JEE Main Syllabus 2025 (Released): Latest Subject-Wise Detailed Syllabus, Important Topics, Free PDF Link

JEE Main Syllabus 2025

JEE Main Syllabus 2025: NTA released the JEE Main Syllabus PDF 2025 on the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in. According to the syllabus for the JEE Main 2025 exam, NTA has divided the JEE syllabus into two sections: i) B/TEch/B.E, and ii) B. Arch & B. Plan. The JEE Mains B.Tech/B.E syllabus is further divided into subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, whereas the JEE Main B.Arch and B.Plan syllabus are divided into Aptitude, Mathematics, Drawing (Specifically for Drawing), and Planning (Specifically for B.Plan).

The National Testing Agency (NTA) released the JEE Main 2025 syllabusfor session 2025-26 on the official website on October 29, 2024, along with the notification & information brochure PDF. There is no change in the JEE main syllabus 2025 in comparison to the syllabus for the previous year.

Candidates preparing for the JEE Main 2025 are advised to go through the JEE Main 2025 exam pattern along with the syllabus, as it will help the aspirants to strategise their plan for cracking the JEE Main exam. Check the topic-wise detailed JEE Main Syllabus below on the page.

Latest Updates

TCandidates going through the JEE syllabus must note that the JEE Main Application Form 2025 has been released on the official website on October 28, 2024. Candidates can register for the JEE Main exam 2025 from October 28 to November 22, 2024. However, the NTA JEE Main exam is scheduled to be conducted from January 22 to 31, 2025.

JEE Main Syllabus Overview 2025

Candidates preparing for the JEE Main exam must go through the syllabus overview of the JEE exam. The overview will provide insights of the JEE exam pattern and syllabus:

Related Questions

Q: Are the JEE Main syllabus and CBSE +2 syllabus the same?

A: The JEE Main syllabus and CBSE syllabus for classes 11 & 12 are overlapping. If you know the CBSE 10+2 syllabus and have gone through the NCERT books, you can easily score 250+ marks in the JEE Main exam. 

Q: How much JEE Mains syllabus should I complete in 11th grade?

A: If you study well, you will be able to cover the 50% syllabus for the JEE Main exam 2025. The 11th-grade syllabus is for the basic concepts of the class 12 syllabus. It will help in solving and understanding the 12th and 12th syllabi. 

Q: Has the syllabus changed for the JEE Main 2025 exam?

A: No, there is no change in the JEE Main syllabus 2025 yet. If any change occurs in the syllabus, NTA will notify through the official notification.

Q: Which mistake should I refrain from making while preparing for the JEE Main 2025 exam?

A: The first and foremost mistake that you should avoid is to target only the JEE Main preparation as approximately 14 lakh candidates take the exam and the difficulty level of the exam has increased in the last three years.

JEE Main Paper 1 Syallbus (B.Tech/B.E)

The JEE Main BE/ BTech syllabus has been divided into three subjects: Physics, Chemistry, and Maths. Each section in the exam will have 25 questions (20 Questions in Section A and 5 Questions in Section B). The JEE Main BE/BTech exam will be conducted for three hours (180 minutes) and will hold a total mark of 300. The candidates must take note that the exam will have a negative marking scheme where 4 marks will be awarded for the correct answer, whereas 1 mark will be deducted for the incorrect answer. However, there is no deduction for unattempted questions Candidates can check the detailed syllabus for the JEE Mains Subject Wise Syllabus below on the page. The subject-wise syllabus will comprise 

1. JEE Main Physics Syllabus 
2. JEE Main Chemistry Syllabus 
3. JEE Main Maths Syllabus

JEE Main Physics Syllabus 2025

Candidates preparing for the exam must check the topic wise detailed detailed JEE Main 2025 physics syllabus below:

Unit 1: Physics & Measurement

Candidates can check the JEE Main Unit 1 Physics syllabus for the JEE main exam below:

• Physics
• SI Units
• Fundamental & Derived Unite 
• Least Coun 
• Accuracy & Precision of Measuring Instruments
• Errors in Measurement 
• Dimensions of Physics Quantities 
• Dimensional Analysis & its Applications

Unit 2: Kinematics

Unit 2 for the JEE Main Physics syllabus is Kinematics which comprises topics like Position Time Graph, Motion in a Straight Line, Scalars & Vectors, etc. Check the detailed JEE Main Physics Unit 2 Syllabus below:

