JEE-Main - Analysis Arihant PDF
JEE-Main - Analysis Arihant PDF
JEE-Main - Analysis Arihant PDF
JEE Main Entrance Exam for admission into various engineering courses in different engineering
colleges and institutes in the country has hit the imagination of the school going students more than
any other entrance test conducted at this level. Every year, lakhs and lakhs of students toil hard to
succeed in the exam.
Without argument, you need to be well-versed with the pattern as well as the level of the
questions asked in the exam. A chapterwise analysis of previous years' questions is called for
here. With this objective in mind, we are giving below the chapterwise analysis (break-up) of the
questions asked in last 9 years of AIEEE (2009-2012) & JEE Main (2013-2017) in each of the subjects of
Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
PHYSICS
Years
S.N. Chapters
17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09
Mechanics 8 32 26.67%
– Elasticity & Viscosity 1 4 3.33%
– Gravitation 1 4 3.33%
– Rectilinear Motion & Vector 1 4 3.33%
– Rigid Body Dynamics 2 8 6.67%
– Surface Tension 1 4 3.33%
– Work Power and Energy 2 8 6.67%
Heat & Thermodynamics 4 16 13.33%
– Calorimetry & Thermal Expansion 2 8 6.67%
– KTG & Thermodynamics 2 8 6.67%
SHM & Waves 3 12 10%
– Principle of Communication 1 4 3.33%
– SHM 1 4 3.33%
– String Wave 1 4 3.33%
Electrodynamics 8 32 26.67%
– Capacitance 2 8 6.67%
– Current Electricity 3 12 10%
– Electro Magnetic Field 1 4 3.33%
– Electro Magnetic Induction 1 4 3.33%
– Electrostatics 1 4 3.33%
Optics 2 8 6.67%
– Geometrical Optics & Physical Optics 1 4 3.33%
– Wave Optics 1 4 3.33%
Majority of the questions in the Chemistry part of the JEE Main 2017 are in the range
of moderate to easy. The overall difficulty level of this part in this year exam
was less as compared to last year. Usually, application level questions are expected
from Physical and Organic Chemistry areas, but this year questions from these two
areas were slightly tough in nature. Moreover, this year's contribution from
Physical Chemistry was less as compared to previous years.
Easy 5 4 4 13
Medium 4 2 6 12
Tough 2 1 2 5
Total 11 7 12 30
%age 36.67 23.33 40 100
Tough
16.67%
Easy
43.33% 46.67% 53.33%
(XI) (XII)
Medium
40%
SUBJECT-WISE & TOPIC-WISE
Allocation of Marks
CHEMISTRY
No. of Total % Weightage
Unit & Topic Name
Questions Marks
Inorganic Chemistry I 5 20 16.67%
– Chemical Bonding 2 8 6.67%
– Periodic Table & Periodicity in Properties 1 4 3.33%
– s-Block 2 8 6.67%
Inorganic Chemistry II 2 8 6.67%
– Coordination Compounds 1 4 3.33%
– Qualitative Analysis 1 4 3.33%
Organic Chemistry I 1 4 3.33%
– General Organic Chemistry-I 1 4 3.33%
Easy 8 1 - 1 2 3 1 - 1 2 - 19
Medium 2 1 - 2 3 1 1 - - - 1 11
Tough - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 10 2 - 3 5 4 2 - 1 2 1 30
%age 33.33 6.66 0 10 16.67 13.32 6.66 0 3.33 6.66 3.33 100
XI XII
14 16
Syllabus Syllabus
Subject combination for Each Paper, type of questions in each paper and mode of Examination
Available is Given in the Table Below.
Subjects Type of Questions Mode of Exam
Paper 1 Physics, Chemistry & Objective type with equal Pen and Paper
Mathematics weightage to Physics, based OR
Chemistry & Mathematics Computer based
Number of Attempts
The number of attempts which a candidate can avail at JEE (Main) shall be limited to 03 (three). Candidates are also
advised to Note The Eligibility for Appearing in JEE (Advanced) as well as Eligibility for Admission to Various Institutes.
