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JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift

Browse the complete Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics question set from the JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper, question by question. Each question shows a quick preview so you can jump straight to the topic or subject you want to revise. Click through to attempt the full question in practice mode, or head back to the paper-wise list to download the entire shift as a PDF.

This paper has 75 questions in total - 5 easy (7%), 58 moderate (77%) and 12 tough (16%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Physics 12% easy, 88% moderate, 0% tough; Chemistry 8% easy, 76% moderate, 16% tough; Mathematics 0% easy, 68% moderate, 32% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 18 chapters, with General Organic Chemistry (3), Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (2), and Amines (2) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 20 chapters, with Ellipse (2), Matrices (2), and Permutation Combination (2) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 17 chapters, with Current Electricity (4), Mechanical Properties of Fluids (2), and Ray Optics (2) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1The wavelength of spectral line obtained in the spectrum of ion, when the transition takes place between two levels whose sum is 4 and diffe24 Jan, 2026 (E)Hydrogen spectrum
  2. 2At 298 K, the mole percentage of in air is . Water is in equilibrium with air at a pressure of 10 atm. What is the mole fraction of in water24 Jan, 2026 (E)Henry's law
  3. 3" X " is an oxoanion of the lightest element of group 7 (in the periodic table). The metal is in +6 oxidation state in " X ". The color of t24 Jan, 2026 (E)Compounds of Transition Metals
  4. 4Given below are two statements: Statement I : The dipole moment of R-CN is greater than R-NC and R-NC can undergo hydrolysis under acidic me24 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  5. 5Given below are two statements: Statement I : There are several conformers for n -butane. Out of those conformers, is the least stable and m24 Jan, 2026 (E)Isomerism of Organic Compounds
  6. 6The heat of atomisation of methane and ethane are ' x ' and ' y ' respectively. The longest wavelength of light capable of breaking the bond24 Jan, 2026 (E)Laws of Thermochemistry and Enthalpy Change
  7. 7In the Group analysis of cations, are precipitated respectively as24 Jan, 2026 (E)Identification of Basic Radicals
  8. 8The correct order of and F in terms of second ionisation potential is24 Jan, 2026 (E)Periodic properties
  9. 9From the following, how many compounds contain at least one secondary alcohol? Choose the correct answer from the options given below:24 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  10. 10Given below are two statements: Statement I : Cross aldol condensation between two different aldehydes will always produce four different pr24 Jan, 2026 (E)Chemical reactions for aldehydes and ketones
  11. 11Two liquids A and B form an ideal solution at temperature T K. At T K, the vapour pressures of pure A and B are 55 and respectively. What is24 Jan, 2026 (E)Vapour pressure and raoult's law
  12. 12The unsaturated ether on acidic hydrolysis produces carbonyl compounds as shown below:- Based on this, predict the solution/reagent that wil24 Jan, 2026 (E)Tests for aldehyde and ketones
  13. 13The number of possible tripeptides formed involving alanine (ala), glycine (gly) and valine (val), where no amino acid has been used more th24 Jan, 2026 (E)Proteins
  14. 14A student has planned to prepare acetanilide from aniline using acetic anhydride. The student has started from 9.3 g of aniline. However, th24 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  15. 15Consider the following gaseous equilibrium in a closed container of volume ' V ' at . 2 moles each of and are present at equilibrium. Now on24 Jan, 2026 (E)Le chatelier's principle
  16. 16Choose the INCORRECT statement24 Jan, 2026 (E)Periodic properties
  17. 17Pair of species among the following having same bond order as well as paramagnetic character will be-24 Jan, 2026 (E)Molecular Orbital Theory
  18. 18One mole of was passed into 2 L of cold 2 M KOH solution. After the reaction, the concentrations of and are respectively (assume volume rema24 Jan, 2026 (E)Types of redox reactions
  19. 19Find out the statements which are not true. A. Resonating structures with more number of covalent bonds and lesser charge separation are mor24 Jan, 2026 (E)Electron displacement effects
  20. 20The wavelength of light absorbed for the following complexes are in the order \( { {(I)}}{ [ {Co} ( {NH}_3 )_6 ]^{3+}} ; { {(II)}}{ [ {Co} (24 Jan, 2026 (E)Crystal Field Theory
  21. 210.25 g of an organic compound " A " containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen was analysed using the combustion method. There was an increase i24 Jan, 2026 (E)Quantitative analysis of organic compounds
  22. 22The half-life of is 245 days. After days, of original activity remained. The value of in days is . (Nearest integer) (Given: and )24 Jan, 2026 (E)Integrated rate laws
  23. 23Molar conductivity of a weak acid HQ of concentration 0.18 M was found to be of the molar conductivity of another weak acid HZ with concentr24 Jan, 2026 (E)Conductance and Conductivity
  24. 24A chromium complex with a formula has a spin only magnetic moment value of 3.87 BM and its solution conductivity corresponds to electrolyte.24 Jan, 2026 (E)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  25. 25Grignard reagent reacts with water and forms a gas (Q). One gram of Q occupies at STP. (P) on reaction with dry ice in dry ether followed by24 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides

