JEE Main exam consists of three sections Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Each sections carries same number of questions. JEE Main question paper follows the syllabus given by the NTA in it’s official website. The aspirants can go through the JEE Main syllabus with details below. For other details of the JEE Main exam, click here
The chemistry section of JEE Main Syllabus 2021 consists of numerical as well as theoretical questions carrying 30 questions. This section of JEE Main syllabus is given in three divisions:
Physical Chemistry |
Inorganic Chemistry |
Organic Chemistry |
Some basic concepts in chemistry |
Classification of elements and periodicity in properties |
Purification and characterization of organic compounds |
States of matter |
Hydrogen |
Hydrocarbons |
Atomic structure |
Block elements (alkali and alkaline earth metals) |
Chemistry in everyday life |
Chemical bonding and molecular structure |
P Block elements group 13 to group 18 elements |
Principles related to practical chemistry |
Chemical thermodynamics |
d and f block elements |
Organic compounds containing halogens |
Solutions |
Co-ordination compounds |
Organic compounds containing oxygen |
Equilibrium |
Environmental chemistry |
Organic compounds containing nitrogen |
Redox reactions and electrochemistry |
General principles and processes of isolation of metals |
Polymers |
Chemical kinetics |
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Some basic principles of organic chemistry |
Surface chemistry |
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Bio-molecules |
Physics is one of the major sections of JEE Main Syllabus. The physics section will include two sub-sections A and B. Section A will have MCQs and will include the theory part of Physics with 80% weightage and section B will have numerical value questions comprising practical component (experimental) with 20% weightage. Check out the full JEE main syllabus for Physics below:
Section A (Theory) |
Section B (Experimental) |
Physics and measurement |
Vernier callipers-its use to measure the internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel |
Rotational motion |
Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness/ diameter of thin sheet/wire. |
Thermodynamics |
Simple Pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of amplitude and time. |
Kinematics |
Metre Scale - the mass of a given object by principle of moments. |
Work, energy and power |
Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire. |
Properties of solids and liquids |
Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents. |
Gravitation |
Co-efficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a given spherical body |
Laws of motion |
Plotting a cooling curve for the relationship between the temperature of a hot body and time |
Oscillations and waves |
Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube |
Electronic devices |
Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures. |
Kinetic theory of gases |
The resistivity of the material of a given wire using metre bridge. |
Current electricity |
The resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law. |
Communication systems |
Potentiometer - (i) Comparison of emf of two primary cells. (ii) Determination of internal resistance of a cell. |
Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents |
Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method. |
Magnetic effects of current and magnetism |
The focal length of; (i) Convex mirror (ii) Concave mirror, and (ii) Convex lens, using the parallax method |
Optics |
The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism. |
Electromagnetic waves |
Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope. |
Atoms and nuclei |
Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias |
Electrostatics |
Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding reverse break down voltage |
Dual nature of matter and radiation |
Characteristic curves of a transistor and finding current gain and voltage gain. |
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Identification of Diode. LED, Transistor. IC. Resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such items. |
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Using a multimeter to: (i) Identify the base of a transistor (ii) Distinguish between NPN and PNP type transistor (iii) See the unidirectional of current in case of a diode and an LED. (iv) Check the correctness or otherwise of a given electronic component (diode, transistor or IC). |
The mathematics section of the JEE Main paper will carry 30 questions in the exam. There will be two sections i.e. Section A and Section B. Section A will be comprised of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Section B will contain questions whose answers are to be filled in as a numerical value. In Section B, candidates have to attempt any five questions out of 10. There will be no negative marking for Section B. However, in Section A, for any question answered incorrectly, one mark will be deducted. Check out the detailed mathematics JEE Main syllabus in the table below.
Topics |
Topics |
Complex numbers and quadratic equations |
Differential equations |
Matrices and determinants |
Binomial theorem and its simple applications |
Sets, relations and functions |
Sequence and Series |
Mathematical induction |
Vector algebra |
Permutations and combinations |
Statistics and probability |
Mathematical reasoning |
Trigonometry |
Limit, continuity and differentiability |
Co-ordinate geometry |
Integral calculus |
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Three-dimensional geometry |
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