By being Eligible to Write JEE (Main) and By Obtaining an All India Rank in JEE (Main). A Candidate does Not
Automatically Become Eligible for Admission.
SYLLABUS FOR
JEE MAIN
PHYSICS
NOTE The syllabus contains two Sections - A & B. Section A pertains to the Theory Part, having 80%
weightage, while Section B contains Practical Component (Experimental Skills) having 20% weightage.
SECTION- A
UNIT 1 Physics and Measurement UNIT 4 Work, Energy and Power
Physics, technology and society, SI units, Fundamental Work done by a constant force and a variable force;
and derived units. Least count, accuracy and precision kinetic and potential energies, work-energy theorem,
of measuring instruments, Errors in measurement, power.
Significant figures. Dimensions of Physical quantities, Potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical
dimensional analysis and its applications. energy, conservative and nonconservative forces; Elastic
and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.
UNIT 2 Kinematics
Frame of reference. Motion in a straight line: Position- UNIT 5 Rotational Motion
time graph, speed and velocity. Uniform and non-uniform Centre of mass of a two-particle system, Centre of mass of
motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity. a rigid body; Basic concepts of rotational motion;
Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time, position moment of a force, torque, angular momentum,
time graphs, relations for uniformly accelerated motion. conservation of angular momentum and its
Scalars and Vectors, Vector addition and Subtraction, applications; moment of inertia, radius of gyration.
Zero Vector, Scalar and Vector products, Unit Vector, Values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical
Resolution of a Vector. Relative Velocity, Motion in a objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and
plane, Projectile Motion, Uniform Circular Motion. their applications.
Rigid body rotation, equations of rotational motion.
UNIT 3 Laws of Motion
Force and Inertia, Newton's First Law of motion; UNIT 6 Gravitation
Momentum, Newton's Second Law of motion; Impulse;
Newton's Third Law of motion. Law of conservation of The universal law of gravitation.
linear momentum and its applications, Equilibrium of Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude
concurrent forces. and depth.
Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling Kepler's laws of planetary motion.
friction. Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential.
Dynamics of uniform circular motion: Centripetal Escape velocity. Orbital velocity of a satellite.
force and its applications. Geo-stationary satellites.
UNIT 7 Properties of Solids & Liquids surfaces, Electrical potential energy of a system of two
point charges in an electrostatic field.
Elastic behaviour, Stress-strain relationship, Hooke's. Law,
Young's modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Conductors and insulators, Dielectrics and electric
polarization, capacitor, combination of capacitors in
Pressure due to a fluid column; Pascal's law and its series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate
applications. capacitor with and without dielectric medium between
Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity, streamline and the plates, Energy stored in a capacitor.
turbulent flow, Reynolds number. Bernoulli's principle
and its applications. UNIT 12 Current Electricity
Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, Electric current, Drift velocity, Ohm's law, Electrical
application of surface tension - drops, bubbles and resistance, Resistances of different materials, V-I
capillary rise. characteristics of Ohmic and nonohmic conductors,
Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; specific heat Electrical energy and power, Electrical resistivity,
capacity, calorimetry; change of state, latent heat. Colour code for resistors; Series and parallel
Heat transfer-conduction, convection and radiation, combinations of resistors; Temperature dependence
Newton's law of cooling. of resistance.
Electric Cell and its Internal resistance, potential
UNIT 8 Thermodynamics difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells in
series and in parallel.
Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law of thermo-dynamics,
concept of temperature. Heat, work and internal energy. Kirchhoff's laws and their applications. Wheatstone
First law of thermodynamics. bridge, Metre bridge.
Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible Potentiometer - principle and its applications.
processes. Camot engine and its efficiency.
