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Physics
Physics: Unit 01
| Physical world and measurement |
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| Units of measurements, system of units, S.I. units, fundamental and derived units, least count, significant figures, errors in measurements, dimensions of physics quantities, dimensional analysis, and its applications |
Physics: Unit 02
| Kinematics |
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| 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 |
| Relation for uniformly accelerated motion, scalar and vector, vector |
| Addition and subtraction of vectors, scalar and vector products, unit vector |
| Resolution of a vector |
| Relative velocity, motion in a plane, projectile motion, uniform circular motion |
Physics: Unit 03
| Laws of motion |
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| 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, vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked road |
Physics: Unit 04
| Work, energy, and power |
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| Work done by a constant force and variable force; kinetic energy and potential energies, work-energy theorem, power |
| The potential energy of a spring conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and non-conservative forces; motion in a vertical circle: Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions |
Physics: Unit 05
| Rotational motion |
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| 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; the moment of inertia, the radius of gyration |
| Values of moment of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, and their applications |
| Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions |
Physics: Unit 06
| Gravitation |
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| 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, motion of a satellite, orbital velocity, time period and energy of satellite |
Physics: Unit 07
| Properties of solids and liquids |
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| Elastic behaviour, 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 |
| Effect of gravity on fluid pressure |
| Viscosity |
| Stokes’ law |
| Terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow |
| Critical velocity |
| Bernoulli’s principle and its applications |
| Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across of curved surface, 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 |
Physics: Unit 08
| Thermodynamics |
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| Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermodynamics, the concept of temperature |
| Heat, work, and internal energy |
| First law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes |
| Second law of the thermodynamics: Reversible and irreversible processes |
Physics: Unit 09
| Kinetic theory of gases |
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| Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas, kinetic theory of gases-assumptions, concept of pressure |
| Kinetic interpretation of temperature: RMS speed of gas molecules-degrees of freedom |
| Law of equipartition of energy and applications to specific heat capacities of gases; mean free path |
| Avogadro’s number |
Physics: Unit 10
| Oscillations and waves |
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| Oscillations and periodic motion-time 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 |
| Wave motion |
| Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of wave motion |
| Displacement relation for a progressive wave |
| Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves |
| Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics |
| Beats |
Physics: Unit 11
| Electrostatics |
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| Electric charges: conservation of charge |
| Coulomb’s law-force 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 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; potential difference, equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and of electric dipole in an electrostatic field |
| Conductors and insulators |
| Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitance, the combination of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates |
| Energy stored in a capacitor |
Physics: Unit 12
| Current electricity |
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| Electric current |
| Drift velocity, mobility, and their relation with electric current |
| Ohm’s law |
| Electrical resistance |
| V-I characteristics of Ohmic and non-Ohmic conductors |
| Electrical energy and power |
| Electrical resistivity, and conductivity |
| Series and parallel combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance |
| Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and EMF of a cell, a combination of cells in series and in parallel |
| Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications |
| Wheatstone bridge |
| Meter bridge |
Physics: Unit 13
| Magnetic effects of current and magnetism |
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| Biot-Savart law and its application to current carrying circular loop |
| Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire, straight and toroidal solenoids |
| Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields |
| Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field |
| Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere |
| Torque experienced by a current loop in a 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 line; magnetic field due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) arong its axis and perpendicular to its axis |
| Torque on a magnetic dipole in a uniform magnetic field |
| Para-, dia-, and ferro-magnetic substances with examples, effect of temperature on magnetic properties |
Physics: Unit 14
| Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents |
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| 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; power in AC circuits, wattless current |
| AC generator and transformer |
Physics: Unit 15
| Electromagnetic waves |
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| Displacement current |
| 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 |
Physics: Unit 16
| Optics |
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| Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula |
| Refraction of light at plane and spherical surface, thin lens formula and lens maker formula |
| Total internal reflection and its applications |
| Magnification |
| Power of a lens |
| Combination of thin lenses in contact |
| Refraction of light through a prism |
| Microscope and astronomical telescope (reflecting and refracting ) and their magnifying powers |
| Wave optics: Wavefront and Huygens principle, laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens principle. Interference young’s double-slit experiment and expression for fringe width, coherent sources, and sustained interference of light |
| Wave optics: Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum. Polarization, plane-polarized light: Brewster’s law, uses of plane-polarized light and polaroid |
Physics: Unit 17
| Dual nature of matter and radiation |
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| 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 |
Physics: Unit 18
| Atoms and nuclei |
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| Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford’s model of atom; Bohr model, energy levels’ hydrogen spectrum |
| Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission, and fusion |
Physics: Unit 19
| Electronic devices |
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| Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED |
| The photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator, logic gates (OR. AND. NOT. NAND and NOR) |
Physics: Unit 20
| Experimental skills |
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| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (1) Vernier calipers-its use to measure the internal and external diameter and depth of a vessel |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (2) Screw gauge-its use to determine thickness/ diameter of thin sheet/wire |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (3) Simple pendulum-dissipation of energy by plotting a graph between the square of amplitude and time |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (4) Metre scale-the mass of a given object by the principle of moments. (5) Young’s modulus of elasticity of the material of a metallic wire |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (6) Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect of detergents |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (7) Coefficient of viscosity of a given viscous liquid by measuring terminal velocity of a given spherical body |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (8) Speed of sound in air at room temperature using a resonance tube. (9) Specific heat capacity of a given-(i) solid and (ii) liquid by method of mixtures |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (10) The resistivity of the material of a given wire using a metre bridge. (11) The resistance of a given wire using Ohm’s law |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (12) Resistance and figure of merit of a galvanometer by half deflection method |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (13) The focal length of; convex mirror, concave mirror, convex lens using the parallax method |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (14) The plot of the angle of deviation vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (15) Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling microscope. (16) Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (17) Characteristic curves of a zener diode and finding reverse breakdown voltage |
| Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of the experiments and activities: (18) Identification of diode. LED,. resistor. A capacitor from a mixed collection of such items |
Chemistry
Chemistry: Unit 01
| Some basic concepts in chemistry |
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| Matter and its nature, Dalton’s atomic theory: Concept of atom, molecule, element. and compound: Laws of chemical combination; atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar mass, percentage composition |
| Empirical and molecular formulae: Chemical equations and stoichiometry |
Chemistry: Unit 02
| Atomic structure |
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| Nature of electromagnetic radiation, photoelectric effect; spectrum of the hydrogen atom |
| Bohr model of a hydrogen atom-its postulates, derivation of the relations for the energy of the electron and radii of the different orbits, limitations of Bohr’s model; dual nature of matter, de Broglie’s relationship |
| Heisenberg uncertainty principle |
| Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum mechanics, the quantum mechanical model of the atom, its important features |
| Concept of atomic orbitals as one-electron wave functions: Variation of Ψ and Ψ2 with r for 1s and 2s orbitals; various quantum numbers (principal, angular momentum, arrd 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’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule, electronic configuration of elements, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals |
Chemistry: Unit 03
| Chemical bonding and molecular structure |
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| 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 configuration of homonuclear diatomic molecules |
