JEE Advanced Syllabus 2024: IIT Madras has released IIT JEE Syllabus 2024 on the official website, jeeadv.ac.in. No change has been made to JEE Advanced Syllabus 2024 pdf from last year. You must note that just like JEE Mains, IIT JEE syllabus is also based on Class 11th and 12th Physics, Chemistry and Maths. However, the Advanced syllabus focuses more on a select set of topics, demanding an intricate understanding of each topic. JEE Advanced papers are formulated to encourage thinking and test the comprehension, reasoning and analytical ability of candidates and the application of these concepts in solving problems.
In Chemistry, approximately 30-40% of the questions are from Class 11 topics, with the remaining 60-70% from Class 12. For Physics, both Class 11 and 12 topics contribute equally. In Mathematics, around 40-50% of the questions are based on Class 11 chapters.
This breakdown of the syllabus weightage is derived from an previous year JEE Advanced question paper analysis. During your exam preparation, keep in mind the emphasis on Class 11 and 12 topics in each subject and allocate your study time accordingly to focus on areas with higher weightage.
JEE Advanced 2024 is conducted as two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. It is mandatory to appear for both papers to qualify for admission. Each paper has four sections with MAMCQS, SAQS, integer-type questions, matrix match questions and paragraph-based questions. You must note that, unlike JEE Mains, the paper pattern for JEE Advanced is not fixed. There are alterations in the distribution of questions, the introduction of new question types, and adjustments in the marking scheme every year. Check latest JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2024
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Erudera, an online education search platform has ranked JEE Advanced as the most difficult exam in India and the second most difficult exam in the world. With about 2.5 lakh applicants applying for 11,000 seats in IITs, the acceptance rate stands at just 1%. Therefore to crack IIT, ensure a strong foundation in Class 11 and 12 topics. Regularly practice JEE Advanced PYQs and attempt 4-6 full-length mock tests every month to ensure a well-rounded preparation for.
The authorities revised the IIT JEE syllabus last year to streamline the topics, increase focus on core concepts and align the syllabus with the National Education Policy 2020 and the NCERT Curriculum.
| Unit | Chapter | Sub-topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | General Physics | 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. |
| 2. | 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) |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | Electromagnetism | Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses |
| 6. | 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. |
| 7. | Modern Physics | Atomic nucleus; ?, ? and ? 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. |