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General Topics

Concept of atoms and molecules; Dalton’s atomic theory; Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations; Calculations based on mole concept and stoichiometry involving oxidation-reduction, neutralisation and displacement reactions; Concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.

States of Matter: Gases and Liquids

Gas laws and ideal gas equation; Absolute temperature scale; Deviation from ideality and van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases; Average, RMS and most probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Diffusion of gases; Intermolecular interactions and their effect on properties; Liquids: vapour pressure, surface tension, viscosity.

Atomic Structure

Bohr model; Hydrogen spectrum; Wave-particle duality; de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Quantum mechanical model of hydrogen atom; Energies, quantum numbers, wave functions, probability density (plots only); Shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle; Hund’s rule.

Chemical Bonding & Molecular Structure

Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation (s, p, d); Molecular orbital theory for homonuclear diatomic molecules (up to Ne₂); Hydrogen bonding; Polarity, dipole moment; VSEPR shapes: linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral, octahedral.

Chemical Thermodynamics

Intensive and extensive properties; State functions; First law; Internal energy, work (P–V), heat; Enthalpy; Heat capacity; Hess’s law; Enthalpy of reaction, fusion, vaporization, lattice enthalpy; Second law; Entropy; Gibbs energy; Equilibrium and spontaneity.

Chemical & Ionic Equilibrium

Law of mass action; ΔG and ΔG°; Equilibrium constants Kp and Kc; Reaction quotient; Le Chatelier’s principle; Solubility product and common ion effect; pH and buffer solutions; Brønsted and Lewis acids and bases; Salt hydrolysis.

Electrochemistry

Electrochemical cells; Electrode potentials; Nernst equation; Electrochemical series; EMF; Faraday’s laws; Conductance (specific, equivalent, molar); Kohlrausch’s law; Batteries (primary, secondary); Fuel cells; Corrosion.

Chemical Kinetics

Rate of reaction; Order and molecularity; Rate law; Rate constant; Half-life; Integrated rate equations (zero and first order); Arrhenius equation; Activation energy; Catalysis: homogeneous, heterogeneous, enzyme catalysis.

Solid State

Classification of solids; Crystalline state; Seven crystal systems; Unit cell parameters; Close-packed structures; Packing efficiency; 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

Adsorption; Physisorption and chemisorption; Freundlich isotherm; Colloids: types, preparation, properties; Emulsions; Surfactants; Micelles (definitions and examples).

Classification of Elements & Periodicity

Modern periodic law; Periodic table; Electronic configuration; Trends in atomic radius, ionic radius, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity, oxidation states and reactivity.

Hydrogen

Position in periodic table; Occurrence; Isotopes; Preparation; Properties; Uses; Hydrides; Water and heavy water; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen as fuel.

s-Block Elements

Properties and reactions of alkali and alkaline earth metals; Reducing nature; Solutions in liquid ammonia; Uses; Oxides, hydroxides, halides; Anomalous behaviour of Li and Be; Compounds of sodium and calcium.

p-Block Elements (Groups 13–18)

Trends, oxidation states, anomalous behaviour; Detailed preparation, properties and uses of compounds of B, C, N, O, S, halogens and noble gases, including oxides, acids, interhalogens, and xenon compounds.

d-Block Elements

Oxidation states; Stability; Electrode potentials; Alloys; Catalysis; Interstitial compounds; Oxoanions of chromium and manganese.

f-Block Elements

Lanthanoid and actinoid contraction; Oxidation states; General characteristics.

Coordination Compounds

Werner’s theory; Nomenclature; Isomerism; Bonding theories (VBT, CFT); Magnetic properties; Colour; Ligands; Stability; Applications; Metal carbonyls.

Isolation of Metals

Ores; Concentration; Metallurgy principles; Extraction of iron, copper, zinc, aluminium; Cyanide process; Refining.

Qualitative Analysis

Cation analysis (Groups I–V); Anions: nitrate, halides (except fluoride), carbonate, bicarbonate, sulphate, sulphide.

