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    VITEEE 2026 Toughest Shift: Which Slot Was the Most Difficult?

    VITEEE 2026 Toughest Shift: Which Slot Was the Most Difficult?

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    Shivani PooniaUpdated on 02 May 2026, 12:36 PM IST

    The VITEEE 2026 exam is scheduled from 28th April to 3rd May 2026. The exam will be held in multiple shifts every day. As the exam is held on several days and several shifts, the most common question that comes to students' minds is which shifts have been the most difficult. This article provides you with everything you need: shift-wise difficulty, student reactions, subject-wise analysis, and the VITEEE 2026 toughest shift, all in one place. Since the exam is still ongoing, we will be updating this page after every shift so you always get the latest information. Bookmark this page and keep checking back for real-time updates.

    This Story also Contains

    1. VITEEE 2026 Shift-wise analysis
    2. Students’ reactions to VITEEE 2026: Each Shift
    3. Toughest shift of VITEEE 2026
    4. Analysis of the VITEEE 2026 toughest shift
    5. Impact of the toughest shift on results
    6. VITEEE Previous Year's Hardest Shift
    7. VITEEE 2026 College predictor
    8. How to handle Hard Shift in VITEEE 2026
    VITEEE 2026 Toughest Shift: Which Slot Was the Most Difficult?
    VITEEE 2026 Toughest Shift

    VITEEE 2026 Shift-wise analysis

    The VITEEE exam 2026 is taking place in many shifts; the full picture about the shift-wise difficulty level becomes clear only after more exams are over. We will update this section with the latest shift-wise analysis and VITEEE 2026 shift-wise difficulty comparison so that students can easily understand which shift felt easy, moderate, or hard.

    Exam Date

    Shift 1 Analysis

    Shift 2 Analysis

    VITEEE 28 April 2026

    The overall difficulty level of the shift was moderate. Questions were trickier than PYQs.
    Physics: This section was doable. Questions were asked about Electrostatics, capacitors, magnetism, and EMI.

    Chemistry: Organic chemistry weightage was more as compared to other sections. Questions were asked about reaction mechanisms, isomerism, and GOC.

    Mathematics: This section was lengthy and time-consuming.


    English & Aptitude: The English section was the easiest. In the aptitude section, questions were asked on topics like coding, decoding, numerical series, etc.

    The overall difficulty level of the shift was moderate.


    Physics: Class 11 portion dominated this section. The physics section was balanced with a mix of conceptual and theoretical questions.

    Chemistry: Physical chemistry had more weightage in comparison to organic and inorganic chemistry.


    Mathematics: This section was moderate, but questions were based on mixed concepts.


    English & Aptitude: Both sections were easy and scoring.

    VITEEE 29 April 2026

    The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate with mathematics being the toughest sections and English & Aptitude being the easiest.


    Physics: Questions were a mix of conceptual and formula-based. Mechanics, Electrostatics, and Current Electricity were direct, while Optics had a few tricky questions.


    Chemistry: Organic was lengthy with mechanism-based questions. Inorganic was NCERT-based and scoring, while Physical chemistry was moderate.


    Mathematics: The section was lengthy and calculation-heavy. Integration and Differential Equations dominated, with a few tricky questions from matrices.


    English & Aptitude: Both sections were direct and fully scoring, including vocabulary and fill-in-the-blanks.

    The overall difficulty level of this shift was easy to moderate. This shift was very easy compared to the JEE Main exam. Questions were based on PYQs


    Physics: This section was dominated by formula-based questions. A few concept-based questions were also there. Speed played an important role.


    Chemistry: This section was very easy. Many questions were asked about the polymers and biomolecules chapters.


    Mathematics:

    This section was moderate. Lengthy questions were asked. Many questions from chapters like Vector, 3D geometry, Differential equations, Area under curve, and Probability.

    English & Aptitude: This section was the easiest.

    VITEEE 30 April 2026

    The overall difficulty level of the exam was moderate. Mathematics was tough and lengthy while English & Aptitude were easy.


