JEE Main 2026 January 21 Exam Analysis: Shift 1 and 2 Subject-Wise Difficulty Level, Good Attempts

Day 1 of JEE Mains 2026 exam Session 1 is being conducted on January 21, in two shifts: Morning shift from 9 AM to 12 PM and Afternoon shift from 3-6 PM. JEE Main 2026 January 21 Session 1 paper analysis for both Shift 1 and 2 will be available here after the exam concludes. We will share insights into JEE Main 2026 paper analysis overviewing the difficulty level, topics covered, and predicted good attempts shortly. In case you are wondering 'Is first day of JEE Mains easy?', there's no guarantee that the paper will be a cakewalk. The difficulty level may vary subject-wise in Shift 1 and Shift 2. However, according to Sakunth Kumar , our subject expert with 10+ years of experience in guiding JEE aspirants, "On the very first day, JEE Main Jan 21 Session 1 2026 overall will be of easy to moderate level."

Last year, the Physics and Chemistry sections on Day 1 were reportedly easy to moderate, while Mathematics paper was quite tough. So you may expect the same pattern to follow this year as well. A detailed breakdown of JEE Main 2026 January 21 exam analysis will talk about the paper-wise difficulty level, subject-wise analysis, total number of good attempts below.

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JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 Analysis by CLD: Subject-Wise Difficulty Level, Good Attempts

A proper analysis of the JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 1 exam will be updated here for students after the exam concludes.

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JEE Main 2026 January 21 Shift 2 Analysis by CLD: Subject-Wise Difficulty Level, Good Attempts

An insight into subject-wise high-weightage topics, difficulty breakdown, and estimated good attempts will be updated here shortly after the Shift 2 exam is over.

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JEE Main 2025 Day 1 Shift 1 & 2 Exam Analysis Recap

Till the 2026 analysis is out, you can have a quick recap of last year's JEE Main 2025 Day 1 paper analysis of Shift 1 and Shift 2 below. The first day of the exam, which was conducted on Jan 22, 2025, was overall easy to moderate. Physics paper was the easiest while Mathematics was the toughest section. Overall good attempts were 55-57 for shift 1 paper and 52-55 for shift 2 paper.

Students who are appearing in the JEE Main 2026 January 21 Session 1 exam must stay tuned for a detailed exam analysis on all sections of the entrance test! In case you are eager to know how many marks you will score in Jan 21 Session 1 2026 exam, tally your answers and based on the marking scheme, calculate your estimated scores. Make use of our JEE Main rank predictor 2026 tool to assess expected rank accurately based on your probabale scores!

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