A Detailed Analysis of JEE Main Session 2 Paper (B.E./B.

Tech) 2023
10th April 2023 Shift 1 ( 9 am - 12 pm)
(Memory Based)

Disclaimer: Although students had to answer only 75 questions in exam, analysis below pertains
to <=90 questions

The JEE Main 2023 (B.E./B.Tech) exam is being conducted entirely in computer-based mode by
the National Testing Agency (NTA). JEE Main Exam 2023 (B.E./B.Tech.) will be held on 6th,
8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th April, 2023. The paper will be conducted in two shifts, i.e. first shift
from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm & second shift from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2023: Paper 1 (B.E/B.Tech)

Particulars Details
Exam Mode Computer-based examination
Test Duration Three hours
No. of Subjects (i)Physics
(ii)Chemistry
(iii)Mathematics
Type of questions MCQs: 4 options with only 1 correct option

Numerical Value Questions: Questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical

value
JEE Mains Total No. of Mathematics: 25 (20+10)
questions 20 Questions were compulsory MCQ Based & 10 Questions were answers as a numerical
value. Out of these 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.
Total: 75 Questions (25
questions in each Physics: 25 (20+10)
subject) 20 Questions were compulsory MCQ Based & 10 Questions were answers as a numerical
value. Out of these 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.

Chemistry: 25 (20+10)
20 Questions were compulsory MCQ Based & 10 Questions were answers as a numerical
value. Out of these 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.

JEE Mains Total Marks 300 Marks

JEE Main Marking MCQ’s: Four marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there will be a negative
Scheme marking of one mark for each wrong answer.
Questions with numerical value answers: Four marks will be awarded for each correct
answer and there will be a negative marking of one mark for each wrong answer.
Subject Wise Difficulty Level Analysis
Although it was a memory-based question analysis, our experts could figure out 68 questions out of 90
i.e., 26 questions in Physics, 23 questions in Chemistry and 19 questions in Mathematics.

Easy Medium Difficult Grand Total

No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total No. of Total
Subject Questions Marks Questions Marks Questions Marks Questions Marks
Physics 22 88 3 12 1 4 26 104
Chemistry 18 72 4 16 1 4 23 92
Mathematics 8 32 10 40 1 4 19 76
Grand
Total 48 192 17 68 3 12 68 272

● Physics was rated as easy on the difficulty level. It consisted mostly of easy & moderate
questions. Questions were evenly distributed among all units and most of the questions
were NCERT based.
● Chemistry was rated as easy to moderate on difficulty level. More weightage was given
to Inorganic Chemistry compared to Physical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry.
● Mathematics was rated as easy to moderate. Questions were asked from all chapters.
Emphasis was on Algebra and Coordinate Geometry.
Question Wise Distribution Analysis
Following is the question distribution table as per Class,Chapter, Topic & Difficulty -

Physics

Date
& Question Difficulty
Shift No Class Section Subject Chapter Name Topic Name Level
10th
April/ Electrostatic Potential Grouping Of
Shift 1 1 12th A Physics & Capacitance Capacitors Easy
10th
April/ Perfectly Inelastic
Shift 1 2 11th A Physics Work Energy & Power Collision Easy
10th Variation In
April/ Acceleration Due to
Shift 1 3 11th A Physics Gravitation Gravity Easy
10th
April/ Balanced
Shift 1 4 12th A Physics Current Electricity Wheatstone Bridge Easy
10th
April/ Thermal Properties Of Wein's DIsplacement
Shift 1 5 11th A Physics Matter Law Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 6 11th A Physics Thermodynamics Adiabatic Process Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 7 11th A Physics Motion In A Plane Projectile Motion Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 8 12th A Physics Alternating Current Series LCR Circuit Medium
10th
April/
Shift 1 9 12th A Physics Nuclei Radioactivity Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 10 11th A Physics Units & Measurements Percentage Error Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 11 11th A Physics Oscillations S.H.M. Easy
10th
April/ Moving Charges & Magnetic Field Due
Shift 1 12 12th A Physics Magnetism To A Solenoid Easy
10th
April/ Motion In A Straight
Shift 1 13 11th A Physics Line Potition Time Graph Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 14 12th A Physics Atoms Bohr's Theory Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 15 11th A Physics Gravitation Satellite Motion Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 16 12th A Physics Nuclei Radioactivity Easy
10th
April/ Ray Optics & Optical Refraction Through
Shift 1 17 12th A Physics Instruments Lens Medium
10th
April/ Mechanical Properties
Shift 1 18 11th A Physics Of Solids Young's Modulus Easy
10th
April/ Electromagnetic
Shift 1 19 12th B Physics Induction Motional EMF Easy
10th
April/ Grouping Of
Shift 1 20 12th B Physics Current Electricity Resistors Easy
10th
April/ Velocity Of
Shift 1 21 11th B Physics Waves Progressive Wave Easy
10th Kepler's Law &
April/ System Of Particles & Conservation Of
Shift 1 22 11th B Physics Rotational Motion Angular Momentum Medium
10th
April/ Grouping Of
Shift 1 23 12th B Physics Current Electricity Resistors Easy
10th Image Formation
April/ Ray Optics & Optical Due To Plane
Shift 1 24 12th B Physics Instruments Mirrors Easy
10th
April/ Communication Amplitude
Shift 1 25 12th B Physics Systems Modulation Easy
10th
April/ Electrostatic Potential Potential Due To
Shift 1 26 12th B Physics & Capacitance Concentric Shells Difficult

