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JEE Main 2025 Question Paper PDF — Session 1 (All Shifts) 

JEE Main 2025 Session 1 was held from January 22 to January 30, 2025. Paper 1 (BE/BTech) ran across five days in two daily shifts. Paper 2 (BArch and BPlanning) was conducted exclusively on January 30 in the afternoon shift.

All question papers below include the official answer key. Click the PDF Download against the relevant shift to access your paper.

JEE Main 2025 Session 1 — Paper 1 (BE/BTech)

JEE Main 2025 Session 1 — Paper 2 (BArch / BPlanning)

💡 Expert Tip by Saransh Gupta, IIT Bombay AIR-41: Don't just download and read these papers passively. Set a 3-hour timer, sit in a distraction-free space, and attempt each paper under real exam conditions. Your accuracy and speed under pressure are what the exam actually tests — not your performance in a relaxed setting.

JEE Main 2025 YouTube Live Paper Analysis

eSaral conducted live YouTube analysis sessions for every shift of JEE Main 2025 Session 1. These sessions cover topic-wise difficulty ratings, commonly missed questions, and expected cut-off commentary by IIT faculty.

JEE Main 2025 Exam Analysis — Session 1

JEE Main 2025 Exam Pattern: Everything You Need to Know 

NTA released the JEE Main 2025 official exam pattern on jeemain.nta.ac.in. The pattern for 2025 is consistent with 2023 and 2024, with no structural changes to question count or marking scheme.

Understanding the exam pattern before you practise with past papers is essential. It tells you how much time to allocate per subject, which section to attempt first, and how to manage the numerical questions strategically.

JEE Main 2025 Paper 1 (BE/BTech) — Full Pattern

How Are the 25 Questions Per Subject Split?

Each subject — Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry — has 25 questions divided into two sections:

• Section A: 20 MCQs (all compulsory)
• Section B: 10 numerical value questions, out of which only 5 are compulsory

This optional structure in Section B is strategic. You can attempt the 5 questions you are most confident about and skip the rest without any penalty.

💡 Expert Tip by Saransh Gupta, IIT Bombay AIR-41: In Section B, always attempt all 10 numerical questions in rough first — then mark only your 5 most confident answers. Students who rush and mark shaky answers lose more to negative marking than they gain. JEE ki taiyari mein Section B strategy is often the difference between 95 percentile and 99 percentile.

Subject-Wise Distribution of Marks in JEE Main 2025 

The total marks in JEE Main 2025 Paper 1 is 300 marks, split equally across three subjects. This has remained consistent with the JEE Main 2024 pattern.

One important point: Paper 1 and Paper 2 follow the same broad marking scheme, but their question structures differ significantly. Do not confuse the two when planning your preparation. Paper 2A (BArch) includes a Drawing Test; Paper 2B (BPlanning) includes Planning-based MCQs.

How to Calculate Your JEE Main 2025 Score Using the Answer Key

Once NTA releases the official answer key on jeemain.nta.ac.in, you can calculate your probable score before the result is announced. Here is the exact method:

1. Download your question paper and the official answer key PDF.
2. Match each of your responses against the answer key.
3. Apply the marking scheme:
   • Correct answer: Add +4 marks
   • Incorrect answer: Deduct –1 mark
   • Unattempted question: 0 marks (no deduction)
4. Sum your total to get your estimated raw score out of 300.
5. Use NTA's percentile normalisation formula to estimate your percentile (this varies by shift difficulty).

Quick Score Estimation Table

Note: Raw scores are normalised across shifts. A score of 250+ raw typically corresponds to 99+ percentile, though this varies session to session.

Type of Questions Asked in JEE Main 2025

JEE Main 2025 tests three papers with distinct question formats. Understanding the differences helps you prepare specifically for the paper you are targeting.

For the majority of JEE aspirants targeting engineering (BE/BTech), Paper 1 is the relevant paper. All PDFs on this page are for Paper 1 unless specified.

How to Download JEE Main 2025 Question Paper with Solutions 

Step-by-Step Download Instructions

Follow these four steps to get your question paper PDF with answer key:

1. Go to the PDF table in the Session 1 section above.
2. Identify your date and shift — morning (Shift 1) or afternoon (Shift 2).
3. Click "PDF Download" against your chosen shift.
4. Save the PDF — it contains both the question paper and the answer key with solutions.

All papers on this page are available directly — no login or registration required.

What Does Each PDF Contain?

Each downloadable PDF includes:

• Full question paper for that specific shift
• Official NTA answer key
• Detailed solutions for all questions
• Chapter and topic tags for each question (where available)

Practising with the full question paper under timed conditions, then reviewing solutions shift by shift, is the most effective use of JEE Main past papers for your 2026 or 2027 preparation.

JEE Main Previous Year Question Papers

Working through previous year papers is one of the most effective ways to understand NTA's questioning style, identify repeating topics, and build exam-level speed and accuracy.

JEE Main Previous Year Papers

JEE Advanced Previous Year Papers

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