IPU CET Syllabus 2026: Subject-Wise Topics, Chapter Weightage and PDF Download

Units of measurement, dimensional analysis, significant figures, errors in measurement, accuracy and precision, Vernier callipers, screw gauge

Frame of reference, motion in a straight line, speed, velocity, acceleration, equations of motion, projectile motion, uniform circular motion, relative velocity

Newton’s laws of motion, inertia, linear momentum, impulse, friction (static and kinetic), dynamics of uniform circular motion, centripetal force

Work done by constant and variable forces, work-energy theorem, kinetic and potential energy, conservation of mechanical energy, power, elastic and inelastic collisions

Centre of mass, angular displacement, angular velocity, angular acceleration, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum, moment of inertia, rolling motion

Kepler’s laws, universal law of gravitation, gravitational potential energy, escape velocity, orbital velocity, geostationary and polar satellites, weightlessness

Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk and rigidity moduli, viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, surface tension, capillarity, Bernoulli’s theorem

Thermal equilibrium, zeroth law, specific heat, latent heat, first law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes, second law, heat engines, Carnot engine, refrigerators

Equation of state, assumptions of kinetic theory, RMS speed, mean speed, most probable speed, degrees of freedom, equipartition of energy, mean free path

Simple harmonic motion, displacement, velocity, acceleration and energy in SHM, simple pendulum, damped and forced oscillations, resonance, wave motion, speed of waves, beats, Doppler effect, standing waves

Coulomb’s law, electric field, Gauss’s theorem, electric potential, potential energy, capacitors, dielectrics, parallel plate capacitor, energy stored in capacitors, Van de Graaff generator

Ohm’s law, resistance and resistivity, drift velocity, EMF, Kirchhoff’s laws, Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge, potentiometer, electrical energy and power

Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, solenoid, toroid, force between parallel currents, galvanometer, ammeter, voltmeter, bar magnet, earth’s magnetic field, hysteresis, diamagnetic and paramagnetic substances

Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, eddy currents, self-inductance, mutual inductance, transformers, AC circuits, RMS values, impedance, power factor, resonance in LCR circuits, LC oscillations

Displacement current, electromagnetic spectrum — radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays; properties and uses of each type

Reflection, refraction, total internal reflection, spherical mirrors and lenses, prism, dispersion, scattering; wave optics — Huygens’ principle, Young’s double slit experiment, interference, diffraction, polarisation

Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s photoelectric equation, work function, de Broglie wavelength, Davisson-Germer experiment, particle nature of light

Rutherford’s model, Bohr’s model, hydrogen spectrum, radioactivity, alpha-beta-gamma decay, nuclear reactions, binding energy, mass-energy equivalence, nuclear fission and fusion

Semiconductors, p-n junction, diode characteristics, half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, Zener diode, transistor action and characteristics, logic gates — AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR

Elements of communication systems, bandwidth, propagation of EM waves, modulation — AM and FM, demodulation, mobile telephony basics

Matter and its nature, Dalton’s atomic theory, mole concept, atomic and molecular masses, molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formula, stoichiometry and limiting reagent

Gas laws, ideal gas equation, van der Waals equation, kinetic molecular theory, liquid state — surface tension and viscosity, solid state — types of solids and unit cell calculations

Bohr’s model, quantum numbers, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, de Broglie relation, shapes of s, p, d orbitals, Aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle, Hund’s rule, electronic configuration

Internal energy, enthalpy, Hess’s law, bond enthalpies, spontaneity, entropy, Gibbs energy, second and third law of thermodynamics

Types of solutions, concentration terms, Raoult’s law, colligative properties — elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, van ’t Hoff factor, abnormal molecular masses

Law of mass action, equilibrium constant (Kc and Kp), Le Chatelier’s principle, ionic equilibrium, pH, buffer solutions, solubility product, common ion effect, hydrolysis of salts

Oxidation number, balancing redox reactions, electrochemical cells, electrode potentials, Nernst equation, Faraday’s laws of electrolysis, conductance in electrolytic solutions, corrosion

Rate of reaction, rate law, order and molecularity, Arrhenius equation, activation energy, collision theory, first order reactions, half-life, integrated rate equations

