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BITSAT Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level) Syllabus

Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission Test

15
Topics
125
Sub-topics
40
Questions

Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level) is one of 6 sections in the BITSAT syllabus. It has 15 topics and 125 sub-topics, tested in Physics, with about 40 questions (100 marks).

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BITSAT Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level): topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Units & Measurement

    ~1 marks

    Units, Dimensions, Dimensional Analysis, Errors, Significant Figures, Measurement Instruments, Vernier, Screw Gauge, Spherometer

    • Units & Measurement — Units
    • Dimensions
    • Dimensional Analysis
    • Errors
    • Significant Figures
    • Measurement Instruments
    • Vernier
    • Screw Gauge
    • Spherometer
  2. 2

    Kinematics

    ~1 marks

    Motion in 1D, 2D (Projectile, Circular, Relative), Vector Addition, Velocity, Acceleration, Equations of Motion, Graphical Analysis

    • Kinematics — Motion in 1D
    • 2D (Projectile, Circular, Relative)
    • Vector Addition
    • Velocity
    • Acceleration
    • Equations of Motion
    • Graphical Analysis
  3. 3

    Newton's Laws of Motion, Friction (Static, Kinetic, Rolling), Banking, Pseudo Forces, Free Body Diagrams, Constraint Motion, Spring Systems

    ~1 marks
    • Newton's Laws of Motion
    • Friction (Static, Kinetic, Rolling)
    • Banking
    • Pseudo Forces
    • Free Body Diagrams
    • Constraint Motion
    • Spring Systems
  4. 4

    Work, Energy, Power

    ~1 marks

    Work-Energy Theorem, KE, PE (Gravitational, Spring, Electric), Conservation, Power, Vertical Circular Motion

    • Work
    • Energy
    • Power — Work-Energy Theorem
    • KE
    • PE (Gravitational, Spring, Electric)
    • Conservation
    • Power
    • Vertical Circular Motion
  5. 5

    Centre of Mass, Linear Momentum, Collision (1D, 2D), Impulse, Rotational Motion, Torque, Angular Momentum, MI, Rolling, Top, Gyroscope

    ~1 marks
    • Centre of Mass
    • Linear Momentum
    • Collision (1D, 2D)
    • Impulse
    • Rotational Motion
    • Torque
    • Angular Momentum
    • MI
    • Rolling
    • Top
    • Gyroscope
  6. 6

    Gravitation

    ~1 marks

    Kepler's Laws, Universal Law, Field, PE, Escape Velocity, Satellite, Geostationary, Variation of g, Black Holes, Gravitational Waves

    • Gravitation — Kepler's Laws
    • Universal Law
    • Field
    • PE
    • Escape Velocity
    • Satellite
    • Geostationary
    • Variation of g
    • Black Holes
    • Gravitational Waves
  7. 7

    Elasticity (Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law, Young's, Bulk, Shear Modulus, Poisson's Ratio), Fluid Mechanics (Pressure, Pascal, Archimedes, Bernoulli, Continuity, Viscosity, Stokes, Surface Tension, Capillarity)

    ~1 marks
    • Elasticity (Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law, Young's, Bulk, Shear Modulus, Poisson's Ratio)
    • Fluid Mechanics (Pressure, Pascal, Archimedes, Bernoulli, Continuity, Viscosity, Stokes, Surface Tension, Capillarity)
  8. 8

    Thermal Physics

    ~1 marks

    Calorimetry, KTG, Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation), Newton's Law of Cooling, Blackbody, Wein's Law, Stefan's Law, Thermodynamics (Laws, Cycles, Heat Engines, Refrigerator, Carnot, Entropy)

    • Thermal Physics — Calorimetry
    • KTG
    • Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)
    • Newton's Law of Cooling
    • Blackbody
    • Wein's Law
    • Stefan's Law
    • Thermodynamics (Laws, Cycles, Heat Engines, Refrigerator, Carnot, Entropy)
  9. 9

    Oscillations (SHM, Spring, Pendulum, Phase, Energy, Superposition, Lissajous, Damped, Forced, Resonance) & Waves (Longitudinal, Transverse, Speed, Standing Waves, Beats, Doppler Effect, Organ Pipes, Sound, SONAR, Shock Waves)

    ~1 marks
    • Oscillations (SHM, Spring, Pendulum, Phase, Energy, Superposition, Lissajous, Damped, Forced, Resonance) & Waves (Longitudinal, Transverse, Speed, Standing Waves, Beats, Doppler Effect, Organ Pipes, Sound, SONAR, Shock Waves)
  10. 10

    Electrostatics

    ~1 marks

    Coulomb's Law, Field, Dipole, Gauss's Law (Applications), Potential, Equipotential, Capacitance, Dielectrics, Energy, Van de Graaff

    • Electrostatics — Coulomb's Law
    • Field
    • Dipole
    • Gauss's Law (Applications)
    • Potential
    • Equipotential
    • Capacitance
    • Dielectrics
    • Energy
    • Van de Graaff
  11. 11

