JEE Main 2027 physics syllabus and paper pattern

Physics in JEE (Main) Paper 1 is 25 questions for 100 marks: 20 multiple choice in Section A and 5 numerical-value questions in Section B, on a 20-unit syllabus.

Weeks before your session

Hours a week for physics

Section 1: Units, measurement and kinematics

Section 2: Laws of motion, work, energy and power

Section 3: Rotational motion and gravitation

Section 4: Properties of solids and liquids, and heat

Section 5: Thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases

Section 6: Oscillations and waves

Section 7: Electrostatics and current electricity

Section 8: Magnetism, induction and alternating current

Section 9: Optics and electromagnetic waves

Section 10: Modern physics and electronic devices

12 weeks, 96 hours in all

Start with Section 2

Laws of motion, work, energy and power: 11.2 of your hours. It is 7 of the 50 questions on our two timed papers, 14%.

Hours per section
Section	Your hours	Share of the papers
Section 2: Laws of motion, work, energy and power	11.2	14%
Section 7: Electrostatics and current electricity	11.2	14%
Section 1: Units, measurement and kinematics	8	10%
Section 3: Rotational motion and gravitation	8	10%
Section 8: Magnetism, induction and alternating current	8	10%
Section 9: Optics and electromagnetic waves	8	10%
Section 10: Modern physics and electronic devices	6.4	8%
Section 4: Properties of solids and liquids, and heat	6.4	8%
Section 5: Thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases	6.4	8%
Section 6: Oscillations and waves	6.4	8%

Week by week

Week 1Section 2: Laws of motion, work, energy and power
Week 2Section 2: Laws of motion, work, energy and power, Section 7: Electrostatics and current electricity
Week 3Section 7: Electrostatics and current electricity, Section 1: Units, measurement and kinematics
Week 4Section 1: Units, measurement and kinematics, Section 3: Rotational motion and gravitation
Week 5Section 3: Rotational motion and gravitation, Section 8: Magnetism, induction and alternating current
Week 6Section 8: Magnetism, induction and alternating current, Section 9: Optics and electromagnetic waves
Week 7Section 9: Optics and electromagnetic waves, Section 10: Modern physics and electronic devices
Week 8Section 10: Modern physics and electronic devices, Section 4: Properties of solids and liquids, and heat
Week 9Section 4: Properties of solids and liquids, and heat, Section 5: Thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases
Week 10Section 5: Thermodynamics and the kinetic theory of gases, Section 6: Oscillations and waves
Week 11A timed paper and five numerical-value questions, then go over every lost mark
Week 12A timed paper and five numerical-value questions, then go over every lost mark

Check each section for free

Section A	20 multiple-choice questions
Section B	5 numerical-value questions, answered as an integer
Marks	100 for physics, 300 for Paper 1
Time	3 hours for mathematics, physics and chemistry together

The 20 syllabus units

Mechanics: units and measurements; kinematics; laws of motion; work, energy and power; rotational motion; gravitation.
Matter, heat and waves: properties of solids and liquids; thermodynamics; kinetic theory of gases; oscillations and waves.
Electricity and magnetism: electrostatics; current electricity; magnetic effects of current and magnetism; electromagnetic induction and alternating currents; electromagnetic waves.

What the 2027 syllabus leaves out

Read unit by unit, the 2027 physics syllabus does not list radioactive decay or half-life, the Doppler effect, transistors or communication systems. Electronic devices covers semiconductor diodes, the LED, the photodiode, the solar cell, the Zener diode and five logic gates. This course teaches exactly the listed units.

How this course maps the units

The course groups the 20 units into ten sections, each with two lessons, Section A practice, Section B practice and its share of the two timed papers. Set the planner above with the weeks you have left and how sure you are of each section, and it splits your hours.

Try 3 questions

Question 1Section A: multiple choice

A stone is thrown from the edge of a cliff at

20\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}

, at

30^\circ

above the horizontal. It hits the level ground below moving at

60^\circ

below the horizontal. Take

g

= 10\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-2}}

. How high is the cliff?

Question 2Section A: multiple choice

Blocks A (

1\ \mathrm{kg}

), B (

2\ \mathrm{kg}

) and C (

3\ \mathrm{kg}

) lie in a straight line on a smooth floor, B and C at rest. A slides at

9\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}

towards B. Every collision is head on and elastic. What is C's final speed?

Question 3Section A: multiple choice

In the Wheatstone bridge shown,

P

= 10\ \Omega

Q

= 20\ \Omega

R

= 20\ \Omega

and

S

= 30\ \Omega

. A galvanometer of resistance

10\ \Omega

joins

B

and

D

, and an ideal

6\ \mathrm{V}

cell is connected with its positive terminal to

A

and its negative terminal to

C

. What current flows through the galvanometer?

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Questions people ask

How many physics questions are there in JEE Main Paper 1?

25: 20 multiple-choice questions in Section A and 5 numerical-value questions in Section B, for 100 marks.

Are the Section B questions optional?

The 2027 Information Bulletin lists 20 Section A and 5 Section B questions for physics and does not say that any are optional.

Is radioactivity in the 2027 physics syllabus?

The 2027 unit on atoms and nuclei lists the composition and size of the nucleus, mass defect, binding energy, fission and fusion. It does not list radioactive decay or half-life.