JEE Advanced 2026 Syllabus

Chemistry Syllabus

General Topics

• Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept.
• Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations.
• Calculations (based on mole concept and stoichiometry) involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions.
• Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.

States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

• Gas laws and ideal gas equation, absolute scale of temperature; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation.
• Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature.
• Law of partial pressures; Diffusion of gases.
• Intermolecular interactions: types, distance dependence, and their effect on properties.
• Liquids: vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity.

Atomic Structure

• Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle.
• Qualitative quantum mechanical picture of hydrogen atom: Energies, quantum numbers, wave function and probability density (plots only), shapes of s, p and d orbitals.
• Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule.

Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

• Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only.
• Molecular orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species (up to Ne₂).
• Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment.
• VSEPR model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).

Chemical Thermodynamics

• Intensive and extensive properties, state functions, First law of thermodynamics.
• Internal energy, work (pressure-volume only) and heat; Enthalpy, heat capacity, standard state, Hess’s law.
• Enthalpy of reaction, fusion and vapourization, and lattice enthalpy.
• Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Gibbs energy; Criteria of equilibrium and spontaneity.

Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium

• Law of mass action; Significance of ∆G and ∆G⊖ in chemical equilibrium.
• Equilibrium constant (Kp and Kc) and reaction quotient, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of concentration, temperature and pressure).
• Solubility product and its applications, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions.
• Acids and bases (Brønsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts.

Electrochemistry

• Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials.
• Electrochemical work, Nernst equation; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells.
• Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law.
• Batteries: Primary and Secondary, fuel cells; Corrosion.

Chemical Kinetics

• Rates of chemical reactions; Order and molecularity of reactions.
• Rate law, rate constant, half-life; Differential and integrated rate expressions for zero and first order reactions.
• Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation and activation energy).
• Catalysis: Homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity of solid catalysts, enzyme catalysis and its mechanism.

Solid State

• Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a, b, c, α, β, γ).
• Close packed structure of solids (cubic and hexagonal), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp lattices.
• Nearest neighbours, ionic radii and radius ratio, point defects.

Solutions

• Henry’s law; Raoult’s law; Ideal solutions.
• Colligative properties: lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, and osmotic pressure; van’t Hoff factor.

Surface Chemistry

• Elementary concepts of adsorption: Physisorption and Chemisorption, Freundlich adsorption isotherm.
• Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties.
• Elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).

p-Block Elements

• Oxidation state and trends in chemical reactivity of elements of groups 13-17.
• Group 13: Reactivity towards acids, alkalis, and halogens; borax, orthoboric acid, diborane, boron trifluoride, aluminium chloride, and alums.
• Group 14: Allotropes of carbon; carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, silicon dioxide, silicones, silicates, zeolites.
• Group 15: Allotropes of phosphorous; dinitrogen, ammonia, nitric acid, phosphine, oxides of nitrogen and oxoacids of phosphorus.
• Group 16: Allotropes of sulfur; dioxygen, ozone, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid; oxoacids of sulfur.
• Group 17: Chlorine, hydrogen chloride, interhalogen compounds; oxoacids of halogens, bleaching powder.
• Group 18: Chemical properties and uses; compounds of xenon with fluorine and oxygen.

d-Block and f-Block Elements

• d-Block: Oxidation states, interstitial compounds, alloys, catalytic properties; oxoanions of chromium and manganese.
• f-Block: Lanthanoid and actinoid contractions; oxidation states; general characteristics.

Coordination Compounds

• Werner’s theory; Nomenclature, isomerism, hybridization and geometries.
• Bonding (VBT and CFT); Magnetic properties and colour of 3d-series compounds.

Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry

• Hybridisation, σ and π-bonds, aromaticity, isomerism.
• Determination of empirical and molecular formulae; IUPAC nomenclature.
• Inductive, Resonance and Hyperconjugative effects; Acidity and basicity.
• Carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.

Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes

• Alkanes: Conformations (Newman projections); Reactions like combustion, halogenation.
• Alkenes and Alkynes: Preparation by elimination reactions; Reactions with KMnO₄ and ozone; Electrophilic addition reactions.

Benzene, Phenols, and Haloarenes

• Benzene: Electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts).
• Phenols: Reimer-Tiemann reaction, Kolbe reaction, Aspirin synthesis.
• Haloarenes: Nucleophilic aromatic substitution, Fittig, Wurtz-Fittig reactions.

Alkyl Halides, Alcohols, and Ethers

• Alkyl Halides: Grignard reactions; Nucleophilic substitution.
• Alcohols: Esterification, dehydration; Conversion into aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids.
• Ethers: Williamson’s synthesis; C-O bond cleavage.

