JEE Advanced 2027 Physics Paper Exam Analysis: Exam Trends, Difficulty, and Cut-Offs

Pattern for each subject

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Question Type

Multiple- Choices

Multiple- Response

Numerical values

Matching-type

No. of Questions

4

3

6

3

Pattern for each subject

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Question Type

Multiple- choices

Multiple- response

Numerical values

No. of Questions

4

4

8

1

MCQ

Mechanics

Rolling + SHM of disk–spring system inside ring

Moderate–Difficult

2

MCQ

Mechanics

Elastic collision, scattering angle of heavier mass

Moderate

3

MCQ

EM Induction

Rotating loop in time-varying B, induced emf vs time graph

Difficult

4

MCQ

Measurements

Vernier caliper reading of tube diameter

Easy

5

MR

EM Induction + NLM

Square loop entering uniform B, magnetic braking, stopping condition

Difficult

6

MR

Errors & Units

Volume from mixed-unit dimensions, significant figures

Easy

7

MR

Waves

Reflection/transmission at string junctions with different μ

Moderate–Difficult

8

Num

Mechanics

Non-uniform motion of elevator, max variation in apparent weight

Moderate

9

Num

EM Waves

Photon gas → EM wave energy density, B-field amplitude

Moderate–Difficult

10

Num

Thermal Radiation

Multi-plate blackbody system, net power transfer ratio

Moderate

11

Num

Optics

Glass sphere with air cavity, Brewster angle condition, polarization

Moderate–Difficult

12

Num

Wave Optics + Error

Single-slit diffraction formula, error in slit width

Moderate

13

Num

Modern Physics

Bohr orbit, de Broglie wavelength = thermal neutron, temperature factor

Difficult

14

MCMT

Electrostatics

Electric field at midpoint due to pair of dipoles (superposition)

Moderate

15

MCMT

AC Circuits

Different impedances matched to current–time expressions

Moderate

16

MCMT

Modern/Nuclear

Z-dependence of energies (X-rays, binding energy, H-like transitions)

Moderate

1

MCQ

Dimensional Analysis

Dimensions ofS2σ/κS2σ/κ

Easy

2

MCQ

Electrostatics

Coaxial cylinders with dielectric, flux through off-axis plane

Moderate

3

MCQ

Rotational Dynamics

Rod hinged with springs at different points, small-angle oscillations

Moderate

4

MCQ

Gravitation

Two-star system with mass transfer, rate of change of separation

Difficult (but marks to all)

5

MR

Electrostatics

Point charge near conducting sphere, grounding, induced charge & potential

Moderate–Difficult

6

MR

Geometrical Optics

Two concave mirrors + glass slab, self-image condition

Moderate

7

MR

Electrostatics

Infinite charged sheets, field in regions, potential difference

Moderate

8

MR

Thermodynamics

Carnot engine + heat pump, η, COP, reservoir T, heats

Easy–Moderate

9

Num

Modern/EM

Rotating charged conducting sphere, μ/L ratio

Moderate

10

Num

Modern Physics

H photo-ejection + positronium formation, photon energy difference

Difficult

11

Num

Thermodynamics

Monatomic gas, adiabatic–isobaric PV cycle, heat absorbed

Moderate

12

Num

Gravitation/Orbital

Counter-rotating satellite at 1.21R, period in geostationary frame

Moderate

13

Num

Thermodynamics

Two gases with spring-loaded piston, equilibrium pressure relation

Moderate–Difficult

14

Num

Wave Optics

YDSE with glass wedges, shift of central maximum

Difficult

15

Num

Mechanics (Drag)

