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JEE Advance Physics Syllabus

JEE Advanced Physics Syllabus

The Joint Entrance Examination Advanced (JEE Advanced)  Physics syllabus for 2024 has been officially published, providing a clear framework for students preparing for this rigorous exam. Excelling in the JEE Advanced Physics section requires a deep understanding and focused study of the entire syllabus. This syllabus is carefully aligned with the Class 11 and Class 12 NCERT textbooks, ensuring nationwide consistency in the preparation standards. While this syllabus is for the 2024 examination, it is expected that the same structure will be used for the JEE Advanced 2025 exam. Aspiring candidates are advised to download the detailed Physics syllabus from the official website and start their preparation journey with a strategic approach.

1.0Physics Syllabus for JEE Advanced 2024

Physics JEE Advanced syllabus covers both theoretical and experimental concepts.

Topic

Subtopics

 

 

 

 

 

General

 

General Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the following experiments: 

  • Experiments based on using Vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer)
  • Determination of g using simple pendulum
  • Young’s modulus - elasticity of the material Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents.
  • Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method
  • Speed of sound using resonance column
  • Verification of Ohm’s law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box. 

 

 

 

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.
  • Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum; Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres; Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies.
  • Forced and damped oscillation (in one dimension), resonance.
  •  Linear and angular simple harmonic motions.
  • Hooke's law, Young's modulus.
  • Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity; Kepler's law, Geostationary orbits, Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity.
  • 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), Modulus of rigidity and bulk modulus in mechanics.
  • Stoke's law, Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli's theorem and its applications.
  • 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).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thermal Physics

 

  • Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation;
  • Newton's law of cooling;
  • Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases; Equivalence of heat and work;
  • First law of thermodynamics and its applications (only for ideal gases); Second law of thermodynamics, reversible and irreversible processes,
  • Carnot engine and its efficiency;
  • Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers;
  • Kirchhoff's law; Wien's displacement law, Stefan's law.

 

 

 

 

Electricity and Magnetism

 

  • Coulomb's law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system of point charges and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric field lines; Flux of electric field;
  • Gauss's law and its application in simple cases, such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.
  • Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor.
  • Electric current; Ohm's law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and cells; Kirchhoff's laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current.
  • Biot-Savart's law and Ampere's law; Magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid; Force on a moving charge and on a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field.
  • Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions.
  • Electromagnetic induction: Faraday's law, Lenz's law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR, LC and LCR(in series) circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.

 

 

Electromagnetic Waves

 

  • Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics.
  • Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses.

 

 

 

Optics

 

  • Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; 
  • Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism; Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification.
  • Wave nature of light: Huygen's principle, interference limited to Young's double slit experiment.
  • Diffraction due to a single slit. Polarization of light, plane polarized light; Brewster's law, Polaroids.

 

 

 

Modern Physics

 

  • Atomic nucleus; $\alpha, \beta$ and $y$ 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 hydrogenlike atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley's law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

2.0Unit-Wise Weightage for JEE Advanced Physics Paper

Based on last year’s weightage, here is the unit-wise weightage for the Physics Paper. 

Unit Name

Weightage (%)

Unit-1 (Electrodynamics)

22.58

Unit-2 (Heat & Thermodynamics)

12.90

Unit-3 (Mechanics)

25

Unit-4 (Modern Physics)

18.55

Unit-5 (Optics)

14.52

Unit-6 (SHM & Waves)

6.45

3.0Topic-Wise Weightage for JEE Advanced Physics Paper

Based on last year’s weightage, here is the topic-wise weightage for the Physics Paper. 

Important Topic

Weightage (%)

Alternating Current

6-7

Centre of Mass, Momentum, and Collision

6-7

Electromagnetic Induction

21-22

Fluid Mechanics

11-12

Heat Transfer

6-7

Modern Physics

9-10

Optics

11-12

Thermodynamics

14-15

Sound Waves

4-5

Wave Motion and String Waves

6-7

Frequently Asked Questions:

The exam date for JEE Advanced 2025 is yet to be announced by IIT Kanpur. Moreover, candidates must keep checking the official site for any further information.

The syllabus for the JEE Advanced exam can be downloaded in PDF format from the official JEE Advanced website (https://jeeadv.ac.in/).

The syllabus for the JEE Advanced exam is almost the same every year. However, minor changes in topics and weightage are updated on the JEE Advanced official website.

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