Every engineering aspirant always has a common question – “How to crack JEE? The answer is simple, clarity of concepts and well-organised practice time are the key factors for JEE preparation. As JEE is conducted in a computer-based test mode, it’s crucial to develop exam readiness and take the exam sitting in front of a computer screen.
With the outbreak of COVID-19, many students lost their track of preparation for the April session of JEE and ended up underperforming or not taking the exam at all in 2020. However, with another session of JEE around the corner in January or February 2021, students must be preparing hard and to help boost their preparation, myPAT is all set to conduct the online Live Open Test for JEE 2021 on 9th January 2021.
What’s Live Open Test for JEE 2021?
With the live open test for JEE 2021, you can check your preparation and get a personalised analysis of your test attempt that will help you understand your strengths and weaknesses. Register for free and grab the golden chance to crack JEE Main 2021 with flying colours. Download the syllabus for free to get an understanding of the type of questions expected in the test.
Aspirants, mark your calendars for one of the biggest open tests for JEE that will be conducted on 9th January 2021 from 10 AM to 1 PM on real-like NTA screens to help build your exam readiness before the real exam.
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Subject-wise preparation strategy
Preparing for a single subject or a few topics is not enough; it is very important to maintain a good command over the main topics. The following is the subject-wise coverage that you can refer to:
Chemistry
Devote more time on factual topics like Organic Chemistry, Polymers, Coordination Chemistry, Surface Chemistry, D&F Block Elements, P Block Elements, Chemical Bonding, Mole Concept, Atomic Structure, Equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Ores and Metallurgy.
Physics
Make sure you have a good command and solving speed for numerical. Study Mechanics, Electricity, Magnetism, Optics, Semiconductors, Communication Systems, Thermodynamics, Fluids, Electrostatics, Electromagnetic Induction, Waves and Sound, Magnetics, Kinematics Thoroughly.
Mathematics
Write down all the important formulas on a sheet and keep revising them at regular intervals. Maintain a good problem-solving reputation in Conic Sections, 3D Geometry, Calculus, Quadratic Equations, Linear Programming, Progressions, Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, Matrices, Complex Numbers, Coordinate Geometry, Permutations And Combinations, and Probability.
Check the JEE Main and JEE Advanced links for updated information on the exams.
Preparation Tips and Tricks for JEE Main
Starting your studies without a direction is a waste of time. Equally crucial is a well-planned preparation strategy. Ensure that you follow the correct path and make the most of your precious time:
- First, avoid all kinds of distractions. You’ve got to put your phone down for your own good. Just focus on studying rather than what’s going on in Social Media.
- Pay more attention to class 11th concepts as the study material for class 12th would be fresher and more revised. (45% of the syllabus is from 11th and 55% from 12th)
- Try to do as many quality problems as possible to develop a good confidence level.
- Increase the frequency of taking mock tests to get familiar with exam pattern, time availability, speed, and accuracy.
- Revision is extremely important. Make sure that you are preparing revision notes for the important topics you learn or read.
- Spend more time in solving previous year question papers, preferably in the real test environment.
- Focus on the weaker sections to identify areas of improvement for efficient JEE preparation.
- While studying, make sure you are spending quality time. The focussed and dedicated attitude of one hour is more worth than long hours of diverted attention. Also, relax completely while taking breaks.
- Don’t push yourself for overstressed or underslept hours. Take power naps often to keep yourself recharged.
- Speed and accuracy are very important. Measure these factors effectively while taking practice tests.
- JEE exam is divided into 3 difficulty parameters: easy, moderate and tough. Try solving the easy and moderate ones first and then devote your time to the tough ones.
- For getting a better rank, you need to read “3-month plan to crack AIR 500 in the JEE“
- Take sound sleep of 6-8 hours the previous night.
- Keep an optimistic and positive attitude.
- Don’t discuss much with your friends about the preparations.
- Revise all the important formulas.
- Carry medicines if you require them, being ill during the exam can dent your chances of securing a good rank.
- Have a good breakfast and don’t go hungry to the examination hall.
