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JEE Advanced 2025 Syllabus – Subject-Wise Topics, Weightage & Exam Highlights

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Joint Entrance Examination Advanced Syllabus Highlights

The Joint Entrance Examination Advanced syllabus is based on NCERT Class 11-12, applicable for year 2025. The official syllabus is published on the exam portal.

Name	Joint Entrance Examination Advanced
Conducting Authority	One of the seven zonal Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on a rotational basis under the guidance of the Joint Admission Board (JAB). For 2025, IIT Kanpur was the organizing institute. For 2026, IIT Roorkee is expected to be the organizing institute.
Syllabus Based On	NCERT Class 11-12
Total Marks	360
Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ), Numerical Answer Type, Integer Type
Subjects Covered	Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
General Physics	-	Units And Dimensions Dimensional Analysis Least Count Significant Figures Methods Of Measurement And Error Analysis
Mechanics	-	Kinematics In One And Two Dimensions (Cartesian Coordinates Only) Projectiles Uniform Circular Motion Relative Velocity 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 Kepler's Laws Geostationary Orbits 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 Rolling Without Slipping Hooke's Law Young's Modulus Pressure In A Fluid Pascal's Law Buoyancy Surface Energy And Surface Tension Angle Of Contact Drops, Bubbles And Capillary Rise Viscosity (Poiseuille's Equation Excluded) Stokes' Law Terminal Velocity Streamline Flow Equation Of Continuity Bernoulli's Theorem And Its Applications Modulus Of Rigidity And Bulk Modulus In Mechanics
Thermal Physics	-	Calorimetry And Latent Heat Kirchhoff's Law Wien's Displacement Law Carnot Engine And Its Efficiency Specific Heats (Cv And Cp) Of Monoatomic And Diatomic Gases First Law Of Thermodynamics With Applications To Ideal Gases Absorptive And Emissive Powers Blackbody Radiation Thermal Expansion Of Solids, Liquids, And Gases One-dimensional Heat Conduction Elementary Concepts Of Convection And Radiation Bulk Modulus Of Gases Newton's Law Of Cooling Isothermal And Adiabatic Processes Second Law Of Thermodynamics Reversible And Irreversible Processes Ideal Gas Law
Electricity and Magnetism	-	Rc, Lr, Lc, And Lcr Circuits With Both Ac And Dc Sources Magnetic Fields Due To A Straight Wire, Circular Coil, And Solenoid Resistances And Cells In Series And Parallel Electric Field Lines And Electric Flux Force On A Moving Charge In A Magnetic Field Energy Storage In Capacitors With And Without Dielectrics Magnetic Moment Of A Current Loop Faraday's And Lenz's Laws Of Electromagnetic Induction Biot–savart's Law Electric Potential Energy Of Systems Gauss's Law And Its Applications Coulomb's Law Self And Mutual Inductance Ohm's Law And Electric Current Conversion Of Galvanometer Into Voltmeter And Ammeter Potential Due To Point Charges And Dipoles Ampere's Law Kirchhoff's Laws Effect Of A Uniform Magnetic Field On A Current-carrying Loop
Optics	-	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)
Modern Physics	-	Atomic Nucleus α, β And γ 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 Processes Photoelectric Effect Bohr's Theory Of Hydrogen-like Atoms Characteristic And Continuous X-rays Moseley's Law De Broglie Wavelength Of Matter Waves

