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UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS

Units of measurements, System of units, SI Units, fundamental and derived units, least count, significant figures, errors in measurements. Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.

KINEMATICS

Frame of reference, motion in a straight line, speed and velocity, uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous velocity, uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time and position-time graph, relations for uniformly accelerated motion, and relative velocity. Motion in a plane, projectile motion, uniform circular motion.

LAWS OF MOTION

Force and inertia, Newton’s first law of motion, momentum, Newton’s second law of motion, and impulse, Newton’s third law of motion. Law of conservation of linear momentum and its applications, equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction. Dynamics of uniform circular motion, centripetal force and its applications: vehicle on a level circular road, vehicle on a banked road.

WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER

Work done by a constant force and a variable force, kinetic and potential energies, work-energy theorem, power. The potential energy of a spring, conservation of mechanical energy, conservative and non-conservative forces, motion in a vertical circle. Elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions.

ROTATIONAL MOTION

Centre of mass of a two-particle system, centre of mass of a rigid body. Basic concepts of rotational motion, moment of a force, torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular momentum, and its applications. The moment of inertia, radius of gyration, values of moments of inertia for simple geometrical objects, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications. Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation, and equations of rotational motion, comparison of linear and rotational motions.

GRAVITATION

Universal law of gravitation, acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth. Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. Gravitational potential energy, gravitational potential, escape velocity, motion of a satellite, orbital velocity, time period, and energy of satellites.

PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS

Elastic behaviour, stress-strain relationship, Hooke's Law, Young's modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity. Pressure due to a fluid column, Pascal's law and its applications, effect of gravity on fluid pressure, viscosity, Stoke’s law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, critical velocity, Bernoulli's principle and its applications. Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure across a curved surface, applications of surface tension: drops, bubbles, capillary rise. Heat, temperature, thermal expansion, specific heat capacity, calorimetry, change of state, latent heat. Heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation.

THERMODYNAMICS

Thermal equilibrium and temperature concept, Zeroth law of thermodynamics, heat, work, and internal energy. First law of thermodynamics, isothermal and adiabatic processes. Second law of thermodynamics: reversible and irreversible processes.

KINETIC THEORY OF GASES

Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas, assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases, pressure concept, kinetic interpretation of temperature, RMS speed of gas molecules, degrees of freedom, law of equipartition of energy and applications to specific heat capacities of gases, mean free path, Avogadro's number.

OSCILLATIONS AND WAVES

Oscillations and periodic motion: time period, frequency, displacement as a function of time, periodic functions. Simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.) and its equation, phase, oscillations of a spring, restoring force, force constant, energy in S.H.M.: kinetic and potential energies, simple pendulum time period. Wave motion: longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of the travelling wave, displacement relation for a progressive wave, superposition of waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes, fundamental mode and harmonics, beats.

ELECTROSTATICS

Electric charges, conservation of charge, Coulomb's law, forces between two-point charges, forces between multiple charges, superposition principle, continuous charge distribution. Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field lines, electric dipole, torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field. Electric flux, Gauss's law and its applications, electric potential, potential difference, equipotential surfaces, energy of system of charges, capacitors, capacitance, series and parallel combinations of capacitors, energy stored in capacitors.

CURRENT ELECTRICITY

Electric current: drift velocity, mobility, Ohm's law, electrical resistance, I-V characteristics of Ohmic and non-Ohmic conductors, electrical energy and power, electrical resistivity and conductivity, series and parallel combinations of resistors, temperature dependence of resistance. Internal resistance, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of cells, Kirchhoff’s laws, Wheatstone bridge, and Metre Bridge.

MAGNETIC EFFECTS OF CURRENTS AND MAGNETISM

Biot-Savart law, Ampere's law, force on moving charges, force on current-carrying conductor, force between parallel currents, torque experienced by a current loop in a magnetic field, moving coil galvanometer, magnetic dipole moment, bar magnet equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines, magnetic field due to a magnetic dipole, para-, dia- and ferromagnetic substances, effect of temperature on magnetic properties.

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION AND ALTERNATING CURRENTS

Faraday's law, induced emf and current, Lenz’s law, eddy currents, self and mutual inductance. Alternating currents, peak and RMS values, LCR series circuit, resonance, power in AC circuits, watt-less current, AC generator, and transformer.

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

Displacement current, electromagnetic waves, their characteristics, transverse nature, electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays), applications of electromagnetic waves.

OPTICS

Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula, refraction, thin lens formula, total internal reflection, magnification, power of a lens, combination of thin lenses, refraction of light through a prism, microscope and astronomical telescope, magnifying powers. Wave optics: Huygens principle, interference, Young's double-slit experiment, diffraction, polarisation, Brewster's law, uses of polarised light, and Polaroid.

