JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Chemistry Percentile Scores likely to Witness Sharp Decline

JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Chemistry percentile scores might witness a sharp decline due to the decline in the number of average good attempts by test takers and the difficulty level of the question paper.

CollegeDekho News Desk, New Delhi: JEE Main 2026 Session 1 exam is underway till January 28 for Paper 1 B.Tech. Chemistry is turning out to be the toughest exam of the Session 1 exam, and this is going to have a major impact on the JEE Main Percentile Score January 2026 . For instance, the average number of good attempts in Chemistry during the session 1 exam has fallen to 13, while the average number of good attempts was around 17-18 in 2025. According to a JEE Mains coaching institute, Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya, Chemistry remained the toughest subject in Shift 1 and 2 of January 21 and Shift 2 of January 22. A similar opinion was shared by test takers during CollegeDekho's YouTube live session on JEE Mains exam analysis 2026.

JEE Main 2026 Chemistry Session 1 Good Attempts Analysis

Based on the reviews shared by test takers of January 21 and 22 during CollegeDekho's YouTube live session, the number of good attempts in JEE Mains 2026 Chemistry can be analysed as follows -

Aspect	Good Attempts	Expected Marks (out of 100)
Very Good Attempts	19-20	57 - 60
Good Attempts	13-14	39 - 42
Average Attempts	10-11	30 - 33

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JEE Main 2026 Chemistry Session 1 Expected Percentile Scores

Based on the good attempts analysis, here are the expected percentile scores of Chemistry in the Session 1 exam -

Aspect	Expected Percentile
Very Good Attempts	around 97 Percentile
Good Attempts	87 - 88 Percentile
Average Attempts	80 - 81 Percentile

Going by the current difficulty level trends, JEE Main Cutoff 2026 might witness a slight decline . Once the Session 2 exam gets over in April, a clear understanding can be expected on how the cutoffs are going to be. Meanwhile, students aspiring for the Session 2 exam must focus on areas where performed low in the Session 1 exam.

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