JEE Advanced Syllabus 2026

About JEE Advanced

JEE Advanced is the second stage of India's Joint Entrance Examination and the sole gateway to the 23 IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology). It is conducted by one of the IITs on a rotational basis.

JEE Advanced 2026 exam date: Typically the last Sunday of May 2026 (after JEE Main results). Conducting IIT for 2026: Announced by IIT Joint Admission Board.

Eligibility for JEE Advanced 2026: (1) Must be in the Top 2.5 lakh candidates in JEE Main 2026 (Paper 1). (2) Age: born on or after October 1, 2001 (general category). (3) Attempts: Maximum 2 attempts in 2 consecutive years. (4) Class 12 performance: Must have passed in 2025 or 2026 (or appearing in 2026 for the first time). (5) Earlier IIT admission: Should NOT have been admitted to any IIT previously.

Exam structure: 2 papers (Paper 1 and Paper 2). Each paper is 3 hours. Both papers are compulsory. Total marks: 360 (180 each paper). Question types vary — MCQ (single correct), MCQ (multiple correct), Integer type, Match the following, Numerical answer type.

Scoring: Varies by question type. No fixed uniform scoring — marking scheme is announced with each question paper. Incorrect answers in MCQ single-correct type carry negative marks; numerical answer type carries no negative marking.

Result: Rank determined by aggregate marks of Paper 1 + Paper 2 across all three subjects. Subject and category cutoffs apply.

Physics Syllabus

General: Units and dimensions; dimensional analysis; least count; methods of measurement.

Mechanics: Kinematics (1D, 2D, projectile, relative motion); Newton's laws; friction; circular motion; work-energy theorem; conservation of energy and momentum; centre of mass and collisions; rotational motion; moment of inertia; angular momentum; rolling; gravitation (Kepler, satellites, escape velocity).

Fluid Mechanics: Pressure; Archimedes' principle; Bernoulli's equation; viscosity and surface tension.

Thermal Physics: Thermal expansion; calorimetry; heat transfer (conduction, convection, radiation — Stefan's law, Newton's law of cooling); ideal gas; kinetic theory; thermodynamic processes; Carnot cycle.

Electricity and Magnetism: Coulomb's law; electric field and potential; Gauss's law; capacitors; DC circuits (Kirchhoff, Wheatstone bridge); electromagnetic induction; Faraday's law; Lenz's law; AC circuits (LCR); transformers; electromagnetic waves; magnetic field due to current; Biot-Savart law; Ampere's law; force on a current in a magnetic field.

Optics: Reflection (mirrors); refraction; total internal reflection; prism; lenses; wave optics (Huygens principle; Young's double slit experiment; diffraction; polarisation); photometry basics.

Modern Physics: Photoelectric effect; Bohr model; hydrogen spectrum; radioactivity (alpha, beta, gamma; half-life; binding energy); nuclear reactions; X-rays.

Simple Harmonic Motion and Waves: SHM equation; energy in SHM; superposition; beats; Doppler effect; standing waves; resonance.

Chemistry Syllabus

Physical Chemistry: Atomic structure; Bohr model; quantum numbers; periodic properties; chemical bonding (Lewis, VSEPR, hybridisation, MO theory, hydrogen bonding); states of matter (gas laws; KMT; real gases; liquid state); thermodynamics (laws, enthalpy, entropy, Gibbs energy, Hess's law); chemical equilibrium (Kc, Kp, Le Chatelier); ionic equilibrium (pH, buffer, Ksp); electrochemistry (cell notation, Nernst equation, Faraday's laws); chemical kinetics (rate laws, Arrhenius equation, mechanisms); nuclear chemistry.

Surface Chemistry: Adsorption; catalysis; colloids and emulsions.

Inorganic Chemistry: s-Block (alkali and alkaline earth metals); p-Block Groups 13–18; d-Block and f-Block (transition elements, coordination compounds — IUPAC naming, isomerism, bonding theories, stability); extraction metallurgy; qualitative inorganic analysis.

Organic Chemistry: IUPAC nomenclature; electronic effects (inductive, resonance, hyperconjugation); stereochemistry (chirality, geometric isomerism); reaction mechanisms (SN1, SN2, E1, E2, addition, elimination, substitution, oxidation, reduction); hydrocarbons; haloalkanes; alcohols, phenols, ethers; carbonyl compounds (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids); amines; biomolecules (carbohydrates, amino acids, polymers); named reactions (Aldol, Cannizzaro, Reimer-Tiemann, Grignard, Friedel-Crafts, Sandmeyer, Diels-Alder).

Note: JEE Advanced chemistry questions are more conceptual and application-heavy than JEE Main. Mechanism-based questions and multi-step synthesis are common.

Mathematics Syllabus

Algebra: Complex numbers; quadratic equations; sequences and series (AP, GP, HP); binomial theorem; matrices and determinants; probability.

Sets, Relations and Functions: Sets; relations; types of functions; composition; inverse; domain and range.

Trigonometry: Trigonometric ratios; identities; equations; inverse trigonometric functions; properties of triangles.

Analytical Geometry: 2D — straight lines, circles, conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola) — equations, properties, locus problems. 3D — lines, planes, direction cosines, angle between line and plane, skew lines.

Differential Calculus: Limits (standard results, L'Hôpital's rule); continuity and differentiability; derivatives (chain, product, quotient rules; implicit; parametric; logarithmic differentiation); applications (monotonicity; maxima-minima; tangent and normal; mean value theorems).

Integral Calculus: Indefinite integration (standard methods, substitution, partial fractions, integration by parts); definite integral (properties, Leibniz rule, gamma/beta function basics); area under curves.

Differential Equations: Order and degree; formation; separation of variables; linear first-order differential equations; homogeneous equations.

Vectors: Vector algebra; dot and cross products; scalar triple product; vector triple product; applications (area, volume, coplanarity).

Note: JEE Advanced Maths includes sections that require creative problem-solving. Integer-type (numerical answer) questions in Maths are particularly challenging.

JEE Advanced Preparation Strategy

Prerequisites: A strong JEE Main score (top 2.5 lakh) is the minimum. JEE Advanced requires deeper conceptual understanding than JEE Main — it cannot be cracked by formula memorisation alone.

Topics with highest weightage: Physics — Mechanics (20–25%), Electricity and Magnetism (20–25%); Chemistry — Organic Chemistry (30–35%); Maths — Calculus (25–30%), Algebra (20–25%). These are non-negotiable topics.

Previous year papers: JEE Advanced papers from 2010–2024 are essential practice material. The question style is markedly different from JEE Main — matrix-match, paragraph-based, and multi-correct questions require a different approach. Solve every paper under timed conditions.

Mock tests: Take IIT JEE-specific mock tests (from FIITJEE, Resonance, Allen, Vidyamandir). These are harder than JEE Main mocks and replicate the actual advanced difficulty level.

Focus area: Chemistry — especially Organic Chemistry — has the highest gap between JEE Main and JEE Advanced difficulty. Maths requires original problem-solving, not just formula application. Physics problems often involve multiple concepts within a single question.