• The Frame of Reference 
• Motion in a Straight Line 
• Position Time Graph
• Speed and Velocity: Uniform & Non-Uniform
• Velocity Time 
• Average Speed & Instantaneous Velocity 
• Uniform Acceleration
• Relations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion 
• Scalars and Vectors
•  Vector: Addition & Subtraction
• Zero Vector 
• Scalar and Vector Products
• Relative Velocity 
• Motion in a Plane
• Projectile Motion
• Uniform Circular Motion 

Unit 3: Laws of Motion

The laws of motion are the third unit of the JEE Main Physics syllabus that comprises topics like Newton’s Law of Motion, Laws of Conservations, Linear Momentum, etc. Check the detailed JEE Main Physics Unit 3 syllabus for the upcoming exam below:

• Force& Inertia
• Newton’s First Law of Motion: Momentum 
• Newtons’ Second Law of Motion: Impulses 
• Newton’s Third Law of Motion 
• Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum & Its Applications 
• Equilibrium and Concurrent Forces
• Static & Kinetic Friction 
• Laws of Friction
• Rolling Friction
• Dynamics of Uniform Circular Motion: Centripetal Force & Its Applications

Unit 4: Work, Power and Energy 

The Unit 4 JEE Main Physics syllabus comprises Work, Energy, and Power topics like Work done, Kinetic & Potential Energy, Work Energy, etc. Candidates can check the detailed topic-wise syllabus for the JEE Main Physics Unit 4 below:

• Work Done by a Content & Variable Force 
• Kinetic & Potential Energy 
• Wor Energy Theorem 
• Power 
• Potential Energy of Spring Conservation of Mechanical Energy 
• Conservation and Nonconservative Forces 
• Elastic and Inelastic Collision in One & Two Dimension

Unit 5: Rotational Motion

The Unit 5 Rotational Motion in NTA JEE Main Physics Syllabus comprises topics like Centre of Mass, basic concepts of Rotational Motion, Torque, Angular Motion, etc. Check the detailed JEE Main Unit 5 detailed Physics syllabus below:

• Centre of Mass of a Two-Particle System 
• Centre of Mass of a Rigid Body 
• Basic Concepts of  Rotational Motion
• Moment of a Force 
• Torque
• Angular Momentum and Its Applications
• Moment of Inertia
• Radius of Gyration 
• Values of Momentum of Inertia for Simple Geometrical Objects 
• Parallel & Perpendicular Axes Theorem and their Applications
• Rigid Boady Rotation Equations of Rotational Motion

Unit 6: Gravitation 

Unit 6 of the JEE Main physics syllabus is Gravitation which comprises topics like the Laws of Gravitation, Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion, Gravitational Potential Energy, etc. Check the detailed topic-wise JEE Main Unit 6 Physics syllabus below:

• Universal Law of Gravitation 
• Acceleration Due to Gravity and Its Variation with Altitude & Depth
• Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion 
• Gravitational Potential Energy 
• Gravitational Potential Escape 
• Escape Velocity
• Orbital Velocity of a Satellite 
• Geo-Stationary Satellites

Unit 7: Properties of Solids & Liquids 

Candidates can check the JEE Main Unit 7 Physics topic-wise detailed syllabus below:

• Elastic Behaviour
• Stress-Strain Relationship 
• Hooke’s law
• Young Modulus
• Bulk Modulus 
• Modulus of Rigidity ‘
• Pressure Due to Fluid Column: Pascal’s Law & Its Applications
• Viscosity 
• Stoke's Law
• Terminal Velocity 
• Streamline and Turbulent Flow
• Reynolds Number 
• Bernoulli’s Principle and Its Applications
• Surface Energy & Surface Tension
• Angle of Contact 
• Application of Surface Tensions: Drops, bubbles, and Capillary Rise 
• Heat
• Temperature
• Thermal Expansions
• Specific Heat Capacity
• Calorimetry 
• Change of State
• Latent Heat
• Heat Transfer Conduction
• Convection and Radiation 
• Newton’s Law of Cooling

Unit 8: Thermodynamics

Candidates can check the Unit 8 JEE Main Physics topic-wise syllabus for Thermodynamics below:

• Thermal Equilibrium 
• Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics 
• Concept of Temperature 
• Heat, Work and Internal Energy
• First Law of Thermodynamics
• Second Law of Thermodynamics: Reversible and Irreversible Process
• Carnot Engine and Its Efficiency

Unit 9: Kinetic Theory of Gases

Candidates can check the Kinetic theory of Gases, the 9th Unit of JEE Main Physics syllabus below:

• Equations of State of a Perfect Gas 
• Work Done of Compressing a Gas 
• Kinetic Theory of Gases: Assumption 
• Concept of Pressure 
• Kinetic Energy & Temperature
• RMS Speed of Gas Molecules
• Degrees of Freedom
• Law of Equipartition of Energy 
• Applications to Specific Heat 
• Capacities of Gases
• Mean Free Path 
• Avagadro’s Number 

