JEE Main 15th April 2023 (Shift 1 & 2) Question Paper Analysis

Here is a detailed analysis of the JEE Main 15th April 2023 Shift 1 and 2 questions paper.

By Topperlearning Expert 15th Apr, 2023 | 09:34 pm

At 6 PM today, the JEE Main 2023 Session 2 was concluded. The first shift was conducted earlier, between 9 AM to 12 PM. Both shifts were 3 hours long. Aspirants for a career in BE/BTech appeared for the exam in large numbers to secure admission into prestigious institutes such as IITs, NITs, and CFTIs.

The question paper consisted of 90 questions, and the full mark for the paper was 300. According to the marking scheme, every correct answer will get 4 marks, and 1 mark will be deducted for every incorrect response. No marks will be awarded or deducted for unanswered questions.

If you want to check the official JEE Main 2023 Session 2 Answer Key, it will be released shortly after the exam concludes.

1st Shift, 15th April 2023: Major Highlights

JEE candidates who appeared for the 15th April Shift 1 exam summarised the question paper as follows:

This JEE paper was moderately difficult, well-balanced and doable within the time frame, just like the previous session.
Several questions in Maths were from JEE-specific topics.
The Physics section was the easiest of all.

JEE Main 15th April 2023 Shift 1 Question Paper Analysis

The following 15th April 2023 Shift 1 paper analysis is based on students’ feedback.

Particulars

Maths

Chemistry

Physics

Difficulty level

Moderate-Difficult

Easy-Moderate

Key points

The paper focused on the following topics:

Inorganic had more weight than Physical and Organic Chemistry.

Numerical-based questions were given from Physical Chemistry, and these topics enjoyed more weightage:

Questions were also posed from:

s - Block
p - Block
Coordination Compounds
Ores and Metallurgy
Solid State

Class 12th chapters enjoyed more weightage.

The following topics were given more weightage:

Overall: Certain questions were lengthy, but overall the paper was easy. It could easily be managed by a student who had thoroughly prepared the syllabus from NCERT books.

2nd shift, 15th April 2023: Major Highlights

The paper was moderately difficult.
It contained several NCERT-based questions.
Students found Physics and Chemistry sections simpler to tackle than the Mathematics section.

JEE Main 15th April 2023 Shift 2 Question Paper Analysis

The detailed 15th April 2023 Shift 2 paper analysis will be found below. It is based on students’ and experts’ feedback.

Particulars

Maths

Chemistry

Physics

Difficulty level

Moderate-Difficult

Easy-Moderate

Key points

The section was slightly tricky.

Almost all topics were covered, but Vectors and 3D were dominant.

The following topics enjoyed more weightage:

The three sections- Organic, Inorganic, and Physical were evenly covered.

These chapters were in focus:

Electrochemistry
Solid State
Aldehydes & Ketones
Coordination Compound
Amines
Chemical Kinetics
d-Block
p-Block

The Physics section was simpler.

Three to four questions from Mechanics were there in the paper.

The following topics had more weightage:

Overall: A comprehensive study of the NCERT books and practice through mock tests guarantee success in today’s paper. Though class XII topics were on the higher side of the paper, the students found the paper moderately challenging.

The full JEE Main 2023 15th April question paper will be available soon.

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