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
General Topics	-	Concept Of Atoms And Molecules Dalton's Atomic Theory Mole Concept Chemical Formulae Balanced Chemical Equations Calculations (Based On Mole Concept And Stoichiometry) Involving Common Oxidation-reduction, Neutralisation, And Displacement Reactions Concentration In Terms Of Mole Fraction, Molarity, Molality And Normality
States of Matter: Gaseous and Liquid States	-	Gas Laws And Ideal Gas Equation Absolute Scale Of Temperature Deviation From Ideality Van Der Waals Equation Kinetic Theory Of Gases Average, Root Mean Square And Most Probable Velocities And Their Relation With Temperature Law Of Partial Pressures Diffusion Of Gases Vapour Pressure Surface Tension Viscosity
Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonding	-	Bohr Model Spectrum Of Hydrogen Atom Wave-particle Duality De Broglie Hypothesis Uncertainty Principle Qualitative Quantum Mechanical Picture Of Hydrogen Atom: Energies, Quantum Numbers, Wave Function And Probability Density (Plots Only), Shapes Of S, P And D Orbitals Aufbau Principle Pauli's Exclusion Principle And Hund's Rule Chemical Bonding Ionic Radii Ionization Enthalpy Electron Affinity Oxidation States Electronegativity
Chemical Thermodynamics	-	Intensive And Extensive Properties State Functions First Law Of Thermodynamics Internal Energy, Work (Pressure-volume Only) And Heat Enthalpy, Heat Capacity, Standard State, Hess's Law Enthalpy Of Reaction, Fusion And Vapourization, And Lattice Enthalpy Second Law Of Thermodynamics Entropy Gibbs Energy Criteria Of Equilibrium And Spontaneity
Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium	-	Law Of Mass Action Equilibrium Constant Le Chatelier's Principle Solubility Product Common Ion Effect Ph And Buffer Solutions Acids And Bases (Bronsted And Lewis Concepts) Hydrolysis Of Salts
Electrochemistry	-	Electrochemical Cells And Cell Reactions Standard Electrode Potentials Nernst Equation And Its Relation Electrochemical Series, Emf Of Galvanic Cells Faraday's Laws Of Electrolysis Electrolytic Conductance, Specific, Equivalent And Molar Conductivity, Kohlrausch's Law Concentration Cells
Chemical Kinetics	-	Rates Of Chemical Reactions Order Of Reactions Rate Constant First Order Reactions Temperature Dependence Of Rate Constant (Arrhenius Equation)
Solid State	-	Classification Of Solids Crystalline State Unit Cell In Two Dimensional And Three Dimensional Systems Calculation Of Density Of Unit Cell Packing In Solids Voids Amorphous Solid Properties Of Crystalline And Amorphous Solids Electrical And Magnetic Properties Band Theory Of Metals
Solutions	-	Types Of Solutions Ideal And Non-ideal Solutions Colligative Properties Raoult's Law Molecular Weight Determination From Lowering Of Vapour Pressure Depression Of Freezing Point Elevation Of Boiling Point
Surface Chemistry	-	Adsorption Colloids Emulsion Catalyst
Nuclear Chemistry	-	Radioactivity: Isotopes And Isobars Properties Of α, β And γ Rays Kinetics Of Radioactive Decay (Excluding Decay Series) Carbon Dating Stability Of Nuclei With Respect To Proton-neutron Ratio Brief Discussion On Fusion And Fission Reactions
Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	-	Periodic Law Periodic Table Classification Of Elements Periodic Trends In Properties (Atomic Radii, Ionic Radii, Ionization Enthalpy, Electron Affinity, Electronegativity)
Hydrogen	-	Isotopes Preparation, Properties And Uses Of Hydrogen
s-Block Elements	-	Properties And Reactions Of Group 1 And Group 2 Elements
p-Block Elements	-	Properties And Reactions Of Group 13 To Group 18 Elements
d-Block Elements (Transition Elements)	-	Introduction To The Transition Elements And Inner Transition Elements Properties, Preparation And Properties Of Their Compounds (Kmno₄, K₂cr₂o₇) General Characteristics Oxidation States Complex Formation
f-Block Elements (Inner Transition Elements)	-	Lanthanides And Actinides
Coordination Compounds	-	Formation, Structure, Nomenclature, And Properties Of Coordination Compounds Isomerism (Geometric And Optical)
Isolation of Metals (Extractive Metallurgy)	-	Ores And Minerals General Principles Of Extraction Of Metals Extraction Of Iron, Copper, Aluminium, Zinc, Tin, Lead, Magnesium, And Silver Cyanide Process (Silver And Gold)
Principles of Qualitative Analysis	-	Tests For Various Ions
Environmental Chemistry	-	Air Pollution Water Pollution Soil Pollution Green Chemistry
Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry	-	Concepts Iupac Nomenclature Isomerism General Methods Of Preparation, Properties, And Reactions Of Organic Compounds
Hydrocarbons	-	Alkanes: Preparation, Properties, And Reactions Alkenes & Alkynes: Preparation, Properties, And Reactions, Polymerization, Kmno₄, Electrophilic Addition, Elimination, Reduction, Ozonolysis, Acetylides Benzene: Reactions (E.g., Electrophilic Substitution)
Organic Compounds with Halogens (Alkyl Halides)	-	Preparation, Properties, And Reactions
Organic Compounds with Oxygen (Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Aldehydes & Ketones, Carboxylic Acids)	-	Alcohols: Preparation, Properties, And Reactions Phenols: Reactions Ethers: Preparation, Properties, And Reactions Aldehydes And Ketones: Preparation, Properties, And Reactions Carboxylic Acids: Preparation, Properties, And Reactions
Organic Compounds with Nitrogen (Amines)	-	Preparation, Properties, And Reactions Of Amines
Biomolecules	-	Carbohydrates (Classification, Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Polysaccharides) Amino Acids And Peptides (Structure, Properties, Peptide Bond) Proteins (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary Structures) Nucleic Acids (Dna, Rna - Structure, Function)
Polymers	-	Properties And Uses Of Some Important Polymers
Practical Organic Chemistry	-	Hydroxyl, Carbonyl, Nitro, Carboxyl, Amino Group Tests N, S, Halogen Detection
Everyday Chemistry	-	Chemicals In Medicines Chemicals In Food

