JEE Advanced 2013 paper analysis given here discusses the overall question paper that was set by the exam authority for the candidates. The paper analysis presents a detailed description of the types of questions, marking scheme that was followed, topic-wise weightage of marks, distributions of the questions, difficulty level and more.
Student can have a look at the expert analysis of the paper below.
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JEE Advanced 2013 Overview
| Exam Conducting Body | IIT Delhi |
| Exam Date | 2nd June, 2013 |
| Exam Paper | 2 papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) |
| Subjects | Physics, Chemistry, Maths |
| Total Marks | Paper 1: 180 Marks Paper 2: 180 Marks Total: 360 Marks |
| Question Types | Single Answer MCQs, Multiple Answer MCQs, Single Digit Integer, Comprehension Type MCQs, Matching Type MCQs |
| Number of Seats Available | 9876 |
JEE Advanced 2013 Marking Scheme
JEE Advanced 2013 exam is divided into Paper I and Paper II based on the following pattern.
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Paper I and Paper II |
Paper I |
Paper-II |
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| Question Pattern | Marking Scheme | Negative Marking | No. of Qs |
Total Marks | No. of Qs |
Total Marks |
| Single Answer MCQ | 2 Marks per Question | Zero | 30 | 60 | – | – |
| Multiple Answer MCQ | 4 Marks per Question in Paper 1, 3 Marks per Question in Paper 2 |
-1Â | 15 | 60 | 24 | 72 |
| Single Digit Integer Type | 4 Marks per Question | Â -1 | 15 | 60 | – | – |
| Comprehension Type MCQ | 3 Marks per Question | Â -1 | – | – | 24 | 72 |
| Matching Type MCQ | 3 Marks per Question | Â -1 | – | – | 12 | 36 |
JEE Advanced 2013: Distribution of Questions
The weightage of questions from class 11 and 12 in both Paper I and Paper II are as follow:
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Subject |
Class 11 |
Class 12 |
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| No. of Questions | Total Marks | No. of Questions | Total Marks | |
| Physics | 19 | 57 | 21 | 63 |
| Chemistry | 07 | 21 | 33 | 99 |
| Mathematics | 14 | 43 | 26 | 77 |
| Total | 40 | 121 | 80 | 239 |
JEE Advanced 2013: Expert’s Viewpoint
As per the experts, the two papers were set in the following manner:
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Subjects |
Difficulty Level |
| Physics | Physics was of a moderate level. Students found this section easy to solve. |
| Chemistry | In the chemistry portion, questions in Paper 1 were moderate while Paper 2 seems to be tough |
| Maths | Paper 1 of Maths was tough while paper 2 was moderate |
| Overall | The overall difficulty levels of the papers in the JEE Advanced 2013 seemed to be tough compared to the IIT-JEE 2012 exam. |
JEE Advanced 2013 Overall Difficulty Analysis
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Subject |
Easy | Moderate | Tough | |||
| No. of Questions | Total Marks | No. of Questions | Total Marks | No. of Questions |
Total Marks |
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| Physics | 16 | 48 | 19 | 58 | 05 | 14 |
| Chemistry | 10 | 27 | 11 | 29 | 19 | 64 |
| Maths | 08 | 22 | 17 | 52 | 15 | 46 |
| Grand Total | 34 | 97 | 47 | 139 | 39 | 124 |
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JEE Advanced 2013 Paper Analysis: Chemistry
- Chemistry section in Paper I was on the moderate side whereas paper II was relatively difficult.
- The questions asked from class 12 syllabus were high as compared to class 11 syllabus.
- Chemistry was a difficult section among all.Â
- Questions were asked from all the areas of Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry.
