JEE Main 2025: Based on comments from experts and students

The first session of the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) 2025 saw the conclusion of the paper 1 BE and BTech exams by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on January 29. Nearly every chapter in the Class 11 and 12 NCERT textbooks was covered in the questions in all of the JEE Main 2025 shifts that took place between January 22 and 29, according to students who took the test and expert feedback.

The paper presented on January 22, the first day, has been deemed mild. According to experts, the math portion was a little difficult, but overall the exam was well-balanced and, with some preparation, could be finished in the allotted time.

The majority of applicants who took the exam rated the JEE Main BTech, BE examination, which was administered in two sessions on January 23 on the second day of the January 2025 session, as "moderate to difficult."

Analysis of the January 24 JEE Main revealed that it was easy to regulate. Physics was the simplest of the three areas, followed by Chemistry, while Mathematics was thought to be the most difficult because some of the questions required extensive computations.

According to students providing feedback, the JEE Main 2025 January 28 morning shift examination contained moderate to challenging questions. Chemistry was the simplest of the three sections and saved students the most time during the morning and afternoon shifts. The paper was well-balanced overall.

JEE Main has a moderate to challenging overall difficulty level last year. There were 13 more 100 percentile applicants in 2024 than there were in 2023, with 56 individuals receiving 100 NTA scores in Paper 1 (BE/BTech).

The cutoff score for JEE Advanced for general category applicants was 93.23 last year, up from 90.77 in 2023, up from 88.4 in 2022, and up from 87.9 in 2021. In 2020 and 2019, the qualifying scores for general candidates were 90.3 and 89.7, respectively.