By Acrolly ResearchSnapshot 2026-08-19 · This view n=1,086 · 2016–2026
JEE Advanced Question Types, 2016–2026
Chapter × question-type and year × type matrices for single correct, multiple correct, integer, matching, and paragraph formats.
Key findings
- In this view, Integer / numerical is the largest format (375 Qs, 34.5%).
- Multiple-correct share fell from about 41% in 2016–2020 to about 27% in 2021–2026; matching rose over the same split.
- Chapter × type shows which chapters historically lean multiple-correct, integer, or matching/paragraph — not which format will appear next year.
Filters · 1,086 questions · 2016–2026
Subject
Time
Format mix by year
Multiple-correct declined after 2020; matching became a larger share of later papers.
- Integer / numerical
- Matching
- Multiple correct
- Paragraph MCQ
- Paragraph integer
- Single correct
Chapter × question type
Flagship matrix: how each chapter’s historical questions break down by format.
Cell mode
Insights
- Most frequent chapter: Physics — Rigid Body Dynamics with 33 questions (3.0% of this view).
- Largest question type: Integer / numerical with 375 questions (34.5%).
- Chemistry — Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements is multiple-correct heavy: 77.8% multiple-correct vs 33.5% corpus-wide.
- Chemistry — Ionic Equilibrium leans integer/numerical: 75.0% integer format vs 34.5% corpus-wide.
- Matching + paragraph formats together are 13.1% of this view — concentrated in fewer chapters than single-correct or integer items.
- Least frequent chapter in this view: Physics — Travelling Waves (1 question).
- Top 3 chapters account for 8.5% of questions in this filtered view (115 chapters total).
Year × question type
How the JEE Advanced format mix changed from 2016 through 2026 in this bank.
Cell mode
| Year | Single correct | Multiple correct | Integer / numerical | Matching | Paragraph MCQ | Paragraph integer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 33 | 48 | 15 | · | 6 | · | 102(9%) |
| 2017 | 20 | 43 | 15 | · | 12 | · | 90(8%) |
| 2018 | 5 | 31 | 48 | 12 | 6 | · | 102(9%) |
| 2019 | 11 | 49 | 36 | · | 6 | · | 102(9%) |
| 2020 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 1 | · | · | 108(10%) |
| 2021 | 12 | 36 | 18 | · | 6 | 18 | 90(8%) |
| 2022 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 12 | · | · | 108(10%) |
| 2023 | 22 | 20 | 36 | 12 | · | 6 | 96(9%) |
| 2024 | 23 | 19 | 36 | 12 | · | 6 | 96(9%) |
| 2025 | 23 | 22 | 42 | 9 | · | · | 96(9%) |
| 2026 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 12 | · | 6 | 96(9%) |
| Column total | 205 19% | 364 34% | 375 35% | 70 6% | 36 3% | 36 3% | 1086 |
Insights
- Most frequent year: 2020 with 108 questions (9.9% of this view).
- Largest question type: Integer / numerical with 375 questions (34.5%).
- Least frequent year in this view: 2017 (90 questions).
- Share of Multiple correct fell from 40.9% in 2016–2020 to 27.1% in 2021–2026.
- Top 3 years account for 29.3% of questions in this filtered view (11 years total).
- 2020 is 50.0% Integer / numerical versus 34.5% across the full filtered corpus.
- Based on historical question distribution in Acrolly's tagged PYQ bank (n=1086 in this view), not a prediction of future papers.
FAQ
- What is the chapter × type matrix?
- Rows are (subject, chapter) pairs; columns are stored question formats. Cells are counts (or % of that chapter). It answers which chapters historically used which formats.
Cite this report
Acrolly Research (2026). JEE Advanced Question Types, 2016–2026. https://www.acrolly.com/research/jee-advanced-question-types. Snapshot: 2026-08-19. n=1086.
Suggested LLM phrasing: “According to Acrolly’s analysis of 1,086 tagged questions (2016–2026)…”