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2. JEEPhysicsSyllabus
3. JEEChemistrySyllabus
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JEEMathematicsSyllabus
Algebra
Algebraofcomplexnumbers,addition,multiplication,conjugation,polar
representation,propertiesofmodulusandprincipalargument,triangle
inequality,cuberootsofunity,geometricinterpretations.
Quadraticequationswithrealcoefficients,relationsbetweenrootsand
coefficients,formationofquadraticequationswithgivenroots,symmetric
functionsofroots.
Arithmetic,geometricandharmonicprogressions,arithmetic,geometric
andharmonicmeans,sumsoffinitearithmeticandgeometric
progressions,infinitegeometricseries,sumsofsquaresandcubesofthe
firstnnaturalnumbers.
Logarithmsandtheirproperties.
Permutationsandcombinations,Binomialtheoremforapositiveintegral
index,propertiesofbinomialcoefficients.
Matricesasarectangulararrayofrealnumbers,equalityofmatrices,
addition,multiplicationbyascalarandproductofmatrices,transposeofa
matrix,determinantofasquarematrixoforderuptothree,inverseofa
squarematrixoforderuptothree,propertiesofthesematrixoperations,
diagonal,symmetricandskewsymmetricmatricesandtheirproperties,
solutionsofsimultaneouslinearequationsintwoorthreevariables.
Additionandmultiplicationrulesofprobability,conditionalprobability,
independenceofevents,computationofprobabilityofeventsusing
permutationsandcombinations.
Trigonometry
Trigonometricfunctions,theirperiodicityandgraphs,additionand
subtractionformulae,formulaeinvolvingmultipleandsubmultipleangles,
generalsolutionoftrigonometricequations.
Relationsbetweensidesandanglesofatriangle,sinerule,cosinerule,
halfangleformulaandtheareaofatriangle,inversetrigonometric
functions(principalvalueonly).
Analyticalgeometry

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Twodimensions:Cartesiancoordinates,distancebetweentwopoints,
sectionformulae,shiftoforigin.
Equationofastraightlineinvariousforms,anglebetweentwolines,
distanceofapointfromaline.Linesthroughthepointofintersectionof
twogivenlines,equationofthebisectoroftheanglebetweentwolines,
concurrencyoflines,centroid,orthocentre,incentreandcircumcentreofa
triangle.
Equationofacircleinvariousforms,equationsoftangent,normaland
chord.
Parametricequationsofacircle,intersectionofacirclewithastraightline
oracircle,equationofacirclethroughthepointsofintersectionoftwo
circlesandthoseofacircleandastraightline.
Equationsofaparabola,ellipseandhyperbolainstandardform,theirfoci,
directricesandeccentricity,parametricequations,equationsoftangent
andnormal.
LocusProblems.
Threedimensions:Directioncosinesanddirectionratios,equationofa
straightlineinspace,equationofaplane,distanceofapointfromaplane.
Differentialcalculus
Realvaluedfunctionsofarealvariable,into,ontoandonetoone
functions,sum,difference,productandquotientoftwofunctions,
compositefunctions,absolutevalue,polynomial,rational,trigonometric,
exponentialandlogarithmicfunctions.
Limitandcontinuityofafunction,limitandcontinuityofthesum,
difference,productandquotientoftwofunctions,l'Hospitalruleof
evaluationoflimitsoffunctions.
Evenandoddfunctions,inverseofafunction,continuityofcomposite
functions,intermediatevaluepropertyofcontinuousfunctions.
Derivativeofafunction,derivativeofthesum,difference,productand
quotientoftwofunctions,chainrule,derivativesofpolynomial,rational,
trigonometric,inversetrigonometric,exponentialandlogarithmic
functions.
Derivativesofimplicitfunctions,derivativesuptoordertwo,geometrical
interpretationofthederivative,tangentsandnormals,increasingand
decreasingfunctions,maximumandminimumvaluesofafunction,
applicationsofRolle'sTheoremandLagrange'sMeanValueTheorem.
Integralcalculus
Integrationastheinverseprocessofdifferentiation,indefiniteintegralsof
standardfunctions,definiteintegralsandtheirproperties,applicationof
theFundamentalTheoremofIntegralCalculus.
Integrationbyparts,integrationbythemethodsofsubstitutionandpartial
fractions,applicationofdefiniteintegralstothedeterminationofareas
involvingsimplecurves.