UNIT 13 Magnetic Effects of Current
UNIT 9 Kinetic Theory of Gases and Magnetism
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on Biot-Savart law and its application to current carrying
compressing a gas. circular loop. Ampere's law and its applications to
infinitely long current carrying straight wire and
Kinetic theory of gases - assumptions, concept of pressure. solenoid. Force on a moving charge in uniform
Kinetic energy and temperature: rms speed of gas magnetic and electric fields Cyclotron.
molecules; Degrees of freedom, Law of equipartition
of energy, applications to specific heat capacities of Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform
gases; Mean free path, Avogadro's number. magnetic field. Force between two parallel current-
carrying conductors-definition of ampere. Torque
UNIT 10 Oscillations And Waves experienced by a current loop in uniform magnetic
field, Moving coil galvanometer, its current sensitivity
Periodic motion - period, frequency, displacement as a and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.
function of time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic
motion (S.H.M.) and its equation; phase; oscillations of a Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic
spring - restoring force and force constant; energy in dipole moment. Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid,
S.H.M. - kinetic and potential energies; Simple pendulum magnetic field lines; Earth's magnetic field and
- derivation of expression for its time period; Free, forced magnetic elements. Para, dia and ferro-magnetic
and damped oscillations, resonance. substances
Wave motion Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of Magnetic susceptibility and permeability, Hysteresis,
a wave. Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Electromagnets and permanent magnets.
Principle of superposition of waves, reflection of waves,
Standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental UNIT 14 Electromagnetic Induction
mode and harmonics, Beats, Doppler effect in sound. and Alternating Currents
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday's law, induced emf
UNIT 11 Electrostatics and current; Lenz's Law, Eddy currents. Self and
Electric charges Conservation of charge, Coulomb's law- mutual inductance.
forces between two point charges, forces between multiple Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating
charges; superposition principle and continuous charge current/ voltage; reactance and impedance; LCR series
distribution. circuit, resonance; Quality factor, power in AC circuits,
Electric field Electric field due to a point charge, Electric wattless current. AC generator and transformer.
field lines, Electric dipole, Electric field due to a dipole,
Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. UNIT 15 Electromagnetic Waves
Electric flux, Gauss's law and its applications to find field Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics.
due to infinitely long, uniformly charged straight wire, Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves.
uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves,
charged thin spherical shell. infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays).
Electric potential and its calculation for a point charge, Applications of e.m. waves.
electric dipole and system of charges; Equipotential
UNIT 16 Optics Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses,
Reflection and refraction of light at plane and spherical isotopes, isobars; isotones. Radioactivity-alpha,
surfaces, mirror formula, Total internal reflection and its beta and gamma particles/rays and their
applications, Deviation and Dispersion of light by a prism, properties; radioactive decay law. Mass-energy
Lens Formula, Magnification, Power of a Lens, Combination relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon
of thin lenses in contact, Microscope and Astronomical and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission
Telescope (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying and fusion.
powers.
Wave optics wave front and Huygens' principle, Laws of UNIT 19 Electronic Devices
reflection and refraction using Huygen's principle. Semiconductors; semiconductor diode: I-V
Interference, Young's double slit experiment and expression characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a
for fringe width, coherent sources and sustained interference
of light. Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED, photodiode,
maximum. Resolving power of microscopes and solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage
astronomical telescopes, Polarisation, plane polarized light; regulator. Junction transistor, transistor action,
Brewster's law, uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids. characteristics of a transistor transistor as an
amplifier (common emitter configuration) and
UNIT 17 Dual Nature of Matter oscillator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND &
and Radiation NOR). Transistor as a switch.
Dual nature of radiation. Photoelectric effect, Hertz and
Lenard's observations; Einstein's photoelectric equation; UNIT 20 Communication Systems
particle nature of light. Matter waves-wave nature of particle, Propagation of electromagnetic waves in the
de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer experiment. atmosphere; Sky and space wave propagation,
Need for modulation, Amplitude and Frequency
UNIT 18 Atoms and Nuclei Modulation, Bandwidth of signals, Bandwidth of
Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's model Transmission medium, Basic Elements of a
of atom; Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Communication System (Block Diagram only)
SECTION- B
UNIT 21 Experimental Skills 9. Speed of sound in air at room temperature
Familiarity with the basic approach and observations of using a resonance tube.
the experiments and activities 10. Specific heat capacity of a given (i) solid and (ii)
1. Vernier callipers - its use to measure internal and liquid by method of mixtures.
external diameter and depth of a vessel. 11. Resistivity of the material of a given wire using
2. Screw gauge - its use to determine thickness/ metre bridge.
diameter of thin sheet/wire. 12. Resistance of a given wire using Ohm's law.
