Overview
- The first session runs January 21–29 with two daily shifts, and hall tickets for the January 28–29 slots are still awaited on official portals.
- Official data through January 23 shows 7,70,441 of 8,01,326 scheduled candidates appeared (96.15%), with 7,40,412 Aadhaar-verified (96.10%).
- Shift reviews through January 24 describe an overall moderate paper, with Mathematics rated moderate to difficult and time-consuming, Physics easy to moderate, and Chemistry easy to moderate.
- The testing agency issued an advisory rejecting social media claims of a paper leak and urged candidates to rely on verified communications.
- Guidelines permit diabetic candidates to carry sugar tablets, specified fruits, and transparent water bottles inside exam halls.