{"id":20894,"date":"2026-04-08T17:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/?p=20894"},"modified":"2026-04-09T17:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:06:20","slug":"jee-main-2026-april-6-paper-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/students\/jee-main-2026-april-6-paper-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"JEE Main 2026 April 6 Paper Analysis (Shift 1 &#038; 2): Difficulty Level, Safe Score &#038; Expert Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>JEE Main 2026 April 6 exam (Shift 1 &amp; Shift 2)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is now over, and students are actively searching for <\/span><b>paper analysis, difficulty level, and expected safe score<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog, we\u2019ve included <\/span><b>detailed shift-wise analysis along with expert video discussions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so you get both <\/span><b>quick insights + deep explanation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Shift 1 Paper Discussion (Watch Full Analysis)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the complete expert discussion for Shift 1 below:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 1 Analysis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnNEVGYOvUo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><b>JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 1 Analysis<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>\ud83d\udd39 Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shift 1 was reported as <\/span><b>moderate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with a good balance of conceptual and formula-based questions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>\ud83d\udcd8 Subject-wise Analysis:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Physics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to Moderate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formula-based + some conceptual questions<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Key topics: Modern Physics, Current Electricity<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Chemistry<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mostly NCERT-based<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organic + Inorganic dominated<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Mathematics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderate to Tough<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lengthy and time-consuming<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calculus-heavy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 <\/span><b>Verdict:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mathematics was the toughest section in Shift 1<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Shift 2 Paper Discussion (Watch Full Analysis)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the complete expert discussion for Shift 2 below:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 1 Analysis\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-ifjgXwZ2Ak\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2><b>JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Analysis<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>\ud83d\udd39 Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate to Slightly Tough<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shift 2 was considered <\/span><b>slightly tougher than Shift 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mainly due to a more difficult Maths section.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>\ud83d\udcd8 Subject-wise Analysis:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Physics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More conceptual compared to Shift 1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Chemistry<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to Moderate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mixed difficulty<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Mathematics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tough<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lengthy + calculation-heavy<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High weightage of Calculus<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 <\/span><b>Verdict:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Maths remained the most challenging section<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Shift 1 vs Shift 2: Which Was Tougher?<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Factor<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Shift 1<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Shift 2<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall Difficulty<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderate to Tough<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easier<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slightly tougher<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemistry<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to Moderate<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mathematics<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tough<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tougher<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49 <\/span><b>Final Verdict:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shift 2 was slightly tougher<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Expected Safe Score for JEE Main 2026 (April 6)<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Percentile Target<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Safe Score Range<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">99 Percentile<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">170 \u2013 185<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95 Percentile<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">130 \u2013 150<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90 Percentile<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 \u2013 120<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u26a0\ufe0f <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: These are expected scores and may vary after normalization.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<h2><b>Key Trends Observed<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mathematics continues to be the <\/span><b>most difficult section<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chemistry is <\/span><b>NCERT-driven and scoring<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physics is becoming more <\/span><b>conceptual<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Final Takeaway<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The April 6 exam followed a clear pattern:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy Chemistry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moderate Physics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tough Mathematics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students can expect <\/span><b>moderate cutoffs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with slight variations across shifts.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The JEE Main 2026 April 6 exam (Shift 1 &amp; Shift 2) is now over, and students are actively searching for paper analysis, difficulty level, and expected safe score. In this blog, we\u2019ve included detailed shift-wise analysis along with expert video discussions, so you get both quick insights + deep explanation. Shift 1 Paper Discussion (Watch Full Analysis) \ud83d\udc49 Watch the complete expert discussion for Shift 1 below: JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 1 Analysis \ud83d\udd39 Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate Shift 1 was reported as moderate, with a good balance of conceptual and formula-based questions. \ud83d\udcd8 Subject-wise Analysis: Physics Easy to Moderate Formula-based + some conceptual questions Key topics: Modern Physics, Current Electricity Chemistry Easy Mostly NCERT-based Organic + Inorganic dominated Mathematics Moderate to Tough Lengthy and time-consuming Calculus-heavy \ud83d\udc49 Verdict: Mathematics was the toughest section in Shift 1 Shift 2 Paper Discussion (Watch Full Analysis) \ud83d\udc49 Watch the complete expert discussion for Shift 2 below: JEE Main 2026 April 6 Shift 2 Analysis \ud83d\udd39 Overall Difficulty Level: Moderate to Slightly Tough Shift 2 was considered slightly tougher than Shift 1, mainly due to a more difficult Maths section. \ud83d\udcd8 Subject-wise Analysis: Physics Moderate More conceptual compared to Shift 1 Chemistry Easy to Moderate Mixed difficulty Mathematics Tough Lengthy + calculation-heavy High weightage of Calculus \ud83d\udc49 Verdict: Maths remained the most challenging section Shift 1 vs Shift 2: Which Was Tougher? Factor Shift 1 Shift 2 Overall Difficulty Moderate Moderate to Tough Physics Easier Slightly tougher Chemistry Easy Easy to Moderate Mathematics Tough Tougher \ud83d\udc49 Final Verdict: Shift 2 was slightly tougher Expected Safe Score for JEE Main 2026 (April 6) Percentile Target Safe Score Range 99 Percentile 170 \u2013 185 95 Percentile 130 \u2013 150 90 Percentile 100 \u2013 120 \u26a0\ufe0f Note: These are expected scores and may vary after normalization. Key Trends Observed Mathematics continues to be the most difficult section Chemistry is NCERT-driven and scoring Physics is becoming more conceptual Final Takeaway The April 6 exam followed a clear pattern: Easy Chemistry Moderate Physics Tough Mathematics Students can expect moderate cutoffs, with slight variations across shifts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-students"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20894"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20934,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20894\/revisions\/20934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}