Mathematics Topics & Number of Questions (Expected) Asked in JEE Main

Topics No of Questions Marks

Coordinate Geometry 5 20
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability 3 12
Integral Calculus 3 12
Complex numbers and Quadratic Equation 2 8
Matrices and Determinants 2 8
Statistics and Probability 2 8
Three Dimensional Geometry 2 8
Vector Algebra 2 8
Sets, Relation and Function 1 4
Permutations and Combinations 1 4
Binomial Theorem and Its Application 1 4
Sequences and Series 1 4
Trigonometry 1 4
Mathematical Reasoning 1 4
Differential Equation 1 4
Statics and Dynamics 1 4
Differential Calculus
1 4
Physics Topics & Number of Questions (Expected) Asked in JEE Main

Topics No of Questions Marks

Modern Physics 5 20
Heat and Thermodynamics 3 12
Optics 3 12
Current Electricity 3 12
Electrostatics 3 12
Magnetics 2 8
Unit,Dimension and Vector 1 4
Kinematics 1 4
Laws of motion 1 4
Work,Power and Energy 1 4
Centre Of Mass, Impulse and Momentum 1 4
Rotation 1 4
Gravitation 1 4
Simple Harmonic Motion 1 4
Solids and Fluids 1 4
Waves 1 4
Electromagnetics Induction ; AC 1 4
Chemistry Topics & Number of Questions (Expected) Asked in JEE Main
Topics No of Questions Marks
Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry 3 12
Periodic table and Representative Elements 3 12
Thermodynamics And Gaseous State 2 8
Atomic Structure 2 8
Chemical Bonding 2 8
Chemical And Ionic Equilibrium 2 8
Solid State And Surface Chemistry 2 8
Nuclear Chemistry And Environment 2 8
Mole Concept 1 4
Redox Reaction 1 4
Electrochemistry 1 4
Chemical Kinetics 1 4
Solution and Colligative Properties 1 4
General Organic Chemistry 1 4
Stereochemistry 1 4
Hydrocarbon 1 4
Alkyl Halides 1 4
Carboxylic Acid and their Derivatives 1 4
Carbohydrates, amino acid and Polymers 1 4
Aromatic Compounds 1 4
Best Books for JEE Main Chemistry Syllabus
 Chemistry - NCERT
 Numerical Chemistry (Author: P. Bahadur)
 Inorganic Chemistry (Author: J.D. Lee)
 Organic Chemistry (Author: Morrison & Boyd)

Best Books for JEE Main Mathematics Syllabus

 Maths XI & XII – NCERT,
 Trigonometry (Author: S. L. Loney) ,
 Co-ordinate Geometry (Author: S. L. Loney),
 Higher Algebra (Author: Hall & Knight)

Best Books for JEE Main Physics Syllabus

 Advance Physics (Author: Nelkon and Parker)
 Concepts of Physics Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Author: H.C. Verma)
 Feynman Lectures on Physics (Author: Feynman, Leighton and Sands)
 Fundamentals of Physics (Author: Halliday, Resnick and Walker)
 Objective Questions on Physics- Chapterwise Solved Papers (Author: D.C. Pandey)
 Problems in General Physics (Author: IE Irodov)
 Problems in Physics (Author: AA Pinsky)

JEE Advanced Syllabus for Chemistry

Chapters Units
Physical Chemistry
Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical
formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on mole concept) involving
General topics
common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions; Concentration
in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.
Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der
Gaseous and liquid states 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.
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;
Atomic structure and chemical Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only;
bonding 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).

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
Energetics
thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity.

Law of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of

Chemical equilibrium 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.
 Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation
and its relation to ?G; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells; Faraday’s laws of
Electrochemistry
electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity,
Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells.
Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions;
Chemical kinetics
Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).
Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c,
Solid state ?, ?, ?), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices;
Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects.
Raoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure,
Solutions
elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point.
Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids: types,
Surface chemistry methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of emulsions,
surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).
Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of ?, ? and ? rays; Kinetics of radioactive
Nuclear chemistry decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with respect to proton-
neutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion reactions.
Inorganic Chemistry
Isolation/preparation and
Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of
properties of the following non-
allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur.
metals
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
Preparation and properties of
(carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and silicon carbide; Nitrogen: oxides,
the following compounds
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).
Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and
Preparation and properties of
Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver
the following compounds
thiosulphate.
Ores and minerals Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium,
aluminium, zinc and silver.
Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon reduction
Extractive metallurgy method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead);
Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process (silver and
gold).
Principles of qualitative Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+,
analysis Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate and sulphide.
Organic Chemistry
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
Concepts
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 Homologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and
reactions of alkanes density); Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz
reaction and decarboxylation reactions.
 Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments);
Preparation, properties and Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes (excluding the
reactions of alkenes and stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and
alkynes 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.
Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration,
Reactions of benzene
sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and p-directing
groups in monosubstituted benzenes.
Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and sulphonation);
Phenols
Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction.
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
Characteristic reactions of the hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction;
following (including those haloform reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition); Carboxylic
mentioned above) 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).
Classification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation, reduction,
Carbohydrates
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 Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.
important polymers
Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the following
functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone),
Practical organic chemistry
carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of separation of monofunctional organic
compounds from binary mixtures.
Best books for JEE Advanced Chemistry
 Physical Chemistry by OP Tandon
 Organic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon
 Inorganic Chemistry by O P Tandon
 Organic Chemistry by Paula Bruice Yurkanis
 Organic Chemistry by Morrison & Boyd
 Inorganic Chemistry by J.D Lee

JEE Advanced Syllabus for Mathematics

Chapters Units
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
Algebra 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.
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,
Matrices 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.
Probability Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem, independence of
events, computation of probability of events using permutations and combinations.
 Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction formulae, formulae
Trigonometry 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).
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
Analytical
circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation of a circle through the
geometry
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.
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
Differential property of continuous functions.
calculus 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.
Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite
Integral integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus.
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.
Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple products and their
Vectors
geometrical interpretations.

Best books for JEE Advanced Mathematics

 Integral Calculus for IIT-JEE by Amit M Agarwal (Arihant Publications)
 A Text Book of Algebra For JEE Main & Advanced by Dr. SK Goyal (Arihant Publications)
 Problems in Calculus Of One Variable by I.A.Maron
 Plane Trigonometry and Coordinate Geometry (Two Books) by S.L Loney
 Objective Mathematics By R.D. Sharma

JEE Advanced Syllabus for Physics

Chapters Units
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,
General 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.
Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles; Uniform circular motion;
Relative velocity.
Mechanics 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).
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;
Thermal
Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes,
physics
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.
Coulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges and
of 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.
Electricity and
magnetism 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 on 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.
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
Optics lenses; Magnification.
Wave nature of light: Huygen’s principle, interference limited to Young’s doubleslit experiment.
Atomic nucleus; ?, ? and ? 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
Modern processes.
physics
Photoelectric effect; Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays,
Moseley’s law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

Best books for JEE Advanced Physics

 Concepts of Physics by H C Verma (Vol-1 and Vol-2)
 Fundamentals of Physics by David Halliday/Resnick/Walker
 IIT JEE Physics by Arihant