The JEE Advanced 2025 Paper 1, conducted on May 18, 2025, marked another milestone in India’s premier engineering entrance exam landscape. Held from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM IST in a computer-based format, the exam was organized by IIT Kanpur and tested candidates on their grasp of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
🧪 Exam Structure and Format
- Mode: Online (Computer-Based Test)
- Duration: 3 hours
- Sections: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
- Number of Questions: 48 (16 from each subject)
- Total Marks: 180
- Question Types:
- Multiple Choice Questions (Single & Multiple Correct)
- Numerical Answer Type (NAT)
- Match the Following
📊 Marking Scheme
- Single Correct MCQs: +3 (Correct), -1 (Incorrect)
- Multiple Correct MCQs: Up to +4 (Full), Partial +1 to +3, -2 (Incorrect)
- Numerical Answer Type: +4 (Correct), 0 (Incorrect)
- Match the Following: +3 (Correct), -1 (Incorrect)
📚 Section-Wise Difficulty & Topic Distribution
Physics
- Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult
- Key Topics:
- Electrostatics
- Rotational Motion
- Capacitors
- Ray and Wave Optics
- Remarks: Concept-heavy questions with multiple topic integration.
Chemistry
- Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
- Key Topics:
- Inorganic from NCERT
- Organic reaction mechanisms
- Physical chemistry equations
- Remarks: Scoring section; many students found it the easiest.
Mathematics
- Difficulty: Tough
- Key Topics:
- Definite Integrals
- Functions & Limits
- Probability
- Matrices
- Remarks: Time-consuming with lengthy calculations.
👥 Student Reactions
- Many found Chemistry relatively straightforward and scoring.
- Physics required deep conceptual clarity and was moderately difficult.
- Mathematics stood out as the most challenging and calculation-heavy section.
- The overall paper was perceived as moderate to tough with emphasis on analytical thinking and time management.
📈 Expected Cut-off Trends
Experts predict:
- A slight dip in cut-offs compared to 2024, mainly due to the tough mathematics section.
- Final cut-offs will depend on the cumulative performance of candidates across both Paper 1 and Paper 2.
📅 Important Dates
- Candidate Response Sheet: May 22, 2025
- Provisional Answer Key: May 26, 2025
- Final Answer Key & Result: June 2, 2025