JEE Main 2024 Syllabus: Comprehensive Guide to Exam Topics

Chapters

Topics

NTA JEE Main 2024 syllabus for Physics- Class 11:

Physical World & Units And Measurement

Units of measurements, System of Units, S I Units, fundamental and derived units, least count, significant figures, Errors in measurements, Dimensions of Physics quantities, dimensional analysis, and its applications

Kinematics

The 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 graph, relations for uniformly accelerated motion, Scalars and Vectors, Vector. Addition and subtraction, 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, Impulses; 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: vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road.

Work, Energy, And Power

Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies, work-energy theorem, power. The potential energy of spring conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and nonconservative forces; motion in a vertical circle: and elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

Rotational Motion

Center of the mass of a two-particle system, centre of the mass of a rigid body; Basic concepts of rotational motion; a moment of a force; torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum and its applications; The moment of inertia, the radius of gyration, the values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, and their applications. Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions.

Gravitation

The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler’s law of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity, Motion of a satellite, orbital velocity, period, and energy of satellite.

Properties Of Liquids and Solid

Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's Law. Young's modulus, bulk modulus, and modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its applications. Effect of gravity on fluid pressure. Viscosity. Stokes' law. terminal velocity, streamline, and turbulent flow.critical velocity. Bernoulli's principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across a curved surface, 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.

Thermodynamics

Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, the concept of temperature. Heat, work, and internal energy. The first law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes. The second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes.

Kinetic Theory Of Gases

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas, Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, the concept of pressure. Kinetic interpretation of temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules: Degrees of freedom. Law of equipartition of energy and applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free path. Avogadro's number.

Oscillations & Waves

Oscillations and 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 period: Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of the travelling wave. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principles of superposition of waves, reflection of waves. Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode, and harmonics. Beats.

JEE Main Physics Syllabus from Class 12:

Electrostatic

Electric Charges And Fields: Conservation of charge. Coulomb's law forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges: the superposition principle and continuous charge distribution. 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; potential difference, equilibrium surfaces; electric potential and capacitance; the energy of a system of two point charges and an electric dipole in an electrostatic field. Conductors and insulators. Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitances, the combination of capacitors in series and parallel, and the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates. Energy is stored in a capacitor.

Current Electricity

Electric current. Drift velocity, mobility, and their relation to electric current. Ohm's law. Electrical resistance. V-l characteristics of ohmic and non-ohmic conductors. Electrical energy and power. Electrical resistivity and conductivity. Series and parallel combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance. Internal resistance, potential difference, and emf of a cell, a combination of cells in series and parallel. Kirchhoff’s laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge. Metre Bridge.

Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism

Biot - Savart law and its application to the current carrying circular loop. Ampere's law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid.

Moving Charges And Magnetism- Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. The force between two parallel currents carrying conductors-definition of ampere.

Torque experienced by a current loop in a uniform magnetic field: Moving coil galvanometer, its 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; Magnetic field due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis. Torque on a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field. Para-, dia- and ferromagnetic substances with examples, the effect of temperature on magnetic properties

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

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: power in AC circuits, wattles current. AC generator and transformer.

Electromagnetic Waves

Displacement current. 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

Optics

Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula. Refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, thin lens formula, and lens maker formula. Total internal reflection and its applications. Magnification. Power of a Lens. Combination of thin lenses in contact. Refraction of light through a prism. 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, coherent sources, and sustained interference of light. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum. Polarization, plane-polarized light: Brewster's law, uses of planepolarized light and Polaroid.

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.

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, Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission, and fusion

Semiconductor Electronic Materials Device

Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED. the photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Logic gates (OR. AND. NOT. NAND and NOR).

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS

Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: 1. Vernier calipers -its use to measure the internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel. 2. Screw gauge-its use to determine the thickness/ diameter of thin sheet/wire. 3. Simple Pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of amplitude and time. 4. Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by the principle of moments. 5. Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire. 6. Surf ace tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents, 7. Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring the terminal velocity of a given spherical body, 8. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube, 9. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures. 10. The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge. 11. The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law. 8 12. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method. 13. The focal length of; (i) Convex mirror (ii) Concave mirror, and (ii) Convex lens, using the parallax method. 14. The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism. 15. The refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope. 16. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias. 17. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse breakdown voltage. 18. Identification of the diode. LED, Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such items

Chapters

Topics

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 number, modulus, and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, Quadratic equations in real and complex number system and their solutions Relations between roots and co-efficient, nature of roots, and the formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

Matrices and Determinants

Matrices, algebra of matrices, type of matrices, determinants, and matrices of order two and three, evaluation of determinants, area of triangles using determinants, Adjoint, and evaluation of inverse of a square matrix using determinants and, Test of consistency and solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using matrices.

Sets Relations And Functions

Sets and their representation: Union, intersection, and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; Power set; Relation, Type of relations, equivalence relations, functions; one-one, into and onto functions, the composition of functions

Permutations And Combinations

The fundamental principle of counting, permutation as an arrangement and combination as section, Meaning of P (n,r) and C (n,r), simple applications.

Binomial Theorem

Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term, and simple applications.

Sequence And Series

Arithmetic and Geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers, Relation between A.M and G.M.

