MostImportantTopicsinJEEMain&

AdvancedSyllabus&Weightage
October12,2015Postedby:DebjitS.Incategory:Resources95comments

Studyingthevasttopicsinall3subjectsPhysics,ChemistryandMaths
isnotlessthanahumongoustask.
Andtocompleteallthishugesyllabusin1or2years,youneedtostudy
smartconcentrateontopicsthataretoughandhavemoreweightageand
letgooftopicsthatarenotneededatall.
1.ImportantPhysicstopicsforJEE
1.BySyllabusWeightage
2.ByaverageNumberofquestionsaskedinpastJEEMain/Advanced
papers
2.ChemistryImportanttopicsforJEEMain&Advanced
1.BySyllabusWeightage
2.ByNumberofquestionsinpastJEEpapers
3.Mathsimportanttopics
1.BySyllabusWeightage
2.ByaverageNumberofquestionsasked

AhugedisclaimerbeforewebeginJEE(Jointentranceexam)isa50
50shotatpredictability.Whatdoesthismean?
EventhoughtherearetopicsthathavelessweightagefromJEE
standpoint,youstillneedtostudythemasyouneverknowYoumightend
upgettinganentire10%ofasubjectfromoneoftheleastexpected
sections.
So,donotwasteasinglemomentofthese2yearsofyourJEE
Preparation,study,solveproblems,reviseandmostimportantofallstay
calm.
Iwasgoingthroughonlineforumsandtomysurprise,studentsareasking
thesamequestionsoverandoveragainwhentheygetoverwhelmedwith
JEESyllabus.Doyouknowwhatthesequestionsare?
Whataresomeofthemostimportantandheavilyweightedchaptersfor

JEEAdvanced(subjectwise)
WhichchaptersareimportantforJEEmainsandadvance2016
IsgravitationoneofthemostimportantchaptersforJEEAdvanced?
IhaveonlyoneyearformyJEEMain2016preparation.Whichtopics
shouldIfocusmoretogetgoodmarksinJEEMain2016exam?
Doyouseewhatiscommoneveryonewantstofocusjustonthe
importanttopicsandskipothertopics.Thisissomethingyoushouldtrynot
todoyoumuststudyallthetopicsinthesyllabusandlaymorestresson
theimportanttopics.
LetsstartbytakingalookattheimportanttopicsforPhysicsinJEEMain&
Advanced

ImportanttopicsforPhysicsinJEEMain&
Advanced
ThephysicsportionforJEEhas20chapters,allinall,thathavetobe
coveredover2yearstime.Ofthese20chapters,thereare10topicswhich
youshouldspendgoodamountoftimeon:
DimensionalAnalysisAlthoughaveryeasychapterbutknowingcorrect
unitsanddimensionsforphysicalquantitiescaneasilyhelpyouto
eliminateoptionsinmultiplechoicetypeofquestions
Gravitation&ElectrostaticsThesechaptersareconceptuallysimilarto
eachother(intermsofattractiveforcesconcepts)
CurrentElectricity&HeatTransferagaintheseareconceptuallysimilar
toeachother.So,whenyoureadthesechapterwatchoutforthe
similarities(whichmightbedeceivingattimes)
ElectromagneticInduction,Waves&Sound
GeometricalOptics,Thermodynamics
KineticTheoryofGases,RotationalDynamics

ListofimportantPhysicsTopicsforJEE2016BySyllabusWeightage

These3arethemostbasicconceptsthatyououghttoknow.Youcan
expectatleast1questionfromthesetopics:
UnitsandDimensionsWeightage:2%
MeasurementofErrorsWeightage:2%
Vectors

Thesetopicsareclassifiedasfundamentalsinphysics.Youcanexpect1
2questionsfromthissectiononanactualJEEPaper.
KinematicsWeightage:1%
NewtonsLawsofMotionWeightage:4%
Friction

These5topicsareimportant&easyandcanhelpyourscorehighmarks
veryeasilyintheJEE:
Work,EnergyandPowerWeightage:5%
ElectrostaticsWeightage:6%
CurrentElectricityWeightage:7%
WaveOpticsWeightage:5%
RayOpticsWeightage:6%

These9topicsareabsolutelyimportantforJEE.Youcanexpecttwisted
questionsfromthesesections,soitsveryimportantyouknowyourbasics
wellandpracticeahelllot!Youcanexpect23questionsfrommostofthe
topicslistedbelow.
CentreofMass,MomentumandCollisionWeightage:5%
RotationalDynamicsWeightage:4%
SimpleHarmonicMotionWeightage:5%
FluidMechanicsWeightage:25%.Bernoullisprinciplecanbeeasily
twistedtoasksometrickyquestions.
WaveMotionandStringWavesWeightage:5%
MagnetismWeightage:6%
Heat&ThermodynamicsWeightage:6%.Thisisonetopicthatisvery
importantforbothPhysicsandChemistrypreparationinJEE.
NuclearPhysicsWeightage:5%
ModernPhysicsWeightage:5%

