JEE Main 2021 · 4 of 30 shifts analysed

JEE Main 2021 question papers

Lumi analysed 4 of the 30 JEE Main shifts held in 2021 (360 questions): 33% numerical-answer, 9% hard. Against 2020, numerical-answer questions went from 20% to 33% and hard ones from 9% to 9%.

Shifts analysed: 4 / 30; 26 not in this analysis
Questions: 360; dropped questions left out
Numerical answer: 33%; typed answers, no options
Hard: 9%; easy 34%

Every 2021 shift

30 shifts held, 4 analysed

Each shift is a separate paper. Lumi analyses a shift when NTA published the full paper and its final answer key; 3 2021 papers were never published.

24 Feb 2021, Shift 1February sessionNot in this analysis yet
24 Feb 2021, Shift 2February sessionNot in this analysis yet
25 Feb 2021, Shift 1February sessionNot in this analysis yet
25 Feb 2021, Shift 2February sessionNot in this analysis yet
26 Feb 2021, Shift 1February sessionNot in this analysis yet
26 Feb 2021, Shift 2February sessionNot in this analysis yet
16 Mar 2021, Shift 1March sessionNot in this analysis yet
16 Mar 2021, Shift 290 QMarch session
Easy 28Medium 56Hard 6
30 numerical · 11 with a figure
17 Mar 2021, Shift 1March sessionNot in this analysis yet
17 Mar 2021, Shift 2March sessionNot in this analysis yet
18 Mar 2021, Shift 190 QMarch session
Easy 36Medium 46Hard 8
30 numerical · 13 with a figure
18 Mar 2021, Shift 2March sessionNot in this analysis yet
20 Jul 2021, Shift 1July sessionPaper not published
20 Jul 2021, Shift 2July sessionPaper not published
22 Jul 2021, Shift 2July sessionNot in this analysis yet
25 Jul 2021, Shift 190 QJuly session
Easy 28Medium 50Hard 12
30 numerical · 16 with a figure
25 Jul 2021, Shift 2July sessionNot in this analysis yet
27 Jul 2021, Shift 1July sessionNot in this analysis yet
27 Jul 2021, Shift 2July sessionNot in this analysis yet
3 Aug 2021, Shift 1July sessionNot in this analysis yet
3 Aug 2021, Shift 290 QJuly session
Easy 29Medium 55Hard 6
30 numerical · 12 with a figure
4 Aug 2021, Shift 1July sessionNot in this analysis yet
4 Aug 2021, Shift 2July sessionNot in this analysis yet
26 Aug 2021, Shift 1August sessionNot in this analysis yet
26 Aug 2021, Shift 2August sessionNot in this analysis yet
27 Aug 2021, Shift 1August sessionNot in this analysis yet
27 Aug 2021, Shift 2August sessionNot in this analysis yet
31 Aug 2021, Shift 1August sessionNot in this analysis yet
31 Aug 2021, Shift 2August sessionNot in this analysis yet
1 Sep 2021, Shift 2August sessionPaper not published

2021 in numbers

What the analysed shifts asked

Across the 4 2021 shifts Lumi analysed.

Physics

120 Q

System of Particles and Rotational Motion9 Q
Nuclei8 Q
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments6 Q
Current Electricity6 Q
Work, Energy and Power6 Q
Gravitation6 Q
Electromagnetic Induction6 Q
Oscillations6 Q

Chemistry

120 Q

Maths

120 Q

Conic Sections12 Q
Integrals9 Q
Sequences and Series9 Q
Three Dimensional Geometry8 Q
Determinants8 Q
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations6 Q
Differential Equations6 Q
Vector Algebra6 Q

Difficulty

Easy 121Medium 207Hard 32

Chapters asked

80 of 81 chapters came up in 2021.