The JEE Advanced syllabus 2026 has been meticulously designed to test aspirants’ in-depth understanding of Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. Serving as the gateway to prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and other top engineering colleges, the JEE Advanced exam demands a solid grasp of fundamental concepts and advanced problem-solving skills. The 2026 syllabus includes crucial topics like Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism in Physics; Organic, Inorganic, and Physical Chemistry; and key areas in Mathematics such as Calculus, Algebra, and Coordinate Geometry. Familiarity with the updated syllabus and focused preparation are essential for students aiming to excel in this highly competitive examination.
JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026
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JEE(Advanced) 2026 Syllabus
CHEMISTRY
General topics
Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balancedchemical equations;Calculations(basedon mole concept and stoichiometry) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation,anddisplacementreactions;Concentrationintermsofmole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.
StatesofMatter:GasesandLiquids
Gas laws and idealgas equation, absolutescale oftemperature;Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Diffusion of gases. Intermolecular interactions: types, distance dependence, and their effect on properties; Liquids: vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity.
AtomicStructure
Bohrmodel,spectrumofhydrogenatom;Wave-particleduality,deBroglie hypothesis;Uncertaintyprinciple;Qualitativequantummechanicalpicture of hydrogen atom: Energies, quantum numbers, wave function and probability density (plots only), shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule.
ChemicalBondingandMolecularStructure
Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitalsonly;Molecularorbitalenergydiagramsforhomonucleardiatomic species(uptoNe2);Hydrogenbond;Polarityinmolecules,dipolemoment; VSEPRmodelandshapesofmolecules(linear,angular,triangular,square
planar,pyramidal,squarepyramidal,trigonalbipyramidal,tetrahedraland octahedral).
ChemicalThermodynamics
Intensive and extensive properties, state functions, First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work (pressure-volume only) and heat; Enthalpy, heat capacity, standard state, Hess’s law; Enthalpy of reaction, fusion and vaporization, and lattice enthalpy; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Gibbs energy; Criteria of equilibrium and spontaneity.
ChemicalandIonicEquilibrium
Lawofmassaction;Significanceof∆𝐺 and∆𝐺⊖inchemicalequilibrium; Equilibriumconstant(Kp andKc)andreactionquotient,LeChatelier’s principle(effectofconcentration,temperatureandpressure);Solubility product and its applications, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions; Acids and bases (Brønsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts.
Electrochemistry
Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Electrochemical work, Nernst equation; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law; Batteries: Primary and Secondary, fuel cells; Corrosion.
ChemicalKinetics
Ratesofchemicalreactions;Orderandmolecularityofreactions;Ratelaw, rateconstant,half-life;Differentialandintegratedrateexpressionsforzero and first order reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation and activation energy); Catalysis: Homogeneous and heterogeneous,activityandselectivityofsolidcatalysts,enzymecatalysis and its mechanism.
SolidState
Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, α, β, γ), close packed structure of solids (cubic and hexagonal),packinginfcc,bccandhcplattices;Nearestneighbours,ionic radii and radius ratio, point defects.
Solutions
Henry’s law; Raoult’s law; Ideal solutions; Colligative properties: lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, and osmotic pressure; van’t Hoff factor.
SurfaceChemistry
Elementary concepts of adsorption: Physisorption and Chemisorption, Freundlich adsorption isotherm; Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).
ClassificationofElementsandPeriodicityinProperties
Modern periodic law and the present form of periodic table; electronic configuration of elements; periodic trends in atomic radius, ionic radius, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states, electronegativity, and chemical reactivity.
Hydrogen
Position of hydrogen in periodic table, occurrence, isotopes, preparation, propertiesandusesofhydrogen;hydrides–ionic,covalentandinterstitial; physical and chemical properties of water, heavy water; hydrogen peroxide-preparation, reactions, use and structure; hydrogen as a fuel.
s-BlockElements
Alkaliandalkalineearthmetals-reactivitytowardsair,water,dihydrogen, halogens, acids; their reducing nature including solutions in liquid ammonia; uses of these elements; general characteristics of their oxides, hydroxides,halides,saltsofoxoacids;anomalousbehaviouroflithiumand beryllium;preparation,properties,andusesofcompoundsofsodium
(sodiumcarbonate,sodiumchloride,sodiumhydroxide,sodiumhydrogen carbonate) and calcium (calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, calcium sulphate).
p-BlockElements
Oxidationstateandtrendsinchemicalreactivityofelementsofgroups13- 17;anomalouspropertiesofboron,carbon,nitrogen,oxygen,andfluorine with respect to other elements in their respective groups.