Limits And Derivatives and Continuity And Differentiability

Real–valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions, inverse function. 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, exponential, composite, and implicit functions; derivatives of order up to two, Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic-increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and minima of functions of one variable,

Integrals

Integral is an anti-derivative, fundamental integral involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Integrations by substitution, by parts, and by partial functions. Integration using trigonometric identities.

The fundamental theorem of calculus is the property 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, the solution of differential equation by the method of separation of variables, solution of a homogeneous and linear differential equation of the type

Three- Dimensional Geometry

Coordinates of a point in space, the distance between two points, section formula, directions ratios, and direction cosines, and the angle between two intersecting lines. Skew lines, the shortest distance between them, and its equation. Equations of a line

Trigonometric Functions

Inverse Trigonometric Functions

Statistics And Probability

Measures of discretion; calculation of mean, median, and 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, Baye's theorem, probability distribution of a random Variable

Vector Algebra

Vectors and scalars, the addition of vectors, components of a vector in two dimensions and three-dimensional space, scalar and vector products.

CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY

Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane, distance formula, sections formula, locus, and its equation, the slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axis.

Straight line- Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, the distance of a point from a line, co-ordinate of the centroid, orthocentre, and circumcentre of a triangle,

Circle, conic sectio- A standard form of equations of a circle, the general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and central, 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 sections of conics, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola) in standard forms,

CHAPTER NAME

Weightage (in %)

Atoms And Nuclei

6.39%

Communication Systems (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

2.92%

Current Electricity

7.50%

Dual Nature Of Matter And Radiation

3.75%

Electromagnetic Induction And Alternating Currents

6.67%

Electromagnetic Waves

3.47%

Electronic Devices

3.47%

Electrostatics

6.94%

Experimental Skills

0.28%

Gravitation

5.00%

Kinematics

6.39%

Kinetic Theory Of Gases

2.64%

Laws Of Motion

4.17%

Magnetic Effects Of Current And Magnetism

5.83%

Optics

7.22%

Oscillations And Waves

6.53%

Physics And Measurement

1.39%

Properties Of Solids And Liquids

7.36%

Rotational Motion

4.03%

Thermodynamics

3.89%

Work Energy And Power

4.17%

Grand Total

100.00%

CHAPTER NAME

Weightage (in %)

Atomic Structure

3.47%

Biomolecules

2.78%

Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

3.33%

Chemical Kinetics

3.19%

Chemical Thermodynamics

3.89%

Chemistry In Everyday Life (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

2.50%

Classification Of Elements And Periodic Table

2.36%

Co-ordination Compounds

6.81%

D - And F - Block Elements

3.89%

Environmental Chemistry (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

3.06%

Equilibrium

3.33%

General Principle And Process Of Isolation Of Metals (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

3.06%

Hydrocarbons

4.17%

Hydrogen (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

2.36%

Organic Compounds Containing Halogens

2.22%

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

4.58%

Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen

7.92%

P- Block Elements

6.39%

Polymers (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

1.67%

Principles Related To Practical Chemistry

1.53%

Purification And Characterisation Of Organic Compounds

1.94%

Redox Reaction And Electrochemistry

4.58%

S - Block Elements (Alkali And Alkaline Earth Metals) (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

5.28%

Solutions

4.72%

Some Basic Concepts In Chemistry

3.47%

Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry

1.67%

States Of Matter (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

3.06%

Surface Chemistry (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

2.78%

Grand Total

100.00%

CHAPTER NAME

Weightage (in %)

Binomial Theorem And Its Simple Applications

5.42%

Co-ordinate Geometry

10.14%

Complex Numbers And Quadratic Equations

6.25%

Differential Equations

3.61%

Integral Calculus

10.56%

Limit, Continuity And Differentiability

7.08%

Mathematical Induction (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

1.11%

Mathematical Reasoning (Removed from 2024 Syllabus)

3.61%

Matrices And Determinants

6.94%

Permutations And Combinations

6.25%

Sequence And Series

6.39%

Sets, Relations And Functions

6.53%

Statistics And Probability

5.97%

Three geometry

10.14%

Trigonometry

3.75%

Vector Algebra

6.25%

Grand Total

100

Particulars

Details

Exam Mode

Computer-based examination

JEE Main exam duration

3 hours

Language of Examination

English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

Type of Questions

1. Multiple choice questions (MCQs)
2. Questions with numerical values as answers

No. of Sections

There are three sections:

1. Mathematics
2. Physics
3. Chemistry

JEE Mains Total questions

1. Mathematics: 30 (20+10) 10 Questions with answers as a numerical value. Out of 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.
2. Physics: 30 (20+10) 10 Questions with answers as a numerical value. Out of 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.
3. Chemistry: 30 (20+10) 10 Questions with answers as a numerical value. Out of 10 questions, 5 questions are compulsory.

Total: 90 Questions (30 questions each)

Total Marks in JEE Mains 2024

300 Marks (100 marks for each section)

JEE Mains negative marking

MCQs: Four marks will be awarded for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of one mark on each wrong answer.

Questions with numerical value answers: Candidates will be given four marks for each correct answer and there will be a negative marking of 1 mark for each wrong answer.