JEE Main · Maths · Differential Equations
Homogeneous Equations: JEE Main previous year questions
22 questions in the 108 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, in 6 of 8 years. Pattern: Asked most years. 6 came in 2024–26. Here is how it is asked and which ideas come back.
- Questions
- 22
- in 22 of 108 shifts
- Years asked
- 6/8
- last asked 2026
- Weighted estimate
- 0.1
- model; history: 0.1 a shift on average, typically 0.0–0.2
Key findings
- 01
Asked in 6 of 8 years with analysed shifts and in 22 of 108 shifts: 22 questions, #136 of 196 topics. The years that asked it were 1.2 apart on average.
- 02
50% of its questions since 2020 tested an idea no earlier year had asked; 8 repeated an idea from the year before.
- 03
The most repeated idea is Substitution y = vx, asked 10 times in 10 shifts (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026), most often as “solve initial value differential equation”.
- 04
JEE Main has asked 9 of the 63 ideas in this topic; 48 have never been asked, directly or inside another question.
- 05
Mostly asked as single correct (77%); 23% need a numerical answer, 0% are easy and 50% hard.
- 06
The skill tested most is multi-step (100%).
Questions a shift, year by year
Out of the 25 Maths questions in a shift. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift.
Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 2 in 12 shifts · 2021: 3 in 24 shifts · 2022: 10 in 24 shifts · 2023: 1 in 12 shifts · 2024: 4 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 2 in 9 shifts.
- Up to 2023
- 0.1
- a shift, of 25
- Since 2024
- 0.1
- 0.0
- Usual gap
- 1.2 yrs
- between years asking it
- Shifts with it
- 22/108
- 20% of analysed shifts
How it is asked
Difficulty, format and skill
Across all 22 questions on Homogeneous Equations since 2017.
Difficulty
QUESTIONS- Easy0 · 0%
- Medium11 · 50%
- Hard11 · 50%
Format
SHARE- Single correct · 17 Q77%
- Numerical value · 5 Q23%
Skill tested
SHARE- Multi-step · 22 Q100%
Repeats
New idea, or one asked before?
Each column is a year. Blue questions tested an idea no earlier year had asked; navy ones went back to an idea from an earlier year. 2017 is the first year, so everything in it counts as new. Heights are question counts, and Lumi analysed 1 to 24 shifts a year, so compare the split inside a column rather than heights across years.
- Idea asked for the first time
- Idea asked in an earlier year
Coverage of the topic
JEE Main has asked 9 of the 63 ideas in this topic. 48 have never been asked yet.
- Asked directly9 · 14%
- Touched inside another question6 · 10%
- Never asked48 · 76%
Ideas come from Lumi’s JEE syllabus map. A never-asked idea is not a safe skip: across all of JEE Main, 22% of questions since 2024 tested an idea no earlier year had asked.
Drill down
Idea, year, question
Every idea JEE Main tested in this topic, with its eight years. Open one to read the questions.
- 5 Apr ’26 S1 · Q25Let be the solution of the differential equation…
hardNumerical value
- 9 Apr ’24 S1 · Q10The solution of the differential equation , , is :
mediumSingle correctAsked the year before
- 10 Apr ’23 S1 · Q10The slope of tangent at any point on a curve is , . If , then a value of is
mediumSingle correctAsked the year before
- 25 Jul ’22 S2 · Q25Let be the solution of the differential equation . If for some…
mediumNumerical valueAsked the year before
- 28 Jul ’22 S1 · Q1Let the solution curve of the differential equation , intersect the line at and…
mediumSingle correctAsked the year before
- 28 Jun ’22 S1 · Q10Let the solution curve of the differential equation…
hardSingle correctAsked the year before
- 29 Jun ’22 S1 · Q2Let the solution curve of the differential equation , be . Then is…
mediumSingle correctAsked the year before
- 18 Mar ’21 S2 · Q86Let be the solution of the differential equation , , with . If the area bounded…
hardNumerical valueAsked the year before
- 9 Jan ’20 S2 · Q64If ; ; then a value of satisfying is :
mediumSingle correctNew idea
- 2 Sep ’20 S2 · Q63If a curve , passing through the point , is the solution of the differential equation, , then…
mediumSingle correctNew idea
- 5 Apr ’26 S1 · Q25
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.
Ideas
Every idea inside this topic
9 different ideas were tested; 5 came more than once.