3. Simple Pendulum - dissipation of energy by plotting 13. Potentiometer
a graph between square of amplitude and time. (i) Comparison of emf of two primary cells.
4. Metre Scale - mass of a given object by principle of (ii) Internal resistance of a cell.
moments. 14. Resistance and figure of merit of a
5. Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of a galvanometer by half deflection method.
metallic wire. 15. Focal length of
6. Surface tension of water by capillary rise and effect (i) Convex mirror
of detergents.
(ii) Concave mirror
7. Coefficient of Viscosity of a given viscous liquid by
(iii) Convex lens
measuring terminal velocity of a given spherical
body. 16. Using parallax method. Plot of angle of deviation
vs angle of incidence for a triangular prism.
8. Plotting a cooling curve for the relationship
between the temperature of a hot body and time. 17. Refractive index of a glass slab using a travelling
microscope.
18. Characteristic curves of a p-n junction diode in 22. Using multimeter to
forward and reverse bias. (i) Identify base of a transistor.
19. Characteristic curves of a Zener diode and finding (ii) Distinguish between npn and pnp type
reverse break down voltage. transistor.
20. Characteristic curves of a transistor and finding (iii) See the unidirectional flow of current in case
current gain and voltage gain. of a diode and an LED.
21. Identification of Diode, LED, Transistor, IC, (iv) Check the correctness or otherwise of a given
Resistor, Capacitor from mixed collection of such electronic component (diode, transistor or
items. IC).
CHEMISTRY
SECTION- A (Physical Chemistry)
UNIT 1 Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry (fcc, bcc and hcp lattices), voids, calculations involving
Matter and its nature, Dalton's atomic theory; Concept unit cell parameters, imperfection in solids; electrical,
of atom, molecule, element and compound; Physical magnetic and dielectric properties.
quantities and their measurements in Chemistry,
precision and accuracy, significant figures, S.I. Units,
UNIT 3 Atomic Structure
dimensional analysis; Laws of chemical combination; Discovery of sub-atomic particles (electron, proton and
Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept, molar neutron); Thomson and Rutherford atomic models and
mass, percentage composition, empirical and their limitations; Nature of electromagnetic radiation,
molecular formulae; Chemical equations and photoelectric effect; spectrum of hydrogen atom, Bohr
stoichiometry. model of hydrogen atom - its postulates, derivation of the
relations for energy of the electron and radii of the
UNIT 2 States of Matter different orbits, limitations of Bohr's model; dual nature
Classification of matter into solid, liquid and gaseous of matter, de-Broglie's relationship, Heisenberg
states. uncertainty principle.
Elementary ideas of quantum mechanics, quantum
Gaseous State Measurable properties of gases; Gas laws
mechanical model of atom, its important features,
- Boyle's law, Charle's law, Graham's law of diffusion,
Avogadro's law, Dalton's law of partial pressure; ψ and ψ2, concept of atomic orbitals as one electron wave
Concept of Absolute scale of temperature; Ideal gas functions; Variation of ψ and ψ2 with r for 1s and 2s
equation, Kinetic theory of gases (only postulates); orbitals; various quantum numbers (principal, angular
Concept of average, root mean square and most momentum and magnetic quantum numbers) and their
probable velocities; Real gases, deviation from Ideal significance; shapes of s, p and d - orbitals, electron spin
behaviour, compressibility factor, van der Waals’ and spin quantum number; rules for filling electrons in
orbitals – aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion principle
Equation, liquefaction of gases, critical constants.
and Hund's rule, electronic configuration of elements,
Liquid State Properties of liquids - vapour pressure, extra stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals.
viscosity and surface tension and effect of temperature
on them (qualitative treatment only). UNIT 4 Chemical Bonding and
Solid State Classification of solids: molecular, ionic, Molecular Structure
covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline Kossel Lewis approach to chemical bond formation,
solids (elementary idea); Bragg's Law and its concept of ionic and covalent bonds.
applications, Unit cell and lattices, packing in solids
Ionic Bonding Formation of ionic bonds, factors UNIT 7 Equilibrium
affecting the formation of ionic bonds; calculation of Meaning of equilibrium, concept of dynamic
lattice enthalpy. equilibrium.