Group 13: Reactivity towards acids, alkalis, and halogens; preparation, properties,andusesof borax, orthoboric acid,diborane,boron trifluoride, aluminium chloride, and alums; uses of boron and aluminium.
Group14:Reactivitytowardswaterandhalogen;allotropesofcarbonand uses of carbon; preparation, properties, and uses of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, silicon dioxide, silicones, silicates, zeolites.
Group 15: Reactivity towards hydrogen, oxygen, and halogen; allotropes ofphosphorous;preparation,properties,andusesofdinitrogen,ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine, phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus pentachloride; oxides of nitrogen and oxoacids of phosphorus.
Group 16: Reactivity towards hydrogen, oxygen, and halogen; simple oxides; allotropes of sulphur; preparation/manufacture, properties, and uses of dioxygen, ozone, sulphur dioxide, sulfuric acid; oxoacids of sulphur.
Group 17: Reactivity towards hydrogen, oxygen, and metals; preparation/manufacture, properties, and uses of chlorine, hydrogen chloride and interhalogen compounds; oxoacids of halogens, bleaching powder.
Group 18: Chemical properties and uses; compounds of xenon with fluorine and oxygen.
d-BlockElements
Oxidation states and their stability; standard electrode potentials; interstitialcompounds;alloys;catalyticproperties;applications;
preparation, structure, and reactions of oxoanions of chromium and manganese.
f-BlockElements
Lanthanoid and actinoid contractions; oxidation states; general characteristics.
CoordinationCompounds
Werner’s theory; Nomenclature, cis-trans and ionization isomerism, hybridization and geometries (linear, tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral)of mononuclear coordination compounds; Bonding [VBT and CFT (octahedral and tetrahedral fields)]; Magnetic properties (spin-only) and colour of 3d-series coordination compounds; Ligands and spectrochemical series; Stability; Importance and applications; Metal carbonyls.
IsolationofMetals
Metal ores and their concentration; extraction of crude metal from concentratedores:thermodynamic(iron,copper,zinc)andelectrochemical (aluminium) principles of metallurgy; cyanide process (silver and gold); refining.
PrinciplesofQualitativeAnalysis
GroupsItoV(onlyAg+,Hg2+,Cu2+,Pb2+,Fe3+,Cr3+,Al3+,Ca2+,Ba2+,Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), carbonate and bicarbonate, sulphate and sulphide.
EnvironmentalChemistry
Atmospheric pollution; water pollution; soil pollution; industrial waste; strategies to control environmental pollution; green chemistry.
BasicPrinciplesofOrganicChemistry
Hybridisation of carbon; σ and π-bonds; Shapes of simple organic molecules; aromaticity; Structural and geometrical isomerism; Stereoisomers and stereochemical relationship (enantiomers, diastereomers,meso)ofcompoundscontainingonlyuptotwoasymmetric
centres(R,SandE,Zconfigurationsexcluded);Determinationofempirical andmolecularformulaeofsimplecompoundsbycombustionmethodonly; IUPAC nomenclature of organic molecules (hydrocarbons, including simple cyclic hydrocarbons and their mono-functional and bi-functional derivatives only); Hydrogen bonding effects; Inductive, Resonance and Hyperconjugative effects; Acidity and basicity of organic compounds; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.
Alkanes
Homologousseries;Physicalproperties(meltingpoints,boilingpointsand density) and effect of branching on them; Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections only); Preparation from alkyl halides and aliphaticcarboxylicacids;Reactions:combustion,halogenation(including allylic and benzylic halogenation) and oxidation.
Alkenesand Alkynes
Physical properties (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Preparationbyelimination reactions;Acidcatalysedhydration(excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Metal acetylides; Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes; Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX, (X=halogen); Effect of peroxide on addition reactions; cyclic polymerization reaction of alkynes.
