JEE Main 2025: High-weightage Chapters in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
Do not worry we have got you covered! Having a grip on the important chapters ensures that you get the necessary boost to your JEE score. In this guide, you will discover the high-weightage chapters as well as topics from the different subjects present in the JEE Main syllabus.
What are the Important Chapters for Physics Under JEE Main 2025 Syllabus?
Here is a table highlighting the chapters in Physics under JEE Syllabus 2025 that have high weightage:
| Chapters |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Weightage |
| Modern Physics |
5 |
20 |
15.9% |
| Current Electricity |
3 |
12 |
9.9% |
| Electrostatics |
3 |
12 |
9.9% |
| Heat and Thermodynamics |
3 |
12 |
9.9% |
| Optics |
3 |
12 |
9.9% |
| Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
Now, let us understand what are the important topics to be covered in Physics. The following table presents a comprehensive overview of the essential topics to be covered for JEE Main syllabus:
| Chapters |
Topics |
| Modern Physics |
- Bohr H atom
- Photoelectric effect
- Nuclear Physics
- De Broglie wavelength
|
| Current Electricity |
- Metre Bridge
- Colour Code of Carbon Resistor
- Wheatstone Bridge
- Ohm’s Law and Temperature Dependence on Resistivity
- Grouping of Resistors
- Grouping of Cells
- Electric Current Density and Drift Velocity
- Kirchhoff’s Law
- Potentiometer
|
| Electrostatics |
- Electrostatic Equilibrium
- Electric Potential Energy
- Image Charges
- Electric Dipole
- Gauss’s Law
- Capacitors and Capacitance
- Conductors and Insulators
- Electric Potential Energy
- Continuous Charge Distribution
|
| Heat and Thermodynamics |
- KTG & Thermodynamics
- Calorimetry & Thermal Expansion
|
| Optics |
- Young’s double-slit experiment
- Reflection and refraction
- Wavefront and Huygens’ principle
- Polarisation
- Brewster’s law
|
| Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism |
- Electromagnetic induction
- Kirchhoff’s laws
- Biot–Savart’s law
- Ampere’s law
|
What are the Important Chapters for Chemistry Under JEE Main Syllabus?
This table outlines the high-weightage Chemistry chapters within the JEE Main Syllabus 2025:
| Chapters |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Weightage |
| Classification of Elements and Periodic Table |
3 |
14 |
9.9% |
| Transition Elements and Coordinate Geometry |
3 |
14 |
9.9% |
| Atomic Structure |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Chemical Bonding |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Thermodynamics and Gaseous State |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Nuclear Chemistry and Environment |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Solid-State and Surface Chemistry |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
After learning the important chapters in Chemistry, let us understand the important topics to be covered under these chapters. Here is a table covering all the essential topics:
| Chapters |
Topics |
| Classification of Elements and Periodic Table |
- Long Form of Modern Periodic Table
- Classification of Element: s Block
- Ionisation Enthalpy of Ionisation Potential
- Atomic Radius of Elements
- Variation of Atomic Radii and Ionic Radii
|
| Transition Elements and Coordinate Compounds |
- Anomalous Behaviour of Lithium
- Ionisation Energy
- Screening Effect and Lanthanoid Contraction
- Sodium Chloride and Sodium Hydroxide
- Halides of Alkali Metals
- Atomic Size/Radii
- Magnetic Properties and Character
- Oxidation State
- Chemical Properties of Alkali Metals 1&2
- Oxidation and Coordination Number
- Ligands and Their Types
- Terms Related to Coordination Compounds
- Additional Compounds of Molecular Compounds
|
| Atomic Structure |
- De Broglie Wavelength
- Radius, Velocity, and Energy of nth Bohr Orbital
- Photoelectric Effect, Line Spectrum of Hydrogen
- Heisenberg’s Principle of Uncertainty
|
| Chemical Bonding |
- Fajan’s Rule and Covalent Character in Covalent Bond
- Bonding of p?-p? and p?-d?
