JEE Main 2014 Paper 1 Analysis - What Experts Say

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Contents
JEE Main 2014 Analysis by Super 30
JEE Main 2014 Analysis by Brilliant Study Centre
JEE Main 2014 Analysis by IIT Study Circle
JEE Main 2014 Analysis by PACE IIT
JEE Main 2014 Paper Analysis by Vidyalankar
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Useful Links for JEE Main 2015
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Must Read Stories
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Recommended Products for JEE Main 2015
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JEE Main 2014 Analysis by Super 30

Top engineering coach Anand Kumar of Super 30 shares
his insight and analysis of JEE Main 2014 Paper 1 here.
the question paper was 360 with 4 marks for each correct
answer and negative marking of 1 mark for an incorrect
response. There were no marks for un-attempted questions.
Careers360: How was the paper pattern of JEE Main

2014 (offline mode)?
Careers360: What was the difficulty level of the JEE

Main paper 1?
Anand Kumar: The paper of JEE Main 2014 was on
expected pattern. But many questions were repeated from the

past years JEE question paper. This would have immensely
helped those students, who had thoroughly solved question
bank of past years.
Anand Kumar: The difficulty level was average and it was
Further, likewise last years pattern, each of the 4 sets carried a total of 90 questions divided equally in three sectionsPhysics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The total marks for
Careers360: What was the ratio of questions from
similar to JEE main 2013 paper. The questions, however,

were a bit lengthy as compared to last years paper. As per
feedback from my students, Mathamatics was the easiest
amongst the three sections Physics, Chemistry, Maths.
11th and 12th?
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Anand Kumar: It was a very balanced paper with each of
Careers360: What is your expected cut-off for JEE

Advance 2014?
the section covering almost entire syllabus of the respective

section. Also, the questions broadly covered both 11th and
12th class syllabus.
Anand Kumar: JEE Main 2014 Cutoff for JEE Advance
is expected to be somewhere around 120. I hope that those

candidates scoring even beyond 110 will be able to make it
into the list of 1.5 lakh candidates who will qualify for JEE
Advance.
Careers360: Please share insight on different sections
of JEE Main 2014.
Anand Kumar: Physics was a little tougher as questions
Careers360: What are your tips for JEE Advance
were lengthy. But it was more of combination of concepts and

formulae. Maths section coverage of syllabus was wide but it
was the easiest among the three sections. Chemistry section
was average with the questions favouring those, who had
thoroughly covered the syllabus, yet questions from organic
chemistry were prominent.
preparation?
Anand Kumar: I would suggest students to thoroughly
solve last years question paper of JEE. This would be a

great help to their preparation and strengthen their chances
for IITs.
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Santosh Kumar B
Director, Brilliant Study Centre shares analysis of JEE Main 2014
JEE Main 2014 Analysis by Brilliant Study Centre

Careers360: JEE Main 2014 offline mode of exam
is over now. What is your overall analysis of the paper?
i) 3 or 4 questions were twisted and hence difficult

ii) Most questions involved tedious and lengthy calculations
Santosh Kumar B:
Physics
iii) Questions involving multiple concepts were more in

number.
a) Distribution of questions from Class XI & XII was

almost uniform.
Chemistry
b) Questions from Mechanics found more representation.

a) Chemistry, in general, was considered to very easy and
almost all questions were direct.
c) Physics was rated difficult due to the following reasons-
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Santosh Kumar B: Approximately 40% of our students

opted for offline mode. The examination was moderately
easy. Only after the online examination, a real comparison
can be made between offline and online exams.
b) More priority was found in Physical Chemistry with

calculations - however was easy.
c) Majority of questions were directly from the text with
more representation for Class XII.
Careers360: What is the expected JEE Main 2014

Cutoff ?
Mathematics
Santosh Kumar B: Since the examination was moderately easier compared to JEE 2013, the cutoff marks for
general category may be raised up to 118-120.
a) The questions were comparatively easy but were time

consuming due to lengthy calculations.
Careers360: How should the test takers tackle the

erroneous questions if they experience it during the
Online JEE Main 2014 Exam?
b) Distribution of questions from Calculus and Co-ordinate

geometry was found to have higher representation.
c) No assertion-reason type questions.
Santosh Kumar B: As far as competitive examinations
Careers360: Can you give a brief idea about the difficulty level of the exam? Which subject was the toughest
in the exam? Which was comparatively easier?
are considered, nobody is expected to score 100% but score

the maximum possible. Hence, we advised our students to
skip off erroneous, difficult and time consuming questions.
Santosh Kumar B: As per the students, the paper was
Careers360: Any special highlights that you want to

share?
average. Physics was the toughest and Chemistry was the

easiest.
Santosh Kumar B: Since there was equal distribution of
Careers360: How many students from your centre
questions in the Physics, Chemistry & Maths, students with

science aptitude can score more.
have opted for the JEE Main 2014 offline mode? What
is their feedback on the exam?
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Mr. Vineet Sharma,

Manager-Academic Operations, IIT Study Circle analyses the
paper and the difficulty levels of the questions.
JEE Main 2014 analysis by IIT Study Circle

Careers360: What is your overall analysis of JEE
Most difficult subject was Mathematics and the easiest was

