SRMJEEE Physics Syllabus 2026 Released – Chapter-Wise Topics

1. Units & Measurement, Laws of Motion, Work, Energy & Power

Systems of units (SI, fundamental, derived)

Measurements, errors, significant figures

Dimensions & dimensional analysis

Newton’s laws of motion

Projectile motion

Uniform circular motion

Friction, laws of friction, applications

Centripetal force

Work, energy (kinetic & potential)

Power

Collisions – elastic & inelastic

2. Gravitation, Mechanics of Solids & Fluids

Universal law of gravitation

Acceleration due to gravity – variation with altitude, latitude, depth

Gravitational potential

Escape velocity

Orbital velocity

Geostationary satellites

Hooke’s law

Moduli of elasticity

Surface tension, capillarity – applications

Viscosity – Poiseuille’s formula

Stoke’s law – applications

Streamline & turbulent flow

Reynolds number

Bernoulli’s theorem – applications

3. Electrostatics

Electric charge, conservation laws

Coulomb’s law

Superposition principle

Distribution of charges on conductor

Action at points

Continuous charge distribution

Electric field, field lines

Electric dipole, field due to dipole

Torque on a dipole

Electric flux

Gauss’s theorem – applications

Field due to infinitely long straight wire

Uniformly charged infinite surface

Equipotential surfaces

Electrical potential, potential energy

Dielectrics & polarization

Capacitors in series & parallel

Parallel plate capacitor (with/without dielectric)

Energy stored in capacitor

4. Current Electricity

Electric current

Drift velocity, mobility

Ohm’s law

V–I characteristics

Electrical energy & power

Electrical resistivity, conductivity

Temperature dependence

EMF, potential difference

Internal resistance of a cell

Cells in series & parallel

Kirchhoff’s laws – applications

Wheatstone bridge

Metre bridge

Potentiometer – comparison of EMF

Measurement of internal resistance

Thermoelectric current

5. Magnetism & Magnetic Effects of Current

Earth’s magnetic field & elements

Tangent law

Tangent galvanometer

Deflection magnetometer

Biot–Savart law

Moving coil galvanometer

Conversion into voltmeter, ammeter

Ampere’s law

6. Electromagnetic Induction, AC & EM Waves

Faraday’s laws of induction

Induced EMF & current

Lenz’s law

Eddy currents

Self-induction

Mutual induction

Alternating current – peak & RMS values

Reactance & impedance

LC oscillations

LCR series circuit

Resonance

AC generator

Transformer

Electromagnetic waves – characteristics

Electromagnetic spectrum

7. Optics

Reflection of light

Refraction of light

Total internal reflection

Optical fibers

Refraction at spherical surfaces

Lenses – lens formula

Lens maker’s formula

Magnification

Power of a lens

Combination of thin lenses

Refraction of light through a prism

Wavefront & Huygen’s principle

Reflection of plane wave at plane surface

Refraction of plane wave at plane surface

Laws of reflection & refraction (Huygen)

Interference – Young’s double slit experiment

Expression for fringe width

Diffraction – single slit

Width of central maximum

Polarisation

8. Dual Nature of Radiation & Atomic Physics

Photoelectric effect

Hertz & Lenard’s observations

Einstein’s photoelectric equation

Particle nature of light

Matter waves – de Broglie relation

Alpha particle scattering experiment

Rutherford’s atomic model

Bohr’s atomic model

Hydrogen spectrum

9. Nuclear Physics

Nuclear radius, mass, density

Binding energy, mass defect

Isotopes

Bainbridge mass spectrometer

Nuclear forces

Neutron discovery

Artificial radioactivity

Radioisotopes

Radio carbon dating

Radiation hazards

Nuclear fission

Nuclear reactor

Nuclear fusion

Hydrogen bomb

Cosmic rays

Elementary particles

10. Electronic Devices

Semiconductors – intrinsic & extrinsic

Doping

PN junction diode

Forward & reverse biasing

Diode as rectifier

Special diodes – LED, photodiode, solar cell

Transistors

Transistor characteristics

Logic gates – AND, OR, NOT

Universal gates – NAND, NOR

De Morgan’s theorem

Mode of the SRMJEEE 2026 Exam

Online

Number of Papers

Only One Paper

Duration

2 Hours, 30 Minutes

Total Number of Questions

Physics - 30

Chemistry - 35

Mathematics/Biology - 40

Aptitude & English - 20

Total - 130

SRMJEEE Total Marks

130

Questions Type

MCQ’s

Subjects Asked

Physics, Maths, Chemistry, English & Aptitude. For Biotechnology, candidates have to appear for Biology instead of Mathematics.

Marking Scheme

One Mark for One Question, No Negative Marking