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JEE Main 2026 28th January Evening Shift

Browse the complete Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics question set from the JEE Main 2026 28th 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 - 8 easy (11%), 52 moderate (69%) and 15 tough (20%). That's a fairly typical mix for this exam. By subject: Physics 20% easy, 76% moderate, 4% tough; Chemistry 8% easy, 68% moderate, 24% tough; Mathematics 4% easy, 64% moderate, 32% tough.

Chemistry questions were spread across 21 chapters, with Amines (2), Coordination Compounds (2), and Electrochemistry (2) carrying the most weight. Mathematics questions were spread across 19 chapters, with Sequences and Series (3), Binomial Theorem (2), and Ellipse (2) carrying the most weight. Physics questions were spread across 20 chapters, with Current Electricity (2), Oscillations (2), and Ray Optics (2) carrying the most weight.

Chemistry

  1. 1Given below are two statements : Statement I : The increasing order of boiling point of hydrogen halides is {HCl} In the light of the above 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Halogens and Its Compounds
  2. 2Consider the following reactions Carbon The oxidation states of Cu in Z and Q, respectively are :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Boron and Its Compounds
  3. 3Consider the following aqueous solutions. I. 2.2 g Glucose in 125 mL of solution. II. 1.9 g Calcium chloride in 250 mL of solution. III. 9.028 Jan, 2026 (E)Colligative Properties and Abnormal Molecular Masses
  4. 4The wavelength of photon ' A ' is 400 nm. The frequency of photon ' B ' is . The wave number of photon ' is . The correct order of energy of28 Jan, 2026 (E)Dual Behaviour of Matter and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  5. 5Consider the elements and F. The number of valence electrons present in the elements with most and least metallic character from the above l28 Jan, 2026 (E)Periodic properties
  6. 6Observe the following equilibrium in a 1 L flask. At , the equilibrium concentrations of A and B are 0.5 M and 0.375 M respectively. 0.1 mol28 Jan, 2026 (E)Law of Mass Action, Equilibrium Constant (Kc and Kp) and its Application
  7. 7The cyclic cations having the same number of hyperconjugation are : Choose the correct answer from the options given below :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Electron displacement effects
  8. 8Structures of four disaccharides are given below. Among the given disaccharides, the non-reducing sugar is :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Disaccharides and Polysaccharides
  9. 9Identify the correct statements : The presence of group in benzene ring A. activates the ring towards electrophilic substitutions. B. deacti28 Jan, 2026 (E)Reactions of aromatic compounds
  10. 10The reactions which produce alcohol as the product are: A. B. C. D. E. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  11. 11A student performed analysis of aliphatic organic compound ' ' which on analysis gave , . This compound, on treatment with produced another 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  12. 12The correct order of acidic strength of the major products formed in the given reactions, is : A. B. C. D. Choose the correct answer from th28 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  13. 13The correct increasing order of spin-only magnetic moment values of the complex ions and is :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Werner's theory and Valence Bond Theory
  14. 14For the given reaction: If is added to 300 mL of HCl which contains by mass and has density , then which of the following option is correct 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Quantitative measures in chemical equations
  15. 15A student has been given 0.314 g of an organic compound and asked to estimate Sulphur. During the experiment, the student has obtained 0.48128 Jan, 2026 (E)Preliminary Tests
  16. 16Which of the following reaction is NOT correctly represented?28 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  17. 17Consider the following statements about manganate and permanganate ions. Identify the correct statements. A. The geometry of both manganate 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Properties of D-block elements
  18. 18The plot of vs gives a straight line. The intercept and slope respectively are (where K is equilibrium constant).28 Jan, 2026 (E)Entropy and Second law of thermodynamics
  19. 19Match List - I with List - II according to shape. \( {array}{llll} & {List-I} & & {List-II} \\ A. & {XeO_3} & I. & {BrF_5} \\ B. & {XeF_2} &28 Jan, 2026 (E)Hybridisation and VSEPR Theory
  20. 20Total number of alkali insoluble solid sulphonamides obtained by reaction of given amines with Hinsberg's reagent is . Aniline, N-Methylanil28 Jan, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Amines
  21. 21(first reaction) (second reaction) Consider the above two first-order reactions. The rate constant for first reaction at 500 K is double of 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Arrhenius theory
  22. 22The number of isoelectronic species among and is ' . If ' moles of AgCl is formed during the reaction of complex with formula with excess of28 Jan, 2026 (E)Crystal Field Theory
  23. 23For strong electrolyte increases slowly with dilution and can be represented by the equation Molar conductivity values of the solutions of s28 Jan, 2026 (E)Conductance and Conductivity
  24. 24Two positively charged particles and have been accelerated across the same potential difference of 200 keV as shown below. [Given mass of am28 Jan, 2026 (E)Dual Behaviour of Matter and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  25. 25A volume of of solution was mixed with of solution to make an electrolytic buffer. If the same buffer was used in the following electrochemi28 Jan, 2026 (E)Cells and Electrode Potential, Nernst Equation

