JEE Mains is considered the toughest engineering exam in India. It is conducted by NTA. The National Testing Agency will conduct the JEE Mains 2025 session 1 exam online. According to the past year’s trends, last year’s session 1 JEE Mains exam was sought as the toughest session. Candidates can see the table below candidates who scored 278 out of 300 in session 1 (Shift 1) have the same percentile as the candidates who scored 264 out of in session 1(Shift 2) i.e 99.9 percentile.
JEE Mains 2024 January Attempt Shiftwise Marks Vs Percentile
| Percentile | Jan 27 Shift 1 | Jan 27 Shift 2 | Jan 29 Shift 1 | Jan 29 Shift 2 | Jan 30 Shift 1 | Jan 30 Shift 2 | Jan 31 Shift 1 | Jan 31 Shift 2 | Feb 1 Shift 1 | Feb 1 Shift 2 |
| 99.9 | 278 | 264 | 268 | 264 | 258 | 257 | 256 | 233 | 215 | 224 |
| 99.5 | 254 | 233 | 225 | 232 | 214 | 191 | 171 | 180 | 180 | 200 |
| 99 | 236 | 211 | 202 | 193 | 191 | 190 | 191 | 170 | 172 | 172 |
| 98 | 213 | 188 | 189 | 180 | 169 | 167 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 146 |
| 97 | 196 | 170 | 174 | 152 | 151 | 134 | 128 | 131 | 126 | 131 |
| 96 | 184 | 159 | 163 | 140 | 139 | 129 | 123 | 120 | 115 | 120 |
| 95 | 173 | 151 | 154 | 134 | 129 | 123 | 115 | 111 | 108 | 107 |
| 94 | 165 | 143 | 147 | 128 | 121 | 116 | 108 | 98 | 94 | 100 |
| 93 | 157 | 137 | 140 | 118 | 113 | 108 | 100 | 86 | 91 | 92 |
| 92 | 151 | 131 | 124 | 132 | 108 | 108 | 95 | 81 | 85 | 87 |
JEE Mains 2024 Session 1: Shift-wise Difficulty level
| Date and Shift | Chemistry (Difficulty Level out of 3) | Mathematics (Difficulty Level out of 3) | Physics (Difficulty Level out of 3) | Overall (Difficulty Level out of 3) |
| January 27 – Shift 1 | 1.8 | 1.81 | 1.43 | 1.68 |
| January 27 – Shift 2 (2nd Most Difficult Shift) | 1.9 | 2 | 1.46 | 1.79 |
| January 29 – Shift 1 | 1.85 | 1 | 1.42 | 1.42 |
| January 29 – Shift 2 | 1.9 | 1.48 | 1.64 | 1.67 |
| January 30 – Shift 1 (3rd Most Difficult Shift) | 1.67 | 1.91 | 1.59 | 1.72 |
| January 30 – Shift 2 | 1.92 | 1.59 | 1.58 | 1.7 |
| January 31 – Shift 1 | 1.69 | 1.86 | 1.5 | 1.68 |
| January 31 – Shift 2 | 1.85 | 1.48 | 1.75 | 1.69 |
| February 1 – Shift 1 (Most Difficult Shift) | 1.81 | 2.25 | 1.41 | 1.82 |
| February 1 – Shift 2 | 1.96 | 1.48 | 1.36 | 1.6 |
Last Minute Tips to Ace the JEE Mains 2025 Session 1 Exam
Don’t pick an entirely new topic
Candidates should not try to learn any new topics as it can create a mess in their minds. They should focus on their strengths and the areas where they are good.
Revise Important chapters and formulas for JEE Main 2025
Candidates should prioritize the chapters and formulas that have high weightage in the exam.
Compete only with your shift
Candidates should not compare themselves with other shift students. They should focus on their strengths and areas where they are good.
Don’t stress over easier or tougher shifts, focus on your performance
Jee mains exam is conducted in two shifts for even days and each shift can have a different difficulty level. So, candidates should not waste their time on comparing which shift is tougher.
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