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Topic-wise Question Breakup in Chemistry |
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| Topics | No of Questions | Total Marks |
| Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry | 3 | 10 |
| Gaseous State | 3 | 10 |
| Qualitative Analysis | 4 | 10 |
| p-Block | 3 | 9 |
| Aromatic Compound | 3 | 9 |
| Biochemistry | 2 | 8 |
| Carboxylic Acid and their Derivatives | 2 | 7 |
| Chemical Kinetics | 2 | 6 |
| Electrochemistry | 2 | 6 |
| General Organic Chemistry-II | 2 | 6 |
| Metallurgy | 2 | 5 |
| Colligative Property | 1 | 4 |
| General Organic Chemistry-I | 1 | 4 |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 1 | 3 |
| Chemical Bonding | 1 | 3 |
| Ionic Equilibrium | 1 | 3 |
| Atomic Structure and Nuclear Chemistry | 1 | 3 |
| Hydrocarbon | 1 | 3 |
| Carbonyl Compounds | 1 | 3 |
| Reaction Mechanism | 1 | 2 |
| Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry | 1 | 2 |
| Solid State | 1 | 2 |
| Surface Chemistry | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 120 |
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper Analysis: Physics
- Physics paper was doable.
- Questions were asked from all the units but more number of questions were from Mechanics topic.
- The number of questions asked from Paper I and Paper II were of same weightage carrying 20 questions each.
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Topic-wise Question Breakup in Physics |
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| Topics | No of Questions | Total Marks |
| Nuclear Physics | 4 | 13 |
| Electromagnetic Field | 4 | 13 |
| Work, Power and Energy | 4 | 12 |
| Modern Physics | 3 | 9 |
| Electrostatics | 2 | 7 |
| Geometrical Optics and Physical Optics | 3 | 7 |
| Alternating Current | 2 | 6 |
| Centre of Mass | 2 | 5 |
| Error in Measurement | 2 | 5 |
| Heat Transfer | 2 | 5 |
| KTG and Thermodynamics | 2 | 5 |
| Fluids Mechanics and Properties of Matter | 1 | 4 |
| Circular Motion | 1 | 4 |
| String Wave | 1 | 4 |
| Capacitance | 1 | 4 |
| Rigid Body Dynamics | 1 | 4 |
| Unit and Dimensions | 1 | 3 |
| Sound Waves | 1 | 3 |
| Gravitation | 1 | 3 |
| Elasticity and Viscosity | 1 | 2 |
| Wave Optics | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 120 |
JEE Advanced 2013 Paper Analysis: Maths
- Mathematics section was of moderate to difficult level.
- Few questions in this section were tricky whereas few were calculative and time-consuming.
- The weightage of questions asked from class 12 was higher than class 11.Â
- Paper 1 was difficult as compared to Paper 2.
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Topic-wise Question Breakup in Maths |
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| Topics | No of Questions | Total Marks |
| Application of Derivatives | 7 | 22 |
| Complex Numbers | 5 | 14 |
| Probability | 4 | 12 |
| Coordinate Geometry (3-D) | 4 | 12 |
| Vector | 3 | 9 |
| Parabola | 2 | 6 |
| Inverse Trigonometric Function | 2 | 5 |
| Binomial Theorem | 1 | 4 |
| Permutation and Combination | 1 | 4 |
| Sequence and Series | 1 | 4 |
| Matrix and Determinants | 1 | 4 |
| Methods of Differentiation | 1 | 4 |
| Solution of Triangle | 1 | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Mathematics | 1 | 3 |
| Circle | 1 | 3 |
| Limit of Function | 1 | 3 |
| Differential Equation | 1 | 2 |
| Straight Line | 1 | 2 |
| Definite Integration | 1 | 2 |
| Area under curve | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 40 | 120 |
JEE Advanced 2013Cutoff
The qualifying criteria of JEE Advanced 2013 is as mentioned below:
| Category | Percentage | Absolute Mark | |
| Each Subject | GE | 10% | 12 |
| OBC | 9% | 11 | |
| SC | 5% | 6 | |
| ST | 5% | 6 | |
| Total | GE | 35% | 126 |
| OBC | 31.5% | 113 | |
| SC | 17.5% | 63 | |
| ST | 17.5% | 63 |
JEE Advanced Question Paper Year Wise Analysis
Candidates can check and download the year-wise analysis of JEE Advanced question paper from the links given below.
IIT JEE Paper Analysis
| IIT JEE 2012 Paper Analysis |
| IIT JEE 2011 Paper Analysis |
| IIT JEE 2010 Paper Analysis |
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