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JEE Main Syllabus (B.E./B.Tech.

)- Physics PDF
Prepare for JEE Main 2023 with confidence; the comprehensive syllabus for
Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry along with weightage (၀ High weightage, ၀
Moderate Weghtage, ၀ Less Weightage) for each Unit is here. Master core concepts,
solve complex problems, and excel in the upcoming exam by using the JEE Main syllabus.

PHYSICS

UNIT 1: PHYSICS AND MEASUREMENT (3.3%)

Physics, technology, and society, S I Units, fundamental and derived units, least count,
accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, Errors in measurement, Dimensions
of Physics quantities, dimensional analysis, and its applications.

UNIT 2: KINEMATICS (6.6%)

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,
zero vector, scalar and vector products, Unit Vector, Resolution of a Vector. Relative
Velocity, Motion in a plane, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion.

UNIT 3: LAWS OF MOTION (6.6%)

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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.

UNIT 4: WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER (6.6%)

Work done by a content force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies,
work-energy theorem, power.

The potential energy of spring conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and


neoconservative forces; Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

UNIT5: ROTATIONAL MOTION (12%)

Centre 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.

Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and


perpendicular axes theorems, and their applications. Rigid body rotation equations of
rotational motion.

UNIT 6: GRAVITATION (3.3%)

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, Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo stationary
satellites.

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UNIT 7: PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS (3.3%)

Elastic behaviour, 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.

UNIT 8: THERMODYNAMICS (6.6%)

Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, the concept of temperature.


Heat, work, and internal energy. The first law of thermodynamics. The second law of
thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes. Carnot engine and its
efficiency.

UNIT 9: KINETIC THEORY OF GASES (6.6%)

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas, Kinetic theory of
gases - assumptions, the 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.

UNIT 10: OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES (6.6%)

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

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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.

Wave motion: Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of a wave. Displacement


relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of waves, a reflection of
waves. Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics.
Beats. Doppler Effect in sound.

UNIT 11: ELECTROSTATICS (3.3%)

Electric charges: Conservation of charge. Coulomb's law forces between two point
charges, forces between multiple charges: 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; Equipotential surfaces, Electrical potential
energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field.

Conductors and insulators. Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, the


combination of capacitors in series and parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate
capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates. Energy stored in a
capacitor.

UNIT 12: CURRENT ELECTRICITY (9.9%)

Electric current. Drift velocity. Ohm's law. Electrical resistance. Resistances of different
materials. V-l characteristics of Ohmic and non-ohmic conductors. Electrical energy

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and power. Electrical resistivity. Colour code for resistors; Series and parallel
combinations of resistors; Temperature dependence of resistance.

Electric Cell and its 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. Potentiometer - principle and its applications.

UNIT 13: MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENT AND MAGNETISM (6.6%)

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. 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 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 ferromagnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and
permeability. Hysteresis. Electromagnets and permanent magnets.

UNIT 14: ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS (6.6%)

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.

UNIT 15: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (3.3%)

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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.

UNIT 16: OPTICS (6.6%)

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, coherent sources, and sustained interference of light. 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 Polaroid.

UNIT 17: DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION (3.3%)

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.

UNIT 18: ATOMS AND NUCLEI (3.3%)

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

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properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy
per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission, and fusion.

UNIT 19: ELECTRONIC DEVICES (3.3%)

Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: 1-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. 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.

UNIT 20: COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (3.3%)

Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; Sky and space wave


propagation. Need for modulation. Amplitude and Frequency Modulation, Bandwidth
of signals. the bandwidth of the Transmission medium, Basic Elements of a
Communication System (Block Diagram only).

UNIT 21: EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS (3.3%)

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 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.

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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 terminal velocity of a


given spherical body.

8. Plotting a cooling curve for the relationship between the temperature of a hot body
and time.

9. Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube.

10. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures.

11. The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge.

12. The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law.

13. Potentiometeri. Comparison of emf of two primary cells. ii. Determination of


internal resistance of a cell.

14. Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method.

15. The focal length of; (i) Convex mirror (ii) Concave mirror, and (ii) Convex lens, using
the parallax method.

16. The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.

17. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope.

18. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias.

19. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse break down voltage.

20. Characteristic curves of a transistor and finding current gain and voltage gain.

21. Identification of Diode. LED, Transistor. IC. Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed
collection of such items.

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22. Using a multimeter to: (i) Identify the base of a transistor (ii) Distinguish between
NPN and PNP type transistor (iii) See the unidirectional current in case of a diode and
an LED. (iv) Check the correctness or otherwise of a given electronic component
(diode, transistor, or IC).

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