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JEE Main 2015 Math Paper Analysis: Topic-Wise Questions

AnalysisAbout 11 lakh students took JEE Main 2015 exam in pen-and-paper based mode on April 4 while about 2 lakh students will take the exam on April 10 and April 11. AskIItians has offered you a detailed paper analysis of the April 4 exam . They judged the JEE Main question paper to be ‘moderately difficult’ this year – with Mathematics being the easiest section in the exam.

The Math section had 30 questions of 4 marks each. Hence, the section was worth 120 marks in all. Let’s delve deeper into this section and see how it compares with the previous years’ JEE Main and AIEEE papers.

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Detailed Analysis of Mathematics paper by AskIITians Experts

JEE Main 2015 Mathematics Paper Class-wise Distribution of Questions:

There were 15 questions from Class XI syllabus as well as Class XII syllabus this year. So, the paper was well-balanced. You are advised to study all the topics diligently for JEE Main exam.

Class

Questions

Maximum Marks

Class XI

15

60

Class XII 

15

60

JEE Main 2015 Mathematics Paper Class-wise Distribution of Questions

JEE Main 2015 Mathematics Paper Topic-wise Distribution of Questions:

There are 29 chapters in the JEE Main Math syllabus and questions were asked from most of the topics. Mostly, only 1 question was asked from each topic

Topic

Questions

Maximum Marks

Application of Derivative

2

8

Area Under Curve

1

4

Binomial Theorem

2

8

Circle

1

4

Complex Number

1

4

Coordinate Geometry (2D)

1

4

Coordinate Geometry (3D)

2

8

Definite Integration

1

4

Differentiability

1

4

Differential Equation

1

4

Differentiation

0

0

Ellipse

1

4

Indefinite Integration

1

4

Inverse-Trigonometry

1

4

Limit of Function

1

4

Mathematical Reasoning

1

4

Matrix & Determinants

2

8

Parabola

1

4

Permutation and Combination

1

4

Probability

1

4

Quadratic Equation

1

4

Sequence and Series

2

8

Sets, Relation

0

0

Statics

1

4

Straight Lines

1

4

Trig Equation

0

0

Trigonometry

1

4

Trigonometry Ratio and Identity

0

0

Vector

1

4

Total

30

120

JEE Main 2015 Mathematics Paper Topic-wise Distribution of Questions

Important Topics: There were 2 questions each from Application of Derivative, Binomial Theorem, Coordinate Geometry (3D), Matrix & Determinants, and Sequence & Series in JEE Main paper held on April 4.

Less important Topics: No questions were asked from Differentiation, Sets and Relation, Trigonometric Equations, and Trigonometry Ratio & Identity in April 4 exam.

JEE Main 2015 Mathematics Paper Toughness level:

This year, Mathematics section was quite easy as compared to previous years’ JEE papers. There were 14 easy questions and 14 questions with medium toughness level. Only 3 questions could be said to be difficult. However, the paper was quite lengthy and students who knew shortcut methods well would have had an edge over their peers in the exam.

Level

Questions

Maximum Marks

Easy

14

56

Medium 

13

42

Difficult

3

12

EE Main 2015 Mathematics Paper Toughness level

Expected JEE Main Cut-off of Math Section to make it JEE Advanced 2015 should be around 35-40.


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