JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Review; Difficulty Level and Subjectwise Weightage
The JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 exam has been conducted. The exam was held in 221 cities of India and 2 cities outside India. The exam saw high participation from students across the centres. As per initial feedback from students who appeared in the exam, the paper was moderate to tough in difficulty level. Physics was toughest of all three subjects.
JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Review
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has successfully conducted the JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 exam. The JEE Advanced paper 2 exam was also moderate to difficult in nature with Physics being the toughest of all three subjects. Many students have reported that the JEE Advanced 2026 paper 2 was similar to the difficulty level of previous year exam.
As per subject experts and students who took the exam, questions were asked from both class 11 and 12 chapters. Overall, questions in the JEE Advanced paper 2 were well balanced in terms of distribution and chapter coverage.
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JEE Advanced 2026 Paper 2 Review
The subject-wise JEE Advanced paper 2 analysis is given here. It will help students evaluate their performance and know how much they would be scoring in the exam.
| Subjects |
Difficulty Level |
Topics Covered |
| Physics |
Difficult |
EMI, Current, Wave, Mechanics, Optics |
| Chemistry |
Easy to Moderate |
Most questions were from organic |
| Maths |
Moderate to Difficult |
Limits and Continuity, Integrals, Differential Equations |
JEE Advanced 2026 Pattern Paper 2
Check JEE Advanced 2026 paper pattern here. As per the JEE Advanced paper pattern 2026, the question paper had a total of 48 questions, 16 each from Physics, Chemistry and Maths. The detailed analysis of type of questions and marking scheme is given here.
| Type of Questions |
Number of Questions |
Marking Scheme |
| Single Correct MCQ |
4 |
3 Marks for correct answer -1 Mark for incorrect answer |
| Multiple Correct MCQ |
4 |
4 Marks for correct answer -1 Mark for incorrect answer |
| Numerical Value Type |
4 |
4 Marks for correct answer No negative marking |
| Matching Type |
4 |
4 Marks for correct answer -1 Mark for incorrect answer |
JEE Advanced 2026 Marks vs Ranks
Check marks vs rank in JEE Advanced 2026 here
| Marks |
2026 CRL Rank (estimated) |
| 333 |
1 |
| 317 |
10 |
| 300 |
50 |
| 288 |
100 |
| 268 |
200 |
| 254 |
300 |
| 238 |
500 |
| 212 |
1,000 |
| 182 |
2,000 |
| 164 |
3,000 |
| 149 |
5,000 |
| 131 |
7,000 |
| 118 |
10,000 |
| 85-95 |
Above 10,000 |
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