Unit 10: Oscillations and Waves 

Candidates preparing for the JEE Main exam just check Unit 10 of the JEE Main Physics syllabus, i.e., oscillation waves. Check the detailed topic-wise syllabus for the Oscillation and Waves below:

• Periodic Motion: Period, Frequency, Displacement as a Function of Time
• Periodic Functions
• Simple Harmonic Motion 
• Kinetic and Potential Energy 
• Simple Pendulum Derivation of Expression for Its Time Period
• Free, Forced and Damped Oscillations
• Resonance 
• Wave Motion 
• Longitudinal and Transverse Waves 
• Speed of a Wave 
• Displacement Relation for a Progressive Wave 
• Principle of Superposition of Waves
• Reflection of Waves 
• Standing Waves in Strings and Organ Pipes 
• Fundamental Mode & Harmonics 
• Beats 
• Doppler Effect in Sound 

Unit 11: Electrostatics

Candidates can check the detailed syllabus for the Unit 11 Electrostatics for JEE Main Physics syllabus below:

• Electric Charges: Conservations of Charge 
• Coulomb’s Law
• Forces between two Point Charges 
• Forces between Multiple Charges
• Superposition Principle & Continuous Charge Distribution 
• Electric Field: Electric Field Due to Point Charge
• Electric Field Lines
• Electric Dipole 
• Electric Field Due to Dipole 
• Torque on a Dipole in a Uniform Electric Field 
• Electric Flux: Gauss’s Law & Its Applications to Find Field Due to Infineltly Long Uniformly Charged Straight Wire, Uniformly  Charged Infinite Plane Sheet, and Uniformly Charge Thin Spherical  Shell 
• Electric Potential & Its Calculation for a Point Charge 
• Electric Dipole & System of Charges 
• Equipotential Surfaces, Electrical Potential Energy of a System of Two Point Charges in an Electrostatics Field
• Conductors & Insulators
• Dielectrics & Electric Polarisation
• Capacitor 
• Combination of Capacitors in Series & Parallel 
• The Capacitance of a Parallel Plate Capacitor with and without Dielectric Medium between the Plates
• Energy Stored in a Capacitor

Unit 12: Current Electricity 

Candidates can check the JEE Main Unit 12 Physics detailed topic-wise syllabus below:

• Electric Current
  Drift Velocity 
• Ohm’s Law
• Electrical Resistance 
• Resistance of Different Materials
• V-I Characteristics of Ohmioc and Non-Ohmic Conductors 
• Electrical Energy & Power
• Electrical Resistivity 
• Colour Code of Resistors
• Series and Parallel Combination of Resistors 
• Temperature Dependence of Resistance 
• Electric Cell and Its Internal Resistance 
• Potential Difference & Electromagnetic Field of a Cell
• Combination of Cells in Series & Parallel
• Krichoff’s Laws & their Applications 
• Wheatstone Bridge 
• Metre Bridge 
• Potentiometer: Principle and Its Applications

Unit 13: Magnetic Effect of Current & Magnetism 

Candidates can check the detailed syllabus for Unit 13 of the JEE Main Physics syllabus below:

• Biot-Savart Law & Its Application  to Current Carrying Circular Loop 
• Ampere’s Law & Its Applications to Infinetly Long Current Carrying Straight Wire and Solenoid 
• Force on a Moving Charge in Uniform Magnetic & Electric Fields
• Cyclotron 
• Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor in Uniform Magnetic Field 
• Force between Two Parallel Currents Carrying Conductors
• Definition of Ampere 
• Torque Experienced by a Current Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field: Moving Coil Galvanometer, Its Current Sensitivity, and Conversion to Ammeter & Voltmeter
• Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole and Its Magnetic Dipole Moment 
• Bar Magnet as an Equivalent Solenoid 
• Magnetics Field Lines
• Earth’s Magnetic Field & Magnetic Elements 
• Para, Dia and Ferromagnetic Substances
• Magnetic Susceptibility and Permeability 
• Hysteresis 
• Electromagnets & Permanent Magnets

Unit 14: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

Candidates can check the detailed syllabus for the Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents from the JEE Main Physics syllabus below:

• Electromagnetic Induction 
• Faraday’s law 
• Induced EMF and Current
• Lenz’s Law 
• Eddy Currents 
• Self and Mutual Inductance 
• Alternating Currents 
• Peak & RMS Values of Alternating Current/Voltage 
• Reactance & Impedance 
• LCR Series Circuit
• Resonance: Quality Factor
• Power in AC Circuits 
• Wattless Current
• AC Generator & Transformer 

