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JEE Main 2017 Exam Analysis

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Joint Entrance Examination, JEE (Main) is conducted to get admission into Undergraduate Engineering Programs at NITs, IIITs, Other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions, Institutions funded by participating State Governments & other Institutions. The Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) of JEE (Main) is also an eligibility test for the JEE (Advanced), which the candidate has to take if he/she is aspiring for admission to the undergraduate programmes offered by the IITs.

JEE (Main) – 2017 has two papers, Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.) and Paper-2 (B. Arch./B. Planning.). Candidates may take Paper-1 (B. E./B. Tech.), or Paper-2 (B. Arch./B. Planning.), or both as per the course(s) they are seeking admission to.

Subject combinations for each paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of examination available is given in the table below.

SUBJECTS TYPE OF QUESTIONS MODE OF EXAM
Paper 1

(B.E./ B. Tech.)

 Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics Objective type with equal weightage to Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics Pen and Paper based OR Computer based
Paper 2

(B.Arch./ B.Planning)

 Mathematics – Part I

Aptitude Test – Part II

Drawing Test – Part III

 Objective type

Objective type

Questions to test drawing aptitude

 Only Pen and Paper based

JEE Main 2017 Important Dates

 

Particulars

Dates

Issue of JEE (Main) Application Form – Only Online

1th December 2016

Last date for application – JEE (Main)

2nd January 2017

Last date for Fee Payment – JEE (Main)

3rd January 2017

Date of Availability of Admit Card for JEE (Main) on Website

2nd week of March, 2017

JEE Main Offline Exam Date (Pen and Paper Based exam)

2th April 2017

JEE Main Online Exam Date (Computer Based exam)

8th & 9th April, 2017

Display of Answer key and image of response (OMR) sheet

18 – 22 April 2017

Declaration of JEE (Main) Paper – 1 Score / All India

27th April 2017

Declaration of All India Rank JEE (Main) Paper – 2

27th May 2017

 

JEE Main 2017 Paper 1 Analysis 

Physics Analysis

  • All Physics questions were very much fundamental. They were fully NCERT based.
  • 17% of question paper is from Modern Physics, Semi-conductors and Communication System.
  • Overall Physics part was easy and easily solvable. 

Physics Topics

Marks

Current Electricity

16

Modern Physics

16

Mechanics

12

Heat & Thermodynamics

12

WPE

8

Wave Optics

8

Elasticity

8

Electrostatics

8

Ray Optics

4

EMI

4

Gravitation

4

Magnetism

4

Semiconductors

4

SHM

4

Communication System

4

Surface Tension

4

Physics 1
Physics 2

 

Chemistry Analysis

 

  • Chemistry paper was easier as compared to 2016 Main Paper except for 3-4 questions.
  • Questions were mostly from NCERT Books.
  • In Organic chemistry 8 questions are from XIIth and 2 questions are from XIth; In Physical Chemistry 7 questions are from XIIth and 4 questions are from XIth; In Inorganic chemistry, 4 questions are from XIIth and 5 questions are from XIth.
  • Overall questions are mostly related to XIIth class topics.

Chemistry Topics

Marks

Hydrocarbons

12

Mole Concept

8

Thermodynamics

8

S-Block

8

Alkyl Halides

8

Carbonyl Compound

8

Chemical Equilibrium

4

Solutions

4

Chemical Kinetics

4

Surface Chemistry

4

Atomic Structure

4

Solid State

4

Electrochemistry

4

D-Block

4

P-block

4

Co – ordination Compound

4

Chemical Bonding

4

Environmental Chemistry

4

Qualitative Analysis

4

Polymers

4

Periodic Properties

4

Amines

4

GOC

4

 

Chem 1

 

Chem 2

 

 

Mathematics Analysis

  • Level of Maths was similar to previous year but little bit on lengthy side.
  • Questions from quadratic, progression, straight line, circle and probability were little bit tricky.
  • Thirteen questions were asked from 11th, sixteen questions from 12th and one question was mixed of 11th and 12th (NCERT syllabus).
  • Total four questions were asked from 2-D in spite of five questions in general.
  • The options were carefully designed. Most probable wrong answers were also included in the options.

 

Mathematics Topic

Marks

Probability

12

Limit, Continuity & Differentiability

8

Determinants & Matrices

8

Application of Derivatives

8

3-D Geometry

8

Conics

8

Trigonometry

8

Function

8

2-D Geometry

4

Complex Number

4

Circle

4

Differential Equation

4

Indefinite Integration

4

Vectors

4

Application of Integrals

4

Binomial Theorem

4

Definite Integration

4

Permutations and Combinations

4

Quadratic Equation

4

Sequence & Series

4

Mathematical Reasoning

4

Math 1

 

Math 2


Overall Analysis

Overall 1

  • According to RAO IIT Faculties and experts, the level of difficulty was moderate as compare to last year. Physics was the easiest section, Chemistry being moderate and Mathematics had few lengthy questions. Overall paper was bit lengthy as compared to 2016 Main Papers.

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