JEE Advanced Exam Analysis – Candidates who qualify JEE Main exam are eligible to appear for JEE Advanced exam. In this article you will find a detailed analysis of the difficulty level of each section, the marking pattern, how many questions were from class 11th and 12th syllabus, which section was the toughest etc. The analysis will give students an idea about how many chances are there of cracking the exam and the next year aspirants will get an idea about the marking scheme, type of questions and some important topics.
JEE Advanced Exam Analysis
Total 150 marks questions were from class 11th syllabus and 219 marks questions were from class 12th syllabus. Candidates can check the detailed analysis below.
Paper 1 Analysis
Candidate can check below the analysis of paper 1 its marking scheme and difficulty level.
Marking Scheme
| Sections | Paper 1 |
| MCQ questions with only 1 question | +3 for correct answers-1 for wrong answers |
| MCQ Questions with more than 1 correct options | +4 if all the options chosen are correct+3 If all the 4 options are correct but the candidate has chosen 3 out of them+2 If 3 or more options are correct and candidate has chosen only 2 and both are correct+1 if more than 2 options are correct and the candidate has chosen only 1 nd which is a correct answer -1 in all other cases |
| Numerical value answersPaper 1Match the lists (Paper 2) | +3 for correct answers and no negative marking |
Difficulty level
Compared to the last year candidates found Paper 1 difficult. Questions were not lengthy they were tricky. Most of the questions in physics were from Class 12th syllabus.
Mathematics -Moderate to difficult
Physics – Moderate
Chemistry – Easy
Paper 2 Analysis
Candidates can check the detailed analysis of to get an idea about the trends of the paper.
Marking Scheme
| Sections | Paper 2 |
| MCQ questions with only 1 question | +3 for correct answer -1 for wrong answer |
| MCQ Questions with more than 1 correct options | +4 if all the options chosen are correct+3 If all the 4 options are correct but the candidate has chosen 3 out of them+2 If 3 or more options are correct and candidate has chosen only 2 and both are correct+1 if more than 2 options are correct and the candidate has chosen only 1 nd which is a correct answer -1 in all other cases |
| Numerical value answersPaper 1Match the lists (Paper 2) | +3 for correct answers no negative marking |
Difficulty Level
Mathematics was the toughest part of paper 2 questions were asked from matrices and differential equations. There were more questions from organic and inorganic chemistry and fe questions from physical chemistry.
Mathematics – Difficult
Physics – Moderate
Chemistry – Easiest
JEE Advanced Analysis 2018
Candidates appearing for JEE Advanced 2020 can also check detailed analysis of 2018 exam.
Important Insights
- More than one answer correct type questions have been the most important with the maximum number of questions asked from this section.
- Integer type and single type questions were discontinued
- Matrix match type and Numerical type questions were introduced.
Chapters from which 3 or more questions were asked
| Chapters | No. of questions |
| Continuity and Differentiability | 6 |
| Electrostatics | 4 |
| Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry (Mole Concept) | 3 |
| Chemical Thermodynamics | 4 |
| Units and Dimensions | 4 |
| Circle | 3 |
| Laws of Thermodynamics | 3 |
| Properties of Matter and Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| Carbonyl Compounds (Aldehydes and Ketones | 3 |
| Permutation and Combination | 3 |
| Magnetic Effects of Current | 3 |
| Alkanes, Alkenes and Alkynes (Hydrocarbons) | 3 |
| Coordination Compounds | 3 |
3 Topics where students can go wrong
JEE Advanced analysis – Check below Top 3 topics where a student can go wrong
| Concept | Percent |
| Entropy changes of an Ideal Gas in different processes | 64.16% |
| Arithmetic Progressions | 65.16% |
| Rise of Liquid in a Capillary Tube | 78.29% |
JEE Advanced 2017 Exam Analysis
IITs conducted JEE Advanced Exam on 21 May 2017 for those who qualified JEE Main Examination. Top Two lakhs twenty thousand students were eligible to appear for JEE Advanced 2017. The exam was held in two shifts, featuring Paper – 1 and Paper – 2 respectively.
The detailed analysis of the JEE Advanced 2017 – Paper 1 is given below.
JEE Advanced 2017 – Paper 1 – Analysis
- Total questions 54.
- Maximum marks 183.
- 3 Parts – Part I (Physics), Part II (Chemistry), Part III (Mathematics)
Each part had 3 sections as described below.
Section 1
Maximum marks 28
7 questions – one or more answer correct type
Full marks: +4 If only the bubble / bubbles corresponding to all correct options is (are) darkened.
Partial marks: +1 For darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct option, provided no incorrect option is darkened.
Zero marks: 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened.
Negative marks: -2 In all other cases.