Unit 15: Electromagnetic Waves 

Candidates can check the detailed topic-wise syllabus for Electromagnetic Waves for the JEE main Physics exam below:

• Electromagnetic Waves & their Characteristics 
• Transverse Nature of Electromagnetic Waves 
• Electromagnetic Spectrum (Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma Rays)
• Applications of Electromagnetic Waves

Unit 16: Optics 

Candidates preparing for the JEE main physics exam can check the detailed syllabus for the Optics chapter below:

• Reflection and Refraction of Light at a Plane & Spherical Surfaces
• Mirror Formula 
• Total Intera Reflection & Its Applications
• Deviation & Dispersion of Light by a Prism 
• Lens Formula 
• Magnification
• Power of Lens 
• Combinations of Thin Lenses in Contact 
• Microscope & Astronomical Telescope (Reflecting & Refracting) and their Magnifying Power

Wave Optics 

• Wavefront of Huygens; Principle
• Laws of Reflection & Refractions using Huygens Principle 
• Interference
• Young’s Double Slit Experiment & Expression for Fringe Width 
• Coherent Sources and Sustained Interference of Light 
• Diffractions Due to a Single Slit 
• Width of Central Maximum 
• Resolving Power of Microscopes and Astronomical Telescopes 
• Polarisation
• Plane-Polarised Light: Brewster’s Law
• Uses of Plane-Polarised Light & Polaroid

Unit 17: Dual Nature of Matter & Radiation 

Candidates can check the syllabus for the Dual Nature of Matter & Radiation for the JEE Main Physics syllabus below:

• Dual Nature of Radiation 
• Photoelectric Effect 
• Hertz and Lenard’s Observations
• Einstein’s Photoelectric Equation: Particle Nature of Light 
• de Broglie Relation 
• Davisson Germer Experiment

Unit 18: Atoms & Nuclei

Candidates can check the syllabus for the JEE Main Physics Unit 18 syllabus below:

• Alpha-particle Scattering Experiment 
• Rutherford’s Model of Atom 
• Bohr Model 
• Energy Levels 
• Hydrogen Spectrum 
• Composition & Size of Nucleus 
• Atomic Masses 
• Isotopes 
• Isobars: Isotones 
• Radioactivity: Alpha, Beta & Gamma Particles/Rays and their Properties
• Radioactive Decay law 
• Mass Energy Relation 
• Mass Defect 
• Binding Energy per Nucleon and its Variation with Mass Numbers 
• Nuclear Fission 
• Nuclear Fusion

Unit 19: Electronic Devices 

Candidates can check the JEE Main Physics Unit 19 syllabus for the upcoming NTA JEE Main exam below:

• Semiconductors 
• Semiconductor Diode 
• 1-V Characteristics in Froward & Reverse Bias
• Diode as a Rectifier 
• I-V Characteristics of LED 
• Photo Diode 
• Solar Cell 
• Zener Diode as a  Voltage Regulator
• Junction Transistor 
• Transistor Action 
• Characteristics of a Transistor: Transistor as an Amplifier (Common Emitter Configuration) and Oscillator 
• Logic Gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND & NOR)

Related Questions

Q: Are questions asked from H.C. Verma in the JEE Mains Exam?

A: There will be no direct questions from the book H.C. Verma for Physics in the JEE Main 2025 exam. However, the questions will be based on the concepts and types provided in the book.

Q: What are the important topics in JEE Main Physics Syllabus 2025?

A: Some of the important JEE Main Physics syllabus 2025 are Current Electricity, Kinematics, Modern Physics, and Alternating Curren

JEE Main Chemistry Syllabus 2025

The JEE Mains Chemistry syllabus 2025 is divided into 3 sections: Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry, which will contain numerical and theoretical questions. Check the sections wise JEE Mains 2025 Chemistry syllabus below. 

JEE Main Physical Chemistry Syllabus 2025

Candidates can check the detailed JEE Main Physical Chemistry syllabus 2025 below:

Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry

• Matter and its nature, Dalton’s atomic theory: Concept of atom, molecule, element, and compound: Physical quantities and their measurements in Chemistry, precision, and accuracy, significant figures. S.I.Units, dimensional analysis: Laws of chemical combination; Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formulae: Chemical equations and stoichiometry.

