JEE Main 2023 April 13 Exam Shift 2 Analysis: Easy physics; moderate paper

NEW DELHI: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2023 session 2 shift 2 exam held today was moderate as per reactions from students and experts. The afternoon shift of today’s JEE Mains 2023 exam was conducted from 3 pm to 6 pm. Questions covered almost all chapters of Class 11 and 12 and it was a “balanced” paper. JEE Main 2023 live updates.

Today’s mathematics paper was moderate while physics was easy. The overall difficulty level of today’s JEE Main 2023 paper 1 was moderate, according to Ramesh Batlish, managing partner and head, FIITJEE Noida Centres.

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JEE Main 2023 April 13 Shift 2 Analysis: Difficulty level, topics asked

Mathematics

• Moderate Level.
• Weightage was given to chapters of Algebra and Calculus.
• In calculus questions asked from limits amd continuity, application of derivative, definite integrals, area under curves, and differential equations.
• In algebra, matrices, permutation and combination, vectors, 3D geometry had more than one question, questions were also asked from progressions, statistics, binomial theorem, mathematical reasoning and probability.
• In coordinate geometry- parabola, ellipse and hyperbola had mixed concept questions. Both MCQs and numerical-based questions required lengthy calculations. This section was also tricky as per few students.

Physics

• Easy level.
• Questions asked from error analysis, kinematics, laws of motion, work, power and energy, heat and thermodynamics – 2 questions, SHM, current electricity, magnetism, gravitation - 2 questions, modern physics, semiconductors and wave optics.
• Numerical-based questions were reported as easy to moderate. This section was balanced.

Chemistry

• Easy to moderate level.
• Inorganic and organic Chemistry were asked equally and had more questions as compared to physical chemistry. The numerical section had questions from chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, Ionic equilibrium.
• Questions were also asked from surface chemistry and solid state. There were mixed concept questions from amines, alcohols, ethers and phenols, biomolecules, polymers, aryl and alkyl halides in organic chemistry.
• Inorganic chemistry had questions from s-block, p-block, chemical bonding, coordination compounds and metallurgy. Fact-based questions were asked in this section.