Syllabus
JEE Advanced Syllabus: Sections and Topics Covered
Joint Entrance Examination Advanced
A topic list flattens what makes this paper hard, so read it alongside the marking. Each subject sets four question types: single-correct at 3 marks with 1 off, multiple-select at 4 with partial marks, numerical-value at 4 with no penalty, and matching-list or stem-based numerical depending on the paper. The same chapter therefore arrives in up to four different shapes, and the coverage below names the chapter without naming the shape. Both papers are compulsory and each runs three hours.
Sections official, topics ours. The section names and counts below are from the official pattern. The topics under them are what this site's own tests cover, not a list the exam body publishes.
Paper 1 (2026 pattern)
Mathematics
- • Complex numbers
- • Analytical geometry
- • Conic sections
- • Permutations and combinations
- • Probability
- • Straight lines
- • Algebra
- • Arithmetic progressions
- • Binomial theorem
- • Circles
- • Continuity and differentiability
- • Definite integrals
- • Differential calculus
- • Differential equations and differential calculus
- • Differentiation
- • Functions and differential calculus
- • Inequalities
- • Integral calculus
Showing 18 of 24 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 32 questions built here.
Physics
- • Current electricity
- • Mechanics
- • Modern physics
- • Electrostatics
- • Ray optics
- • Thermodynamics
- • Waves
- • Capacitance
- • Electric and magnetic fields
- • Electromagnetic induction
- • Electromagnetism
- • Fundamental laws
- • Geometrical optics
- • Kinematics
- • Laws of motion
- • Nuclear physics
- • Optics
- • Rotation and rolling
Showing 18 of 22 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 32 questions built here.
Chemistry
- • Chemical bonding
- • Coordination chemistry
- • Electrochemistry
- • Organic chemistry
- • Chemical kinetics
- • Mole concept
- • Thermodynamics
- • Atomic structure
- • Chemical equilibrium
- • Electrochemistry and chemical equilibrium
- • Electrochemistry and ionic equilibrium
- • Ionic equilibrium
- • Organic reaction mechanisms
- • Organic reactions
- • p-Block elements
- • Periodic properties
- • Periodic table
- • Physical chemistry
Showing 18 of 21 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 32 questions built here.
Section pattern source: the official notice, checked 9 August 2026.
Paper 2 (2026 pattern)
Mathematics
- • Probability
- • Circles
- • Integral calculus
- • Permutations and combinations
- • Algebra
- • Analytical geometry
- • Definite integrals
- • Matrices
- • Matrices and determinants
- • Sequences and series
- • Straight lines
- • Arithmetic progressions
- • Complex numbers
- • Differential calculus
- • Functions
- • Limits
- • Pair of straight lines
- • Quadratic equations
Showing 18 of 20 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 36 questions built here.
Physics
- • Capacitance
- • Current electricity
- • Gravitation
- • Mechanics
- • Optics
- • Photoelectric effect
- • Simple harmonic motion
- • Wave optics
- • Alternating current
- • Atomic physics
- • Calorimetry
- • Circular motion
- • Collision of a particle with a rigid body
- • Electromagnetic induction
- • Electrostatics
- • Electrostatics and capacitance
- • Fluid mechanics
- • Kinematics
Showing 18 of 28 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 36 questions built here.
Chemistry
- • Chemical kinetics
- • Electrochemistry
- • Coordination chemistry
- • Ionic equilibrium
- • Atomic structure
- • Mole concept
- • Nuclear chemistry
- • Organic chemistry
- • p-Block elements
- • Solutions
- • Thermodynamics
- • Biomolecules
- • Chemical bonding
- • Chemical equilibrium
- • d-Block elements
- • Equilibrium
- • States of matter
- • Surface chemistry
Showing 18 of 19 topic labels, the ones carrying the most of the 36 questions built here.
Section pattern source: the official notice, checked 9 August 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What sections does the JEE Advanced syllabus cover?
There are 3 sections: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Those names, and the question counts and marks beside them, come from the official pattern, checked 9 August 2026. What sits under each of them on this page is a different thing: 134 topic labels drawn from the 204 questions built here for this exam, which is a map of what you can practise rather than a list the exam body published.
Is this the official JEE Advanced syllabus?
No, and the page says so rather than leaving you to work it out. The section pattern is official and linked to the notice it came from; the topics beneath it are the ones this site's own tests cover. They are useful for two things: seeing what you can practise here, and checking a syllabus you already have for gaps. For the syllabus itself, read the exam body's own document, because a topic list assembled from a question bank can be narrower than the syllabus and never wider in a way you should trust.
How many questions are there in the JEE Advanced paper, and how long is it?
The Paper 1 stage is 48 questions for 180 marks in 180 minutes. Negative marking: varies by question type. Knowing that alongside the syllabus is what turns a topic list into a plan: it tells you how many marks each section is actually worth and how many minutes you can afford per question.
How do I practise the JEE Advanced syllabus?
Sit a full mock before working down any topic list. A list tells you what can be asked; it does not tell you which parts are costing you marks, and that is rarely where a candidate expects. There are 16 free tests for JEE Advanced here, and the sectional ones let you rebuild a single section once the full paper has shown you which one needs it.