JEE Mains 2026 April 4 Shift 2: Maths remains ‘moderate, lengthy’ in difficulty; physics, chemistry ‘balanced'

The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the JEE Mains 2026 April 2 shift 2 paper from 3 pm to 6 pm. As per subject experts, the shift 2 paper was “easiest” among all shifts in the April session. The maths section was comparatively "easier" compared to the physics and chemistry sections. JEE Mains 2026 April 4 analysis live updates

Most of the questions in the April 4 shift 2 were formula-based, direct, and from the NCERT textbooks

According to the students' reactions, the physics section took around 40-45 minutes without much difficulty, while the Maths section was "lengthier and time-consuming" than the other sections.

Since the paper was relatively “easy to moderate”, the higher percentile will be for lower marks than that of the "easy" difficulty level papers, say experts.

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JEE Mains 2026 April 4 shift 2 overall analysis

According to the subject experts, the maths section was “easier” as compared to the physics and chemistry sections. Students needed a strong conceptual understanding to solve questions in the April 4 shift 2 exam, rather than relying only on formulas.

The overall difficulty level, subject-wise, was:

Mathematics > Physics ≈ Chemistry

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NTA JEE Mains 2026: Shift 2 subject-wise analysis

JEE Mains 2026 April 4 shift 2 paper was easy as compared to the shift 2 paper. As per some experts, mathematics was the most challenging section, while Physics and Chemistry were of similar and relatively easier difficulty.

The inorganic chemistry section had questions directly from the NCERT. Overall weightage for the chemistry topic was as follows:

Inorganic>physical ~organic

Whereas the physics section was easy compared to the maths and chemistry. Most of the questions were easy compared to maths and chemistry.

The list of memory-based questions shared by students who appeared for the JEE Mains 2026 April 4 shift 2 is as follows.

As per NTA, more than 11 lakh students are appearing for JEE Mains 2026 session 2 exams in India and abroad. Only the top 2.5 lakh JEE qualified aspirants will be eligible to appear in the JEE Advanced 2026 exam on May 17.