JEE Main 2026 Syllabus

From the official National Testing Agency (NTA), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India documents · last checked 3 October 2026

Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.)

Mathematics

  • Sets, relations and functions
  • Complex numbers and quadratic equations
  • Matrices and determinants
  • Permutations and combinations
  • Binomial theorem and its simple applications
  • Sequence and series
  • Limit, continuity and differentiability
  • Integral calculus
  • Differential equations
  • Coordinate geometry
  • Three-dimensional geometry
  • Vector algebra
  • Statistics and probability
  • Trigonometry

Physics

  • Units and measurements
  • Kinematics
  • Laws of motion
  • Work, energy and power
  • Rotational motion
  • Gravitation
  • Properties of solids and liquids
  • Thermodynamics
  • Kinetic theory of gases
  • Oscillations and waves
  • Electrostatics
  • Current electricity
  • Magnetic effects of current and magnetism
  • Electromagnetic induction and alternating currents
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • Optics
  • Dual nature of matter and radiation
  • Atoms and nuclei
  • Electronic devices
  • Experimental skills (basic lab experiments, for example vernier calipers, screw gauge, simple pendulum, metre bridge, p-n junction and Zener diode curves)

Chemistry: Physical

  • Some basic concepts in chemistry
  • Atomic structure
  • Chemical bonding and molecular structure
  • Chemical thermodynamics
  • Solutions
  • Equilibrium
  • Redox reactions and electrochemistry
  • Chemical kinetics

Chemistry: Inorganic

  • Classification of elements and periodicity in properties
  • p-block elements
  • d- and f-block elements
  • Coordination compounds

Chemistry: Organic

  • Purification and characterisation of organic compounds
  • Some basic principles of organic chemistry
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Organic compounds containing halogens
  • Organic compounds containing oxygen
  • Organic compounds containing nitrogen
  • Biomolecules
  • Principles related to practical chemistry

Paper 2A (B.Arch)

Part I: Mathematics

  • Same 14 units as Paper 1 Mathematics (sets to trigonometry)

Part II: Aptitude Test

  • Awareness of people, buildings, materials, objects and textures linked to architecture and the built environment
  • Picturing 3D objects from 2D drawings and seeing different sides of 3D objects
  • Analytical reasoning and mental ability (visual, numerical and verbal)
  • 3D perception: scale, proportion, building forms, colour, texture, harmony and contrast
  • Designing and drawing geometric or abstract shapes and patterns in pencil
  • Changing 2D and 3D forms (union, subtraction, rotation), surfaces and volumes
  • Making plans, elevations and 3D views; 2D and 3D compositions from given shapes

Part III: Drawing Test

  • Sketching scenes and activities from memory: city spaces (markets, festivals, streets, monuments, parks), landscapes (riverfronts, forests, gardens, trees) and rural life
  • Done on a drawing sheet

Paper 2B (B.Planning)

Part I: Mathematics

  • Same 14 units as Paper 1 Mathematics (sets to trigonometry)

Part II: Aptitude Test

  • Same two aptitude units as Paper 2A: awareness of the built environment, 3D visualisation, reasoning, and 3D perception and design of forms

Part III: Planning

  • General awareness: general knowledge, major cities, development issues, government programmes
  • Social sciences: nationalism, colonialism and colonial cities, industrialisation, resources and development, agriculture, water, minerals, industries, national economy, human settlements
  • Civics: power-sharing, federalism, political parties, democracy, the Constitution of India
  • Economics and society: economic sectors, globalisation, development, poverty, population, social exclusion, urbanisation, rural development
  • Thinking skills: unseen passage, map reading (scale, distance, direction, area), critical reasoning, charts, graphs and tables, basic statistics and quantitative reasoning

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