JEE Main 2023: Syllabus, Chapter-wise Weightage, Important Topics, Previous Years’ Analysis, Exam Tips

ACIO — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:18:41 +0000

JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main is one of the most challenging and coveted entrance exams in India for engineering. Every year, the exam is conducted by NTA for candidates seeking admission to various undergraduate programs offered by the premier technical institutes of the country.

JEE Main consists of two papers named Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is conducted for students seeking admission to Undergraduate Engineering Programs (B.E/B. Tech) at IIITs, NITs, other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), and Institutions/Universities funded/ recognised by participating State Governments. Paper 2 is conducted for students seeking admission to B. Arch and B. Planning courses in the Country. JEE Main also serves as an eligibility test for JEE (Advanced), which is conducted for admission to IITs.

For the session 2023-24, JEE Main is conducted in two sessions. Session 1 was conducted in January 2023, and session 2 is scheduled for 06, 08, 10, 11, and 12 April 2023. The exam is conducted in 13 languages in computer-based test mode at designated exam centres in India and abroad. Since the competition is sky-high, it is imperative for students to prepare effectively, for which adequate knowledge of the syllabus and chapter-wise weightage is critical. Here we present the complete syllabus, chapter-wise weightage, important topics, previous years’ analysis and exam tips to help students ace their exams.

JEE Main 2023 Syllabus & Chapter-Wise Weightage of Physics:

S. No	Unit	No. of Questions	Total marks	Weightage
1.	Modern Physics	5	20	16.67%
2.	Heat and Thermodynamics	3	12	10%
3.	Optics	3	12	10%
4.	Current Electricity	3	12	10%
5.	Electrostatics	3	12	10%
6.	Magnetics	2	8	6.67%
7.	Unit, Dimension and Vector	1	4	3.33%
8.	Kinematics	1	4	3.33%
9.	Laws of motion	1	4	3.33%
10.	Work, Power and Energy	1	4	3.33%
11.	Centre Of Mass, Impulse and Momentum	1	4	3.33%
12.	Rotation	1	4	3.33%
13.	Gravitation	1	4	3.33%
14.	Simple Harmonic Motion	1	4	3.33%
15.	Solids and Fluids	1	4	3.33%
16.	Waves	1	4	3.33%
17.	Electromagnetic Induction; AC	1	4	3.33%

Important Topics of Physics:

Unit Name	Important Topics
Mechanics	Newton’s laws of motion Laws of gravitation Laws of conservation of linear and angular momentum Laws of conservation of energy, Equation of continuity Work energy theorem Laws of conservation of momentum Bernoulli’s theorem
Electricity and Magnetism	Capacitance Coulomb’s law and its applications Kirchhoff’s laws Circuit Problems and series-parallel circuit reduction Electrostatics Motional EMF Magnetostatics
Fluid mechanics and Thermal physics	Calculations of work, heat Carnot engine and its efficiency Internal energy Laws of thermodynamics Calorimetry Fluid mechanics
Oscillation and waves	Principle of superposition Reflection & refraction of waves Forced and damped oscillations Resonance Simple Harmonic Motion Doppler effects in sound through visualization
Optics	Interference Young’s double slit experiment Wavefront Huygens’ principle Laws of reflection & refraction Polarisation Dispersion of light by the prism Lens Formula and Magnification
Modern physics	Bohr’s model of atomic structure

Previous Years’ Chapter-wise Analysis of Physics:

Ch. No.	Chapter Name	*Jan 2019	*April 2019	*Jan 2020	*Sept 2020	24th Feb Shift 1 2021	16th March Shift 1 2021	20th July Shift 1 2021	26th August Shift 1 2021	29th June Shift 1 2022	29th June Shift 2 2022
1	Physics and Measurement	8	7	5	10	1	2	1	2	–	1
2	Kinematics	14	11	6	11	1	2	4	2	2	2
3	Laws of Motion	5	4	3	6	4	2	1	2	3	2
4	Work, Energy and Power	6	10	9	10	–	–	–	–	1	2
5	Rotational Motion	18	19	16	21	1	3	2	1	1	1
6	Gravitation	6	7	3	11	2	1	1	1	1	1
7	Properties of Solids and Liquids	6	13	7	9	3	1	1	2	1	2
8	Thermodynamics	18	13	11	16	2	1	2	1	1	–
9	Kinetic Theory of Gases	6	10	6	12	–	1	1	1	2	2
10	Oscillations and Waves	20	19	7	15	1	1	3	3	2	2
11	Electrostatics	23	20	12	21	2	1	1	2	2	5
12	Current Electricity	20	16	8	12	2	2	1	2	3	2
13	Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism	23	19	9	22	–	1	1	2	2	1
14	Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents	9	11	9	14	2	4	3	2	1	1
15	Electromagnetic Waves	7	6	5	8	1	2	1	1	1	–
16	Optics	20	19	14	21	3	2	2	1	2	2
17	Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation	7	9	6	10	1	1	2	1	1	1
18	Atoms and Nuclei	9	11	6	11	2	1	1	1	2	2
19	Electronic Devices	8	9	8	8	1	1	1	2	1	–
20	Communication Systems	7	7	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total Questions		240	240	150	250	30	30	30	30	30	30

Note – *The table shows the number of questions on each topic that were asked in the morning and evening shifts of a single session of the JEE Main exam of that year.

