JEE Main · Physics
JEE Main Physics: chapter-wise previous year questions
JEE Main Physics: 1,149 questions over 29 chapters in the 42 shifts Lumi analysed; 27% had a numerical answer and 5% were hard. 11 of its 29 chapters hold half the questions, and 20 hold 80%.
- Questions
- 1,149
- 29 chapters
- Numerical answer
- 27%
- 305 questions
- Hard
- 5%
- easy 44%
- With a figure
- 237
- 21% of questions
Weightage
Physics chapters, by questions
Every chapter, most asked first. A shift has 25 questions per subject.
- Ray Optics and Optical Instruments · 1.4 a shift66 Q
- System of Particles and Rotational Motion · 1.5 a shift66 Q
- Current Electricity · 1.6 a shift65 Q
- Units and Measurements · 1.2 a shift61 Q
- Moving Charges and Magnetism · 1.2 a shift56 Q
- Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance · 1.1 a shift48 Q
- Thermodynamics · 1.0 a shift48 Q
- Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits · 1.0 a shift46 Q
- Wave Optics · 0.9 a shift44 Q
- Work, Energy and Power · 1.0 a shift44 Q
- Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter · 1.0 a shift40 Q
- Motion in a Plane · 0.8 a shift40 Q
- Electric Charges and Fields · 0.8 a shift39 Q
- Gravitation · 0.9 a shift39 Q
- Laws of Motion · 0.8 a shift39 Q
- Mechanical Properties of Fluids · 0.7 a shift39 Q
- Nuclei · 0.8 a shift38 Q
- Alternating Current · 0.7 a shift37 Q
- Electromagnetic Waves · 0.7 a shift36 Q
- Atoms · 0.8 a shift33 Q
- Mechanical Properties of Solids · 0.7 a shift31 Q
- Motion in a Straight Line · 0.7 a shift30 Q
- Electromagnetic Induction · 0.7 a shift29 Q
- Oscillations · 0.7 a shift29 Q
- Kinetic Theory · 0.7 a shift28 Q
- Waves · 0.6 a shift27 Q
- Thermal Properties of Matter · 0.6 a shift21 Q
- Magnetism and Matter · 0.4 a shift18 Q
- Communication Systems · Not in the 2026 syllabus12 Q
Questions in the analysed shifts of each year, divided by the shifts analysed.
Easy 509Medium 581Hard 59
- Single correct690 Q
- Numerical value305 Q
- Diagram based82 Q
- Assertion–reason22 Q
- Match the list19 Q
- Other17 Q
- Two statements14 Q
- Calculation488 Q
- Multi-step308 Q
- Application161 Q
- Conceptual87 Q
- Recall45 Q
- Data or graph41 Q
- Diagram reading19 Q
Change since 2024
Which chapters moved
Questions a shift in 2024–26 against 2017–23, for chapters in the 2026 syllabus. Small shifts in a chapter that gets one or two questions are noise.
- Units and Measurements0.9 → 1.7 (+0.8)
- Mechanical Properties of Fluids0.5 → 1.1 (+0.6)
- Wave Optics0.7 → 1.2 (+0.5)
- Ray Optics and Optical Instruments1.2 → 1.6 (+0.4)
- Electric Charges and Fields0.7 → 0.9 (+0.2)
- Moving Charges and Magnetism1.1 → 1.3 (+0.2)
- Current Electricity1.7 → 1.3 (-0.5)
- Gravitation1.1 → 0.6 (-0.5)
- Thermal Properties of Matter0.7 → 0.4 (-0.3)
- Kinetic Theory0.8 → 0.5 (-0.2)
- Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter1.0 → 0.8 (-0.2)
- Electromagnetic Induction0.7 → 0.6 (-0.2)
Not in NTA's 2026 syllabus: Communication Systems. Their questions here come from older shifts.
Inside the chapters
Topics and ideas asked most
- Elasticity · Mechanical Properties of Solids35 Q
- Work and Kinetic Energy · Work, Energy and Power31 Q
- Kinetic Theory of Gases · Kinetic Theory29 Q
- Kirchhoff's Laws · Current Electricity29 Q
- Kinematics in 1D · Motion in a Straight Line27 Q
- Young's Double Slit · Wave Optics27 Q
- Bohr's Atomic Model · Atoms25 Q
- Ohm's Law and Resistance · Current Electricity25 Q
- Lens Maker's Formula · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments24 Q
- Photoelectric Effect · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter22 Q
- SHM Equations · Oscillations22 Q
- Logic Gates · Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits21 Q
- Thermodynamic Processes · Thermodynamics21 Q
- Faraday's Law · Electromagnetic Induction20 Q
- Lorentz Force · Moving Charges and Magnetism20 Q
- Combinational Logic Circuits · Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits16 times
- Elastic Moduli · Mechanical Properties of Solids13 times
- Adiabatic Process Analysis · Thermodynamics8 times
- Faraday's Law Magnitude · Electromagnetic Induction8 times
- Ground-to-Ground Parameters · Motion in a Plane8 times
- Work-Energy Theorem · Work, Energy and Power7 times
- YDSE Fringe Width · Wave Optics7 times
- Escape Velocity · Gravitation6 times
- Kinetic Energy and Temp · Kinetic Theory6 times
- Kirchhoff's Voltage Law (KVL) · Current Electricity6 times
- Total Internal Reflection · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments6 times
- Half-Life Calculations · Nuclei5 times
- Intensity at Fractional Path Differences · Wave Optics5 times
- Joule Heating and Power · Current Electricity5 times
- Lens Immersed in a Liquid · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments5 times