- Reach the examination center at least half an hour before the reporting time.
- Read the instructions mentioned on the admit card carefully and take all the required stationery items along
- Don’t panic, even if you feel that the exam is tough. It is the relative performance that counts, and you will do awesome, champ!
JEE Main Syllabus
While preparing for JEE, it’s also quite critical to understand the JEE syllabus thoroughly. Let’s further read about JEE Main syllabus in detail:
The syllabus for JEE Main primarily constitutes the topics covered in class 11 and 12 of the central boards such as CBSE, ISC and state boards. Approximately 45% of the paper is prepared from the class 11th syllabus and 55% from the class 12th syllabus.
JEE Main 2021 will be conducted in 3 different papers – BE/ B. Tech, B. Arch, B. Planning. NTA has released the official JEE Main 2021 Syllabus for all the three papers. JEE Main syllabus for Paper 1, i.e. BE/B.Tech syllabus will cover the topics from Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
Let’s further understand the detailed subject-wise syllabus for JEE Main Paper 1. Read on!
JEE Main Mathematics Syllabus
A thorough understanding is required for the effective preparation of the JEE Main Math section. The syllabus covers 16 units. Here is the detailed Maths syllabus for JEE:
| Units | Topics | Sub-topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sets, Relations, and Functions | Sets and their representation; Union, intersection, and complement of sets and their algebraic properties; Powerset; Relation, Types of relations, equivalence relations; Functions; one-one, into and onto functions, the composition of functions. |
| 2. | Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations | 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 numbers, modulus and argument (or amplitude) of a complex number, square root of a complex number. Triangle inequality; Quadratic equations in real and complex number systems and their solutions; The relation between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, the formation of quadratic equations with given roots. |
| 3. | Matrices and Determinants | Matrices: Algebra of matrices, types of matrices, and matrices of order two and three; Determinants: Properties of determinants, evaluation of determinants, the 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 simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables using determinants and matrices. |
| 4. | Permutations and Combinations | The fundamental principle of counting; Permutation as an arrangement and combination as selection; The meaning of P (n,r) and C (n,r). Simple applications. |
| 5. | Mathematical Induction | The principle of Mathematical Induction and its simple applications. |
| 6. | Binomial Theorem | Binomial theorem for a positive integral index; General term and middle term; Properties of Binomial coefficients and simple applications. |
| 7. | Sequence and Series | Arithmetic and Geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic; Geometric means between two given numbers; The relation between A.M. and G.M; Sum up to n terms of special series: Sn, Sn2, Sn3; Arithmetic Geometric progression. |
| 8. | Limit, Continuity and Differentiability | Real-valued functions, algebra of functions, polynomials, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic and exponential functions, inverse functions; 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 normals. |
| 9. | Integral Calculus | Integral as an antiderivative; Fundamental integrals involving algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; Integration by substitution, by parts, and by partial fractions; Integration using trigonometric identities. Integral as limit of a sum; Evaluation of simple integrals; Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; Properties of definite integrals, evaluation of definite integrals, determining areas of the regions bounded by simple curves in standard form. |
| 10. | Differential Equations | Ordinary differential equations, their order, and degree; Formation of differential equations; The solution of differential equations by the method of separation of variables; The solution of homogeneous and linear differential equations. |
| 11. | Coordinate Geometry | Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates in a plane, distance formula, section formula, locus and its equation, translation of axes, the slope of a line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line on the coordinate axes; Straight lines: Various forms of equations of a line, intersection of lines, angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines; Distance of a point from a line, equations of internal and external bisectors of angles between two lines, coordinates of the centroid, orthocentre, and circumcentre of a triangle, equation of the family of lines passing through the point of intersection of two lines; Circles, conic sections: Standard form of equation of a circle, general form of the equation of a circle, its radius and centre, 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 cones, 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. |
| 12. | 3D Geometry | 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, coplanar lines. |
| 13. | Vector Algebra | Scalars and Vectors. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of vectors; Vector’s Components in 2D and 3D space; Scalar products and vector products, triple products. |
| 14. | Statistics and Probability | Measures of Dispersion: Calculation of mean, mode, median, variance, standard deviation, and mean deviation of ungrouped and grouped data; Probability: Probability of events, multiplication theorems, addition theorems, Bayes theorem, Bernoulli trials, Binomial distribution and probability distribution. |
| 15. | Trigonometry | Identities of Trigonometry and Trigonometric equations; Functions of Trigonometry; Properties of Inverse trigonometric functions. Problems on Heights and Distances. |
| 16. | Mathematical Reasoning | Statements and logical operations: or, and, implied by, implies, only if and if; Understanding of contradiction, tautology, contrapositive and converse |
JEE Main Chemistry Syllabus
There are total 28 units that are covered Chemistry JEE Main syllabus, further divided into three sections: Section A (Physical Chemistry), Section B (Inorganic Chemistry) and Section C (Organic Chemistry).
