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This article provides JEE Main Best Books topic wise from different authors & publishers and other books related to JEE Main exams along with previous years question papers and model papers.

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Best Books for JEE Main 2020
Subject Name	Name of the Books
Physics	NCERT Physics Class XI NCERT Physics Class XII Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma - Part I Concepts of Physics by H. C. Verma - Part II Objective Physics By DC Pandey Fundamentals of Physics by Halliday, Resnick and Walker Fundamental Physics by Pradeep Problems in General Physics by IE Irodov
Chemistry	NCERT Chemistry textbooks for Class XI NCERT Chemistry textbooks for Class XII Physical Chemistry by OP Tandon ABC of Chemistry for Classes 11 by Modern ABC of Chemistry for Classes 12 by Modern Concise Inorganic Chemistry by JD Lee Dinesh Chemistry Guide Practise books by VK Jaiswal (Inorganic), MS Chauhan (Organic) and N Awasthi (Physical)
Maths	COMPLETE MATHEMATICS FOR JEE MAIN 2020 Short Tricks in Mathematics for JEE Main & Adv By Career Point Kota 40 Days Crash Course for JEE Main Mathematics Objective Mathematics Chapter-wise MCQs for NTA JEE Main/BITSAT JEE Main Mathematics Integral Calculus for JEE Main & Advanced (Mathematics Module VI) 42+ 18 Years Chapterwise Solutions Maths for JEE (Adv + Main)

JEE Main 2020 Detailed Syllabus

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JEE Main Exam Syllabus The Syllabus for JEE Main 2020 will still be based mainly on the topics covered in Class 11 and 12.

