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JEE Advanced Exam Pattern & Syllabus - JEE Advanced application form has already been released on the official site, http://jeeadv.ac.in/. Last day to fill the form is 17th September (5 PM). This time JEE Advanced 2020 exam is going to be conducted by IIT Delhi on 27th September.

Top 2.5 Lakh students that are screened with the help of JEE Main (which also acts as an admission test for various NITs/IIITs ) are eligible to sit for JEE Advanced 2020. The examination of JEE Advanced is a Computer-based Test (CBT), which comprises of 2 papers, paper 1 and paper 2. JEE Advanced exam tests the analytical skills and conceptual application of students. The competition is surely not easy and to get through JEE Advanced 2020, you need to work hard with full dedication and proper strategy.

A candidate must know fully about the exam pattern/ syllabus and what to expect before appearing for an exam like JEE Advanced. In this article, we will be taking you through the exam pattern, subject wise syllabus and some other basic information about the exam.

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JEE Advanced Exam Pattern 2020

The most uncertain thing about JEE Advanced is the pattern, it is not fixed. JEE Advanced is known for surprising students every year with some change in pattern. Aspirants have to be vigilant while reading the exam instructions on D-day. Candidates have to face two papers of 3 hours each on the same day. Below are some details about JEE Advanced pattern and types of questions that are asked with marking scheme according to previous year papers.

Marking Scheme (As per previous year paper) 

• Single Correct: +3 for correct answer, -1 for incorrect answer
• Multi Correct: +4 for correct answer, partial marks were also awarded
• SInteger Type: +3 for correct answer, 0 for incorrect answer 
• Match the column type: +3 for correct answer, -1 for incorrect answer

Maximum marks keep on changing every year. Students should be careful and also ready for a surprise while reading the instructions on exam day. 

JEE Advanced Syllabus 2020

Syllabus for JEE Advanced is more or less the same as JEE Main except for a few topics that are not a part of JEE Advanced syllabus. Detailed Syllabus is mentioned in the information bulletin brochure on the official website. Below is the link for the same.

JEE Advanced Syllabus ( Page 46 Onwards)

Chemistry

General topics 

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

Gaseous and liquid states 

Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas equation; Deviation from ideality, van der  Waals equation; Kinetic theory of gases, average, root mean square and most  probable velocities and their relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures;  Vapour pressure; Diffusion of gases. 

Atomic structure and chemical bonding 

Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality,  de Broglie hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum mechanical  picture of hydrogen atom, shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau principle; Pauli’s exclusion principle  and Hund’s rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond; Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species;  Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules, dipole moment (qualitative aspects only);  VSEPR model and shapes of molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar,  pyramidal, square pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral). 

Energetics 

First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat, pressure-volume  work; Enthalpy, Hess’s law; Heat of reaction, fusion and vapourization; Second law  of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy; Criterion of spontaneity.

Chemical equilibrium 

Law of mass action; Equilibrium constant, Le Chatelier’s principle (effect of  concentration, temperature and pressure); Significance of ΔG and ΔG0in chemical  equilibrium; Solubility product, common ion effect, pH and buffer solutions; Acids  and bases (Bronsted and Lewis concepts); Hydrolysis of salts. 

Electrochemistry 

Electrochemical cells and cell reactions; Standard electrode potentials; Nernst  equation and its relation to ΔG; Electrochemical series, emf of galvanic cells;  Faraday’s laws of electrolysis; Electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent and  molar conductivity, Kohlrausch’s law; Concentration cells. 

Chemical kinetics 

Rates of chemical reactions; Order of reactions; Rate constant; First order reactions;  Temperature dependence of rate constant (Arrhenius equation).  

Solid-state 

Classification of solids, crystalline state, seven crystal systems (cell parameters a,  b, c, α, β, γ), close packed structure of solids (cubic), packing in fcc, bcc and hcp  lattices; Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, simple ionic compounds, point defects. 

Solutions 

Raoult’s law; Molecular weight determination from lowering of vapour pressure,  elevation of boiling point and depression of freezing point. 

Surface chemistry 

Elementary concepts of adsorption (excluding adsorption isotherms); Colloids:  types, methods of preparation and general properties; Elementary ideas of  emulsions, surfactants and micelles (only definitions and examples).

