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JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Shift 1, 2 question paper with solutions- Coaching classes have issued the shift 1 JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 question paper along with the answer key and solutions. Shift 2 is over at 6 PM. The complete JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Shift 1, 2 question paper pdf and solutions is updated here. JEE Mains 2026 22 Jan shift 1 exam was moderate to tough while the shift 2 was also the same. So, the JEE Main Jan 21 and Jan 22 exams are a bit tough and some repeated questions were also found by the experts of Careers360. Hence, candidates must check the JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Shift 1, 2 question paper and solution to prepare for upcoming sessions.
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Meanwhile, candidates can check the JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Shift 1 question paper and solutions to analyse their performance. Aspirants preparing for the upcoming session can check the difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026 January session.
Careers360 has released the memory-based JEE Main Jan 22 shift 1 and shift 2 question paper and solutions along with the complete exam analysis. Candidates can download the same to analyze their performance in the JEE Main 2026 exam.
Questions are as follows:



To know how the JEE Mains 2026 January 22 exam was, students must match their response with the answer key and follow the marking scheme. Below is the official marking scheme that helps in calculating the JEE Main scores. However, aspirants must note that the given JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 Shift 1, 2 Question Paper is memory-based and they must wait for the final answer key issued by NTA.
For each correct answer, add +4 marks
For each incorrect answer, -1 mark
No mark is given to unattended questions
Add the positive scores and remove the negative ones to get the JEE Main scores.
Follow the below steps to download the Jan 22 morning and evening shift question paper with solutions:
Click on the link given above.
Enter the details asked.
Click on download.
Check your mail for the downloaded pdf.
The Jan 22 Shift 2 analysis is given below as the exam is over:
Subject | Difficulty Level |
Physics | Moderate |
Chemistry | Moderate |
Mathematics | Tough |
Overall | Moderate to Tough |
Jan 22 shift 1 was moderate to difficult. A subject difficulty is given the table below. The details mentioned are strictly memory based.
Subject | Difficulty Level |
Physics | Moderate to Difficult |
Chemistry | Easy to Moderate |
Mathematics | Moderate |
Overall | Moderate to Tough |
It is important to know the difference between the shift 1 and shift 2 of the Jan 22 exam. Therefore, in the table below, we have given a comparison between the two shifts on several parameters and every subject:
Parameter | Shift 1 | Shift 2 |
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) |
Based on past years’ trends and predictions, students can refer to the expected JEE Main 2026 Jan 22 marks vs percentile details given below.
| JEE Main Marks | JEE Main Percentile |
|---|---|
| 300-291 | 100-99.999 |
| 292-280 | 99.99890732 - 99.99617561 |
| 279-271 | 99.99417236 - 99.99153171 |
| 268-259 | 99.99034797 - 99.97687156 |
| 258-250 | 99.97413985 - 99.95228621 |
| 249-240 | 99.95028296 - 99.91549924 |
| 239-230 | 99.91395128 - 99.87060821 |
| 229-220 | 99.86150253 - 99.78191884 |
| 219-210 | 99.77499852 - 99.69159044 |
| 209- 200 | 99.68494329 - 99.57503767 |
| 199-190 | 99.56019541 - 99.40858575 |
| 189- 180 | 99.39319714 - 99.17311273 |
| 179-170 | 99.1567225 - 98.87981861 |
| 169-160 | 98.85149993 - 98.52824811 |
| 159-150 | 98.49801724 -98.09290531 |
| 149-140 | 98.07460288 - 97.54301298 |
| 139-130 | 97.4927496 - 96.87838902 |
| 129-120 | 96.80927687 - 96.0687115 |
| 119-110 | 95.983027 - 95.05625037 |
| 109-100 | 94.96737888 - 93.8020333 |
| 99-90 | 93.67910655 - 92.21882783 |
| 89-80 | 92.05811248 - 90.27631202 |
| 79-70 | 90.0448455 - 87.51810893 |
| 69-60 | 87.33654157 - 83.89085926 |
| 59-50 | 83.5119717 - 78.35114254 |
| 49-40 | 77.81927947 - 69.5797271 |
| 39-30 | 68.80219265 - 56.09102043 |
| 29-20 | 54.01037138 - 36.58463962 |
| 19-10 | 35.2885364 - 18.16647924 |
| 9-0 | 17.14582299 -5.71472799 |
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You can go through the JEE Main Question Paper With Solution PDFs for the last 10 years to check the level of the examination.
Question Paper Year |
JEE Main 2025 Question Paper with Solution (January Session) |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
So far, yes, JEE Mains 2026 is reportedly tougher than last year.
So far, it is seen that Maths was the toughest subject in all the JEE Mains exam conducted so far.
Yes, JEE Mains cut off for 2026 is going to be higher.
In 2026, Physics is relatively easier than last time.
On Question asked by student community
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Hello aspirant,
With a 90 percentile in JEE Mains and belonging to the EWS category, you have a decent chance for some IIITs, especially newer or lower-ranked ones like IIIT Pune, Nagpur, Vadodara, or Lucknow, or non-CSE branches in better IIITs, but getting top IIITs (like IIIT Hyderabad/Delhi) or core
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