- Lewis Structure
- Limitation of Octet Rule
- Bond Parameters: length, angle, energy, strength
|
| Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium |
- Le Chatelier’s Principle
- Chemical Equilibrium
- Law of Mass Action
- Heterogeneous Equilibria
- Equilibrium Constant (K)
- Acid-Base Equilibrium
- Calculation of Equilibrium Concentrations
- Factors Affecting Equilibrium
- Solubility Equilibrium
- Ionic Equilibria
|
| Thermodynamics and Gaseous State |
- Laws of thermodynamics
- Entropy
- Enthalpy
|
| Nuclear and Environmental Chemistry |
- Nuclear Reactions
- Types of Radiations
- Green Chemistry
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Sustainable Development
- Methods for Controlling Pollution
- Effects of Pollutants on the Environment
- Pollutants
|
| Solid-State and Surface Chemistry |
- Surface Tension
- Surface Modification
- Langmuir Isotherms
- Self-Assembly
- Solid-Gas Interfaces
- Adsorption
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Electrochemistry at Interfaces
- Nanomaterials and Nanoscale Surface Chemistry
- Surface Characterization Techniques
- Catalysis
- Monolayers and Multilayers
- Colloids and Surface Phenomena
- Solid-Liquid Interfaces
- Surface Reaction Kinetics
|
What are the Important Chapters for Mathematics under JEE Main Syllabus?
The table below covers JEE Main 2025 chapter-wise weightage for Mathematics subject:
| Chapters |
Number of Questions |
Marks |
Weightage |
| Coordinate Geometry |
5 |
20 |
15.9% |
| Integral Calculus |
3 |
12 |
9.9% |
| Limits, Continuity and Differentiability |
3 |
12 |
9.9% |
| Matrices and Determinants |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Three Dimensional Geometry |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Vector Algebra |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
| Statistics and Probability |
2 |
8 |
6.6% |
The following is a table showcasing the vital topics under the above-mentioned Maths chapters:
| Chapters |
Topics |
| Coordinate Geometry |
- Centre
- Distance between Two Points
- Coordinate Axes
- Incentre
- Section Formula
- Centroid
|
| Integral Calculus |
- Integration as Reverse Process of Differentiation
- Some Special Integration
- Integration by Parts
- Fundamental Formulae of Indefinite Integration (trigonometric functions)
- Application of Special Integration Formula
|
| Limits, Continuity and Differentiability |
- Trigonometric Units
- Algebra of Limits
- Limit of Algebraic Function
- Limit of Indeterminate Form and Algebraic Limit
- Algebraic Function of type ‘infinity
|
| Matrices and Determinants |
- Matrices
- Matrix Order
- Row and Column Matrices
- Matrix Properties
- Matrix Multiplication
- Properties of Matrix Multiplication
- Transpose of a Matrix
- Transpose Conjugate of a Matrix
|
| Three Dimensional Geometry |
- Section Formula
- Direction Cosines and Direction Ratio
- Shortest Distance between Two Lines
- Equations for a Line in Space
- Angle Between Two Lines
- Introduction to 3D Coordinate System
|
| Vector Algebra |
- Equations for a Line in Space
- Shortest Distance between Two Lines
- Scalar Triple Products
- Section Formula
- Angle Between Two Lines
- Vector Triple Products
- Direction Cosines and Direction Ratio
|
| Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations |
- Euler Form of Complex Number
- Iota and Powers of Iota
- Modulus of Complex Numbers and Their Properties
- Complex Numbers and Euler Form of Complex Number
- Conjugate of Complex Numbers and Their Properties
|
| Statistics and Probability |
- Mean, Median, and Mode
- Mean Deviation and Standard Deviation
- Variance
- Range
|
Thus, by going through the above-mentioned high-weightage chapters and essential topics in Physics, Chemistry, and Maths under the JEE Main syllabus of 2025 you will have a solid foundation for your preparation. Make sure to master these key areas to increase your chances of success in the upcoming JEE Main exam.
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