Nuclear chemistry 

Radioactivity: isotopes and isobars; Properties of α, β and γ rays; Kinetics of radioactive decay (decay series excluded), carbon dating; Stability of nuclei with  respect to proton-neutron ratio; Brief discussion on fission and fusion reactions. 

Inorganic chemistry 

Isolation/preparation and properties of the following non-metals Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and halogens; Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite), phosphorus and sulphur. 

Preparation and properties of the following compounds 

Oxides, peroxides, hydroxides, carbonates, bicarbonates, chlorides and sulphates of  sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium; Boron: diborane, boric acid and borax; Aluminium: alumina, aluminium chloride and alums; Carbon: oxides and  oxyacid (carbonic acid); Silicon: silicones, silicates and silicon carbide; Nitrogen:  oxides, oxyacids and ammonia; Phosphorus: oxides, oxyacids (phosphorus acid,  phosphoric acid) and phosphine; Oxygen: ozone and hydrogen peroxide; Sulphur:  hydrogen sulphide, oxides, sulphurous acid, sulphuric acid and sodium thiosulphate; Halogens: hydrohalic acids, oxides and oxyacids of chlorine,  bleaching powder; Xenon fluorides. 

Transition elements (3d series) 

Definition, general characteristics, oxidation states and their stabilities, colour  (excluding the details of electronic transitions) and calculation of spin-only magnetic moment; Coordination compounds: nomenclature of mononuclear  coordination compounds, cis-trans and ionisation isomerism, hybridization and geometries of mononuclear coordination compounds (linear, tetrahedral, square planar and octahedral).

Preparation and properties of the following compounds 

Oxides and chlorides of tin and lead; Oxides, chlorides and sulphates of Fe2+, Cu2+ and Zn2+; Potassium permanganate, potassium dichromate, silver oxide, silver nitrate, silver thiosulphate.  

Ores and minerals 

Commonly occurring ores and minerals of iron, copper, tin, lead, magnesium,  aluminium, zinc and silver.  

Extractive metallurgy 

Chemical principles and reactions only (industrial details excluded); Carbon  reduction method (iron and tin); Self reduction method (copper and lead);  Electrolytic reduction method (magnesium and aluminium); Cyanide process  (silver and gold). 

Principles of qualitative analysis 

Groups I to V (only Ag+, Hg2+, Cu2+, Pb2+, Bi3+, Fe3+, Cr3+, Al3+, Ca2+, Ba2+, Zn2+,  Mn2+ and Mg2+); Nitrate, halides (excluding fluoride), sulphate and sulphide.  

Organic chemistry 

Concepts: 

The hybridisation of carbon; σ and π-bonds; Shapes of simple organic molecules;  Structural and geometrical isomerism; Optical isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres, (R,S and E,Z nomenclature excluded); IUPAC  nomenclature of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enoltautomerism;  Determination of empirical and molecular formulae of simple compounds (only combustion method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects on physical properties of alcohols and carboxylic acids; Inductive and resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases; Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation, structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals. 

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes 

Homologous series, physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density); Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by  Wurtz reaction and decarboxylation reactions. 

Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes Physical properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and alkynes  (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination); Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and alkynes; Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions; Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O (X=halogen); Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides. 

Reactions of benzene 

Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic substitution reactions: halogenation,  nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and  p-directing groups in monosubstituted benzenes.  

Phenols 

Acidity, electrophilic substitution reactions (halogenation, nitration and  sulphonation); Reimer-Tieman reaction, Kolbe reaction. 

Characteristic reactions of the following (including those mentioned above) Alkyl halides: rearrangement reactions of alkyl carbocation, Grignard reactions,  nucleophilic substitution reactions; Alcohols: esterification, dehydration and oxidation, reaction with sodium, phosphorus halides, ZnCl2/concentrated HCl,  conversion of alcohols into aldehydes and ketones; Ethers: Preparation by  Williamson’s Synthesis; Aldehydes and Ketones: oxidation, reduction, oxime and  hydrazone formation; aldol condensation, Perkin reaction; Cannizzaro reaction;  haloform reaction and nucleophilic addition reactions (Grignard addition);  Carboxylic acids: formation of esters, acid chlorides and amides, ester hydrolysis;  Amines: basicity of substituted anilines and aliphatic amines, preparation from nitro  compounds, reaction with nitrous acid, azo coupling reaction of diazonium salts of  aromatic amines, Sandmeyer and related reactions of diazonium salts; carbylamine  reaction; Haloarenes: nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes and  substituted haloarenes (excluding Benzyne mechanism and Cine substitution). 