    Physics: Physics was moderate. The Class 12 portion dominated. The paper was balanced. Questions were asked from topics like Gravitation, Optics (Ray and Wave), Modern Physics, SHM and Laws of Motion.


    Chemistry: Chemistry was moderate.Paper was well divided among all sections

    Questions were asked from topics like Isomerism and GOC, Chemical Equilibrium, Solutions, Thermodynamics and Classification of elements and periodicity in properties.


    Mathematics: Maths was moderate to slightly lengthy. Questions were lengthy and asked from the topics like Differentiation and Integration, Circles, Vector and 3d, Continuity and Integral Calculus


    English & Aptitude: Both sections were direct, easy and scoring.



    The overall difficulty level of this shift was moderate. This shift was the same as compared to the morning shift. Questions were based on PYQs


    Physics: This section was moderate to slightly tough and dominated by formula-based questions. A few concept-based questions were also there.

    Chemistry: This section was moderate. The physical chemistry section dominated..


    Mathematics:

    This section was moderate to Tough. Lengthy questions were asked. Questions from chapters like Calculus, Vector, 3D geometry, Differential equations, Area under curve, and Probability.

    English & Aptitude: This section was the easiest.

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    Students’ reactions to VITEEE 2026: Each Shift

    Students' reactions are helpful as they show what students actually felt inside the exam hall. Some say about the overall difficulty level of the exam, while others give their reaction about the pressure and the time-consuming sections of the exam. We will update this section right after each shift ends so you can get the idea of what students felt about the exam.

    Exam Date

    Students’ Reaction

    April 28, 2026

    The majority of students found the exam to be tough. Students with a strong background in mathematics found the exam to be moderate.

    April 29, 2026

    Students found the paper easy as compared to JEE Main. According to the students, more questions were asked from the class 11 syllabus.

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    Toughest shift of VITEEE 2026

    It will be too early to call any shift the toughest shift, as all shifts across all exam dates are not over yet. So, instead of making a decision too soon, we will be updating this section and telling students which shift looks toughest so far. We will revise the VITEEE toughest shift answer on the basis of students' feedback and subject difficulty as the exam progresses.

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    Analysis of the VITEEE 2026 toughest shift

    A shift usually feels hard when Maths is long, Physics has tricky questions, and students get less time to revise. In this section, we will provide the VITEEE 2026 hardest shift analysis in a detailed manner. This analysis will cover points like what made the shift hard, which section was time-consuming and lengthy, and which section was calculation-intensive.

    Impact of the toughest shift on results

    • A tough shift can lower the number of questions a student attempts.

    • It can also make students feel stressed during the exam.

    • If math is too long, students may get less time for other sections.

    • VITEEE 2026 has negative marking, so wrong guesses can lead to negative marking.

    • A hard shift may lower the raw score, but it does not always mean a bad final result, as a tough shift is tough for all.

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    VITEEE Previous Year's Hardest Shift

    From all shifts across all exam dates of the VITEEE 2025 exam, the April 20 shift 3 and the April 24 shift 1 were the toughest shifts according to the students. Out of 10, the difficulty level of these shifts was ranked 7.5. Below are the details of the toughest shifts of the VITEEE 2025 exam:

    Category

    Shift Details

    Overall Difficulty

    Difficulty score out of 10

    Toughest Shift

    April 20, 2025—Shift 3, and April 24, 2025—Shift 1

    Most tough

    7.5/10

    Second Toughest Shift

    April 24, 2025— Shift 2

    Moderate tough

    7/10

    Third Toughest Shift

    April 23, 2025— Shift 3

    Medium tough

    7/10

    VITEEE 2026 College predictor

    After the exam is over, students are very curious to know which college they can get into with their estimated score. The VITEEE 2026 College Predictor Tool provides an answer to that curiosity of yours. Enter your estimated score in the college predictor tool, and it will give you the list of colleges you can get admission into based on your score and category.

    How to handle Hard Shift in VITEEE 2026

    • Stay calm and do not panic.

    • Start with easy questions first.

    • Try to score well in English, Aptitude, and easy Chemistry questions.

