JEE ADVANCED

SYLLABUS
 JEE Advanced Syllabus

CONTENT
Introduction3

Fast facts about JEE Advanced 4

JEE Advanced Exam pattern 5

Details of JEE Advanced Mock Test 6

JEE Advanced – Syllabus & Suggested Books for reference

1) Chemistry 8

2) Mathematics 14

3) Physics 17

Preparation tips 20

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INTRODUCTION
Dear engineering aspirants,

JEE Advanced is the second stage of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) for admission to one of the 23
prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). From 2018, the top 2,24,000 candidates from JEE Main
would be eligible to take JEE Advanced for IIT admissions. But remember, you can only apply for the
coveted entrance exam for a maximum of 2 times, consecutively. So, if you don’t want to miss it, devise
a strategy and work hard.

Before starting any preparation efforts, it is imperative that the syllabus which is the starting point be
understood well and candidates know what they have to study. In addition a sound knowledge of the
exam pattern also helps.

What matters more in any competitive exam is a well-planned strategy that can help you get an entry
ticket to one of the IITs therefore Careers360 brings you Syllabus of JEE Advanced. The E-Book also
provides you tips regarding preparation strategy, important books for reference, latest exam pattern along
with “How to give Mock Test” guide.

All the best!

Team Careers360

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FAST FACTS ABOUT JEE ADVANCED

●● The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) is conducted by the seven Zonal Coordinating IITs under the guidance of
the Joint Admission Board (JAB).
●● The examination consists of two papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2) of three hours duration each. Both the papers are compul-
sory.
●● Mode of the examination is online (Computer based test).
●● The JEE Advanced exam centres include multiple test centres in 155 exam cities in India and 6 outside India. Apart from
the test centres in India, JEE Advanced 2018 will also be held in 6 cities of Singapore, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United
Arab Emirates and Ethiopia.
●● The candidate can appear for the JEE-Advanced exam for a maximum of 2 times in consecutive years.
●● Candidates are evaluated in 3 subjects – Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
●● The exam pattern of JEE Advanced is not fixed. The organizing IIT decides and alters exam pattern every year.
●● The original admit card is issued to the candidate during the Paper 1 of the JEE (Advanced) examination.
●● JEE Advanced registration begins from first week of May.
●● JEE Advanced results are expected to be out in the month of June.
●● Only candidates who have qualified in JEE Main are eligible to appear in IIT JEE Advanced for admissions to B.Tech
programmes across 23 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).
●● The top 2,24,000 candidates from JEE Main would be eligible to take JEE Advanced for IIT admissions.
●● JEE Advanced selection process is through JoSAA counselling based on JEE Advanced Ranks.

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JEE ADVANCED EXAM PATTERN

A good knowledge of the exam pattern is necessary for students to plan their exam day strategy. Moreo-
ver revision with sample papers and mock tests will also require a strategy on attempting the exam. The
exam pattern for JEE Advanced is given below. It should be noted that the actual exam pattern is not
clearly known as it is not revealed by the organizing institute. However, broad guidelines given by the
authorities for the benefit of students are mentioned below.

Exam Pattern
Mode of Examination Computer based test (Online)
Paper Paper 1
Paper 2
Duration 6 hours (3 hours per paper)
Language Hindi and English Medium
Subjects/Sections Both Paper I and Paper II will have questions from 3 sections –
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
Marking Scheme * JEE Advanced is expected to have full marking, partial marking,
zero marking and negative marking.
• Questions with one or more correct option (s) - in these
questions +4 will be awarded if all correct options are
answered, +1 for each correct option answered, 0 when no
answer is given and -2 for a wrong answer
• Single digit integer (0-9), 3 marks will be awarded in case
of correct answer and 0 in case of no answer. There is no
negative marking for these questions
• Questions with a single correct option, 3 marks will be
awarded for a correct answer, 0 for no answer and -1 for a
wrong answer.
Question Type MCQ- Single Correct Option
MCQ- Multiple Correct Options
NAT- Single Digit Integer

*Data provided above is as per the previous year question papers. The true details of the marking scheme
will be provided in the “Instructions to Candidates” section at the time of examination.