Chemistry.
Vineet Sharma: The question paper pattern was the

Main 2014 offline mode of exam?
same as last year with 90 questions, 30 in each subject. Each

correct answer carried four marks and each wrong answer
gets -1 marks. In comparison to the previous year papers, this
year papers contained more lengthy problems which needed
4 to 5 steps to solve most of the questions. In chemistry
paper, 5 to 6 questions were oral but in physics & mathematics papers, questions were tougher than Chemistry.
Vineet Sharma: The number of students, who opted for

the JEE Main 2014 offline mode from our center, is 361.
As per the feedback from the students, the JEE Main 2014
paper was little tougher than previous year.
Careers360: Which subject was the toughest in the
Vineet Sharma: Difficulty level of the questions ranged

from 5 to 7 on a scale of 10. Chemistry part was the easiest.
Vineet Sharma: The expected cutoff for JEE Main 2014
exam? Which was comparatively easier?
Cutoff ?
is 115 to 125.
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Praveen Tyagi,
Director, PACE IIT shares the paper analysis of JEE Main 2014. Read
below the excerpts of the interview.
JEE Main 2014 Analysis by PACE IIT

Praveen Tyagi: The JEE Main 2014 paper wise analysis
is as below
Physics
F
Distribution of questions from Class 11th and 12th was

almost uniform.
Chemistry, in general, was considered to very easy and

almost all questions were direct.
Major questions were found to be from Physical Chemistry with calculations, however they were easy.
Majority of questions were directly from the NCERT text
books with more representation from Class 12th.
No assertion-reason type questions
Mathematics
Questions from Mechanics found more representation.

Physics was rated difficult but decently good as the questions were lengthy.
Chemistry
The questions were comparatively easy from the last years

paper, but were time consuming due to lengthy calculations.
No assertion-reason type questions
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Careers360: Share a brief idea about the difficulty
easier compared to JEE 2013, the cutoff mark for general

category may be raised up to 110-113.
level of the exam? Which subject was the toughest vis-vis easiest?
Praveen Tyagi: Students have marked Physics the toughest and Chemistry the easiest of all.
erroneous questions if they experience it during the

Praveen Tyagi: I shall advise the JEE Main aspirants to
skip off erroneous, difficult and time consuming questions,

and concentrate on the questions which they can calculate
easily.
Praveen Tyagi: Approximately 2000 of our students
opted for the offline mode. The examination was moderately

easy. Only after the online examination, a real comparison
can be drawn between offline and online exams.
Careers360: Kindly share some of the special points

for JEE Main 2014.
wrong in the JEE Main 2014 question paper. One question

was wrong in Maths paper and one question from Physics
paper was wrong. There was misprinting of units in two
questions.
Praveen Tyagi: There were some questions, which were
Cutoff ?
Praveen Tyagi: Since the examination was moderately
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Namrata Deshpande
Director, Vidyalankar
JEE Main 2014 Paper Analysis by Vidyalankar

Here is the detailed JEE Main 2014 analysis by Namrata

Deshpande, Director, Vidyalankar. The director shares her
valuable insight on the trends of asked questions and difficulty level of question paper. Read the full interview below-
Namrata Deshpande: Talking about the overall analy-
sis, the paper was quite good. If we compare the paper with
last years JEE Main, it was definitely slightly more difficult.
Last year, students felt that Physics was the most difficult
amongst PCM. This year, students feel that Mathematics
was the toughest.
Careers360: How similar or different was the paper

compared to past year?
Namrata Deshpande: No change in pattern and marking scheme. The paper is similar to the last years JEE Main
exam. The format is the same with 90 questions in total and
30 questions each in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Each correct answer gets four marks and each wrong answer
gets -1 mark. There is no negative mark for unanswered
questions.
Careers360: Can you give a brief idea about the diffi-
culty level of the exam? Which subject was the toughest

in the exam? Which was comparatively easier?
Namrata Deshpande: Maths paper was more difficult
as compared to Chemistry and Physics.
Chemistry was easy but students generally make careless
mistakes, which translates into a greater negative score in
Chemistry.
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JEE Main 2014 Paper Analysis

1. Topic wise analysis
Topics for Physics
% of topic
Topics for Maths
% of topic
Topics for Chemistry
% of topic
Mechanics
40%
2D Geometry
16.67%
Physical Chemistry
40%
Electromagnetism
20%
Vectors & 3D
10%
Organic Chemistry
33.3 %
Modern Physics
16.67%
Algebra
36.67 %
Optics
10%
Calculus
30%
Trigonometry
3.33%
Statistics
3.33%
Inorganic Chemistry 26.67%
2. Analysis as per difficulty level of questions
Subject
No of Easy Question (%)
No of Moderate Question
(%)
No of Difficult Question (%)
Chemistry
17( 56.67%)
8 (26.67%)
5 (16.67%)
Physics
16 (53.33%)
9 (30%)
5 (16.67%)
Maths
14 (46.67%)
12 (40%)
4 (14.67%)
3. Analysis as per the number of questions asked from Std.XI and Std.XII topics
Based on XI Syllabus
Based on XII Syllabus
Chemistry
11 questions
19 questions
Physics
13 questions
17 questions
Maths
13 questions
17 questions

opted for the online exam. Students felt that this year, Maths
was the most difficult. Level of difficulty of Physics was moderate and Chemistry was relatively easy.
Namrata Deshpande: Around 60% of our students

appeared for the offline exam and the remaining 40% have
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Cutoff ?
Namrata Deshpande: Projected JEE Main 2014 Cutoff
for registration to JEE (Advanced) 2014-
Category
Cut-off Score
Common Merit List (CML)
100-110
Other Backward Class (OBC - NCL)
65-70
Scheduled Caste (SC)
45-50
Scheduled Tribe (ST)
40-45

erroneous questions if they experience it during
the
Namrata Deshpande: If students come across some
errors in the online exam, they should not panic. They should
attempt the erroneous question and mark the closest answer.
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