JEE Main 2026 Session 2 April 6 Shift 2 Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level, Subject-wise Review & Question Paper PDF

JEE Main 2026 Session 2 April 6 Shift 2 Paper Analysis: Difficulty Level, Subject-wise Review & Question Paper PDF

The JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Shift 2 April 6 exam will be conducted today by the National Testing Agency (NTA) across India. The exam will be scheduled between 3 PM and 6 PM, and it is the 8th shift of this year’s session 2.

In the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 exam, more than 11,00,000 students registered with the dream of appearing in the JEE Advanced Exam 2026. All the students who appeared or are appearing for JEE Main Session 1 or 2 will want to get a complete and structured paper analysis to calculate their own performance. This will provide an initial level of clarity to students regarding their chance to qualify for the JEE Advanced exam 2026.

Consider this blog from Matrix Academy and read it carefully to know about the April 6 Shift 2 exam difficulty level, subject-wise reviews, expected qualifying marks, and question paper PDF.

Check out the JEE Main 2026 Session 2 all shift analysis below:

• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (All Shifts) (Live)
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 2 Shift 1) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 2 Shift 2) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 4 Shift 1) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 4 Shift 2) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 5 Shift 1) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 5 Shift 2) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 6 Shift 1) – Live
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 7) – Live Soon
• JEE Main 2026 Session 2 Paper Analysis (April 8 Shift 2) – Live Soon

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Key Highlights

Matrix Academy JEE experts prepare key highlights by considering factors like JEE exam pattern, exam difficulty level, and marks scoring opportunities. A student whose JEE Main exam is in this shift can easily understand this overall shift by carefully reading the key highlights listed below-

• Overall difficulty level is expected to be easy to moderate. Mathematics is expected to be moderately difficult and lengthy, with multiple numeric-value questions.
• Experts predicted that Physics will also be moderately tough with some advanced-level formula-based questions.
• The overall paper is expected to be doable within the exam duration, while Mathematics might be a little bit lengthy.
• The Chemistry section might be easy and high scoring with multiple NCERT-focused questions.
• Each subject is expected to balance questions from both the 11^th and 12^th NCERT syllabi.
• In Physics and Mathematics, numerical value questions may demand time management while attempting both sections.
• Good attempts of questions out of 75 are expected to be around 55–65 questions.

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Overall Paper Analysis

The initial level prediction for the JEE Main 2026 Shift 2, 6 April exam difficulty level is close to the easy to moderate category. Every student should focus on targeting high marks to clear the exam with a good score.

Overall Difficulty Level: The Shift 2 exam on April 6 is expected to be easy to moderately difficult, and mostly to be on the easier side.

• Physics: Physics is expected to be moderate.
• Chemistry: Easy to moderate with a focus on NCERT-based direct questions.
• Mathematics: Mathematics is expected to be slightly tougher in comparison with Physics and Chemistry because of trick questions with lengthy calculations and multi-step problem-solving.

Good Attempts & Expected Score: If we consider the paper difficulty level as easy to moderate, then attempting 60+ questions will score around 180-200 marks. Matrix Academy advised its students to score at least 55+ questions for a safe score. The exact details will be shared soon after the completion of the exam.

Expert Predicted Expected Percentile vs Marks

Marks (Expected)	Percentile (Expected)
180+	99+ percentile
170 – 210	97 – 99 percentile
130 – 170	93 – 97 percentile
100 – 130	85- 93 percentile
Below 100	Below 85 percentile

Subject-Wise Difficulty Level of 6 April JEE Main Exam 2026 (Shift 2: 3 PM- 6 PM)

The JEE Main 2026 exam on April 6 is expected to be of an easy to moderate level difficult, but it is also important to study each subject’s difficulty level with their important topics. For this, Matrix Academy will predict each subject’s difficulty level and its important topics in the table mentioned below-

Serial Number	Subject	Difficulty Level	Important Topics
1	Physics	Moderate	To be updated….
2	Chemistry	Easy to Moderate	To be updated….
3	Mathematics	Moderate to Difficult	To be updated….

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Session 2 Shift 2: Most Difficult Section

The April 6 exam of Shift 2 is expected to be easy to moderate, while the most difficult section is expected to be Mathematics with multiple complex calculations and questions from difficult topics like: Definite Integration, 3D Geometry, and Permutation & Combination.

After Mathematics, Physics could be moderately difficult with conceptual questions from Electrodynamics. Chemistry is supposed to be the easiest of all 3 subjects, where a student can also focus on scoring high in this section by saving time for Mathematics and Physics. A subject-specific, detailed analysis will be shared soon, once the exam is completed. 

JEE Main 2026, 6 April Shift 2 Mathematics Paper Analysis

The types of questions appearing in the previous shifts clearly indicate that, for JEE Main 2026 Session 2, Mathematics will be on the moderate-to-difficult side.

