 2025 April Session 2
  • JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Toughest Shift- Based on Students Feedback
  • Hardest Shift of JEE Main 2025 Session 2 - High Weightage Topics
  • JEE Main 2025 Difficulty Level Analysis by Shiksha Poll

Toughest Shift of JEE Mains 2025 April Session 2 

Aspirants preparing for the upcoming JEE Main exam must check the exam analysis to know high-weightage topics, mark distributions, and lengthy questions. Focusing on the JEE Main analysis and preparing for the exam accordingly will help to secure good marks in the exam. 

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JEE Main 2025 Session 2 Toughest Shift- Based on Students Feedback

Below is the difficulty level of JEE Main Session 2 marks on the scale of 5. 

Exam Shifts  

Overall Difficulty Level  

Physics 

Chemistry 

Mathematics 

April 2, Shift 1  

Easy  

April 2, Shift 2  

Easy to Moderate  

April 3, Shift 1  

Easy  

April 3, Shift 2  

Difficult  

April 4, Shift 1  

Moderately Difficult  

April 4, Shift 2  

Moderate  

April 7, Shift 1  

Moderate  

4

April 8, Shift 2 

Moderate 

Hardest Shift of JEE Main 2025 Session 2 - High Weightage Topics 

Below are the high-weightage topics in the JEE Main Session 2 exam.  

Subject

High Weightage Topics 

Mathematics 

Matrix, Conic sections, Integration, Vectors, 3D, Probability, ITF, Trigonometry, Sequence and Series, Matrices, Conic, Calculus, Coordinate Geometry, Algebra, Probability  

Chemistry 

Chemical bonding, Biomolecules, GOC, Thermodynamics, Coordination compounds, CFT, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, General Organic Chemistry, Amines, Aldehyde & Ketones, Electrochemistry, Mole Concept, Liquid Solutions, Atomic Structure, Alcohol, Ether & Phenol, Aryl & Alkyl halides 

Physics 

Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Modern Physics, Semiconductor, Current electricity, Magnetic field, Rotation, Electrostatics, Fluid mechanics, Osmotic pressure, Ray optics, Wave optics, Optics, Units & Measurements, Electromagnetism, Capacitors, Magnetic Effects, Units and Dimensions, Surface Tension, Logic Gates, Kinematics, Gravitation, SHM, Laws of Motion, Magnetism, Work, Power & Energy, Heat & Thermodynamics  

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JEE Main 2025 Difficulty Level Analysis by Shiksha Poll

Shiksha conducted an online poll during JEE Mains 2025 session 2 exam from April 2 to 8 in which more than 10,000 students participated to give their feedback on the analysis of exam.

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JEE Main 2025 April 4 Difficulty Level

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JEE Main 2025 April 8 Exam Anaysis

Q:   What is the difficulty level of JEE Main?
A:
The difficulty level of JEE Main is similar to class 12 board exams. Also, the syllabus of JEE Main is similar to class 11 and 12 syllabus. However, the questions asked in JEE Mains are tricky and required in-depth understanding of the subjects. Students need to have conceptual understanding of each topics to get a good score in the exam. Students who studies NCERT and have good understanding of topics can get a decent score in JEE Mains.
Q:   How many months are required to prepare for JEE Mains exam?
A:

The time period required to complete the JEE Main preparation depends mainly on the students. Every student has their own pace of study. Ideally, 6-month time is good enough to complete the JEE Main preparation. Students who have started preparing from class 11 or 12 can easily prepare for JEE Main in 6 months considering the topics of JEE syllabus have already been studied in classes 11 and 12.

JEE Main preparation is most effective with classes 11 and 12 as almost 90-95 percent of topics are similar in both exams. This way students can easily complete the entire JEE Main syllabus as well as the syllabus of classes 11 and 12. After the board exams, students get 1-2 months' time where they can focus entirely on JEE Main. Students who have started late for the JEE Main exam can make a 6-month plan where in the first three months they have to focus on revising the syllabus studied in classes 11 and 12. In the next two months focus on solving questions of JEE Main and analyzing the mistakes being made, if any. The last month should be focused on solving mock tests and JEE Main previous year question papers.

Q:   How to prepare for JEE Main from Class 11th and 12th?
A:
Starting the JEE Main preparation from class 11 or 12 is the best time. As JEE Main syllabus consists of topics from class 11 and 12, students can easily cover all the topics along with school. Students can begin by checking the topics that is covered in both school and JEE Main and give special attention to them. For all three subjects, study NCERT and also take help from reference books. Understand the concepts thoroughly and solve numerical problems. To crack JEE Main along with class 12, students should devote at least 2-3 hours for JEE beside class 12 studies. Regularly solve JEE Main mock test and solve previous year question papers to evaluate the performance.
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