Benzene
Structure; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of directing groups (monosubstituted benzene) in these reactions.
Phenols
Physicalproperties;Preparation,Electrophilicsubstitutionreactionsof phenol (halogenation,nitration, sulphonation); Reimer-Tiemannreaction,
Kolbereaction;Esterification;Etherification;Aspirinsynthesis;Oxidation and reduction reactions of phenol.
AlkylHalides
Rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation; Grignard reactions; Nucleophilic substitution reactions and their stereochemical aspects.
Alcohols
Physical properties; Reactions: esterification, dehydration (formation of alkenes and ethers); Reactions with: sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/concentrated HCl, thionyl chloride; Conversion of alcohols into aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids.
Ethers
PreparationbyWilliamson’ssynthesis;C-Obondcleavagereactions.
AldehydesandKetones
Preparation of: aldehydes and ketones from acid chlorides and nitriles; aldehydesfromesters;benzaldehydefromtolueneandbenzene;Reactions: oxidation,reduction,oximeandhydrazoneformation;Aldolcondensation, Cannizzaro reaction; Haloform reaction; Nucleophilic addition reaction with RMgX, NaHSO3, HCN, alcohol, amine.
CarboxylicAcids
Physical properties; Preparation: from nitriles, Grignard reagents, hydrolysis of esters and amides; Preparation of benzoic acid from alkylbenzenes; Reactions: reduction, halogenation, formation of esters, acid chlorides and amides.
Amines
Preparation from nitro compounds, nitriles and amides; Reactions: Hoffmann bromamide degradation, Gabriel phthalimide synthesis; Reaction with nitrous acid, Azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic amines; Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; Carbylamine reaction, Hinsberg test, Alkylation and acylation reactions.
Haloarenes
Reactions: Fittig, Wurtz-Fittig; Nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenesandsubstitutedhaloarenes(excludingbenzynemechanismand cine substitution).
Biomolecules
Carbohydrates: Classification; Mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation; Reduction; Glycoside formation and hydrolysis of disaccharides (sucrose, maltose, lactose); Anomers.
Proteins:Aminoacids;Peptidelinkage;Structureofpeptides(primaryand secondary); Types of proteins (fibrous and globular).
Nucleicacids:ChemicalcompositionandstructureofDNAandRNA.
Polymers
Typesofpolymerization(addition,condensation);Homoandcopolymers; Natural rubber; Cellulose; Nylon; Teflon; Bakelite; PVC; Bio-degradable polymers; Applications of polymers.
ChemistryinEverydayLife
Drug-target interaction; Therapeutic action, and examples (excluding structures), of antacids, antihistamines, tranquilizers, analgesics, antimicrobials,and antifertilitydrugs; Artificialsweeteners (names only); Soaps, detergents, and cleansing action.
PracticalOrganicChemistry
Detectionofelements(N,S,halogens);Detectionandidentificationofthe following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro.
MATHEMATICS
Sets,RelationsandFunctions
Sets and their representations, different kinds of sets (empty, finite and infinite), algebra of sets, intersection, complement, difference and symmetric difference of sets and their algebraic properties, De-Morgan’s laws on union, intersection, difference (for finite number of sets) and practical problems based on them.
Cartesian product of finite sets, ordered pair, relations, domain and codomain of relations, equivalence relation.
Function as a special case of relation, functions as mappings, domain, codomain,rangeoffunctions,invertiblefunctions,evenandoddfunctions, into, onto and one-to-one functions, special functions (polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, power, absolute value, greatest integer, etc.), sum, difference, product and composition of functions.
Algebra
Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations.
Statement of fundamental theorem of algebra, Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots.
Arithmetic and geometric progressions, arithmetic and geometric means, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series,sumofthefirstnnaturalnumbers,sumsofsquaresandcubesofthe first n natural numbers.
Logarithmsandtheirproperties,permutationsandcombinations,binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients.
Matrices
Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition,multiplicationbyascalarandproductofmatrices,transposeofa matrix, elementary row and column transformations, determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, adjoint of a matrix, inverse of a square matrixoforderuptothree,propertiesofthesematrixoperations,diagonal, symmetricandskew-symmetricmatricesandtheirproperties,solutionsof simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.
