JEE Main 2025 Expected Cut-Off: Factors affecting question paper difficulty; key topics, weightage

NEW DELHI: The Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main 2025) exam will begin today for the remaining days. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has scheduled the JEE Main 2025 exam to take place from January 22 to January 30, 2025. As the exam progresses, JEE Main aspirants are eager to know about the expected JEE Main 2025 cut-off, topics with high weightage and the factors that affect the difficulty level of the JEE Main question paper 2025. JEE Main 2025 January 28 Live

Candidates who are going to appear for the exam today must carry the JEE Main 2025 admit card along with a valid government Id. The exam will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will be conducted from 9 AM to 12 noon and the second shift will take place from 3 PM to 6 PM.

The JEE Main 2025 paper 2 exam which is held for the Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) and Bachelor of Planning (BPlanning) programmes will take place on January 30, 2025. JEE Main Paper 2 exam 2025 will be conducted till 6:30 pm for a duration of 3 hours 30 minutes.

JEE Main 2025 Question Paper: Factors affecting difficulty level

JEE Main Question Paper 2025 difficulty level depends on several factors. Some of the factors are given below.

• Exam in Multiple Shifts: The JEE Main exam is conducted over multiple days and shifts. Due to this, the difficulty level of the question paper may vary from day to day. Hence, to ensure fairness, the NTA calibrates the difficulty level for each day and the normalized cut-off scores are announced.
• Level of Conceptual Knowledge: The JEE Main exam tests not only theoretical knowledge but also the conceptual understanding of candidates. If advanced-level concept questions are included in any shift of the exam, it can affect the overall difficulty level of the JEE Main 2025 question paper.
• Section-Specific Variations: The JEE Main exam consists of three sections: Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry, with each section carrying 25 questions. If one section is particularly difficult while the others are easier, it can impact the JEE Main overall difficulty.
• Changes in Syllabus or Exam Pattern: Any changes in the JEE Main syllabus or exam pattern also affect the difficulty of the exam. This year, NTA has made some changes in the JEE Main exam pattern according to which there will not be optional questions in section B anymore.
• Questions Framing: The way the questions are framed can also have an impact on the JEE-Main difficulty level. Questions that are poorly phrased or contain complicated vocabulary should be carefully interpreted because they can cause misunderstandings and make things more difficult. Similarly, if the diagrams are complicated or confusing, it could make answering questions more challenging, leading to increased difficulty.

JEE Main 2025: Overall difficulty level so far

The JEE Main 2025 for January 22, 23, and 24 has already been conducted. Based on coaching centre reviews and students' reactions, the difficulty level of the JEE Main 2025 exam so far has been easy to moderate. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 shift-wise overall difficulty level from the table below.

Candidates who appeared for the JEE Main 2025 exam on January 22, 23 and 24 can check the JEE Main unofficial answer key . NTA will release the official JEE Main answer key 2025 soon after session 1 concludes.

JEE Main 2025: Key topics

Candidates can check the section-wise JEE Main 2025 key topics from where most of the questions were asked. This can help candidates who are going to appear for the upcoming JEE Main 2025 exam.

JEE Main 2025: Subject-wise weightage

Based on coaching centre experts and student reviews shared with Careers360, candidates can check the subject-wise important topics of JEE Main 2025 and their weightage from the table below.

JEE Main 2025: Expected cut-off

Candidates who have appeared in the JEE Main exam 2025 can calculate their expected JEE Main percentile with the help of the unofficial answer key. Candidates can check the JEE Main 2025 expected cut-off based on the JEE Main 2025 exam conducted so far along with the last year's JEE Main cut-off from the table below.