| Molecular orbital theory: The concept of bond order, bond length, and bond energy |
| Elementary idea of metallic bonding |
| Hydrogen bonding and is applications |
Chemistry: Unit 04
| Chemical thermodynamics |
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| Fundamentals of thermodynamics: System and surroundings, extensive and intensive properties state functions, types of processes |
| The 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 |
| The first law of thermodynamics: Phase transition, hydration, ionization and solution |
| The second law of thermodynamics: Spontaneity of processes; ∆S of the universe and ∆G of the system as criteria for spontaneity. ∆G◦ (standard Gibbs energy change) and equilibrium constant |
Chemistry: Unit 05
| Solutions |
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| Different methods for expressing the concentration of solution-molarity, molarity, more 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-a relative lowering of vapour pressure, depression or mass freezing point the elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure |
| Determination of molecular mass; using colligative properties; abnormal value of molar mass, Van’t Hoff factor and its significance |
Chemistry: Unit 06
| Equilibrium |
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| Meaning of equilibrium, the concept of dynamic equilibrium |
| Equilibria involving physical processes: Solid-liquid, liquid-gas and solid-gas equilibria, law, Henry’s law. General characteristics of equilibrium involving physical processes |
| Equilibrium involving physical processes: Law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance, the significance of ∆S and ∆G◦ in chemical equilibrium |
| Equilibrium involving physical processes: Factors affecting equilibrium concentration, pressure, temperature, catalyst; Le Chatelier’s principle |
| Ionic equilibrium: Weak and strong electrolytes, acids and bases (Arrhenius. Bronsted-Lowry and Lewis) and their ionization, Acid-base equilibria (Including multi stage ionization) and ionization constants, ionization of water |
| Ionic equilibrium: pH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and pH of their solutions, the solubility of sparingly soluble salts and solubility products, buffer solutions |
Chemistry: Unit 07
| Redox reactions and electrochemistry |
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| Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation reactions, oxidation number, balancing of redox reactions |
| Electrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance and their in electrolytic solutions, molar conductivities variation with concentration: Kohlrausch’s law and its applications |
| Electrochemical cells-electrolytic and galvanic cells, different potentials including types of electrodes, electrode potential including standard electrode potential, half cell and cell reaction |
| 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 |
Chemistry: Unit 08
| Chemical kinetics |
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| 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) |
Chemistry: Unit 09
| Classification of elements and periodicity in properties |
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| 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 |
Chemistry: Unit 10
| P-block elements |
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| 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 |
Chemistry: Unit 11
| d and f- block elements |
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| 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 |
| Transition Elements: Atomic radii. colour. catalytic behaviour. magnetic properties, complex formation, interstitial compounds, alloy formation; preparation, properties, and uses of K2Cr2O7, and KMnO4 |
| inner transition elements: Lanthanoids-electronic configuration, oxidation states, and lanthanoid contraction. Actinoids-electronic configuration and oxidation states |
Chemistry: Unit 12
| Coordination compounds |
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| 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 meals and in biological systems |
Chemistry: Unit 13
| Purification and characterisation of organic compounds |
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| Purification: Crystallization, sublimation, distillation, differential extraction, and chromatography-principles and their applications |
| Qualitative analysis: Detection of nitrogen, sulphur, phosphorus, and halogens |
| Quantitative analysis (basic principles only): Estimation of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, halogens, sulphur, phosphorus |
| Calculations of empirical formula and molecular formulae: Numerical problems in organic quantitative analysis |
Chemistry: Unit 14
| Some basic principles of organic chemistry |
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| Tetravalency of carbon: Shapes of simple molecules-hybridization (s and p)-classification of organic compounds based on functional groups and those containing halogens, oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur |
| Tetravalency of carbon: 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 |
Chemistry: Unit 15
| Hydrocarbons |
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| 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 and polymerization |
| Alkynes: Acidic character-addition of hydrogen, 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 mono- substituted benzene |
Chemistry: Unit 16
| Organic compounds containing halogens |
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| 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 |
Chemistry: Unit 17
| Organic compounds containing oxygen |
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| General methods of preparation, properties, reactions, and uses |
