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Toughest shift of JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 - The National Testing Agency conducted the JEE Main B.Tech exam in two shifts on January 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29, 2025. Candidates can know the toughest shift of JEE Main 2025 here. Based on the JEE Main exam analysis by experts the Jan 28 shift 1 exam was the toughest one. Subject experts have given a detailed analysis of the JEE Main 2025 exam shift-wise for details on the toughest shift.
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Knowledge of the toughest shift for JEE Mains 2025 will help candidates predict the JEE Main marks vs percentile. Additionally, candidates can use the JEE Main rank predictor tool to predict their ranks in advance. Check this article for a detailed review of the hardest JEE Main 2025 session 1 shift.
Upon comparing the JEE Mains January session exam shift-wise, the toughest paper turned out to be the Jan 28 shift 1 paper. NTA resumed the JEE exam on Jan 28 shift 1 after the exam on January 24. The paper was not only reported to be tougher in comparison with the previous days of the session but also of the previous year’s. Students rated mathematics lengthy, physics conceptually challenging, and chemistry straightforward.
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Candidates can check the shift-wise exam analysis for JEE Mains for each exam day below. In comparison with all other exam days and shifts the JEE Mian Jan 28 shift 1 exam was the toughest. Following the toughest shift of JEE Main 2025 session 1, all the others papers were moderate to difficult.
Session Date | Shift | Difficulty Level |
|---|---|---|
January 22, 2025 | Shift 1 | Moderately Easy |
January 22, 2025 | Shift 2 | Moderately Easy |
January 23, 2025 | Shift 1 | Moderate |
January 23, 2025 | Shift 2 | Moderate |
January 24, 2025 | Shift 1 | Moderate |
January 24, 2025 | Shift 2 | Moderate |
January 28, 2025 | Shift 1 | Toughest |
January 28, 2025 | Shift 2 | Moderately Difficult |
January 29, 2025 | Shift 1 | Moderately Difficult |
January 29, 2025 | Shift 2 | Easy to Moderate |
Date | Shift-Wise Analysis |
|---|---|
January 22, 2025 | |
January 23, 2025 | |
January 24, 2025 | |
January 28, 2025 | |
January 29, 2025 | |
January 30, 2025 (Paper 2) |
Session Date | Physics (Out of 5) | Chemistry (Out of 5) | Maths (Out of 5) |
January 22, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
January 22, 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
January 23, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
January 23, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
January 24, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
January 24, 2025 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
January 28, 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
January 28, 2025 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
January 29, 2025 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
January 29, 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
After the detailed JEE Mains 2025 paper difficulty comparison, candidates can check the subject-wise analysis of JEE Mains 2025 session 1 for all 10 shifts. The JEE Mains session 1 analysis subject-wise provides details on the chapter-wise weightage of topics in the JEE Mains exam.
| Chapters | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Units and Measurements | 5.50% |
| Vector Algebra | 1.17% |
| Motion in a Straight Line | 2.67% |
| Motion in a Plane | 1.33% |
| Circular Motion | 1.83% |
| Laws of Motion | 4% |
| Work, Power and Energy | 3.17% |
| Centre of Mass and Collision | 1.67% |
| Rotational Motion | 3.33% |
| Electrostatics | 5.33% |
| Current Electricity | 8% |
| Capacitor | 2.33% |
| Magnetic Effect of Current | 5.17% |
| Magnetic Properties of Matter | 1% |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 2.83% |
| Alternating Current | 4.33% |
| Electromagnetic Waves | 2.5% |
| Geometrical Optics | 2.5% |
| Properties of Matter | 7% |
| Heat and Thermodynamics | 7.33% |
| Simple Harmonic Motion | 2.5% |
| Waves | 1.5% |
| Gravitation | 4% |
| Atoms and Nuclei | 6.67% |
| Dual Nature of Radiation | 3.83% |
Wave Optics | 3.83% |
| Semiconductor | 3.67% |
| Chapters | |
|---|---|
| Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | 4.5% |
| Structure of Atom | 3.83% |
| Redox Reactions | 2.5% |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 1.67% |
| Ionic Equilibrium | 1.5% |
| Solutions | 2.5% |
| Thermodynamics | 3.67% |
| Electrochemistry | 5.17% |
| p-Block Elements | 5.67% |
| d and f Elements | 5.83% |
| Coordination Compounds | 8% |
| Salt Analysis | 0.83% |
| Basics of Organic Chemistry | 10.33% |
| Hydrocarbons | 3.33% |
| Haloalkanes and Haloarenes | 4.17% |
| Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers | 3.67% |
| Chemical Kinetics and Nuclear Chemistry | 3.33% |
| Surface Chemistry | 0.33% |
| Periodic Table and Periodicity | 4.33% |
| Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure | 8.17% |
| s-Block Elements | 0.17% |
| Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids | 5.17% |
| Compounds Containing Nitrogen | 4.67% |
| Biomolecules | 3.67% |
| Practical Organic Chemistry | 2.67% |
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| Chapters | Weightage |
|---|---|
| Sets and Relations | 2.67% |
| Quadratic Equations and Inequalities | 3% |
| Sequences and Series | 6% |
| Binomial Theorem | 3.83% |
| Matrices and Determinants | 6.67% |
| Permutations and Combinations | 3.5% |
| Probability | 4.33% |
| Straight Lines and Pair of Straight Lines | 4% |
| Circle | 3.33% |
| Parabola | 2% |
| Ellipse | 1.33% |
| Hyperbola | 1.83% |
| Functions | 3.67% |
| Limits, Continuity and Differentiability | 4.67% |
| Differentiation | 2.5% |
| Vector Algebra | 5.83% |
| 3D Geometry | 7.17% |
| Complex Numbers | 4% |
| Statistics | 2.5% |
| Trigonometric Ratio and Identities | 1.17% |
| Inverse Trigonometric Functions | 1.33% |
| Application of Derivatives | 4.33% |
| Indefinite Integrals | 1.33% |
| Definite Integrals | 7.17% |
| Area Under the Curves | 3.67% |
| Differential Equations | 6.17% |
On Question asked by student community
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Hello Dear Student,
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