Chemistry

10th
April/
Shift 1 31 11th A Chemistry Thermodynamics Enthalpy change Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 32 12th A Chemistry Metallurgy Concentration of ores Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 33 12th A Chemistry Biomolecules Proteins Easy
10th
April/ Coordination
Shift 1 34 12th A Chemistry compounds VSEPR Theory Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 35 11th A Chemistry s block elements Group I eleements Easy
10th Some basic
April/ concept of
Shift 1 36 11th A Chemistry chemistry Mole concept Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 37 11th A Chemistry Thermodynamics Enthalpy Easy
10th
April/ d & f block
Shift 1 38 12th A Chemistry elements Compounds of iron Easy
10th
April/ d & f block Properties of potassium
Shift 1 39 12th A Chemistry elements dichromate Easy
10th
April/ Classification of
Shift 1 40 12th A Chemistry Polymers Polymers Easy
10th
April/ Haloalkanes and
Shift 1 41 12th A Chemistry haloarenes Physical properties Medium
10th
April/
Shift 1 42 12th A Chemistry Hydrocarbons Oxidation of benzene Difficult
10th
April/ Standard electrode
Shift 1 43 12th A Chemistry Electrochemistry potential Medium
10th Some basic
April/ concept of
Shift 1 44 11th A Chemistry chemistry Qualitative analysis Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 45 12th A Chemistry Solutions Colligative properties Easy
10th
April/ d & f block
Shift 1 46 12th A Chemistry elements Reduction potential Medium
10th
April/ Environmental
Shift 1 47 11th A Chemistry chemistry Industrial pollutants Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 48 12th B Chemistry Solutions Colligative properties Easy
10th
April/ Chemical
Shift 1 49 12th B Chemistry Kinetics Parallel reaction Medium
10th
April/ Gabriel Pthalamide
Shift 1 50 12th B Chemistry Amines synthesis Easy
10th
April/ Chemical
Shift 1 51 11th B Chemistry Bonding VSEPR Theory Easy
10th
April/ Chemical
Shift 1 52 11th B Chemistry Bonding VSEPR Theory Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 53 11th B Chemistry States of Matter Gas laws Easy

Mathematics

10th
April/ Sequence and
Shift 1 61 11th A Mathematics series Arithmatic progression Easy
10th
April/ Application of Practical problems of
Shift 1 62 12th A Mathematics Derivatives Maxima and Minima Medium
10th
April/ Mathematical
Shift 1 63 11th A Mathematics Reasoning Negation Easy
10th
April/ Differential Homogeneous
Shift 1 64 12th A Mathematics Equations Differential Equations Medium
10th Permutations
April/ and
Shift 1 65 11th A Mathematics Combinations Permutations Easy
10th
April/ Matrices and
Shift 1 66 12th A Mathematics Determinant Determinants Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 67 11th A Mathematics Trigonometry Compound angle Easy
10th
April/ Binomial
Shift 1 68 11th A Mathematics Theorem Coefficients of Term Medium
10th
April/
Shift 1 69 11th A Mathematics Quadratic Iqequality Medium
10th
April/
Shift 1 70 12th A Mathematics 3D Geometry Skew lines Easy
10th
April/ Sequence and
Shift 1 71 11th A Mathematics series Geometric Progression Medium
10th
April/ Indefinite
Shift 1 72 12th A Mathematics Integration Indefinite Integration Medium
10th
April/ Binomial
Shift 1 73 11th B Mathematics Theorem General Term Medium
10th
April/ Based on Permutation
Shift 1 74 12th B Mathematics Probability and combination Medium
10th
April/ Permutations
Shift 1 75 11th B Mathematics and combination Permutations Medium
10th
April/ Continuity and Differentiability at a
Shift 1 76 12th B Mathematics differentiability point Difficult
10th
April/ Definite
Shift 1 77 12th B Mathematics Integrals Newton Leibnitz formula Medium
10th
April/
Shift 1 78 11th B Mathematics Statistics Variance Easy
10th
April/
Shift 1 79 11th B Mathematics Conic Section 2 Ellipse Easy
Class Wise Distribution Level Analysis
As per our expert faculties, the questions from the Class 12th syllabus dominated Class 11th syllabus.
Below is the Class wise question distribution table -

11th 12th
No. of No. of
Subject Questions Total Marks Questions Total Marks
Physics 12 48 14 56
Chemistry 9 36 14 56
Mathematics 11 44 8 32
Grand Total 32 128 36 144

● In Physics, questions had an approximately equal weightage from Class 11th & Class
12th syllabus.
● In Chemistry, majorly questions were from the Class 12th syllabus.
● In Mathematics, majorly questions were from the Class 11th syllabus.
● Overall the questions distribution was dominated by Class 12th syllabus.
Overall Difficulty Level Analysis

In this analysis, we have rated every question on a scale of 1 to 3. The ratings are done by our expert
faculty. The individual ratings are then averaged to calculate the overall difficulty level.

● Easy - 1
● Medium - 2
● Difficult - 3

Subject Difficulty Level

Physics 1.19
Chemistry 1.26
Mathematics 1.63
Overall 1.34
Conclusion
The overall difficulty of JEE Main (Session 2) 10th April 2023 - Shift 1 was easy to
moderate. Mathematics was the most difficult subject to attempt out of all three subjects.

The order of difficulty in different subjects- as assessed by our experts is Mathematics >
Chemistry > Physics.