The following is the detailed JEE Main Chemistry syllabus:
| Physical Chemistry (Section A) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Topic | Sub-topics |
| 1. | Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | Matter and its nature, Dalton’s the atomic theory, the concept of the 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. |
| 2. | States of Matter | Classification of matter into solid, liquid and gaseous states; Gaseous State: Measurable properties of gases; Gas laws – Boyle’s law, Charles’s law, Graham’s law of diffusion, Avogadro’s law, Dalton’s law of partial pressure; The concept of the Absolute scale of temperature; Ideal gas equation, Kinetic theory of gases (only postulates); The concept of average, root mean square and most probable velocities; Real gases, deviation from Ideal behaviour, compressibility factor, van der Waals equation, liquefaction of gases, critical constants; Liquid State: Properties of liquids – vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension and effect of temperature on them (qualitative treatment only); Solid State: Classification of solids-molecular, ionic, covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea); Bragg’s Law and its applications; Unit cell and lattices, packing in solids (fcc, bcc and hcp lattices), voids, calculations involving unit cell parameters, imperfection in solids; Electrical, magnetic and dielectric properties. |
| 3. | Atomic Structure | Discovery of subatomic particles (electron, proton, and neutron); Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and their limitations; Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; The spectrum of hydrogen atom, Bohr model of hydrogen atom – its postulates, derivation of the relations for energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr’s model; Dual nature of matter, de-Broglie relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle; Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, the quantum mechanical model of an atom, its important features, the concept of atomic orbitals as one-electron wave functions; Variation of Ψ1 and Ψ2 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 – Aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle and Hund’s rule, electronic configuration of elements, the extra stability of half-filled, and completely filled orbitals. |
| 4. | 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. |
| 5. | Chemical Thermodynamics | Fundamentals of thermodynamics: System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties, state functions, types of processes; 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; Delta S of the universe and Delta G of the system as criteria for spontaneity, Delta Go (Standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant. |
| 6. | Solutions | Different methods for expressing the concentration of a 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 non-ideal solutions; Colligative properties of dilute solutions, relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing point, elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure; Determination of molecular mass using colligative properties; Abnormal value of molar mass, Hoff factor, and its significance. |
| 7. | Equilibrium | Meaning of equilibrium, the concept of dynamic equilibrium; Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid – liquid, liquid – gas and solid – gas equilibria, Henry’s law, a general characteristic of equilibrium involving physical processes; Equilibria involving chemical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, the significance of Delta G and Delta Go in chemical equilibria, factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, the effect of the 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, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions. |
| 8. | 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, specific and 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; Corrosion and its prevention. |
| 9. | Chemical Kinetics | The 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). |
| 10. | Surface Chemistry | Adsorption: Physisorption and chemisorption and their characteristics, factors affecting the adsorption of gases on solids: Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms, adsorption from solutions. Catalysis: Homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity of solid catalysts, enzyme catalysis, and its mechanism. Colloidal state: Distinction among true solutions, colloids, and suspensions, classification of colloids: lyophilic, lyophobic. Multimolecular, macromolecular and associated colloids (micelles), preparation and properties of colloids: Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, dialysis, coagulation, and flocculation. Emulsions and their characteristics. |
| Inorganic Chemistry (Section B) | ||
| 11. | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | Modern 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. |
| 12. | General Principles and Process of Isolation of Metals | Modes of occurrence of elements in nature, minerals, ores. Steps involved in the extraction of metals: concentration, reduction (chemical and electrolytic methods) and refining with special reference to the extraction of Al, Cu, Zn, and Fe. Thermodynamic and electrochemical principles involved in the extraction of metals. |
| 13. | Hydrogen | The position of hydrogen in periodic table, isotopes, preparation, properties, and uses of hydrogen. Physical and chemical properties of water and heavy water. Structure, preparation, reactions, and uses of hydrogen peroxide. Classification of hydrides: ionic, covalent and interstitial. Hydrogen as a fuel. |
