IIT-JEE • Physics
High-Yield Weightage Matrix
IIT-JEE Physics Syllabus & PYQ Weightage Matrix
Detailed chapter breakdown calibrated against NTA blueprints and 2019–2026 historical Previous Year Questions. Track high-frequency topics and schedule active recall drills on Adapt Vector.
Total Chapters
24 High-Yield Topics
Pedagogical Units
5 Core Modules
Estimated Mastery Time
258 Hours
Module 1: Mechanics I (Foundations & Dynamics)
2.4% PYQ Weightage~7h study
Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis
Key Subtopics:
- SI Units & Dimensional Formulas
- Dimensional Homogeneity & Formula Derivation
- Significant Figures & Rounding Off
- +2 more subtopics
3.5% PYQ Weightage~9h study
Kinematics in 1D & 2D (Vectors & Projectiles)
Key Subtopics:
- Vectors, Resolution & Dot/Cross Products
- Equations of Motion in 1D under Gravity
- Graphs of Motion (x-t, v-t, a-t)
- +2 more subtopics
4.3% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Newton's Laws of Motion & Friction
Key Subtopics:
- Free Body Diagrams (FBD)
- Constraint Relations (Pulleys & Wedges)
- Static & Kinetic Friction Laws
- +2 more subtopics
4% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Work, Energy & Power
Key Subtopics:
- Work Done by Constant & Variable Forces
- Work-Energy Theorem
- Conservative vs Non-Conservative Forces & Potential Energy Curves
- +3 more subtopics
4.6% PYQ Weightage~12h study
Center of Mass, Momentum & Collisions
Key Subtopics:
- Center of Mass for Discrete & Continuous Bodies
- Motion of Center of Mass & Conservation of Linear Momentum
- Impulse-Momentum Theorem
- +2 more subtopics
Module 2: Mechanics II & Properties of Matter
6.7% PYQ Weightage~13h study
Rotational Mechanics & Rigid Body Dynamics
Key Subtopics:
- Moment of Inertia & Parallel/Perpendicular Axis Theorems
- Torque & Angular Acceleration
- Angular Momentum & Its Conservation
- +2 more subtopics
2.9% PYQ Weightage~9h study
Gravitation & Planetary Motion
Key Subtopics:
- Newton's Law of Gravitation & Superposition
- Acceleration due to Gravity (Variation with Altitude, Depth, Rotation)
- Gravitational Field & Potential
- +2 more subtopics
3.8% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Fluid Mechanics & Hydrodynamics
Key Subtopics:
- Pascal's Law & Hydraulic Lift
- Archimedes' Principle & Law of Floatation
- Equation of Continuity & Flow Types
- +2 more subtopics
2.7% PYQ Weightage~10h study
Mechanical Properties of Solids & Fluids (Viscosity & Surface Tension)
Key Subtopics:
- Hooke's Law, Stress-Strain Curve & Elastic Moduli
- Elastic Potential Energy in Stretched Wire
- Viscosity, Poiseuille's Formula & Stokes' Law
- +2 more subtopics
Module 3: Thermal Physics, Oscillations & Waves
2.4% PYQ Weightage~9h study
Thermal Properties of Matter & Calorimetry
Key Subtopics:
- Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids & Gases
- Calorimetry & Latent Heat
- Modes of Heat Transfer (Conduction, Convection, Radiation)
- +2 more subtopics
5.1% PYQ Weightage~12h study
Thermodynamics & Kinetic Theory of Gases
Key Subtopics:
- Ideal Gas Equation & Kinetic Interpretation of Temperature
- Degrees of Freedom & Law of Equipartition of Energy
- First Law of Thermodynamics (Work, Heat & Internal Energy)
- +3 more subtopics
4% PYQ Weightage~12h study
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
Key Subtopics:
- Kinematics & Differential Equation of SHM
- Energy in SHM (Kinetic & Potential)
- Simple Pendulum & Compound/Physical Pendulum
- +3 more subtopics
3.8% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Wave Motion & Sound Waves
Key Subtopics:
- Wave Equation & Speed of Transverse Waves on a String
- Speed of Longitudinal Sound Waves (Laplace Correction)
- Principle of Superposition & Standing Waves in Strings
- +2 more subtopics
Module 4: Electrodynamics & Magnetism
5.6% PYQ Weightage~13h study
Electrostatics & Gauss's Law
Key Subtopics:
- Coulomb's Law & Superposition Principle
- Electric Field & Field Lines for Charge Distributions
- Electric Flux & Gauss’s Law Applications
- +3 more subtopics
3.8% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Capacitance & Dielectrics
Key Subtopics:
- Parallel Plate, Spherical & Cylindrical Capacitors
- Combinations of Capacitors (Series & Parallel)
- Dielectrics, Polarization & Bound Charges
- +3 more subtopics
5.1% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Current Electricity & Circuit Analysis
Key Subtopics:
- Drift Velocity, Mobility & Ohm’s Law Derivation
- Temperature Dependence of Resistance & Color Codes
- EMF, Internal Resistance & Grouping of Cells
- +3 more subtopics
5.6% PYQ Weightage~13h study
Magnetic Effects of Current & Magnetism
Key Subtopics:
- Biot-Savart Law & Magnetic Field of Wire/Loop/Solenoid/Toroid
- Ampere's Circuital Law & Applications
- Lorentz Magnetic Force on Charged Particles & Cyclotron Motion
- +4 more subtopics
6.2% PYQ Weightage~14h study
Electromagnetic Induction & Alternating Current
Key Subtopics:
- Magnetic Flux, Faraday's Law & Lenz's Law
- Motional EMF & Induced Electric Fields
- Self Inductance, Mutual Inductance & LR Circuits
- +4 more subtopics
2.1% PYQ Weightage~7h study
Electromagnetic Waves
Key Subtopics:
- Displacement Current & Maxwell’s Equations
- Characteristics & Speed of EM Waves
- Poynting Vector & Radiation Pressure
- +1 more subtopics
Module 5: Optics & Modern Physics
5.1% PYQ Weightage~12h study
Ray Optics & Optical Instruments
Key Subtopics:
- Reflection by Spherical Mirrors & Mirror Formula
- Refraction, Snell’s Law & Total Internal Reflection (TIR)
- Refraction at Spherical Surfaces & Lens Maker’s Formula
- +3 more subtopics
4% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Wave Optics & Interference
Key Subtopics:
- Huygens' Principle & Wavefronts
- Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDSE) & Fringe Width
- YDSE with White Light, Dielectric Slab in Path & Lloyd’s Mirror
- +2 more subtopics
4% PYQ Weightage~9h study
Dual Nature of Radiation & Photoelectric Effect
Key Subtopics:
- Photoelectric Effect, Hertz & Lenard's Observations
- Einstein's Photoelectric Equation & Cutoff Voltage
- de Broglie Wavelength of Matter Waves
- +1 more subtopics
4.8% PYQ Weightage~11h study
Atomic Structure & Nuclear Physics
Key Subtopics:
- Rutherford's Model & Bohr's Model of Hydrogen Atom
- Spectral Series of Hydrogen Atom (Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, etc.)
- X-Rays (Continuous & Characteristic, Moseley’s Law)
- +3 more subtopics
3.5% PYQ Weightage~9h study
Semiconductor Electronics & Logic Gates
Key Subtopics:
- Energy Bands in Solids (Conductors, Insulators, Semiconductors)
- Intrinsic & Extrinsic Semiconductors (p-type & n-type)
- p-n Junction Diode (Forward/Reverse Bias & V-I Characteristics)
- +2 more subtopics
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