What you will take away
- One identified first-session B.E./B.Tech shift per year; a fixed sample, not an all-shift or all-session census.
- 675 offered question positions are traced to identified source copies and PDF pages.
- Response formats and question structures are separate counts. Each question has one primary chapter and may have secondary tags.
Start here if: Know the chapter concepts and distinguish an answer format from the information used in a question.
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Begin with the paper that was actually counted
One identified first-session B.E./B.Tech shift per year; a fixed sample, not an all-shift or all-session census. The source table gives the date, paper or shift, provenance and exact file hash. Each offered question receives a source label, a page reference, a response category, a question structure and a primary chapter.
This is a fixed historical sample, not a representative estimate of every JEE Main session or shift. Dates were chosen by the first engineering shift of the first session; no shift was chosen because its chapter distribution made a striking story.
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2019–2026 · identified papers
Two ways to describe a question
One identified first-session B.E./B.Tech shift per year; a fixed sample, not an all-shift or all-session census. This comparison reviews 675 offered question positions.
The response format says how an answer is submitted. The question structure says how its information is presented. A single-correct question can contain a matching task. Keep these dimensions separate.
| Year | Covered papers / shift | Single-correct | Multiple-correct | Integer entry | Numerical entry | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | JEE Main 2019-01-09 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | JEE Main 2020-01-07 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 75 |
| 2021 | JEE Main 2021-02-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | JEE Main 2022-06-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | JEE Main 2023-01-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | JEE Main 2024-01-27 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 60 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | 22 January 2025 · Shift 1 | 60 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 75 |
| 2026 | JEE Main 2026-01-21 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) | 60 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 75 |
| Year | Statements | Assertion–reason | Matching | Other | Passage subquestions* | Offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 0 | 90 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 0 | 75 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 90 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 90 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 90 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 75 |
| 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 75 |
*Passage subquestions are an additional overlapping flag, counted once each. They are not a fifth structure category. The four response categories sum to offered positions; the four structure categories independently sum to the same total. Do not add the two tables together.
Read the classification rules and limits
All offered positions counted, including optional and dropped items. Response format and question structure are separate dimensions. Structures are exclusive by precedence assertion–reason > matching > statements > other. Passage/comprehension is an additional overlapping flag. One primary historical chapter allocation per question, with secondary tags for mixed concepts. Question shares are not marks shares. Format/structure and chapter tags are editorial classifications, not official statistics or external subject-expert certification.
Assertion–reason requires explanatory-link options. Statements are explicit truth-tested claim sets, including named Statement I/II and multiple-correct claims about distinct properties or relations. The literal word “statement” is not required. Ordinary single-correct statement-like answer options, bare alternative outputs or parameter pairs, sequencing and nominal event/entity/condition selections are other. Matching requires explicit cross-list correspondence. A numerical result in an MCQ is still a single-correct response.
Chapter shares describe the selected content, not difficulty, future frequency or guaranteed marks. Different Advanced sections carry different marks; no question-count percentage is presented as a marks percentage. Zero is a reviewed absence within this selection, not proof of syllabus exclusion. Missing evidence is never filled with zero.
Inspect the question behind each count
Chapter-wise question weightages
2026 · Mathematics · JEE Main 2026-01-21 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
Selected subject responses: 20 single-correct · 0 multiple-correct · 5 integer entry · 0 numerical entry.