Mathematics

  1. 1Let be a point in the plane of the vectors and such that is equidistant from the lines AB and AC. If , then the area of the triangle ABP is:28 Jan, 2026 (E)Product of 2 vectors
  2. 2Given below are two statements: Statement I: The function defined by is one-one. Statement II: The function defined by is many-one. In the l28 Jan, 2026 (E)Types of Function (Mapping)
  3. 3Let and . Then the max and is :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Locus Based on Distance Formula
  4. 4Let be the solution of the differential equation . If , then is equal to :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Linear Differential Equation
  5. 5Let denote the greatest integer function. Then is equal to :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Properties of Definite Integration
  6. 6The probability distribution of a random variable is given below : \( {array}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} X & 4k & {30}{7}k & {32}{7}k & {34}{7}k &28 Jan, 2026 (E)Random Variable and its Probability Distribution
  7. 7Let the arithmetic mean of and be . If is such that are in A.P., then the equation has:28 Jan, 2026 (E)Arithmetic Progression
  8. 8An ellipse has its center at , one focus at and one vertex at . Then the length of its latus rectum is :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Equation of Ellipse
  9. 9Let . Consider the following two statements : (I) is discontinous at . (II) is continous at . Then,28 Jan, 2026 (E)Continuity
  10. 10Given below are two statements : Statement I: is divisible by 7. Statement II: The integral part of is an odd number. In the light of the ab28 Jan, 2026 (E)Integral and Fractional Part of a Number
  11. 11Let the circle intersect -axis at the points and . Let , and be two points such that . Then the point of intersection of AQ and BP lies on :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Equation of Circle & its intercept
  12. 12Let be such that . If , where , then is equal to :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Integration by Substitution
  13. 13The sum of all the elements in the range of , , where , is :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Range
  14. 14Let and be two parabolas. If the area of the bounded region enclosed between and is six times the area of the bounded region enclosed betwee28 Jan, 2026 (E)Area bounded by two curves
  15. 15Let the ellipse and the hyperbola have the same foci. If e and L respectively denote the eccentricity and the length of the latus rectum of 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Equation of Ellipse
  16. 16The sum of the coefficients of and in is :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Terms of Binomial Expansion
  17. 17is equal to :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Geometric Progression
  18. 18Let be the image of the point in the line . Then the distance of Q from the line is28 Jan, 2026 (E)Line in Space
  19. 19Let A be the focus of the parabola . Let the line intersect the parabola at two distinct points and . If the centroid of the triangle is , t28 Jan, 2026 (E)Chord of parabola
  20. 20Considering the principal values of inverse trigonometric functions, the value of the expression is equal to :28 Jan, 2026 (E)Multiple Angles
  21. 21Let and be two matrices such that . Then the sum of all the elements of is28 Jan, 2026 (E)Product of Matrices
  22. 22Let be a differentiable function satisfying and let . If p and q are respectively the points of local minima and local maxima of g, then the28 Jan, 2026 (E)Maxima Minima
  23. 23If the distance of the point , from the line along a line with direction ratios is , then is equal to28 Jan, 2026 (E)Line in Space
  24. 24If , where and are positive integers such that , then is equal to 。28 Jan, 2026 (E)Summation of Series
  25. 25Three persons enter in a lift at the ground floor. The lift will go upto floor. The number of ways, in which the three persons can exit the 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Permutation

