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JEE Main Syllabus 2020- Complete Subject-Wise Syllabus

Preeti Gupta updated on : 22 Sep, 2020 46

JEE Main Syllabus 2020- Every candidate preparing for JEE Main must study the syllabus of JEE Main announced by CBSE. As CBSE is the exam conducting authority for JEE Main 2020, it announces the topics and subjects covered in the exam syllabus. JEE Main syllabus makes an integral part of preparation plan as it helps them streamline their timetable and other strategies. By going through JEE Main syllabus before making preparation plan, candidates will be able to identify the topics that need more attention and the ones which can be covered easily and quickly. Further, it also helps them get a knack of the topics which can help them score well will minimum efforts. In addition to the JEE Main syllabus announced by CBSE, candidates should also check previous year question papers. It gives them an idea of the type of questions asked in JEE Main exam.

Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) is a national level undergraduate entrance exam conducted by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to grant admission to various engineering programmes.  All the IITs, NITs, IISc, ISM and some private engineering institutes accept JEE Main score to grant admission to various engineering programmes available with them. Read the article below to get detailed information of JEE Main Syllabus 2020 along with JEE Main exam pattern and previous year question papers.

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JEE Main 2020 Exam Pattern

JEE Main exam pattern 2020 will give you a glimpse of the type of questions asked in the exam. As per JEE Main exam pattern, Paper 1 will include questions from chemistry, physics, and mathematics while Paper 2 will have three parts including aptitude test, drawing and mathematics. There will be a total of 90 questions in Paper 1. It will be 30 objective type questions from each subject. Paper 2 will have 50 questions in the aptitude test, 30 questions from mathematics and 2 questions to check drawing skills of the candidates.

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 – Paper I

Subjects

Questions

Marks

Chemistry

30

120

Physics

30

120

Mathematics

30

120

Total

90

360

JEE Main Exam Pattern 2020 – Paper II

Subjects

Questions

Marks

Mathematics

30

120

Aptitude test

50

200

Drawing

2

70

Total

82

390

Important point about JEE Main Exam Pattern

  • The test will be of 3 hours
  • There will be multiple-choice questions (MCQs) in Paper 1 while Paper 2 will have objective type questions and other questions to check drawing skills of the aspirants
  • There will be negative marking in each section of Paper I while Part 1 and 2 of Paper II will have negative marking for wrong attempts
  • Every wrong answer will be penalized by 1/4 marks assigned to specific question
  • The exam will be conducted both in online as well as offline mode

JEE Main Syllabus 2020

JEE Main syllabus 2020 will cover topics from all the three sections namely, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics/ Biology for Paper I and Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing Test for Paper II. Candidates seeking admission to B.Tech/ BE courses will appear for JEE Main Paper I and for this they need to study physics, chemistry, and mathematics. Candidates who want to apply for B. Architecture/ B. Planning courses need to take JEE Main 2020 Paper II and the syllabus for this include topics from Mathematics, Aptitude Test, and Drawing. Candidates who want to apply for both the courses need to appear in both Paper I and Paper II and study all the subjects covered in JEE Main 2108 syllabus.

Here is the section-wise syllabus for JEE Main 2020:

Syllabus of JEE Main 2020:

PHYSICS:

11th Standard

12th Standard

Momentum and Collision

Errors in measurements and instruments

Centre of Mass and Inertia

Communication system

Rotational Dynamics

Electronic devices

Elasticity, Calorimetry, Thermal Expansion

Dual nature of matter and radiation

Ktg and Thermodynamics

Nuclear physics and radioactivity

Simple Harmonic Motion

Electromagnetic induction and AC

Mechanical Waves

Magnetic effect of current and magnetism

Fluid Mechanics

Geometrical optics

Unit Dimension and Measurement

Wave optics

Kinematics

Electrostatistics

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Gravitation

Circular Motion

Current Electricity

Work, Power and Energy

Capacitance

CHEMISTRY:

11th Standard

12th  Standard

Atomic Structure

Practical Organic Chemistry

Electronic Displacement Effect

Amines

Gaseous State

Carboxylic acids and its derivatives

Chemical Bonding

Polymers

Nomenclature of organic compounds

Biomolecules

Mole Concept

Electrochemistry

Periodic table and Properties

Thermodynamics and Thermochemistry

Isomerism

S, PS, D and F Block elements

Nuclear chemistry (radioactivity)

Carbonly Compounds

Chemical Kinetics

Qualitative Analysis

Chemical and Ionic Equilibrium

Solid State

Redox and equivalent concepts

Phenol

 

Alcohol and Ether

 

Metallurgy

 

Liquid Solution and Surface Chemistry

 

Aromatic Hydrocarbons

 

Co-ordination Compounds

 

Halogen Derivatives

MATHEMATICS:

11th  Standard

12th Standard

Mathematical Induction and Reasoning

Statistics

Sets, Relations and Functions

Complex number

Binomial Theorem

Parabola, ellipse and hyperbola

Permutation and Combination

Area under curve

Circles

Differential equation

Straight line and pair of lines

Probability

Solutions of triangle

3-dimensional geometry

Trigonometric functions, equations, and inequations

Vectors

Sequence and Progression

Determinant and Matrices

Quadratic equation and expression

Definite Integral

Compound angles

Indefinite Integral

Logarithms and related expression

Method of Differentiation

 

Limit, Continuity, and Derivability

JEE Main Syllabus for Paper II (Aptitude Test B. Arch and B. Planning)

Part I-

Objects, Awareness of materials, places, persons, buildings, visualizing 3D objects from 2D drawings, Analytical Reasoning Mental Ability (Numerical, Visual and Numerical), Visualising different sides of 3D objects.