Chapter questions ÷ offered subject questions gives the subject share. Divide by all offered questions in the selected paper(s) for the paper share. Optional items remain in the offered denominator. Each question has one primary chapter; secondary tags preserve overlap without increasing totals.
| Primary chapter | Questions | % of subject | % of selected paper(s) | Response formats | Statements | A–R | Matching | Question references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circles | 2 | 8.00% | 2.67% | 2 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q9 · PDF p4 Mathematics Q11 · PDF p4 |
| Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | 2 | 8.00% | 2.67% | 2 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q4 · PDF p2 Mathematics Q8 · PDF p3 |
| Definite Integration | 2 | 8.00% | 2.67% | 1 single-correct 1 integer entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q17 · PDF p7 Mathematics Q23 · PDF p9 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 2 | 8.00% | 2.67% | 1 single-correct 1 integer entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q10 · PDF p4 Mathematics Q22 · PDF p9 |
| Sequences and Series | 2 | 8.00% | 2.67% | 1 single-correct 1 integer entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q5 · PDF p2 Mathematics Q21 · PDF p9 |
| Vector Algebra | 2 | 8.00% | 2.67% | 2 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q2 · PDF p1 Mathematics Q12 · PDF p5 |
| Application of Derivatives | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 integer entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q25 · PDF p10 |
| Application of Integrals | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q7 · PDF p3 |
| Binomial Theorem | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q6 · PDF p3 |
| Differential Equations | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q16 · PDF p7 |
| Hyperbola | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q15 · PDF p6 |
| Inverse Trigonometric Functions | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q3 · PDF p2 |
| Limits, Continuity and Differentiability | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q1 · PDF p1 |
| Matrices | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 integer entry | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q24 · PDF p9 |
| Probability | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q13 · PDF p5 |
| Sets, Relations and Functions | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q14 · PDF p6 |
| Straight Lines | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q18 · PDF p8 |
| Three-dimensional Geometry | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q20 · PDF p9 |
| Trigonometric Functions and Equations | 1 | 4.00% | 1.33% | 1 single-correct | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mathematics Q19 · PDF p8 |
| Determinants | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ellipse | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Indefinite Integration | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Logarithms and Exponential Functions | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mathematical Induction | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Parabola | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Statistics | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Compare all eight years for Mathematics
| Chapter | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of Derivatives | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Application of Integrals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Binomial Theorem | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Circles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Definite Integration | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Determinants | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Differential Equations | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ellipse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hyperbola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Indefinite Integration | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inverse Trigonometric Functions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Limits, Continuity and Differentiability | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Logarithms and Exponential Functions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mathematical Induction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matrices | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Parabola | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Probability | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Sequences and Series | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sets, Relations and Functions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Statistics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Straight Lines | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Three-dimensional Geometry | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Trigonometric Functions and Equations | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Vector Algebra | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Inspect 25 Mathematics question classifications for 2026
| Paper / source label | Primary chapter | Response format | Question structure | Secondary chapters / allocation note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics Q1 | Limits, Continuity and Differentiability | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q1 · PDF p1 |