• Important chapters of Mathematics are: Calculus and Coordinate Geometry.
• The expected number of good attempts is around 18-20 exams.
• No. of Easy Questions: 5 questions
• No. of Moderate Questions: 10 questions
• No. of Difficult Questions: 10 questions.
• A detailed analysis will be shared soon, once the exam is completed.

JEE Main Exam 2026, 6 April Session 2 Shift 2 Mathematics Analysis (Topic-Wise Weightage)

Matrix Academy’s JEE division experts will conduct a brief analysis of the 6 April Session 2 Shift 2 Mathematics paper and break down the weightage and the number of questions from each chapter/topic.

Chapter	Weightage	Approximate Questions (out of 25)
Sets and Relations	To be updated…	To be updated…
Logarithm	To be updated…	To be updated…
Quadratic Equation and Inequalities	To be updated…	To be updated…
Sequences and Series	To be updated…	To be updated…
Binomial Theorem	To be updated…	To be updated…
Matrices and Determinants	To be updated…	To be updated…
Permutations and Combinations	To be updated…	To be updated…
Probability	To be updated…	To be updated…
Vector Algebra	To be updated…	To be updated…
3D Geometry	To be updated…	To be updated…
Complex Numbers	To be updated…	To be updated…
Statistics	To be updated…	To be updated…
Trigonometric Ratio and Identities	To be updated…	To be updated…
Trigonometric Functions	To be updated…	To be updated…
Straight Lines & Pair of Straight Lines	To be updated…	To be updated…
Circle	To be updated…	To be updated…
Parabola	To be updated…	To be updated…
Ellipse	To be updated…	To be updated…
Hyperbola	To be updated…	To be updated…
Functions	To be updated…	To be updated…
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability	To be updated…	To be updated…
Differentiation	To be updated…	To be updated…
Application of Derivatives	To be updated…	To be updated…
Indefinite Integrals	To be updated…	To be updated…
Definite Integration	To be updated…	To be updated…
Area Under the Curves	To be updated…	To be updated…
Differential Equations	To be updated…	To be updated…

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Physics Paper Analysis

The overall difficulty level of Physics is expected to be moderately difficult, with 8-10 formula and conceptual clarity-based questions. In this section, students can score high by managing their overall time.

• Overall difficulty level is expected to be moderately difficult.
• No. of expected easy questions: 7-8.
• No. of expected moderate questions: 10–11.
• No. of expected difficult questions: 6–7.
• Questions that are based on numerical calculations may take extra time in the calculation process.
• We will soon share a detailed and complete analysis.

JEE Main Exam 2026, 6 April Session 2 Shift 2 Physics Analysis (Topic-Wise Weightage)

A detailed chapter/topic-wise weightage of Physics questions appeared in the 6 April Shift 2 exam is as follows. The Physics section is expected to be a mix of theoretical and numerical-based questions.

Chapter	Weightage	Approximate Questions (Number)
Current Electricity	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Heat & Thermodynamics	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Properties of Matter	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Atoms and Nuclei	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Units & Measurements	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Electrostatics	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Magnetic Effect of Current	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Alternating Current	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Laws of Motion	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Gravitation	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Wave Optics	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Dual Nature of Radiation	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Semiconductor	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Rotational Motion	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Work, Power & Energy	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Electromagnetic Induction	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Motion in a Straight Line	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Simple Harmonic Motion	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Electromagnetic Waves	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Geometrical Optics	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Capacitor	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Circular Motion	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Center of Mass & Collision	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…
Waves	Releasing Soon…	Releasing Soon…

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Chemistry Paper Analysis

Matrix Academy experts predicted that Chemistry can be a section that helps you in scoring good in this shift exam with multiple easy-to-moderate level questions. A detailed analysis will be provided soon.

• All 3 sections: Inorganic, Organic, and Physical Chemistry are expected to have balanced questions.
• Easy Questions: 5-6 questions (Expected).
• Moderate Questions: 10-12 (Expected).
• Difficult Questions: 7-8 (Expected).
• If we consider the previous year’s trends, it is expected that multiple assertion-reason type questions are expected to arrive.
• A detailed analysis will be shared soon here by Matrix Academy.

JEE Main Exam 2026, 6 April Session 2 Shift 2 Chemistry Analysis (Topic-Wise Weightage)

Chemistry weightage is expected to be equally distributed, where Organic Chemistry is expected to be slightly higher in weightage. A detailed weightage of each chapter/topic from Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry is as follows-

Chapter	Weightage	Approx Questions (out of 25)
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Structure of Atom	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Redox Reactions	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Chemical Equilibrium	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Ionic Equilibrium	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Solutions	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Thermodynamics	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Electrochemistry	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Chemical Kinetics & Nuclear Chemistry	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Periodic Table & Periodicity	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
p-Block Elements	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
d- and f-Block Elements	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Coordination Compounds	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Salt Analysis	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Basics of Organic Chemistry	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Hydrocarbons	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Haloalkanes & Haloarenes	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Alcohols, Phenols & Ethers	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Compounds Containing Nitrogen	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…
Biomolecules / Polymers / Chemistry in Everyday Life	Will Update Soon…	Will Update Soon…

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Session 2 Shift 2- Student Reactions & Feedback

The JEE Main 6 April Session 2 Shift 2 exam is scheduled from 3 PM to 6 PM, and Matrix Academy will soon share the most accurate feedback and student reactions. It is expected that a wide range of students will consider Mathematics as the most difficult subject that consumes most of their time. Students are expected to face difficulty in managing time because it is identified that the paper is coming easily in comparison with Session 2, but it is lengthy.

