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JEE Main Physics Syllabus 2026-2027

Complete official syllabus for JEE Main Physics with data-backed unit weightage, Class 11 vs Class 12 split, and links to practice on Fundamenthol.

Last updated: 2026-08-05T00:00:00+05:30

At a Glance
26
Total topics
191
Total concepts
Top 3 Highest-Weightage Topics
  1. Current Electricity8.03%
  2. System Of Particles And Rotational Motion6.48%
  3. Ray Optics And Optical Instruments6.00%

Based on JEE Main Physics previous year questions tagged on Fundamenthol.

Class 11 vs Class 12 Weightage Split
Class 11
45.5%
Class 12
54.5%
Jump to topic
Units and MeasurementsKinematicsLaws of MotionWork, Energy and PowerRotational MotionGravitationProperties of Solids and LiquidsThermodynamicsKinetic Theory of GasesOscillations and WavesElectrostaticsCurrent ElectricityMagnetic Effects of Current and MagnetismElectromagnetic Induction and Alternating CurrentsElectromagnetic WavesOpticsDual Nature of Matter and RadiationAtoms and NucleiElectronic DevicesExperimental Skills

Topic-wise Syllabus & Weightage

Unit 1

Units and Measurements

3.87% weightage
Practice this topic
→Units And MeasurementClass 113.87%
Concepts (6)
  • Units of measurement, System of units, SI units
  • Fundamental and derived units
  • Least count, significant figures
  • Errors in measurements
  • Dimensions of physical quantities
  • Dimensional analysis and applications
Unit 2

Kinematics

3.87% weightage
Practice this topic
→KinematicsClass 113.87%
Concepts (9)
  • Frame of reference
  • Motion in a straight line
  • Speed and velocity
  • Uniform and non-uniform motion
  • Average speed and instantaneous velocity
  • Uniformly accelerated motion
  • Velocity-time, position-time graphs
  • Relative velocity
  • Motion in a plane, projectile motion, uniform circular motion
Unit 3

Laws of Motion

2.90% weightage
Practice this topic
→Laws of MotionClass 112.90%
Concepts (8)
  • Force and inertia
  • Newton's first, second, third laws
  • Momentum, impulse
  • Conservation of linear momentum and applications
  • Equilibrium of concurrent forces
  • Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction
  • Dynamics of uniform circular motion, centripetal force
  • Vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked road
Unit 4

Work, Energy and Power

3.87% weightage
Practice this topic
→Work, Energy And PowerClass 113.87%
Concepts (8)
  • Work done by constant and variable force
  • Kinetic and potential energies
  • Work-energy theorem, power
  • Potential energy of a spring
  • Conservation of mechanical energy
  • Conservative and non-conservative forces
  • Motion in a vertical circle
  • Elastic and inelastic collisions (1D and 2D)
Unit 5

Rotational Motion

6.48% weightage
Practice this topic
→System Of Particles And Rotational MotionClass 116.48%
Concepts (10)
  • Centre of mass (two-particle system, rigid body)
  • Basic concepts of rotational motion
  • Moment of a force, torque
  • Angular momentum, conservation and applications
  • Moment of inertia, radius of gyration
  • Values of moment of inertia for simple geometrical objects
  • Parallel and perpendicular axes theorems
  • Equilibrium of rigid bodies
  • Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion
  • Comparison of linear and rotational motions
Unit 6

Gravitation

2.90% weightage
Practice this topic
→GravitationClass 112.90%
Concepts (6)
  • Universal law of gravitation
  • Acceleration due to gravity, variation with altitude and depth
  • Kepler's laws of planetary motion
  • Gravitational potential energy, gravitational potential
  • Escape velocity
  • Motion of satellite: orbital velocity, time period, energy
Unit 7

Properties of Solids and Liquids

6.95% weightage
Practice this topic
→Properties Of Solids And FluidsClass 113.09%→Thermal Properties Of MatterClass 111.93%→Fluid MechanicsClass 111.93%
Concepts (14)
  • Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship
  • Hooke's law, Young's modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity
  • Pressure due to fluid column, Pascal's law
  • Effect of gravity on fluid pressure
  • Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity
  • Streamline and turbulent flow, critical velocity
  • Bernoulli's principle and applications
  • Surface energy, surface tension, angle of contact
  • Excess pressure across curved surface
  • Applications: drops, bubbles, capillary rise
  • Heat, temperature, thermal expansion
  • Specific heat capacity, calorimetry
  • Change of state, latent heat
  • Heat transfer: conduction, convection, radiation
Unit 8

