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JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 2 Question Paper with Answer Key

Last Updated: October 2026

JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 2 was held on 5 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: 5 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 5 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 36911211533
Q2MCQOption 46911211538
Q3MCQOption 16911211539
Q4MCQOption 26911211544
Q5MCQOption 36911211549
Q6MCQOption 46911211554
Q7MCQOption 26911211556
Q8MCQOption 26911211560
Q9MCQOption 16911211563
Q10MCQOption 16911211567
Q11MCQOption 26911211572
Q12MCQOption 26911211576
Q13MCQOption 36911211581
Q14MCQOption 36911211585
Q15MCQOption 36911211589
Q16MCQOption 26911211592
Q17MCQOption 36911211597
Q18MCQOption 26911211600
Q19MCQOption 16911211603
Q20MCQOption 26911211608
Q21Numerical18
Q22Numerical7
Q23Numerical19
Q24Numerical16
Q25Numerical48

Physics answer key (Q26–Q50)

QuestionTypeCorrect answerOption ID in PDF
Q26MCQOption 26911211617
Q27MCQOption 46911211623
Q28MCQOption 16911211624
Q29MCQOption 36911211630
Q30MCQOption 26911211633
Q31MCQOption 46911211639
Q32MCQOption 46911211643
Q33MCQOption 26911211645
Q34MCQOption 36911211650
Q35MCQOption 16911211652
Q36MCQOption 16911211656
Q37MCQOption 16911211660
Q38MCQOption 16911211664
Q39MCQOption 26911211669
Q40MCQOption 16911211672
Q41MCQOption 26911211677
Q42MCQOption 26911211681
Q43MCQOption 36911211686
Q44MCQOption 26911211689
Q45MCQOption 26911211693
Q46Numerical33
Q47Numerical922
Q48Numerical200
Q49Numerical1
Q50Numerical44

Chemistry answer key (Q51–Q75)

QuestionTypeCorrect answerOption ID in PDF
Q51MCQOption 36911211703
Q52MCQOption 26911211706
Q53MCQOption 16911211709
Q54MCQOption 26911211714
Q55MCQOption 26911211718
Q56MCQOption 26911211722
Q57MCQOption 26911211726
Q58MCQOption 16911211729
Q59MCQOption 46911211736
Q60MCQOption 16911211737
Q61MCQOption 36911211743
Q62MCQOption 26911211746
Q63MCQOption 16911211749
Q64MCQOption 36911211755
Q65MCQOption 16911211757
Q66MCQOption 46911211764
Q67MCQOption 46911211768
Q68MCQOption 36911211771
Q69MCQOption 16911211773
Q70MCQOption 46911211780
Q71Numerical15
Q72Numerical30
Q73Numerical62
Q74Numerical15
Q75Numerical90

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 5 Shift 2

When was JEE Main 2026 April 5 Shift 2 held?

It was held on 5 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 5 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 5 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 5 Shift 2?

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

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