Atomic Structure

• Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and their limitations; Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; Spectrum of the hydrogen atom. Bohr model of a hydrogen atom – its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr’s model; Dual nature of matter, de Broglie’s relationship. Heisenberg uncertainty principle. Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanics, the quantum mechanical model of the atom, its important features. Concept of atomic orbitals as one-electron wave functions: Variation of Y and Y2 with r for 1s and 2s orbitals; various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum, and magnetic quantum numbers) and their significance; shapes of s, p, and d – orbitals, electron spin and spin quantum number: Rules for filling electrons in orbitals—the Aufbau principle. Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule, electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Kossel – Lewis approach to chemical bond formation, the concept of ionic and covalent bonds.
Ionic Bonding: Formation of ionic bonds, factors affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of lattice enthalpy. Covalent Bonding: Concept of electronegativity. Fajan’s rule, dipole moment: Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR ) theory and shapes of simple molecules. Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding: Valence bond theory – its important features, the concept of hybridization involving s, p, and d orbitals; Resonance. Molecular Orbital Theory – Its important features. LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals (bonding, antibonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital electronic configurations of homonuclear diatomic molecules, the concept of bond order, bond length, and bond energy. Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen bonding and its applications.

Chemical Thermodynamics

• Fundamentals of thermodynamics: System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties, state functions, types of processes. The first law of thermodynamics – Concept of work, heat internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat capacity; Hess’s law of constant heat summation; Enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition, hydration, ionization, and solution. The second law of thermodynamics – Spontaneity of processes; DS of the universe and DG of the system as criteria for spontaneity. DG° (Standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant.

Solutions

• Different methods for expressing the concentration of solution – molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage (by volume and mass both), the vapour pressure of solutions and Raoult’s Law – Ideal and non-ideal solutions, vapour pressure – composition, plots for ideal and nonideal solutions; Colligative properties of dilute solutions – a relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, the elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure; Determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; Abnormal value of molar mass, van’t Hoff factor and its significance.

Equilibrium

• Meaning of equilibrium, the concept of dynamic equilibrium. Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid – gas and solid-gas equilibria, Henry’s law. General characteristics of equilibrium involving physical processes. Equilibrium involving chemical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, the significance of DG and DG° in chemical equilibrium, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, the effect of catalyst; Le Chatelier’s principle. Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids and bases (Arrhenius. Bronsted – Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multistage ionization) and ionization constants, ionization of water. pH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions, the solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions.

Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry

• Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number, balancing of redox reactions. Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance in electrolytic solutions, molar conductivities and their variation with concentration: Kohlrausch’s law and its applications. Electrochemical cells – Electrolytic and Galvanic cells, different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including standard electrode potential, half – cell and cell reactions, emf of a Galvanic cell and its measurement: Nernst equation and its applications; Relationship between cell potential and Gibbs’ energy change: Dry cell and lead accumulator; Fuel cells.

Chemical Kinetics

• Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of reactions: concentration, temperature, pressure, and catalyst; elementary and complex reactions, order and molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constant and its units, differential and integral forms of zero and first-order reactions, their characteristics and half-lives, the effect of temperature on the rate of reactions, Arrhenius theory, activation energy and its calculation, collision theory of bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation).

JEE Main Organic Chemistry Syllabus 2025

Check the JEE Main Organic Chemistry syllabus 2025 below:

Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry:

• Tetravalency of carbon: Shapes of simple molecules – hybridization (s and p): Classification of organic compounds based on functional groups: and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulphur; Homologous series: Isomerism – structural and stereoisomerism.
• Nomenclature (Trivial and IUPAC)
• Covalent bond fission – Homolytic and heterolytic: free radicals, carbocations, and carbanions; stability of carbocations and free radicals, electrophiles, and nucleophiles.
• Electronic displacement in a covalent bond – Inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance, and hyperconjugation.
• Common types of organic reactions- Substitution, addition, elimination, and rearrangement.
• Hydrocarbons
• Classification, isomerism, IUPAC nomenclature, general methods of preparation, properties, and reactions.
• Alkanes – Conformations: Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane): Mechanism of halogenation of alkanes.
• Alkenes – Geometrical isomerism: Mechanism of electrophilic addition: addition of hydrogen, halogens, water, hydrogen halides (Markownikoffs and peroxide effect): Ozonolysis and polymerization.
• Alkynes – Acidic character: Addition of hydrogen, halogens, water, and hydrogen halides: Polymerization.
• Aromatic hydrocarbons – Nomenclature, benzene – structure and aromaticity: Mechanism of electrophilic substitution: halogenation, nitration
• Friedel – Craft’s alkylation and acylation, directive influence of the functional group in monosubstituted benzene.
• Organic Compounds containing Halogen
• General methods of preparation, properties, and reactions; Nature of C-X bond; Mechanisms of substitution reactions.
• Uses; Environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform freons, and DDT.
• Organic Compounds containing Oxygen
• General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses.