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JEE ADVANCED MOCK TESTS

IIT Kanpur has released the JEE Advanced 2018 ●● Candidates must remember that by merely using this
Mock Test 1 on December 19, Mock Test 2 on option will not save the answer to the current question.
January 30 and Mock test 3 on February 1. Since ●● After selecting the correct answer, candidates will have to
this is the first time the test is online, IIT Kanpur click on “save and next” button and then move forward to
has provided for three mock tests based on pre- answer the next question
vious year papers so that candidates have plenty ●● If the candidate wishes to review the answer or come to
of options to practice and get their exam strategy the question, then they will have to click on
right. We bring some guidelines and the links to ●● “Mark for Review & Next.”
the same here.
Profile of the Candidate
General Instructions for JEE At any point of the entrance exam of JEE Advanced,
Advanced Mock Test candidates will be able to check their profile which
●● Candidates will have to answer the questions in 3 hours will indicate their name, roll number, and the lan-
●● The clock showcasing the time on the right-hand corner guage of the question paper.
will show how much time is remaining to complete the
exam Navigation through Various
●● Once the requisite time for the completion of the mock Sections of JEE Advanced Mock
test of JEE Advanced 2018 is over, the exam will come to Test
an end automatically. Candidates will not be required to ●● The bar on the top of the mock test of JEE Advanced
end or submit the exam 2018 indicates the sections from where the questions are
●● “Marked for review” will indicate that the candidates can being asked.
go back to the questions and review them ●● Candidates will get to see the questions merely by clicking
●● If an answer is “marked for review” at the time of real on the section such as Physics, Chemistry or Mathemat-
exam, then the answer will be considered as final. ics.
●● The section which the candidate is seeing will remain
JEE Advanced Mock Test - highlighted
Navigating through Sections & ●● Candidates will be able to navigate between the sections
Questions by answering the questions and saving them before they
Candidates will be able to answer the questions move ahead to answer the next question.
by following the steps that are mentioned below: ●● Candidates can check the status of the questions by mov-
●● Click on the question number on the palette at the right ing the cursor on the section
of the screen. ●● Candidates can easily navigate among the sections and
●● Candidates will be directed to the selected question questions.
directly. 

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Advantages of JEE Advanced Mock Test

●● Taking the mock test for JEE Advanced will help the candidates to manage their time
●● Candidates will get an idea about the exam pattern of JEE Advanced
●● Candidates will also get to know the topics which carry more weightage from each subject
●● Practicing the JEE Advanced mock test will help the candidates to know about the type of questions which will
be asked.

Below here are the provided links to access the released mock
tests of JEE Advanced 2018
Mock Test 1

Mock Test 2

Mock Test 3

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JEE ADVANCED SYLLABUS
JEE Advanced - Chemistry Syllabus
Section A- Physical Chemistry
Unit Topics
1 General topics
2 Gaseous and liquid states
3 Atomic structure and chemical
bonding
4 Energetics
5 Chemical equilibrium
JEE Advanced Syllabus
Contents
Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept;
Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations (based on
mole concept) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, and
displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity,
molality and normality
Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from Ideality, Van
der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and
most probable velocities and their relations with temperature; Law of partial
pressures; Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases.
Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle
duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum
mechanical picture of hydrogen atom, shapes of s, p and d orbitals;
Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau
principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule; Orbital overlap and
covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy
diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species; Hydrogen bond; Polarity in
molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR model and
shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal,
square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).
First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume
work; Enthalpy, Hess’s law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vaporization; Second
law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity.
Law of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of
concentration, temperature and pressure); Significance of ΔG and ΔG0 in
chemical equilibrium; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH and buffer
solutions; Acids and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts.
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Unit Topics Contents

6 Electrochemistry Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst
equation and its relation to ΔG; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells;
Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent
and molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells.
7 Chemical kinetics Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order
reactions; Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).

8 Solid state Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell
parameters a, b, c, α, β, γ), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing
in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic
compounds, point defects.
9 Solutions Raoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour
pressure, elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point.

10 Surface chemistry Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids:

types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of
emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).
11 Nuclear chemistry Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of α, β and γ rays; Kinetics of
radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei
with respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion
reactions.