Aldehydes, Ketones, Carboxylic Acids, and Amines

• Aldehydes & Ketones: Aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction.
• Carboxylic Acids: Preparation from nitriles, Grignard reagents; Reactions like reduction, halogenation.
• Amines: Hoffmann bromamide degradation, Gabriel phthalimide synthesis, Sandmeyer reaction.

Biomolecules, Polymers, and Chemistry in Everyday Life

• Biomolecules: Carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose), Proteins (amino acids, peptide linkage), Nucleic acids (DNA, RNA).
• Polymers: Types of polymerization; Natural rubber, Nylon, Teflon, Bakelite, PVC.
• Chemistry in Everyday Life: Drug-target interaction, antacids, antihistamines, soaps, detergents.

Mathematics Syllabus

Sets, Relations and Functions

• Algebra of sets, De-Morgan’s laws, practical problems.
• Relations, equivalence relation.
• Functions, types of functions (one-to-one, onto), special functions (polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic), composition of functions.

Algebra

• Complex numbers, polar representation, cube roots of unity.
• Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients.
• Arithmetic and geometric progressions, sums of finite and infinite series.
• Logarithms, permutations and combinations, binomial theorem.

Matrices

• Algebra of matrices, transpose, determinant of a square matrix (up to 3x3).
• Adjoint and inverse of a matrix, solutions of simultaneous linear equations.

Probability and Statistics

• Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes Theorem.
• Measures of central tendency and dispersion (mean, median, mode, standard deviation).

Trigonometry

• Trigonometric functions, periodicity, graphs, addition and subtraction formulae.
• General solution of trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value only).

Analytical Geometry

• Two Dimensions: Straight lines, circles, parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola in standard form. Tangents, normals, and locus problems.
• Three Dimensions: Distance between points, equation of a straight line and a plane, shortest distance between skew lines.

Differential Calculus

• Limits, continuity, L’Hospital rule.
• Derivatives, chain rule, derivatives of various functions.
• Tangents and normals, increasing/decreasing functions, maxima and minima.
• Rolle’s theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem.

Integral Calculus

• Integration as the inverse of differentiation, indefinite and definite integrals.
• Integration by parts, substitution, and partial fractions.
• Application of definite integrals to find areas.
• Formation and solution of ordinary differential equations.

Vectors

• Addition of vectors, scalar and vector products (dot and cross products).
• Scalar and vector triple products and their geometrical interpretations.

Physics Syllabus

General

• Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis, error analysis.
• Experiments based on Vernier calipers, screw gauge, simple pendulum, Young’s modulus, surface tension, specific heat, focal length, Ohm’s law.

Mechanics

• Kinematics in one and two dimensions, projectiles, uniform circular motion.
• Newton’s laws of motion, friction, work, energy, and power.
• Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy.
• Centre of mass, impulse, elastic and inelastic collisions.
• Rigid body dynamics, moment of inertia, torque, angular momentum, rolling without slipping.
• Gravitation, Kepler’s law, motion of planets and satellites, escape velocity.
• Fluid mechanics, Pascal’s law, Bernoulli’s theorem, viscosity, surface tension.
• Simple harmonic motion, wave motion, superposition of waves, resonance, Doppler effect.

Thermal Physics

• Thermal expansion, calorimetry, heat conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Ideal gas laws, specific heats (Cv and Cp).
• First and second laws of thermodynamics, Carnot engine.
• Blackbody radiation, Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law.

Electricity and Magnetism

• Coulomb’s law, electric field, potential, and Gauss’s law.
• Capacitance, capacitors in series and parallel.
• Electric current, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws.
• Biot–Savart’s law, Ampere’s law, magnetic field due to various current configurations.
• Force on a moving charge in a magnetic field.
• Electromagnetic induction, Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, self and mutual inductance.
• LCR circuits with DC and AC sources.

Electromagnetic Waves

• Characteristics of electromagnetic waves, the electromagnetic spectrum and its uses.

Optics

• Rectilinear propagation of light, reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces.
• Thin lenses, combinations of mirrors and lenses, magnification.
• Wave nature of light, Huygen’s principle, Young’s double-slit experiment.
• Diffraction due to a single slit, polarization, Brewster's law.

Modern Physics

• Atomic nucleus, radioactive decay (α, β, γ), half-life and mean life.
• Binding energy, fission and fusion processes.
• Photoelectric effect, Bohr’s theory, de Broglie wavelength.