JEE Main 2023 · 12 of 24 shifts analysed

JEE Main 2023 question papers

Lumi analysed 12 of the 24 JEE Main shifts held in 2023 (1071 questions): 34% numerical-answer, 15% hard. Against 2022, numerical-answer questions went from 33% to 34% and hard ones went from 14% to 15%.

Shifts analysed: 12 / 24; 12 not in this analysis
Questions: 1071; dropped questions left out
Numerical answer: 34%; typed answers, no options
Hard: 15%; easy 34%

JEE Main 2023: key findings

1
34% of the 2023 questions were easy and 15% hard.
2
25% tested an idea no earlier analysed year had asked.
3
57% repeated an exact idea from 2022, the analysed year before.
4
Three Dimensional Geometry came 2.5 times a shift (per 25 Maths questions; this year's papers had 30), against its usual 1.8.
5
The d- and f-Block Elements came 0.6 times a shift, well under its usual 1.2.
6
The busiest topic was Permutations and Combinations (Permutations and Combinations): 24 questions across 12 of the 12 shifts.

Every 2023 shift

24 shifts held, 12 analysed

Each shift is a separate paper. Lumi analyses a shift when NTA published the full paper and its final answer key; 12 2023 papers were never published.

24 Jan 2023, Shift 1January sessionPaper not published
24 Jan 2023, Shift 2January sessionPaper not published
25 Jan 2023, Shift 1January sessionPaper not published
25 Jan 2023, Shift 2January sessionPaper not published
29 Jan 2023, Shift 1January sessionPaper not published
29 Jan 2023, Shift 2January sessionPaper not published
30 Jan 2023, Shift 1January sessionPaper not published
30 Jan 2023, Shift 2January sessionPaper not published
31 Jan 2023, Shift 1January sessionPaper not published
31 Jan 2023, Shift 2January sessionPaper not published
1 Feb 2023, Shift 1January sessionPaper not published
1 Feb 2023, Shift 2January sessionPaper not published
6 Apr 2023, Shift 190 QApril session
Easy 28Medium 52Hard 10
30 numerical · 11 with a figure
6 Apr 2023, Shift 289 QApril session
Easy 29Medium 45Hard 15
30 numerical · 11 with a figure
8 Apr 2023, Shift 189 QApril session
Easy 34Medium 47Hard 8
30 numerical · 12 with a figure
8 Apr 2023, Shift 289 QApril session
Easy 37Medium 38Hard 14
30 numerical · 10 with a figure
10 Apr 2023, Shift 188 QApril session
Easy 34Medium 46Hard 8
29 numerical · 10 with a figure
10 Apr 2023, Shift 290 QApril session
Easy 34Medium 45Hard 11
30 numerical · 14 with a figure
11 Apr 2023, Shift 190 QApril session
Easy 31Medium 45Hard 14
30 numerical · 15 with a figure
11 Apr 2023, Shift 288 QApril session
Easy 21Medium 51Hard 16
30 numerical · 11 with a figure
12 Apr 2023, Shift 189 QApril session
Easy 27Medium 41Hard 21
30 numerical · 10 with a figure
13 Apr 2023, Shift 189 QApril session
Easy 21Medium 51Hard 17
30 numerical · 13 with a figure
13 Apr 2023, Shift 290 QApril session
Easy 30Medium 48Hard 12
30 numerical · 9 with a figure
15 Apr 2023, Shift 190 QApril session
Easy 39Medium 38Hard 13
30 numerical · 12 with a figure

2023 in numbers

What the analysed shifts asked

Across the 12 2023 shifts Lumi analysed.

Physics

359 Q

Chemistry

358 Q

Coordination Compounds28 Q
Amines19 Q
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes19 Q
The p-Block Elements18 Q
The s-Block Elements17 Q
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques15 Q
Solutions15 Q
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure14 Q

Maths

354 Q

Three Dimensional Geometry36 Q
Conic Sections28 Q
Vector Algebra24 Q
Binomial Theorem24 Q
Permutations and Combinations24 Q
Integrals22 Q
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations20 Q
Sequences and Series20 Q

Difficulty

Easy 365Medium 547Hard 159

Chapters asked

81 of 81 chapters came up in 2023.

