JEE Advanced 2026 Syllabus OUT! Must-Know Topics & High Weightage Chapters

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The JEE Advanced 2026 exam is scheduled for 17 May 2026. If you are targeting this exam, it is essential to be familiar with its syllabus.

I understand that right now your primary focus is on JEE Main 2026 Session 2, and based on your result, you may decide whether to appear for JEE Advanced. While this strategy is partly correct, serious aspirants think differently. Along with JEE Main preparation, they also review the JEE Advanced syllabus and exam pattern, and simultaneously practice a few advanced-level questions to maintain their preparation level.

But there is no need to worry. In this post, I have provided the official JEE Advanced 2026 syllabus released by IIT Roorkee. It is important to note that there is no change in the syllabus compared to last year.

This post not only presents the syllabus but also includes a detailed breakdown, high-yield topics, and a downloadable PDF to support your preparation. Let’s get started.

Chemistry Syllabus

Part 1: Physical Chemistry

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
General Topics	Atoms & molecules; Dalton’s theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced equations; Stoichiometry calculations (oxidation-reduction, neutralisation, displacement); Concentration (mole fraction, molarity, molality, normality).
States of Matter	Gas laws, ideal gas equation, absolute temperature; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory (average, RMS, most probable velocities); Law of partial pressures; Diffusion; Intermolecular interactions; Liquids (vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity).
Atomic Structure	Bohr model, H-atom spectrum; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Quantum mechanics of H-atom (energies, quantum numbers, wave function/probability density plots, s/p/d orbital shapes); Aufbau, Pauli’s, Hund’s rule.
Chemical Bonding	Orbital overlap, covalent bond; Hybridisation (s, p, d); MO energy diagrams (homonuclear up to Ne2); Hydrogen bond; Polarity, dipole moment; VSEPR model & shapes of molecules (linear to octahedral).
Thermodynamics	Intensive/extensive properties, state functions; 1st Law (internal energy, work, heat); Enthalpy, heat capacity, standard state, Hess’s law; Enthalpy (reaction, fusion, vaporization, lattice); 2nd Law; Entropy; Gibbs energy; Equilibrium/spontaneity criteria.
Chemical & Ionic Equilibrium	Law of mass action; Significance of ΔG and ΔG⊖; Equilibrium constant (Kp, Kc), reaction quotient; Le Chatelier’s principle; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH, buffer solutions; Acids & bases (Brønsted, Lewis); Salt hydrolysis.
Electrochemistry	Electrochemical cells/reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation; Electrochemical series, galvanic cell emf; Faraday’s laws; Electrolytic conductance (specific, equivalent, molar), Kohlrausch’s law; Batteries (Primary/Secondary), fuel cells; Corrosion.
Chemical Kinetics	Reaction rates; Order & molecularity; Rate law, constant, half-life; Differential/integrated expressions (zero & 1st order); Arrhenius equation, activation energy; Catalysis (homogeneous, heterogeneous, solid catalyst selectivity, enzyme catalysis).
Solid State	Classification, 7 crystal systems; Close packed structures (cubic, hexagonal), packing in fcc, bcc, hcp; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, radius ratio; Point defects.
Solutions	Henry’s law; Raoult’s law; Ideal solutions; Colligative properties (vapour pressure lowering, boiling point elevation, freezing point depression, osmotic pressure); van’t Hoff factor.
Surface Chemistry	Physisorption & Chemisorption, Freundlich isotherm; Colloids (types, preparation, properties); Emulsions, surfactants, micelles (definitions and examples).

