JEE Main 2027 maths syllabus and paper pattern

Mathematics in JEE (Main) Paper 1 is 25 questions for 100 marks: 20 multiple choice in Section A and 5 numerical-value questions in Section B, on a 14-unit syllabus.

Weeks before your session

Hours a week for maths

Section 1: Sets, functions, complex numbers and quadratics

Section 2: Matrices, determinants, counting and the binomial theorem

Section 3: Sequences and series

Section 4: Limits, continuity and differentiation

Section 5: Integrals and differential equations

Section 6: Coordinate geometry

Section 7: Vectors and three-dimensional geometry

Section 8: Statistics and probability

Section 9: Trigonometry

12 weeks, 96 hours in all

Start with Section 5

Integrals and differential equations: 12.8 of your hours. It is 8 of the 50 questions on our two timed papers, 16%.

Hours per section
Section	Your hours	Share of the papers
Section 5: Integrals and differential equations	12.8	16%
Section 1: Sets, functions, complex numbers and quadratics	11.2	14%
Section 2: Matrices, determinants, counting and the binomial theorem	11.2	14%
Section 4: Limits, continuity and differentiation	11.2	14%
Section 6: Coordinate geometry	11.2	14%
Section 7: Vectors and three-dimensional geometry	8	10%
Section 3: Sequences and series	4.8	6%
Section 8: Statistics and probability	4.8	6%
Section 9: Trigonometry	4.8	6%

Week by week

Week 1Section 5: Integrals and differential equations
Week 2Section 5: Integrals and differential equations, Section 1: Sets, functions, complex numbers and quadratics
Week 3Section 1: Sets, functions, complex numbers and quadratics
Week 4Section 2: Matrices, determinants, counting and the binomial theorem
Week 5Section 2: Matrices, determinants, counting and the binomial theorem, Section 4: Limits, continuity and differentiation
Week 6Section 4: Limits, continuity and differentiation, Section 6: Coordinate geometry
Week 7Section 6: Coordinate geometry
Week 8Section 6: Coordinate geometry, Section 7: Vectors and three-dimensional geometry
Week 9Section 7: Vectors and three-dimensional geometry, Section 3: Sequences and series, Section 8: Statistics and probability
Week 10Section 8: Statistics and probability, Section 9: Trigonometry
Week 11A timed paper and five numerical-value questions, then go over every lost mark
Week 12A timed paper and five numerical-value questions, then go over every lost mark

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Section A	20 multiple-choice questions
Section B	5 numerical-value questions, answered as an integer
Marks	100 for mathematics, 300 for Paper 1
Time	3 hours for mathematics, physics and chemistry together

The 14 syllabus units

Algebra: sets, relations and functions; complex numbers and quadratic equations; matrices and determinants; permutations and combinations; the binomial theorem; sequences and series.
Calculus: limits, continuity and differentiability; integral calculus; differential equations.
Geometry and the rest: coordinate geometry; three-dimensional geometry; vector algebra; statistics and probability; trigonometry.

What the 2027 syllabus leaves out

The 2027 mathematics syllabus has no unit on mathematical induction or mathematical reasoning. Three-dimensional geometry covers lines (direction ratios, the angle between lines, skew lines and the shortest distance between them), and vector algebra covers scalar and vector products. This course teaches exactly those units.

How this course maps the units

The course groups the 14 units into nine sections, each with two lessons, Section A practice, Section B practice and its share of the two timed papers. Set the planner above with the weeks you have left and how sure you are of each section, and it splits your hours.

Try 3 questions

Question 1Section A: multiple choice

\alpha

and

\beta

are the roots of

2x^2-5x+1

=0

, then

\frac{\alpha}{\beta^2}

{}+\frac{\beta}{\alpha^2}

equals

Question 2Section A: multiple choice

The function

f(x)

=x^4-8x^2+3

is strictly decreasing on

Question 3Section A: multiple choice

The points

(-2, 3)

and

(4, -5)

are the ends of a diameter of a circle. What is the equation of the circle?

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Questions people ask

How many maths questions are there in JEE Main Paper 1?

25: 20 multiple-choice questions in Section A and 5 numerical-value questions in Section B, for 100 marks.

Are the Section B questions optional?

The 2027 Information Bulletin lists 20 Section A and 5 Section B questions for mathematics and does not say that any are optional.

Is mathematical induction in the 2027 syllabus?

No. The 2027 mathematics syllabus has 14 units and none of them covers mathematical induction.