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JEE Main 2026 Jan 21 Shift 1 & 2 Question Paper with Solutions: Candidates can now download the JEE Main 21 Jan shift 1 and 2 Official Question Paper PDF here in this article. NTA has released the official question paper with answer key on the website along with the responce sheet. Along with the JEE Mains 21st Jan shift 1, 2 question paper, this page also has the answer key and paper analysis. Aspirants appearing for the upcoming sessions of JEE Main 2026 can get an idea of the difficulty level of the JEE Main exam. You can also use JEE Mains 2026 College Predictor to predict your college. Find the details of both shift exam of Jan 21 below:
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The JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 and Shift 2 question paper with answers is uploaded below. Students can analyze the JEE Mains 2026 question paper to understand the overall difficulty level of the exam.
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An overall analysis of the JEE Main 2026 January 21 question paper shift 1 will be provided below. This will help you understand the overall difficulty along with subject wise difficulty level. The data has been provided to you in the table below:
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Subject |
Difficulty Level |
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Easy to Moderate | |
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Tough | |
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Moderate | |
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Overall |
Moderate to Tough |
An overall analysis of the JEE Main 2026 January 21 question paper shift 2 will be provided below. This will help you understand the overall difficulty, along with the subject-wise difficulty level. The data has been provided to you in the table below:
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Subject |
Difficulty Level |
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Physics |
Easy to Moderate |
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Chemistry |
Easy |
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Mathematics |
Moderate |
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Overall |
Easy to Moderate |
Below are the questions from the JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 and Shift 2 exams. The subject-wise analysis of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics will be shared to assist students in self-evaluating their performance and understanding the paper trend.
Chemistry
Question 1: Given below are two statements
Statement-I : The correct order for radius is $\mathrm{Al}>\mathrm{Mg}>\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}>\mathrm{A}^{\beta+}$
Statement-II : Atomic size always, depends on electronegativity.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct option.
1 Statement-I and II are correct
2 Both Statement-I and II are incorrect
3 Statement-I is correct but Statement-II incorrect
4 Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II correct
Question 2: What will be significant figure of summation of $0.153,153.2$ and 153.2 ?
1) 3
2) 4
3) 5
4) 6
Maths
Question 1: The locus of point of intersection of tangents drawn from a point to the circle $(x-2)^2+(y-3)^2=16$, which substends an angle of $120^{\circ}$ is
(A) $3 x^2+3 y^2-12 x-18 y-25=0$
(B) $x^2+y^2-12 x-18 y-25=0$
(C) $3 x^2+3 y^2+12 x+18 y-25=0$
(D) $x^2+y^2-12 x+18 y-25=0$
Question 2: Let $f(x)=x^3+x^2 f(1)+2 x f^{\prime \prime}(2)+f^{\prime \prime \prime}(3), x \in R$. Then the value of $f^{\prime}(5)$ is
A) $\frac{117}{5}$
B) $\frac{62}{5}$
C) $\frac{657}{5}$
D) $\frac{2}{5}$
Physics
Question 1: Refractive index of prism is $\sqrt{2}$. What should be angle of incidence for a light ray such that the emerging ray grazes out the surface.
1) $90^{\circ}$
2) $60^{\circ}$
3) $30^{\circ}$
4) $45^{\circ}$
Question 2: Keeping the significantigures in view the sum of the physical quantilies $5.01 \mathrm{~m}, 153.2 \mathrm{~m}$ and 0.123 m is
a. 205.3 m
b. 205 m
c. 205.333 m
d. 205.33 m
Chemistry
Question 1: Given below are two statements :
Statement 1: All the pairs of molecules (PbO, PbO2), (SnO, SnO2), and (GeO, GeO2) contain amphoteric oxides.
Statement II: AlCl3, BH3, BeH2, and NO2 all have incomplete octets.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct option.
1 Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
2 Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
3 Statement I is correct, but Statement II is incorrect
4 Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is correct
Question 2: Which of the following resonating structure is the most stable?

Maths
Question 1: In binomial expansion of $\left(a x^2+b x+c\right)(1-2 x)^{26}$, the coefficients of $x, x^2$ and $x^3$ are $-56,0$ and 0 respectively, then $(a+b+c)$ is equal to
(1) 1500
(2) 1403
(3) 1300
(4) 1483
Question 2: The value of $\int_{-\frac{\pi}{6}}^{\frac{\pi}{6}} \frac{\pi+4 x^{11}}{1-\sin \left(|x|+\frac{\pi}{6}\right)} d x$
A. $3\pi$
B. $4 \pi$
C. $6 \pi$
D. $12 \pi$
Physics
Question 1: An $\alpha$-particle having kinetic energy 7.7 MeV is approaching fixed gold nucleus (atomic number is 79). Find distance of closest approach.
(1) 1.72 nm
(2) 6.2 nm
(3) 16.8 nm
(4) 0.2 nm
Question 2: An air-filled capacitor of capacitance $C$ is filled with a dielectric ( $k=3$ ) of width $d / 3$, where $d$ is the separation between plates. The new capacitance is
(1) $\frac{9}{5} \mathrm{C}$
(2) $\frac{5}{4} c$
(3) $\frac{4}{3} C$
(4) $\frac{9}{7} C$
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Careers360 will provide you with the JEE Main 2026 January 21 All Shifts Question Paper. This will include both shifts - morning and evening. It will help you get an in detailed comparison between both shift 1 and shift 2. Check the table below for more such details:
| Parameter | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
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| Overall Difficulty Level | Moderate to Tough | Moderate |
| Physics Difficulty | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Chemistry Difficulty | Tough | Easy |
| Mathematics Difficulty | Moderate | Moderate to Hard |
| Numerical-Based Questions | Moderate (mainly in Physics & Maths) | High (especially in Maths) |
| Conceptual Questions | High (especially in Chemistry) | Moderate (mainly in Chemistry) |
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