Shift by shift

Each subject in each shift

Scored questions, how many were easy, medium and hard, how many had a typed numerical answer, and the chapter that came most.

Shift	Physics	Chemistry	Maths
6 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 18Medium 11Hard 1 Most: Motion in a Plane (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 8Medium 18Hard 4 Most: Amines (3)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 2Medium 23Hard 5 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
6 Apr, Shift 2	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 13Medium 16Hard 1 Most: Current Electricity (3)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 13Medium 14Hard 3 Most: The s-Block Elements (3)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 3Medium 15Hard 11 Most: Binomial Theorem (3)
8 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 20Medium 9Hard 1 Most: Moving Charges and Magnetism (3)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 11Medium 17Hard 1 Most: The p-Block Elements (3)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 3Medium 21Hard 6 Most: Permutations and Combinations (4)
8 Apr, Shift 2	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 20Medium 9Hard 1 Most: Work, Energy and Power (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 15Medium 15Hard 0 Most: The p-Block Elements (2)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 2Medium 14Hard 13 Most: Conic Sections (3)
10 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 17Medium 12Hard 1 Most: Work, Energy and Power (2)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 12Medium 16Hard 1 Most: Coordination Compounds (3)	29 Q · 9 numerical Easy 5Medium 18Hard 6 Most: Conic Sections (3)
10 Apr, Shift 2	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 19Medium 11Hard 0 Most: Current Electricity (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 14Medium 14Hard 2 Most: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 1Medium 20Hard 9 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
11 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 18Medium 12Hard 0 Most: Current Electricity (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 10Medium 15Hard 5 Most: Coordination Compounds (4)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 3Medium 18Hard 9 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
11 Apr, Shift 2	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 9Medium 18Hard 2 Most: Electromagnetic Induction (3)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 10Medium 18Hard 2 Most: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes (5)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 2Medium 15Hard 12 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
12 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 15Medium 14Hard 1 Most: Magnetism and Matter (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 12Medium 16Hard 2 Most: Amines (3)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 0Medium 11Hard 18 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
13 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 11Medium 16Hard 3 Most: Work, Energy and Power (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 8Medium 20Hard 2 Most: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers (2)	29 Q · 10 numerical Easy 2Medium 15Hard 12 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
13 Apr, Shift 2	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 18Medium 12Hard 0 Most: Motion in a Straight Line (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 8Medium 19Hard 3 Most: Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 4Medium 17Hard 9 Most: Three Dimensional Geometry (3)
15 Apr, Shift 1	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 19Medium 11Hard 0 Most: Current Electricity (2)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 17Medium 11Hard 2 Most: Coordination Compounds (3)	30 Q · 10 numerical Easy 3Medium 16Hard 11 Most: Permutations and Combinations (3)

Against other years

2023 next to the other years

Share of each year's analysed questions. 2023 is in navy. The change is against 2022 (the analysed year before) and against the average of all 8 years.

Easy

34%

29%’17 27%’20 34%’21 33%’22 34%’23 36%’24 27%’25 26%’26

vs 2022: +1 ptsvs average: +3 pts

Hard

15%

14%’17 11%’20 10%’21 14%’22 15%’23 12%’24 13%’25 15%’26

vs 2022: +1 ptsvs average: +2 pts

Numerical answer

34%

0%’17 20%’20 33%’21 33%’22 34%’23 33%’24 20%’25 20%’26

vs 2022: 0 ptsvs average: +9 pts

Multi-step

29%

36%’17 37%’20 28%’21 32%’22 29%’23 30%’24 41%’25 44%’26

vs 2022: -3 ptsvs average: -5 pts

Statement, assertion–reason, match

0%’17 2%’20 6%’21 6%’22 9%’23 8%’24 9%’25 9%’26

vs 2022: +3 ptsvs average: +3 pts

New idea

25%

–’17 95%’20 67%’21 36%’22 25%’23 23%’24 23%’25 18%’26

vs 2022: -12 ptsvs average: -16 pts

Repetition and surprises

What came back, and what moved

Repeats count against every earlier analysed year. Chapter moves are questions a shift, per 25 questions a subject, against the chapter's own average across the analysed years.

