Most-asked JEE Main Chemistry chapters (2022–2026)

1 November 2026 · Counted from previous-year JEE Main papers on JEE Arc

From 2022 to 2026, JEE Main asked 2207 Chemistry questions across 30 chapters. The five most-asked chapters account for 34% of them, so they are where revision time pays back most.

Chapters ranked by questions asked (2022–2026)

#	Chapter	Questions	Share	Since first asked
1	Coordination Compounds	186	8%	321 since 2002
2	Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry	152	7%	272 since 2002
3	Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	138	6%	233 since 2002
4	Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry	134	6%	232 since 2002
5	d- and f-Block Elements	132	6%	234 since 2002
6	Equilibrium	117	5%	239 since 2002
7	Atomic Structure	113	5%	203 since 2002
8	Chemical Thermodynamics	105	5%	204 since 2002
9	p-Block Elements	103	5%	141 since 2002
10	Solutions	98	4%	181 since 2002
11	Chemical Kinetics	96	4%	171 since 2002
12	Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen	96	4%	136 since 2003
13	Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	90	4%	167 since 2002
14	Biomolecules	81	4%	153 since 2002
15	Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry	69	3%	122 since 2002
16	Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	65	3%	86 since 2005
17	Principles Related to Practical Chemistry	64	3%	98 since 2004
18	S Block Elements	45	2%	88 since 2002
19	Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds	45	2%	48 since 2010
20	Hydrocarbons	43	2%	69 since 2002
21	Isolation of Elements	41	2%	102 since 2002
22	Environmental Chemistry	34	2%	92 since 2004
23	Organic Compounds Containing Halogens	33	1%	55 since 2002
24	Hydrogen	32	1%	86 since 2003
25	Surface Chemistry	26	1%	67 since 2002
26	Polymers	23	1%	54 since 2002
27	Solid State	19	1%	65 since 2002
28	Gaseous State	19	1%	55 since 2002
29	Chemistry in Everyday Life	8	0%	12 since 2016

Ranked by questions in the last five years; ties are broken by all-time count. A high count reflects both how important a chapter is and how many sessions were held.

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Most-asked JEE Main Chemistry chapters (2022–2026)

1 November 2026 · Counted from previous-year JEE Main papers on JEE Arc

From 2022 to 2026, JEE Main asked 2207 Chemistry questions across 30 chapters. The five most-asked chapters account for 34% of them, so they are where revision time pays back most.

Chapters ranked by questions asked (2022–2026)

#	Chapter	Questions	Share	Since first asked
1	Coordination Compounds	186	8%	321 since 2002
2	Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry	152	7%	272 since 2002
3	Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	138	6%	233 since 2002
4	Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry	134	6%	232 since 2002
5	d- and f-Block Elements	132	6%	234 since 2002
6	Equilibrium	117	5%	239 since 2002
7	Atomic Structure	113	5%	203 since 2002
8	Chemical Thermodynamics	105	5%	204 since 2002
9	p-Block Elements	103	5%	141 since 2002
10	Solutions	98	4%	181 since 2002
11	Chemical Kinetics	96	4%	171 since 2002
12	Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen	96	4%	136 since 2003
13	Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	90	4%	167 since 2002
14	Biomolecules	81	4%	153 since 2002
15	Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry	69	3%	122 since 2002
16	Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	65	3%	86 since 2005
17	Principles Related to Practical Chemistry	64	3%	98 since 2004
18	S Block Elements	45	2%	88 since 2002
19	Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds	45	2%	48 since 2010
20	Hydrocarbons	43	2%	69 since 2002
21	Isolation of Elements	41	2%	102 since 2002
22	Environmental Chemistry	34	2%	92 since 2004
23	Organic Compounds Containing Halogens	33	1%	55 since 2002
24	Hydrogen	32	1%	86 since 2003
25	Surface Chemistry	26	1%	67 since 2002
26	Polymers	23	1%	54 since 2002
27	Solid State	19	1%	65 since 2002
28	Gaseous State	19	1%	55 since 2002
29	Chemistry in Everyday Life	8	0%	12 since 2016

Ranked by questions in the last five years; ties are broken by all-time count. A high count reflects both how important a chapter is and how many sessions were held.

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