Formationofordinarydifferentialequations,solutionofhomogeneous
differentialequations,variablesseparablemethod,linearfirstorder
differentialequations.
Vectors
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Additionofvectors,scalarmultiplication,scalarproducts,dotandcross
products,scalartripleproductsandtheirgeometricalinterpretations.

JEEChemistrySyllabus
Physicalchemistry
Generaltopics:TheconceptofatomsandmoleculesDalton'satomic
theoryMoleconceptChemicalformulaeBalancedchemicalequations
Calculations(basedonmoleconcept)involvingcommonoxidation
reduction,neutralisation,anddisplacementreactionsConcentrationin
termsofmolefraction,molarity,molalityandnormality.
Gaseousandliquidstates:Absolutescaleoftemperature,idealgas
equationDeviationfromideality,vanderWaalsequationKinetictheoryof
gases,average,rootmeansquareandmostprobablevelocitiesandtheir
relationwithtemperatureLawofpartialpressuresVapourpressure
Diffusionofgases.
Atomicstructureandchemicalbonding:Bohrmodel,spectrumof
hydrogenatom,quantumnumbersWaveparticleduality,deBroglie
hypothesisUncertaintyprincipleQuantummechanicalpictureof
hydrogenatom(qualitativetreatment),shapesofs,panddorbitals
Electronicconfigurationsofelements(uptoatomicnumber36)Aufbau
principlePauli'sexclusionprincipleandHund'sruleOrbitaloverlapand
covalentbondHybridisationinvolvings,panddorbitalsonlyOrbital
energydiagramsforhomonucleardiatomicspeciesHydrogenbond
Polarityinmolecules,dipolemoment(qualitativeaspectsonly)VSEPR
modelandshapesofmolecules(linear,angular,triangular,squareplanar,
pyramidal,squarepyramidal,trigonalbipyramidal,tetrahedraland
octahedral).
Energetics:FirstlawofthermodynamicsInternalenergy,workandheat,
pressurevolumeworkEnthalpy,Hess'slawHeatofreaction,fusionand
vapourizationSecondlawofthermodynamicsEntropyFreeenergy
Criterionofspontaneity.
Chemicalequilibrium:LawofmassactionEquilibriumconstant,Le
Chatelier'sprinciple(effectofconcentration,temperatureandpressure)
SignificanceofDGandDGoinchemicalequilibriumSolubilityproduct,
commonioneffect,pHandbuffersolutionsAcidsandbases(Bronsted
andLewisconcepts)Hydrolysisofsalts.
Electrochemistry:ElectrochemicalcellsandcellreactionsElectrode
potentialsNernstequationanditsrelationtoDGElectrochemicalseries,
emfofgalvaniccellsFaraday'slawsofelectrolysisElectrolytic
conductance,specific,equivalentandmolarconductance,Kohlrausch's
lawConcentrationcells.
Chemicalkinetics:RatesofchemicalreactionsOrderofreactionsRate
constantFirstorderreactionsTemperaturedependenceofrateconstant
(Arrheniusequation).
Solidstate:Classificationofsolids,crystallinestate,sevencrystal
systems(cellparametersa,b,c,a,b,g),closepackedstructureofsolids
(cubic),packinginfcc,bccandhcplatticesNearestneighbours,ionic
radii,simpleioniccompounds,pointdefects.
Solutions:Raoult'slawMolecularweightdeterminationfromloweringof
vaporpressure,elevationofboilingpointanddepressionoffreezingpoint.
Surfacechemistry:Elementaryconceptsofadsorption(excluding
adsorptionisotherms)Colloids:types,methodsofpreparationand
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generalpropertiesElementaryideasofemulsions,surfactantsand
micelles(onlydefinitionsandexamples).
Nuclearchemistry:Radioactivity:isotopesandisobarsPropertiesofa,
bandgraysKineticsofradioactivedecay(decayseriesexcluded),carbon
datingStabilityofnucleiwithrespecttoprotonneutronratioBrief
discussiononfissionandfusionreactions.
InorganicChemistry
Isolation/preparationandpropertiesofthefollowingnonmetals:
Boron,silicon,nitrogen,phosphorus,oxygen,sulphurandhalogens
Propertiesofallotropesofcarbon(onlydiamondandgraphite),
phosphorusandsulphur.