Carbohydrates 

Classification; mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and sucrose); Oxidation,  reduction, glycoside formation and hydrolysis of sucrose. 

Amino acids and peptides 

General structure (only primary structure for peptides) and physical properties. 

Properties and uses of some important polymers 

Natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon and PVC. 

Practical organic chemistry 

Detection of elements (N, S, halogens); Detection and identification of the  following functional groups: hydroxyl (alcoholic and phenolic), carbonyl (aldehyde  and ketone), carboxyl, amino and nitro; Chemical methods of separation of mono functional organic compounds from binary mixtures

MATHEMATICS 

Algebra 

Algebra of complex numbers, addition, multiplication, conjugation, polar  representation, properties of modulus and principal argument, triangle inequality,  cube roots of unity, geometric interpretations. 

Quadratic equations with real coefficients, relations between roots and coefficients,  formation of quadratic equations with given roots, symmetric functions of roots. Arithmetic, geometric and harmonic progressions, arithmetic, geometric and  harmonic means, sums of finite arithmetic and geometric progressions, infinite  geometric series, sums of squares and cubes of the first n natural numbers. Logarithms and their properties. 

Permutations and combinations, binomial theorem for a positive integral index,  properties of binomial coefficients. 

Matrices 

Matrices as a rectangular array of real numbers, equality of matrices, addition,  multiplication by a scalar and product of matrices, transpose of a matrix,  determinant of a square matrix of order up to three, inverse of a square matrix of  order up to three, properties of these matrix operations, diagonal, symmetric and  skew-symmetric matrices and their properties, solutions of simultaneous linear  equations in two or three variables. 

Probability 

Addition and multiplication rules of probability, conditional probability, Bayes  Theorem, independence of events, computation of probability of events using  permutations and combinations.

Trigonometry 

Trigonometric functions, their periodicity and graphs, addition and subtraction  formulae, formulae involving multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solution of  trigonometric equations. 

Relations between sides and angles of a triangle, sine rule, cosine rule, half-angle  formula and the area of a triangle, inverse trigonometric functions (principal value  only). 

Analytical geometry 

Two dimensions: Cartesian coordinates, distance between two points, section  formulae, shift of origin. 

Equation of a straight line in various forms, angle between two lines, distance of a  point from a line; Lines through the point of intersection of two given lines,  equation of the bisector of the angle between two lines, concurrency of lines;  Centroid, orthocentre, incentre and circumcentre of a triangle. 

Equation of a circle in various forms, equations of tangent, normal and chord. Parametric equations of a circle, intersection of a circle with a straight line or a  circle, equation of a circle through the points of intersection of two circles and  those of a circle and a straight line. 

Equations of a parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form, their foci,  directrices and eccentricity, parametric equations, equations of tangent and normal.  Locus problems. 

Three dimensions: Direction cosines and direction ratios, equation of a straight line  in space, equation of a plane, distance of a point from a plane. 

Differential calculus 

Real valued functions of a real variable, into, onto and one-to-one functions, sum,  difference, product and quotient of two functions, composite functions, absolute  value, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Limit and continuity of a function, limit and continuity of the sum, difference,  product and quotient of two functions, L’Hospital rule of evaluation of limits of  functions. 

Even and odd functions, inverse of a function, continuity of composite functions,  intermediate value property of continuous functions. 

Derivative of a function, derivative of the sum, difference, product and quotient of  two functions, chain rule, derivatives of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, inverse  trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. 

Derivatives of implicit functions, derivatives up to order two, geometrical  interpretation of the derivative, tangents and normals, increasing and decreasing  functions, maximum and minimum values of a function, Rolle’s theorem and  Lagrange’s mean value theorem. 

Integral calculus 

Integration as the inverse process of differentiation, indefinite integrals of standard functions, definite integrals and their properties, fundamental theorem of integral calculus. 

Integration by parts, integration by the methods of substitution and partial fractions,  application of definite integrals to the determination of areas involving simple curves. 

Formation of ordinary differential equations, solution of homogeneous differential equations, separation of variables method, linear first order differential equations. 

Vectors 

Addition of vectors, scalar multiplication, dot and cross products, scalar triple  products and their geometrical interpretations.

