JEE Main Mathematics — Chapter-wise Weightage

950 questions from 38 papers (2025–2026): how many questions each chapter gave every year, its share of all questions, its share in the latest 5 years, and questions per paper. Tap a column heading to sort.

Chapters ✎ Make my own test Paper-wise

Chapter	2026	2025	Total	Share	Last 5 yrs	Per paper	2026 trend
Class 11	243	240	483	51%	51%	12.7
Sets	2	4	6	0.6%	0.6%	0.2	0.42% ▼ 50% vs last year
Relations and Functions	11	13	24	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.32% ▼ 15.4% vs last year
Trigonometric Functions	20	13	33	3.5%	3.5%	0.9	4.21% ▲ 53.8% vs last year
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	36	35	71	7.5%	7.5%	1.9	7.58% ▲ 2.9% vs last year
Permutations and Combinations	20	23	43	4.5%	4.5%	1.1	4.21% ▼ 13% vs last year
Binomial Theorem	18	23	41	4.3%	4.3%	1.1	3.79% ▼ 21.7% vs last year
Sequences and Series	32	28	60	6.3%	6.3%	1.6	6.74% ▲ 14.3% vs last year
Straight Lines	15	19	34	3.6%	3.6%	0.9	3.16% ▼ 21.1% vs last year
Conic Sections	55	55	110	11.6%	11.6%	2.9	11.58% same as last year
Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry	·	1	1	0.1%	0.1%	0.0	0% ▼ 100% vs last year
Limits and Derivatives	10	12	22	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	2.11% ▼ 16.7% vs last year
Statistics	16	8	24	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	3.37% ▲ 100% vs last year
Probability	8	6	14	1.5%	1.5%	0.4	1.68% ▲ 33.3% vs last year
Class 12	232	235	467	49%	49%	12.3
Relations and Functions (Class 12)	20	26	46	4.8%	4.8%	1.2	4.21% ▼ 23.1% vs last year
Inverse Trigonometric Functions	11	11	22	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	2.32% same as last year
Matrices	12	11	23	2.4%	2.4%	0.6	2.53% ▲ 9.1% vs last year
Determinants	21	23	44	4.6%	4.6%	1.2	4.42% ▼ 8.7% vs last year
Continuity and Differentiability	13	8	21	2.2%	2.2%	0.6	2.74% ▲ 62.5% vs last year
Application of Derivatives	12	13	25	2.6%	2.6%	0.7	2.53% ▼ 7.7% vs last year
Integrals	33	28	61	6.4%	6.4%	1.6	6.95% ▲ 17.9% vs last year
Application of Integrals	19	20	39	4.1%	4.1%	1.0	4% ▼ 5% vs last year
Differential Equations	24	24	48	5.1%	5.1%	1.3	5.05% same as last year
Vector Algebra	25	23	48	5.1%	5.1%	1.3	5.26% ▲ 8.7% vs last year
Three Dimensional Geometry	32	33	65	6.8%	6.8%	1.7	6.74% ▼ 3% vs last year
Probability (Class 12)	10	15	25	2.6%	2.6%	0.7	2.11% ▼ 33.3% vs last year

Papers per year: 2026: 19, 2025: 19. Red = 2 or more questions per paper that year. Share = this chapter's questions ÷ all Mathematics questions in the bank. Based on past papers; it updates as more papers are added.

Most asked topics

#	Topic · chapter	Questions	In % of papers	Last 5 yrs
1	Linear Differential Equations · Differential Equations	32	71%	32
2	Properties of Definite Integrals · Integrals	29	66%	29
3	Distance of a Point from a Line, Foot of Perpendicular · Three Dimensional Geometry	29	74%	29
4	Area between Two Curves · Application of Integrals	27	71%	27
5	Arithmetic Progression and Arithmetic Mean · Sequences and Series	22	58%	22
6	Ellipse: Standard Equation, Eccentricity, Latus Rectum · Conic Sections	21	53%	21
7	Vector (Cross) Product, Area of Triangle and Parallelogram · Vector Algebra	21	55%	21
8	Hyperbola: Standard Equation, Eccentricity, Asymptotes · Conic Sections	20	53%	20
9	Parabola: Standard Equation, Focus, Directrix, Latus Rectum · Conic Sections	19	50%	19
10	Consistency of System of Equations, Cramer's Rule (JEE) · Determinants	19	50%	19
11	Properties of Binomial Coefficients, Sum of Series (JEE) · Binomial Theorem	18	47%	18
12	Types of Relations (Reflexive, Symmetric, Transitive, Equivalence) · Relations and Functions (Class 12)	18	47%	18
13	Adjoint and Inverse of a Matrix · Determinants	17	42%	17
14	Geometry of Complex Numbers: Loci and Rotation (JEE) · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	16	42%	16
15	Variance and Standard Deviation · Statistics	16	42%	16
16	Mixed Conics and Locus Problems (JEE) · Conic Sections	15	37%	15
17	Equation of a Line in Space (Vector and Cartesian Forms) · Three Dimensional Geometry	15	34%	15
18	Scalar (Dot) Product and Projection · Vector Algebra	15	37%	15
19	Probability of Equally Likely Outcomes · Probability	14	37%	14
20	Geometric Progression and Geometric Mean · Sequences and Series	14	37%	14
21	Quadratic Equations with Real and Complex Roots · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	13	32%	13
22	Domain and Range of Functions · Relations and Functions	13	34%	13
23	Shortest Distance between Two Lines (Skew Lines) · Three Dimensional Geometry	13	34%	13
24	Maxima and Minima: First and Second Derivative Tests · Application of Derivatives	12	32%	12
25	Circle: Standard and General Equation · Conic Sections	12	29%	12

How to use this

Start with chapters that have a high Last 5 yrs share — the syllabus and paper style change, so recent years matter most.
A chapter with 1+ question per paper is a must-do: it comes in every shift.
Then practise the most asked topics above — each link opens exactly those PYQs.