Preparationandpropertiesofthefollowingcompounds:Oxides,
peroxides,hydroxides,carbonates,bicarbonates,chloridesand
sulphatesofsodium,potassium,magnesiumandcalciumBoron:
diborane,boricacidandboraxAluminium:alumina,aluminiumchloride
andalumsCarbon:oxidesandoxyacid(carbonicacid)Silicon:silicones,
silicatesandsiliconcarbideNitrogen:oxides,oxyacidsandammonia
Phosphorus:oxides,oxyacids(phosphorusacid,phosphoricacid)and
phosphineOxygen:ozoneandhydrogenperoxideSulphur:hydrogen
sulphide,oxides,sulphurousacid,sulphuricacidandsodiumthiosulphate
Halogens:hydrohalicacids,oxidesandoxyacidsofchlorine,bleaching
powderXenonfluoridesFertilizers:commerciallyavailable(common)
NPKtype.
Transitionelements(3dseries):Definition,generalcharacteristics,
oxidationstatesandtheirstabilities,colour(excludingthedetailsof
electronictransitions)andcalculationofspinonlymagneticmoment
Coordinationcompounds:nomenclatureofmononuclearcoordination
compounds,cistransandionisationisomerisms,hybridizationand
geometriesofmononuclearcoordinationcompounds(linear,tetrahedral,
squareplanarandoctahedral).
Preparationandpropertiesofthefollowingcompounds:Oxidesand
chloridesoftinandleadOxides,chloridesandsulphatesofFe2+,Cu2+
andZn2+Potassiumpermanganate,potassiumdichromate,silveroxide,
silvernitrate,silverthiosulphate.
Oresandminerals:Commonlyoccurringoresandmineralsofiron,
copper,tin,lead,magnesium,aluminium,zincandsilver.
Extractivemetallurgy:Chemicalprinciplesandreactionsonly(industrial
detailsexcluded)Carbonreductionmethod(ironandtin)Selfreduction
method(copperandlead)Electrolyticreductionmethod(magnesiumand
aluminium)Cyanideprocess(silverandgold).
Principlesofqualitativeanalysis:GroupsItoV(onlyAg+,Hg2+,
Cu2+,Pb2+,Bi3+,Fe3+,Cr3+,Al3+,Ca2+,Ba2+,Zn2+,Mn2+and
Mg2+)Nitrate,halides(excludingfluoride),sulphate,sulphideand
sulphite.
OrganicChemistry
Concepts:HybridisationofcarbonSigmaandpibondsShapesof
moleculesStructuralandgeometricalisomerismOpticalisomerismof
compoundscontaininguptotwoasymmetriccenters,(R,SandE,Z
nomenclatureexcluded)IUPACnomenclatureofsimpleorganic
compounds(onlyhydrocarbons,monofunctionalandbifunctional
compounds)Conformationsofethaneandbutane(Newmanprojections)
ResonanceandhyperconjugationKetoenoltautomerismDetermination
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ofempiricalandmolecularformulaofsimplecompounds(onlycombustion
method)Hydrogenbonds:definitionandtheireffectsonphysical
propertiesofalcoholsandcarboxylicacidsInductiveandresonance
effectsonacidityandbasicityoforganicacidsandbasesPolarityand
inductiveeffectsinalkylhalidesReactiveintermediatesproducedduring
homolyticandheterolyticbondcleavageFormation,structureandstability
ofcarbocations,carbanionsandfreeradicals.
Preparation,propertiesandreactionsofalkanes:Homologous
series,physicalpropertiesofalkanes(meltingpoints,boilingpointsand
density)CombustionandhalogenationofalkanesPreparationofalkanes
byWurtzreactionanddecarboxylationreactions.
Preparation,propertiesandreactionsofalkenesandalkynes:
Physicalpropertiesofalkenesandalkynes(boilingpoints,densityand
dipolemoments)AcidityofalkynesAcidcatalysedhydrationofalkenes
andalkynes(excludingthestereochemistryofadditionandelimination)
ReactionsofalkeneswithKMnO4andozoneReductionofalkenesand
alkynesPreparationofalkenesandalkynesbyeliminationreactions
ElectrophilicadditionreactionsofalkeneswithX2,HX,HOXandH2O
(X=halogen)AdditionreactionsofalkynesMetalacetylides.