Mathematics

  1. 1Let and for some . If the mean and variance of the elements of Y are 30 and 750, respectively, then the sum of all possible values of is24 Jan, 2026 (E)Mean
  2. 2Let be a differentiable function in the interval such that , and for each . Then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Linear Differential Equation
  3. 3The largest value of , for which divides , is24 Jan, 2026 (E)Exponent of prime
  4. 4Let and . If and be such that , then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Adjoint and its Properties
  5. 5Let and . If is a vector such that and , then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Product of 2 vectors
  6. 6The smallest positive integral value of , for which all the roots of are real and distinct, is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)N degree equation
  7. 7Let the image of parabola , in the line be , . Then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Locus
  8. 8The letters of the word "UDAYPUR" are written in all possible ways with or without meaning and these words are arranged as in a dictionary. 24 Jan, 2026 (E)Permutation
  9. 9The sum of all values of , for which the shortest distance between the lines and is , is24 Jan, 2026 (E)Line in Space
  10. 10Consider the following three statements for the function defined by : (I) is differentiable at all . (II) is increasing in . (III) is decrea24 Jan, 2026 (E)Monotonicity
  11. 11Let be a function such that , where . Then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Functional Equation
  12. 12Let be an A.P. of four terms such that each term of the A.P. and its common difference are integers. If and , then the largest term of the A24 Jan, 2026 (E)Arithmetic Progression
  13. 13upto infinite terms, is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Geometric Progression
  14. 14If the domain of the function , is , then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Principal Value and Basics
  15. 15Let denote the greatest integer less than or equal to . If the function is continuous at , then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Continuity
  16. 16Let denote the area of the region in the first quadrant bounded by and . Then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Area bounded by two curves
  17. 17Let and be two square matrices of order 3 such that and . Then the value of is:24 Jan, 2026 (E)Adjoint and its Properties
  18. 18Let the angles made with the positive -axis by two straight lines drawn from the point and meeting the line at a distance from the point P b24 Jan, 2026 (E)Point and Line
  19. 19Let the length of the latus rectum of an ellipse , be 30. If its eccentricity is the maximum value of the function , then ( ) is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Equation of Ellipse
  20. 20Let and . Let be the vector in the plane of the vectors and , such that the length of its projection on the vector is . Then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Algebra of Vectors
  21. 21Let S be a set of 5 elements and denote the power set of S. Let E be an event of choosing an ordered pair ( ) from the set such that . If th24 Jan, 2026 (E)Classical Definition of Probability
  22. 22If satisfies the relation , then is equal to .24 Jan, 2026 (E)Leibnitz Rule of Differentiation
  23. 23Let lie on the circle and the point lie on an ellipse with eccentricity . Then the value of is equal to .24 Jan, 2026 (E)Equation of Ellipse
  24. 24The number of elements in the set is .24 Jan, 2026 (E)Solving Trigonometric Equation
  25. 25Let , where . If , then is equal to24 Jan, 2026 (E)Conjugate, modulus and argument