| 14. | S Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals) | Group 1 and Group 2 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements, anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal relationships. Preparation and properties of some important compounds: sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sodium hydrogen carbonate. Industrial uses of lime, limestone, Plaster of Paris and cement. The biological significance of Na, K, Mg and Ca. |
| 15. | 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 aluminium; Structure, properties and uses of borax, boric acid, diborane, boron trifluoride, aluminium chloride, and alums. Group 14: 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; Allotropic 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 dioxygen and ozone; Allotropic forms of sulfur; Preparation, properties, structures, and uses of sulfur dioxide, sulphuric acid (including its industrial preparation); Structures of oxoacids of sulfur. Group 17: Preparation, properties, and uses of chlorine and hydrochloric acid; Trends in the acidic nature of hydrogen halides; Structures of Interhalogen compounds and oxides and oxyacids of halogens. Group 18: Occurrence and uses of noble gases; Structures of fluorides and oxides of xenon. |
| 16. | 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: Lanthanides, Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity and lanthanoid contraction, and Actinoids: Electronic configuration and oxidation states. |
| 17. | Coordination Compounds | Introduction to coordination compounds, Werner’s theory. ligands, coordination number, denticity, chelation. IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds, isomerism. Bonding-Valence bond approach and basic ideas of Crystal field theory, colour and magnetic properties. Importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and in biological systems). |
| 18. | Environmental Chemistry | Environmental pollution: Atmospheric, water, and soil. Atmospheric pollution: Tropospheric and stratospheric. Gaseous pollutants: Oxides of carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur, hydrocarbons; their sources, harmful effects, and prevention. Greenhouse effect and Global warming, acid rain. Particulate pollutants: Smoke, dust, smog, fumes, mist; their sources, harmful effects, and prevention. Stratospheric pollution: Formation and breakdown of ozone, depletion of ozone layer its mechanism and effects. Water Pollution: Major pollutants such as pathogens, organic wastes, and chemical pollutants; their harmful effects and prevention. Soil pollution: Major pollutants such as Pesticides (insecticides, herbicides and fungicides) their harmful effects and prevention. Strategies to control environmental pollution. |
| Organic Chemistry (Section C) | ||
| 19. | Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds | Purification: Crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, and chromatography principles and their applications. Qualitative analysis: Detection of nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and halogens. Quantitative analysis (basic principles only): Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulfur, phosphorus. Calculations of empirical formula and molecular formulae; Numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis. |
| 20. | 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: -C = C- and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur; 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. |
| 21. | 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 (Markownikoff’s and peroxide effect); Ozonolysis, oxidation, 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 Crafts alkylation and acylation, directive influence of the functional group in monosubstituted benzene. |
| 22. | Organic Compounds Containing Halogens | 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. |
| 23. | 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 (Wolff Kishner and Clemmensen); the acidity of hydrogen, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction. Chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones. Carboxylic Acids: Acidic strength and factors affecting it. |
| 24. | 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. |
| 25. | Polymers | General introduction and classification of polymers, general methods of polymerization addition and condensation, co-polymerization. Natural and synthetic rubber and vulcanization. Some important polymers with emphasis on their monomers and uses, polyethene, nylon, polyester, and bakelite. |
| 26. | Biomolecules | General introduction and importance of biomolecules. Carbohydrates: Classification: aldoses and ketoses; monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), constituent monosaccharides or oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose) and polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen). Proteins: Elementary Idea of amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides; Proteins: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes. Vitamins: Classification and functions. B Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA. Biological functions of nucleic acids. |
| 27. | Chemistry in Everyday Life | Chemicals in medicines: Analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines their meaning and common examples. Chemicals in food: Preservatives, artificial sweetening agents common examples. Cleansing agents: Soaps and detergents, cleansing action. |
