JEE Main 2018 Question Paper PDF with Solutions and Answer Key PDF

JEE Main 2018 Question Paper

JEE Main 2018 Question Paper: The National Testing Agency (NTA) was conducted in offline and online mode from April 8, 2018, & April 15, and 16, 2018, respectively. The difficulty level of the JEE Main 2018 was moderately difficult in nature. The aspirants who are going to appear for the JEE Main exam 2025 must go through the JEE Main 2018 questions to prepare for the exam. Solving the JEE Main 2018 question will help candidates to ensure the best preparation for the exam and increase the efficiency of time management and accuracy. We have provided the JEE Main 2018 question paper PDF. Aspirants can download the JEE Main 2018 question paper by registering on the CollegeDekho page.

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The JEE Mains 2018 question paper had 30 questions in total with 40 marks for each subject - chemistry, physics, and mathematics. All the questions were multiple-choice questions. You would get 4 marks for each correct answer, and if your answer was wrong, you would lose 1 mark. However, if you didn't answer a question, you wouldn't get any positive or negative marks. As per our experts from CollegeDekho, the JEE Main 2018 Question Paper was moderately to highly difficult.

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JEE Main 2018 Question Paper Marks Distribution

While an overview of the JEE Main Previous Year Papers PDFs with Solutions will give students an understanding of the question pattern and difficulty level of the exam, they must start solving the JEE Main sample papers and attempt the JEE Main Mock Test 2025 Free 2-3 months before the exam to ace their preparation and assess their overall performance.

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JEE Main 2018 Question Paper PDF Download - Online Exam

As the online exam was conducted for two days in two shifts, candidates can find the JEE Main 2018 question papers in the table below.

JEE Main 2018 Question Paper PDF Download - Offline Exam

Candidates can check out the fours sets of JEE Main 2018 question paper pdf for the offline exam below - 

JEE Main 2018 Exam Difficulty Level - Subject Wise

JEE Mains Question Paper 2018 for physics was the most challenging compared to maths and chemistry. Out of the 90 questions asked, 20 were considered tough, 37 were moderate, and 33 were easy in terms of difficulty. To check the entire JEE Main 2018 Paper Analysis in detail, check the following table.

JEE Main 2018 Question Paper Weightage

In the JEE Main exam of 2018, the Physics section was the most challenging. It required a wide range of knowledge of concepts and their applications. However, the section was not too long compared to other sections. There were 17 questions from the 12th-grade syllabus and 13 from the 11th-grade syllabus. The section had 4 difficult, 20 moderate, and 6 easy questions. The JEE Mains Question Paper 2018 for Chemistry had questions of moderate and easy difficulty levels. Some questions were based on theories while others required formulas. This made it easy for most students to answer the questions quickly and save time for the other two sections. The paper had 14 questions from the class 12th syllabus and 16 questions from the class 11th syllabus. Out of the total number of questions, 3 were difficult, 17 were of moderate difficulty, and 10 were easy. Compared to the other two subjects, Mathematics was the easiest. Many questions were based on formulas and calculations. There were 10 questions from the class 12 syllabus and 20 questions from the class 11 syllabus. In total, there were 30 questions, out of which 13 were easy, 14 were moderate, and 3 were tough.

Physics

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Chemistry

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Mathematics 

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