JEE Main — Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Previous Year Papers & Practice जेईई मेन
Joint Entrance Examination (Main) — Paper 1 (B.E./B.Tech.) · conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) · for B.E./B.Tech. admission (NITs, IIITs, GFTIs) and qualifying for JEE Advanced.
Exam pattern & marking Official source
| Mode | Computer Based Test (CBT) |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 hours |
| Subjects | Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry — equal weightage |
| Questions | 75 = 25 per subject (Section A: 20 MCQs + Section B: 5 numerical-value questions) |
| Total marks | 300 (100 per subject) |
| Marking | +4 correct, −1 incorrect (in both Section A and Section B), 0 unanswered |
| Sessions | Two sessions; merit uses NTA scores merged across all shifts of both sessions |
Source: Information Bulletin JEE (Main) 2027 (official PDF) · checked 2026-11-01. Always confirm with the latest official bulletin before the exam.
Syllabus — JEE (Main) 2027 syllabus Official source
Unit names exactly as in the official syllabus PDF. Old papers keep the syllabus of their own year.
Physics — 20 units
- Unit 1: Units and Measurements
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 1 Units and Measurements ↗ - Unit 2: Kinematics
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 2 Motion in a Straight Line ↗ Class 11 · Ch 3 Motion in a Plane ↗ - Unit 3: Laws of Motion
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 4 Laws of Motion ↗ - Unit 4: Work, Energy and Power
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 5 Work, Energy and Power ↗ - Unit 5: Rotational Motion
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 6 System of Particles and Rotational Motion ↗ - Unit 6: Gravitation
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 7 Gravitation ↗ - Unit 7: Properties of Solids and Liquids
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Mechanical Properties of Solids ↗ Class 11 · Ch 9 Mechanical Properties of Fluids ↗ Class 11 · Ch 10 Thermal Properties of Matter ↗ - Unit 8: Thermodynamics
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 11 Thermodynamics ↗ - Unit 9: Kinetic Theory of Gases
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 12 Kinetic Theory ↗ - Unit 10: Oscillations and Waves
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 13 Oscillations ↗ Class 11 · Ch 14 Waves ↗ - Unit 11: Electrostatics
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 1 Electric Charges and Fields ↗ Class 12 · Ch 2 Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance ↗ - Unit 12: Current Electricity
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 3 Current Electricity ↗ - Unit 13: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 4 Moving Charges and Magnetism ↗ Class 12 · Ch 5 Magnetism and Matter ↗ - Unit 14: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 6 Electromagnetic Induction ↗ Class 12 · Ch 7 Alternating Current ↗ - Unit 15: Electromagnetic Waves
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 8 Electromagnetic Waves ↗ - Unit 16: Optics
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 9 Ray Optics and Optical Instruments ↗ Class 12 · Ch 10 Wave Optics ↗ - Unit 17: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 11 Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter ↗ - Unit 18: Atoms and Nuclei
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 12 Atoms ↗ Class 12 · Ch 13 Nuclei ↗ - Unit 19: Electronic Devices
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 14 Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits ↗ - Unit 20: Experimental Skills
Practical/lab skills — see the Physics Lab.
Chemistry — 20 units
- Unit 1: Some Basic Concepts in Chemistry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 1 Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry ↗ - Unit 2: Atomic Structure
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 2 Structure of Atom ↗ - Unit 3: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 4 Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure ↗ - Unit 4: Chemical Thermodynamics
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 5 Thermodynamics ↗ - Unit 5: Solutions
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 1 Solutions ↗ - Unit 6: Equilibrium
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 6 Equilibrium ↗ - Unit 7: Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 7 Redox Reactions ↗ Class 12 · Ch 2 Electrochemistry ↗ - Unit 8: Chemical Kinetics
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 3 Chemical Kinetics ↗ - Unit 9: Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 3 Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties ↗ - Unit 10: p-Block Elements
Not in the current (rationalised) NCERT Class 11–12 books — SLH will add its own notes. - Unit 11: d- and f-Block Elements
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 4 The d-and f-Block Elements ↗ - Unit 12: Coordination Compounds
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 5 Coordination Compounds ↗ - Unit 13: Purification and Characterisation of Organic Compounds
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques ↗ - Unit 14: Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques ↗ - Unit 15: Hydrocarbons
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 9 Hydrocarbons ↗ - Unit 16: Organic Compounds Containing Halogens
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 6 Haloalkanes and Haloarenes ↗ - Unit 17: Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 7 Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers ↗ Class 12 · Ch 8 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids ↗ - Unit 18: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 9 Amines ↗ - Unit 19: Biomolecules
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 10 Biomolecules ↗ - Unit 20: Principles Related to Practical Chemistry
Practical chemistry — lab-based.