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Section B- Inorganic Chemistry
Unit Topics
1 Isolation/preparation and properties
of the following non-metals
2 Preparation and properties of the
following compounds
3 Transition elements (3d series)
4 Preparation and properties of the
following compounds
5 Ores and minerals
6 Extractive metallurgy
7 Principles of qualitative analysis
JEE Advanced Syllabus
Contents
Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens;
Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus
and sulphur.
Oxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and
sulphates of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane,
boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina, aluminium chloride and alums;
Carbon: oxides and oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and
silicon carbide; Nitrogen: oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus:
oxides, oxyacids (phosphorus acid, phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen:
ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur: hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous
acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens: hydrohalic acids,
oxides and oxyacids of chlorine, bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides.
Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour
(excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only
magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear
coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerisms, hybridization
and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral,
square planar and octahedral).
Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of
Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate,
silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate.
Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium,
aluminium, zinc and silver
Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon
reduction method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead);
Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process
(silver and gold).
Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+,
Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride),
sulphate and sulphide.
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Section C - Organic Chemistry
Unit Topics
1 Concepts
2 Preparation, properties and
reactions of alkanes
3 Preparation, properties and
reactions of alkenes and alkynes
4 Reactions of benzene
5 Phenols
JEE Advanced Syllabus
Contents
Hybridisation of carbon; σ and π-bonds; Shapes of simple organic
molecules; Structural and geometrical isomerism; Optical isomerism
of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres, (R,S and E,Z
nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature of simple organic compounds
(only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds);
Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections); Resonance
and hyperconjugation; Keto-enoltautomerism; Determination of empirical
and molecular formulae of simple compounds (only combustion method);
Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols
and carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity
of organic acids and bases; Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides;
Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond
cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and
free radicals.
Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and
dipole moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and
alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions
of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes;
Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic
addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O (X=halogen);
Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides.
Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour
(excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only
magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear
coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerisms, hybridization
and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral,
square planar and octahedral).
Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation,
nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m-
and p-directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes.
Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and
sulphonation); Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction.
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Unit Topics
6 Characteristic reactions of
the following (including those
mentioned above)
7 Carbohydrates
8 Amino acids and peptides
9 Properties and uses of some
important polymers
10 Practical organic chemistry
JEE Advanced Syllabus
Contents
Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard
reactions, nucleophilic substitution reactions; Alcohols: esterification,
dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/
concentrated HCl, conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones;
Ethers: Preparation by Williamson’s Synthesis; Aldehydes and Ketones:
oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation; aldol condensation,
Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction; haloform reaction and nucleophilic
addition reactions (Grignard addition); Carboxylic acids: formation of esters,
acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis; Amines: basicity of substituted
anilines and aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro compounds, reaction
with nitrous acid, azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of aromatic
amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; carbylamine
reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and
substituted haloarenes (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution).
Classification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation,
reduction, glycoside formation and hydrolysis of sucrose.
General structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties
Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC.
Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the
following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl
(aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of
separation of monofunctional organic compounds from binary mixtures.
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Suggested books for Chemistry

Book Author/Publisher
NCERT text book & exemplar NCERT
Organic Chemistry Morrison Boyd, Paula Bruice Yurkanis

Organic Chemistry OP Tondon

Inorganic Chemistry OP Tondon, J D Lee

Numerical Chemistry P Bahadur
Physical Chemistry P. Bahadur, N Awasthi, Atkins & RC Mukherjee

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JEE Advanced - Mathematics Syllabus

Unit Topics Contents

1 Algebra Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar
representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality,
cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations. Quadratic equations with real
coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients, formation of quadratic
equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots. Arithmetic, geometric
and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and harmonic means, sums
of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite geometric series, sums of
squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers. Logarithms and their properties.
Permutations and combinations, binomial theorem for a positive integral index,
properties of binomial coefficients.
2 Matrices Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition,
multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix,
determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, inverse of a square matrix of
order up to three, properties of these matrix operations, diagonal, symmetric and
skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous linear
equations in two or three variables.
3 Probability Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes
Theorem, independence of events, computation of probability of events using
permutations and combinations.

4 Trigonometry Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction
formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of
trigonometric equations. Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule,
cosine rule, half-angle formula and the area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric
functions (principal value only).
5 Analytical geometry Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section
formulae, shift of origin. Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between
two lines, distance of a point from a line; Lines through the point of intersection of
two given lines, equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency
of lines; Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle. Equation
of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric
equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a circle, equation
of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and those of a circle and
a straight line. Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their
foci, directrices and eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and
normal. Locus problems.

