MHT CET Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE) Syllabus
Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (Engineering & Pharmacy / Agriculture)
- 7
- Topics
- 58
- Sub-topics
- 50
- Questions
Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE) is one of 4 sections in the MHT CET syllabus. It has 7 topics and 58 sub-topics, tested in Physics, with about 50 questions (50 marks).
Practise this section freeMHT CET Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE): topic-wise syllabus
- 1
Units, Dimensions, Measurements, Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Friction, Work-Energy-Power, COM, Collision, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations , Waves (Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR)
~8 marks- Units
- Dimensions
- Measurements
- Kinematics
- Newton's Laws
- Friction
- Work-Energy-Power
- COM
- Collision
- Rotational Motion
- Gravitation
- Elasticity
- Fluid Mechanics
- Oscillations (SHM)
- Waves (Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR)
- 2
Thermal Physics
~4 marksCalorimetry, KTG, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics (Laws, Cycles, Heat Engines, Carnot, Refrigerator, Entropy)
- Thermal Physics — Calorimetry
- KTG
- Heat Transfer
- Thermodynamics (Laws, Cycles, Heat Engines, Carnot, Refrigerator, Entropy)
- 3
Electrostatics
~5 marksCoulomb'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
Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity), Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer), EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Inductance, Transformer, Generator), AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, LCR, Resonance, Power, LC), EM Waves
~7 marks- Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity)
- Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer)
- EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Inductance, Transformer, Generator)
- AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, LCR, Resonance, Power, LC)
- EM Waves
- 5
Optics
~6 marksRay (Reflection, Refraction, TIR, Mirrors, Lenses, Prisms, Dispersion, Optical Instruments), Wave (Huygens, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Brewster, Malus, Polaroids, Resolving Power)
- Optics — Ray (Reflection, Refraction, TIR, Mirrors, Lenses, Prisms, Dispersion, Optical Instruments)
- Wave (Huygens, Interference, Diffraction, Polarization, Brewster, Malus, Polaroids, Resolving Power)
- 6
Modern Physics
~6 marksPhotoelectric, de Broglie, Davisson-Germer, Heisenberg, Atoms (Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, Hydrogen Spectrum), Nuclei (Composition, Binding Energy, Radioactivity, Fission, Fusion, Reactors), X-Rays, Compton Effect, Lasers, Recent Discoveries
- Modern Physics — Photoelectric
- de Broglie
- Davisson-Germer
- Heisenberg
- Atoms (Thomson, Rutherford, Bohr, Hydrogen Spectrum)
- Nuclei (Composition, Binding Energy, Radioactivity, Fission, Fusion, Reactors)
- X-Rays
- Compton Effect
- Lasers
- Recent Discoveries
- 7
Semiconductors & Electronics
~8 marksEnergy 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 MHT CET Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE) syllabus?
Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE) for MHT CET has 7 topics: Units, Dimensions, Measurements, Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Friction, Work-Energy-Power, COM, Collision, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations , Waves (Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR), Thermal Physics, Electrostatics, Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity), Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer), EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Inductance, Transformer, Generator), AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, LCR, Resonance, Power, LC), EM Waves, Optics, Modern Physics and Semiconductors & Electronics, with 58 sub-topics in all.
How many questions come from Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE) in MHT CET?
About 50 questions (50 marks) in Physics. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.
Which Physics (Class XI & XII Maharashtra HSC / CBSE / ICSE) topics matter most for MHT CET?
By weightage in the syllabus data: Units, Dimensions, Measurements, Kinematics, Newton's Laws, Friction, Work-Energy-Power, COM, Collision, Rotational Motion, Gravitation, Elasticity, Fluid Mechanics, Oscillations , Waves (Standing, Beats, Doppler, Sound, Organ Pipes, SONAR) (~8 marks), Semiconductors & Electronics (~8 marks), Current Electricity (Ohm's, Resistance, Cells, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone, Potentiometer, Meter Bridge, Heating, Thermoelectricity), Magnetic Effects (Biot-Savart, Ampere's, Force, Cyclotron, Galvanometer), EMI (Faraday, Lenz, Motional, Inductance, Transformer, Generator), AC (Peak/RMS, Reactance, LCR, Resonance, Power, LC), EM Waves (~7 marks).
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Compiled from official notifications for study purposes. Always confirm with the conducting body's latest notification.