Physics

  1. 1Distance between an object and three times magnified real image is 40 cm. The focal length of the mirror used is cm.24 Jan, 2026 (E)Mirror Formula, Reflection in Spherical Mirror
  2. 2When a light of a given wavelength falls on a metallic surface the stopping potential for photoelectrons is 3.2 V. If a second light having 24 Jan, 2026 (E)Photoelectric Effect
  3. 3Identify the correct truth table of the given logic circuit.24 Jan, 2026 (E)Logic gates
  4. 4The reading of the ammeter in steady state in the following circuit (assuming negligible internal resistance of the ammeter) is A.24 Jan, 2026 (E)Kirchoffs Laws
  5. 510 mole of an ideal gas is undergoing the process shown in the figure. The heat involved in the process from to is Joule ( and . The value o24 Jan, 2026 (E)First Law of Thermodynamics
  6. 6A moving coil galvanometer of resistance shows a full scale deflection for a current of 1 mA. The value of resistance required to convert th24 Jan, 2026 (E)Electric Instruments
  7. 7Two identical circular loops and each of radius are lying in parallel planes such that they have common axis. The current through and are an24 Jan, 2026 (E)Magnetic Field
  8. 8In the Young's double slit experiment the intensity produced by each one of the individual slits is . The distance between two slits is 2 mm24 Jan, 2026 (E)Youngs Double Slit Experiment
  9. 9Five persons and recorded object distance and image distance (v) using same convex lens having power +5 D as and respectively. Identify corr24 Jan, 2026 (E)Lens Formula, Refraction of light from curved surface
  10. 10A flexible chain of mass hangs between two fixed points at the same level. The inclination of the chain with the horizontal at the two point24 Jan, 2026 (E)Equilibrium of Forces
  11. 11A point source is kept at the center of a spherically enclosed detector. If the volume of the detector increased by 8 times, the intensity w24 Jan, 2026 (E)Travelling Waves
  12. 12The fifth harmonic of a closed organ pipe is found to be in unison with the first harmonic of an open pipe. The ratio of lengths of closed p24 Jan, 2026 (E)Organ Pipe (Vibration of Air Column)
  13. 13A cubical block of density floats in a liquid of density . If the height of block is then height of the submerged part is cm.24 Jan, 2026 (E)Archmidies Principle
  14. 14A thin uniform rod of mass and length is pivoted at a height as shown in the figure. The rod is allowed to fall from a vertical position and24 Jan, 2026 (E)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  15. 15The binding energy for the following nuclear reactions are expressed in MeV. If denote the stability of and , respectively, then the correct24 Jan, 2026 (E)Nuclear energy
  16. 16The velocity - Distance graph is shown in figure. Which graph represents acceleration versus distance variation of this system?24 Jan, 2026 (E)Graphs of motion in one dimension
  17. 17A regular hexagon is formed by six wires each of resistance and the corners are joined to the centre by wires of same resistance. If the cur24 Jan, 2026 (E)Combination of Resistances
  18. 18In a vernier callipers, 50 vernier scale divisions are equal to 48 main scale divisions. If one main scale division , then the least count o24 Jan, 2026 (E)Experimental Physics
  19. 19Three parallel plate capacitors each with area and separation are filled with two dielectric ( and ) in the following fashion. Which of the 24 Jan, 2026 (E)Capacitors with Dielectric
  20. 20In case of vertical circular motion of a particle by a thread of length if the tension in the thread is zero at an angle shown in figure, th24 Jan, 2026 (E)Circular motion
  21. 21When 300 J of heat given to an ideal gas with its temperature raises from to keeping its volume constant. If n is the number of moles of the24 Jan, 2026 (E)Thermodynamic Processes
  22. 22A soap bubble of surface tension is blown to a diameter of 7 cm. If of work is done in blowing it further to make its diameter 14 cm, then t24 Jan, 2026 (E)Surface tension
  23. 23A point charge is located at a distance 2 cm from one end of a thin insulating wire of length 10 cm having a charge , distributed uniformly 24 Jan, 2026 (E)Electric Charge and Coulomb's law
  24. 24In a meter bridge experiment to determine the value of unknown resistance, first the resistances and are connected in the left and right gap24 Jan, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  25. 25A uniform solid cylinder of length and radius has moment of inertia about its axis equal to . A small co-centric cylinder of length and radi24 Jan, 2026 (E)Moment of inertia of rigid bodies

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper?

This paper has 75 questions in total - 25 each from Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics.

2.Can I practise questions from just one subject?

Yes. Use the Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics tabs at the top of the page to jump directly to that subject's question set within this shift.

3.Is this the same paper for all students who appeared in the evening shift?

JEE Main uses different question sets across shifts and sessions to maintain exam integrity, so this page reflects the specific paper administered in the 24th January 2026 evening shift.

4.Where can I find the morning shift paper for the same date?

The JEE Main 2026 24th January Morning Shift paper is listed separately - you can switch to it from the "JEE Main Paper Wise PYQs" panel, under JEE Main 24th January 2026.

5.What is the structure of the JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper?

The JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper on MARKS has 75 questions, organised by subject:

  • Chemistry: 25 questions - 20 single-correct and 5 numerical-value.
  • Mathematics: 25 questions - 20 single-correct and 5 numerical-value.
  • Physics: 25 questions - 20 single-correct and 5 numerical-value.
6.What is the difficulty level of the JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 75 rated questions in this paper, 5 (7%) are easy, 58 (77%) are medium and 12 (16%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 2 easy, 19 medium, 4 hard
  • Mathematics: 0 easy, 17 medium, 8 hard
  • Physics: 3 easy, 22 medium, 0 hard
7.Which chapters had the most questions in the JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: General Organic Chemistry (3), Alcohols Phenols and Ethers (2), and Amines (2).
  • Mathematics: Ellipse (2), Matrices (2), and Permutation Combination (2).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (4), Mechanical Properties of Fluids (2), and Ray Optics (2).
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Open any question on this page. Its page shows the correct answer and, where one is available, the worked solution. A downloadable PDF of the whole shift is coming soon.

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10.Will the JEE Main 2026 24th January Evening Shift paper help me prepare for JEE Main 2027?

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