solve initial value differential equation
Single correct · 10 shifts · 3 numericalsolve initial value differential equation
Single correct · 2 shiftssolve initial value differential equation
Numerical value · 2 shifts · 1 numericalsolve initial value differential equation
Single correct · 2 shiftsgeneral solution of a differential equation
Single correct · 2 shiftssolve initial value differential equation
Single correct · 1 shiftsolution of differential equation as circle
Single correct · 1 shiftsolve initial value differential equation
Single correct · 1 shiftdomain of solution of initial value problem
Numerical value · 1 shift · 1 numerical
| Idea | Years asked | Times | Shifts | Format | Numerical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substitution y = vxsolve initial value differential equation | 10 | 10 | Single correctMulti-step | 3 | |
| Alternative Substitution x = vysolve initial value differential equation | 2 | 2 | Single correctMulti-step | – | |
| Recognizing Exact Differentials in Homogeneous Formssolve initial value differential equation | 2 | 2 | Numerical valueMulti-step | 1 | |
| Homogeneous Equations with Transcendental Functionssolve initial value differential equation | 2 | 2 | Single correctMulti-step | – | |
| Identifying Equations Reducible to Homogeneous Formgeneral solution of a differential equation | 2 | 2 | Single correctMulti-step | – | |
| Identifying Homogeneous Functionssolve initial value differential equation | 1 | 1 | Single correctMulti-step | – | |
| Shift of Origin Method for Reducible Equationssolution of differential equation as circle | 1 | 1 | Single correctMulti-step | – | |
| Finding Particular Solutionssolve initial value differential equation | 1 | 1 | Single correctMulti-step | – | |
| Domain Restrictions from Initial Value Problemsdomain of solution of initial value problem | 1 | 1 | Numerical valueMulti-step | 1 |
Times and shifts count every analysed shift. Across JEE Main, 78% of questions since 2024 went back to an idea an earlier year had asked; the rest were new. All repeated ideas
Every question
Homogeneous Equations questions, year by year
The opening words of each question as it appeared in the official paper, with the idea it tested. Open one for its options and the official answer.
JEE Main 20262 questions in 2 shifts
- 2 Apr, Shift 2Q20Let be the solution of the differential equation . Then is equal to:
Idea: Identifying Homogeneous Functions
New ideaMediumSingle correct - 5 Apr, Shift 1Q25Let be the solution of the differential equation…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
HardNumerical value
JEE Main 20244 questions in 4 shifts
- 6 Apr, Shift 2Q13Suppose the solution of the differential equation …
Idea: Shift of Origin Method for Reducible Equations
New ideaHardSingle correct - 8 Apr, Shift 2Q27Let , be the solution of the differential equation…
Idea: Recognizing Exact Differentials in Homogeneous Forms
HardNumerical value - 9 Apr, Shift 1Q10The solution of the differential equation , , is :
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeMediumSingle correct - 31 Jan, Shift 1Q12The solution curve of the differential equation passing through the point is
Idea: Alternative Substitution x = vy
MediumSingle correct
JEE Main 20231 question in 1 shift
- 10 Apr, Shift 1Q10The slope of tangent at any point on a curve is , . If , then a value of is
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeMediumSingle correct
JEE Main 202210 questions in 10 shifts
- 25 Jul, Shift 1Q11The general solution of the differential equation is :
Idea: Identifying Equations Reducible to Homogeneous Form
New ideaHardSingle correct - 25 Jul, Shift 2Q25Let be the solution of the differential equation . If for some…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeMediumNumerical value - 28 Jul, Shift 1Q1Let the solution curve of the differential equation , intersect the line at and…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeMediumSingle correct - 29 Jul, Shift 2Q9If the solution curve of the differential equation passes through the points and ,…
Idea: Identifying Equations Reducible to Homogeneous Form
New ideaHardSingle correct - 30 Jul, Shift 2Q73If satisfies the differential equation , , and…
Idea: Homogeneous Equations with Transcendental Functions
Asked the year beforeMediumSingle correct - 25 Jun, Shift 1Q18If the solution curve of the differential equation , which passes through the point…
Idea: Alternative Substitution x = vy
New ideaHardSingle correct - 25 Jun, Shift 2Q13If is the solution of the differential equation such that , then…
Idea: Finding Particular Solutions
New ideaMediumSingle correct - 27 Jun, Shift 1Q4Let , where a, b, c are constants, represent a circle passing through the point . Then…
Idea: Recognizing Exact Differentials in Homogeneous Forms
New ideaHardSingle correct - 28 Jun, Shift 1Q10Let the solution curve of the differential equation…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeHardSingle correct - 29 Jun, Shift 1Q2Let the solution curve of the differential equation , be . Then is…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeMediumSingle correct
JEE Main 20213 questions in 3 shifts
- 31 Aug, Shift 2Q71If…
Idea: Homogeneous Equations with Transcendental Functions
New ideaHardSingle correct - 22 Jul, Shift 2Q90Let be the solution of the differential equation ,…
Idea: Domain Restrictions from Initial Value Problems
New ideaHardNumerical value - 18 Mar, Shift 2Q86Let be the solution of the differential equation , , with . If the area bounded…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
Asked the year beforeHardNumerical value
JEE Main 20202 questions in 2 shifts
- 9 Jan, Shift 2Q64If ; ; then a value of satisfying is :
Idea: Substitution y = vx
New ideaMediumSingle correct - 2 Sep, Shift 2Q63If a curve , passing through the point , is the solution of the differential equation, , then…
Idea: Substitution y = vx
New ideaMediumSingle correct
Questions from the official JEE Main Paper 1 shifts published by NTA (CBSE for 2017). Questions NTA dropped are left out. Topic and idea tags, counts and notes are Lumi’s.