ProbabilityandStatistics
Random experiment, sample space, different types of events (impossible, simple, compound), addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, independence of events, total probability, Bayes’ Theorem, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations.
Measure of central tendency and dispersion, mean, median, mode, mean deviation,standarddeviationandvarianceofgroupedandungroupeddata, analysis of the frequency distribution with same mean but different variance, random variable, mean and variance of the random variable.
Trigonometry
Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations.
Inversetrigonometricfunctions(principalvalueonly)andtheirelementary properties.
AnalyticalGeometry
Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of origin.
Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line; Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency of lines; Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle.
Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line.
Equationsofaparabola,ellipseandhyperbolainstandardform,theirfoci, directricesandeccentricity,parametricequations,equationsoftangentand normal.
Locusproblems.
Three dimensions: Distance between two points, direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space, skew lines, shortest distancebetweentwolines,equationofaplane,distanceofapointfroma plane, angle between two lines, angle between two planes, angle between a line and the plane, coplanar lines.
DifferentialCalculus
Limit of a function at a real number, continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, L’ Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions.
Continuity of composite functions, intermediate value property of continuous functions.
Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.
Tangentsandnormals,increasinganddecreasingfunctions,derivativesof order two, maximum and minimum values of a function, Rolle’s theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem, geometric interpretation of the two theorems, derivatives up to order two of implicit functions, geometric interpretation of derivatives.
IntegralCalculus
Integration as theinverseprocessofdifferentiation, indefiniteintegrals of standardfunctions,definiteintegralsasthelimitofsums,definiteintegral and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus.
Integration byparts,integration bythemethods ofsubstitution andpartial fractions, application of definite integrals to the determination of areas bounded by simple curves. Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree, separation of variables method, linear first order differential equations.
Vectors
Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar and vector triple products, and their geometrical interpretations.
PHYSICS
General
General Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments: Experiments based on using Vernier callipers and screw gauge (micrometre), Determination of g using simple pendulum, Young’s modulus – elasticity of the material, Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents. Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a concavemirrorandaconvexlensusingu-vmethod,Speedofsoundusing resonance column, Verification of Ohm’s law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box.
Mechanics
Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform circular motion; Relative velocity.
Newton’s laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference;Staticanddynamicfriction;Kineticandpotentialenergy;Work and power; Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy.
Systems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions.
Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collisionofpointmasseswithrigidbodies.Forcedanddampedoscillation (in one dimension), resonance.
Linearandangularsimpleharmonicmotions. Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus.
Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity;Kepler’slaw,Geostationaryorbits,Motionofplanetsandsatellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity.
Pressure in a fluid; Pascal’s law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, drops, bubbles and capillary rise. Viscosity (Poiseuille’sequationexcluded),Modulusofrigidityandbulkmodulusin mechanics. Stoke’s law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications. Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves; Progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns; Resonance; Beats; Speed of sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound).
ThermalPhysics
Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heatconductioninonedimension;Elementaryconceptsofconvectionand radiation; Newton’s lawofcooling; Idealgaslaws; Specificheats (Cvand Cpfor monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes,bulkmodulusofgases;Equivalenceofheatandwork;Firstlaw ofthermodynamicsanditsapplications(onlyforidealgases);Secondlaw of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes, Carnot engine and its efficiency; Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff’s law; Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law.
ElectricityandMagnetism
Coulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electricalpotential energyof asystemofpointchargesandofelectricaldipolesinauniformelectrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss’s law and its applicationinsimplecases,suchas,tofindfieldduetoinfinitelylong
straightwire,uniformlychargedinfiniteplanesheetanduniformlycharged thin spherical shell.
Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor.
Electric current; Ohm’s law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current.
Biot–Savart’s law and Ampere’s law; Magnetic field near a current- carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straightsolenoid;Forceonamovingchargeandonacurrent-carryingwire in a uniform magnetic field.
Magneticmomentofacurrentloop;Effectofauniformmagneticfieldon a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.
Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR, LC and LCR (in series) circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.
ElectromagneticWaves
Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses.
Optics
Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification.
Wavenatureoflight:Huygen’sprinciple,interferencelimitedtoYoung’s double slit experiment.
