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JEE Main Syllabus 2025

Joint Entrance Examination — Main

JEE Main 2025 syllabus covers Class 11 and 12 topics in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. The exam is conducted in two sessions (January and April). Only Maths, Physics, and Chemistry are included — no Biology.

Key Highlights

  • Total 90 questions: 30 each from Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
  • Duration: 3 hours (180 minutes)
  • Marking: +4 for correct, -1 for wrong (MCQ section)
  • Section B: 10 numerical-type questions per subject (5 to be attempted)
  • Two sessions per year — best of two scores is considered for JEE Advanced eligibility

Topic-by-Topic Breakdown

Physics

  • Units and Dimensions
  • Kinematics and Laws of Motion
  • Work, Energy and Power
  • Rotational Motion and Gravitation
  • Properties of Solids and Liquids
  • Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
  • Oscillations and Waves
  • Electrostatics
  • Current Electricity
  • Magnetic Effects and Magnetism
  • Electromagnetic Induction and AC
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Optics (Ray and Wave)
  • Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
  • Atoms, Nuclei and Electronic Devices

Chemistry

  • Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
  • Atomic Structure
  • Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
  • Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Equilibrium
  • Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Solutions
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Classification of Elements (Periodic Table)
  • Hydrogen, s-Block, p-Block Elements
  • d and f Block Elements, Coordination Compounds
  • Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds
  • Basic Organic Chemistry Principles
  • Hydrocarbons, Haloalkanes, Haloarenes
  • Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Carbonyl Compounds, Carboxylic Acids
  • Amines, Biomolecules, Polymers, Chemistry in Everyday Life

Mathematics

  • Sets, Relations and Functions
  • Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
  • Matrices and Determinants
  • Permutations and Combinations
  • Mathematical Induction, Binomial Theorem
  • Sequences and Series (AP, GP, HP)
  • Limits, Continuity and Differentiability
  • Integral Calculus
  • Differential Equations
  • Coordinate Geometry (Straight Lines, Conic Sections)
  • Three Dimensional Geometry
  • Vector Algebra
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Trigonometry
  • Mathematical Reasoning

High-Priority Topics

  • Electrostatics + Current Electricity (Physics)
  • Organic Chemistry Reactions (Chemistry)
  • Integral Calculus (Mathematics)
  • Optics (Physics)
  • Coordination Compounds (Chemistry)
  • Coordinate Geometry (Mathematics)

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