JEE Main 2023 Syllabus & Chapter-Wise Weightage of Chemistry:

S. No	Unit	No. of Questions	Total marks	Weightage
1.	Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry	3	12	10%
2.	Periodic table and Representative Elements	3	12	10%
3.	Thermodynamics And Gaseous State	2	8	6.67%
4.	Atomic Structure	2	8	6.67%
5.	Chemical Bonding	2	8	6.67%
6.	Chemical And Ionic Equilibrium	2	8	6.67%
7.	Solid-State And Surface Chemistry	2	8	6.67%
8.	Nuclear Chemistry And Environment	2	8	6.67%
9.	Mole Concept	1	4	3.33%
10.	Redox Reaction	1	4	3.33%
11.	Electrochemistry	1	4	3.33%
12.	Chemical Kinetics	1	4	3.33%
13.	Solution and Colligative Properties	1	4	3.33%
14.	General Organic Chemistry	1	4	3.33%
15.	Stereochemistry	1	4	3.33%
16.	Hydrocarbon	1	4	3.33%
17.	Alkyl Halides	1	4	3.33%
18.	Carboxylic Acid and their Derivatives	1	4	3.33%
19.	Carbohydrates, amino acid, and Polymers	1	4	3.33%
20.	Aromatic Compounds	1	4	3.33%

Important Topics of Chemistry:

Subject	Topics
Physical Chemistry	Mole Concept Atomic Structure Electrochemistry Thermodynamics Equilibrium Chemical Kinetics Gaseous & Liquid State Nuclear & Surface Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry	s, p, d and f-block elements Periodic table Properties of atoms like atomic radius, electron affinity, electronegativity, ionization and the electrode potential. Chemical Bonding Molecular Structure Coordination Compounds
Organic Chemistry	Organic Compounds containing Oxygen Some basic principles of Organic Chemistry Nucleophiles, electrophiles, type of reactions, basicity, acidity. Named Reactions & their mechanism Organic Synthesis Alkyl Halides Aromatic Compounds Isomerism Aldehydes and Ketones Carboxylic Acids & Its Derivatives

Previous Years’ Chapter-wise Analysis of Chemistry:

Ch. No.	Chapter Name	*Jan 2019	*April 2019	*Jan 2020	*Sept 2020	24th Feb Shift 1 2021	16th March Shift 1 2021	20th July Shift 1 2021	26th August Shift 1 2021	29th June Shift 1 2022	29th June Shift 2 2022
1	Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry	4	4	5	11	1	3	3	–	1	1
2	States of Matter	10	8	4	8	2	1	2	2	–	1
3	Atomic Structure	9	10	4	9	1	1	1	1	1	1
4	Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure	4	6	4	8	–	1	1	2	1	3
5	Chemical Thermodynamics	12	9	6	7	1	–	–	–	1	1
6	Solutions	11	10	6	7	2	2	2	2	2	1
7	Equilibrium	10	10	7	13	3	2	1	2	1	2
8	Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry	9	10	8	14	2	2	1	1	2	1
9	Chemical Kinetics & Surface Chemistry	15	15	10	21	1	1	1	2	2	2
10	Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties	5	4	6	11	1	–	1	1	1	–
11	General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Metals	8	9	4	7	2	1	1	1	1	1
12	Hydrogen, s & p- Block Elements	21	20	15	23	2	5	3	5	4	2
13	d – and f – Block Elements & Co-Ordination Compounds	19	25	19	23	1	2	3	1	1	3
14	Environmental Chemistry	13	9	2	6	1	1	–	–	1	1
15	Purification, Basic Principles and Characterization of Organic Compounds	11	18	8	13	–	–	–	–	1	1
16	Hydrocarbons and their Halogen Derivatives	8	16	12	12	3	1	2	3	3	2
17	Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen	31	19	10	25	3	3	3	4	3	3
18	Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen	12	14	5	7	2	2	1	–	1	1
19	Polymers and Biomolecules	12	16	7	13	2	–	3	2	2	2
20	Practical Chemistry and Chemistry In Everyday Life	16	8	8	12	–	2	1	1	1	1
Total Questions		240	240	150	250	30	30	30	30	30	30

Note – *The table shows the number of questions on each topic that were asked in the morning and evening shifts of a single session of the JEE Main exam of that year.