JEE Main 2020 Detailed Syllabus

JEE Mains Chemistry Syllabus

Units	Topics
Physical Chemistry
Some Basic Concepts In Chemistry	Matter and its nature, Dalton’s atomic theory Concept of atom, molecule, element and compound Physical quantities and their measurements in Chemistry, precision and accuracy, significant figures, S.I. Units, dimensional analysis Laws of chemical combination Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulae Chemical equations and stoichiometry
States Of Matter	Classification of matter into solid, liquid and gaseous states .
	Gaseous State: Measurable properties of gases Gas laws – Boyle’s law, Charle’s law, Graham’s law of diffusion, Avogadro’s law, Dalton’s law of partial pressure Concept of Absolute scale of temperature; Ideal gas equation Kinetic theory of gases (only postulates) Concept of average, root mean square and most probable velocities Real gases, deviation from Ideal behavior, comprehensibility factor and van der Walls equation
	Liquid State: Properties of liquids – vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension and effect of temperature on them (qualitative treatment only).
	Solid State: Classification of solids: molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea) Bragg’s Law and its applications Unit cell and lattices, packing in solids (fcc, bcc and hcp lattices), voids, calculations involving unit cell parameters, imperfection in solids Electrical, magnetic and dielectric properties
Atomic Structure	Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and their limitations Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect Spectrum of hydrogen atom, Bohr model of hydrogen atom – its postulates, derivation of the relations for energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr’s model Dual nature of matter, de-Broglie’s relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
Atomic Structure	Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanical model of atom, its important features, concept of atomic orbitals as one electron wave functions various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum and magnetic quantum numbers) and their significance shapes of s, p and d – orbitals, electron spin and spin quantum number Rules for filling electrons in orbitals – aufbau principle, Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule, electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals.
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	Kossel – Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, concept of ionic and covalent bonds.
	Ionic Bonding: Formation of ionic bonds, factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of lattice enthalpy.
	Covalent Bonding: Concept of electronegativity, Fajan’s rule, dipole moment Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of simple molecules Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding: Valence bond theory – Its important features, concept of hybridization involving s, p and d orbitals Resonance Molecular Orbital Theory – Its important features, LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear diatomic molecules, concept of bond order, bond length and bond energy.
Chemical Thermodynamics	Fundamentals of thermodynamics: System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties, state functions, types of processes.
Chemical Thermodynamics	First law of thermodynamics – Concept of work, heat internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat capacity Hess’s law of constant heat summation Enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition, hydration, ionization and solution Second law of thermodynamics Spontaneity of processes DS of the universe and DG of the system as criteria for spontaneity, Dgo (Standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant
Solutions	Different methods for expressing concentration of solution – molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage (by volume and mass both), vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult’s Law – Ideal and non-ideal solutions, vapour pressure – composition, plots for ideal and non-ideal solutions Colligative properties of dilute solutions – relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure Determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; Abnormal value of molar mass, van’t Hoff factor and its significance
Equilibrium	Meaning of equilibrium, concept of dynamic equilibrium.
	Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid -liquid, liquid – gas and solid – gas equilibria, Henry’s law, general characterics of equilibrium involving physical processes. Equilibria involving chemical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, significance of DG and DGo in chemical equilibria, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, effect of catalyst; Le Chatelier’s principle.
	Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted – Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multi stage ionization) and ionization constants, ionization of water, pH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions.
Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry	Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number, balancing of redox reactions.
	Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivities and their variation with concentration Kohlrausch’s law and its applications.
	Electrochemical cells – Electrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard electrode potential, half – cell and cell reactions, emf of a Galvanic cell and its measurement Nernst equation and its applications; Relationship between cell potential and Gibbs’ energy change Dry cell and lead accumulator; Fuel cells.
Chemical Kinetics	Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions: concentration, temperature, pressure and catalyst elementary and complex reactions, order and molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constant and its units, differential and integral forms of zero and first-order reactions, their characteristics and half-lives, effect of temperature on rate of reactions – Arrhenius theory, activation energy and its calculation, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation).
Inorganic Chemistry
Classification Of Elements and Periodicity In Properties	Modem periodic law and present form of the periodic table, s, p, d and f block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states and chemical reactivity.
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals	Modes of occurrence of elements in nature, minerals, ores; Steps involved in the extraction of metals – concentration, reduction (chemical and electrolytic methods) and refining with special reference to the extraction of Al, Cu, Zn and Fe; Thermodynamic and electrochemical principles involved in the extraction of metals.
Hydrogen	Position of hydrogen in periodic table, isotopes, preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen Physical and chemical properties of water and heavy water Structure, preparation, reactions and uses of hydrogen peroxide Hydrogen as a fuel
S- Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)	Group – 1 and 2 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements, anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal relationships.
S- Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)	Preparation and properties of some important compounds – sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide; Industrial uses of lime,limestone, Plaster of Paris and cement; Biological significance of Na, K, Mg and Ca.
P- Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)	Group – 13 to Group 18 Elements General Introduction: Electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups; unique behavior of the first element in each group.
P- Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)	Groupwise study of the p – block elements Group – 13: Preparation, properties and uses of boron and aluminium; properties of boric acid, diborane, boron trifluoride, aluminium chloride and alums. Group – 14: Allotropes of carbon, tendency for catenation; Structure & properties of silicates, and zeolites. Group – 15: Properties and uses of nitrogen and phosphorus; Allotropic forms of phosphorus; Preparation, properties, structure and uses of ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine and phosphorus halides, (PCl3, PCl5); Structures of oxides and oxoacids of phosphorus. Group – 16: Preparation, properties, structures and uses of ozone; Allotropic forms of sulphur; Preparation, properties, structures and uses of sulphuric acid (including its industrial preparation); Structures of oxoacids of sulphur. Group – 17: Preparation, properties and uses of hydrochloric acid; Trends in the acidic nature of hydrogen halides; Structures of Interhalogen compounds and oxides and oxoacids of halogens. Group –18: Occurrence and uses of noble gases; Structures of fluorides and oxides of xenon.
D and F- Block Elements	Transition Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics, general trends in properties of the first row transition elements – physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, atomic radii, colour, catalytic behaviour, magnetic properties, complex formation, interstitial compounds, alloy formation; Preparation, properties and uses of K2 Cr2 O7 and KMnO4 .
	Inner Transition Elements: Lanthanoids – Electronic configuration, oxidation states and lanthanide contraction.
	Actinoids – Electronic configuration and oxidation states
Coordination Compounds –	Introduction to coordination compounds, Werner’s theory ligands, coordination number, denticity, chelation; IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism Bonding-Valence bond approach and basic ideas of Crystal field theory, colour and magnetic properties; Importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and in biological systems).
Environmental Chemistry –	Environmental pollution – Atmospheric, water and soil. Atmospheric pollution – Tropospheric and Stratospheric Tropospheric pollution – Gaseous pollutants: Oxides of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur, hydrocarbons; their sources, harmful effects and prevention; Greenhouse effect and Global warming; Acid rain; Particulate pollutants: Smoke, dust, smog, fumes, mist; their sources, harmful effects and prevention. Stratospheric pollution- Formation and breakdown of ozone, depletion of ozone layer – its mechanism and effects. Water Pollution – Major pollutants such as, pathogens, organic wastes and chemical pollutants; their harmful effects and prevention. Soil pollution – Major pollutants such as: Pesticides (insecticides,. herbicides and fungicides), their harmful effects and prevention. Strategies to control environmental pollution.
Organic Chemistry
Purification and Characterization Of Organic Compounds	Purification – Crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction chromatography – principles and their applications
	Qualitative analysis – Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus and halogens.
	Quantitative analysis (basic principles only) – Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur, phosphorus.
	Calculations of empirical formulae and molecular formulae; Numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis.
Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry	Tetravalency of carbon; Shapes of simple molecules – hybridization (s and p); Classification of organic compounds based on functional groups: – C = C – , – C h C – and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; Homologous series; Isomerism – structural and stereoisomerism.
Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry	Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC) Covalent bond fission – Homolytic and heterolytic: free radicals, carbocations and carbanions; stability of carbocations and free radicals, electrophiles and nucleophiles. Electronic displacement in a covalent bond – Inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyperconjugation.
Hydrocarbons	Classification, isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties and reactions. Alkanes – Conformations: Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane); Mechanism of halogenation of alkanes.
	Alkenes – Geometrical isomerism; Mechanism of electrophilic addition: addition of hydrogen, halogens, water, hydrogen halides (Markownikoff’s and peroxide effect); Ozonolysis and polymerization.
	Alkynes – Acidic character; Addition of hydrogen, halogens, water and hydrogen halides; Polymerization
	Aromatic hydrocarbons – Nomenclature, benzene – structure and aromaticity; Mechanism of electrophilic substitution: halogenation, nitration, Friedel – Craft’s alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in mono-substituted benzene.
Organic Compounds Containing Halogens	General methods of preparation, properties and reactions; Nature of C-X bond; Mechanisms of substitution reactions.
Organic Compounds Containing Halogens	Uses; Environmental effects of chloroform & iodoform.
Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen	General methods of preparation, properties, reactions and uses.
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers	Alcohols: Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration. Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration and sulphonation, Reimer – Tiemann reaction. Ethers: Structure. Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group Nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones Important reactions such as – Nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN, NH3 and its derivatives), Grignard reagent; oxidation; reduction (Wolff Kishner and Clemmensen); acidity of r – hydrogen, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction; Chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones.
Carboxylic Acids	Acidic strength and factors affecting it.
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	General methods of preparation, properties, reactions and uses. Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, basic character and identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines and their basic character. Diazonium Salts: Importance in synthetic organic chemistry.
Polymers	General introduction and classification of polymers, general methods of polymerization-addition and condensation, copolymerization Natural and synthetic rubber and vulcanization some important polymers with emphasis on their monomers and uses – polythene, nylon, polyester and bakelite.
Biomolecules	General introduction and importance of biomolecules. Carbohydrates – Classification: aldoses and ketoses; monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose and maltose). Proteins – Elementary Idea of r – amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides; Proteins: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes. Vitamins – Classification and functions. Nucleic Acids – Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological functions of nucleic acids.
Chemistry in Everyday Life	Chemicals in medicines – Analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamine – their meaning and common examples.
Chemistry in Everyday Life	Chemicals in food – Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents – common examples. Cleansing agents – Soaps and detergents, cleansing action.
Principal Related to Practical Chemistry	Detection of extra elements (N,S, halogens) in organic compounds; Detection of the following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl and amino groups in organic compounds.
	Chemistry involved in the preparation of the following: Inorganic compounds: Mohr’s salt, potash alum. Organic compounds: Acetanilide, p nitroacetanilide, aniline yellow, iodoform.
	Chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises – Acids bases and the use of indicators, oxalic-acid vs KMnO4, Mohr’s salt vs KMnO4.
	Chemical principles involved in the qualitative salt analysis: Cations – Pb2+ , Cu2+, AI3+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, NH4+. Anions- CO3 2-, S2-, SO4 2-, NO2-, NO3-, CI -, Br, I. (Insoluble salts excluded).
Chemical principles involved in the following experiments:	Kinetic study of reaction of iodide ion with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature.
	Enthalpy of solution of CuSO4
	Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid and strong base.
	Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols.