Alcohols

• Identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols: mechanism of dehydration. Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation. nitration and sulphonation. Reimer – Tiemann reaction.

Ethers: Structure.

• Aldehyde and Ketones: Nature of carbonyl group; Nucleophilic addition to >C=O group, relative reactivities of aldehydes and ketones; Important reactions such as – Nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN. NH3, and its derivatives), Grignard reagent; oxidation: reduction (Wolf Kishner and Clemmensen); the acidity of a-hydrogen. aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction. Haloform reaction, Chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones.
• Carboxylic Acids Acidic strength and factors affecting it

Organic Compounds containing Nitrogen

General methods of preparation. Properties, reactions, and uses

Amines

• Nomenclature, classification structure, basic character, and identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and their basic character.
• Diazonium Salts: Importance in synthetic organic chemistry.

Biomolecules

• General introduction and importance of biomolecules. CARBOHYDRATES – Classification; aldoses and ketoses: monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose).PROTEINS – Elementary Idea of a-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides. Proteins: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes. VITAMINS – Classification and functions. NUCLEIC ACIDS – Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological functions of nucleic acids

Principles Related to Practical Chemistry

• Detection of extra elements (Nitrogen, Sulphur, halogens) in organic compounds; Detection of the following functional groups; hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketones) carboxyl, and amino groups in organic compounds.

The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following:

• Inorganic compounds; Mohr’s salt, potash alum.
• Organic compounds: Acetanilide, p-nitro acetanilide, aniline yellow, iodoform.
• The chemistry involved in the titrimetric exercises – Acids, bases and the use of indicators, oxalic-acid vs KMnO4, Mohr’s salt vs KMnO4
• Chemical principles involved in the following experiments:
• Enthalpy of solution of CuSO4
• Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid and strong base.
• Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols.
• Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ions with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature.

JEE Main Inorganic Chemistry Syllabus 2025

Candidates can check the JEE Main Inorganic Chemistry syllabus 2025 below:

Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

• Modem periodic law and present form of the periodic table, s, p. d and f block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states, and chemical reactivity.

p-block elements

• Group -13 to Group 18 Elements
• General Introduction: Electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups; unique behaviour of the first element in each group. Groupwise study of the p – block elements

Group -13

• Preparation, properties, and uses of boron and aluminum; Structure, properties, and uses of borax, boric acid, diborane, boron trifluoride, aluminum chloride, and alums.

Group -14

• The tendency for catenation; Structure, properties, and uses of Allotropes and oxides of carbon, silicon tetrachloride, silicates, zeolites, and silicones.

Group -15

• Properties and uses of nitrogen and phosphorus; Allotrophic forms of phosphorus; Preparation, properties, structure, and uses of ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine, and phosphorus halides, (PCl3. PCl5); Structures of oxides and oxoacids of nitrogen and phosphorus.

Group -16

• Preparation, properties, structures, and uses of ozone: Allotropic forms of sulphur; Preparation, properties, structures, and uses of sulphuric acid (including its industrial preparation); Structures of oxoacids of sulphur.

Group-17

• Preparation, properties, and uses of hydrochloric acid; Trends in the acidic nature of hydrogen halides; Structures of Interhalogen compounds and oxides and oxoacids of halogens. Group-18

d- and f-block elements

• Transition Elements
• General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics, general trends in properties of the first-row transition elements – physical properties, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, atomic radii, colour, catalytic behaviour, magnetic properties, complex formation, interstitial compounds, alloy formation; Preparation, properties, and uses of K2Cr2O7, and KMnO4.
• Inner Transition Elements

Lanthanoids – Electronic configuration, oxidation states, and lanthanoid contraction

Actinoids – Electronic configuration and oxidation states.

Coordination Compounds

• Introduction to coordination compounds. Werner’s theory; ligands, coordination number, denticity. chelation; IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear co-ordination compounds, isomerism; Bonding-Valence bond approach and basic ideas of Crystal field theory, colour and magnetic properties; Importance of co-ordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and in biological systems)

Related Questions

Q: Are alkyl halides part of the JEE Main 2025 Chemistry syllabus?

A: Yes, the alkyl halides are part of the JEE Main Chemistry syllabus 2025, and questions will be asked about the topic. 

Q: What are the high-scoring topics in JEE Main Chemistry syllabus 2025?

A: Some of the high-scoring topics in the JEE Main 2025 Chemistry syllabus are Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen, Equilibrium, Chemical Kinetics, Transition Elements (D and F Block), Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure, Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry, and Coordination Compounds.

