As JEE Mains Term 2 result is out, now students are preparing or want to prepare for JEE Mains are wants to know the weightage of Class 11th and 12th in JEE Exam. In JEE Main questions comes from Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry in Class 11th and 12th. Students want to know which class has more weightage.
The simple answer to this question is Class 11th and 12th syllabi are equally crucial for JEE Main exam. Because you can’t score good marks only focusing on Class 12th. To get a good rank in JEE Main Exam, students should focus on both Classes’ syllabus. But there is a catch: when planning, students should know where they need to make more effort. In this blog, we will know which class is more important and the topics where you need to make more effort.
What Does The Jee Mains Exam Look For In A Student?
JEE Mains exam is one of the most prestigious exams among engineering aspirants. It offers students to be placed in the country’s top colleges (govt and private). But have you ever thought about what JEE Mains exam looks for in students? JEE Mains exam check a student’s critical thinking, problem-solving skill, and understanding of JEE Mains syllabus.
The Necessary Constituents Of Jee Mains
Therefore when a student starts observing the JEE Mains previous year’s question paper, they find that the whole syllabus for JEE Mains is based on the CBSE Syllabus of classes 11th and 12th. The main constituents of JEE Mains exams are Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry in classes 11th and 12th. It is necessary to know because students can simultaneously prepare for the JEE Mains and Advanced exams while preparing for Class 11 and Class 12th board exams.
Let’s Find Out Which Class Has More Weightage, Class 11th Or 12th?
This question comes to almost every student’s mind. As we have discussed, Classes 11 and 12 are both important for JEE Mains Exam. But knowing which has more weightage in JEE Exam will make it easy for students to plan their students. Let’s find out the weightage of classes 11th and 12th.
Weightage Of Class 11th And Class 12th
After observing class JEE Mains’s recent exam pattern, we can say class 12th has more weightage (60:40) than Class 11th. But there is no hard and fast rule for this. NTA (National Testing Agency) can surprise everyone, and the class 12 to class 11 ratio could be 60:40, 50: 50, or 40:60 in the exam.
It’s infrequent that in the preparation of JEE, Main class weightage matters because students need to understand class 11th concepts well to have a good command over class 12th concepts. If you have sufficient time, keep the JEE Main whole syllabus in your mind instead of separating them into classes 11th and 12th.
Let’s have a look at some of the essential topics of class 11th and 12th and their weightage in JEE Main.
The Important Topic Of Class 11th And 12th Physics
Physics plays a vital role in JEE Main examination. About 30 questions are asked in the examination, 40 – 45% of questions come from class 11th, and 55 – 60% are asked from class 12th. Here are some important Physics topics for classes 11th and 12th.
Some of the Important topics with their weightage:
| Important topics of Class 11th (Physics) | Weightage (in percentage) | Important Topics of Class 12th Physics | Weightage (in Percentage) |
| Kinematics | 1.7 | Moving Charges and Magnetism | 6.3 |
| Laws of Motion | 2.7 | Electric Charges and Fields | 3.7 |
| Rotational Motion | 6.3 | Current Electricity | 4.7 |
| Units and Dimensions | 5.3 | Electric Potential and Capacitance | 3.3 |
| Work, Energy, and Power | 3.7 | Alternating Current | 1.7 |
| Waves | 5.0 | Ray Optics | 5.7 |
| Thermal Properties | 0.7 | Semiconductors | 10.7 |
| Oscillations | 3.7 | Dual Nature of Radiation | 4.3 |
| Thermodynamics | 6.3 | Wave Optics | 4.7 |
| Kinetic Theory of Gases | 2.7 | Electromagnetic Waves and Communication Systems | 3.3 |
| Mechanics of Solids and Fluids | 2.7 | Atoms and Nuclei | 2.3 |
| Gravity | 3.3 | Magnetism and Matter | 1.0 |
| Electromagnetic Induction | 3.0 |
Overall analysis of Physics Through Previous Year Question Paper
| Year | Number of Questions Comes from Class 11th | Questions Come from Class 12th |
| 2017 | 13 | 17 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 12 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 16 |
The Important Topic Of Class 11th And 12th Chemistry
The weightage of chemistry in JEE Exam is almost equal (50:50). Almost equal number of questions are asked in the JEE Main from classes 11th and 12th. But the important thing is you must clear your 11th class chemistry to deepen your knowledge of class 12th chemistry. Here are the important chemistry topics with their weightage.
Some of the Chemistry Important Topics with their Weightage
| Important Topics from Class 11th (Chemistry) | Weightage in Percentage | Important Topics from Class 12th (Chemistry) | Chapter-wise Weightage |
| Chemical Bonding | 7.33 | Redox and Electrochemistry | 2.67 |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 3.33 | Chemical Kinetics | 3.33 |
| Gaseous State | 7.33 | Hydrocarbons and its Substituents | 6.33 |
| Atomic Structure | 3.33 | Biomolecules and Polymers | 5.67 |
| General Organic Chemistry | 6.33 | Hydrogen and S Block Elements | 4.33 |
| Stoichiometry | 5.67 | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | 3.00 |
An Overall Analysis Of Chemistry Through Previous Year Question Paper
| Year | Number of Questions Comes from Class 11th | Questions Come from Class 12th |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 | 14 | 16 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 | 17 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 |
The Important Topic Of Class 11th And 12th Mathematics
Mathematics is also a very tricky and scoring subject in JEE Mains Exam. And it’s complicated to predict the ratio on which the questions will come in the examination. But in recent years, it follows a 40:60 ratio. Here is the list of important topics for JEE Mains exam from classes 11th and 12th.
Some of the Mathematics Important topics with their weightage in JEE Mains
| Class 11th | Number of Questions | Class 12th | Number of questions |
| Seta, Relations and Functions | 01 | Relations and Functions | – |
| Trigonometric identities | 02 | Inverse Trigonometry | – |
| Straight lines | 01 | Matrices and Determinants | 03 |
| Circles | 01 | Integration | 02 |
| Limits and Differentiations | 01 | 3D Geometry | 02 |
| Statistics | 01 | Vectors | 01 |
| Probability | 01 | Differential Equations | 01 |
| Conic Sections | 02 | Applications of Integrals | 01 |
| Permutations and Combinations | 01 | Application of Differentiation | 01 |
| Solutions of Heights, Triangles, and Distances | 01 | Continuity and Differentiability | 01 |
| Complex Number and Quadratic Equation | 02 | Probability-2 | 01 |
| Progressive Series and Binomial Theorem | 03 | ||
| Mathematical Reasoning and Induction | 01 |
An Overall Analysis Of Chemistry Through Previous Year Question Paper
| Year | Number of Questions Comes from Class 11th | Questions Comes from Class 12th |
| 2017 | 17 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 |
Which Class is easy, 11th or 12th, for JEE Main?
Students find Class 11 a bit tricky. Because students coming from class 10th see a significant shift in the syllabus, which requires critical thinking and analytical skills. And if they managed it well, class 12 will be a bit easier.
How To Study In Classes 11th And 12th For Jee Exam?
After reading this, I think you understood that reading alone in Class 11th or 12th will not help you clear the JEE Exam. A combined, well-planned study is the ultimate solution. It would be best to cover the class 11th syllabus first because it will strengthen your base, and then start with the class 12 syllabus. Here are the five tips to clear JEE Main exam.
- Have a well-planned strategy and a timetable.
- Complete the entire JEE Main Syllabus (Class 11th and 12th Both)
- Solve JEE Main 2020 paper issued by NTA to understand the exam pattern.
- Have the best study material.
- Solve JEE Main Sample Papers and Jee Mains Previous year chapter-wise questions.