Environmental Chemistry

Air, water, soil pollution; Industrial waste; Pollution control strategies; Green chemistry.

Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry

Hybridisation; σ and π bonds; Isomerism; Stereochemistry (up to two chiral centres); Combustion analysis; IUPAC nomenclature; Electronic effects; Reactive intermediates.

Organic Compounds & Reactions

Alkanes; Alkenes; Alkynes; Benzene; Phenols; Alkyl halides; Alcohols; Ethers; Aldehydes; Ketones; Carboxylic acids; Amines; Haloarenes (all reactions as specified).

Biomolecules

Carbohydrates; Proteins; Nucleic acids.

Polymers

Polymerization; Natural and synthetic polymers; Applications.

Chemistry in Everyday Life

Drugs; Detergents; Soaps; Artificial sweeteners.

Practical Organic Chemistry

Detection of elements; Identification of functional groups.

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Sets, Relations and Functions

Sets and their representations; types of sets (empty, finite, infinite); algebra of sets; union, intersection, complement, difference and symmetric difference; De-Morgan’s laws (finite sets) and applications; Cartesian product of finite sets; ordered pairs; relations, domain and codomain; equivalence relations; functions as relations; mappings; domain, codomain and range; invertible functions; even and odd functions; one-one, onto and into functions; special functions (polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, power, absolute value, greatest integer, etc.); operations on functions (sum, difference, product, composition).

Algebra

Algebra of complex numbers; addition, multiplication, conjugation; polar form; modulus and argument; triangle inequality; cube roots of unity and geometry; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (statement); quadratic equations with real coefficients; relations between roots and coefficients; formation of quadratic equations; symmetric functions of roots; arithmetic and geometric progressions; arithmetic and geometric means; sums of finite AP and GP; infinite GP; sums of first n natural numbers, squares and cubes; logarithms and properties; permutations and combinations; binomial theorem for positive integral index; properties of binomial coefficients.

Matrices

Matrices as rectangular arrays; equality of matrices; addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices; transpose; elementary row and column operations; determinants up to order three; adjoint and inverse of matrices up to order three; properties; diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices; solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.

Probability and Statistics

Random experiments; sample space; events (impossible, simple, compound); addition and multiplication laws of probability; conditional probability; independence of events; total probability; Bayes’ theorem; probability using permutations and combinations; measures of central tendency and dispersion (mean, median, mode, mean deviation, variance, standard deviation); grouped and ungrouped data; frequency distributions with same mean and different variance; random variables; mean and variance of random variables.

Trigonometry

Trigonometric functions; periodicity and graphs; addition and subtraction formulae; multiple and sub-multiple angle formulae; general solutions of trigonometric equations; inverse trigonometric functions (principal values only) and properties.

Analytical Geometry (2D & 3D)

Cartesian coordinates; distance and section formulae; shift of origin; straight line equations; angle between lines; distance of a point from a line; pair of straight lines; angle bisectors; concurrency; triangle centres (centroid, orthocentre, incentre, circumcentre); circle equations; tangents, normals and chords; parametric equations; intersection of circle with line/circle; conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola): standard equations, foci, directrices, eccentricity, parametric form, tangents and normals; locus problems; three-dimensional geometry: distance, direction ratios and cosines, line and plane equations, skew lines, shortest distance, angles between lines, planes and line-plane, coplanar lines.

Differential Calculus

Limits and continuity; algebra of limits; L’Hospital’s rule; continuity of composite functions; intermediate value theorem; derivatives; rules of differentiation; chain rule; derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; tangents and normals; increasing and decreasing functions; second-order derivatives; maxima and minima; Rolle’s theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem with geometric interpretation; implicit differentiation.

Integral Calculus

Indefinite integrals of standard functions; definite integrals as limits of sums; properties of definite integrals; Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; integration by substitution, parts and partial fractions; applications of definite integrals to area; formation and solution of first-order differential equations (homogeneous, separable, linear).

