Analysis of JEE (Advanced) 2024

Selected Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) conducts the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) each year. It is in accordance with the guidelines given by the Joint Admission Board. It is important for students as it paves the way for the Bachelor’s, Integrated Master and Dual Degree Programs. The JEE Advanced 2024 is the second stage of the IIT JEE 2024. It is a national-level engineering entrance test for those who want to get admission to IITs. JEE Advanced is a computer-based exam and is generally conducted by one of the seven IITs, namely IIT Kharagpur, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, IIT Delhi and IIT Guwahati. JEE (Advanced) consists of two papers, which are carried out in two shifts on the same day. The candidates need to appear in both of them to qualify on a merit basis.

JEE Advanced 2023—Paper Analysis

As per the feedback received by the students on the CSAT App specially designed by ALLEN Career Institute, the difficulty level of Paper 1 and Paper 2 was almost the same which means both the papers were difficult. However, some students found it more difficult to solve Paper 1.

• There were four sections in each paper.
• JEE Advanced 2023 was conducted by IIT Guwahati. The exam was held in two phases from 9 to 12 in the morning and from 2:30 to 5:30 in the afternoon.
• Both the question papers were of 180 marks each and the total paper was of 360 marks.
• Physics was easier than JEE Advanced 2022. The Mathematics paper was long and difficult like JEE Advanced 2022. While the chemistry paper remained the same as 2022.
• There was proper inclusion of new topics. Solution of triangle in maths was removed from syllabus but still two questions were asked by making comprehension.
• The weightage of Organic Chemistry was slightly higher and questions from Chemistry in everyday Life were asked in Organic Chemistry. Which has been added to the syllabus of JEE Advanced 2023.

Here is subject-wise Paper Analysis of JEE Advanced 2023

Physics

• In Overall Physics, the difficulty level of Paper 1 and Paper 2 was moderate.
• Questions were also asked on new topics added in JEE Advanced syllabus like Polarization, EM Waves.
• A question similar to the fluid dynamics question, asked in JEE Advanced 2022, was also asked this year as well.

Chemistry

• The overall chemistry paper was moderate to difficult. Almost all the topics were covered in both the papers.
• The weightage of Organic Chemistry was slightly higher.
• Questions from Chemistry in Everyday Life were asked in Organic Chemistry which have been added to the syllabus of JEE Advanced this year.
• In Inorganic Chemistry, questions were asked from almost all the main topics.
• In physical chemistry, good questions were asked in numerical section.

Mathematics

• Paper 1 of Mathematics was difficult and lengthy. While Paper 2 was of moderate level and lengthy.
• In both the papers, questions were asked from Functions, Matrices, Permutation and Combination, Conic Section, Probability and Statics, Complex Numbers, Vector and 3-D Geometry. The number of questions from Calculus was less as compared to previous years.
• Solution of triangle was removed from syllabus but still two questions were asked by making comprehension.

Here is the marking scheme

Paper-1

• The total paper was of 180 marks. The total number of questions was 51. Means 17-17 questions were divided in all the three subjects Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
• Paper 1 had four single correct questions. In which there was a provision of three marks for correct answer and minus one mark for wrong answer. There were three multiple correct questions. In which there was a provision of four marks for correct answer and minus two marks for wrong answer.
• There were total six questions of numerical and integer type.
• There will be four marks for correct answer while there was no negative marking for wrong answer. There were four questions from match the column. Which in a way is like single correct questions. In this, the student will get three marks for correct answer while there is a provision of minus one mark for wrong answer.

Paper-2

• Paper 2 was also of total 180 marks and total 51 questions were asked. Which were divided into three subjects on the basis of 17-17 questions. There were four single correct questions in it.
• There was a provision of three marks for the correct answer and minus one mark for the wrong one. Three multiple correct questions were asked. In which there was a provision of four marks for the correct answer and minus two marks for the wrong answer.
• There were also two paragraphs and two questions were asked from each paragraph. There will be three marks for the correct answer while there was no provision of minus marking for the wrong answer. Similarly six non negative integer type questions were asked. In which four marks will be given on the correct answer, while there was no provision of minus marking on the wrong answer.