Thermodynamics

4.06% weightage
Practice this topic
→ThermodynamicsClass 114.06%
Concepts (5)
  • Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law, concept of temperature
  • Heat, work, internal energy
  • First law of thermodynamics
  • Isothermal and adiabatic processes
  • Second law: reversible and irreversible processes
Unit 9

Kinetic Theory of Gases

3.29% weightage
Practice this topic
→Kinetic TheoryClass 113.29%
Concepts (8)
  • Equation of state of a perfect gas
  • Work done on compressing a gas
  • Kinetic theory: assumptions, concept of pressure
  • Kinetic interpretation of temperature
  • RMS speed
  • Degrees of freedom
  • Law of equipartition of energy, applications to specific heat capacities
  • Mean free path, Avogadro's number
Unit 10

Oscillations and Waves

7.35% weightage
Practice this topic
→OscillationsClass 113.87%→WavesClass 113.48%
Concepts (12)
  • Oscillations and periodic motion (time period, frequency)
  • Displacement as function of time, periodic functions
  • Simple harmonic motion (SHM) and its equation
  • Phase, oscillations of a spring, force constant
  • Energy in SHM (kinetic and potential)
  • Simple pendulum, time period derivation
  • Wave motion, longitudinal and transverse waves
  • Speed of travelling wave
  • Displacement relation for progressive wave
  • Principle of superposition, reflection of waves
  • Standing waves in strings and organ pipes
  • Fundamental mode, harmonics, beats
Unit 11

Electrostatics

8.90% weightage
Practice this topic
→ElectrostaticsClass 125.22%→CapacitorsClass 123.68%
Concepts (16)
  • Electric charges, conservation of charge
  • Coulomb's law, forces between charges, superposition principle
  • Continuous charge distribution
  • Electric field due to point charge, dipole
  • Electric field lines
  • Torque on dipole in uniform field
  • Electric flux, Gauss's law and applications (infinite wire, plane sheet, spherical shell)
  • Electric potential, potential difference
  • Equipotential surfaces
  • Electrical potential energy (two point charges, dipole)
  • Conductors and insulators
  • Dielectrics and electric polarization
  • Capacitors and capacitance
  • Combination of capacitors (series, parallel)
  • Parallel plate capacitor (with and without dielectric)
  • Energy stored in a capacitor
Unit 12

Current Electricity

8.03% weightage
Practice this topic
→Current ElectricityClass 128.03%
Concepts (11)
  • Electric current, drift velocity, mobility
  • Ohm's law, electrical resistance
  • I-V characteristics (Ohmic and non-ohmic)
  • Electrical energy and power
  • Electrical resistivity and conductivity
  • Series and parallel combinations
  • Temperature dependence of resistance
  • Internal resistance, potential difference, emf
  • Combination of cells (series, parallel)
  • Kirchhoff's laws and applications
  • Wheatstone bridge, Metre Bridge
Unit 13

Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism

5.61% weightage
Practice this topic
→Magnetic Effects of Current and MagnetismClass 125.61%
Concepts (14)
  • Biot-Savart law, application to circular loop
  • Ampere's law, applications (long straight wire, solenoid)
  • Force on moving charge in magnetic and electric fields
  • Force on current-carrying conductor
  • Force between two parallel currents (definition of ampere)
  • Torque on current loop in uniform field
  • Moving coil galvanometer, sensitivity, conversion to ammeter/voltmeter
  • Current loop as magnetic dipole, magnetic dipole moment
  • Bar magnet as equivalent solenoid
  • Magnetic field lines
  • Magnetic field due to magnetic dipole (axis, perpendicular)
  • Torque on magnetic dipole
  • Para-, dia-, ferromagnetic substances
  • Effect of temperature on magnetic properties
Unit 14

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

6.48% weightage
Practice this topic
→Electromagnetic InductionClass 123.87%→Alternating CurrentsClass 122.61%
Concepts (9)
  • Electromagnetic induction: Faraday's law
  • Induced emf and current, Lenz's law
  • Eddy currents
  • Self and mutual inductance
  • Alternating currents, peak and RMS values
  • Reactance and impedance
  • LCR series circuit, resonance
  • Power in AC circuits, wattless current
  • AC generator and transformer
Unit 15

Electromagnetic Waves

3.97% weightage
Practice this topic
→Electromagnetic WavesClass 123.97%
Concepts (5)
  • Displacement current
  • EM waves and characteristics
  • Transverse nature of EM waves
  • EM spectrum (radio, microwave, IR, visible, UV, X-rays, gamma)
  • Applications of EM waves
Unit 16