AccordingtoPankhuriK(BITMesra,Architecture)conceptslikeSHM
(SimpleHarmonicMotion)wereusedeveninherengineeringstudies.She
alsorecommendswatchingtutorialvideosforgettingclearerconceptual
understanding.
Andfinally,hereisalistofthetopicsthatyoushouldstudyatleast
onceandtrytocreatecheatsheetsorflashcardstohelpyourrevisethe
formulas.Youcanexpect34questionsmixandmatchfromthetopics
below.
CircularMotionWeightage:1%
GravitationWeightage:1%
PropertiesofMatter,ElasticityWeightage:2%
SoundWaves
ElectromagneticInductionWeightage:3%
AlternatingCurrentWeightage:1%
HeatTransfer
Calorimetry
ThermalExpansion
ThermoElectricity
SemiconductorsandElectronicDevicesWeightage:5%
CommunicationSystemsWeightage:2%

MeritNationExpertPayalKrishnansaysthatJEEAdvancedhassome
differentsyllabusrequirementsfromJEEMainandstudentsshouldmake
suretheystudyallthetopicsandnotskipthingstryingtodoselective
study.
ShealsoaddsthatthiswillhelpstudentsaftertheyqualifyJEEMainas
theywouldnothavetospendextratimeforJEEAdvancedpreparation
ByaverageNumberofquestionsaskedinpastJEEMain/Advanced
Physicspapers:
CurrentElectricity:8questionsaskedontheactualJEEpapereachyear
onanaverage
Electrostatics:4questions
Optics:3questions
HeatandThermodynamics:2questions
LawofMotion:2questions

Waves:2questions
SimpleHarmonicMotion:2questions

Youcanexpectsomemorequestions(mixandmatch)fromtheother
topicsinthesyllabus.

ImportanttopicsforMathsinJEEMain&
Advanced
Mathematicsisthefoundationofcomplexengineeringcalculations.You
mustmakeyourMathfundasstrongifyouwanttopursueanyengineering
fieldouttherebeitComputerScienceorMechanicalEngineering.
OnethingyoumustunderstandearlyonisthatMathisonesubjectwhere
youcanmasteryourselfonlybymoreandmorepractice.SomePhysics&
Chemistryproblemscanbesolvedjustbyknowingformulae,butMaths
yougottapracticehardandpracticesmart!
TheJEESyllabusforMathshascloseto15chapterswhichyouhaveto
coveroveraperiodof2years(Class11andClass12).
UnlikePhysicsorChemistry,thereisnosuchsectionthatyoucould
probablyskiptoconcentrateontheimportanttopicsasinMaths,thereis
nothingcalledaveryimportantoralessimportanttopic.Everythingis
dependentononeanother,soyouwillbebetteroffpracticingproblemsfrom
allthe15chaptersintheMathssyllabusforJEE
ListofimportantTopicsinMathsforJEE2016BySyllabusWeightage
ThesetopicshavebeenclassifiedasfundamentalsinMaths.Youcan
expect12questionsfromthesetopicsintheMathssectiononyourJEE
paper.
InverseTrigonometricFunctionsWeightage:2%
CirclesandFamilyofCirclesWeightage:6%
SequenceandSeriesWeightage:5%

These4topicsareimportant&easyandyoushouldusethemtoyour
advantagetoincreaseyourJEEMathscores.Donotdosillymistakesfrom

questionsinthesesections.
ApplicationsofDerivativeWeightage:4%
LimitandContinuityWeightage:3%
MatricesandDeterminantsWeightage:4%
StraightLinesandPairofStraightLinesWeightage:2%

ManojSharma(NITDurgapur,Comp.Sci.)saysIusedsolve34
questionsdailyfromdifferenttopicssothatIcouldkeepmyselfinrhythm
withallthetopicsbeforetheactualJEE.
These7topicsareabsolutelyimportantforJEEMaths.Asitis,youcan
expectquestionsofvarieddifficultyfromthetopicsinthissection.ForJEE
Main2016,23questionsfrommostofthetopicslistedbeloware
expectedonthepaper.
3DGeometryWeightage:5%Questionsfromthistopicaregenerally
straightforwardsoyoucansolvethemeasilybyreadingthequestions
properly.
ProbabilityandStatisticsWeightage:7%.Iwasweakinprobabilityand
paidthepriceforthis.Youshouldthereforetrytofamiliariseyourself
withvarioustypesofquestionsinProbability.
VectorAlgebraWeightage:5%
IntegrationWeightage:8%(Definite+Indefiniteintegration)
ComplexNumbersWeightage:5%
ParabolaWeightage:3%
TrigonometricRatiosWeightage:3%