| Mathematics Q2 | Vector Algebra | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q2 · PDF p1 |
| Mathematics Q3 | Inverse Trigonometric Functions | Single-correct | Other | Sets, Relations and Functions · Domain of inverse trigonometric functions; sets/functions secondary. | Mathematics Q3 · PDF p2 |
| Mathematics Q4 | Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q4 · PDF p2 |
| Mathematics Q5 | Sequences and Series | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q5 · PDF p2 |
| Mathematics Q6 | Binomial Theorem | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q6 · PDF p3 |
| Mathematics Q7 | Application of Integrals | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q7 · PDF p3 |
| Mathematics Q8 | Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q8 · PDF p3 |
| Mathematics Q9 | Circles | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q9 · PDF p4 |
| Mathematics Q10 | Permutations and Combinations | Single-correct | Other | Sets, Relations and Functions · Counting strictly increasing functions; combinatorics primary. | Mathematics Q10 · PDF p4 |
| Mathematics Q11 | Circles | Single-correct | Other | Parabola · Circle derived from parabola geometry; circles primary. | Mathematics Q11 · PDF p4 |
| Mathematics Q12 | Vector Algebra | Single-correct | Other | Circles · Vector constraint followed by circle condition; vector algebra primary. | Mathematics Q12 · PDF p5 |
| Mathematics Q13 | Probability | Single-correct | Other | Statistics · Probability after mean/variance reconstruction; statistics secondary. | Mathematics Q13 · PDF p5 |
| Mathematics Q14 | Sets, Relations and Functions | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q14 · PDF p6 |
| Mathematics Q15 | Hyperbola | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q15 · PDF p6 |
| Mathematics Q16 | Differential Equations | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q16 · PDF p7 |
| Mathematics Q17 | Definite Integration | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q17 · PDF p7 |
| Mathematics Q18 | Straight Lines | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q18 · PDF p8 |
| Mathematics Q19 | Trigonometric Functions and Equations | Single-correct | Other | — | Mathematics Q19 · PDF p8 |
| Mathematics Q20 | Three-dimensional Geometry | Single-correct | Other | Vector Algebra | Mathematics Q20 · PDF p9 |
| Mathematics Q21 | Sequences and Series | Integer entry | Other | — | Mathematics Q21 · PDF p9 |
| Mathematics Q22 | Permutations and Combinations | Integer entry | Other | — | Mathematics Q22 · PDF p9 |
| Mathematics Q23 | Definite Integration | Integer entry | Other | — | Mathematics Q23 · PDF p9 |
| Mathematics Q24 | Matrices | Integer entry | Other | Determinants · Matrix polynomial identities and determinant; matrices primary. | Mathematics Q24 · PDF p9 |
| Mathematics Q25 | Application of Derivatives | Integer entry | Other | Differential Equations · Differential condition followed by increasing-interval test; application of derivatives primary. | Mathematics Q25 · PDF p10 |
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Source papers and verification
Every count links to an identified paper and a 1-based PDF page. Original official papers and mirrored CBT exports are named separately. SHA-256 preserves the exact reviewed copy; it does not authenticate a mirror’s chain of custody. Chapter and structure tags are TopAll editorial classifications, not labels issued by the examination authority.
| Year / paper | Date / shift | Questions offered | Source and limits | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019-01-09 · Shift 1 | 90 | JEE Main 2019-01-09 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror One first-engineering-day first-session shift; not all-shift or year-wide weightages. Third-party mirror custody not independently authenticated. Chapter and structure labels editorial. No answer-key scoring audit. All 90 multiple-choice positions offered; 30 per subject. | de269afa51bd50d9a198e0a757737a83b3e003bb117032463e178e1b19fac6d7 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-07 · Shift 1 | 75 | JEE Main 2020-01-07 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) Original NTA CBT export mirrored by eSaral; complete 75-item evidence is a union with one item from an AglaSem original CBT export One identified shift only, not year-wide weightages. This is an explicitly labelled union of two original NTA CBT response-sheet export facsimiles, not a single intact file. eSaral copy omits Physics Q1/ID40503611; AglaSem copy supplies this exact item on PDFpage9 printedPhysicsQ14. AglaSem mathematics item is burned black in its raster but is fully visible in eSaral, ID40503654 PDFpage33 printedMathsQ17. Mirrors are not NTA-controlled hosts and their custody is not independently authenticated. Original IDs, metadata and original printed questions are preserved. Candidate answers are not treated as official keys. No scoring-key correctness audit. | 658cf809dbec36f2f5ab91e95a1a71a8c3416e655687ca571fffd47b6df50f45 |