Section 2
Maximum marks 15
5 questions – Single digit integer answer ranging from 0 to 9, both inclusive.
Full marks: +3 If only the bubble corresponding to correct options is darkened.
Zero marks: 0 In all other cases.
Section 3
Maximum marks 18
6 questions – Matching type
2 tables each having 3 columns and 4 rows. Based on each table there are 3 questions. Only one option is correct.
Full marks: +3 If only the bubble corresponding to correct options is darkened.
Zero marks: 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened.
Negative marks: -1 In all other cases.
Question paper format
The question paper has three parts: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Each part has three sections as detailed in the following table.
| Section | Question type | Number of questions | Maximum marks of the section |
| 1 | One or more correct option(s) | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Single digit integer (0-9) | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Single correct option | 6 | 18 |
Marking scheme
There were more than one answer correct type questions, single digit integer type questions, single correct answer questions. Category wise marks for each question is as described below.
| Section | Full marks | Partial marks | Zero marks | Negative marks |
| 1 | +4 If only the bubble(s) corresponding to all the correct option(s) is (are) darkened | +1 For darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct option, provided NO incorrect option is darkened | 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened | -2 In all other cases |
| 2 | +3 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer is darkened | — | 0 In all other cases | — |
| 3 | +3 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is darkened | — | 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened | -1 In all other cases |
JEE Advanced 2017 – Paper 2 – Analysis
- Total questions 54.
- Maximum marks 183.
- 3 Parts – Part I (Physics), Part II (Chemistry), Part III (Mathematics)
Each part had 3 sections as described below.
Section 1
Maximum marks 21
7 questions – single answer correct type
Full marks: +3 If only the bubble corresponding to correct option is darkened.
Zero marks: 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened.
Negative marks: -1 In all other cases.
Section 2
Maximum marks 28
7 questions – one or more answer correct type.
Full marks: +3 If only the bubble / bubbles corresponding to all correct options is (are) darkened.
Partial marks: +1 For darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct option, provided no incorrect option is darkened.
Zero marks: 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened.
Negative marks: -2 In all other cases.
Section 3
Maximum marks 12
2 Paragraphs followed by 2 questions each – single answer correct type.
Full marks: +3 If only the bubble corresponding to correct option is darkened.
Zero marks: 0 In all other cases.
Question paper format
The question paper has three parts: Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Each part has three sections as detailed in the following table.
| Section | Question type | Number of questions | Maximum marks of the section |
| 1 | Single correct option | 7 | 21 |
| 2 | One or more correct option(s) | 7 | 28 |
| 3 | Comprehension | 4 | 12 |
Marking scheme
There were more than one answer correct type questions, single correct answer questions. Category wise marks for each question is as described below.
| Section | Full marks | Partial marks | Zero marks | Negative marks |
| 1 | +3 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct answer is darkened | — | 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened | -1 In all other cases |
| 2 | +4 If only the bubble(s) corresponding to all the correct option(s) is (are) darkened | +1 For darkening a bubble corresponding to each correct option, provided NO incorrect option is darkened | 0 If none of the bubbles is darkened | -2 In all other cases |
| 3 | +3 If only the bubble corresponding to the correct option is darkened | — | 0 In all other cases | — |
Difficulty Level
| Subject | Easy | Moderate | Difficult | Total |
| Physics | 37 | 16 | 8 | 61 |
| Chemistry | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 |
| Mathematics | 30 | 27 | 4 | 61 |
| Total | 87 | 63 | 33 | 183 |
JEE Advanced 2016 Exam Analysis
JEE Advanced 2016 – Paper 1 – Analysis
CBSE conducted JEE Advanced Exam on 22 May 2016 for those who qualified JEE Main Examination. Nearly two lakhs students appeared for JEE Advanced 2016. The exam was held in two shifts, featuring Paper – 1 and Paper – 2 respectively.
The question paper for JEE Advanced 2016 featured 186 questions for which the students were given 3 hours. The detailed analysis of the JEE Advanced 2016 – Paper 1 is compiled below.
Section Wise Analysis
Chemistry
The Chemistry section featured almost 50% questions from Moderate difficulty level. Only 16 out of 62 questions of this section could be counted as difficult.
Mathematics
The questions of Mathematics section were more on the easy to moderate level. The section was well balanced having the number of easy questions almost equal to the number of difficult questions.
Physics
In the Physics section, the questions were primarily easy; making the candidates more comfortable. Eight questions were difficult enough to trouble the students. Rest of the section saw questions from easy to moderate level.