Optics

9.87% weightage
Practice this topic
→Ray Optics And Optical InstrumentsClass 126.00%→Wave OpticsClass 123.87%
Concepts (14)
  • Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula
  • Refraction at plane and spherical surfaces
  • Thin lens formula, lens maker formula
  • Total internal reflection and applications
  • Magnification, power of a lens
  • Combination of thin lenses in contact
  • Refraction through a prism
  • Microscope and astronomical telescope (magnifying powers)
  • Wave optics: wavefront, Huygens' principle
  • Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens principle
  • Interference: Young's double-slit experiment, fringe width
  • Coherent sources
  • Diffraction due to single slit, width of central maximum
  • Polarization: plane-polarized light, Brewster's law, Polaroid
Unit 17

Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation

3.48% weightage
Practice this topic
→Dual Nature Of Radiation And MatterClass 123.48%
Concepts (6)
  • Dual nature of radiation
  • Photoelectric effect
  • Hertz and Lenard's observations
  • Einstein's photoelectric equation
  • Particle nature of light
  • Matter waves, de Broglie relation
Unit 18

Atoms and Nuclei

4.25% weightage
Practice this topic
→AtomsClass 122.22%→NucleiClass 122.03%
Concepts (6)
  • Alpha-particle scattering, Rutherford's model
  • Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum
  • Composition and size of nucleus
  • Atomic masses, mass-energy relation, mass defect
  • Binding energy per nucleon, variation with mass number
  • Nuclear fission and fusion
Unit 19

Electronic Devices

3.87% weightage
Practice this topic
→Electronic DevicesClass 123.87%
Concepts (6)
  • Semiconductors
  • Semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics (forward, reverse bias)
  • Diode as rectifier
  • I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell, Zener diode
  • Zener diode as voltage regulator
  • Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR)
Unit 20

Experimental Skills

Concepts (18)
  • Vernier calipers (diameter, depth of vessel)
  • Screw gauge (thickness/diameter of sheet/wire)
  • Simple pendulum (energy dissipation)
  • Metre scale (mass by principle of moments)
  • Young's modulus of a metallic wire
  • Surface tension by capillary rise
  • Coefficient of viscosity (terminal velocity method)
  • Speed of sound using resonance tube
  • Specific heat capacity by method of mixtures
  • Resistivity using metre bridge
  • Resistance using Ohm's law
  • Galvanometer: resistance and figure of merit by half deflection
  • Focal length: convex mirror, concave mirror, convex lens (parallax method)
  • Angle of deviation vs angle of incidence (prism)
  • Refractive index of glass slab (travelling microscope)
  • p-n junction diode characteristics
  • Zener diode characteristics, reverse breakdown voltage
  • Identification of components (diode, LED, resistor, capacitor)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the JEE Main 2027 syllabus the same as 2026?

The JEE Main syllabus has been stable since the 2024 revision by NTA, which trimmed several chapters from the older syllabus. Unless NTA publishes a fresh notification, the 2027 syllabus is expected to remain identical to 2026. This page will update as soon as the official 2027 syllabus is notified.

How much of the JEE Main syllabus is from Class 11 and Class 12?

Across Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, the JEE Main syllabus is roughly split 45 to 55 between Class 11 and Class 12 topics. Class 12 chapters typically carry slightly higher weightage in recent years. See the class-wise breakdown on each subject page.

How many units are there in the JEE Main syllabus?

The JEE Main syllabus has 54 units across three subjects: Mathematics (14 units), Physics (20 units), and Chemistry (20 units). Every unit contains multiple NCERT chapters and sub-topics.

Can I download the JEE Main syllabus as a PDF?

The official JEE Main syllabus PDF is available on the NTA website at jeemain.nta.nic.in. On Fundamenthol, we present the same syllabus in a searchable, chapter-linked format with weightage data from tagged previous year questions.

Which are the most important chapters for JEE Main Physics?

Based on Fundamenthol's analysis of tagged previous year questions, the highest-weightage Physics chapters are Current Electricity, Optics, Electrostatics, Modern Physics (Dual Nature + Atoms + Nuclei), and Rotational Motion. These five together typically account for over 35 percent of the Physics section.

Is JEE Main Physics harder than Chemistry?

Most aspirants find Physics conceptually harder than Chemistry, especially in mechanics and electromagnetism. However, Chemistry demands more memorisation. The scoring pattern varies by student, and both sections carry equal weightage of 100 marks.

How many chapters are there in JEE Main Physics 2027?

JEE Main Physics has 20 units in the official syllabus, ranging from Units and Measurements to Electronic Devices and Experimental Skills. Each unit contains multiple NCERT chapters worth of material.