JEE Main: First Shift Easy, Second Moderate
Admit cards for the first three dates have been released, while those for January 28 and 29 will be issued in due course.
Hyderabad:Students who appeared for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main session 1 paper 1 (BE/BTech) on Wednesday described the first shift questions as easy to moderate, while the second shift was rated moderate in difficulty.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle, Mahesh Kumar, an IIT aspirant, said: “Questions were moderate and many included topics I had prepared, such as 3D vectors and the Binomial theorem. Practising previous years’ questions helped me perform well.”
Another student, R. Vishnuvardhan, said: “Physics was easy as I focused more on that subject during my preparation and started with the physics questions and mathematics in the end. Barring ray optics and physical chemistry questions, the remaining questions were easy.”
Students said most physics questions were formula‑based and those strong in formulas could score well. P. Vinod Kumar noted: “Mathematics was easy for me and the overall exam went well.”
Aspirant Siril Harsha remarked: “I attempted the exam well overall but found it lengthy. I expected Chemistry to be easy, but it turned out to be moderate, while Mathematics was a little difficult with multi‑concept questions and Physics was moderate with some higher‑level questions.”
Senior IIT coordinator from Narayana Educational Institutions, Ashok Kumar, observed: “Chemistry questions were inter‑linked, with organic chemistry being tough and physical chemistry having newly framed questions such as thermodynamics. Physics had high‑level questions from gravitation and atomic physics, while Mathematics had more multi‑concept questions, which were asked at an advanced level. The questions consumed a lot of time.”
Academic coordinator Kishore Kommini from a Social Welfare institution said: “The second shift chemistry paper was better than the first shift but lengthy. Physics was moderate in the first shift and moderate to difficult in the second shift, while mathematics in both shifts was of moderate level but lengthy, with permutation and combination questions making it tougher.” He advised students to change their exam strategy by first reading the entire paper and then starting with the section they are most comfortable with.
Meanwhile, the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducted the exam, cautioned students against misleading claims on Telegram and other social media platforms offering question papers. It clarified that question papers are not sold, shared or leaked online, warning that such claims are fake and intended to cheat students.
Exams will continue on January 22, 23, 24, 28 and 29 in two shifts. Admit cards for the first three dates have been released, while those for January 28 and 29 will be issued in due course.
