JEE Main 2026 Ultimate Guide: Chapter-wise Weightage, Cutoffs

Are you targeting a top rank in JEE Main 2026? Success in one of India's toughest engineering exams requires more than just hard work; it demands a data-driven strategy. To help you prepare smarter, we have compiled an exclusive analysis based on the trends from the last 5 years (2020-2025).

Previous Year's JEE Main Cutoff Trends

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Year	General	EWS	OBC-NCL	SC	ST	PwD
2025	93.10	80.38	79.43	61.15	47.90	0.007
2024	93.23	81.32	79.67	60.09	46.69	0.0018
2023	90.77	75.62	73.61	51.97	37.23	0.0013
2022	88.41	63.11	67	43.08	26.77	0.0031
2021	87.89	66.22	68.02	46.88	34.67	0.0096
2020	90.37	70.24	72.88	50.17	39.06	0.061

JEE Main Past 5 Years Chapter-wise Weightage: Maths

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Class XI Maths

S. No.	Chapter Name	Chapter Weightage
1	Basic Mathematics and Logarithm	0.59%
2	Sets	1%
3	Trigonometric Ratios and Identities	1.02%
4	Trigonometric Equations	1.35%
5	Quadratic Equations	3.30%
6	Complex Number	4.75%
7	Sequences and Series	5.74%
8	Binomial Theorem	5.05%
9	Permutations and Combinations	3.60%
10	Straight Lines	2.71%
11	Circles	3.24%
12	Conic Sections: Parabola	2.44%
13	Conic Sections: Ellipse	2.11%
14	Conic Sections: Hyperbola	1.65%
15	Statistics	3%

Class XII Maths

S. No.	Chapter Name	Chapter Weightage
16	Properties of Triangle	0.36%
17	Determinants	4.00%
18	Matrices	3.46%
19	Relations and Functions	1.25%
20	Inverse Trigonometric Functions	1.59%
21	Limit, Continuity and Differentiability	5.50%
22	Methods of Differentiation	1.24%
23	Applications of Derivatives	4.75%
24	Indefinite Integration	1.65%
25	Definite Integration	5.08%
26	Application of Integrals	2.97%
27	Differential Equations	4.16%
28	Vector Algebra	4.69%
29	Three Dimensional Geometry	7.35%
30	Probability	3.09%

JEE Main Past 5 Years Chapter-wise Weightage for PHYSICS

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Class XI Physics

S. No.	Chapter Name	Chapter Weightage
1	Mathematical Tools	0.00%
2	Units and Measurements	4.24%
3	Motion in a Straight Line	2.63%
4	Motion in a Plane	2.92%
5	Newton's Laws of Motion	2.05%
6	Work, Energy & Power	2.37%
7	Centre of Mass & System of Particles	2.56%
8	Rotational Motion	4.31%
9	Gravitation	4.49%
10	Mechanical Properties of Solids	2.08%
11	Mechanical Properties of Fluids	3.00%
12	Thermal Properties of Matter	2.08%
13	Kinetic Theory of Gases	2.88%
14	Thermodynamics	3.06%
15	Oscillations	3.25%
16	Waves	1.94%

Class XII Physics

S. No.	Chapter Name	Chapter Weightage
1	Electrostatics (implied from context)	(Data missing in source table but header present)

JEE Main Past 5 Years Chapter-wise Weightage for CHEMISTRY

Class XI Chemistry

S. No.	Chapter Name	Chapter Weightage
1	Atomic Structure	3.34%
2	Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	2.82%
3	Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	1.93%
4	Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	3.34%
5	States of Matter	1.89%
6	Chemical Thermodynamics and Energetics	3.65%
7	Redox Reaction	1.75%
8	Equilibrium	4.44%
9	The p-Block Elements	1.79%
10	Some Basic Principles and Techniques: IUPAC Nomenclature	0.10%
11	Some Basic Principles and Techniques: Isomerism	0.27%
12	Some Basic Principles and Techniques: General Organic Chemistry	1.20%
13	Hydrocarbons	3.03%
14	Purification and Analysis of Organic Compounds	1.94%
15	Hydrogen	2.82%
16	s-Block Elements	4.16%
17	Environmental Chemistry	2.99%

Class XII Chemistry

S. No.	Chapter Name	Chapter Weightage
1	Solutions	4.54%
2	Electrochemistry	3.30%
3	Chemical Kinetics	3.61%
4	Haloalkanes and Haloarenes	2.65%
5	Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers	3.54%
6	Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids	5.95%
7	Amines	4.40%
8	Biomolecules	3.99%
9	Coordination Compounds	5.33%
10	The p-block Elements (Group 15 to 18)	3.68%
11	The d and f-Block Elements	4.69%
12	Principles of Inorganic Qualitative Analysis: Salt Analysis	0.50%
13	The Solid State	1.72%
14	Surface Chemistry	2.99%
15	General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals	3.37%
16	Polymers	2.06%
17	Chemistry in Everyday Life	2.20%

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