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JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1 Question Paper with Answer Key
Last Updated: October 2026
JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1 was held on 2 April 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, in Session 2 (April). It had 75 questions for 300 marks: 25 each in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, with +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one. This page has NTA's official question paper PDF and its final answer key. There were no dropped questions in this shift.
Paper Snapshot
- Exam: JEE Main 2026 Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech), Session 2 (April)
- Date and shift: 2 April 2026, Shift 1 (9:00 am to 12:00 noon)
- Questions: 75 (25 per subject: 20 MCQ + 5 numerical)
- Total marks: 300 (100 per subject)
- Subject order: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry
- Answer key: NTA final answer key (results compiled on it), below
- Source: Official NTA paper, jeemain.nta.nic.in
Paper pattern (each subject)
| Section | Question type | Questions | Marks (correct / wrong) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A | Multiple choice, single correct (4 options) | 20 | +4 / −1 |
| Section B | Numerical value (integer answer) | 5 | +4 / −1 |
View the official question paper
JEE Main questions from 2019 to 2026, chapter-wise with solutions, in one printed set for Physics, Chemistry and Maths.
JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1 answer key
Question numbers match the PDF above. For multiple-choice questions, "Option 1–4" is the order the options are printed in the PDF; the long number next to each option in the PDF is its option ID, listed in the last column on wider screens so you can check. In the real exam the question and option order was shuffled for each candidate, so use your own response sheet's IDs to match your answers.
Mathematics answer key (Q1–Q25)
| Question | Type | Correct answer | Option ID in PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | MCQ | Option 3 | 6911213 |
| Q2 | MCQ | Option 4 | 6911218 |
| Q3 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112110 |
| Q4 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112114 |
| Q5 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112118 |
| Q6 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112123 |
| Q7 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112126 |
| Q8 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112131 |
| Q9 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112135 |
| Q10 | MCQ | Option 4 | 69112140 |
| Q11 | MCQ | Option 1 | 69112141 |
| Q12 | MCQ | Option 4 | 69112148 |
| Q13 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112151 |
| Q14 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112155 |
| Q15 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112159 |
| Q16 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112162 |
| Q17 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112167 |
| Q18 | MCQ | Option 3 | 69112171 |
| Q19 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112174 |
| Q20 | MCQ | Option 4 | 69112180 |
| Q21 | Numerical | 4 | |
| Q22 | Numerical | 91 | |
| Q23 | Numerical | 81 | |
| Q24 | Numerical | 8 | |
| Q25 | Numerical | 192 |
Physics answer key (Q26–Q50)
| Question | Type | Correct answer | Option ID in PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q26 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112187 |
| Q27 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112191 |
| Q28 | MCQ | Option 2 | 69112195 |
| Q29 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121101 |
| Q30 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121103 |
| Q31 | MCQ | Option 3 | 691121108 |
| Q32 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121111 |
| Q33 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121117 |
| Q34 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121121 |
| Q35 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121125 |
| Q36 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121127 |
| Q37 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121131 |
| Q38 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121134 |
| Q39 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121138 |
| Q40 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121143 |
| Q41 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121146 |
| Q42 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121151 |
| Q43 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121154 |
| Q44 | MCQ | Option 3 | 691121160 |
| Q45 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121163 |
| Q46 | Numerical | 36 | |
| Q47 | Numerical | 120 | |
| Q48 | Numerical | 171 | |
| Q49 | Numerical | 3 | |
| Q50 | Numerical | 387 |
Chemistry answer key (Q51–Q75)
| Question | Type | Correct answer | Option ID in PDF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q51 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121174 |
| Q52 | MCQ | Option 3 | 691121177 |
| Q53 | MCQ | Option 3 | 691121181 |
| Q54 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121186 |
| Q55 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121190 |
| Q56 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121194 |
| Q57 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121195 |
| Q58 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121200 |
| Q59 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121206 |
| Q60 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121207 |
| Q61 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121211 |
| Q62 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121218 |
| Q63 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121222 |
| Q64 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121223 |
| Q65 | MCQ | Option 3 | 691121229 |
| Q66 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121234 |
| Q67 | MCQ | Option 4 | 691121238 |
| Q68 | MCQ | Option 1 | 691121239 |
| Q69 | MCQ | Option 3 | 691121245 |
| Q70 | MCQ | Option 2 | 691121248 |
| Q71 | Numerical | 33 | |
| Q72 | Numerical | 14 | |
| Q73 | Numerical | 17 | |
| Q74 | Numerical | 41 | |
| Q75 | Numerical | 727 |
How to use this paper
Attempt it like the real exam: set a 3-hour timer and do all 75 questions in one sitting. Every question carries −1 for a wrong answer, including the numerical ones in Section B, so practise skipping questions you can't settle.
Score yourself with the key: +4 for each correct answer, −1 for each wrong one, 0 for skipped. For a dropped question, give yourself +4 whatever you answered.
Go chapter by chapter after: list every question you got wrong by chapter, then practise those chapters from chapter-wise PYQ books before the next full paper.
All JEE Main 2026 papers and answer keys
April 2026 (Session 2): question papers + answer keys
- April 8 2026 Shift 2
- April 6 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
- April 5 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
- April 4 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
- April 2 2026 Shift 1 · Shift 2
January 2026 (Session 1): official answer keys
Frequently Asked Questions about JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1
When was JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1 held?
It was held on 2 April 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon (Shift 1), in JEE Main 2026 Session 2 (April). The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
How many questions and marks were in JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1?
75 questions for 300 marks: 25 each in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Each subject has 20 multiple-choice questions (Section A) and 5 numerical-answer questions (Section B), all compulsory.
Was there negative marking in JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1?
Yes. Every question is +4 for a correct answer and −1 for a wrong one, in both Section A and Section B. Unanswered questions get 0.
Is this the official question paper and answer key?
Yes. The PDF is the question paper NTA published on jeemain.nta.nic.in, unchanged. The answers come from NTA's final answer key, the one results were compiled on, matched to each question through NTA's question and option IDs.
Were any questions dropped in JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 1?
No. Every question in this shift has a single correct answer in NTA's final key.
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