If you prepared only for JEE Main, these are the topics you still need for Advanced.
Last updated: 26 October 2026
We compared the two official syllabus documents line by line. Chemistry has the biggest gap, mostly inorganic and named organic reactions.
| Subject | Topic | Closest JEE Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Maths | Intermediate Value Property of Continuous Functions | Limits, continuity and differentiability |
| Maths | Incentre of a Triangle | co-ordinate of the centroid, orthocentre and circumcentre of a triangle |
| Physics | Dynamics of Rigid Bodies with Fixed Axis of Rotation | rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion |
| Physics | Characteristic and Continuous X-rays, Moseley's Law | electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays) |
| Chemistry | Most Probable Velocity of Gas Molecules | RMS speed of gas molecules |
| Chemistry | Freundlich Adsorption Isotherm | Preparation of lyophilic and lyophobic sols |
| Chemistry | Stability of Coordination Compounds | Bonding: Valence bond approach and basic ideas of Crystal field theory |
| Chemistry | Cyclic Polymerization Reaction of Alkynes | polymerization |
| Chemistry | Aldehydes and Ketones: Preparations from Acid Chlorides, Nitriles, Esters | Nature of carbonyl group, nucleophilic addition to >C=O group |
| Chemistry | Polymers: Types, Natural Rubber, Cellulose, Nylon, Teflon, Bakelite, PVC | polymerization |
| Maths | L'Hospital's Rule for Limits | Limits, continuity and differentiability |
| Maths | Circle Through Points of Intersection | points of intersection of a line and a circle with the centre at the origin |
| Physics | Rolling Without Slipping | rigid body rotation and equations of rotational motion |
| Physics | Combinations of Mirrors and Thin Lenses | combination of thin lenses in contact |
| Chemistry | Diffusion of Gases | kinetic theory of gases: assumptions, the concept of pressure |
| Chemistry | Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis | factors affecting the rate of reactions: concentration, temperature, pressure and catalyst |
| Chemistry | Ligands and Spectrochemical Series | ligands, coordination number, denticity, chelation |
| Chemistry | Reactions of Alkenes with KMnO4 and Ozone | Ozonolysis and polymerization |
| Chemistry | Ethers: Williamson's Synthesis and C-O Bond Cleavage | Ethers: Structure |
| Chemistry | Types of Proteins: Fibrous and Globular | primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (qualitative idea only) |
| Maths | De-Morgan's Laws and Symmetric Difference of Sets | Sets and their representation; Union, intersection and complement of sets and their algebraic properties |
| Maths | Tangents and Normals to Curves | Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic-Increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and minima of functions of one variable |
| Maths | Equation of a Plane in 3D Geometry | Equation of a line; Skew lines, the shortest distance between them and its equation |
| Physics | Carnot Engine and Its Efficiency | The second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes |
| Physics | Alpha, Beta and Gamma Radiations | nuclear fission and fusion |
| Chemistry | Reaction Quotient in Chemical Equilibrium | equilibrium constants (Kp and Kc) and their significance |
| Chemistry | Hydrogen: Position, Isotopes, Hydrides and Hydrogen Peroxide | hydrogen bonding and its applications |
| Chemistry | Environmental Chemistry | Uses, environmental effects of chloroform, iodoform, freons and DDT |
| Chemistry | Kolbe Reaction of Phenols | Reimer - Tiemann reaction |
| Chemistry | Carboxylic Acids: Preparations and Reactions | Acidic strength and factors affecting it |
| Maths | Rolle's Theorem and Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem | Applications of derivatives: Rate of change of quantities, monotonic-Increasing and decreasing functions, Maxima and minima of functions of one variable |
| Maths | Equation of Angle Bisector Between Two Lines | angles between two lines, conditions for concurrence of three lines |
| Physics | Doppler Effect in Sound | Wave motion, longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of the travelling wave |
| Physics | Law of Radioactive Decay, Half-life and Mean Life | Composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses |
| Chemistry | Solid State: Crystal Systems and Close Packed Structures | Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship |
| Chemistry | Surfactants and Micelles | Colloids: types, methods of preparation and general properties |
| Chemistry | Isolation of Metals: Thermodynamic and Electrochemical Principles | extraction of metals |