JEE Mains Maths Syllabus

Units	Topics
Sets, relations and functions	Sets and their representation Union, intersection and complement of sets and their algebraic properties Power set; Relation, Types of relations, equivalence relations, functions; One-one, into and onto functions, the composition of functions.
Complex numbers and quadratic equations	Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, Representation of complex numbers in the form a+ib and their representation in a plane, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number, triangle inequality, Quadratic equations in real and complex number systems and their solutions. Relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots. .
Matrices and determinants	Matrices, algebra of matrices, types of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three. Properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, area of triangles using determinants Adjoint and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and elementary transformations, Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices.
Permutations and combinations	Fundamental principle of counting, permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection, Meaning of P (n,r) and C (n,r), simple applications.
Mathematical induction	Principle of Mathematical Induction and its simple applications
Binomial theorem and its simple applications	Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, properties of Binomial coefficients simple applications
Limit, continuity and differentiability	Real valued functions algebra of functions polynomials rational trigonometric logarithmic and exponential functions inverse functions Graphs of simple functions Limits, continuity and differentiability Differentiation of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions Differentiation of trigonometric inverse trigonometric logarithmic exponentia, composite and implicit functions derivatives of order upto two Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorems Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic – increasing and decreasing functions Maxima and minima of functions of one variable tangents and normals
Integral calculus	Integral as an anti – derivative. Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Integration by substitution, by parts and by partial fractions. Integration using trigonometric identities.
Integral calculus	Evaluation of simple integrals of the type Integral as limit of a sum Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Properties of definite integrals Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form
Differential equations	Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree. Formation of differential equations. Solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables, solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations of the type: dy/dx+p(x)y=q(x)
Coordinate geometry	Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates 10 in a plane distance formula section formula locus and its equation translation of axes slope of a line parallel and perpendicular lines intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes
	Straight lines: Various forms of equations of a line intersection of lines angles between two lines conditions for concurrence of three lines distance of a point from a line equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines coordinates of centroid orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle equation of family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines
	Circles, conic sections: Standard form of equation of a circle General form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre equation of a circle when the endpoints of a diameter are given points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle equation of the tangent. Sections of cones, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for y = mx + c to be a tangent and point (s) of tangency.
Three dimensional geometry	Coordinates of a point in space distance between two points section formula direction ratios and direction cosines angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation. Equations of a line and a plane in different forms, intersection of a line and a plane, coplanar lines.
Vector algebra	Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three dimensional space, scalar and vector products, scalar and vector triple product.
Statistics and probability	Measures of Dispersion: Calculation of mean, median, mode of grouped and ungrouped data calculation of standard deviation variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data. Probability: Probability of an event addition and multiplication theorems of probability Bayes theorem, probability distribution of a random variate Bernoulli trials and Binomial distribution
Trigonometry	Trigonometric identities and equations Trigonometric functions Inverse trigonometric functions and their properties Heights and Distances
Mathematical reasoning	Statements, logical operations and, or, implies, implied by, if and only if Understanding of tautology, contradiction, converse and contrapositive

