JEE Main 2024 January 30 Shift 1 Exam Analysis: Chemistry hard; topics asked, difficulty level

JEE Main 2024 Paper Analysis: Students found physics section easier than chemistry and mathematics.

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Vagisha Kaushik | January 30, 2024 | 01:46 PM IST

NEW DELHI : The National Testing Agency (NTA) has concluded the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2024 January 30 shift 1 exam. Students found the exam ‘moderate’ in comparison to previous year and January 29 paper. The chemistry and mathematics sections were more tough than physics, as per candidate reactions.

JEE Main 2024 January 30 shift 1 live updates

The shift 1 exam was conducted from 9 am to 12 noon. There were a total of 300 marks including 100 questions each on physics, chemistry and mathematics. Each subject had two sections. Section A consisted of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B contained numerical questions. In Section B, candidates were asked to attempt any five questions out of 10.

JEE Main 2024 Jan 30 Shift 1 difficulty level

While students found physics easier than chemistry and mathematics, the difficulty level of math was moderate to hard. The mathematics paper was also rated lengthier and calculative. The subject-wise JEE Main 2024 difficulty level is given below:

Subject

Difficulty level

Physics

Easy to moderate

Chemistry

Hard

Mathematics

Moderate to hard

JEE Main 2024 January 30 shift 1 exam analysis

While the JEE Main 2024 physics section gave more weightage to Class 12 than Class 11, the chemistry exam had more questions on inorganic and organic chemistry. Here are important topics asked in the BTech exam held today:

Sections

Topics asked

Physics

Current electricity - 2 questions

Kinematics- 2-3 questions

Magnetic effects of Current

Electrostatics

Atoms (Energy in nth orbit concept)

Earth magnetism - 2 questions

Free fall

Optics ( convex lens )

Chemistry

Practical organic chemistry

Salt analysis

Chromyl chloride (CrO2cl2 )

Alkyl halide

Biomolecules - 1 question

Mathematics

Sequence series - 2 to 3 question, GP

Limit of sum

Area under curve in parabola and line

Trigonometry

Straight line

Vector 3D - 2-3 questions- easy questions

Cramers rule - 1 question

Complex number

Quadratic equations

Integration - 2 to 3 question

Permutation combination

Shortest distance formula based

Matrices and determinants

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