Covalent Bonding Concept of electronegativity,
Equilibria involving physical processes Solid -liquid,
Fajan's rule, dipole moment; Valence Shell Electron
liquid - gas and solid - gas equilibria, Henry’s law, general
Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory and shapes of
characteristics of equilibrium involving physical processes.
simple molecules.
Equilibria involving chemical processes Law of chemical
Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding
equilibrium, equilibrium constants
Valence bond theory - Its important features, concept
of hybridization involving s, p and d orbitals; (K and K) and their significance, significance of ΔG and
Resonance. ΔG o in chemical equilibria, factors affecting equilibrium
Molecular Orbital Theory Its important features, concentration, pressure, temperature, effect of catalyst;
LCAOs, types of molecular orbitals (bonding, Le -Chatelier’s principle.
antibonding), sigma and pi-bonds, molecular orbital Ionic equilibrium Weak and strong electrolytes,
electronic configurations of homonuclear diatomic ionization of electrolytes, various concepts of acids and
molecules, concept of bond order, bond length and bases (Arrhenius, Bronsted - Lowry and Lewis) and their
bond energy. ionization, acid-base equilibria (including multistage
Elementary idea of metallic bonding. Hydrogen ionization) and ionization constants, ionization of water,
bonding and its applications. pH scale, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts and pH of
their solutions, solubility of sparingly soluble salts and
UNIT 5 Chemical Thermodynamics solubility products, buffer solutions.
Fundamentals of thermodynamics System and UNIT 8
surroundings, extensive and intensive properties,
state functions, types of processes. Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
First law of thermodynamics Concept of work, heat Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox
internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity, molar heat reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation
capacity, Hess's law of constant heat summation; number, balancing of redox reactions.
Enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion, Eectrolytic and metallic conduction, conductance in
formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition, electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivities
hydration, ionization and solution. and their variation with concentration: Kohlrausch's
Second law of thermodynamics Spontaneity of law and its applications.
processes; ΔS of the universe and ΔG of the system as Electrochemical cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic cells,
criteria for spontaneity, ΔGo (Standard Gibb's different types of electrodes, electrode potentials including
standard electrode potential, half - cell and cell reactions,
energy change) and equilibrium constant.
emf of a Galvanic cell and its measurement; Nernst
UNIT 6 Solutions equation and its applications; Relationship between cell
potential and Gibbs’ energy change; Dry cell and lead
Different methods for expressing concentration of accumulator; Fuel cells; Corrosion and its prevention.
solution - molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage
(by volume and mass both), vapour pressure of UNIT 9 Chemical Kinetics
solutions and Raoult's Law - Ideal and non-ideal
Rate of a chemical reaction, factors affecting the rate of
solutions, vapour pressure - composition plots for
reactions concentration, temperature, pressure and
ideal and non-ideal solutions.
catalyst; elementary and complex reactions, order and
Colligative properties of dilute solutions - relative molecularity of reactions, rate law, rate constant and its
lowering of vapour pressure, depression of freezing units, differential and integral forms of zero and first order
point, elevation of boiling point and osmotic pressure; reactions, their characteristics and half - lives, effect of
Determination of molecular mass using colligative temperature on rate of reactions - Arrhenius theory,
properties; Abnormal value of molar mass, van’t Hoff activation energy and its calculation, collision theory of
factor and its significance. bimolecular gaseous reactions (no derivation).
UNIT 10 Surface Chemistry colloids and suspensions, classification of colloids -
lyophilic, lyophobic; multi molecular, macromole-cular
Adsorption Physisorption and chemisorption and their
and associated colloids (micelles), preparation and
characteristics, factors affecting adsorption of gases on
properties of colloids Tyndall effect, Brownian
solids- Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherms,
movement, electrophoresis, dialysis, coagulation and
adsorption from solutions.
flocculation; Emulsions and their characteristics.
Colloidal state distinction among true solutions,