IIT Bombay was the conducting authority for the JEE Advanced 2022, which was held on 28th August 2022. The JEE Advanced in 2021 was conducted by IIT Kharagpur (as conducting authority). The examination was taken on 3rd October 2021.

Now let us analyze both the JEE Advanced exams for the years 2021 and 2022.

JEE Advanced Analysis 2022 for Paper 2

JEE Advanced Paper 2 was held on the scheduled date between 2:30-5:30 PM. In terms of the difficulty level, the overall exam was moderate but lengthy. Here is a table representing the difficulty level of JEE Advanced 2021 Paper 2.

Paper 2: High Weightage Chapters

Here is the list of the chapters/topics with high weightage.

JEE Advanced 2022 Student Reactions for Paper 2

JEE Advanced Paper 2 was moderate to tough. Physics was divided between the syllabus of classes 11 and 12 with moderate and balanced questions. Chemistry was moderate and lengthy compared to paper 1 and it had more weightage on organic chemistry. Maths had moderate difficulty but it was lengthy.

The subject-wise analysis is given in the following paragraphs:

Physics: Physics was lengthy but had a moderate level of difficulty level. It covered all the chapters and asked concept-based questions. Questions were taken from current electricity, rotational motion, kinematics, work power and energy, thermodynamics and surface tension, electrostatics, magnetism, and current electricity. The questions with mixed concepts took more time for students and were lengthy for them.

Chemistry: Chemistry was easy to moderately tough. The questions were taken from mole Concept, electrochemistry, surface chemistry, thermodynamics & chemical kinetics in the Physical chemistry section whereas in Organic Chemistry it was a balanced combination of concept-based questions. Reaction-based questions were asked from inorganic chemistry.

Mathematics: This section too was moderate but lengthy. Coordinate geometry and calculus had more questions in the paper. Mixed concept questions were taken from Functions and Progressions, Application of Derivatives with a differential equation, Vectors and Matrices, Circle with trigonometry etc. Direct questions belonged to Ellipse, Hyperbola, Permutations & Combinations, Definite Integration with Inverse of Functions. All these questions had lengthy calculations. The paper was tough as compared to the previous year but all the chapters got equal weightage.

JEE Advanced Analysis 2022 for Paper 1

JEE Advanced Paper 1 was held on the scheduled date between 9:00-12:00 PM. In terms of the difficulty level, the overall exam was considered to be moderate. All three portions had different difficulty levels.

The difficulty levels of these sections are given below:

Paper 1: High Weightage Chapters

It was of moderate difficulty where Chemistry had more questions from the organic section and Mathematics was also balanced between class 11 and 12 topics. The subjectwise students’ review is given as under.

Chemistry: It had questions from classes 11th and 12th in equal proportion. Inorganic chemistry had NCERT-based questions. Physical chemistry covers chapters like Atomic Structure, Electrochemistry, Chemical Equilibrium, Thermodynamics, and Kinetic theory of gases. In organic chemistry, the topics covered were Polymers, Amines, Oxygen-containing compounds, and named reactions were also covered.

Physics: Rotational motion, Thermodynamics, Modern Physics, Capacitors, Kinematics, Optics, Gravitation, Current Electricity and LC circuits were the few chapters asked. As per students, it was a moderate section compared to the other two.

Mathematics: It was difficult and had tricky questions according to the students. It covered chapters like Trigonometric Equations, Harmonic Progressions (HP), Vectors, Probability, Ellipse, Matrices, Functions, etc. It also had complex numbers, 3-D Geometry and Conic sections which was the toughest part according to the students.

Conclusion

JEE Advanced is quite an important examination for aspirants who want to seek admission to the specified engineering institutes/universities. It needs a tremendous amount of hard work and dedication to qualify for these exams. After all, it is a national-level competitive exam and holds significance in many students’ educational careers. The results are decisive as not all get entry to the finest institutes in India.

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