Diffraction dueto asingle slit. Polarization of light, planepolarized light; Brewster’s law, Polaroids.
ModernPhysics
Atomic nucleus; α, β and γ radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Half-life and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes.
Photoelectriceffect;Bohr’s theoryof hydrogen-likeatoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley’s law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.
JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026 for Physics: Impotant Topics
Topics include General, Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Electricity and Magnetism, Optics, and Modern Physics are all covered in the JEE Advanced Physics Syllabus 2026. The table below lists the subjects topics that are included by chapter for candidates to review.
| S. No | Chapter Name | JEE Advanced 2026 Syllabus Topics |
| 1 | General | Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments: Experiments based on using Vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer), Determination of g using simple pendulum, Young’s modulus by Searle’s method, Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method, Speed of sound using resonance column, Verification of Ohm’s law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box. |
| 2 | Mechanics | Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform circular motion; Relative velocity. |
| Newton’s laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference; Static and dynamic friction; Kinetic and potential energy; Work and power; Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy. | ||
| Systems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions. | ||
| Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity; Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity. | ||
| Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; | ||
| Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies. | ||
| Linear and angular simple harmonic motions. | ||
| Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus. | ||
| Pressure in a fluid; Pascal’s law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, capillary rise; Viscosity (Poiseuille’s equation excluded), Stoke’s law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications. | ||
| Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition of waves; Progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns; Resonance; Beats; Speed of sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound). | ||
| 3 | Thermal physics
|
Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation; Newton’s law of cooling; Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work; First law of thermodynamics and its applications (only for ideal gases); Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff’s law; Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law. |
| 4 | Electricity and magnetism | Coulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges and electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss’s law and its application in simple cases, such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. |
| Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor. | ||
| Electric current; Ohm’s law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current. | ||
| Biot–Savart’s law and Ampere’s law; Magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid; Force on a moving charge and a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field. | ||
| Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions. Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR and LC circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources. | ||
| 5 | Optics | Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification. |
| Wave nature of light: Huygen’s principle, interference limited to Young’s double-slit experiment. | ||
| 6 | Modern physics | Atomic nucleus; Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant; Half-life and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes. |
| Photoelectric effect; Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley’s law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves. |
JEE Advanced Physics Syllabus 2026 Subjectwise Weightage
Candidates should review the topic-wise weighting in the table below if they are preparing for the JEE Advanced 2026 exam. The majority of physics issues come from the fields of rigid body dynamics, modern physics, mechanics, and electrodynamics.
| JEE Advanced Physics Topics | Weightage (%) |
| Electrodynamics | 28% |
| Alternating Current | 3% |
| Capacitance | 3% |
| Current Electricity | 3% |
| Electro Magnetic Field | 7% |
| Electro Magnetic Induction | 8% |
| Electrostatics | 3% |
| Heat & Thermodynamics | 11% |
| Heat Transfer | 3% |
| KTG & Thermodynamics | 8% |
| Mechanics | 36% |
| Centre of Mass | 7% |
| Error in Measurement | 3% |
| Fluid Mechanics & Properties of Matter | 7% |
| Gravitation | 3% |
| Rigid Body Dynamics | 13% |
| Unit & Dimension | 3% |
| Modern Physics | 13% |
| Modern Physics | 7% |
| Nuclear Physics | 6% |
| Optics | 9% |
| Geometrical Optics & Physical Optics | 9% |
| SHM & Waves | 3% |
| Sound Waves | 3% |
JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026 for Chemistry
Gaseous and liquid states, atomic structure and chemical bonding, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, surface chemistry, preparation and properties of the following compounds, preparation, properties, and reactions of alkenes and alkynes, and other topics are covered in the JEE Advanced Chemistry Syllabus 2026. Candidates can check the chapter-wise topics in the table below.