Part II-

3D Perception: Appreciation and understanding of scale and proportion of objects, building forms and elements, colour texture, harmony and contrast, design and drawing of geometrical or abstract shapes and patterns in pencil, transformation of forms both 2D and 3D union, subtraction, rotation, development of surfaces and volumes, generation of plan, elevations and 3D views of objects. Creating 2D and 3D compositions using given shapes and forms.

Sketching of scenes and activities from memory of urbanscape (market, public space, street scenes, festivals, recreational, monuments, etc) landscape (gardens, jungles, riverfronts, trees, plants etc.) and rural life.

The candidates are required to bring pencils, erasers, own geometry box and crayons and colour pencils for the Aptitude test.

JEE Main 2020 Important Topics and Books:

The JEE Main 2020 important topics have been suggested by various experts. Engineering aspirants who are appearing for JEE Main exam can go through the details below to have an idea about the important topics and books for JEE Mains and strategise their preparation accordingly.

JEE Main Maths Important Topics 2020-

Mathematics section of JEE Main has always been one of the toughest section of the question paper. You can go through the table below that gives you an overview of the most occurred topics of JEE Main examination:

S. No.

Important Topics of Mathematics Section

1

Complex Number

2

Differential Equation

3

Quadratic Equation

4

Permutation and Combination

5

Vector and 3D

6

Definite Integration

7

Probability

8

Conic Section

Mathematics Books to be referred for JEE Main:

S. No.

Name of the Book

Author/Publisher

1

Complete Mathematics

McGraw-Hill Education Pvt Ltd.

2

Integral Calculus

Arihant

3

Differential Calculus

Arihant

4

Problems in Calculus of One Variable

I A Maron

5

103 Trigonometry Problems

Titu Andreescu & Zuming Feng

6

Coordinate Geometry

S.L. Loney

7

Higher Algebra

Hall Knight

8

Trigonometry

S. L. Loney

9 Higher Algebra Hall Knight+ Bernard-child

JEE Main Physics Important Topics 2020:

The most important topics for JEE Main from Physics sections are summed up below in the table:

S. No.

Important Topics of Physics Section

1

Semiconductor

2

Nuclear Physics

3

EMI

4

Rotation Motion

5

Work Energy Power

6

Radioactivity

7

Heat and Thermodynamics

8

Electrostatistics

9

Conservation Laws

10

Newton’s Laws of Motion

Physics Books to be referred for JEE Main:

S. No.

Name of the Book

Author/Publisher

1

Problems in General Physics

I.E. Irodov

2

Fundamentals of Physics

Halliday, Resnick and Walker

3

Concepts of Physics Volume I and II

H. C. Verma

4

Aptitude Test Problems in Physics

Krotov

JEE Main Chemistry Important Topics 2020:

Selection of the right books for preparation of JEE Main exam is half the battle won. Here is the list of some of the best JEE Main books for the aspirants preparing for JEE Main 2020. 

The most occurred topics from Chemistry in JEE Main exam are listed below:

S. No.

Important Topics of Chemistry Section

1

Organic Chemistry

2

Thermodynamics

3

Coordination Chemistry and Chemical Bonding in Inorganic Chemistry

4

Chemical Equilibrium in Physical Chemistry

5

Electrochemistry

6

Qualitative Analysis

Chemistry Books to be referred for JEE Main:

Subject

S. No.

Name of the book

Author/Publisher

Physical Chemistry

1

Physical Chemistry

P. W. Atkins

2

Numerical Chemistry

P. Bahadur

  3 Physical Chemistry N. Awasthi

 

Organic Chemistry

1

Organic Chemistry

Paula Bruice Yurkanis

2

Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry by Morrison and Boyd

 

Inorganic Chemistry

1

Inorganic Chemistry

J. D. Lee

2

Inorganic Chemistry

O. P. Tandon

JEE Main Previous Year Question Papers

"Practice makes a man perfect" and the best way to practice for an entrance exam is to solve previous year question papers. Candidates can easily find JEE Main previous year question papers online and can practice them. It will not only help the candidates check their preparation level but will also help plan some strategies to solve tricky questions in the exam.

Now, when you have a complete list of topics covered in JEE Main Syllabus, it will be easier for you to start JEE Main exam preparation. Set your priorities, make study goal and get ready to achieve them by successfully cracking JEE Main exam 2020 with high marks.

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