| 2021 | 2021-02-24 · Shift 1 | 90 | JEE Main 2021-02-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror One first-engineering-day first-session shift; not all-shift or year-wide weightages. Third-party mirror custody not independently authenticated. Chapter and structure labels editorial. No answer-key scoring audit. 20 MCQs plus 10 numerical positions offered per subject; choose five numerical positions. Offered-base chapter counts include all 90 positions. Numerical values are rounded to nearest integer; response is numerical input. Placeholder possible-answer ranges in this export are not treated as final keys. | 5e1ddcb58f49b1399fbb0123c832e327e2ebb52cf1cb98b5bf79db8da28d53ed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-24 · Shift 1 | 90 | JEE Main 2022-06-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) Official NTA original question-paper export, downloaded directly from nta.ac.in One identified first-session first-engineering-day shift, not all shifts or year-wide weightages. All 90 original positions individually re-reviewed for response type, structure and chapter; exact original question order, NTA ItemCodes and PDF pages retained. Chapter/structure labels are editorial, not NTA statistics or subject-expert certification. Official original bytes downloaded directly from NTA; CollegeSearch mirror has identical SHA256. The 6 July 2022 official provisional final key identifies ItemCode 101678 as Drop; it remains in the 90 offered positions. This audit does not certify that provisional key as the latest scoring key. Integer input means the numerical section rounded to nearest integer. All ten numerical positions per subject count, although candidates chose five. Cross-check 1: CollegeSearch mirror, byte-identical to official NTA original | c81531f24dc18e171716cd7037c59f8ae28f70023c9f03f24571f31544197bf1 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-24 · Shift 1 | 90 | JEE Main 2023-01-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror One first-engineering-day first-session shift; not all-shift or year-wide weightages. Third-party mirror custody not independently authenticated. Chapter and structure labels editorial. No answer-key scoring audit. 20 MCQs plus 10 nearest-integer numerical positions offered per subject; choose five numerical positions. All 90 offered positions counted. | b2bbf1fe9ef5e3cea9a555e50e94e07c97f3c613df1dbd626f1b02de4dc4892d |
| 2024 | 2024-01-27 · Shift 1 | 90 | JEE Main 2024-01-27 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror One first-engineering-day first-session shift; not all-shift or year-wide weightages. Third-party mirror custody not independently authenticated. Chapter and structure labels editorial. No answer-key scoring audit. 20 MCQs plus 10 nearest-integer numerical positions offered per subject; choose five numerical positions. All 90 offered positions counted. | f9ebbf56eaddefd28b295dc065aa39075da41412cf436e108aff2e26ea5cb407 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-22 · Shift 1 | 75 | 22 January 2025 · Shift 1 Original CBT question export mirrored by College Pravesh; question and option IDs retained Third-party mirror; source chain of custody not independently authenticated. CBT question images reviewed using OCR and direct page rendering. Question IDs preserve the reviewed ordering. No candidate identity is included in the public ledger. | c5c2af8903208d5348119a9345a499c4bf86930325a216c14b287e3a353c6041 |
| 2026 | 2026-01-21 · Shift 1 | 75 | JEE Main 2026-01-21 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror One first-engineering-day first-session shift; not all-shift or year-wide weightages. Third-party mirror custody not independently authenticated. Chapter and structure labels editorial. No answer-key scoring audit. 20 MCQs plus five nearest-integer numerical positions per subject; all 75 compulsory. Integer answer is an editorial response label for the numerical-input section rounded to the nearest integer. | cdd24856b358e4f9e635c2361f7c263ce081785a82d48bce4110da76a29d867a |
A chapter share needs a denominator
Original teaching example, not an observed paper result. Suppose five of a subject’s 25 offered questions belong to one primary chapter in a 75-question paper. The chapter occupies 20% of that subject (5 ÷ 25), and 6.67% of the offered paper (5 ÷ 75). These are two valid answers to different questions.
If sections carry different marks, the question share does not automatically equal the marks share. With optional questions, the offered chapter mix also need not match the mix a student chooses to attempt.
Keep structure separate from the answer box
A matching task may ask the student to select one correct option. It therefore belongs to the single-correct response category and the matching structure category. A statement set can also use one combined answer option. A calculation with four answer options remains single-correct even when all four options are numbers.
Assertion–reason is reserved for an explicit assertion, reason and explanatory-link decision. A two-statement true/false question is counted as statements. Passage questions carry a separate flag so that a matching passage does not disappear from either useful view.
Use historical chapters to inspect, then practise
Each question has one primary historical chapter allocation. Secondary tags preserve cross-topic work without counting the same question twice. These allocations are interpretive editorial labels; they are not an examination-authority chapter report. Historical groups may include material absent from a later syllabus, so a zero or a high count does not decide what is currently eligible.