Adsorption isotherms, catalysis (homogeneous and heterogeneous), colloids, emulsions, Tyndall effect, coagulation, Brownian motion, properties of colloids

IUPAC nomenclature, structural and stereoisomerism, inductive effect, resonance, hyperconjugation, electrophiles and nucleophiles, reaction mechanisms — SN1, SN2, E1, E2

Alkanes — conformations; alkenes — addition reactions, Markovnikov’s rule; alkynes — reactions; aromatic hydrocarbons — benzene, EAS reactions, Birch reduction

Preparation and properties, nucleophilic substitution, elimination reactions, optical activity, Grignard reagents, reactions of haloarenes

Preparation and properties of alcohols, acidity of alcohols and phenols, Williamson synthesis, dehydration of alcohols, reactions of ethers, oxidation of alcohols

Nucleophilic addition reactions, aldol condensation, Cannizzaro reaction, Clemmensen and Wolff-Kishner reductions, acidity of carboxylic acids, esters and amides

Amines — preparation and properties, basicity of amines, diazonium salts, coupling reactions, amides, cyanides, isocyanides, Hoffmann bromamide degradation

Carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acids, vitamins, hormones; addition and condensation polymers, rubber, nylon, polyesters; drugs, dyes, food chemicals, soaps and detergents

Modern periodic law, periodic table structure, periodic trends — atomic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity, valence

Ionic and covalent bonds, bond parameters, VSEPR theory, hybridisation (sp, sp2, sp3), resonance, molecular orbital theory, hydrogen bonding

Alkali and alkaline earth metals; Groups 13–18 elements; boron, carbon, silicon compounds; nitrogen and phosphorus oxides; halogens and their compounds; noble gas chemistry

Transition metals — variable oxidation states, magnetic properties, coloured compounds; lanthanides and actinides; important compounds — KMnO4 and K2Cr2O7

Werner’s theory, IUPAC nomenclature, isomerism in coordination compounds, bonding — VBT and crystal field theory, stability constants, applications in analysis

Air, water, and soil pollution; greenhouse effect; ozone depletion; occurrence and extraction of metals — concentration, reduction, refining; extraction of iron, copper, zinc, aluminium

Types of sets, operations on sets, Venn diagrams, types of relations, types of functions, composite functions, inverse functions, domain and range

Algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument, Argand plane, polar form, De Moivre’s theorem, roots of unity, nature of roots, sum and product of roots

Types of matrices, algebra of matrices, determinants — properties and evaluation, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, solving linear equations using matrices

Fundamental principle of counting, permutations (nPr), combinations (nCr), circular permutations, combinations with repetition, word problems involving selection and arrangement

Principle of mathematical induction, proving divisibility results, proving inequalities, proving sum and product formulae by induction

Binomial theorem for positive integral index, general term, middle term, term independent of x, properties of binomial coefficients, applications in approximations

Arithmetic progression (AP), geometric progression (GP), arithmetic and geometric mean, harmonic progression, sum of n terms, infinite GP, arithmetic-geometric series

Limits — algebraic and trigonometric, L’Hôpital’s rule, continuity at a point and on an interval, differentiability, derivatives of standard functions, chain rule, implicit differentiation, mean value theorems

Indefinite integration — standard forms, substitution, integration by parts, partial fractions; definite integrals — properties, fundamental theorem of calculus, area under curves

Order and degree, formation of differential equations, variable separable method, homogeneous equations, linear differential equations, Bernoulli’s equation

Cartesian system, distance and section formulae, area of triangle; straight lines — slopes, angle between lines, equations of lines; circles; conic sections — parabola, ellipse, hyperbola

Direction cosines and ratios, equations of line and plane in 3D, skew lines, angle between lines and planes, distance of a point from a plane, shortest distance between lines

Types of vectors, addition and subtraction, position vector, dot product, cross product, scalar triple product, applications in geometry — area of triangle and parallelogram

Measures of central tendency and dispersion, mean, variance, standard deviation; probability — classical definition, conditional probability, Bayes’ theorem, Bernoulli trials, binomial distribution

Trigonometric ratios, identities, trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions, properties of triangles — sine rule, cosine rule, heights and distances

Statements, connectives — and, or, not, if-then, if and only if; truth tables, tautologies, contradictions, converse, inverse and contrapositive