Syllabus of the NEET-UG is prepared by CBSE, NCERT and COBSE after review
of various State syllabi to establish a uniformity across the country
keeping in view the relevance of different areas in medical education.
Contents Class XI Syllabus
UNIT I: Physical World and Measurement
Physics: Scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics,
technology and society.
Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI
units, fundamental and derived units. Length, mass and time measurements;
accuracy and precision of measuring instruments; errors in measurement;
significant figures.
Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.
UNIT II: Kinematics
Frame of reference, Motion in a straight line; Position-time graph,
speed and velocity. Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and
instantaneous velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time
and position-time graphs, for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical
treatment).
Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing
motion.
Scalar and vector quantities: Position and displacement vectors, general
vectors, general vectors and notation, equality of vectors, multiplication
of vectors by a real number; addition and subtraction of vectors. Relative
velocity.
Unit vectors. Resolution of a vector in a plane-rectangular components.
Scalar and Vector products of Vectors. Motion in a plane. Cases of
uniform velocity and uniform acceleration- projectile motion. Uniform
circular motion.
UNIT III: Laws of Motion
Intuitive concept of force. Inertia, Newton�s first law of motion;
momentum and Newton�s second law of motion; impulse; Newton�s third
law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications.
Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and Kinetic friction, laws
of friction, rolling friction, lubrication.
Dynamics of uniform circular motion. Centripetal force, examples
of circular motion (vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked
road).
UNIT IV: Work, Energy and Power
Work done by a constant force and variable force; kinetic energy,
work-energy theorem, power.
Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative
forces; conservation of mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies);
nonconservative forces; motion in a vertical circle, elastic and inelastic
collisions in one and two dimensions.
UNIT V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and
centre of mass motion. Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass
of uniform rod.
Moment of a force,-torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular
momentum with some examples.
Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equation of
rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions; moment
of inertia, radius of gyration. Values of M.I. for simple geometrical
objects (no derivation).
Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
UNIT VI: Gravitation
Kepler�s laws of planetary motion. The universal law of gravitation.
Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.
Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity,
orbital velocity of a satellite. Geostationary satellites.
Viscosity, Stokes� law, terminal velocity, Reynold�s number, streamline
and turbulent flow. Critical velocity, Bernoulli�s theorem and its applications.
Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure,
application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary
rise.
Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; thermal expansion of solids,
liquids, and gases. Anomalous expansion. Specific heat capacity: Cp,
Cv- calorimetry; change of state � latent heat.
Heat transfer- conduction and thermal conductivity, convection and
radiation.
Qualitative ideas of Black Body Radiation, Wein�s displacement law,
and Green House effect.
Newton�s law of cooling and Stefan�s law.
UNIT VIII: Thermodynamics
Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of
Thermodynamics). Heat, work and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics.
Isothermal and adiabatic processes.
Second law of the thermodynamics: Reversible and irreversible processes.
Heat engines and refrigerators.
UNIT IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas.
Kinetic theory of gases: Assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic
energy and temperature; degrees of freedom, law of equipartition of
energy (statement only) and application to specific heat capacities
of gases; concept of mean free path.
UNIT X: Oscillations and Waves
Periodic motion-period, frequency, displacement as a function of
time. Periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion(SHM) and its equation;
phase; oscillations of a spring-restoring force and force constant;
energy in SHM �Kinetic and potential energies; simple pendulum-derivation
of expression for its time period; free, forced and damped oscillations
(qualitative ideas only), resonance.
Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of wave motion.
Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition
of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes,
fundamental mode and harmonics. Beats. Doppler effect.
Contents Class XII Syllabus
UNIT I: Electrostatics
Electric charges and their conservation. Coulomb�s law-force between
two point charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle
and continuous charge distribution.
Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field
lines; electric dipole, electric field due to a dipole; torque on a
dipole in a uniform electric field.
Electric flux, statement of Gauss�s theorem and its applications
to find field due to infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged
infinite plane sheet and uniformly charged thin spherical shell (field
inside and outside)
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due
to a point charge, a dipole and system of charges: equipotential surfaces,
electrical potential energy of a system of two point charges and of
electric diploes in an electrostatic field.
Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside
a conductor.
Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitance, combination
of capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate
capacitor with and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy
stored in a capacitor, Van de Graaff generator.
UNIT II: Current Electricity
Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor,
drift velocity and mobility, and their relation with electric current;
Ohm�s law, electrical resistance, V-I characteristics (liner and non-linear),
electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity and conductivity.
Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; series and parallel
combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance.
Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a
cell, combination of cells in series and in parallel.
Kirchhoff�s laws and simple applications. Wheatstone bridge, metre
bridge.
Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference,
and for comparing emf of two cells; measurement of internal resistance
of a cell.
UNIT III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Concept of magnetic field, Oersted�s experiment. Biot-Savart law
and its application to current carrying circular loop.
Ampere�s law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire,
straight and toroidal solenoids. Force on a moving charge in uniform
magnetic and electric fields. Cyclotron.
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field.
Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of
ampere. Torque experienced by a current loop in a magnetic field; moving
coil galvanometer-its current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter
and voltmeter.
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment.
Magnetic dipole moment of a revolving electron. Magnetic field intensity
due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular
to its axis. Torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic
field; bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth�s
magnetic field and magnetic elements.
Para-, dia-and ferro-magnetic substances, with examples.
Electromagnetic and factors affecting their strengths. Permanent
magnets.
UNIT IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday�s law, induced emf and current;
Lenz�s Law, Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance.
Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/
voltage; reactance and impedance; LC oscillations (qualitative treatment
only), LCR series circuit, resonance; power in AC circuits, wattles
current.
AC generator and transformer.
UNIT V: Electromagnetic Waves
Need for displacement current.
Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (qualitative ideas
only).
Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible,
ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their
uses.
UNIT VI: Optics
Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula. Refraction
of light, total internal reflection and its applications optical fibres,
refraction at spherical surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lens-maker�s
formula. Magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses
in contact combination of a lens and a mirror.
Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism.
Scattering of light- blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance
of the sun at sunrise and sunset.
Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation and accommodation,
correction of eye defects (myopia and hypermetropia) using lenses.
Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting)
and their magnifying powers.
Wave optics: Wavefront and Huygens� principle, reflection and refraction
of plane wave at a plane surface using wavefronts.
Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens� principle.
Interference, Young�s double hole experiment and expression for fringe
width, coherent sources and sustained interference of light.
Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum.
Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes. Polarisation,
plane polarized light; Brewster�s law, uses of plane polarized light
and Polaroids.
UNIT VII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard�s observations; Einstein�s
photoelectric equation- particle nature of light.
Matter waves- wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer
experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion
should be explained).
UNIT VIII: Atoms and Nuclei
Alpha- particle scattering experiments; Rutherford�s model of atom;
Bohr model, energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of
nucleus, atomic masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones.
Radioactivity- alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties
decay law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon
and its variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion.
UNIT IX: Electronic Devices
Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators
and semiconductors; semiconductor diode- I-V characteristics in forward
and reverse bias, diode as a rectifier; I-V characteristics of LED,
photodiode, solar cell, and Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator.
Junction transistor, transistor action, characteristics of a transistor;
transistor as an amplifier (common emitter configuration) and oscillator.
Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR).
Transistor as a switch .
