JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 Paper Analysis OUT: Students Find Maths Tough and Lengthy
JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 paper is over. Students can now check here detailed JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 paper analysis. As per students' initial reactions, overall JEE Main 2026 paper was of moderate difficulty. Most questions in Mathematics were toughest, while other subjects were doable and NCERT based. Read to learn more about subject-wise JEE Mains paper analysis for April 4 Shift 1 exam.
National Testing Agency (NTA) has concluded JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 paper at 12 PM. With the conclusion of the exam, JEE Main April 4 Shift 1 paper analysis is now available. According to students who appeared for the exam, overall JEE Main 2026 question paper was of moderate difficulty. Out of all subjects, most students found Mathematics to be the toughest due to lengthy and tough questions. Read to know more detailed JEE Main paper analysis for April 4 Shift 1 exam.
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JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 Paper Analysis: Subject-wise Difficulty Level
Students can check overall and subject-wise JEE Mains 2026 paper analysis for April 4 Shift 1 exam from table given below.
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Overall |
Moderate |
| Mathematics |
Difficult and Lengthy. Most questions were lengthy and time consuming. High weightage topics were Vector 3D, Conic Section, Matrices, Determinants, Relations and Functions. |
| Physics |
Moderate. There were many formula based questions. High weightage topics were Kinematics, Ray Optics, Focal Length, Nuclei, Magnetic Effects of Current, Moment of Inertia |
| Chemistry |
Easy to Moderate. Most questions were from Organic Chemistry. High weightage topics was Biomolecules. |
Was JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 paper easy or tough?
As per students’ feedback, JEE Main 2026 April 4 Shift 1 paper was tougher as compared to Session 1. Most questions were NCERT based and Mathematics questions were tough and lengthy to solve. For this shift, 180 to 190 marks is expected to be required for 99 percentile.
JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam is being held at various exam centres. For Paper 1 (BTech), JEE Main exam dates are April 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8. Paper 2 (BArch/BPlan) will be held on April 7, 2026.
Commonly asked questions
The general and category wise JEE Mains are:
Category |
Cutoff from Previous Year |
|---|---|
Unreserved (UR) |
93.1023262 |
Gen-EWS |
80.3830119 |
OBC-NCL |
79.4313582 |
SC |
61.1526933 |
ST |
47.9026465 |
UR-PwD |
0.0079349 |
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As of now, the toughest shift of the JEE Main April session is the April 2 shift 2 exam.
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