Physics

  1. 1Identify the correct statements : A. Electrostatic field lines form closed loops. B. The electric field lines point radially outward when ch28 Jan, 2026 (E)Electric Field and Electric Field Lines
  2. 2Match List - I with List - II. \( {array}{llll} & {List - I} & & {List - II} \\ A. & {Coefficient of viscosity} & I. & [M L^{-1} T^{-1}] \\ 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Dimensions
  3. 3In an experiment, a set of reading are obtained as follows - , 1.21 mm. The expected least count of the instrument used in recording these r28 Jan, 2026 (E)Experimental Physics
  4. 4When the position vector changes sign as , which one of the following vector will not flip under sign change ?28 Jan, 2026 (E)Angular momentum and Angular impulse
  5. 5A long cylindrical conductor with large cross section carries an electric current distributed uniformly over its cross-section. Magnetic fie28 Jan, 2026 (E)Magnetic Field
  6. 6Two p-n junction diodes and are connected as shown in figure. and are input signals and is the output. The given circuit will function as a 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Logic Gates
  7. 7Which one of the following is not a measurable quantity?28 Jan, 2026 (E)Electric Current and Drift of Electrons
  8. 8A plane electromagnetic wave is moving in free space with velocity and its electric field is given as , where is the unit vector along -axis28 Jan, 2026 (E)Electromagnetic Waves and Maxwell's equations
  9. 9A particle starts moving from time and its coordinate is given as A. The particle returns to its original position (origin) 0.866 units late28 Jan, 2026 (E)Non-uniform Motion
  10. 10The speed of a longitudinal wave in a metallic bar is . If the density and Young's modulus of the bar material are increased by and , respec28 Jan, 2026 (E)Speed of Sound Waves
  11. 11The time period of a simple harmonic oscillator is . Measured value of mass of the object is 10 g with an accuracy of 10 mg and time for 50 28 Jan, 2026 (E)Time Period and Frequency
  12. 12A small block of mass slides down from the top of a frictionless inclined surface, while the inclined plane is moving towards left with cons28 Jan, 2026 (E)Newton's laws of motion
  13. 13A Wheatstone bridge is initially at room temperature and all arms of the bridge have same value of resistances . When resistance is heated t28 Jan, 2026 (E)Wheatstone Bridge
  14. 14As shown in the figure, a spring is kept in a stretched position with some extension by holding the masses 1 kg and 0.2 kg with a separation28 Jan, 2026 (E)Simple Harmonic Motion
  15. 15A nucleus has mass number and radius . Another nucleus has mass number and radius . If then is:28 Jan, 2026 (E)Nuclear structure
  16. 16The mean free path of a molecule of diameter at the temperature and pressure , is given as m. (Given ).28 Jan, 2026 (E)Gas Laws
  17. 17Number of photons of equal energy emitted per second by a 6 mW laser source operating at 663 nm is . (Given : and )28 Jan, 2026 (E)Photoelectric Effect
  18. 18A biconvex lens is formed by using two thin planoconvex lenses, as shown in the figure. The refractive index and radius of curved surfaces a28 Jan, 2026 (E)Combination of Lens and Mirrors
  19. 19For a transparent prism, if the angle of minimum deviation is equal to its refracting angle, the refractive index of the prism satisfies.28 Jan, 2026 (E)Prism and Dispersion of Light
  20. 20Identify the correct statements : A. Effective capacitance of a series combination of capacitors is always smaller than the smallest capacit28 Jan, 2026 (E)Capacitance
  21. 21A thermodynamic system is taken through the cyclic process as shown in the figure. The total work done by the system during the cycle is J.28 Jan, 2026 (E)Thermodynamic Processes
  22. 22An inductor stores 16 J of magnetic field energy and dissipates 32 W of thermal energy due to its resistance when an a.c. current of 2 A (rm28 Jan, 2026 (E)AC Circuits
  23. 23A fly wheel having mass 3 kg and radius 5 m is free to rotate about a horizontal axis. A string having negligible mass is wound around the w28 Jan, 2026 (E)Rotational kinematics
  24. 24Two tuning forks and are sounded together giving rise to 8 beats in 2 s. When fork is loaded with wax, the beat frequency is reduced to 4 be28 Jan, 2026 (E)Beats
  25. 25A beam of light consisting of wavelengths 650 nm and 550 nm illuminates the Young's double slits with separation of 2 mm such that the inter28 Jan, 2026 (E)Youngs Double Slit Experiment

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are in the JEE Main 2026 28th 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?

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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 28th January 2026 evening shift.

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

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5.What is the structure of the JEE Main 2026 28th January Evening Shift paper?

The JEE Main 2026 28th 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 28th January Evening Shift paper?

Each question on MARKS carries a difficulty rating. Of the 75 rated questions in this paper, 8 (11%) are easy, 52 (69%) are medium and 15 (20%) are hard. Subject wise:

  • Chemistry: 2 easy, 17 medium, 6 hard
  • Mathematics: 1 easy, 16 medium, 8 hard
  • Physics: 5 easy, 19 medium, 1 hard
7.Which chapters had the most questions in the JEE Main 2026 28th January Evening Shift paper?

The chapters with the most questions in each subject were:

  • Chemistry: Amines (2), Coordination Compounds (2), and Electrochemistry (2).
  • Mathematics: Sequences and Series (3), Binomial Theorem (2), and Ellipse (2).
  • Physics: Current Electricity (2), Oscillations (2), and Ray Optics (2).
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