JEE Main 2023 Syllabus & Chapter-Wise Weightage of Maths:

S.No	Unit	No. of Questions	Total marks	Weightage
1.	Coordinate Geometry	5	20	16.67%
2.	Limits, continuity, and Differentiability	3	12	10%
3.	Integral Calculus	3	12	10%
4.	Complex numbers and Quadratic Equation	2	8	6.67%
5.	Matrices and determinants	2	8	6.67%
6.	Statistics and Probability	2	8	6.67%
7.	Three-dimensional geometry	2	8	6.67%
8.	Vector Algebra	2	8	6.67%
9.	Sets, relations, and function	1	4	3.33%
10.	Permutation and Combination	1	4	3.33%
11.	Binomial theorem and its Application	1	4	3.33%
12.	Sequences and Series	1	4	3.33%
13.	Trigonometry	1	4	3.33%
14.	Mathematical Reasoning	1	4	3.33%
15.	Differential Equation	1	4	3.33%
16.	Statistics and Dynamics	1	4	3.33%
17.	Differential Calculus	1	4	3.33%

Important Topics of Maths:

Unit Name	Important Topics
Calculus	Limits Differentiability and Continuity Relationship between Continuity & Differentiability Differentiation Integration Definite Integrals Integration by Parts Properties of definite integrals Rate Measurement Tangents and Normal Maxima and Minima Differential Equations Area under curves
Co-ordinate Geometry	Parabola Circle Ellipse Straight lines Hyperbola
3D Geometry and Vectors	Vectors 3-D Geometry
Algebra	Logarithms Matrices Determinants Quadratic Equations Complex Number Permutations and Combinations Sequence and Series Binomial Theorem
Trigonometry	Inverse Trigonometry Trigonometric functions Trigonometric ratios Graphs and substitutions

Previous Years’ Chapter-wise Analysis of Maths:

Ch. No.	Chapter Name	*Jan 2019	*April 2019	*Jan 2020	*Sept 2020	24th Feb Shift 1 2021	16th March Shift 1 2021	20th July Shift 1 2021	26th August Shift 1 2021	29th June Shift 1 2022	29th June Shift 2 2022
1	Sets, Relations and Functions	8	11	5	10	1	2	1	1	2	1
2	Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations	15	14	12	19	2	2	3	3	2	2
3	Matrices and Determinants	17	15	13	20	2	2	3	2	2	2
4	Permutations And Combinations	8	8	6	9	2	1	1	2	1	1
5	Mathematical Induction	1	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–
6	Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications	11	10	5	11	1	2	2	1	1	2
7	Sequences and Series	13	17	11	20	1	1	–	2	1	2
8	Limit, Continuity and Differentiability	31	31	26	37	4	2	3	4	4	3
9	Integral Calculus	25	26	15	21	3	4	4	4	2	3
10	Differential Equations	7	8	7	11	1	1	2	–	2	2
11	Co-ordinate Geometry	39	37	15	30	4	3	2	4	3	2
12	Three Dimensional Geometry	16	18	5	12	2	2	1	2	3	3
13	Vector Algebra	8	7	7	9	1	2	3	1	1	2
14	Statistics and Probability	17	16	12	21	2	2	2	2	2	2
15	Trigonometry	17	14	5	10	3	3	2	1	3	2
16	Mathematical Reasoning	7	8	6	10	1	1	1	1	1	1
Total Questions		240	240	150	250	30	30	30	30	30	30

Note – *The table shows the number of questions on each topic that were asked in the morning and evening shifts of a single session of the JEE Main exam of that year.

JEE Main 2023 Exam Tips:

As mentioned above, JEE Main is among the most challenging engineering exams. Therefore, rigorous preparation, revision, practice and effective exam strategy are critical for students to qualify. To help students, we present some tips and strategies to improve their exam performance and score.

Remember to sleep early the night before. Wake up early the following day, exercise mildly and eat a light breakfast or meal.
Reach the examination centre at least 15 minutes before the reporting time. Don’t forget to carry your admit card and ID proof with you.
Carefully read all the instructions provided in the admit card and question paper and listen to the additional instructions provided by the invigilators.
Start with the easier section/ questions first and leave the tougher ones for later on.
Read the entire question carefully before answering it.
Utilize the step-by-step approach for numerical questions. First, gather all the given data, identify the concept/ formula, and start solving the problem.
For conceptual questions, carefully read the entire question and all options before deciding on the correct answer.
Do not guess answers, as there will be negative markings that could actually reduce your score.
Keep an eye on the clock. Do not waste too much time on the initial questions.

JEE Main 2023 FAQs by NTA:

Since the JEE Main 2023 exam is just around the corner, candidates are advised to go through the provided chapter-wise weightage, important topics and previous years’ analysis and prepare accordingly for the exam. Practising as many sample papers as possible is also advisable for formulating an effective exam strategy.

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