Part 2: Inorganic Chemistry

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Classification & Periodicity	Modern periodic law/table; Electronic configuration; Trends in atomic/ionic radius, ionization/electron gain enthalpy, valence, oxidation states, electronegativity, reactivity.
Hydrogen	Position, occurrence, isotopes, preparation, properties, uses; Hydrides (ionic, covalent, interstitial); Water & heavy water; Hydrogen peroxide (preparation, reactions, use, structure); Hydrogen as fuel.
s-Block Elements	Reactivity (air, water, H2, halogens, acids), reducing nature; Uses; Oxides, hydroxides, halides, oxoacid salts; Anomalous behaviour of Li, Be; Sodium & Calcium compounds (preparation, properties, uses).
p-Block Elements	Oxidation states & reactivity trends; Anomalous properties of B, C, N, O, F. Grp 13: Borax, orthoboric acid, diborane, BF3, AlCl3, alums. Grp 14: Carbon allotropes, CO, CO2, SiO2, silicones, silicates, zeolites. Grp 15: P allotropes, N2, NH3, HNO3, PH3, PCl3, PCl5, nitrogen oxides, phosphorus oxoacids. Grp 16: O2, O3, SO2, H2SO4, sulphur allotropes/oxoacids. Grp 17: Cl2, HCl, interhalogens, halogen oxoacids, bleaching powder. Grp 18: Properties, Xenon compounds (with F and O).
d-Block Elements	Oxidation states/stability; Standard electrode potentials; Interstitial compounds; Alloys; Catalytic properties; Chromium and Manganese oxoanions (preparation, structure, reactions).
f-Block Elements	Lanthanoid and actinoid contractions; Oxidation states; General characteristics.
Coordination Compounds	Werner’s theory; Nomenclature; Isomerism (cis-trans, ionization); Hybridization & geometries; Bonding (VBT, CFT); Magnetic properties & colour (3d-series); Ligands, spectrochemical series; Stability; Metal carbonyls.
Isolation of Metals	Ores & concentration; Extraction principles: thermodynamic (Fe, Cu, Zn), electrochemical (Al), cyanide process (Ag, Au); Refining.
Qualitative Analysis	Cation Groups I to V; Anions: Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), carbonate, bicarbonate, sulphate, sulphide.
Environmental Chemistry	Atmospheric, water, and soil pollution; Industrial waste; Pollution control strategies; Green chemistry.

Part 3: Organic Chemistry

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Basic Principles	Hybridisation, σ/π-bonds, shapes, aromaticity; Isomerism (structural, geometrical, stereoisomers up to 2 asymmetric centres); Empirical/molecular formulae (combustion method); IUPAC nomenclature; H-bonding; Inductive, Resonance, Hyperconjugative effects; Acidity/basicity; Reactive intermediates (carbocations, carbanions, free radicals).
Alkanes	Homologous series; Physical properties vs. branching; Conformations (ethane/butane Newman projections); Preparation; Reactions (combustion, halogenation, oxidation).
Alkenes and Alkynes	Physical properties; Preparation (elimination); Acid catalysed hydration; Metal acetylides; Reactions (KMnO4, ozone, reduction, electrophilic addition, peroxide effect, alkyne cyclic polymerization).
Benzene	Structure; Electrophilic substitution (halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts); Effect of directing groups.
Phenols	Physical properties; Preparation; Electrophilic substitution; Reimer-Tiemann, Kolbe, Esterification, Etherification; Aspirin synthesis; Oxidation & reduction.
Alkyl Halides	Carbocation rearrangement; Grignard reactions; Nucleophilic substitution & stereochemical aspects.
Alcohols	Physical properties; Reactions (esterification, dehydration, with Na, P halides, ZnCl2/HCl, SOCl2); Conversion to aldehydes, ketones, and carboxylic acids.
Ethers	Preparation (Williamson’s synthesis); C-O bond cleavage reactions.
Aldehydes and Ketones	Preparation (from acid chlorides, nitriles, esters, toluene, benzene); Reactions (oxidation, reduction, oxime/hydrazone formation, Aldol, Cannizzaro, Haloform, Nucleophilic addition).
Carboxylic Acids	Physical properties; Preparation (from nitriles, Grignard, ester/amide hydrolysis, alkylbenzenes); Reactions (reduction, halogenation, formation of esters, acid chlorides, amides).
Amines	Preparation; Reactions (Hoffmann bromamide, Gabriel phthalimide, nitrous acid, Azo coupling, Sandmeyer, Carbylamine, Hinsberg, Alkylation/acylation).
Haloarenes	Fittig, Wurtz-Fittig reactions; Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (excluding benzyne mechanism/cine substitution).
Biomolecules	Carbohydrates (glucose/sucrose, oxidation/reduction, glycosides, anomers); Proteins (amino acids, peptides, primary/secondary structures); Nucleic acids (DNA/RNA composition/structure).
Polymers	Addition/condensation; Homo/copolymers; Natural rubber, Cellulose, Nylon, Teflon, Bakelite, PVC, Bio-degradable polymers.
Everyday Chemistry	Drug-target interaction; Therapeutic action (antacids, antihistamines, tranquilizers, analgesics, antimicrobials, antifertility); Artificial sweeteners; Soaps & detergents.
Practical Organic Chemistry	Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection of functional groups (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, nitro).

