BITSAT 2026 May 26 Shift 1 Analysis OUT: Section-Wise Difficulty, Expected Cutoff Score

BITSAT 2026 May 26 Shift 1 Analysis OUT: Section-Wise Difficulty, Expected Cutoff Score

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New Delhi, Updated on May 26, 2026 13:04 IST
BITSAT 2026 May 26 shift 1 paper has been completed. Based on student’s shared feedback, BITSAT May 26 slot 1 exam was overall moderate to tough. Maths was lengthy and calculative, Physics was entirely conceptual, Chemistry was moderate, and LR and English section was easy to moderate. Candidates who appeared for today’s BITSAT paper read below.

BITSAT 2026 May 26 shift 1 paper analysis out: BITSAT May 26 morning shift paper has been completed. Based on student’s shared feedback, BITSAT May 26 slot 1 exam was overall moderate to tough. Maths was lengthy and calculative, Physics was entirely conceptual, Chemistry was moderate, and LR and English section was easy to moderate. Candidates who appeared for today’s BITSAT exam can check section-wise breakdown along with important topics. 

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BITSAT 2026 May 26 Shift 1 Analysis OUT

Birla Institute of Technology and Science conducted BITSAT May 26 shift 1 paper from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. The computer-based test was held for Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Logical Reasoning and English. Students who attempted the BITSAT session 2 exam today, have stated that the paper was overall moderate with few tricky and confusing questions. 

How was BITSAT May 26 slot 1 paper: Difficulty Level and Expected Cutoff

On the other hand, some also stated that the BITSAT question paper followed the same trend of yesterday paper in terms of difficulty level. Compared to day 1 paper of BITSAT session 2, the questions were on moderate side. In addition, few candidates mentioned that, session 2 is comparatively tougher than session 1 and might expect a significant score drop from session 1. 

BITSAT 2026 May 26 shift 1 Paper Analysis: Section-Wise Breakdown

The paper analysis of BITSAT May 26 morning shift is now available. With overall difficulty level moderate, here is section-wise breakdown of the today’s BITSAT question paper 2026 along with important topics covered -

Section

Difficulty Level

Important Topics asked

Physics

Moderate. The questions were confusing and tricky to solve

Modern Physics, Electrodynamics+ Mechanics combined, Magnetism, Optics, EMI, Electric Flux, Gauss Law, SHM, etc. , Rotational motion, Center of mass, etc.

Chemistry

NCERT based, straight-based questions. Overall, easy to moderate

named reactions, solutions, Chemical equilibrium, mole concepts, thermodynamics, biomolecules, polymers, oxidation

Maths

Tough with lengthy and tricky questions 

Vector 3D, Probability, Binomial theorem, Matrices and Determinants, Area under curve, Trigonometric functions, Maxima and Minima, staright line, etc.

English Proficiency and Logical Reasoning

Easy to moderate. Very doable

 

Overall difficulty level

Moderate to Tough (Balanced paper)

BITSAT Safe Score (Campus-Wise)

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   How are the BITSAT additional questions divided?
A: 

Students will be given 12 additional questions if they finish all 130 questions within 3 hours. Three questions will be available from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics/Biology and Logical Reasoning. Students will not be able to go back to previously answered 130 questions, once they start solving additional questions.

Q:   Is extra time given for the 12 BITSAT additional questions?
A: 

Students will not be given any extra time to complete 12 additional questions in BITSAT paper. Additional questions have to be solved within 3 hours. These will only be provided if students complete 130 original questions before exam ends.

Based on the difficulty level of today’s paper, experts have stated the following safe score for different BITSAT campuses -

BITSAT campus

Expected safe score

BITSAT Expected Cutoff Score (for CSE)

Pilani

210 300+

Goa

205 295

Hyderabad

200+ 285+

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