Every chapter can come. But some come in almost every shift. Start with these and your hours turn into marks faster.
Last updated: 26 October 2026
NTA does not publish chapter weightage. These tiers come from how often chapters appeared in recent JEE Main shifts. Use them to order your study, not to skip big parts of the syllabus.
| Priority | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Appears in almost every shift | Electrostatics and Capacitors, Current Electricity, Magnetic Effects of Current, Modern Physics (Dual Nature, Atoms and Nuclei), Ray and Wave Optics |
| Very frequent | Rotational Motion, Work-Energy-Power, Thermodynamics and KTG, SHM and Waves, Semiconductors (Electronic Devices) |
| Regular, quick to learn | Units and Measurements, Gravitation, Properties of Solids and Liquids, EM Waves, Experimental Skills |
| Priority | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Appears in almost every shift | Coordination Compounds, p-Block, d- and f-Block, Chemical Bonding, organic compounds containing oxygen and nitrogen |
| Very frequent | Thermodynamics, Equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Chemical Kinetics, Hydrocarbons, General Organic Chemistry |
| Regular, quick marks | Some Basic Concepts (mole concept), Atomic Structure, Periodicity, Biomolecules, Practical Chemistry, Purification of organic compounds |
Inorganic questions are often direct from NCERT. Reading NCERT lines carefully is one of the fastest ways to gain marks in Chemistry.
| Priority | Chapters |
|---|---|
| Appears in almost every shift | Integral Calculus (definite integrals, area), Coordinate Geometry (straight lines, circles, conics), Vectors and 3D Geometry, Matrices and Determinants |
| Very frequent | Sequence and Series, Probability, Limits-Continuity-Differentiability, Differential Equations, Complex Numbers, Binomial Theorem |
| Regular | Sets-Relations-Functions, Permutations and Combinations, Statistics, Trigonometry |
Want numbers? Our weightage calculator lets you estimate marks from past papers.
In recent shifts, Electrostatics, Current Electricity, Modern Physics, Coordination Compounds, p- and d-Block, organic O/N compounds, Integral Calculus, Coordinate Geometry and Vectors-3D appeared most often.
No. Weightage lists, including this one, are based on analysis of past papers.
Skipping a few low-frequency chapters is a common choice when time is short, but every chapter can appear. Skip only after the high-priority chapters are strong.
For many students Chemistry is the most scoring because many questions are direct from NCERT. Maths usually takes the most time.
