JEE Main 2026 Question Paper PDF (All Shifts) — January and April Attempt Download

JEE Main 2026 was conducted by the National Testing Agency in two sessions. January 2026 ran from 21 to 28 January and April 2026 ran from 2 to 8 April. Together both sessions had 19 shifts with around 15.5 lakh unique candidates appearing, making it the largest JEE Main ever conducted.

NTA does not release JEE Main question papers publicly after the exam. The PDFs on this page are memory-based papers, reconstructed by students who sat in each shift and cross-checked by Competishun subject experts. These are as close to the real exam as possible and serve as one of the most valuable free resources for anyone preparing for JEE Main 2027.

• You get to see the exact type and difficulty of questions NTA asked in each shift
• You can identify which topics repeat across different shifts and different years
• Practising these under exam conditions gives you the real feel of the actual test
• Comparing multiple shifts helps you understand how difficulty changes and how normalisation works
• You can build a smarter revision plan for 2027 based on actual 2026 data

Downloading the PDFs is just the first step. The real benefit comes from how you use them. Here is a simple four-step approach our faculty recommends:

Step 1 — Sit for the Full 3 Hours Without Any Help

• Set a timer for 180 minutes before you start
• No books, no notes, no phone during the attempt
• Mark questions you are unsure about but still make your best attempt
• Calculate your raw score using plus 4 for correct and minus 1 for wrong

Step 2 — Analyse Your Performance Subject by Subject

• Write down how many you got right and wrong in each subject separately
• Go through every wrong answer and figure out whether it was a concept gap or a silly mistake
• Use the difficulty table above to estimate your approximate percentile for that shift
• Be honest. This analysis step matters more than the attempt itself

Step 3 — Look for Patterns Across Multiple Papers

• Solve at least 5 to 6 papers from different shifts before drawing conclusions
• Make a list of chapters that come up again and again across shifts
• Notice how NTA frames questions. They have a very specific style that stays consistent
• Check whether certain chapters appear more as NVTs or MCQs in different shifts

Step 4 — Study Weak Areas and Re-Attempt

• Before re-attempting, go back and study the chapters where you made errors
• After 2 weeks of focused revision, solve the same paper again and see the difference
• For Chemistry, always check the NCERT page after any question you got wrong
• For Maths, solve 20 to 30 similar problems from Arihant before revisiting errors

Going through all 19 shifts of JEE Main 2026 gives a clear picture of what NTA expects. Here is what you should focus on for 2027:

Physics — Target 80 Plus Out of 100

• Start with Mechanics. Laws of Motion, Rotation and SHM together account for 5 to 7 questions in almost every shift
• Electrodynamics covers about 30 to 35 percent of the Physics paper. You cannot afford to skip it
• Modern Physics questions are mostly NCERT level and quite predictable. Always do this unit
• All 5 Physics NVTs are compulsory. Mechanics and Electrodynamics numericals come up most often
• Optics and Waves appear consistently and are scoring if you prepare them properly

Chemistry — Target 85 Plus Out of 100

• Read NCERT end to end for Inorganic. Almost every Inorganic question in 2026 had a direct NCERT source
• For Organic, focus on named reactions, reagents and product identification. These came up 6 to 8 times per shift
• Electrochemistry and Thermodynamics are high yield topics. Master the formulas and their applications
• Chemistry is your easiest subject to score high in. A score of 85 plus can significantly improve your overall percentile
• Read NCERT at least 3 times cover to cover including all examples and exercises

Mathematics — Target 75 Plus Out of 100

• Calculus is the most important unit. Limits, Integration and AOD together gave 7 to 9 questions every single shift in 2026
• Coordinate Geometry is scoring and predictable. Straight Lines, Circles and Conics appear in every session
• Algebra including Matrices, Complex Numbers and Probability brings 4 to 6 questions per shift
• Vectors and 3D usually have 2 to 3 questions and are mostly formula-based
• Speed is the real challenge in Maths. Train yourself to finish the Maths section in under 55 minutes