| Alcohols, phenols & ethers: (i) Alcohols-identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration. (ii) Phenols: Acidic nature, electrophilic substitution reactions, halogenation, nitration and sulphonation |
| Alcohols, phenols & ethers: (ii) Phenols-Reimer-Tiemann reaction. (iii) 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 |
| Aldehyde and ketones: Oxidation reduction (Wolf Kishner and Clemmensen); the acidity of α-hydrogen. Aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction. Haloform reaction, chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones. Haloform reaction |
| Aldehyde and ketones: Chemical tests to distinguish between aldehydes and Ketones |
| Carboxylic acids |
| Acidic strength and factors affecting it |
Chemistry: Unit 18
| Organic compounds containing nitrogen |
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| 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 |
Chemistry: Unit 19
| Biomolecules |
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| General introduction and importance of biomolecules |
| Carbohydrates: Classification; aldoses and ketoses: Monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and constituent monosaccharides of oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, and maltose) |
| Proteins: Elementary idea of α-amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides. Proteins: Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, enzymes |
| Vitamins: Classification and functions |
| Nucleic acids: Chemical constitution of DNA and RNA |
| Biological functions of nucleic acids |
| Hormones (general introduction) |
Chemistry: Unit 20
| Principles related to practical, chemistry |
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| Detection of extra elements (nitrogen, sulphur, halogens) in organic compounds; detection of the following functional group; hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde and ketones) carboxyl, and amino groups in organic compounds |
| The chemistry involved in the preparation of the following: (i) Inorganic compounds: Mohr’s salt, potash alum. (ii) 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: (i) Cations-Pb²⁺, Cu²⁺, Al³⁺, Fe³⁺, Zn²⁺, Ni²⁺, Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺, Mg²⁺, NH₄⁺. (b) Anions-CO²₃¯, S²¯, SO²₄¯, NO³¯, NO²¯, Cl¯, Br¯, I¯ (insoluble salts excluded) |
| Chemical principles involved in the following experiments: (i) Enthalpy of solution of CuSO4. (ii) Enthalpy of neutralization of strong acid and strong base. (iii) Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols |
| Chemical principles involved in the following experiments: (iv) Kinetic study of the reaction of iodide ions with hydrogen peroxide at room temperature |
Zoology
Zoology: Unit 01
| Diversity in living world |
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| Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to phyla level and chordate up to classes level (three to five salient features and at least two examples) |
Zoology: Unit 02
| Structural organisation in animals and plants |
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| Animal tissues; morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of an insect (frog). Brief account onlY |
Zoology: Unit 03
| Cell structure and function |
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| Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life; structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell; plant cell and animal cell; cell envelope, cell membrane, cell wall; cell organelles-structure and function; endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum |
| Endomembrane system-golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles; mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids, micro bodies; cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultra structure and function); nucleus-nuclear membrane, chromatin, nucleolus |
| Chemical constituents of living cells: Biomolecules-structure and function of proteins, carbohydrates. lipids, nucleic acid; enzymes-types, properties, enzyme action, classification and nomenclature of enzymes |
| B cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance |
Zoology: Unit 04
| Human physiology |
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| Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory organs in animals (reca onry); respiratory system in humans; mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans-exchange of gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration respiratory volumes |
| Breathing and Respiration: Disorders related to respiration-asthma emphysema, occupational respiratory disorders |
| Body fluids and circulation: Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of brood; composition of lymph and its function; human circulatory system-structure of human heart and blood vessels; cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG, double circulation |
| Body fluids and circulation: Regulation of cardiac activity; disorders of circulatory system-hypertension, coronary artery disease, angina pectoris, heart failure |
| Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion-ammonotelism, ureotelism, uricotelism; human excretory system-structure and function; urine formation, osmoregulation; regulation of kidney function-renin-angiotensin, atrial natriuretic factor |
| Excretory products and their elimination: Regulation of kidney function-ADH and diabetes insipidus; role of other organs in excretion; disorders; uraemia, renal failure, renal carcuri, nephritis; dialysis and artificial kidney |
| Locomotion and movement: Types of movement-ciliary, flagelar, muscular; skeletal muscle-contractile proteins and muscle contraction; skeletal system and its functions (To be dealt with the relevant practical of practical syllabus); Joints |
| Locomotion and movement: Disorders of muscular and skeletal system-myasthenia gravis, tetany, muscular dystrophy, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout |
| Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; nervous system in humans, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system; generation and conduction of nerve impulse |
| Chemical coordination and regulation: Endocrine glands and hormones; human endocrine system-hypothalamus, pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, gonads; mechanism of hormone action (elementary idea) |
| Chemical coordination and regulation: Role of hormones as messengers and regulators, hypo-and hyperactivity and related disorders (common disorders e.g. dwarfism, acromegaly, cretinism, goiter, exophthalmic goiter, diabetes, Addison’s disease) |
Zoology: Unit 05
| Reproduction |
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| Human reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; microscopic anatomy of testis and ovary; gametogenesis- spermatogenesis & oogenesis; menstrual cycle; fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation, implantation |
| Human reproduction: Pregnancy and placenta formation (elementary idea); parturition (elementary idea); lactation (elementary idea) |
| Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STD); birth control-need and methods, contraception and medical termination of pregnancy (MTP); amniocentesis |
| Reproductive health: Infertility and assisted reproductive technologies-IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (elementary idea for general awareness) |
Zoology: Unit 06
| Genetics and evolution |
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| Heredity and variation: Chromosomes and genes; sex determination in humans, birds, honey bee; linkage and crossing over; sex linked inheritance-haemophilia colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-thalassemia; chromosomal disorders in humans |
| Heredity and variation: Down’s syndrome, Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes |
| Molecular basis of inheritance: Genome and human genome project; DNA fingerprinting, protein biosynthesis |
| Evolution: Origin of life; biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution from paleontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular evidence); Darwin’s contribution, modern synthetic theory of evolution |
| Evolution: Mechanism of evolution variation (mutation and recombination) and natural selection with examples, types of natural selection; gene flow and genetic drift; Hardy-Weinberg’s principle; adaptive radiation; human evolution |
Zoology: Unit 07
| Biology and human welfare |
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| Health and Disease; pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (malaria, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ringworm, dengue, chikungunya) |
| Basic concepts of immunology-vaccines; cancer, HIV and AIDS; adolescence, drug and alcohol abuse |
| Tobacco abuse |
| Microbes in human welfare: In household processing, industrial production, sewage treatment |
Zoology: Unit 08
| Biotechnology and its applications |
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| Principles and process of biotechnology: Genetic engineering (recombinant DNA technology) |
| Application of biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and vaccine production, gene therapy genetically modified organisms-Bt crops; transgenic animals; biosafety issues-biopiracy and patents |
Botany
Botany: Unit 01
| Diversity in living world |
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| What is living?; biodiversity; need for classification; taxonomy & systematics; concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy; binomial nomenclature |
| Five kingdom classification; salient features and classification of monera; protista and fungi into major groups; lichens; viruses and viroids |
| Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-algae, bryophytes, pteridophytes, gymnosperms (three to five salient and distinguishing features and at least two examples of each category) |
Botany: Unit 02
| Structural organisation in animals and plants |
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| Morphology and modifications; tissues; anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence-cymose and racemose |
| Anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants: Flower fruit and seed (to be dealt along with the relevant practical of the practical syllabus) family (malvaceae, cruciferae, leguminosae, compositae, gramineae) |
Botany: Unit 03
| Plant physiology |
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| Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of autotrophic nutrition; site of photosynthesis take place; pigments involved in photosynthesis (elementary idea); photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis |
| Photosynthesis: Cyclic and non cyclic and photophosphorylation; chemiosmotic hypothesis; photorespiration C3 and C4 pathways; factors affecting photosynthesis |
| Respiration: Exchange gases; cellular respiration-glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic); energy relations-number of ATP molecules generated; amphibolic pathways; respiratory quotient |
| Plant growth and development: Seed germination; phases of plant growth and plant growth rate; conditions of growth; differentiation, dedifferentiation and redifferentiation; sequence of developmental process in a plant cell; growth regulator-auxin |
| Plant growth and development: Growth regulator-gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA |
Botany: Unit 04
| Reproduction |
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| Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; development of male and female gametophytes; pollination-types, agencies and examples; outbreeding devices; pollen-pistil interaction; double fertilization |
| Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Post fertilization events-development of endosperm and embryo, development of seed and formation of fruit; special modes apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; significance of seed and fruit formation |
Botany: Unit 05
| Genetics and evolution |
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| Heredity and variation: Mendelian inheritance; deviations from mendelism Incomplete dominance, codominance, multiple alleles and inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy; elementary idea of polygenic inheritance; chromosome theory of inheritance |
| Molecular basis of inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic material; structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; central dogma; transcription, genetic code, translation; gene expression and regulation-lac operon |
Botany: Unit 06
| Biology and human welfare |
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| Microbes in human welfare: Energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers |
Botany: Unit 07
| Ecology and environment |
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| Organisms and environment: Population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation, parasitism, population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age distribution |
| Ecosystem: Pattems, components; productivity and decomposition; energy flow; pyramids of number, biomass, energy |
| Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of biodiversity; patterns of biodiversity; importance of biodiversity; loss of biodiversity; biodiversity conservation; hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction; red data book, biosphere reserves |
| Biodiversity and its conservation: National parks and sanctuaries, sacred groves |
Documents Required
- Photo and Post Card Photo (4×6)
- Thumb
- HSLC Marksheet
- HS 1st Year Marksheet
- HS 2nd Year Marksheet (If Available)
- ID Proof (Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID etc)
NEET Exam Previous Year Question Papers
Previous year’s NEET question paper all codes: (English & Hindi)
| NEET question combined sets | English | Hindi |
| E1+F1+G1+H1 | Click here | Click here |
| E2+F2+G2+H2 | Click here | Click here |
| E3+F3+G3+H3 | Click here | Click here |
| E4+F4+G4+H4 | Click here | Click here |
| E5+F5+G5+H5 | Click here | — |
| E6+F6+G6+H6 | Click here | — |
NEET exam papers: Regional languages
| NEET question paper language | Link |
| Telugu | Click here |
| Gujarati | Click here |
| Marathi | Click here |
| Tamil | Click here |
| Bengali | Click here |
| Kannada | Click here |
| Odia | Click here |
| Urdu | Click here |
| Assamese | Click here |
NEET application fee 2024
| Categories | Application fees |
| General | Rs. 1700/- |
| General-EWS/ OBC-NCL* | Rs 1600/- |
| SC/ST/PH/Third gender Candidates | Rs. 1000/- |
NEET Eligibility Criteria 2024
| Parameters | Eligibility criteria |
| Nationality | Indian Nationals, Foreign Nationals, NRI, PIO, OCI |
| Age requirement for NTA NEET 2024 | Born on or before 31-12-2007. Must have completed a minimum of 17 years of age at the time of admission as of 31 December 2024. |
| Minimum qualification | Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English as core subjects from a recognized board. |
| Minimum marks required in the qualifying examination | General – 50%, OBC/SC/ST – 40%, PWD – 40% |
| Number of permitted attempts |
Qualifications and Qualifying Examination Codes
- CODE: 01 – A candidate who is appearing in the qualifying examination, i.e., class 12 in 2024, whose result is awaited
- CODE: 02 – Candidates who have passed Class 12
- CODE: 03 – The Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized
- CODE: 04 – The Pre-professional/Pre-medical Examination
- CODE: 05 – The first year of the three years’ degree course of a recognized University
- Full Details in Bulletin Click Here
Documents Required at Counselling
Documents List
- NEET 2024 admit card
- Rank letter/score card
- Date of birth certificate (if Class 10 pass certificate does not reflect the date of birth)
- Class 12 pass certificate
- Class 12 marks sheet
- Class 10 pass certificate
- Eight passport size photograph (same as affixed on NEET application form)
- Provisional allotment letter
- Identity proof
- Passport copy of sponsorer (only for NRI/OCI candidates)
- Sponsorship affidavit stating the sponsorer will take the responsibility for all the expenses incurred in the whole duration of the course (only for NRI/OCI candidates)
- Relationship affidavit stating the relationship of the candidate with the sponsorer (only for NRI/OCI candidates)
- Caste certificate (if applicable)
- Disability certificate (if applicable)
NEET Application Date (Year-wise Exam date vs Application date)
| Year | NEET exam date | NEET application release date |
| NEET 2024 | May 5, 2024 | February 9, 2024 |
| NEET 2023 | May 7, 2023 | March 6, 2023 |
| NEET 2022 | July 17, 2022 | April 6, 2022 |
| NEET 2021 | September 12, 2021 | July 13, 2021 |
| NEET 2020 | September 13, 2020 | December 2, 2019 |
| NEET 2019 | May 5, 2019 | November 1, 2018 |
NEET Applicant Statistics Over the Years
| Candidates | NEET 2023 | NEET 2022 | NEET 2021 | NEET 2020 | NEET 2019 | NEET 2018 | NEET 2017 |
| Number of candidates registered | 2087462 | 1872343 | 1614777 | 1597435 | 15,19,375 | 13,26,725 | 11,38,890 |
| Number of candidates appeared | 2038596 | 1764571 | 1544275 | 1366945 | 14,10,755 | 12,69,922 | 10,90,085 |
| Registered male candidates | 902936 | 807538 | 710979 | 716586 | 6,80,414 | 5,80,649 | 4,97,043 |
| Appeared male candidates | – | – | — | 618075 | 6,30,283 | 5,53,849 | 4,73,305 |
| Registered female candidates | 1184513 | 1064794 | 903782 | 880843 | 8,38,955 | 7,46,075 | 6,41,839 |
| Appeared female candidates | – | – | — | 748866 | 7,80,467 | 7,16,072 | 6,16,772 |
| Registered transgender candidates | 13 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 |