The JEE Main 2026 January 22 Shift 1 question paper answer key has been released. Students who appeared for the exam can now check the memory-based question paper and answer key. This is useful for students preparing for upcoming JEE Main exams.
JEE Main January 22 Shift 1 Paper Details
The answer key for the JEE Main January 22, Shift 1 exam is available for students. This key is based on questions remembered by students after the exam, often called 'memory-based'. It helps students estimate their scores in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Candidates who appeared for Session 1 and Session 2 can use these answer keys for revision. Checking the answer key is also helpful for calculating your potential percentile and understanding the difficulty level of the exam. This can guide preparation for future JEE Main exams.
How to Check the Answer Key
While an official answer key will be released later by the National Testing Agency (NTA), many coaching centers have released their own memory-based answer keys. Students can check these unofficial keys to calculate their expected scores.
To estimate your score:
- Download the question paper and the memory-based answer key.
- Match your answers with the provided solutions.
- Add 4 marks for every correct answer.
- Subtract 1 mark for every incorrect answer.
The JEE Main exam follows a marking scheme where each correct answer gets +4 marks and each wrong answer gets -1 mark. Unanswered questions get 0 marks.
Exam Analysis
Based on early analysis from students, the January 22 Shift 1 paper was considered easy to moderate . The Physics section had moderate difficulty, while Chemistry was mostly easy. Mathematics was also found to be in the easy to moderate range.
| Subject | Difficulty Level | Key Topics Covered |
| Physics | Moderate | Electrostatics, Moment of Inertia |
| Chemistry | Easy | P-block elements, Chemical Bonding |
| Mathematics | Easy to Moderate | Coordinate Geometry, Hyperbola, Matrices |
Important Information
The JEE Main 2026 exam results are expected by February 12 . The official answer key will be released by NTA on their website, jeemain.nta.nic.in , likely in the first week of February. Students can use this official key to raise objections if needed before the final results are announced.
Students can also refer to marks vs. percentile calculators to get an idea of their expected rank. For example, 90 percentile might correspond to 150-180 marks , based on student reactions.
The overall cutoff for the Unreserved category is expected to be around 93.3045326 percentile.