Topic Name	Weightage	Important Concepts
Sets, Relations and Functions	-	Sets And Their Representations Different Kinds Of Sets (Empty, Finite And Infinite) Algebra Of Sets Intersection, Complement, Difference And Symmetric Difference Of Sets And Their Algebraic Properties De-morgan's Laws On Union, Intersection, Difference (For Finite Number Of Sets) And Practical Problems Based On Them Relations, Equivalence Relations Functions, One-one, Into And Onto Functions, Inverse Functions
Algebra	-	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 And Geometric Progressions, Arithmetic And Geometric Means, Sums Of Finite Arithmetic And Geometric Progressions, Infinite Geometric Series, Sum Of The First N Natural Numbers, 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 and Determinants	-	Algebra Of Matrices Types Of Matrices Properties Of Determinants Inverse Of A Matrix Elementary Row And Column Operations Solution Of Simultaneous Linear Equations Using Cramer's Rule And Matrix Inversion Method
Probability	-	Basic Concepts Of Probability Conditional Probability Baye's Theorem
Trigonometry	-	Trigonometric Identities And Equations Inverse Trigonometric Functions Properties Of Triangles Solution Of Triangles Heights And Distances
Analytical Geometry	-	Two Dimensions: Cartesian System Of Rectangular Coordinates In A Plane, Distance Formula, Section Formula, Locus And Its Equation, Translation Of Axes, Straight Line, Family Of Straight Lines, Circle, Parabola, Ellipse, Hyperbola In Standard Form, Their Foci, Directrices And Eccentricity, Parametric Equations, Equations Of Tangent And Normal Three Dimensions: Distance Between Two Points, Direction Cosines And Direction Ratios, Equation Of A Straight Line In Space, Skew Lines, Shortest Distance Between Two Lines, Equation Of A Plane, Distance Of A Point From A Plane, Angle Between Two Lines, Angle Between Two Planes, Angle Between A Line And The Plane, Coplanar Lines
Differential Calculus	-	Real Valued Functions Of A Real Variable Limit Continuity Differentiability Chain Rule Implicit Differentiation Derivatives Of Inverse Trigonometric Functions Rolle's Theorem Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem Tangents And Normals Increasing And Decreasing Functions Maxima And Minima L'hopital's Rule
Integral Calculus	-	Integration As The Inverse Process Of Differentiation Definite Integrals And Their Properties Fundamental Theorem Of Calculus Integration By Parts, Substitution And Partial Fractions Integration Of Rational And Irrational Functions Areas Under Curves Differential Equations: Solution Of First Order Differential Equations By Separation Of Variables, Homogeneous Equations, And Linear First Order Equations
Vectors	-	Addition Of Vectors Scalar Multiplication Dot Product Cross Product Scalar Triple Product Vector Triple Product Applications Of Vectors In Geometry And Mechanics