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Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Aptitude Test Syllabus Highlights

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Indian Institutes Of Science Education And Research Aptitude Test Syllabus Highlights

The Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Aptitude Test syllabus is based on NCERT Class 11-12, applicable for year 2025. The official syllabus is published on the exam portal.

Name	Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research Aptitude Test
Conducting Authority	IISER Joint Admission Committee (IISER-JAC)
Syllabus Based On	NCERT Class 11-12
Total Marks	240
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Subjects Covered	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Physical World and Measurement	-	-
Kinematics	-	-
Laws of Motion	-	-
Work, Energy and Power	-	-
Motion of Systems of Particles and Rigid body	-	-
Gravitation	-	-
Properties of Bulk Matter	-	-
Thermodynamics	-	-
Behavior of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory	-	-
Oscillations	-	-
Waves	-	-
Electrostatics	-	-
Current Electricity	-	-
Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism	-	-
Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current	-	-
Electromagnetic Waves	-	-
Optics	-	-
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	-	-
Atoms	-	-
Nuclei	-	-
Electronic Devices	-	-
Communication Systems	-	-

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	-	-
Structure of the Atom	-	-
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	-	-
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	-	-
States of Matter	-	The Solid State Solutions
Thermodynamics	-	-
Equilibrium	-	-
Redox Reactions	-	-
Hydrogen	-	-
The s-block Elements	-	-
The p-Block Elements	-	-
Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques	-	-
Hydrocarbons	-	-
Environmental Chemistry	-	-
Electrochemistry	-	-
Chemical Kinetics	-	-
Surface Chemistry	-	-
General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements	-	-
The d- and f-Block Elements	-	-
Coordination Compounds	-	-
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes	-	-
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers	-	-
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids	-	-
Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	-	-
Biomolecules	-	-
Polymers	-	-
Chemistry in Everyday Life	-	-

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Sets	-	-
Relations and Functions	-	-
Trigonometric Functions	-	-
Inverse Trigonometric Functions	-	-
Principle of Mathematical Induction	-	-
Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	-	-
Linear Inequalities	-	-
Permutations and Combinations	-	-
Binomial Theorem	-	-
Sequences and Series	-	-
Straight Lines	-	-
Conic Sections	-	-
Three Dimensional Geometry	-	-
Limits and Derivatives	-	Differentiation Application Of Derivatives
Mathematical Reasoning	-	-
Statistics	-	-
Probability	-	-
Matrices	-	-
Determinants	-	-
Continuity and Differentiability	-	-
Integrals	-	-
Applications of Integrals	-	-
Differential Equations	-	-
Vectors	-	-
Linear Programming	-	-

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Diversity in the Living World	-	Taxonomic Categories Biological Classification: Kingdoms (Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, And Animalia) Viruses, Viroids And Lichens
Structural Organization in Animals and Plants	-	Animal Tissues, Organs And Organ Systems (Earthworm, Cockroach And Frog) Morphology And Anatomy Of Flowering Plants
Cell Structure and Function	-	A Cell, The Cell Theory, An Overview Of Cell, Prokaryotic Cells, Eukaryotic Cells Biomolecules: Analysis Of Chemical Composition Of Organisms, Primary And Secondary Metabolites, Biomacromolecules, Proteins, Polysaccharides, Nucleic Acids, Structure Of Proteins, Enzymes
Plant Physiology	-	-
Human Physiology	-	-
Reproduction	-	Reproduction In Organisms
Genetics and Evolution	-	-
Biology and Human Welfare	-	-
Biotechnology and its Applications	-	-
Ecology and Environment	-	-