Vectors

Vector addition; scalar multiplication; dot and cross products; scalar and vector triple products; geometrical interpretations.

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General

Units and dimensions; dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Measurement and error analysis; Experiments: Vernier calipers, Screw Gauge (Micrometer), Determination of g (Simple Pendulum), Young’s Modulus, Surface Tension (capillary rise, detergents), Specific Heat (Calorimeter), Focal length of Concave mirror and Convex lens (u-v method), Speed of sound (resonance column), Verification of Ohm’s law (voltmeter & ammeter), Specific resistance (Meter Bridge & Post Office Box).

Mechanics

Kinematics in 1D & 2D (Cartesian); Projectiles; Uniform Circular Motion; Relative Velocity; Newton’s laws; Inertial & accelerated frames; Friction (Static & Dynamic); Kinetic & Potential Energy; Work, Power; Conservation of Momentum & Mechanical Energy; Systems of particles; Centre of mass, Impulse, Collisions (elastic & inelastic); Rigid Body Dynamics: Moment of Inertia (parallel & perpendicular axes theorems), Angular Momentum, Torque, Rolling without slipping, Equilibrium, Collisions with rigid bodies; Forced & Damped Oscillations; Resonance; Linear & Angular SHM; Hooke’s Law; Young’s Modulus; Gravitation: Law of Gravitation, Potential & Field, Acceleration due to gravity, Kepler’s Laws, Geostationary Orbits, Motion of Planets & Satellites, Escape Velocity; Fluid Mechanics: 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 & Applications; Wave Motion: Plane waves, Longitudinal & Transverse waves, Superposition, Progressive & Stationary Waves, Vibration of Strings & Air Columns, Resonance, Beats, Speed of Sound, Doppler Effect (Sound).

Thermal Physics

Thermal Expansion (Solids, Liquids, Gases); Calorimetry; Latent Heat; Heat Conduction (1D); Convection & Radiation; Newton’s Law of Cooling; Ideal Gas Laws; Specific heats (Cv, Cp) of monoatomic & diatomic gases; Isothermal & Adiabatic Processes; Bulk Modulus of Gases; Equivalence of Heat & Work; First Law of Thermodynamics (Ideal Gases only); Second Law, Reversible & Irreversible Processes; Carnot Engine & Efficiency; Blackbody Radiation: Absorptive & Emissive Powers, Kirchhoff’s Law, Wien’s Displacement Law, Stefan’s Law.

Electricity & Magnetism

Coulomb’s Law; Electric Field & Potential; Electric Potential Energy of Point Charges & Dipoles; Electric Field Lines; Flux of Electric Field; Gauss’s Law & Applications (Infinite Wire, Plane Sheet, Spherical Shell); Capacitance: Parallel Plate (with & without dielectric), Series & Parallel Combinations, Energy stored; Electric Current: Ohm’s Law, Series & Parallel Resistances, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Heating Effect; Biot–Savart & Ampere’s Law: Magnetic field of straight wire, circular coil, solenoid; Force on moving charges & current-carrying wire; Magnetic moment, Moving coil galvanometer, Voltmeters & Ammeters; Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday & Lenz’s Law, Self & Mutual Inductance, RC, LR, LC, LCR circuits (DC & AC).

Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Waves, Characteristics, Electromagnetic Spectrum (Radio, Microwaves, IR, Visible, UV, X-rays, Gamma rays), Uses.

Optics

Rectilinear propagation; Reflection & Refraction (Plane & Spherical Surfaces); Total Internal Reflection; Deviation & Dispersion by Prism; Thin Lenses; Combination of Mirrors & Lenses; Magnification; Wave Nature: Huygen’s Principle, Interference (Young’s Double Slit), Diffraction (Single Slit); Polarization: Plane Polarized Light, Brewster’s Law, Polaroids.