| 28. | Principles Related to Practical Chemistry | Detection of extra elements (N, S, halogens) in organic compounds. Detection of the following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketone), carboxyl and amino groups in organic compounds. The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following: Inorganic compounds: Mohr’s salt, potash alum, and 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 qualitative salt analysis: Cations: Pb2+, Cu2+, AI3+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Mg2+, NH4+, and Anions: CO32-, S2-, SO42-, NO2-, NO3-, CI-, Br, I. (Insoluble salts excluded). 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, and Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ion with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature. |
JEE Main Physics Syllabus
The Physics syllabus for JEE Main Paper 1 is further divided into two sections: Section A (Theory) and Section B (Practical). The syllabus covers a total of 21 units, out of which 20 units come under Section A.
Here is the detailed JEE Main Physics syllabus for Section A (theory):
| Unit | Topic | Sub-topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Physics and Measurement | Physics, technology and society, SI units, Fundamental and derived units. Least count, accuracy and precision of measuring instruments, Errors in measurement, Dimensions of Physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications. |
| 2. | Kinematics | Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position-time graph, speed and velocity. Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time, position-time graphs, relations for uniformly accelerated motion. Scalars and Vectors, Vector addition and Subtraction, Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit Vector, Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity, Motion in a plane. Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion. |
| 3. | Laws of Motion | Force and Inertia, Newton’s First Law of motion; Momentum, Newton’s Second Law of motion; Impulse; Newton’s Third Law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction. Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal force and its applications. |
| 4. | Work, Energy, and Power | Work done by a constant force and a variable force; kinetic and potential energies, work-energy theorem, power. Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and non-conservative forces; Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions. |
| 5. | Rotational Motion | 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, conservation of angular momentum and its applications; moment of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications. Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion. |
| 6. | Gravitation | The universal law of gravitation. Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite. Geo-stationary satellites. |
| 7. | Properties of Solids and Liquids | Elastic behavior, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s Law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal’s law and its applications. Viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoulli’s principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, application of surface tension – drops, bubbles and capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, Newton’s law of cooling. |
| 8. | Thermodynamics | 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 processes. Carnot engine and its efficiency. |
| 9. | Kinetic Theory of Gases | Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas. Kinetic theory of gases-assumptions, the concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules; Degrees of freedom, Law of equipartition of energy, applications to specific heat capacities of gases; Mean free path, Avogadro’s number. |
| 10. | Oscillations and Waves | Periodic motion – period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a spring -restoring force and force constant; energy in S.H.M. – Kinetic and potential energies; 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, the reflection of waves, Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect in sound |
| 11. | Electrostatics | Electric charges: Conservation of charge, Coulomb’s law-forces between two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous charge distribution. Electric field: Electric field due to a point charge, Electric field lines, Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole, Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. Electric flux, Gauss’s law and its applications to find field due to infinitely long uniformly charged straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell. Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, electric dipole and system of charges; Equipotential surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges in an electrostatic field. Conductors and insulators, Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitor, a combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, Energy stored in a capacitor. |
| 12. | Current Electricity | Electric current, Drift velocity, Ohm’s law, Electrical resistance, Resistances of different materials, V-I characteristics of Ohmic and non-ohmic conductors, Electrical energy and power, Electrical resistivity, Colour code for resistors; Series and parallel combinations of resistors; Temperature dependence of resistance. Electric Cell and its Internal resistance, potential difference and emf of a cell, a combination of cells in series and in parallel. Kirchhoffs laws and their applications. Wheatstone bridge, Metre bridge. Potentiometer – principle and its applications. |