Mathematics Syllabus

Part 1: Algebra & Applied Mathematics

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Sets, Relations and Functions	Sets: Representations, empty/finite/infinite sets, algebra of sets, intersection, complement, difference, symmetric difference, De-Morgan’s laws, practical problems. Relations: Cartesian product, ordered pair, domain, codomain, equivalence relation. Functions: Mapping, domain/codomain/range, invertible, even/odd, into/onto/one-to-one, special functions (polynomial, trig, exponential, logarithmic, power, absolute value, greatest integer), operations (sum, diff, product, composition).
Algebra	Complex Numbers: Addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar representation, modulus properties, principal argument, triangle inequality, cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations. Quadratic Equations: Fundamental theorem of algebra, real coefficients, roots/coefficients relations, formation of equations, symmetric functions of roots. Progressions: AP, GP, arithmetic/geometric means, finite sums, infinite GP, sums of first n natural numbers (including squares and cubes). Combinatorics & Misc: Logarithm properties, permutations, combinations, binomial theorem (positive integral index) and binomial coefficient properties.
Matrices	Rectangular arrays, equality, scalar multiplication, addition/product, transpose, elementary row/column transformations; Determinants, adjoint, and inverse (up to order 3); Matrix properties; Diagonal, symmetric, and skew-symmetric matrices; Solutions of simultaneous linear equations (2 or 3 variables).
Probability and Statistics	Probability: Random experiment, sample space, events (impossible, simple, compound), addition/multiplication rules, conditional probability, independence, total probability, Bayes’ Theorem, computation using permutations/combinations. Statistics: Central tendency, dispersion, mean, median, mode, mean/standard deviation, variance (grouped/ungrouped data), frequency distribution analysis, random variables (mean and variance).

Part 2: Geometry, Trigonometry & Vectors

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Trigonometry	Trigonometric Functions: Periodicity, graphs, addition/subtraction formulae, multiple/sub-multiple angles, general solution of equations. Inverse Trigonometric Functions: Principal values and elementary properties.
Analytical Geometry (2D)	Basics & Lines: Cartesian coordinates, distance, section formulae, shift of origin; Straight line equations, angle between lines, point-line distance, intersection, angle bisectors, concurrency; Triangle centres (centroid, orthocentre, incentre, circumcentre). Circles: Equations (various forms), tangent, normal, chord, parametric equations, intersections (circle-line, circle-circle). Conics: Parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola in standard form, foci, directrices, eccentricity, parametric equations, tangent, and normal. Locus Problems.
Analytical Geometry (3D)	Distance between points, direction cosines/ratios; Straight line equations, skew lines, shortest distance; Plane equations, point-plane distance; Angles (line-line, plane-plane, line-plane), coplanar lines.
Vectors	Addition, scalar multiplication, dot product, cross product, scalar triple product, vector triple product, and their geometrical interpretations.

Part 3: Calculus

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Differential Calculus	Limits & Continuity: Limit at a real number, continuity (including composite functions), operations on limits/continuous functions, L’Hospital rule, intermediate value property. Derivatives: Sums, differences, products, quotients, chain rule; Derivatives of standard functions (polynomial, rational, trig, inverse trig, exponential, logarithmic); Implicit functions (up to order 2). Applications: Tangents, normals, increasing/decreasing functions, max/min values, order two derivatives, Rolle’s theorem, Lagrange’s mean value theorem (and geometric interpretations).
Integral Calculus	Integration: Inverse of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, integration by parts, substitution, partial fractions. Definite Integrals: Limit of sums, properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus; Application to areas bounded by simple curves. Differential Equations: Formation, solution of 1st order/1st degree homogeneous equations, separation of variables, linear 1st order equations.

Physics Syllabus

Part 1: Mechanics & General Physics

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
General Physics & Experiments	Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis, least count, significant figures, error analysis. Experiments: Vernier callipers, screw gauge, simple pendulum (g), Young’s modulus, surface tension (capillary rise/detergents), specific heat (calorimeter), focal length (u-v method), speed of sound (resonance column), Ohm’s law, specific resistance (meter bridge, post office box).
Kinematics & Dynamics	Kinematics: 1D & 2D motion, projectiles, uniform circular motion, relative velocity. Newton's Laws: Inertial/accelerated frames, static/dynamic friction. Work & Energy: Kinetic/potential energy, work, power, conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy.
Systems of Particles & Rigid Bodies	Centre of mass, impulse, elastic/inelastic collisions; Rigid body, moment of inertia (parallel/perpendicular axes, uniform bodies), angular momentum, torque, conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of fixed-axis rotation, rolling without slipping, equilibrium; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies.
Oscillations & Waves	SHM: Linear and angular simple harmonic motions, forced/damped oscillations (1D), resonance. Waves: Plane, longitudinal/transverse, superposition, progressive/stationary waves, vibration of strings/air columns, beats, speed of sound in gases, Doppler effect.
Gravitation	Law of gravitation, potential and field, acceleration due to gravity, Kepler’s law, geostationary orbits, satellite/planetary motion, escape velocity.
Properties of Matter & Fluids	Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, rigidity and bulk modulus; Pressure, Pascal’s law, buoyancy; Surface energy/tension, angle of contact, drops/bubbles, capillary rise; Viscosity, Stoke’s law, terminal velocity, streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem.