Modern Physics

Atomic Nucleus: α, β, γ Radiations, Law of Radioactive Decay, Decay Constant, Half-life & Mean Life, Binding Energy & Calculations, Fission & Fusion, Energy Calculations; Photoelectric Effect; Bohr Theory of Hydrogen-like Atoms; X-rays: Characteristic & Continuous, Moseley’s Law; de Broglie Wavelength of Matter Waves.

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Sets, Relations and Functions

Sets and their representations; types of sets (empty, finite, infinite); algebra of sets; union, intersection, complement, difference and symmetric difference; De-Morgan’s laws (finite sets) and applications; Cartesian product of finite sets; ordered pairs; relations, domain and codomain; equivalence relations; functions as relations; mappings; domain, codomain and range; invertible functions; even and odd functions; one-one, onto and into functions; special functions (polynomial, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, power, absolute value, greatest integer, etc.); operations on functions (sum, difference, product, composition).

Algebra

Algebra of complex numbers; addition, multiplication, conjugation; polar form; modulus and argument; triangle inequality; cube roots of unity and geometry; Fundamental Theorem of Algebra (statement); quadratic equations with real coefficients; relations between roots and coefficients; formation of quadratic equations; symmetric functions of roots; arithmetic and geometric progressions; arithmetic and geometric means; sums of finite AP and GP; infinite GP; sums of first n natural numbers, squares and cubes; logarithms and properties; permutations and combinations; binomial theorem for positive integral index; properties of binomial coefficients.

Matrices

Matrices as rectangular arrays; equality of matrices; addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices; transpose; elementary row and column operations; determinants up to order three; adjoint and inverse of matrices up to order three; properties; diagonal, symmetric and skew-symmetric matrices; solution of simultaneous linear equations in two or three variables.

Probability and Statistics

Random experiments; sample space; events (impossible, simple, compound); addition and multiplication laws of probability; conditional probability; independence of events; total probability; Bayes’ theorem; probability using permutations and combinations; measures of central tendency and dispersion (mean, median, mode, mean deviation, variance, standard deviation); grouped and ungrouped data; frequency distributions with same mean and different variance; random variables; mean and variance of random variables.

Trigonometry

Trigonometric functions; periodicity and graphs; addition and subtraction formulae; multiple and sub-multiple angle formulae; general solutions of trigonometric equations; inverse trigonometric functions (principal values only) and properties.

Analytical Geometry (2D & 3D)

Cartesian coordinates; distance and section formulae; shift of origin; straight line equations; angle between lines; distance of a point from a line; pair of straight lines; angle bisectors; concurrency; triangle centres (centroid, orthocentre, incentre, circumcentre); circle equations; tangents, normals and chords; parametric equations; intersection of circle with line/circle; conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola): standard equations, foci, directrices, eccentricity, parametric form, tangents and normals; locus problems; three-dimensional geometry: distance, direction ratios and cosines, line and plane equations, skew lines, shortest distance, angles between lines, planes and line-plane, coplanar lines.

Differential Calculus

Limits and continuity; algebra of limits; L’Hospital’s rule; continuity of composite functions; intermediate value theorem; derivatives; rules of differentiation; chain rule; derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions; tangents and normals; increasing and decreasing functions; second-order derivatives; maxima and minima; Rolle’s theorem and Lagrange’s mean value theorem with geometric interpretation; implicit differentiation.

Integral Calculus

Indefinite integrals of standard functions; definite integrals as limits of sums; properties of definite integrals; Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; integration by substitution, parts and partial fractions; applications of definite integrals to area; formation and solution of first-order differential equations (homogeneous, separable, linear).

Vectors

Vector addition; scalar multiplication; dot and cross products; scalar and vector triple products; geometrical interpretations.

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Detailed Syllabus

General

Units and dimensions; dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures; Measurement and error analysis; Experiments: Vernier calipers, Screw Gauge (Micrometer), Determination of g (Simple Pendulum), Young’s Modulus, Surface Tension (capillary rise, detergents), Specific Heat (Calorimeter), Focal length of Concave mirror and Convex lens (u-v method), Speed of sound (resonance column), Verification of Ohm’s law (voltmeter & ammeter), Specific resistance (Meter Bridge & Post Office Box).