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JEE Main Mathematics Syllabus

The JEE Main Mathematics Syllabus  comprises 2 sections A and B, where section A consists of MCQs, and Section B comprises Numerical Value Questions. Section A contains negative markings. Candidates can check the mathematics syllabus here from the below table. 

Unit 1: Sets, Relations and Functions

The Unit 1 of JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from chapter Sets, Relations and Functions. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 1 below:

• Sets and their Representation: Union, Intersection and Complement of Sets and their Algebraic Properties
• Power Set
• Relation, Type of Relations, Equivalence Relations, Functions
• One-One, Into and Onto Functions
• The composition of functions

Unit 2: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

The Unit 2 of JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Complex Number and Quadratic Equation. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 2 below:

• Complex Numbers as ordered pairs of Reals
•  Representation of Complex Numbers in the form a + ib and their representation in a Plane
• Argand Diagram
• Algebra of Complex Number 
• Modulus and Argument (or amplitude) of a Complex Number
• Square root of a Complex Number\
• Triangle Inequality
• Quadratic Equations in Real and Complex Number System and their solutions
• Relations between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, the formation of quadratic equations with given roots.

Unit 3: Matrices and Determinants

The Unit 3 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Matrices and Determinants. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 3 below:

• Matrices
• Algebra of Matrices 
• Type of Matrices
• Determinants and Matrices of Order Two and Three
• Properties of Determinants
• Evaluation of Determinants
• Area of Triangles using Determinants
• Adjoint and Evaluation of Inverse of a Square Matrix using Determinants and Elementary Transformations
• Test of Consistency and Solution of Smultaneous Linear Equations in Two or Three variables using Determinants and Matrices

Unit 4: Permutation and Combination

The Unit 4 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Permutation and Combinations. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 4 below:

• The Fundamental Principle of Counting
• Permutation as an Arrangement and Combination as Section
• Meaning of P (n,r) and C (n,r)
• Simple applications

Unit 5: Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications

The Unit 5 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 5 below:

• Binomial Theorem for a Positive Integral Index
• General Term and Middle Term
• Properties of Binomial Coefficients
• Simple Applications

Unit 6: Sequence and Series

The Unit 6 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Sequence and Series. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 6 below:

• Arithmetic and Geometric Progressions
• Insertion of Arithmetic 
• Geometric means between two given numbers
• Relation between A.M and G.M sum up to n terms of special series
• Sn, Sn2, Sn3
• Arithmetico-Geometric Progression

Unit 7: Limit, Continuity and Differentiability

The Unit 7 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Limit, Continuity, and Differentiability. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 7 below:

• Real–valued functions
• Algebra of Functions
• Polynomials
• Rational
• Trigonometric
• Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
• Inverse Function
• Graphs of Simple Functions
• Limits, Continuity, and Differentiability
• Differentiation of the Sum, Difference, Product, and Quotient of Two Functions
• Differentiation of Trigonometric
• Inverse Trigonometric
• Logarithmic
• Exponential
• Composite and Implicit Functions
• Derivatives of Order up to Two
• Rolle’s and Lagrange’s Mean Value Theorems
• Applications of Derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic Increasing and decreasing functions
• Maxima and Minima of Functions of One Variable, Tangents, and Normal

Unit 8: Integral Calculus

The Unit 8 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Integral Calculus. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 8 below:

• Integral as an Anti-Derivative
• Fundamental Integrals Involving Algebraic, Trigonometric, Exponential, and Logarithms Functions
• Integrations by substitution, by parts, and by partial functions
• Integration using trigonometric identities
• Integral as limit of a sum
• The fundamental theorem of calculus, properties of definite integrals
• Evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form

Unit 9: Differential Equations

The Unit 9 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Differential Equations. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 9 below:

• Ordinary Differential Equations, their order, and degree
• The formation of differential equations
• Solution of differential equation by the method of separation of variables, solution of a homogeneous and linear differential equation

Unit 10: Coordinate Geometry

The Unit 10 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Coordinate Geometry. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 10 below

• Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane, distance formula, sections formula, locus, and its equation, translation of axes, the slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the co-ordinate axis.

Straight line

• Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines, the distance of a point form a line, equations of internal and external by sectors of angles between two lines co-ordinate of the centroid, orthocentre, and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of the family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines.