Reactionsofbenzene:StructureandaromaticityElectrophilic
substitutionreactions:halogenation,nitration,sulphonation,Friedel
CraftsalkylationandacylationEffectofo,mandpdirectinggroupsin
monosubstitutedbenzenes.
Phenols:Acidity,electrophilicsubstitutionreactions(halogenation,
nitrationandsulphonation)ReimerTiemanreaction,Kolbereaction.
Characteristicreactionsofthefollowing(includingthose
mentionedabove):Alkylhalides:rearrangementreactionsofalkyl
carbocation,Grignardreactions,nucleophilicsubstitutionreactions
Alcohols:esterification,dehydrationandoxidation,reactionwithsodium,
phosphorushalides,ZnCl2/conc.HCl,conversionofalcoholsinto
aldehydesandketonesAldehydesandKetones:oxidation,reduction,
oximeandhydrazoneformationaldolcondensation,Perkinreaction
Cannizzaroreactionhaloformreactionandnucleophilicadditionreactions
(Grignardaddition)Carboxylicacids:formationofesters,acidchlorides
andamides,esterhydrolysisAmines:basicityofsubstitutedanilinesand
aliphaticamines,preparationfromnitrocompounds,reactionwithnitrous
acid,azocouplingreactionofdiazoniumsaltsofaromaticamines,
Sandmeyerandrelatedreactionsofdiazoniumsaltscarbylaminereaction
Haloarenes:nucleophilicaromaticsubstitutioninhaloarenesand
substitutedhaloarenes(excludingBenzynemechanismandCine
substitution).
Carbohydrates:Classificationmonoanddisaccharides(glucoseand
sucrose)Oxidation,reduction,glycosideformationandhydrolysisof
sucrose.
Aminoacidsandpeptides:Generalstructure(onlyprimarystructurefor
peptides)andphysicalproperties.
Propertiesandusesofsomeimportantpolymers:Naturalrubber,
cellulose,nylon,teflonandPVC.
Practicalorganicchemistry:Detectionofelements(N,S,halogens)
Detectionandidentificationofthefollowingfunctionalgroups:hydroxyl
(alcoholicandphenolic),carbonyl(aldehydeandketone),carboxyl,amino
andnitroChemicalmethodsofseparationofmonofunctionalorganic
compoundsfrombinarymixtures.
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JEEPhysicsSyllabus
General:Unitsanddimensions,dimensionalanalysisleastcount,
significantfiguresMethodsofmeasurementanderroranalysisforphysical
quantitiespertainingtothefollowingexperiments:Experimentsbasedon
usingverniercalipersandscrewgauge(micrometer),Determinationofg
usingsimplependulum,Young'smodulusbySearle'smethod,Specific
heatofaliquidusingcalorimeter,focallengthofaconcavemirroranda
convexlensusinguvmethod,Speedofsoundusingresonancecolumn,
VerificationofOhm'slawusingvoltmeterandammeter,andspecific
resistanceofthematerialofawireusingmeterbridgeandpostofficebox.
Mechanics:Kinematicsinoneandtwodimensions(Cartesiancoordinates
only),projectilesCircularmotion(uniformandnonuniform)Relative
velocity.
Newton'slawsofmotionInertialanduniformlyacceleratedframesof
referenceStaticanddynamicfrictionKineticandpotentialenergyWork
andpowerConservationoflinearmomentumandmechanicalenergy.
SystemsofparticlesCentreofmassanditsmotionImpulseElasticand
inelasticcollisions.
LawofgravitationGravitationalpotentialandfieldAccelerationdueto
gravityMotionofplanetsandsatellitesincircularorbits.
Rigidbody,momentofinertia,parallelandperpendicularaxestheorems,
momentofinertiaofuniformbodieswithsimplegeometricalshapes
AngularmomentumTorqueConservationofangularmomentum
DynamicsofrigidbodieswithfixedaxisofrotationRollingwithoutslipping
ofrings,cylindersandspheresEquilibriumofrigidbodiesCollisionof
pointmasseswithrigidbodies.
Linearandangularsimpleharmonicmotions.
Hooke'slaw,Young'smodulus.
PressureinafluidPascal'slawBuoyancySurfaceenergyandsurface
tension,capillaryriseViscosity(Poiseuille'sequationexcluded),Stoke's
lawTerminalvelocity,Streamlineflow,Equationofcontinuity,Bernoulli's
theoremanditsapplications.