Mechanics

Kinematics in 1D & 2D (Cartesian); Projectiles; Uniform Circular Motion; Relative Velocity; Newton’s laws; Inertial & accelerated frames; Friction (Static & Dynamic); Kinetic & Potential Energy; Work, Power; Conservation of Momentum & Mechanical Energy; Systems of particles; Centre of mass, Impulse, Collisions (elastic & inelastic); Rigid Body Dynamics: Moment of Inertia (parallel & perpendicular axes theorems), Angular Momentum, Torque, Rolling without slipping, Equilibrium, Collisions with rigid bodies; Forced & Damped Oscillations; Resonance; Linear & Angular SHM; Hooke’s Law; Young’s Modulus; Gravitation: Law of Gravitation, Potential & Field, Acceleration due to gravity, Kepler’s Laws, Geostationary Orbits, Motion of Planets & Satellites, Escape Velocity; Fluid Mechanics: 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 & Applications; Wave Motion: Plane waves, Longitudinal & Transverse waves, Superposition, Progressive & Stationary Waves, Vibration of Strings & Air Columns, Resonance, Beats, Speed of Sound, Doppler Effect (Sound).

Thermal Physics

Thermal Expansion (Solids, Liquids, Gases); Calorimetry; Latent Heat; Heat Conduction (1D); Convection & Radiation; Newton’s Law of Cooling; Ideal Gas Laws; Specific heats (Cv, Cp) of monoatomic & diatomic gases; Isothermal & Adiabatic Processes; Bulk Modulus of Gases; Equivalence of Heat & Work; First Law of Thermodynamics (Ideal Gases only); Second Law, Reversible & Irreversible Processes; Carnot Engine & Efficiency; Blackbody Radiation: Absorptive & Emissive Powers, Kirchhoff’s Law, Wien’s Displacement Law, Stefan’s Law.

Electricity & Magnetism

Coulomb’s Law; Electric Field & Potential; Electric Potential Energy of Point Charges & Dipoles; Electric Field Lines; Flux of Electric Field; Gauss’s Law & Applications (Infinite Wire, Plane Sheet, Spherical Shell); Capacitance: Parallel Plate (with & without dielectric), Series & Parallel Combinations, Energy stored; Electric Current: Ohm’s Law, Series & Parallel Resistances, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Heating Effect; Biot–Savart & Ampere’s Law: Magnetic field of straight wire, circular coil, solenoid; Force on moving charges & current-carrying wire; Magnetic moment, Moving coil galvanometer, Voltmeters & Ammeters; Electromagnetic Induction: Faraday & Lenz’s Law, Self & Mutual Inductance, RC, LR, LC, LCR circuits (DC & AC).

Electromagnetic Waves

Electromagnetic Waves, Characteristics, Electromagnetic Spectrum (Radio, Microwaves, IR, Visible, UV, X-rays, Gamma rays), Uses.

Optics

Rectilinear propagation; Reflection & Refraction (Plane & Spherical Surfaces); Total Internal Reflection; Deviation & Dispersion by Prism; Thin Lenses; Combination of Mirrors & Lenses; Magnification; Wave Nature: Huygen’s Principle, Interference (Young’s Double Slit), Diffraction (Single Slit); Polarization: Plane Polarized Light, Brewster’s Law, Polaroids.

Modern Physics

Atomic Nucleus: α, β, γ Radiations, Law of Radioactive Decay, Decay Constant, Half-life & Mean Life, Binding Energy & Calculations, Fission & Fusion, Energy Calculations; Photoelectric Effect; Bohr Theory of Hydrogen-like Atoms; X-rays: Characteristic & Continuous, Moseley’s Law; de Broglie Wavelength of Matter Waves.