JEE Main 2024 Exam Analysis: Comparison of Difficulty Level of Sessions 1, 2

– Questions asked from kinematics, gravitation, circular motion, heat and thermodynamics, magnetism-2 questions, wave optics, current electricity-2 questions, electrostatics, modern Physics, semi-conductors

– Both MCQs and numerical based questions were lengthy but easy

– Few fact-based questions from class 12 chapters of NCERT were also asked

– Students felt Physics section was balanced as per coverage of chapters.

– Organic & Physical Chemistry was given more weightage compared to inorganic Chemistry

– Questions asked from electrochemistry, thermodynamics, atomic structure, chemical bonding- 2 questions, general organic Chemistry-2 questions, alcohol, ether and phenol, amines, aryl and alkyl halides mixed concept type questions, coordination compounds, stoichiometry, periodic table.

– Some questions were directly asked from NCERT textbook, which made this section easy.

– Questions were asked from all chapters with emphasis on chapters of calculus and algebra

– More than one question was asked from vectors, 3D geometry, differential equations and conic sections

– In calculus, questions were asked from functions, continuity and differentiability, definite integral, area, differential equations

– In algebra, questions on probability, binomial theorem, complex numbers, permutation and combination, statistics, progressions, matrices and determinants

– In coordinate geometry, questions asked from parabola, ellipse and hyperbola with mixed concepts. The numerical section had lengthy calculations. A few questions were reported as lengthy and tricky.

– Questions from modern Physics, work power and energy, thermodynamics, current electricity, modern Physics and electrostatics were there in the paper

– Most of the questions were asked from the 12th class syllabus in

– If somebody has gone through the PYQs of the previous year papers, he/she will definitely have an upper hand in the paper.

– There was almost equal distribution of the all the three parts of chemistry i.e. Physical, organic and inorganic

– Questions were mainly straightforward

– Questions from prominent chapters like equilibrium, bonding, alcohol, phenol and ethers, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics and alkyl and aryl halides were asked

– Overall coverage of the chapters was uniform. 

– Questions from algebra and calculus were dominant in the paper

– A good number of questions were asked from vectors and 3D

– Questions from binomial theorem, sequence and series, statistics were there in the paper

– Almost all the topics were covered

– In short, it was a balanced paper which can be solved in the given time 

– Most of the students found Mathematics a bit lengthy

– The difficulty level wise order according to a large section of student is Mathematics > Chemistry > Physics

– Questions from thermodynamics, magnetism, current electricity, modern Physics and electrostatistics were duly represented in the paper

– Most of the questions were asked from the 12th class syllabus

– Solving a good number of mock tests would prove to be an effective strategy

– In comparison to phase-I Physics papers, Physics questions are on the same side.

– Questions from prominent chapters like hydrocarbons, electrochemistry, equilibrium, and alcohol, phenol and ethers, p-block were asked

– Overall coverage of the chapters was uniform

– Almost all the questions are more or less related to or asked from NCERT only. 

– Questions from calculus were dominant followed by vectors and 3D, matrices and determinants

– Questions were also asked from quadratic equations and binomial theorem in the paper

– Almost all the topics were covered. The quality of the questions was good and the paper was a bit lengthy because of the Maths part

– In comparison to 11th and 12th class portion, most of the questions were asked from 12th syllabus only

– Overall, average students found Mathematics difficult, and the overall difficulty level of the paper can be said to moderate to difficult

– The difficulty level wise order according to a large section of student is Mathematics > Chemistry > Physics

– Current electricity questions were in good number in the paper

– Questions from modern Physics, semiconductor, EMI, electrostatistics, units and dimensions, mechanics and magnetism were there in the paper

– Most of the questions were asked from the 12th class syllabus.

– Most of the questions were from the inorganic Chemistry part

– 3-4 questions were asked from electrochemistry chapter

– Questions from prominent chapters like d-Block elements, coordination compounds, biomolecules, p-block and aldehyde, ketone and carboxylic acids were asked

– Overall coverage of the chapters was uniform

– Among 11th and 12thclass, a greater number of questions are asked from 12th class syllabus

– The paper was by and large based on NCERT books

– However, 4-5 confusing questions were there in the paper. 

– A good number of questions were asked from vectors, 3D and calculus

– Questions from calculus part was not that tough while some good questions were there from Conic section

– Complex number and matrices and determinants were there in the paper

– Almost all the topics were covered

– The main thing is questions were both lengthy and tricky which took a lot of time to solve

– In short, it was a challenging paper with Mathematics being the toughest among all

– Most of the students found Mathematics difficult

– The difficulty level wise order according to a large section of students is Mathematics > Chemistry > Physics

– Marking scheme for multiple choice questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response, 0 if not attempted

– Marking scheme for numerical based questions was +4 for correct response and 0 in all other cases

– Total marks of this section were 100.

– Marking scheme for multiple choice questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response, 0 if not attempted

– Marking scheme for numerical based questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response and 0 in all other cases

– Total marks of this section were 100.

– Marking scheme for multiple choice questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response, 0 if not attempted

– Marking scheme for numerical based questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response and 0 in all other cases

– Total marks of this section were 100.

– Numerical based questions were lengthy and easy

– Few fact-based questions from class XII chapters of NCERT were also asked.

– Questions asked from periodic table, coordination compounds, p-block elements, chemical bonding, d and f block elements, stoichiometry, chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, general organic Chemistry- 4 questions, alcohol, ether and phenol, biomolecules, amines, carboxylic acids, with mixed concept questions

– Some fact-based questions from NCERT were asked.

– Questions asked from matrices -2 ques, 3 D geometry, vectors-2 ques, permutation and combination, probability-2 ques, complex numbers, statistics, progressions, quadratic equations, function-3 ques, limits, continuity and differentiability, application of derivative, definite integrals, differential equations, area, straight line, circle ,  hyperbola amongst conic sections with mixed concept questions

– The numerical section had lengthy calculations from chapters of calculus and algebra

– A few questions were reported as lengthy and easy.

– Marking scheme for multiple choice questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response, 0 if not attempted. Marking scheme for numerical based questions was +4 for correct response and 0 in all other cases

– Total marks of this section were 100.

– Marking scheme for multiple choice questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response, 0 if not attempted

– Marking scheme for numerical based questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response and 0 in all other cases

– Total marks of this section were 100.

– Marking scheme for multiple choice questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response, 0 if not attempted

– Marking scheme for numerical based questions was +4 for correct response, -1 for incorrect response and 0 in all other cases

– Total marks of this section were 100.

– Some good questions from chapters of kinematics, laws of motion, gravitation, heat and thermodynamics,  rotational motion, optics, current electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, modern physics, atoms and nuclei

– Numerical based questions were easy

– Physics was balanced and easy.

– Questions asked from GOC, alcohols, ether & phenols, amines, aldehydes and ketones, biomolecules, aryl and alkyl halides mixed concept questions, Physical Chemistry had questions from chemical kinetics, electrochemistry and chemical equilibrium  

– Inorganic Chemistry had questions from coordination compounds, p-block,  d and f -block elements and chemical bonding. Some NCERT fact-based questions asked which made it easy for students.

– Questions from Conic Sections with mixed concept questions in Coordinate Geometry  

– In Calculus, questions asked from limits, application of derivative, definite integral, differential equations, area 

– In Algebra, questions asked from Complex number, progressions, permutation and combination, binomial theorem, statistics, matrices and determinants, probability, vector and 3D Geometry

– Few MCQs and numerical based questions had lengthy calculations and were tricky.