JEE Advanced Physical Chemistry Syllabus 2026
The Physical Chemistry section of JEE Advanced 2026 includes Gaseous and liquid states, Atomic structure and chemical bonding, Energetics, Chemical equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Chemical kinetics, etc. Candidates can check the sub-topics included in Physical Chemistry below.
| JEE Advanced Physical Chemistry Syllabus 2026 | |
| Chapter Name | Topics |
| General topics | Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on mole concept) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality. |
| Gaseous and liquid states
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Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases. |
| Atomic structure and chemical bonding | Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum mechanical picture of hydrogen atom, shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species; Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral). |
| Energetics | First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume work; Enthalpy, Hess’s law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vapourization; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity. |
| Chemical equilibrium | Law of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of concentration, temperature and pressure); Significance of ?G and ?G0 in chemical equilibrium; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions; Acids and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts. |
| Electrochemistry | Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation and its relation; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells. |
| Chemical kinetics | Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation). |
| Solid state | Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, alpha, beta, gamma), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects. |
| Solutions | Raoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point. |
| Surface chemistry | Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples). |
| Nuclear chemistry | Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of alpha, Beta and Gamma rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion reactions. |
JEE Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2026
Topics covered in JEE Advanced 2026’s Inorganic Chemistry course include: Ores and minerals; Extractive metallurgy; Principles of Qualitative Analysis; Isolation/Preparation and Properties of the Following Non-Metals; and Preparation and Properties of the Following Compounds. Applicants can review the Organic Chemistry subtopics listed below.
| JEE Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 2026 | |
| Chapter Name | Topics |
| Isolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals | Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur. |
| Preparation and properties of the following compounds | Oxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane, boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina, aluminium chloride and alums; Carbon: oxides and oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and silicon carbide; Nitrogen: oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus: oxides, oxyacids (phosphorus acid, phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen: ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur: hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens: hydrohalic acids, oxides and oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides. |
| Transition elements (3d series) | Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour (excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerisms, hybridization and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral). |
| Preparation and properties of the following compounds | Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate. |
| Ores and minerals | Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium, aluminium, zinc and silver. |
| Extractive metallurgy | Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon reduction method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead); |
| Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process (silver and gold). | |
| Principles of qualitative analysis | Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate and sulphide. |
JEE Advanced Organic Syllabus 2026
Preparation, characteristics, and reactivity of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes, benzene reactions, phenols, carbohydrates, practical organic chemistry, and other subjects are covered in the Organic Syllabus 2026. Candidates can review the subject wise topics listed below.
| JEE Advanced Organic Syllabus 2026 | |
| Topics | Sub-Topics |
| Concepts | Hybridisation of carbon; ? and ?-bonds; Shapes of simple organic molecules; Structural and geometrical isomerism; Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres, (R, S and E, Z nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enoltautomerism; Determination of empirical and molecular formulae of simple compounds (only combustion method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols and carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases; Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals. |
| Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes | Homologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density); Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz reaction and decarboxylation reactions. |
| Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes | Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes; Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O (X=halogen); Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides. |
| Reactions of benzene | Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and p-directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes. |
| Phenols | Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and sulphonation); Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction. |
| Characteristic reactions of the following (including those mentioned above) | Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard reactions, nucleophilic substitution reactions; Alcohols: esterification, dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/concentrated HCl, conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones; Ethers: Preparation by Williamson’s Synthesis; Aldehydes and Ketones: oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction; haloform reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition); Carboxylic acids: formation of esters, acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis; Amines: basicity of substituted anilines and aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro compounds, reaction with nitrous acid, azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; carbylamine reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and substituted haloarenes (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution). |
| Carbohydrates | Classification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation, reduction, glycoside formation and hydrolysis of sucrose. |
| Amino acids and peptides | General structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties |
| Properties and uses of some important polymers | Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.
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| Practical organic chemistry | Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of separation of monofunctional organic compounds from binary mixtures. |
JEE Advanced Chemistry Syllabus 2026 Subject wise Weightage
Those who wish to take the JEE Advanced 2026 exam should study in accordance with the JEE Advanced Chemistry Syllabus 2024 weighting. The majority of inquiries concern electrochemistry, aromatic compounds, coordination compounds, etc.