• Mathematics: Students’ reviews will be shared soon.
• Physics: Physics is expected to have multiple conceptual questions, but manageable within the time. Students’ reviews will be shared soon.
• Chemistry: Most of the students’ feedback is expected to be positive in Chemistry, and the expected time students will take to solve this section is around 40-50 minutes. Students’ reviews will be shared soon.

JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF

Complete subject-wise links of the April 6 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF will be attached below soon, after the completion of the final exam.

Subject	Question Paper PDF
Physics	Available Soon…
Chemistry	Available Soon…
Mathematics	Available Soon…

How to Download JEE Main 2026 April 6 Session 2 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF?

The process to download each shift question paper PDF might feel difficult sometimes for interested students. So, Matrix Academy summarized step-by step process to download the JEE Main 2026, April 6 Session 2 Shift 2 Question Paper PDF from NTA’s official portal.

1. Visit/open the National Testing Agency official website. Website- https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/.
2. The newly opened page is the official website of the NTA, where you have to find “the JEE Main 2026 Session 2” link.
3. Find the “JEE Main Papers & Answer Key” section.
4. Choose your examination date from the available options. You have to select “April 6 Shift 2.”
5. Select subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics to download the question paper PDF.
6. Click on the download link and save the PDF for future processing.

When will NTA release the Answer Key and Questions of JEE Main Exam Session 2 Shift 2 on April 6?

The expected time to release the JEE Main 2026, Session 2 question and answer key of Shift 2 on April 6 is within 3-5 days after the final exam day. The final exam day is on 8 April, so it is expected that both will be released between 12 and 15 April 2026 on the NTA’s official website. All the candidates of this shift are allowed to challenge the official answer key if they are not satisfied with it.

JEE Main Exam 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Exam (Shift Timing & Structure)

The 8^th Shift of the JEE Main Exam 2026 is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) from 3 PM to 6 PM. The exam is usually formulated based on the 11^th and 12^th NCERT syllabus with 3 main subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The NTA has strict guidelines regarding the reporting time, so Matrix Academy recommends students arrive on time. Matrix Academy recommends JEE aspirants to reach 2 hours before the exam, and the last entry is allowed till 2:30 PM. Below is a structured overview of all important details for this shift:

Particulars	Details
Examination Name	JEE Main 2026 Session 2
Exam Date	April 6, 2026
Shift	Shift 2
Exam Timing	3:00 PM- 6:00 PM
Reporting Time	1:00 PM
Gate Closing Time	2:30 PM
Entry Allowed Till	2:30 PM
Candidate Login/Instructions Started From	2.50 PM
Exam Duration	3 Hours
Mode of Exam	Computer-Based Test (CBT)
Paper	Paper 1 (BE/BTech)
Subjects	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Total Questions	75 Questions 1. Physics: 25 Questions 2. Chemistry: 25 Questions 3.  Biology: 25 Questions
Questions to Attempt	75
Total Marks	300
Question Type	MCQs + Numerical Value

JEE Main 2026 Session 1 Jan 21, 22, 23, 24, 28 Paper Analysis

A JEE aspirant can also download the Session 1 shift analysis conducted by the Matrix Academy JEE experts, which provides a detailed and accurate subject-wise review in an easy way. The Session 1 exam of JEE Main 2026 was moderate to overall difficulty, where Mathematics was the most difficult section in comparison with Physics and Chemistry.

• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (All Shifts) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (21 January Shift 1) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (21 January Shift 2) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (22 January Shift 1) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (22 January Shift 2) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (23 January Shift 1) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (23 January Shift 2) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (24 January Shift 1) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (24 January Shift 2) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (28 January Shift 1) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (28 January Shift 2) (Live Now)
• JEE Main Session 1 Paper Analysis (29 January Shift 1) (Live Now)

Conclusion

It is estimated that the Shift 2 exam on 6 April contains a balanced number of questions from all 3 subjects, from difficult to easy. The overall exam difficulty level of this shift is expected to moderate, while Mathematics is expected to be a little bit difficult and lengthy, requiring effective time management. Chemistry is expected at an easy level, while Physics might be at a moderate (mostly easy) level of difficulty. It is expected that the percentile for qualification is to be around 180+ marks out of 300 for a 99+ percentile. The answer key is expected to be released within 3-5 days of the final exam.

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