    Current Electricity

    ~1 marks

    Ohm's Law, Resistance, Combination, Cells (EMF, Internal Resistance), Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating Effects, Thermoelectricity, Seebeck, Peltier, Thomson

    • Current Electricity — Ohm's Law
    • Resistance
    • Combination
    • Cells (EMF, Internal Resistance)
    • Kirchhoff
    • Wheatstone
    • Potentiometer
    • Meter Bridge
    • Heating Effects
    • Thermoelectricity
    • Seebeck
    • Peltier
    • Thomson
  12. 12

    Magnetic Effects of Current, Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Solenoid, Toroid, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer, EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Eddy, Self/Mutual Inductance, Transformers, Generators), AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, Impedance, LCR, Resonance, Q-Factor, Power, LC Oscillations, Choke)

    ~1 marks
    • Magnetic Effects of Current
    • Biot-Savart
    • Ampere's
    • Solenoid
    • Toroid
    • Force
    • Cyclotron
    • Galvanometer
    • EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Eddy, Self/Mutual Inductance, Transformers, Generators)
    • AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, Impedance, LCR, Resonance, Q-Factor, Power, LC Oscillations, Choke)
  13. 13

    EM Waves, Ray Optics (Reflection, Refraction, TIR, Mirrors, Lenses, Prisms, Dispersion, Scattering, Optical Instruments), Wave Optics (Huygens, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Brewster, Malus, Polaroids, Resolving Power)

    ~1 marks
    • EM Waves
    • Ray Optics (Reflection, Refraction, TIR, Mirrors, Lenses, Prisms, Dispersion, Scattering, Optical Instruments)
    • Wave Optics (Huygens, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Brewster, Malus, Polaroids, Resolving Power)
  14. 14

    Modern Physics

    ~1 marks

    Photoelectric Effect, de Broglie, Davisson-Germer, Heisenberg, Bohr Model, Hydrogen Spectrum, X-Rays, Compton Effect, Lasers, Radioactivity (Decay Law, Half-Life, Activity), Nuclear Fission & Fusion, Reactors, Recent Advances (Particle Physics, Quarks, Higgs, Recent Discoveries)

    • Modern Physics — Photoelectric Effect
    • de Broglie
    • Davisson-Germer
    • Heisenberg
    • Bohr Model
    • Hydrogen Spectrum
    • X-Rays
    • Compton Effect
    • Lasers
    • Radioactivity (Decay Law, Half-Life, Activity)
    • Nuclear Fission & Fusion
    • Reactors
    • Recent Advances (Particle Physics, Quarks, Higgs, Recent Discoveries)
  15. 15

    Semiconductors & Electronics

    ~1 marks

    Energy Bands, Doping, Diode, Zener, LED, Photodiode, Solar Cell, BJT, Transistor Amplifier, Oscillator, Logic Gates, Boolean Algebra, Communication Systems (Modulation, AM, FM, Transmitter, Receiver, Bandwidth, Antenna, Optical Fibre, Mobile, Satellite, RADAR)

    • Semiconductors & Electronics — Energy Bands
    • Doping
    • Diode
    • Zener
    • LED
    • Photodiode
    • Solar Cell
    • BJT
    • Transistor Amplifier
    • Oscillator
    • Logic Gates
    • Boolean Algebra
    • Communication Systems (Modulation, AM, FM, Transmitter, Receiver, Bandwidth, Antenna, Optical Fibre, Mobile, Satellite, RADAR)

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the BITSAT Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level) syllabus?

Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level) for BITSAT has 15 topics: Units & Measurement, Kinematics, Newton's Laws of Motion, Friction (Static, Kinetic, Rolling), Banking, Pseudo Forces, Free Body Diagrams, Constraint Motion, Spring Systems, Work, Energy, Power, Centre of Mass, Linear Momentum, Collision (1D, 2D), Impulse, Rotational Motion, Torque, Angular Momentum, MI, Rolling, Top, Gyroscope, Gravitation, Elasticity (Stress, Strain, Hooke's Law, Young's, Bulk, Shear Modulus, Poisson's Ratio), Fluid Mechanics (Pressure, Pascal, Archimedes, Bernoulli, Continuity, Viscosity, Stokes, Surface Tension, Capillarity), Thermal Physics, Oscillations (SHM, Spring, Pendulum, Phase, Energy, Superposition, Lissajous, Damped, Forced, Resonance) & Waves (Longitudinal, Transverse, Speed, Standing Waves, Beats, Doppler Effect, Organ Pipes, Sound, SONAR, Shock Waves), Electrostatics and 5 more, with 125 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level) in BITSAT?

About 40 questions (100 marks) in Physics. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + BITSAT level) topics matter most for BITSAT?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Units & Measurement (~1 marks), Kinematics (~1 marks), Newton's Laws of Motion, Friction (Static, Kinetic, Rolling), Banking, Pseudo Forces, Free Body Diagrams, Constraint Motion, Spring Systems (~1 marks).

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