| 13. | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | Biot – Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop. Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long current carrying straight wire and solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron. Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. The force between two parallel current-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 and voltmeter. Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic elements. Para-, dia- and ferro- magnetic substances. Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Hysteresis, Electromagnets and permanent magnets. |
| 14. | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and RMS value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance and impedance; LCR series circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in AC circuits, wattles current. AC generator and transformer. |
| 15. | Electromagnetic Waves | Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics. Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves. Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays). Applications of e.m. waves. |
| 16. | Optics | Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical surfaces, mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its applications, Deviation and Dispersion of light by a prism, Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination of thin lenses in contact, Microscope and Astronomical Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers. Wave optics: wavefront and Huygens’ principle, Laws of reflection and refraction using Huygen’s principle. Interference, Young’s double-slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources and sustained interference of light. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes, Polarisation, plane polarized light; Brewster’s law, uses of plane-polarized light and Polaroids. |
| 17. | Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation | Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations; Einstein’s photoelectric equation; particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, de Broglie relation. Davis son-Germer experiment. |
| 18. | Atoms and Nuclei | Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones. Radioactivity-alpha, beta and gamma particles/rays and their properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion. |
| 19. | Electronic Devices | Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; 1-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell and Zener diode; 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 and NOR). Transistor as a switch. |
| 20. | Communication System | Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere; Sky and space wave propagation, Need for modulation, Amplitude and Frequency Modulation, Bandwidth of signals, Bandwidth of Transmission medium, Basic Elements of a Communication System (Block Diagram only). |
For Section B (practical), unit 21 is experimental skills, under which a total of 22 sub-topics are covered in the Physics syllabus.
So, the above was the detailed syllabus for JEE Main Paper 1. Now that you know the syllabus, you must know the best books for JEE preparation.
JEE Main Admit Card
JEE Main Admit Card mandatory for all candidates to enter the exam hall. Let’s understand the JEE Main admit card in detail:
JEE Main admit card is made available online on the official website of NTA. Candidates can download the admit card by logging in with their credentials.
Students can download the admit card in two ways, through:
- Application Number & Password
- Application Number & Date of Birth
The admit card has all the details like the student’s name, address, DOB, exam centre, date, time of the exam, etc. Students will not be allowed to enter the exam centre without admit card and valid ID proof.
Read: JEE Main last-month preparation strategy
Steps To Download Admit Card
JEE Main 2021 Admit Card will be available online and students need to download it from the official website of NTA. Following are the detailed steps to download the admit card:
- Visit the official website of JEE Main.
- Click on the ‘Download JEE Main January 2021’ Admit Card link.
- On the next page, the following screen will appear:
- Click on either of the two options to get to the login screen.
Through Application Number & Password
Through Application Number & Date of Birth - Enter your credentials, security pin and click on ‘Login’.
- On the next page, you’ll see the following screen:
- Use the ‘Download Your Admit Card’ button to download the card.
- Save it and take a printout.
JEE Main Admit Card 2021 Details
It’s important to verify all the details shown in the admit card. Following are the details available on the admit card:
- Name of Student
- Father’s Name
- Gender
- Date of Birth
- Category
- State of Eligibility
- Roll Number
- Paper for which the candidate is appearing
- Application Number
- Exam Centre’s Name and Address
- Timing
- Photograph of Student
- Signature of Student
- Signature of Student’s Parent
JEE Main 2021 Admit Card Correction
In case of any discrepancy, students can contact the authorities of JEE Main through their helpline numbers. Following are the details for the same:
E-mail ID: ntanationaltestingagency@gmail.com
Contact Numbers: +91-7703859909, +91-8076535482
Address: C-20 1A/8, Sector 62, IITK Outreach Center, Noida – 201309
What if you forget your application number or password?
