JEE Main 2024 April 5 Shift 1 Exam Analysis: Paper ‘moderately difficult’; maths lengthy
Divyansh | April 5, 2024 | 02:03 PM IST | 1 min read
JEE Main 2024 Paper Analysis: Maths questions were tougher than physics and chemistry, say students.
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Download EBookNEW DELHI: Joint Entrance Exam (JEE Main 2024) April 5 shift 1 exam was held today from 9 am to 12 noon. Students found the question paper “moderately” difficult. They said April 5 shift 1 JEE Main exam was easier than the session 1 papers in January.
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However, experts said today’s paper was more difficult than April 4 session 2 shift 1 and 2 papers. Students found maths questions relatively harder than physics and chemistry. The maths section was also lengthy and the number of theory-based questions in all the three subjects were less, the students said.
Physics section questions were mostly formula-based. The chemistry section had a few NCERT-based questions and was relatively tougher than the physics section, students said.
Students had to attempt 90 questions for a total of 300 marks in three hours. Each section – physics, chemistry and mathematics – had 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and 10 numerical questions. Students had to attempt five numerical questions in each section.
JEE Main 2024 Shift 1 difficulty-level
The maths section was most difficult while chemistry questions were harder than physics, said students.
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Physics |
Easy to moderate |
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Chemistry |
Moderate |
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Mathematics |
Moderate to hard |
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JEE Main 2024 April 5 shift 1 topics
JEE Main 2024 is being held for admission into undergraduate programmes into national institutes of technology (NIT), Indian institutes of technology (IITs) and government funded technology institutes.
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Topics asked |
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Physics |
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Mathematics |
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Chemistry |
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