Andfinally,hereisalistofthetopicsthatyoushouldstudyatleast
onceandtrytocreatecheatsheetsorflashcardstohelpyourrevisethe
formulas.Youcanexpect34questionsmixandmatchfromthetopics
below.
LogarithmsWeightage:1%
QuadraticEquations
TheoryofEquationsWeightage:5%
Sets,RelationsandFunctionsWeightage:4%
DifferentiationWeightage:2%
PermutationandCombinationWeightage:2%.Youshouldstudythis
properlyasconceptsfromthissectionwillbeneededinProbabilty

BinomialTheoremWeightage:1%
Locus
HyperbolaWeightage:2%
EllipseWeightage:2%
FundamentalsofMathematics
SolutionofTriangleWeightage:1%

ByaverageNumberofquestionsaskedinpreviousyearJEEMain/
AdvancedMathspapers:
CoordinateGeometry7Questionswereaskedonanaverageevery
yearintheJEE
Continuity/Differentiability,Limits3Questions
ComplexNo.,QuadraticEquation3Questionseach
IntegralCalculus3Questions
SequenceandSeries2Questions
Trigonometry2Questions

ImportanttopicsforChemistryinJEE
Main&Advanced
Thereare25chapters(ortopics)intheprescribedsyllabusforChemistry
inJEEMain&Advanced.Iwasoneofthosestudentswhowasnotabig
fanofChemistrybutstillmanagedtogetadecentscore.How?
Well,Chemistryisoneofthosesubjectswhichyoucanstudyselectively
andstillaimforacentpercentmarks.Thisisbecausemostoftheconcepts
inChemistryrevolvearoundbondformation,breakingandtheperiodic
table.
So,ifyourfundamentalsinthesetopicsarerocksolidthenyourlifewillbe
soeasywhileyouprepareforyourJEEMainoradvancedexam.
HereisabriefoverviewoftheimportanttopicsinChemistry:
ChemicalBonding&theperiodictableThisisbyfarthemost
fundamentalandthemostimportanttopicsinChemistry.Ifyoucan
masterChemicalBondingandthepropertiesofperiodictableelements,
thenChemistrywillbeaneasysubjectforyouovermanyyearstocome.
CarbonylCompounds&theirderivatives

Redoxreactions,MoleConcept&theconceptofequivalents
Solidstate,solutions&gasestheory
Thermochemistry&theSecondLawofThermodynamics(Remember,I
hadtoldyouaboutthisinthePhysicssection)

ListofimportantTopicsinChemistryforJEE2016BySyllabus
Weightage
FundamentalConcepts:
IUPACNomenclature
PeriodicTable
ChemicalBondingWeightage:5%.LikeImentionedearlier,Chemical
Bondingandperiodictableisoneofthestrongestpillarsofyour
CHemistryconceptualunderstanding.Youcaneasilygettopranksby
makingsureyourconceptsarecrystalclearinthistopic.

Important,andyoucanscorehighmarkseasily
MoleConceptWeightage:2%
CoordinationChemistryWeightage:5%
Alcohol,PhenolsandEthersWeightage:7%
pBlockelementsWeightage:5%

Important,withHighWeightage
AtomicStructureWeightage:5%
GaseousStateWeightage:3%
HydrocarbonsWeightage:2%
AldehydesandKetonesWeightage:5%
d&fBlockElementsWeightage:5%
GeneralOrganicChemistryWeightage:7%

Othertopics
ChemicalEquilibriumWeightage:3%
IonicEquilibriumWeightage:3%
ThermodynamicsWeightage:5%
HydrogenanditsCompounds
sBlockElementsWeightage:5%

IsomerismofOrganicCompounds
EnvironmentalChemistry
SolidState
ChemicalKinetics
ElectrochemistryWeightage:2%
Solutions
QualitativeSaltAnalysis
AlkylHalidesandArylHalides
CarboxylicAcidsandtheirderivatives
AminesWeightage:2%
BiomoleculesWeightage:1%
PolymersWeightage:1%
Metallurgy
SurfaceChemistryWeightage:2%
ChemistryinEverydayLifeWeightage:2%

Ihaveleftouttheweightagevaluesforsomeofthetopicsaboveasnot
manyquestionswereseenfromtheminJEEpapersinthelastfewyears
butthatdoesnotmeanyouskipthemtotally.
Scheduleyourtimeeffectivelysothatyoucancoverallthesetopicsas
well.
ByaverageNumberofquestionsaskedinpreviousyearJEEMain/
AdvancedChemistrypapers:
TransitionElementandCoordinationChemistry3questionsareasked
eachyearonanaverageinJEE
PeriodicTableandRepresentativeElements3questions
GaseousState2questions
Atomicstructure2questions
Amines2questions
SolutionandColligativeProperties2questions
GeneralOrganicChemistry2questions
CarboxylicAcidsandDerivatives1question
Hydrocarbons1question
Carbohydrate,AminoAcidsandPolymer1question