JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 1 Paper Analysis OUT: Maths Moderate, Physics Lengthy and Time Consuming
JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 1 paper is over. Detailed JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 1 paper analysis is now available. As per students' initial reactions, overall JEE Main 2026 paper was of moderate difficulty. Most questions in Mathematics were moderate, while other subjects were doable and NCERT based. Physics had time consuming questions. Read to learn more about subject-wise JEE Mains paper analysis for April 5 Shift 1 exam.
National Testing Agency has concluded JEE Main 5 April Shift 1 exam. Based on initial reactions by students, JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 1 paper analysis is now available. As per students who appeared for the exam, JEE Main April 5 Shift 1 exam was moderately difficult. Physics was the moderate but it had lengthy numerical questions. Students found Mathematics to be of moderate difficulty and Chemistry was the easiest. Read to know detailed analysis of JEE Main April 5 Shift 1 question paper.
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JEE Main 5 April Shift 1 Paper Analysis: Overall and Subject-wise Difficulty Level
Overall and subject-wise JEE Main April 5 Shift 1 paper analysis is now available. Students can check initial analysis based on student’s feedback from table given below.
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Overall |
Moderate |
| Mathematics |
Moderate. High weightage topics were Vectors and 3D, Functions, Limits, Application of Derivatives, Area under Curves, Differential Equations, Binomials, Probability, Quadratic Equations, Trigonometry, Determinants & Matrices, Conic Section. |
| Physics |
Moderate but Lengthy. More calculation heavy numerical problems. High weightage topics were Microscope, Elasticity, Units & Dimensions, Capacitor & Inductance, Current Electricity, Electrostatics, Magnetism, Ray Optics, Sound Wave, Semiconductors. |
| Chemistry |
Easy, More questions from Organic. High weightage topics were from Biomolecules and General Organic Chemistry (GOC). |
Was JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 1 paper easy or tough?
Most students have reported that they found JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 1 exam was easier as compared to Session 1. While most Physics questions were lengthy to solve, Mathematics and Chemistry were moderate to easy and NCERT based. For this shift, 190 to 200 marks is expected to be required for 99 percentile.
NTA is conducting JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam 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.
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