Section wise difficulty level
Types of Questions – Paper 1
There are mainly three types of questions asked in JEE Advanced viz Single Answer Correct Type, Multiple Answer Correct Type, Numerical Grid Type. The number of each type of questions asked in each section is tabulated below.
| Type of Questions | No. of ques per subject | Marks per question | Negative Marks | Marks per subject | Total questions |
| Single Answer Correct Type | 5 | 3 | -1 | 15 | 15 |
| Multiple Answer Correct Type | 8 | 4 | -2 | 32 | 24 |
| Numerical Grid Type | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
You can also read last year’s exam analysis below.
JEE Advanced 2015 Exam Analysis
The first point to be noted is the change in pattern. Last year, parts Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics in the Paper I were divided into three sections of 10 questions, 5 questions, and 5 questions respectively. This year, each part had only two sections of 10 questions each.
IIT JEE Advanced Paper 1 Exam
JEE Advanced Paper pattern and marking scheme as observed from question paper.
- Section 1 – One or more than one correct options correct. The marking scheme is +3 for correct answer.
- Section 2 – Each question has a single integer value as answer. The marking scheme for this section is also +3 for correct answer.
- There is no negative marking in IIT JEE Advanced Paper 1.
You can download the paper and answer keys here –
Difficulty Level
The number of easy, medium, difficult questions in paper 1 are as given below.
| Physics | Section 1 – One or more than options | Easy | 2 |
| Medium | 5 | ||
| Difficult | 3 | ||
| Section 2 – One integer value correct | Easy | 2 | |
| Medium | 4 | ||
| Difficult | 4 | ||
| Chemistry | Section 1 – One or more than options | Easy | 5 |
| Medium | 2 | ||
| Difficult | 3 | ||
| Section 2 – One integer value correct | Easy | 1 | |
| Medium | 6 | ||
| Difficult | 3 | ||
| Mathematics | Section 1 – One or more than options | Easy | 3 |
| Medium | 6 | ||
| Difficult | 1 | ||
| Section 2 – One integer value correct | Easy | 1 | |
| Medium | 7 | ||
| Difficult | 2 |
There were 20 questions for each subject. On an average, candidate could devote 3 minutes to each question. This time there were no single option correct type questions at all. Half of the questions were of multiple option correct type, and half were single integer answer type.
Multiple option correct type questions – Although the questions of multiple option correct type were not largely difficult, but students tend to be uncomfortable about such questions. If for example, the question has two correct answers, but candidate could identify only one option, then no marks is awarded to that answer. In such a case, candidate loses valuable time and marks.
Single integer correct answer – Again, this genre of questions is not liked by students who prefer to arrive at answers by eliminating options. The answer options are 0-9, so a candidate can hardly guess the answer. The probability of marking answer correctly, purely by guess is almost nil.
Chemistry Analysis
| Chemistry | Class XI | Class XII | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | Medium | Difficult | Easy | Medium | Difficult | ||
| Physical Chemistry | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Organic Chemistry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Inorganic Chemistry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
The paper can be termed as tricky and more towards the difficult range.
Last year’s paper was comparatively easier. It could be said that IIT JEE Advanced has become tougher than before.
Physics Analysis
Chapter wise analysis
| Class XI | Class XII | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Units and dimensions | 1 | Electrostatics | 1 |
| Kinematics | 2 | Current Electricity | 3 |
| Rigid Body | 3 | Capacitor | 1 |
| Work Power Energy | 1 | EMF | 1 |
| Heat and Thermodynamics | 2 | AC | 1 |
| Errors in Measurement – Sound combined question | 1 | Wave Optics | 1 |
| String Waves | 1 | GD | 1 |
- The paper was moderate in difficulty level.
- There were certain questions that had lengthier calculations.
- Class XIIth questions were 45% and rest were from class XIth syllabus.
The IIT JEE Advanced Exam Analysis is being updated at the moment. The analysis for Paper 2 will be updated shortly.
IIT JEE Advanced Paper 2 Exam
The paper 2 of JEE Advanced is also tougher as compared to last year. The questions were calculations based, and eliminating options to get to the correct answer was not recommended.
The JEE Advanced exam analysis for paper 2 can be said to be that it was easier than paper 1. This paper had 60 questions, 20 each from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. It was favorable for students as it had single option correct type questions.
Students generally prefer to attempt, and are more comfortable with attempting single option correct type questions, as they have faced such problems during preparation, as well as in mock tests, other engineering entrance exams.
Match the following type questions – Like last year, this year too questions where match the options was given. It was expected that such questions will be asked, and thus it did not hold many surprises for the students.
Paper 2 was a sigh of relief for the students, who were quite flustered by Paper 1 that had all multiple options correct type questions.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
- Total questions – 120 (60 in paper 1 and 60 in paper 2)
- Easy questions – 40
- Moderately difficult questions – 40
- Difficult questions – 40
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