JEE Advanced 2026 — Complete Syllabus

Covers fundamental concepts of atoms, molecules, Dalton's atomic theory, mole concept, and chemical formulae.

Calculations based on mole concept and stoichiometry involving common oxidation-reduction, neutralization, and displacement reactions.

Understanding and calculation of concentration in terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality, and normality.

Study of gas laws, ideal gas equation, deviation from ideality (van der Waals equation), and kinetic theory of gases.

Intermolecular interactions and their effect on properties of liquids like vapour pressure, surface tension, and viscosity.

Bohr model, spectrum of hydrogen atom, wave-particle duality, uncertainty principle, and quantum mechanical picture of the hydrogen atom.

Aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion principle, Hund's rule, and the shapes of s, p, and d orbitals.

Orbital overlap, formation of covalent bonds, and hybridisation involving s, p, and d orbitals.

Molecular orbital energy diagrams for homonuclear diatomic species and polarity in molecules including dipole moment.

Application of the VSEPR model to predict the shapes of molecules.

Intensive and extensive properties, state functions, First law of thermodynamics, internal energy, work, heat, and enthalpy.

Second law of thermodynamics, entropy, Gibbs energy, and criteria for equilibrium and spontaneity.

Law of mass action, equilibrium constant (Kp and Kc), reaction quotient, and Le Chatelier’s principle.

Solubility product, common ion effect, pH, buffer solutions, Brønsted and Lewis acids/bases, and hydrolysis of salts.

Electrochemical cells, cell reactions, standard electrode potentials, and the Nernst equation.

Faraday's laws of electrolysis, electrolytic conductance, specific, equivalent, and molar conductivity, and Kohlrausch's law.

Types of batteries (primary and secondary), fuel cells, and the phenomenon of corrosion.

Rates of chemical reactions, order and molecularity, rate law, rate constant, and half-life.

Differential and integrated rate expressions for zero and first order reactions, and the temperature dependence of rate constants (Arrhenius equation).

Concepts of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, activity and selectivity of solid catalysts, and enzyme catalysis.

Classification of solids, crystalline state, crystal systems, and close-packed structures (cubic and hexagonal).

Nearest neighbours, ionic radii, radius ratio, and point defects in solids.

Henry's law, Raoult's law, and the concept of ideal solutions.

Colligative properties: lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, and osmotic pressure.

Understanding and application of the van't Hoff factor in relation to colligative properties.

Elementary concepts of adsorption, including physisorption, chemisorption, and the Freundlich adsorption isotherm.

Types, preparation, and general properties of colloids; elementary ideas of emulsions, surfactants, and micelles.

Modern periodic law, periodic table, and periodic trends in atomic radius, ionic radius, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, and electronegativity.

Position of hydrogen, occurrence, isotopes, preparation, properties, uses, hydrides, water, and hydrogen peroxide.

Reactivity, general characteristics of compounds, anomalous behaviour of Li and Be, and important compounds of sodium and calcium.

Reactivity, preparation, properties, and uses of important compounds of Group 13 elements (Boron and Aluminium).

Reactivity, allotropes of carbon, and preparation, properties, and uses of important compounds of Group 14 elements.

Reactivity, allotropes of phosphorus, and preparation, properties, and uses of important compounds of Group 15 elements.

Reactivity, allotropes of sulphur, and preparation, properties, and uses of important compounds of Group 16 elements.

Reactivity, preparation, properties, and uses of chlorine, hydrogen chloride, interhalogen compounds, and oxoacids of halogens.

Chemical properties and uses of Group 18 elements, including compounds of xenon with fluorine and oxygen.

Oxidation states, standard electrode potentials, interstitial compounds, alloys, catalytic properties, and oxoanions of chromium and manganese.

Lanthanoid and actinoid contractions, oxidation states, and general characteristics of f-block elements.

Werner's theory, nomenclature, and isomerism (cis-trans, ionization) of coordination compounds.

Bonding (VBT and CFT), geometries, magnetic properties, colour, ligands, spectrochemical series, stability, and applications of coordination compounds.

Metal ores, concentration methods, thermodynamic and electrochemical principles of extraction, and refining processes.

Principles of qualitative analysis for specific cations (Groups I to V) and anions (nitrate, halides, carbonate, sulphate, sulphide).

Atmospheric, water, and soil pollution, industrial waste, strategies for pollution control, and introduction to green chemistry.

Hybridisation of carbon, sigma and pi bonds, shapes of molecules, aromaticity, structural and geometrical isomerism.

Stereoisomers and their relationships (enantiomers, diastereomers, meso compounds) for molecules with up to two asymmetric centres.

Determination of empirical and molecular formulae, and IUPAC nomenclature of organic molecules.

Inductive, Resonance, and Hyperconjugative effects; acidity and basicity of organic compounds.

Reactive intermediates formed during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage, including their formation, structure, and stability.

Homologous series, physical properties, conformations of ethane and butane, preparation, and reactions of alkanes.

Preparation by elimination reactions, acid-catalysed hydration, reactions with KMnO4 and ozone, and electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes.

Preparation, metal acetylides, reduction, and cyclic polymerization reactions of alkynes.

Structure of benzene, electrophilic substitution reactions, and the effect of directing groups.

Physical properties, preparation, electrophilic substitution reactions, Reimer-Tiemann reaction, Kolbe reaction, and other reactions of phenols.

Rearrangement reactions, Grignard reactions, nucleophilic substitution reactions, and their stereochemical aspects.

Physical properties, reactions like esterification, dehydration, reactions with reagents, and conversion to other functional groups.

Preparation by Williamson's synthesis and C-O bond cleavage reactions of ethers.

Preparation of aldehydes and ketones from acid chlorides, nitriles, esters, toluene, and benzene.

Reactions including oxidation, reduction, oxime and hydrazone formation, Aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Haloform reaction, and nucleophilic addition.

Physical properties, preparation from nitriles, Grignard reagents, esters, amides, and alkylbenzenes; reactions including reduction and esterification.

Preparation from nitro compounds, nitriles, and amides; reactions like Hoffmann bromamide degradation, Gabriel phthalimide synthesis, reaction with nitrous acid, and azo coupling.

Reactions like Fittig and Wurtz-Fittig; nucleophilic aromatic substitution in haloarenes.

Classification of carbohydrates, monosaccharides (glucose), disaccharides (sucrose), their reactions, glycoside formation, and anomers.

Amino acids, peptide linkage, structure of peptides (primary and secondary), and types of proteins (fibrous and globular).

Chemical composition and structure of DNA and RNA.

Types of polymerization, homo and copolymers, natural rubber, cellulose, nylon, teflon, bakelite, PVC, and biodegradable polymers.

Therapeutic action and examples of antacids, antihistamines, tranquilizers, analgesics, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, and artificial sweeteners.

Basic concepts of soaps, detergents, and their cleansing action.

Detection of elements (N, S, halogens) and identification of functional groups (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino, nitro) in organic compounds.