Mathematics — 14 units
- Unit 1: Sets, Relations and Functions
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 1 Sets ↗ Class 11 · Ch 2 Relations and Functions ↗ Class 12 · Ch 1 Relations and Functions ↗ - Unit 2: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 4 Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations ↗ - Unit 3: Matrices and Determinants
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 3 Matrices ↗ Class 12 · Ch 4 Determinants ↗ - Unit 4: Permutations and Combinations
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 6 Permutations and Combinations ↗ - Unit 5: Binomial Theorem and its Simple Applications
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 7 Binomial Theorem ↗ - Unit 6: Sequence and Series
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 8 Sequences and Series ↗ - Unit 7: Limit, Continuity and Differentiability
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 12 Limits and Derivatives ↗ Class 12 · Ch 5 Continuity and Differentiability ↗ Class 12 · Ch 6 Application of Derivatives ↗ - Unit 8: Integral Calculus
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 7 Integrals ↗ Class 12 · Ch 8 Application of Integrals ↗ - Unit 9: Differential Equations
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 9 Differential Equations ↗ - Unit 10: Co-ordinate Geometry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 9 Straight Lines ↗ Class 11 · Ch 10 Conic Sections ↗ - Unit 11: Three Dimensional Geometry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 11 Introduction to Three Dimensional Geometry ↗ Class 12 · Ch 11 Three Dimensional Geometry ↗ - Unit 12: Vector Algebra
NCERT foundation Class 12 · Ch 10 Vector Algebra ↗ - Unit 13: Statistics and Probability
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 13 Statistics ↗ Class 11 · Ch 14 Probability ↗ Class 12 · Ch 13 Probability ↗ - Unit 14: Trigonometry
NCERT foundation Class 11 · Ch 3 Trigonometric Functions ↗ Class 12 · Ch 2 Inverse Trigonometric Functions ↗
✓ SLH = full SLH chapter (notes, diagrams, quiz) · ↗ = official NCERT book chapter (SLH lesson coming soon).
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Practice & tests
JEE Physics, Chemistry and Maths question banks (single-correct, numerical) and full-length timed mocks will appear here once SLH has written and checked them. Until then, use the official past papers below with a 3-hour timer.
Previous year papers Official source
📝 JEE Main official past papers9 question papers · 2026–2026 · year / session / shift / language filters · coverage gridOfficial links
- JEE Main official website
- Information Bulletin JEE (Main) 2027
- Official syllabus (JEE (Main) 2027 syllabus)
FAQs
What is the exam pattern of JEE Main?
Mode: Computer Based Test (CBT); Duration: 3 hours; Subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry — equal weightage; Questions: 75 = 25 per subject (Section A: 20 MCQs + Section B: 5 numerical-value questions); Total marks: 300 (100 per subject).
Which syllabus should I follow for JEE Main?
The official JEE (Main) 2027 syllabus, published on https://jeemain.nta.nic.in/. SLH lists every unit of it on this page and links each one to its NCERT foundation chapter as our lessons go live.
Are the JEE Main past papers on SLH official?
Yes — every paper on SLH opens the official PDF on the exam website (NTA or the IIT organising JEE Advanced). We do not re-host or edit them.
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