| Chemistry | Phenol: Esterification, Etherification, Aspirin Synthesis, Oxidation and Reduction | Electrophilic substitution reactions, halogenation, nitration and sulphonation, Reimer - Tiemann reaction |
| Chemistry | Oxime and Hydrazone Formation | Nucleophilic addition reactions (addition of HCN, NH3 and its derivatives) |
| Chemistry | Chemistry in Everyday Life: Drugs, Sweeteners, Soaps and Detergents | Hormones (General introduction) |
| Maths | Elementary Row and Column Transformations of Matrices | Matrices, algebra of matrices, type of matrices, determinants and matrices of order two and three |
| Maths | Equations of Tangent, Normal and Chord of a Circle | A standard form of equations of a circle, the general form of the equation of a circle |
| Physics | Collision of Point Masses with Rigid Bodies | Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions |
| Physics | Deviation and Dispersion of Light by a Prism | refraction of light through a prism |
| Chemistry | Intermolecular Interactions: Types and Distance Dependence | Elementary idea of metallic bonding, hydrogen bonding and its applications |
| Chemistry | Equivalent Conductivity | molar conductivities and their variation with concentration |
| Chemistry | Metal Carbonyls | importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis, extraction of metals and in biological systems) |
| Chemistry | Allylic and Benzylic Halogenation | mechanism of halogenation of alkanes |
| Chemistry | Alcohol Reactions: Phosphorus Halides, ZnCl2/HCl, Thionyl Chloride | Identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration |
| Chemistry | Carbohydrates: Anomers, Glycoside Formation and Hydrolysis | Mono- and di-saccharides (glucose and fructose) |
| Maths | Properties of Binomial Coefficients | Binomial theorem for a positive integral index, general term and middle term and simple applications |
| Maths | Parametric Equations of Conics | equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in standard forms |
| Physics | Forced and Damped Oscillations, Resonance | Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation |
| Physics | RC, LR, LC and LCR Circuits with DC and AC Sources | LCR series circuit, resonance, power in AC circuits |
| Chemistry | Deviation from Ideality and Van der Waals Equation | Equation of state of a perfect gas |
| Chemistry | Batteries (Primary, Secondary), Fuel Cells and Corrosion | dry cell and lead accumulator, fuel cells |
| Chemistry | p-Block Elements: Detailed Compound Chemistry | General Introduction: Electronic configuration and general trends in physical and chemical properties of elements across the periods and down the groups |
| Chemistry | Conformations of Butane | Conformations: Sawhorse and Newman projections (of ethane) |
| Chemistry | Stereochemical Aspects of Nucleophilic Substitution | mechanisms of substitution reactions |
| Chemistry | Haloarenes: Fittig, Wurtz-Fittig and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution | General methods of preparation, properties and reactions, nature of C-X bond |
| Maths | Sums of Squares and Cubes of First n Natural Numbers | Arithmetic and Geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic, geometric means between two given numbers |
| Maths | Definite Integrals as Limit of Sums | The fundamental theorem of calculus, properties of definite integrals |
| Maths | Scalar and Vector Triple Products | scalar and vector products |
| Physics | Blackbody Radiation: Kirchhoff's, Wien's and Stefan's Laws | Heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation |
| Chemistry | Concentration in Terms of Normality | Different methods for expressing the concentration of solution - molality, molarity, mole fraction, percentage |
| Chemistry | Faraday's Laws of Electrolysis | Electrochemical cells - Electrolytic and Galvanic cells |
| Chemistry | s-Block Elements: Reactivity and Compounds | s, p. d and f block elements, periodic trends in properties of elements |
| Chemistry | Stereochemical Relationships: Enantiomers, Diastereomers, Meso | Isomerism - structural and stereoisomerism |
| Chemistry | Rearrangement Reactions of Alkyl Carbocations | mechanisms of substitution reactions |
| Chemistry | Amines: Preparations and Reactions | Nomenclature, classification, structure, basic character and identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines |
The table lists all of them from the official 2026 syllabus. Examples: Doppler effect, Carnot engine, radioactive decay, s-block compounds, solid state, Rolle's theorem and planes in 3D.
After the JEE Main syllabus is done, or at the latest right after JEE Main Session 1.