PHYSICS 

General 

Units and dimensions, dimensional analysis; least count, significant figures;  Methods of measurement and error analysis for physical quantities pertaining to the  following experiments: Experiments based on using Vernier calipers and screw gauge (micrometer), Determination of g using simple pendulum, Young’s modulus  by Searle’s method, Specific heat of a liquid using calorimeter, focal length of a  concave mirror and a convex lens using u-v method, Speed of sound using  resonance column, Verification of Ohm’s law using voltmeter and ammeter, and specific resistance of the material of a wire using meter bridge and post office box.  

Mechanics 

• Kinematics in one and two dimensions (Cartesian coordinates only), projectiles;  Uniform circular motion; Relative velocity. 
• Newton’s laws of motion; Inertial and uniformly accelerated frames of reference;  Static and dynamic friction; Kinetic and potential energy; Work and power;  Conservation of linear momentum and mechanical energy. 
• Systems of particles; Centre of mass and its motion; Impulse; Elastic and inelastic collisions. 
• Law of gravitation; Gravitational potential and field; Acceleration due to gravity;  Motion of planets and satellites in circular orbits; Escape velocity. Rigid body, moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, moment of inertia of uniform bodies with simple geometrical shapes; Angular momentum;  Torque; Conservation of angular momentum; Dynamics of rigid bodies with fixed  axis of rotation; Rolling without slipping of rings, cylinders and spheres;  Equilibrium of rigid bodies; Collision of point masses with rigid bodies.  Linear and angular simple harmonic motions. 
• Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus. 
• Pressure in a fluid; Pascal’s law; Buoyancy; Surface energy and surface tension,  capillary rise; Viscosity (Poiseuille’s equation excluded), Stoke’s law; Terminal velocity, Streamline flow, equation of continuity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its  applications.  
• Wave motion (plane waves only), longitudinal and transverse waves, superposition  of waves; Progressive and stationary waves; Vibration of strings and air columns;  Resonance; Beats; Speed of sound in gases; Doppler effect (in sound).  

Thermal physics 

Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; Calorimetry, latent heat; Heat  conduction in one dimension; Elementary concepts of convection and radiation;  Newton’s law of cooling; Ideal gas laws; Specific heats (Cv and Cp for monoatomic  and diatomic gases); Isothermal and adiabatic processes, bulk modulus of gases;  Equivalence of heat and work; First law of thermodynamics and its applications  (only for ideal gases); Blackbody radiation: absorptive and emissive powers;  Kirchhoff’s law; Wien’s displacement law, Stefan’s law.  

Electricity and magnetism 

• Coulomb’s law; Electric field and potential; Electrical potential energy of a system  of point charges and of electrical dipoles in a uniform electrostatic field; Electric  field lines; Flux of electric field; Gauss’s law and its application in simple cases,  such as, to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite  plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell.  
• Capacitance; Parallel plate capacitor with and without dielectrics; Capacitors in  series and parallel; Energy stored in a capacitor.  
• Electric current; Ohm’s law; Series and parallel arrangements of resistances and  cells; Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications; Heating effect of current.  Biot–Savart’s law and Ampere’s law; Magnetic field near a current-carrying straight wire, along the axis of a circular coil and inside a long straight solenoid;  Force on a moving charge and on a current-carrying wire in a uniform magnetic field. Magnetic moment of a current loop; Effect of a uniform magnetic field on a current  loop; Moving coil galvanometer, voltmeter, ammeter and their conversions. Electromagnetic induction: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law; Self and mutual inductance;  RC, LR and LC circuits with d.c. and a.c. sources.  

Optics 

Rectilinear propagation of light; Reflection and refraction at plane and spherical surfaces; Total internal reflection; Deviation and dispersion of light by a prism;  Thin lenses; Combinations of mirrors and thin lenses; Magnification. Wave nature of light: Huygen’s principle, interference limited to Young’s double-slit experiment. 

Modern physics 

• Atomic nucleus; α, β and γ radiations; Law of radioactive decay; Decay constant;  Half-life and mean life; Binding energy and its calculation; Fission and fusion processes; Energy calculation in these processes.  
• Photoelectric effect; Bohr’s theory of hydrogen-like atoms; Characteristic and continuous X-rays, Moseley’s law; de Broglie wavelength of matter waves.

This is the detailed syllabus for JEE Advanced that you have to go through. Exam is just 10 days away, so make sure you keep on practicing the previous year papers and polish/revise all important concepts once again.