    • Do not waste too much time on one long Mathematics question.

    • Skip hard questions in the first round and come back later if time is left.

    • Avoid blind guessing because wrong answers can cut marks.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Are this year’s VITEEE questions the same as previous years’?
    A:

    Not always. Some students felt the first questions on the first shift were more difficult than previous years’ questions. It is better to focus on concepts than past questions.

    Q: Does a tough shift of the VITEEE 2026 exam mean I will fail?
    A:

    Absolutely not. A harder shift affects everyone taking it, and your final result considers the overall performance of all students, not just your raw score.

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    VITEEE pyq question paper required

    Hi,

    Please check here https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-previous-year-question-paper

    The downloadable pdfs are availabale. However, please know that VITEEE official question papers are not disclosed or available. Most of the question papers are mock tests or memory based questions from past years. But practising with these will definitely help.

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    Prabha Dhavala
    20 Apr'26
    Vitee 2026 chapterwise questions in pcm

    Hello S Haran Radhesh,
    We currently don't have VITEEE 2026 question paper but you can refer the following links meanwhile:
    https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-sample-papers
    https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-chapter-wise-weightage

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    Avani Bhardwaj
    22 Apr'26
    so i got 718 marks in my ipe am i good enough to get in vitee as i got 60 percent criteria in mpc but i only got 42 percent in maths do vitee check only 2nd yr marks bcz here our marksheet is total of 1000 which includes both 1st and 2nd yr marks

    Hello Student,

    Yes, you are eligible for VITEEE because of have 60% aggregate score in MPC, However, because you have a low score in maths, I suggest you check with the conducting body regarding your eligibility.

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    Bhanu Pratap
    21 Apr'26
    Vit entrance exam question paper

    Hello Student,
    Click on the given article link to download the VIT Entrance exam question paper and sample paper PDF.
    Link: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-previous-year-question-paper

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    Vishal kumar
    21 Apr'26
    Is slot booking for viteee is opened? or when will they open?and the website name for booking the slot?

    No, VITEEE slot booking has not started yet. The authority will announce the details at vit.ac.in. The slot booking process is expected to start soon after the registration period. The authority will provide the link through email. You can check this article for all the latest updates- https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-slot-booking

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    \mathrm{\underset{\textbf{A}}{\left [ CoF_{6} \right ]^{3-}},\underset{\textbf{B}}{\left [ Co\left ( H_{2}O \right )_{6} \right ]^{2+}},\underset{\textbf{C}}{\left [ Co\left ( NH_{3} \right )_{6} \right ]^{3+}}\: and\: \ \underset{\textbf{D}}{\left [ Co\left ( en \right )_{3} \right ]^{3+}}}

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    Option: 1 \mathrm{sp ^{3} d ^{2} \text { and diamagnetic }}
    Option: 2 \mathrm{sp ^{3} d ^{2} \text { and diamagnetic }}
    Option: 3 \mathrm{sp ^{3} d ^{2} \text { and diamagnetic }}
    Option: 4 \mathrm{sp ^{3} d ^{2} \text { and diamagnetic }}
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    Option: 6 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and diamagnetic }}
    Option: 7 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and diamagnetic }}
    Option: 8 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and diamagnetic }}
    Option: 9 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and paramagnetic }}
    Option: 10 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and paramagnetic }}
    Option: 11 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and paramagnetic }}
    Option: 12 \mathrm{d ^{2} sp ^{3} \text { and paramagnetic }}
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    Option: 16 \mathrm{sp ^{3} d ^{2} \text { and paramagnetic }}
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    The number of geometrical isomers found in the metal complexes \mathrm{\left[ PtCl _{2}\left( NH _{3}\right)_{2}\right],\left[ Ni ( CO )_{4}\right], \left[ Ru \left( H _{2} O \right)_{3} Cl _{3}\right] \text { and }\left[ CoCl _{2}\left( NH _{3}\right)_{4}\right]^{+}} respectively, are :
    Option: 1 1,1,1,1
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    Option: 4 1,1,1,1
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