Use a source question to identify the concept you missed, then repair it in chapter practice. Return to the original paper when you need its full answer-entry and marking format. Do not turn a selected paper’s weightage into a prediction for the next examination.
Check the comparison before using the headline
A selected shift contains several matching tasks, all answered with one option. Can those tasks be removed from the single-correct response count? Can one shift establish the chapter distribution of every shift that year?
Show the reasoning
No to both. Response and structure describe different dimensions. A fixed shift sample describes its identified papers; year-wide claims need a complete shift census or a defensible sampling design.
Your next study session
Practise, then review your mistakes
Suggested task: choose 10 available chapter questions, allowing about 15 minutes plus error review. Adjust the pace if you are learning the concept for the first time.
- Answer ten available questions without notes. This is a suggested task, not a separately filtered ten-question paper.
- For each error, record the concept, the step you missed and a short correction.
- Return to the same concept after a break and explain the correction before trying a new question.
Sources and method
All offered positions counted, including optional and dropped items. Response format and question structure are separate dimensions. Structures are exclusive by precedence assertion–reason > matching > statements > other. Passage/comprehension is an additional overlapping flag. One primary historical chapter allocation per question, with secondary tags for mixed concepts. Question shares are not marks shares. Format/structure and chapter tags are editorial classifications, not official statistics or external subject-expert certification. One identified first-session B.E./B.Tech shift per year; a fixed sample, not an all-shift or all-session census.
- JEE Main 2019: JEE Main 2019-01-09 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2019 · 2019-01-09; 90 offered positions; NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2020: JEE Main 2020-01-07 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2020 · 2020-01-07; 75 offered positions; Original NTA CBT export mirrored by eSaral; complete 75-item evidence is a union with one item from an AglaSem original CBT export. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2021: JEE Main 2021-02-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2021 · 2021-02-24; 90 offered positions; NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2022: JEE Main 2022-06-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2022 · 2022-06-24; 90 offered positions; Official NTA original question-paper export, downloaded directly from nta.ac.in. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2023: JEE Main 2023-01-24 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2023 · 2023-01-24; 90 offered positions; NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2024: JEE Main 2024-01-27 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2024 · 2024-01-27; 90 offered positions; NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2025: 22 January 2025 · Shift 1
2025 · 2025-01-22; 75 offered positions; Original CBT question export mirrored by College Pravesh; question and option IDs retained. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- JEE Main 2026: JEE Main 2026-01-21 Shift 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)
2026 · 2026-01-21; 75 offered positions; NTA CBT export facsimile hosted by third-party mirror. Question/page references and exact SHA-256 in source manifest. · Checked 2026-10-20
- NTA notice on discontinuation of optional questions in Section B
17 October 2024 · Explains optional Section B in 2021–2024 and its removal for 2025. This supplies pattern context, not chapter classifications. · Checked 2026-10-20
Frequently asked questions
Start with your question. Open an answer, then choose one study task to try.
Are these official chapter weightages?
No. The source papers are identified individually, but the primary chapter, secondary tags and question-structure classifications are TopAll editorial annotations. The source references allow inspection of the exact items behind each count.
Which papers are included?
One identified first-session B.E./B.Tech shift per year; a fixed sample, not an all-shift or all-session census.
Why do numerical and integer responses have separate columns?
Integer entry requires an integer or rounding to an integer under the paper rule; numerical entry allows a decimal value under its instructions. The labels describe required entry behavior. They are not a claim that every authority uses identical names across years.
Can the tables predict my next paper?
No. They describe the identified historical content. Optional questions, paper coverage and changing syllabuses limit direct comparison. Question-count shares also do not establish marks shares when item values differ.
Can a question appear in both response and structure tables?
Yes. Every question receives one response category and one structure category. A matching question answered with one option is single-correct in the response table and matching in the structure table. The tables must not be added together.