JEE Main Mathematics — Chapter-wise Weightage

775 questions from 31 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	158	401	52%	52%	12.9
Sets	2	2	4	0.5%	0.5%	0.1	0.42% ↓36.8%
Relations and Functions	11	8	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.32% ↓13.2%
Trigonometric Functions	20	8	28	3.6%	3.6%	0.9	4.21% ↑57.9%
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	36	24	60	7.7%	7.7%	1.9	7.58% ↓5.3%
Permutations and Combinations	20	15	35	4.5%	4.5%	1.1	4.21% ↓15.8%
Binomial Theorem	18	15	33	4.3%	4.3%	1.1	3.79% ↓24.2%
Sequences and Series	32	19	51	6.6%	6.6%	1.6	6.74% ↑6.4%
Straight Lines	15	11	26	3.4%	3.4%	0.8	3.16% ↓13.9%
Conic Sections	55	37	92	11.9%	11.9%	3.0	11.58% ↓6.1%
Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry	·	1	1	0.1%	0.1%	0.0	0% ↓100%
Limits and Derivatives	10	9	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.11% ↓29.8%
Statistics	16	5	21	2.7%	2.7%	0.7	3.37% ↑102.1%
Probability	8	4	12	1.5%	1.5%	0.4	1.68% ↑26.3%
Class 12	232	142	374	48%	48%	12.1
Relations and Functions (Class 12)	20	16	36	4.6%	4.6%	1.2	4.21% ↓21.1%
Inverse Trigonometric Functions	11	7	18	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	2.32% ↓0.8%
Matrices	12	7	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.53% ↑8.3%
Determinants	21	13	34	4.4%	4.4%	1.1	4.42% ↑2%
Continuity and Differentiability	13	5	18	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	2.74% ↑64.2%
Application of Derivatives	12	7	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.53% ↑8.3%
Integrals	33	18	51	6.6%	6.6%	1.6	6.95% ↑15.8%
Application of Integrals	19	11	30	3.9%	3.9%	1.0	4% ↑9.1%
Differential Equations	24	14	38	4.9%	4.9%	1.2	5.05% ↑8.3%
Vector Algebra	25	14	39	5.0%	5.0%	1.3	5.26% ↑12.8%
Three Dimensional Geometry	32	21	53	6.8%	6.8%	1.7	6.74% ↓3.8%
Probability (Class 12)	10	9	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.11% ↓29.8%

Papers per year: 2026: 19, 2025: 12. 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	Properties of Definite Integrals · Integrals	26	71%	26
2	Linear Differential Equations · Differential Equations	24	71%	24
3	Area between Two Curves · Application of Integrals	23	74%	23
4	Distance of a Point from a Line, Foot of Perpendicular · Three Dimensional Geometry	22	68%	22
5	Ellipse: Standard Equation, Eccentricity, Latus Rectum · Conic Sections	20	61%	20
6	Hyperbola: Standard Equation, Eccentricity, Asymptotes · Conic Sections	17	55%	17
7	Arithmetic Progression and Arithmetic Mean · Sequences and Series	17	55%	17
8	Properties of Binomial Coefficients, Sum of Series (JEE) · Binomial Theorem	16	52%	16
9	Vector (Cross) Product, Area of Triangle and Parallelogram · Vector Algebra	16	52%	16
10	Parabola: Standard Equation, Focus, Directrix, Latus Rectum · Conic Sections	15	48%	15
11	Geometry of Complex Numbers: Loci and Rotation (JEE) · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	14	45%	14
12	Adjoint and Inverse of a Matrix · Determinants	14	42%	14
13	Types of Relations (Reflexive, Symmetric, Transitive, Equivalence) · Relations and Functions (Class 12)	14	45%	14
14	Variance and Standard Deviation · Statistics	14	45%	14
15	Scalar (Dot) Product and Projection · Vector Algebra	14	42%	14
16	Mixed Conics and Locus Problems (JEE) · Conic Sections	13	39%	13
17	Consistency of System of Equations, Cramer's Rule (JEE) · Determinants	13	42%	13
18	Geometric Progression and Geometric Mean · Sequences and Series	13	42%	13
19	Equation of a Line in Space (Vector and Cartesian Forms) · Three Dimensional Geometry	13	35%	13
20	Quadratic Equations with Real and Complex Roots · Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	12	35%	12
21	Probability of Equally Likely Outcomes · Probability	12	39%	12
22	Continuity of a Function at a Point and on an Interval · Continuity and Differentiability	11	35%	11
23	Powers of a Matrix and Matrix Equations (JEE) · Matrices	11	35%	11
24	Domain and Range of Functions · Relations and Functions	11	35%	11
25	Shortest Distance between Two Lines (Skew Lines) · Three Dimensional Geometry	11	35%	11

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.