Projectile with linear viscous drag, distance to vertical wall

Difficult

16

Num

Waves/Doppler

Transmitter–receiver pendulums in SHM, Doppler max frequency shift

Moderate–Difficult

PHYSICS PAPER 1 JEE ADVANCED

BRANCH OF PHYSICS

TOPIC

SUBTOPIC

QST TYPE

NO.QST 2024

NO.QST 2023

NO.QST 2022

GENERAL PHYSICS

UNIT AND MEASREMENT

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS

MC

1

MECHANICS

MCMT

1

MOTION IN ONE DIMENSION

MC

1

MOTION IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSION

PROJECTILE MOTION

NV

1

GRAVITATIONS

NV

1

SATELLITE

MC

1

LAW OF MOTION

NV

1

LAW OF INERTIA

NV

1

WORK,ENERGY AND POWER

ENERGY

MR

1

ROTATIONAL MOTION AND DYNAMICS

NV

1

2

MOMENT OF INERTIA

NV

1

MC

1

CENTRE OF MASS

MC

1

TORQUE AND ANGULAR MOMENTUMS

NV

1

PROPERTIES OF MATTER

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

FLUID PRESSURE

NV

1

KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

MR

1

THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

MCMT

1

SPECIFIC HEAT CAPACITY

NV

1

HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS

MCMT

1

HEAT

TRANSFER OF HEAT

NV

1

THERMODYNAMICS

THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES

MC

1

MCMT

1

OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

WAVES

REFLECTION OF WAVES

MR

1

SOUND WAVES

DOPPLER EFFECT

NV

1

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

ELECTROSTATICS

CAPACITANCE

NV

1

MC

1

MR

1

COMBINATION OF CAPACITORS

MCMT

1

CHARGE

MR

1

CURRENT ELECTRICITY

MR

1

ELECTRIC MEASUREMENT

MR

1

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS

ALTERNATING CURRENT

NV

1

MCMT

1

1

MAGNETIC EFFECT OF CURRENT

MCMT

1

BIOT- SAVART LAW

MC

1

FORCE AND TORQUE ON A CURRENT CARRYING CONDUCTOR

MCMT

1

OPTICS

RAY OPTICS

MR

1

MCMT

1

REFRACTION OF LIGHT

NV

2

1

REFRACTIVE INDEX

MR

1

MCMT

1

DISPERSION OF LIGHT

MR

1

WAVE OPTICS

POLARISATION OF LIGHT

NV

1

MODERN PHYSICS

DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION

PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

NV

1

ATOM AND NUCLIE

ATOMIC PHYSICS

BOHR MODEL OF HYDROGEN ATOM

MR

1

NUCLEAR PHYSICS

NV

1

MCMT

1

MR

1

PHYSICS PAPER 2 JEE ADVANCED

BRANCH OF PHYSICS

SUBTOPIC

SUBTOPIC

QST TYPE

NO.QST 2024

NO.QST 2023

NO.QST 2022

MECHANICS

MOTION IN PLANE

SCALARS AND VECTORS

MC

1

PROJECTILE MOTION

NV

1

LAW OF MOTION

NV

1

GRAVITATIONS

GRAVITATIONAL POTENTIAL ENERGY

MC

1

ROTATIONAL MOTION AND DYNAMICS

MR

1

MC

1

MOMENT OF INERTIA

MR

1

1

GENERAL PHYSICS

UNIT AND MEASREMENT

MC

1

DIMENSION

NV

1

ERRORS OF MEASUREMENT

NV

1

PROPERTIES OF MATTER

MR

1

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

ELASTIC MODULI

MC

1

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLUIDS

CD+NV

2

SURFACE TENSION

NV

1

1

HEAT AND THERMODYNAMIC

MC

1

THERMODYNAMICS

MR

1

LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS

NV

1

OSCILLATIONS AND WAVE

CD+NV

2

OSCILLATON

NV

1

MR

1

WAVES

REFLECTION OF WAVES

NV

1

SOUND WAVE

CD+NV

2

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

ELECTROSTATICS

MR

1

ELECTRIC FLUX

NV

2

1

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL

MC

1

CURRENT ELECTRICITY

NV

1

MR

1

MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENTS

MC

1

FORCE AND TORQUE IN MAGNETIC FIELD

MC

1

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

MAGNETIC FLUX

MC

1

NV

1

OPTICS

RAY OPTICS

NV

2

DISPERSION OF LIGHT

NV

1

WAVE OPTICS

MR

1

DIFFRACTION OF LIGHT

MR

1

INTERFERENCE OF LIGHT

CD+NV

2

MODERN PHYSICS

ATOM AND NUCLIE

ATOMIC PHYSICS

RUTHERFORD ATOMIC MODEL

MC

1

BOHR MODEL OF HYDROGEN ATOM

MR

1

NUCLEAR PHYSICS

NV

1

1

DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION

MC

1

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

MR