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JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 2 Question Paper with Answer Key

Last Updated: October 2026

JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 2 was held on 2 April 2026, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, 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 2 (3:00 pm to 6:00 pm)
  • 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)

SectionQuestion typeQuestionsMarks (correct / wrong)
Section AMultiple choice, single correct (4 options)20+4 / −1
Section BNumerical value (integer answer)5+4 / −1

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JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 2 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)

QuestionTypeCorrect answerOption ID in PDF
Q1MCQOption 4691121514
Q2MCQOption 3691121517
Q3MCQOption 2691121520
Q4MCQOption 4691121526
Q5MCQOption 2691121528
Q6MCQOption 3691121533
Q7MCQOption 3691121537
Q8MCQOption 3691121541
Q9MCQOption 4691121546
Q10MCQOption 3691121549
Q11MCQOption 3691121553
Q12MCQOption 2691121556
Q13MCQOption 1691121559
Q14MCQOption 2691121564
Q15MCQOption 1691121567
Q16MCQOption 2691121572
Q17MCQOption 3691121577
Q18MCQOption 4691121582
Q19MCQOption 3691121585
Q20MCQOption 2691121588
Q21Numerical120
Q22Numerical34
Q23Numerical18
Q24Numerical24
Q25Numerical10

Physics answer key (Q26–Q50)

QuestionTypeCorrect answerOption ID in PDF
Q26MCQOption 2691121597
Q27MCQOption 1691121600
Q28MCQOption 3691121606
Q29MCQOption 1691121608
Q30MCQOption 4691121615
Q31MCQOption 1691121616
Q32MCQOption 1691121620
Q33MCQOption 3691121626
Q34MCQOption 3691121630
Q35MCQOption 2691121633
Q36MCQOption 2691121637
Q37MCQOption 2691121641
Q38MCQOption 2691121645
Q39MCQOption 1691121648
Q40MCQOption 3691121654
Q41MCQOption 4691121659
Q42MCQOption 2691121661
Q43MCQOption 4691121667
Q44MCQOption 2691121669
Q45MCQOption 1691121672
Q46Numerical6
Q47Numerical32
Q48Numerical300
Q49Numerical20
Q50Numerical60

Chemistry answer key (Q51–Q75)

QuestionTypeCorrect answerOption ID in PDF
Q51MCQOption 2691121682
Q52MCQOption 3691121687
Q53MCQOption 2691121690
Q54MCQOption 4691121696
Q55MCQOption 1691121697
Q56MCQOption 2691121702
Q57MCQOption 1691121705
Q58MCQOption 3691121711
Q59MCQOption 2691121714
Q60MCQOption 1691121717
Q61MCQOption 2691121722
Q62MCQOption 1691121725
Q63MCQOption 1691121729
Q64MCQOption 3691121735
Q65MCQOption 3691121739
Q66MCQOption 3691121743
Q67MCQOption 4691121748
Q68MCQOption 2691121750
Q69MCQOption 3691121755
Q70MCQOption 4691121760
Q71Numerical5
Q72Numerical20
Q73Numerical560
Q74Numerical3
Q75Numerical1

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

January 2026 (Session 1): official answer keys

Also: official JEE Advanced papers 2015–2025.

Frequently Asked Questions about JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 2

When was JEE Main 2026 April 2 Shift 2 held?

It was held on 2 April 2026, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm (Shift 2), 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 2?

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 2?

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 2?

No. Every question in this shift has a single correct answer in NTA's final key.

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