Tell me the difficulty level of JEE Main exam? JEE Main exam is difficult to clear? Is there negative marking in JEE Main exam for wrong answer and not attempted questions? Provide me the exam pattern and the syllabus of the JEE Main exam?

Candidates must have the choice of appearing in any one of the two types of papers or both. Paper I was for BE/BTech courses while Paper II was for BArch/BPlanning.

Paper I was pen and paper based and on April 9 and 10, it will be online or computer based.

It had objective type questions with multiple choice with one out of four correct answers with equal weightage to physics, chemistry and mathematics.

Difficulty Level in JEE main:

The paper was of overall of medium-hard difficulty level.

Level of difficulty Physics Chemistry Mathematics
Number of easy questions 12 11 12
Number of medium questions 12 12 11
Number of hard questions 6 7 7

Topic wise distribution of questions in JEE Main:

Physics of Class 11
Name of topic Number of questions
Properties of Solids and Liquids 3
Thermodynamics 3
Rotational Motion 2
Oscillations and Waves 2
Physics and Measurement 1
Kinematics 1
Laws of Motion 1
Work, Energy and Power 1
Gravitation 1

Physics of class 12
Name of topic Number of questions
Optics 3
Electrostatics 2
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism 2
Electromagnetic Waves 2
Atoms and Nuclei 2
Current Electricity 1
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents 1
Electronic Devices 1

Chemistry of Class 11
Name of topic Number of questions
Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry 3
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 2
States of Matter (Gaseous State, Liquid State) 1
Atomic Structure 1
Chemical Thermodynamics 1
Equilibrium 1
Redox Reactions 1
Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry 1

Chemistry of Class 12
Name of topic Number of questions
Electrochemistry 3
Organic Compounds containing Oxygen 3
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals 2
Co-ordination Compounds 2
Organic Compounds containing Halogens 2
Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen 2
Chemical Kinetics 1
Solid State 1
P-Block Elements 1
Polymers 1
Biomolecules 1

Mathematics of class 11
Name of topic Number of questions
Co-ordinate Geometry (Straight Lines & Circles, Conic Sections) 5
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations 3
Sequences and Series 2
Statistics and Probability 2
Trigonometry 2
Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications 1
Mathematical Reasoning 1

Mathematics of class 12
Name of topic Number of questions
Integral Calculus 3
Three Dimensional Geometry & Vector Algebra 3
Differentiation and applications 3
Matrices and Determinants 2
Sets, Relations and Functions 1
Limit, Continuity and Differentiability 1
Differential Equations 1