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What the pattern is this year, how the marking really works, and how to plan the year. Facts from the bulletins and the papers; nothing goes out before a second person has read it.
JEE · 25 October 2026 · 12 min
Integral Calculus has been worth 9.8 marks a JEE (Main) shift, Electrostatics 7.5, Organic basic principles 6.8. Ranked lists for the final stretch.
ReadJEE25 October 202613 min
No new chapters. Four weeks revising the 40 chapters that carried 72% of JEE Main questions in 101 shifts, then two weeks of full papers.
JEE25 October 202613 min
Across 101 JEE (Main) shifts, ten chapters carry about 62% of Physics, 49% of Chemistry and 64% of Mathematics. The tables, and how steady the mix is.
JEE6 October 20264 min
The better of January and April counts, the score is a percentile within your shift, and Mathematics breaks ties. How to use the first attempt.
Both6 October 20265 min
Physics and Chemistry are shared; Biology and Mathematics are not, and they decide each exam. What the overlap costs, and how to decide by the end of Class 11.
JEE18 September 20262 min
Five questions per subject take a typed number instead of an option. The bulletin's rounding rule catches people every year. Here is the rule, the marking, and how to practise it.
Both5 September 20262 min
The arithmetic of +4 / −1, worked out honestly. Guessing after ruling out even one option pays on average — but average is not the whole story.
Reading about the exam is the easy part. The plan does the rest.