| JEE Advanced Chemistry Topics | Weightage(%) |
| Inorganic Chemistry-II | 28% |
| Coordination Compounds | 9% |
| Metallurgy | 3% |
| Qualitative Analysis | 8% |
| p-Block 17-18 Group | 3% |
| p-block (15-16 Grp) | 3% |
| Organic Chemistry-I | 7% |
| Hydrocarbon | 3% |
| Practical Organic Chemistry | 3% |
| Organic Chemistry-II | 27% |
| Aromatic Compounds | 10% |
| Biomolecules | 3% |
| Hydrocarbon (Alkane, Alkene & Alkyne) | 8% |
| Stereoisomerism | 3% |
| Aldehyde Ketone | 3% |
| Physical Chemistry-I | 20% |
| Atomic Structure & Nuclear Chemistry | 3% |
| Chemical Equilibrium | 3% |
| Equivalent Concept | 7% |
| Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry | 7% |
| Physical Chemistry-II | 19% |
| Chemical Kinetics | 3% |
| Electrochemistry | 7% |
| Solid State | 3% |
| Surface Chemistry | 3% |
| Solution & Colligative Properties | 3% |
JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026 for Mathematics
JEE Advanced Mathematics Syllabus 2026 includes topics such as Algebra, Matrices, Trigonometry, Analytical geometry, Integral calculus, etc. JEE Advanced Candidates can check the chapter-wise topics in the table below.
| JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026 for Mathematics | ||
| S. No. | Chapter Name | JEE Advanced 2026 Maths Topics |
| 1 | Algebra | Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations. |
| Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots. Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers. | ||
| Logarithms and their properties. | ||
| Permutations and combinations, binomial theorem for a positive integral index, properties of binomial coefficients. | ||
| 2 | Matrices | Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition, multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix, determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, inverse of a square matrix of order up to three, properties of these matrix operations, diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables. |
| 3 | Probability
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Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, independence of events, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations. |
| 4 | Trigonometry
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Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of trigonometric equations. |
| Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule, cosine rule, half-angle formula and the area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value only). | ||
| 5 | Analytical geometry | Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section formulae, shift of origin. |
| Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a point from a line; Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency of lines; Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle. | ||
| Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and a straight line. | ||
| Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their foci, directrices and eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and normal. Locus problems. | ||
| Three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane. | ||
| 6 | Differential calculus | Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, L’Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions. |
| Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions, intermediate value property of continuous functions. | ||
| Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. | ||
| Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order two, geometrical interpretation of the derivative, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, Rolle’s theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem. | ||
| 7 | Integral calculus | Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus. |
| Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial fractions, application of definite integrals to the determination of areas involving simple curves. | ||
| Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first-order differential equations. | ||
| 8 | Vectors | Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their geometrical interpretations. |
JEE Advanced Mathematics Syllabus 2026 Subject wise Weightage
Candidates must go through JEE Advanced Mathematics Weightage 2026 before starting their preparation. Most of the questions in Maths are asked from coordinate Geometry, Integral Calculus, Definite Integration, Probability, etc.
| JEE Advanced Maths Topics | Weightage(%) |
| Complex Numbers | 6% |
| Complex Numbers | 6% |
| Coordinate Geometry | 21% |
| Circle | 8% |
| Ellipse | 3% |
| Parabola | 7% |
| Straight Line | 3% |
| Differential Calculus | 7% |
| Application of Derivatives | 7% |
| Fundamentals of Mathematics | 3% |
| Fundamentals of Mathematics | 3% |
| Integral Calculus | 21% |
| Area under curve | 3% |
| Definite integration | 15% |
| Differential equation | 3% |
| Matrix & Determinants | 10% |
| Matrices & Determinants | 10% |
| Permutation & Combination | 3% |
| Permutation & Combination | 3% |
| Probability | 13% |
| Probability | 13% |
| Trigonometry | 10% |
| Inverse Trigonometric function | 3% |
| Solution of Triangle | 3% |
| Trigonometric Ratio & identities | 3% |
| Vector and 3D | 7% |
| Vector | 7% |
JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026 Reduced
Interested candidates can check the subject-wise reduced syllabus and newly added topics in the table below
| Subject | New topics Added | Syllabus Reduction | Weightage |
| Physics |
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35% |
| Chemistry |
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35% |
| Maths |
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30% |
Do or Die Chapters of JEE Advanced Syllabus
The detailed syllabus for each subject in JEE Advanced 2026:
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Complex Numbers: Algebra of complex numbers, polar representation, square roots, cube roots, De Moivre’s theorem.