JEE Mains Physics Syllabus

Units	Topics
Physics and Measurement	Physics, technology and society, S I units, Fundamental and derived units Least count, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, Errors in measurement, Dimensions of Physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications
Kinematics	Frame of reference Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time, position-time graphs, relations for uniformly accelerated motion. Scalars and Vectors, Vector addition and Subtraction, Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit Vector, Resolution of a Vector Relative Velocity, Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion
Laws Of Motion	Force and Inertia, Newton’s First Law of motion; Momentum, Newton’s Second Law of motion; Impulse; Newton’s Third Law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of concurrent forces.
	Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction rolling friction
	Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force and its applications
Work, Energy and Power	Work done by a constant force and a variable force kinetic and potential energies, work energy theorem power
Work, Energy and Power	Potential energy of a spring conservation of mechanical energy conservative and non-conservative forces Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions
Rotational Motion	Centre of mass of a two-particle system Centre of mass of a rigid body Basic concepts of rotational motion moment of a force Torque angular momentum conservation of angular momentum and its applications moment of inertia, radius of gyration Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects,parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications. Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion.
Gravitation	The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites.
Properties Of Solids and Liquids	Elastic behavior, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s Law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal’s law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoulli’s principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension – drops, bubbles and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, Newton’s law of cooling.
Thermodynamics	Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, concept of temperature. Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics. Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine and its efficiency.
Kinetic Theory Of Gases	Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases – assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature: rms speed of gas molecules; Degrees of freedom, Law of equipartition of energy, applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free path, Avogadro’s number.
Oscillations and Waves	Periodic motion period, frequency, displacement as a function of time Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a spring -restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M. – kinetic and potential energies; Simple pendulum – derivation of expression for its time period; Free, forced and damped oscillations, resonance
Oscillations and Waves	Wave motion Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves, Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect in sound
Electrostatics	Electric charges Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution.
Electrostatics	Electric field Electric field due to a point charge, Electric field lines, Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole, Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. -Electric flux, Gauss’s law and its applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; Equipotential surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field. -Conductors and insulators, Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, Energy stored in a capacitor.
Magnetic Effects Of Current and Magnetism	Biot – Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron. Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic field; Moving coil galvanometer, its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter. Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Hysteresis, Electromagnets and permanent magnets.
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents	Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance and impedance; LCR series circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattless current. AC generator and transformer.
Electromagnetic Waves Currents	Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X Rays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves.
Dual Nature Of Matter and radiation	Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations; Einstein’s photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer experiment.
Optics	Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its applications, Deviation and Dispersion of light by a prism, Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact, Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers. Wave optics wavefront and Huygens’ principle, Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens principle. Interference, Young’s double slit experiment and expression for fringe width. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes, Polarization, plane polarized light; Brewster’s law, uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids
Electromagnetic Waves	Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X Rays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves.
Atoms and Nuclei	Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones. Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays and their properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion .
Electronic Devices	Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator. Logic gates (OR, and, NOT, Nand and NOR). Transistor as a switch. .
Communication Systems	Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; Sky and space wave propagation, Need for modulation, Amplitude and Frequency Modulation, Bandwidth of signals, Bandwidth of Transmission medium, Basic Elements of a Communication System (Block Diagram only). .

Weightage

JEE Mains Chapter Wise Weight-age for Physics

Physics Chapters and topics	Average no. of Questions from the chapter	Weightage of the chapter and topic
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
Electromagnetic Induction ; AC	1	4

JEE Mains Chapter WISE WEIGHTAGE for Chemistry

Chemistry Chapters and topics	Average no. of Questions from the chapter	Weightage of the chapter and topic
Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry	3	12
Periodic table and Representative Elements	3	12
Thermodynamics And Gaseous State	2	8
Atomic Structure	2	8
Electrostatics	3	12
Magnetics	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
Stereo chemistry	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

JEE Mains Chapter WISE WEIGHTAGE for Mathematics

Chemistry Chapters and topics	Average no. of Questions from the chapter	Weightage of the chapter and topic
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
Trignometry	1	4
Mathematical Reasoning	1	4
Differential Equation	1	4
Statics and Dynamics	1	4
Differential Calculus	1	4