Wavemotion(planewavesonly),longitudinalandtransversewaves,
SuperpositionofwavesprogressiveandstationarywavesVibrationof
stringsandaircolumns.ResonanceBeatsSpeedofsoundingases
Dopplereffect(insound).
Thermalphysics:Thermalexpansionofsolids,liquidsandgases
Calorimetry,latentheatHeatconductioninonedimensionElementary
conceptsofconvectionandradiationNewton'slawofcoolingIdealgas
lawsSpecificheats(CvandCpformonatomicanddiatomicgases)
Isothermalandadiabaticprocesses,bulkmodulusofgasesEquivalenceof
heatandworkFirstlawofthermodynamicsanditsapplications(onlyfor
idealgases).Blackbodyradiation:absorptiveandemissivepowers
Kirchhoff'slaw,Wien'sdisplacementlaw,Stefan'slaw.
Electricityandmagnetism:Coulomb'slawElectricfieldandpotential
ElectricalPotentialenergyofasystemofpointchargesandofelectrical
dipolesinauniformelectrostaticfield,ElectricfieldlinesFluxofelectric
fieldGauss'slawanditsapplicationinsimplecases,suchas,tofindfield
duetoinfinitelylongstraightwire,uniformlychargedinfiniteplanesheet
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CapacitanceParallelplatecapacitorwithandwithoutdielectrics
CapacitorsinseriesandparallelEnergystoredinacapacitor.
Electriccurrent:Ohm'slawSeriesandparallelarrangementsof
resistancesandcellsKirchhoff'slawsandsimpleapplicationsHeating
effectofcurrent.
BiotSavartlawandAmpere'slaw,magneticfieldnearacurrentcarrying
straightwire,alongtheaxisofacircularcoilandinsidealongstraight
solenoidForceonamovingchargeandonacurrentcarryingwireina
uniformmagneticfield.
MagneticmomentofacurrentloopEffectofauniformmagneticfieldona
currentloopMovingcoilgalvanometer,voltmeter,ammeterandtheir
conversions.
Electromagneticinduction:Faraday'slaw,Lenz'slawSelfandmutual
inductanceRC,LRandLCcircuitswithd.c.anda.c.sources.
Optics:RectilinearpropagationoflightReflectionandrefractionatplane
andsphericalsurfacesTotalinternalreflectionDeviationanddispersion
oflightbyaprismThinlensesCombinationsofmirrorsandthinlenses
Magnification.
Wavenatureoflight:Huygen'sprinciple,interferencelimitedtoYoung's
doubleslitexperiment.
Modernphysics:AtomicnucleusAlpha,betaandgammaradiations
LawofradioactivedecayDecayconstantHalflifeandmeanlifeBinding
energyanditscalculationFissionandfusionprocessesEnergy
calculationintheseprocesses.
PhotoelectriceffectBohr'stheoryofhydrogenlikeatomsCharacteristic
andcontinuousXrays,Moseley'slawdeBrogliewavelengthofmatter
waves.

JEESyllabusforAptitudeTestinB.Arch.&B.Des.
Freehanddrawing:Thiswouldcompriseofsimpledrawingdepictingthe
totalobjectinitsrightformandproportion,surfacetexture,relative
locationanddetailsofitscomponentpartsinappropriatescale.Common
domesticordaytodaylifeusableobjectslikefurniture,equipment,etc.,
frommemory.
Geometricaldrawing:Exercisesingeometricaldrawingcontaininglines,
angles,triangles,quadrilaterals,polygons,circlesetc.Studyofplan(top
view),elevation(frontorsideviews)ofsimplesolidobjectslikeprisms,
cones,cylinders,cubes,splayedsurfaceholdersetc.
Threedimensionalperception:Understandingandappreciationof
threedimensionalformswithbuildingelements,colour,volumeand
orientation.Visualizationthroughstructuringobjectsinmemory.
Imaginationandaestheticsensitivity:Compositionexercisewithgiven
elements.Contextmapping.Creativitycheckthroughinnovative
uncommontestwithfamiliarobjects.Senseofcolourgroupingor
application.
Architecturalawareness:Generalinterestandawarenessoffamous
architecturalcreationsbothnationalandinternational,placesand
personalities(architects,designersetc.)intherelateddomain.

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