By Acrolly ResearchSnapshot 2026-08-19 · 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 filter, Integer / numerical is the largest format (375 Qs, 34.5%).
- Full Advanced corpus formats: Integer / numerical 375; Multiple correct 364; Single correct 205; Matching 70; Paragraph integer 36; Paragraph MCQ 36.
- 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
Chapter × question type
Flagship matrix: how each chapter’s historical questions break down by format.
Cell mode
| / | Total |
|---|---|
| Column total | 1086 |
Insights
- Most frequent chapter: chemistry with 363 questions (33.4% of this view).
- Largest question type: Thermodynamics with 45 questions (4.1%).
- Least frequent chapter in this view: physics (360 questions).
- Based on historical question distribution in Acrolly's tagged PYQ bank (n=1086 in this view), not a prediction of future papers.
Year × question type
How the JEE Advanced format mix changed from 2016 through 2026 in this bank.
Cell mode
| / | Single correct | Multiple correct | Integer / numerical | Matching | Paragraph MCQ | Paragraph integer | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 1 | · | · | 108(10%) |
| 2022 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 12 | · | · | 108(10%) |
| 2016 | 33 | 48 | 15 | · | 6 | · | 102(9%) |
| 2018 | 5 | 31 | 48 | 12 | 6 | · | 102(9%) |
| 2019 | 11 | 49 | 36 | · | 6 | · | 102(9%) |
| 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%) |
| 2017 | 20 | 43 | 15 | · | 12 | · | 90(8%) |
| 2021 | 12 | 36 | 18 | · | 6 | 18 | 90(8%) |
| 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)…”