Most Easy Chapters for Maths in JEE Main 2026

Most easy chapters for maths in JEE Main 2026 include Coordinate Geometry, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, and Integral Calculus, among others. A total of 30 questions will be asked in the Mathematics section of the JEE Main question paper, out of which 20 questions will be MCQ-type and 10 questions will be numerical value-based answer type.

You are also advised to cross-check the JEE Main Syllabus 2026 to have a clear picture of your preparation. The NTA has released the JEE Main exam dates 2026 for Session 1, which is scheduled to be conducted from January 21 to January 30, 2026.

Easy Chapters for Maths in JEE Main 2026

The easy chapters for Maths in JEE Main 2026, which are highly scoring as well, with their sub-topics, are listed below, and students can solve questions from each topic to get a grip on the preparation.

Sets, Relations and Functions

• Sets and their representation
• Union, intersection, and complement of sets and their algebraic properties
• Power set
• Relation
• Types of relations, equivalence relations
• Functions one-to-one, into and onto functions, the composition of functions

Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

• Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals
• Representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane
• Argand diagram
• Algebra of complex numbers
• Modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number
• Square root of a complex number
• Triangle inequality
• Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions. 
• Relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

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Matrices and Determinants

• Matrices
• Algebra
• Types of matrices
• Determinants and matrices of order two and three. 
• Properties of determinants
• Evaluation of determinants
• Area of triangles using determinants
• Adjoint and evaluation of the inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations
• Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices.

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Permutations and combinations

• Permutation as an arrangement
• Application of Permutation-I
• Geometrical permutations
• Different Cases of Geometrical Arrangements
• The rank of a word in a dictionary

Binomial theorem and its simple applications

• Binomial Theorem and Expression of Binomial Theorem
• Properties of Binomial Theorem and Binomial Coefficient
• Some Standard Expansions (Part 2)
• General Term of Binomial Expansion
• Sequence and series
• Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term, and middle term
• Properties of Binomial coefficients and simple applications.

Sequences, Series, and Progression

• Arithmetic Progression
• Important Properties of an AP
• The sum of "n" terms of an AP
• Limit, continuity, and differentiability

Limit, Continuity, and Differentiability

• Real-valued functions
• Algebra of functions
• Polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions
• Inverse functions. 
• Graphs of simple functions
• Limits, continuity, and differentiability
• Differentiation of the sum, difference, product, and quotient of two functions.
• Differentiation of trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, composite, and implicit functions; derivatives of order up to two
• Rolle's and Lagrange's Mean Value Theorems
• Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic - increasing and decreasing functions
• Maxima and minima of functions of one variable, tangents, and normals.

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Integral Calculus

• Integral as an anti-derivative
• Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
• Integration by substitution, by parts, and by partial fractions
• Integration using trigonometric identities.
• Integral as limit of a sum
• Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
• Properties of definite integrals
• Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form.

Differential Equation

• Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree
• Formation of differential equations
• Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables, solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations.

Coordinate geometry

• Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates, 10 in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, translation of axes, slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes.
• Straight lines: Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, coordinates of centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines.
• Circles, conic sections: Standard form of the equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, equation of a circle when the endpoints of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and a circle with the center at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent. Sections of cones, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms, conditions for y = mx + c to be a tangent and point (s) of tangency.

Three-Dimensional Geometry

• Coordinates of a point in space, the distance between two points, the section formula, direction ratios, direction cosines, the angle between two intersecting lines
• Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and their equation
• Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and a plane, and coplanar lines.

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Vector Algebra

• Types of Vectors
• Direction Cosines and Direction Ratio
• Component of Vector and Vector Joining Two Points
• Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar
• Section Formula

Statistics and Probability

• Measures of Dispersion: Calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data calculation of standard deviation, variance, and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data.
• Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Baye's theorem, probability distribution of a random variate, Bernoulli trials, and Binomial distribution.

Trigonometry

• Trigonometric Ratio for Compound Angles (Part 1)
• Measurement of Angle
• Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles
• Trigonometric Identities
• Trigonometric Ratio for Compound Angles
• Mathematical reasoning

Truth Table

• Relation Between Set Notation and Truth Table
• Converse, Inverse, and Contrapositive
• Tautology And Contradiction
• Algebra of Statements

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JEE Main Maths 2026 Topic Wise Weightage

The topic-wise weightage of easy chapters for Maths in JEE Main is tabulated below according to the topics,  number of questions asked and total number of questions in descending order:

JEE Main Maths 2026 Topic Wise Weightage

Topics	Number of Questions	Total Marks
Coordinate Geometry	5	20
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability	3	12
Integral Calculus	3	12
Complex Numbers and the Quadratic Equation	2	8
Matrices and Determinants	2	8
Statistics and Probability	2	8
Three-Dimensional Geometry	2	8
Vector Algebra	2	8
Sets, Relations and Functions	1	4
Permutations and Combinations	1	4
Binomial Theorem and Its Application	1	4
Sequences and Series	1	4
Trigonometry	1	4
Mathematical Reasoning	1	4
Differential Equation	1	4
Statics and Dynamics	1	4

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Books for JEE Main 2026 Maths Preparation

The important books for JEE Main 2026 maths preparation are listed below, which comprise of bolt theoretical, subjective, and MCQ-type questions for student's practice:

• Objective Mathematics by R.D. Sharma
• Plane Trigonometry By S L Loney
• The Elements Of Coordinate Geometry by S L Loney
• Algebra (Arihant Publications) by Dr S K Goyal
• Differential Calculus (Arihant Publications) by Amit M Agarwal