- Quadratic Equations: Roots of quadratic equations, their properties, formation of quadratic equations with given roots.
- Matrices and Determinants: Types of matrices, determinants, properties, inverses, systems of linear equations.
- Permutations and Combinations: Fundamental principles, counting, arrangements, circular permutations.
- Binomial Theorem: General and middle terms, simple applications.
- Sequence and Series: Arithmetic, geometric progressions, sum of finite series.
- Trigonometry
- Trigonometric Ratios and Identities: Relationships, transformations, and equations.
- Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Basic properties and identities.
- Analytical Geometry
- Two-dimensional Geometry: Cartesian coordinates, straight lines, circles, parabolas, ellipses, and hyperbolas.
- Three-dimensional Geometry: Coordinates, distances, section formulas, direction ratios and cosines, planes, lines, shortest distance between two skew lines.
- Differential Calculus
- Limits and Continuity: Limits, continuity, differentiability of functions.
- Differentiation: Methods of differentiation, applications of derivatives (tangent, normal, monotonicity, maxima, minima).
- Integral Calculus
- Integration: Indefinite and definite integrals, properties, fundamental theorem of calculus.
- Application of Integrals: Areas under curves, areas between two curves.
- Vectors
- Basic concepts of vector algebra, dot and cross products, their properties, vector equations of lines and planes.
- Statistics and Probability
- Statistics: Measures of central tendency, dispersion.
- Probability: Conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, discrete random variables, binomial distribution.
Physics
- General Physics
- Units and Dimensions: Fundamental and derived units, dimensional analysis.
- Measurement: Accuracy, precision, significant figures, error analysis.
- Mechanics
- Kinematics: Motion in straight line, plane, projectile motion.
- Laws of Motion: Newton’s laws, friction, equilibrium of forces.
- Work, Energy, and Power: Conservation laws, collision.
- System of Particles and Rigid Body: Center of mass, torque, rotational motion.
- Gravitation: Newton’s law of gravitation, gravitational potential, Kepler’s laws.
- Properties of Matter: Elasticity, viscosity, surface tension.
- Thermal Physics
- Thermodynamics: Laws of thermodynamics, thermal equilibrium, heat transfer.
- Kinetic Theory: Ideal gas laws, Maxwell’s distribution, degrees of freedom.
- Electricity and Magnetism
- Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, electric field and potential, capacitors.
- Current Electricity: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, EMF, RC circuits.
- Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism: Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, magnetic dipole, Earth’s magnetism.
- Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday’s laws, Lenz’s law, inductance.
- Alternating Currents: RMS, average value, reactance, resonance.
- Optics
- Ray Optics: Reflection, refraction, total internal reflection, lenses, mirror formula.
- Wave Optics: Interference, diffraction, Young’s double-slit experiment, polarization.
- Modern Physics
- Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation: Photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength.
- Atomic Physics: Bohr model, energy levels, X-rays.
- Nuclear Physics: Radioactivity, binding energy, fission, and fusion.
Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry: Mole concept, stoichiometry.
- Atomic Structure: Bohr’s model, quantum numbers, orbitals, electronic configuration.
- States of Matter: Gases, liquids, solids, kinetic theory.
- Chemical Thermodynamics: Laws, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy.
- Equilibrium: Law of mass action, Le Chatelier’s principle, ionic equilibrium.
- Redox Reactions: Oxidation states, balancing redox reactions.
- Chemical Kinetics: Rate laws, reaction mechanisms.
- Surface Chemistry: Adsorption, colloids.
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Classification of Elements and Periodicity: Periodic trends, properties.
- Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure: Ionic, covalent, metallic bonding, VSEPR theory.
- Coordination Compounds: Ligands, coordination number, nomenclature.
- Environmental Chemistry: Pollution, global warming, ozone depletion.
- Organic Chemistry
- Basic Principles: Hybridization, electronic effects, isomerism.
- Hydrocarbons: Alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons.
- Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen: Alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids.
- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen: Amines, nitro compounds.
- Polymers: Classification, preparation, properties.
- Biomolecules: Carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids.
This syllabus aligns with the official JEE Advanced requirements and covers both foundational concepts and advanced applications.
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