The application number and password are mandatory to access your account and download the admit card. If you somehow forget either of the two, there’s no need to worry. They can be easily recovered.
Steps to recover application number:
- Visit the official website of JEE Main.
- Click on the ‘Download JEE Main January 2021’ Admit Card link.
- Click on ‘Through Application Number and Password’ to get to the login screen.
- Click on ‘I can’t access my account?’ link.
- Select ‘I forgot my application number’ button and continue.
- On the next page, enter the following details:
- Click on ‘Submit’ after filling all the details.
- Your application number will be sent to you.
- Use the application number to sign in.
- Download the admit card.
Steps to recover password:
- Visit the official website of JEE Main.
- Click on the ‘Download JEE Main January 2021’ Admit Card link.
- Click on ‘Through Application Number and Password’ to get to the login screen.
- Click on ‘I can’t access my account?’ link.
- On the next page, select ‘I forgot my password’ button and continue.
- Select any of the three options available on the next screen and continue:
- The reset password link will be sent to you as per your chosen option.
- Check your password and use it to log in to your account.
- Download the admit card.
- Take printout.
JEE Main 2021 Required Documents
Students need to carry the following documents along with the admit card, to the exam centre:
- Valid photo ID like Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Passport, School Identity Card, PAN Card, Driving License/ Ration Card
- Passport-sized colour photograph (used in JEE Main application form)
- PwD certificate (if applicable)
The admit card will be released soon and the preparations are in full swing for D-day. The best way to prepare for the exam is to practice. Take JEE Main mock tests to boost your preparations.
JEE Main Result
JEE Main result is usually declared within a month after the exam’s date. Let’s further read about JEE Main result in detail:
The result of JEE Main is declared within a month after the exam dates. Candidates who appear for the exam can check their results in online mode from the official website of NTA.
How to check JEE Main result
Candidates can check their results by following the below-given steps:
- Visit the JEE Main official website.
- Click on JEE Main January/April 2021 NTA Score.
- Enter candidate’s application number, date of birth and security pin.
- Upon clicking on submit, the screen would display – each section’s scores along with the overall NTA score for January/April JEE Main.
- Download your result and save a copy for future reference.
Calculating JEE Main 2021 Score
Here is how JEE Main score has been calculated:
- The scores given are based on a scale of 100 to 0 for every session (January & April) of the exam. The topper of each session has been given a percentile score of 100 and based on it and the relative performance of candidates, the percentile scores have been allotted.
- The highest score in each session of the exam has been normalized with a percentile score of 100.
- In case of a tie, the scores have been settled in the following chronological order:
- Candidates with the highest percentile score in mathematics.
- Followed by candidates with the highest percentile score in Physics.
- Followed by candidates with the highest percentile score in Chemistry.
- If the scores are still tied, then finally the age of the candidates has been considered while allotting a rank. In this case, older candidates have been given preference.
- In case the tie persists then the candidates have been given the same rank.
- The scores of each session have been merged (January & April) to compile the overall score.
- The better percentile score out of the two attempts will be considered as the final result.
Following are JEE 2019 topper interviews for your reference to know their preparation strategy and study schedule:
| Topper Name | Rank | Interview Link |
|---|---|---|
| Himanshu Gaurav Singh | AIR 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDPIE_187rY |
| Gurnoor Singh | AIR 22 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9FacJGFj5E&t=382s |
| Abhinav Gupta | AIR 49 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmDUaLoQrc4&t=68s |
| Ishaan Singh | AIR 59 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1m7qx-ACA0&t=9s |
| Sarthak Singla | AIR 72 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyACNuYvP8o&t=267s |
| Tulip Pandey | AIR 79 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n5zXNxlWMQ |
| Shubh Agarwal | AIR 95 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYHGTUljqmo |
The most effective way to prepare and be ready for the ultimate exam is to practice mock tests. Start practicing mock tests on myPAT here right away to adapt to the online environment, get a real feel of the exam on a virtual NTA screen.
Make sure you put up your best performance for the most important show of your life. Good luck!
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