JEE Main 2026 — Complete Syllabus

Covers the fundamental nature of matter, its classification, and basic properties.

Explores Dalton's atomic theory and the fundamental laws governing chemical reactions.

Focuses on the mole concept, molar masses, percentage composition, and calculations involving chemical equations.

Covers the nature of light as electromagnetic radiation and the phenomenon of the photoelectric effect.

Explains the Bohr model for the hydrogen atom and discusses its limitations.

Introduces the wave nature of particles and the fundamental uncertainty principle in quantum mechanics.

Details the quantum mechanical model of the atom, including atomic orbitals and their properties.

Explains the various quantum numbers and the rules governing electron configuration in orbitals.

Covers the formation and characteristics of ionic and covalent bonds, including electronegativity and Fajan's rule.

Explains the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) theory to predict molecular shapes.

Details the Valence Bond Theory, including the concept of hybridization and the formation of sigma and pi bonds.

Introduces the Molecular Orbital Theory, explaining bond order, bond length, and bond energy.

Covers metallic bonding and the important phenomenon of hydrogen bonding and its applications.

Introduces basic thermodynamic concepts like system, surroundings, state functions, and entropy.

Explains the first law of thermodynamics, including concepts of work, heat, internal energy, enthalpy, and Hess's law.

Covers the second law of thermodynamics, criteria for spontaneity, and the relationship between Gibbs energy and equilibrium constant.

Discusses various ways to express solution concentration and introduces Raoult's Law for ideal and non-ideal solutions.

Explains colligative properties and the significance of the van't Hoff factor in determining molecular masses.

Covers the concepts of physical and chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constants, and Le Chatelier's principle.

Focuses on ionic equilibrium, including concepts of acids and bases, pH, common ion effect, and buffer solutions.

Details the solubility product concept and the preparation and properties of buffer solutions.

Covers the electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, oxidation numbers, and balancing redox reactions.

Explains the principles of electrolytic and metallic conduction, including conductance and Kohlrausch's law.

Details electrochemical cells (electrolytic and galvanic), electrode potentials, and the Nernst equation.

Covers the rate of chemical reactions and factors influencing it, including reaction order and molecularity.

Explains rate laws, rate constants, and the integrated forms of zero and first-order reactions.

Discusses the effect of temperature on reaction rates, Arrhenius theory, activation energy, and collision theory.

Covers the modern periodic law, the structure of the periodic table, and the classification of elements into s, p, d, and f blocks.

Explains periodic trends in atomic and ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, and chemical reactivity.

Provides a general introduction to p-block elements (Groups 13-18) and discusses trends in their properties.

Covers the general introduction, electronic configuration, properties, and characteristics of transition elements.

Details the preparation, properties, and uses of potassium dichromate and potassium permanganate.

Discusses the electronic configuration, oxidation states, and properties of Lanthanoids and Actinoids, including lanthanoid contraction.

Introduces coordination compounds, ligands, coordination number, and Werner's theory.

Covers IUPAC nomenclature, isomerism, and basic concepts of Valence Bond Theory and Crystal Field Theory in coordination compounds.

Highlights the importance and applications of coordination compounds in various fields.

Explains various techniques for the purification of organic compounds like crystallization, distillation, and chromatography.

Covers the principles of qualitative and quantitative analysis for detecting elements and determining empirical and molecular formulas.

Discusses the tetravalency of carbon, hybridization, classification based on functional groups, and homologous series.

Explains structural and stereoisomerism and the IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds.

Covers covalent bond fission, stability of intermediates, electrophiles, nucleophiles, and electronic effects like inductive and resonance.

Introduces common types of organic reactions: substitution, addition, elimination, and rearrangement.

Details the preparation, properties, reactions, and conformations of alkanes, including halogenation mechanisms.

Covers the preparation, properties, and reactions of alkenes, including electrophilic addition and polymerization.

Details the preparation, properties, and reactions of alkynes, including their acidic character.

Focuses on aromatic hydrocarbons, the structure and aromaticity of benzene, and electrophilic substitution reactions.

Covers the preparation, properties, reactions, and mechanisms of substitution reactions for organic compounds containing halogens.

Discusses the uses and environmental effects of important halogenated compounds like chloroform, iodoform, freons, and DDT.

Covers the preparation, properties, reactions, and uses of alcohols, phenols, and ethers, including identification of alcohol types.

Details the structure, reactions (nucleophilic addition, oxidation, reduction, condensation), and tests for aldehydes and ketones.

Discusses the preparation, properties, reactions, and acidic strength of carboxylic acids.

Covers the nomenclature, classification, preparation, properties, reactions, and identification of amines.

Explains the importance and synthetic applications of diazonium salts in organic chemistry.

Covers the classification of carbohydrates, including monosaccharides and disaccharides like glucose and sucrose.

Discusses the basic idea of amino acids, peptide bonds, protein structure (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary), denaturation, and enzymes.

Covers the classification and functions of vitamins, and the chemical constitution and biological functions of DNA and RNA.

Provides a general introduction to hormones and their roles in the body.

Covers the practical methods for detecting extra elements (N, S, halogens) and functional groups (hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino) in organic compounds.

Details the chemistry involved in the preparation of selected inorganic compounds (Mohr's salt, potash alum) and organic compounds (acetanilide, etc.).

Explains the principles of titrimetric exercises, including acid-base and redox titrations using indicators.

Covers the chemical principles involved in the qualitative analysis of common cations and anions in salts.

Explains the chemical principles behind experiments like enthalpy of solution, neutralization, sol preparation, and kinetic studies.