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Unit Topics Contents

6 Differential calculus
7 Integral calculus
8 Vectors
Three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight
line in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane.
Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum,
difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute
value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions.
Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference, product
and quotient of two functions, L’Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of functions.
Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions,
intermediate value property of continuous functions. Derivative of a function,
derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions, chain rule,
derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential
and logarithmic functions. Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order
two, geometrical interpretation of the derivative, tangents and normals, increasing
and decreasing functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, Rolle’s
theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem.
Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard
functions, definite integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral
calculus. Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial
fractions, application of definite integrals to the determination of areas involving
simple curves. Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous
differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first order differential
equations.
Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple
products and their geometrical interpretations.

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Book Author/Publisher
NCERT text book & exemplar NCERT
IIT Mathematics ML Khanna

Higher Algebra Hall and Knight

Coordinate Geometry S.L. Loney

Differential Calculus A Das Gupta
103 Trigonometry Problems 103 Trigonometry Problems
Co-ordinate geometry and trigonometry S L Loney

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JEE Advanced - Physics Syllabus

Unit Topics Contents

1 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
by Searle’s method, 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. Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field;
Acceleration due to gravity; Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits; Escape
velocity. 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. Linear and
angular simple harmonic motions. Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus. Pressure in a fluid;
Pascal’s law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension, capillary rise; Viscosity
(Poiseuille’s equation excluded), 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).
4 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); Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers; Kirchhoff’s
law; Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law.

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Unit Topics
4 Electricity and magnetism
5 Optics
6 Modern physics
Suggested books for Physics
Book
NCERT Textbook
Concept of Physics (Part 1)
Concept of Physics (Part 2)
IIT JEE Physics
Problems in General Physics
JEE Advanced Syllabus
Contents
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 and LC circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.
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 doubleslit experiment
Atomic nucleus; α, β and γ 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.
Author/Publisher
NCERT
HC Verma
HC Verma
DC Pandey
I E Irodov
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JEE ADVANCED – ARCHITECTURE
APTITUDE TEST SYLLABUS
Unit Topics
1 Freehand drawing
2 Geometrical drawing
3 Three-dimensional perception
4 Imagination and aesthetic
sensitivity
5 Architectural awareness
JEE Advanced Syllabus
Contents
This would comprise of simple drawing depicting the total object in its right
form and proportion, surface texture, relative location and details of its
component parts in appropriate scale. Common domestic or day-to-day life
usable objects like furniture, equipment, etc., from memory.
Exercises in geometrical drawing containing lines, angles, triangles,
quadrilaterals, polygons, circles, etc. Study of plan (top view), elevation (front
or side views) of simple solid objects like prisms, cones, cylinders, cubes,
splayed surface holders, etc.
Understanding and appreciation of three-dimensional forms with building
elements, colour, volume and orientation. Visualization through structuring
objects in memory.
Composition exercise with given elements. Context mapping. Creativity check
through innovative uncommon test with familiar objects. Sense of colour
grouping or application.
General interest and awareness of famous architectural creations – both
national and international, places and personalities (architects, designers,
etc.) in the related domain.
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PREPARATION TIPS
●● Students should maximize their efforts and optimize their resources
●● First sit and analyse your strengths and weaknesses topic wise for the whole Syllabus. This will help pinpoint the weak
areas where you need more hard work than the others. It will also point out the strong points that you need to hold on to.
●● It is always suggested to keep the syllabus along with you while preparing to keep a continuous track of your progress and
to make sure you aren’t missing out on any topic.
●● While an aspirant should not miss any topic, no matter how small, there are some most important topics in each subject
for the advanced stage of the coveted engineering exam, which may give you an edge over others.
●● Keep a note of all your doubts and get them clarified regularly.
●● Revision is most crucial. Keep a track of the topics that you have studies and plan out a schedule to revise every topic you
study.
●● Solving sample papers will give you a better edge and the actual question paper won’t look like new to you.
●● Mock tests will play an important role in the last stages of preparation.
●● It is imperative for you to take as many mock tests or practice tests to accustom yourself to the JEE Advanced Paper Pat-
tern as well as revise the topics.
●● Schedule your day such that there is place for more than two mock tests.
●● Ensure “ME” time where you just relax doing what you like or simply do nothing and take rest.
●● Don’t lose heart or be disappointed if your performance is not excellent during the initial days. You can still catch up with
a few more attempts.
●● Keep yourself hydrated all the time and do not stress yourself.
●● Don’t lose heart or be disappointed if your performance is not excellent during the initial days. You can still catch up with
a few more attempts
●● Finally, make sure that the JEE Advanced admit Card and other materials are kept ready a week before the actual exam.
This allows you not to miss any important document or writing materials that are needed to appear for the exam.

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