Circle, conic sections

• A standard form of equations of a circle, the general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and central, equation of a circle when the endpoints of a diameter are given, points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin and condition for a line to be tangent to a circle, equation of the tangent, sections of conics, equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola) in standard forms, condition for Y = mx +c to be a tangent and point (s) of tangency

Unit 11: Three Dimensional Geometry

The Unit 11 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Three Dimensional Geometry. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 11 below:

• Coordinates of a point in Space
• The distance between two points
• Section Formula
• Direction Ratios, and Direction Cosines,
• The angle between two intersecting lines
• Skew lines
• The shortest distance between them, and its equation
• Equations of a line and a plane in different forms
• The intersection of a line and a plane, and coplanar lines

Unit 12: Vector Algebra

The Unit 12 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Vector Algebra. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 12 below:

• Vectors and Scalars
• The Addition of Vectors
• Components of a Vector in Two Dimensions and Three-Dimensional Space, Scalar and Vector Products, Scalar and Vector Triple Product

Unit 13: Statistics and Probability

The Unit 13 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Statistics and Probability. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 13 below:

• Measures of Discretion
• Calculation of Mean, Median, Mode of grouped and ungrouped data
• Calculation of standard deviation, variance and mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped data
• Probability: Probability of an event, addition and multiplication theorems of probability, Baye’s theorem, Probability distribution of a random variate, Bernoulli trials, and binomial distribution

Unit 14: Trigonometry

The Unit 14 of the JEE Main Maths syllabus comprises topics from Chapter Trigonometry. Check the detailed JEE Mains Maths syllabus for Unit 14 below:

• Trigonometrical Identities and Equations
• Trigonometrical Functions
• Inverse Trigonometrical functions and their properties, heights, and distance

Related Questions

Q: Will functional equations be asked in the JEE Main 2025 exam?

A: Yes, functional equations are one of the important topics for the JEE Main Maths syllabus. The question from the functional equations is asked frequently in the JEE exam. In the previous session, 2 questions were asked in the JEE Main exam. 

Q: Is the solution of triangles studied for the JEE Main exam?

A: No, the solution of triangles is part of the JEE Advanced syllabus; it is not needed to study for the JEE Mains exam. However, if you want to prepare for the JEE Advanced 2025, you have to go through the solution of triangles. 

How to Download JEE Main Syllabus 2025 PDF?

Candidates can download the JEE Main syllabus PDF from the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in. The steps to download the JEE 2025 syllabus are provided below with an image for the ease of candidates:

Step 1: Go to the official website: jeemain.nta.nic.in 

Step 2: Click on the ‘Information’ tab available on the website and click on the syllabus link from drop-down menu

Step 3:  Click on the JEE Mains Syllabus link available on the website

Step 4: The NTA JEE Mains syllabus will appear on the screen 

Step 5: Download the JEE syllabus PDF and save it for later use

JEE Main Syllabus for Paper 2A (B.Arch) and 2B (BPlan)

Candidates can check the respective 2A and 2B paper syllabus here. 

JEE Main Syllabus for Paper 2A (B.Arch)

The JEE Main syllabus  Paper 2A is divided into Mathematics, Aptitude Test & Drawing Test. The Mathematics section is similar to Paper 1. Candidates will need to bring pencils, colour pencils, and crayons for this examination.

JEE Main Syllabus for Paper 2B (B.Planning)

Candidates willing to attempt JEE Main Paper 2B can check the syllabus here. Paper 2B consists of Mathematics, Aptitute and Planning. The mathematics section is similar to that of Paper 1 whereas the aptitude is the same as B.Arch.

JEE Main Syllabus PDF 2025: Download Link

The candidates can check the JEE Main syllabus PDF download links below in the table. Candidates merely have to click the download links for the JEE Main subject wise syllabus, and the PDF will be ready for download:

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2025: Paper 1 (BTech/BE)

Candidates appearing for the JEE Paper 1 exam must check the detailed exam pattern below in the table:

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2025: Paper 2 (BArch & BPlan)

Canddidates who are preapring for the JEE Main Paper 1 exam must be acquianted with the exam pattern as well. The detailed exam pattern for JEE Main Paper 1 has been provided below in the table:

JEE Main Syllabus Weightage for Important Topics

The JEE Main  Syllabus with Weightage varies and aspirants need to have a thorough understanding of the topics and the expected number of questions or marks to prepare effectively for the exam.

JEE Main Syllabus Physics Topics & Weightage (Expected)

Here is a list of topics and expected chapter-wise weightage for JEE Main Physics syllabus  -

JEE Main Syllabus  Chemistry Topics & Weightage (Expected)

The topics and JEE Mains  chapter wise weightage for Chemistry have been provided below - 

JEE Main Syllabus  Mathematics Topics & Weightage (Expected)

Take a look at the list of topics and JEE Mains  chapter wise weightage Physicshere to prepare well for the examination -

Important Topics For JEE Main

Candidates can find the important topics for JEE Main exam from the below table