Asked before

Share of questions

Same chapter100%
Same topic100%
Same exact idea75%
Same idea as 202257%

Same idea as the year before, across the years: 5%, 32%, 55%, 57%, 39%, 50%, 29%.

Above its usual

Three Dimensional Geometry · Maths+0.72.5 a shift, usual 1.8
Permutations and Combinations · Maths+0.71.7 a shift, usual 1.0
Gravitation · Physics+0.61.5 a shift, usual 0.9
Vector Algebra · Maths+0.61.7 a shift, usual 1.1
Binomial Theorem · Maths+0.61.7 a shift, usual 1.1

Below its usual

The d- and f-Block Elements · Chemistry−0.60.6 a shift, usual 1.2
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques · Chemistry−0.61.0 a shift, usual 1.6
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids · Chemistry−0.60.8 a shift, usual 1.4
System of Particles and Rotational Motion · Physics−0.50.9 a shift, usual 1.4
Application of Derivatives · Maths−0.50.6 a shift, usual 1.2

Busiest topics

179 topics asked

Permutations and Combinations · Permutations and Combinations · 12 shifts24 Q
Crystal Field Theory · Coordination Compounds · 10 shifts16 Q
Planes in 3D · Three Dimensional Geometry · 10 shifts15 Q
s-Block Elements · The s-Block Elements · 9 shifts14 Q
AP and GP · Sequences and Series · 9 shifts14 Q
Variance and SD · Statistics · 12 shifts13 Q
Ohm's Law and Resistance · Current Electricity · 8 shifts13 Q
Colligative Properties · Solutions · 12 shifts12 Q

How the questions were asked

Format

Single correct48%
Numerical value34%
Diagram based6%
Two statements4%
Other3%
Match the list3%
Assertion–reason3%

What they tested

Skill

Calculation32%
Multi-step29%
Conceptual14%
Application11%
Recall11%
Data or graph2%
Diagram reading1%

Drill down

What 2023 asked, and its history

Every chapter the 12 analysed 2023 shifts asked, with all its topics and ideas. Counts and squares cover every analysed year; rows 2023 did not ask are faded. Each row lists its 2023 questions with the most recent from other years; open a shift for the full question text.

subjectAskedShareYears’17’20’21’22’23’24’25’26

Open359 in 20233084 · 33%33%8/830298716720359538199224
Open358 in 20233092 · 33%33%8/830299720720358540200225
Open354 in 20233065 · 33%33%8/829299715710354533200225

Squares are the 8 years with analysed shifts, 2017 to 2026. A number is the questions that year when there is more than one; the shade is scaled to one shift, so a year with more analysed shifts (1 to 24 a year) does not look darker. Share is of the level above.

Questions

About JEE Main 2023

How many JEE Main 2023 shifts are analysed here?

12 of the 24 shifts held in 2023. Lumi analyses a shift when NTA published the full paper and its final answer key. It covers 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026 (9,285 Paper 1 questions), not every shift.

Was JEE Main 2023 harder than 2022?

By Lumi's rating, 15% of the analysed 2023 questions were hard against 14% in 2022, and 34% easy against 33%. Difficulty is a rating, so read small changes as noise.

Which chapters came most in JEE Main 2023?

Three Dimensional Geometry (36), Conic Sections (28), Coordination Compounds (28), Current Electricity (24), Vector Algebra (24), across the 12 analysed shifts.