Trend reports
How each exam's papers changed, counted
Year-by-year analyses of NDA and MHT-CET past papers, subject by subject: which chapters grew, which faded, and how hard each sitting was. Every count is a public question in the PYQ Vault bank.
NDA
NDA · Mathematics
NDA Maths, 2017 to 2026: how 15 principles shifted across 2,280 questions
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 19 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · English
NDA English, 2017 to 2026: the chapter mix of 900 GAT questions, year by year
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · Physics
NDA Physics, 2017 to 2026: 449 questions, and a paper about 22 times harder per question since 2021
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · Chemistry
NDA Chemistry, 2017 to 2026: 262 questions and a paper that did not harden
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · Biology
NDA Biology, 2017 to 2026: 190 questions, only 4 of them HARD
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · Geography
NDA Geography, 2017 to 2026: 345 questions, with HARD swinging between 6% and 42%
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · History
NDA History, 2017 to 2026: 260 questions and a chapter mix that moved to Ancient India
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
Read the reportNDA · Polity
NDA Polity, 2017 to 2026: 90 questions, the smallest and noisiest GAT section
Data through NDA I 2026Updated 14 September 2026
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MHT-CET
MHT-CET · Mathematics
MHT-CET Maths, 42 shifts from 2021 to 2025: what the 2025 syllabus change moved
Data through MHT-CET 2025Updated 28 September 2026
Read the reportMHT-CET · Physics
MHT-CET Physics, 2021 to 2025: what the 2025 paper moved, shift by shift
Data through MHT-CET 2025Updated 28 September 2026
Read the reportMHT-CET · Chemistry
MHT-CET Chemistry, 2021 to 2025: what the 2025 paper moved, shift by shift
Data through MHT-CET 2025Updated 28 September 2026
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CDS
JEE Mains
JEE Mains · Mathematics
JEE Mains Maths, 2021 to 2026: 3,556 questions, and Conic Sections up to one in eight
Data through JEE Main 2026, 8 April Shift 2Updated 1 October 2026
Read the reportJEE Mains · Chemistry
JEE Mains Chemistry, 2021 to 2026: 3,455 questions, and physical chemistry up from 6 to 9 a paper
Data through JEE Main 2026, 8 April Shift 2Updated 1 October 2026
Read the reportJEE Mains · Physics
JEE Mains Physics, 2021 to 2026: 3,482 questions, and Ray Optics up from about one question a paper to two
Data through JEE Main 2026, 8 April Shift 2Updated 1 October 2026
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