Part 2: Thermal Physics & Electromagnetism

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Thermal Physics & Thermodynamics	Heat & Expansion: Thermal expansion, calorimetry, latent heat, heat conduction (1D), convection/radiation concepts, Newton’s law of cooling. Thermodynamics: Ideal gas laws, specific heats (Cv, Cp), isothermal/adiabatic processes, gas bulk modulus, heat/work equivalence, 1st Law (ideal gases), 2nd Law (reversible/irreversible, Carnot engine); Blackbody radiation (absorptive/emissive powers, Kirchhoff’s, Wien’s, Stefan’s laws).
Electrostatics & Capacitance	Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, electric field/potential/dipoles, field lines, flux, Gauss’s law and applications (infinite wire, plane sheet, spherical shell). Capacitance: Parallel plate (with/without dielectrics), series/parallel combinations, stored energy.
Current Electricity	Electric current, Ohm’s law, series/parallel resistances and cells, Kirchhoff’s laws, heating effect of current.
Magnetism	Biot–Savart’s & Ampere’s laws (straight wire, circular coil, solenoid); Magnetic force on moving charges/current-carrying wires; Magnetic moment of a loop, effect of uniform field; Moving coil galvanometer and conversion to voltmeter/ammeter.
Electromagnetic Induction & AC	Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law; Self and mutual inductance; RC, LR, LC and LCR (series) circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.

Part 3: Optics & Modern Physics

Unit / Chapter	Detailed Topics Covered
Electromagnetic Waves	Characteristics of EM waves; Electromagnetic spectrum (radio, micro, IR, visible, UV, X-ray, gamma) and elementary facts about their uses.
Optics	Geometrical Optics: Rectilinear propagation, reflection/refraction at plane/spherical surfaces, total internal reflection, prism deviation/dispersion, thin lenses, mirror/lens combinations, magnification. Wave Optics: Huygen’s principle, interference (Young’s double slit experiment). Diffraction & Polarization: Single slit diffraction; Plane polarized light, Brewster's law, Polaroids.
Modern Physics	Atoms & Nuclei: Atomic nucleus, α, β, γ radiations, radioactive decay law, decay constant, half/mean life, binding energy, fission/fusion, energy calculations. Quantum Mechanics: Photoelectric effect, Bohr’s theory (hydrogen-like atoms), characteristic/continuous X-rays, Moseley’s law, de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

JEE Advanced 2026 High Weightage Chapters (Subject-wise)

Physics

Topic Area	Weightage	Key Chapters	Why It Matters
Mechanics	30–35%	Rotational Motion, Laws of Motion, Work-Energy	Core of Physics; most conceptually challenging and frequently asked
Electricity & Magnetism	18–20%	Electrostatics, Current Electricity, EMI	High conceptual depth and regular appearance
Modern Physics	10–12%	Photoelectric Effect, Bohr’s Model	Highly scoring and predictable questions
Optics	9–10%	Ray Optics, Wave Optics (YDSE)	Frequently asked with moderate difficulty
Thermal Physics	10–12%	Thermodynamics, KTG	Overlaps with Chemistry; boosts efficiency

Chemistry

Topic Area	Weightage	Key Chapters	Why It Matters
Physical Chemistry	~30–35%	Thermodynamics, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics	Major source of numerical questions; concept + formula based
Organic Chemistry	~30–35%	GOC, Aldehydes & Ketones, Amines, Biomolecules	Highly interconnected; strong concepts required
Inorganic Chemistry	~30–35%	Chemical Bonding, Coordination Compounds	Scoring if revised properly; bonding is the foundation

Mathematics

Topic Area	Weightage	Key Chapters	Why It Matters
Calculus	30–35%	Definite Integration, AOD, Differential Equations	Most important and highest weightage
Algebra	High	Matrices & Determinants, Probability, Complex Numbers	Frequently combined with other topics
Vector & 3D Geometry	10–12%	Vectors, 3D Geometry	High scoring and relatively easier
Coordinate Geometry	Moderate	Circles, Parabolas, Ellipses	Regularly asked and concept-based