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JEE MAIN Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level) Syllabus

Joint Entrance Examination (Main)

8
Topics
54
Sub-topics
30
Questions

Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level) is one of 4 sections in the JEE MAIN syllabus. It has 8 topics and 54 sub-topics, tested in Physics, with about 30 questions (100 marks).

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JEE MAIN Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level): topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Units, Dimensions, Measurements, Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Friction, Work-Energy-Power, COM, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics

    ~4 marks
    • Units
    • Dimensions
    • Measurements
    • Kinematics
    • Newton's Laws
    • Friction
    • Work-Energy-Power
    • COM
    • Rotational Motion
    • Gravitation
    • Elasticity
    • Fluid Mechanics
  2. 2

    Thermal Physics (Calorimetry, KTG, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics), Oscillations (SHM, Resonance), Waves (Longitudinal, Transverse, Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR)

    ~3 marks
    • Thermal Physics (Calorimetry, KTG, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics)
    • Oscillations (SHM, Resonance)
    • Waves (Longitudinal, Transverse, Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR)
  3. 3

    Electrostatics

    ~3 marks

    Coulomb's, Field, Dipole, Gauss, Potential, Capacitance, Dielectrics, Energy, Van de Graaff

    • Electrostatics — Coulomb's
    • Field
    • Dipole
    • Gauss
    • Potential
    • Capacitance
    • Dielectrics
    • Energy
    • Van de Graaff
  4. 4

    Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity), Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer, Conversion), Magnetism (Bar Magnet, Earth, Hysteresis, Permanent, Electromagnets)

    ~4 marks
    • Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity)
    • Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer, Conversion)
    • Magnetism (Bar Magnet, Earth, Hysteresis, Permanent, Electromagnets)
  5. 5

    EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Eddy, Self/Mutual Inductance, Transformers, Generator), AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, Impedance, LCR, Resonance, Q-Factor, Power, LC, Choke, Transformer), EM Waves (Properties, Spectrum, Applications)

    ~3 marks
    • EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Eddy, Self/Mutual Inductance, Transformers, Generator)
    • AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, Impedance, LCR, Resonance, Q-Factor, Power, LC, Choke, Transformer)
    • EM Waves (Properties, Spectrum, Applications)
  6. 6

    Optics

    ~3 marks

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

    • Optics — Ray (Reflection, Refraction, TIR, Mirrors, Lenses, Prisms, Dispersion, Scattering, Optical Instruments, Microscope, Telescope)
    • Wave (Huygens, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Brewster, Malus, Polaroids, Resolving Power)
  7. 7

    Modern Physics

    ~4 marks

    Photoelectric, de Broglie, Davisson-Germer, Heisenberg, Atoms (Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, Hydrogen Spectrum), Nuclei (Composition, Mass Defect, Binding Energy, Radioactivity, Decay, Half-Life, Activity, Fission, Fusion, Reactors), X-Rays, Compton Effect, Lasers (Stimulated Emission, Population Inversion, Applications, Holography, Optical Fibre)

    • Modern Physics — Photoelectric
    • de Broglie
    • Davisson-Germer
    • Heisenberg
    • Atoms (Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, Hydrogen Spectrum)
    • Nuclei (Composition, Mass Defect, Binding Energy, Radioactivity, Decay, Half-Life, Activity, Fission, Fusion, Reactors)
    • X-Rays
    • Compton Effect
    • Lasers (Stimulated Emission, Population Inversion, Applications, Holography, Optical Fibre)
  8. 8

    Semiconductors & Electronics

    ~4 marks

    Energy Bands, Doping, Diode, Zener, LED, Photodiode, Solar Cell, BJT, Transistor Amplifier, Oscillator, Hybrid Parameters, Digital Electronics (Logic Gates, Boolean, Number Systems, Flip-Flops, Counters, Registers, ADC, DAC, Memory), Communication Systems (Modulation, AM, FM, Transmitter, Receiver, Bandwidth, Antenna, Optical Fibre, Mobile, Satellite, RADAR, Cellular GSM/CDMA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)

    • Semiconductors & Electronics — Energy Bands
    • Doping
    • Diode
    • Zener
    • LED
    • Photodiode
    • Solar Cell
    • BJT
    • Transistor Amplifier
    • Oscillator
    • Hybrid Parameters
    • Digital Electronics (Logic Gates, Boolean, Number Systems, Flip-Flops, Counters, Registers, ADC, DAC, Memory)
    • Communication Systems (Modulation, AM, FM, Transmitter, Receiver, Bandwidth, Antenna, Optical Fibre, Mobile, Satellite, RADAR, Cellular GSM/CDMA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the JEE MAIN Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level) syllabus?

Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level) for JEE MAIN has 8 topics: Units, Dimensions, Measurements, Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Friction, Work-Energy-Power, COM, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics, Thermal Physics (Calorimetry, KTG, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics), Oscillations (SHM, Resonance), Waves (Longitudinal, Transverse, Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR), Electrostatics, Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity), Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer, Conversion), Magnetism (Bar Magnet, Earth, Hysteresis, Permanent, Electromagnets), EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Eddy, Self/Mutual Inductance, Transformers, Generator), AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, Impedance, LCR, Resonance, Q-Factor, Power, LC, Choke, Transformer), EM Waves (Properties, Spectrum, Applications), Optics, Modern Physics and Semiconductors & Electronics, with 54 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level) in JEE MAIN?

About 30 questions (100 marks) in Physics. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Physics (Class XI & XII NCERT + JEE Main Level) topics matter most for JEE MAIN?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Units, Dimensions, Measurements, Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Friction, Work-Energy-Power, COM, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics (~4 marks), Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity), Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer, Conversion), Magnetism (Bar Magnet, Earth, Hysteresis, Permanent, Electromagnets) (~4 marks), Modern Physics (~4 marks).

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