JEE Main Chemistry: Chapter Wise Weightage (2010-2026)

Chapter-wise weightage analysis for JEE Main Chemistry across Physical, Organic, and Inorganic branches. Based on 17 years of real exam questions.

Chapters analysed

105

Question types

Years of data

CHAPTER ANALYSIS

Chapter Wise Weightage

Sorted by total historical question appearances. Higher count indicates greater weightage in the exam.

Chapter	Patterns	Historical Qs	Weightage	Top Pattern
Coordination CompoundsInorganic Chemistry	4	292	7.5%	COC_P3
General Organic ChemistryOrganic Chemistry	5	254	6.5%	GOC_P3
p-Block ElementsInorganic Chemistry	6	241	6.2%	PBK_P3
Chemical BondingInorganic Chemistry	5	229	5.9%	CBN_P1
Atomic StructurePhysical Chemistry	4	203	5.2%	ATOM_P1
d & f Block ElementsInorganic Chemistry	4	201	5.2%	DFB_P1
Some Basic Concepts of ChemistryPhysical Chemistry	3	190	4.9%	SBC_P1
Chemical KineticsPhysical Chemistry	3	190	4.9%	CKN_P2
Chemical ThermodynamicsPhysical Chemistry	3	180	4.6%	CTD_P1
BiomoleculesOrganic Chemistry	3	157	4.0%	BIO_P2
ElectrochemistryPhysical Chemistry	4	152	3.9%	Electrolysis & Faraday's Laws
SolutionsPhysical Chemistry	3	149	3.8%	SOL_P2
Ionic EquilibriumPhysical Chemistry	4	127	3.3%	IEQ_P1
Periodic Table & PeriodicityInorganic Chemistry	2	127	3.3%	PER_P1
Nitrogen CompoundsOrganic Chemistry	3	102	2.6%	NIT_P1
Chemical EquilibriumPhysical Chemistry	4	97	2.5%	CEQ_P1
Surface ChemistryPhysical Chemistry	2	95	2.4%	Adsorption & Isotherms
s-Block ElementsInorganic Chemistry	3	93	2.4%	SBK_P1
Isolation of ElementsInorganic Chemistry	2	83	2.1%	Extraction Methods
HydrogenInorganic Chemistry	2	80	2.1%	Preparation & Properties of Hydrogen
Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic AcidsOrganic Chemistry	5	69	1.8%	AKA_P1
PolymersOrganic Chemistry	3	68	1.8%	Types & Classification of Polymers
Environmental ChemistryInorganic Chemistry	2	62	1.6%	Air & Water Pollution
Redox ReactionsPhysical Chemistry	2	61	1.6%	RED_P2
Chemistry in Everyday LifeOrganic Chemistry	2	61	1.6%	Drugs & Medicines
Alcohols, Phenols & EthersOrganic Chemistry	4	60	1.5%	Phenol Chemistry
HydrocarbonsOrganic Chemistry	4	60	1.5%	HCA_P2
Solid StatePhysical Chemistry	3	58	1.5%	Crystal Defects & Density
Haloalkanes & HaloarenesOrganic Chemistry	4	46	1.2%	HAX_P3
Gaseous StatePhysical Chemistry	3	44	1.1%	GAS_P1
Practical Organic ChemistryOrganic Chemistry	2	33	0.8%	POC_P1
Salt AnalysisInorganic Chemistry	2	19	0.5%	Anion Identification

AREA DISTRIBUTION

Expected Questions per Exam

Physical Chemistry

8-10

questions per exam

Physical chemistry — ~33% of Chemistry paper

Inorganic Chemistry

8-10

questions per exam

Inorganic chemistry — ~33% of paper

Organic Chemistry

8-10

questions per exam

Organic chemistry — ~33% of paper

TRENDS

Year-over-Year Shifts

Declining

-Coordination Compounds1 declining

-General Organic Chemistry1 declining

-p-Block Elements5 declining

-Chemical Bonding3 declining

-Atomic Structure1 declining

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