DUAL NATURE OF MATTER AND RADIATION

The dual nature of radiation, photoelectric effect, Einstein's photoelectric equation, matter waves, de-Broglie relation.

ATOMS AND NUCLEI

Alpha-particle scattering experiment, Rutherford's model, Bohr model, hydrogen spectrum, composition and size of nucleus, atomic masses, mass-energy relation, mass defect, binding energy per nucleon, nuclear fission and fusion.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Semiconductors, diode: I-V characteristics, diode as a rectifier, LED, photodiode, solar cell, Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR).

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS

Familiarity with basic approach and observations of various experiments including Vernier calipers, screw gauge, simple pendulum, Young's modulus, surface tension, coefficient of viscosity, speed of sound, specific heat capacity, resistivity of wire, Ohm’s law, galvanometer, focal length, characteristic curves of p-n junction diode, Zener diode, and more.

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Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

General Introduction: Importance and scope of chemistry, Nature of matter, laws of chemical combination, Dalton's atomic theory: concept of elements, atoms and molecules, Atomic and molecular masses, mole concept and molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formula, chemical reactions, stoichiometry and calculations based on stoichiometry.

Structure Of Atom

Bohr's model and its limitations, concept of shells and subshells, dual nature of matter and light, de Broglie's relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle, concept of orbitals, quantum numbers, shapes of s, p and d orbitals, rules for filling electrons in orbitals - Aufbau principle, Pauli's exclusion principle and Hund's rule, electronic configuration of

atoms, stability of half-filled and filled orbitals.

Classification Of Elements And Periodicity Of Properties

Modern periodic law and the present form of the periodic table, periodic trends in properties of elements -atomic radii, ionic radii, inert gas radii, ionisation enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy,

electronegativity, valency. Nomenclature of elements with atomic number greater than 100

Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure

Valence electrons, ionic bond, covalent bond, bond parameters, Lewis structure, polar character of covalent bond, covalent character of ionic bond, valence bond theory, resonance, geometry of covalent molecules, VSEPR theory, the concept of hybridisation, involving s, p and d orbitals and shapes of some simple molecules,

molecular orbital theory of homonuclear diatomic molecules (qualitative idea only), hydrogen bond.

States Of Matter

Avogadro's law, ideal behaviour, empirical derivation of gas equation, Avogadro's number, ideal gas equation. Deviation from ideal behaviour, liquefaction of gases, critical temperature, kinetic energy and molecular speeds (elementary idea) Liquid State: vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension (qualitative idea only, no mathematical derivations)

Chemical Thermodynamics

Concepts of System and types of systems, surroundings, work, heat, energy, extensive and intensive properties, state functions. First law of thermodynamics -internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity and specific heat, measurement of ΔU and ΔH, Hess's law of constant heat summation, enthalpy of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomisation, sublimation, phase transition, ionisation, solution and dilution. Second law of Thermodynamics (brief introduction). Introduction of entropy as a state function, Gibb's energy change for spontaneous and non-spontaneous

processes, and criteria for equilibrium. Third law of thermodynamics (brief introduction).

Equilibrium

Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes, dynamic nature of equilibrium, law of mass action, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium- Le Chatelier's principle, ionic equilibrium- ionisation of acids and bases, strong and weak electrolytes, degree of ionisation, ionisation of poly basic acids, acid strength, concept of pH, Henderson Equation,

hydrolysis of salts (elementary idea), buffer solution, solubility product, and common ion effect (with illustrative examples).

Redox Reaction

The concept of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, balancing redox reactions, in terms

of loss and gain of electrons and change in oxidation number, applications of redox reactions.

Hydrogen

Position of hydrogen in the periodic table, occurrence, isotopes, preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen,

hydrides-ionic covalent and interstitial; physical and chemical properties of water, heavy water, hydrogen peroxide - preparation, reactions and structure and use; hydrogen as a fuel.

s-Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)

: Group 1 and Group 2 Elements General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, anomalous properties of the first element of each group, diagonal relationship, trends in the variation of properties (such as ionisation enthalpy, atomic and ionic radii), trends in chemical reactivity with oxygen, water, hydrogen and halogens, uses. Preparation and Properties of Some Important Compounds: Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide and Sodium Hydrogen carbonate, Biological importance of Sodium and Potassium. Calcium

Oxide and Calcium Carbonate and their industrial uses, biological importance of Magnesium and Calcium

p-Block Elements

General Introduction to p -Block Elements Group 13 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, variation of properties, oxidation states, trends in chemical reactivity, anomalous properties of first element of the group, Boron - physical and chemical properties, some important compounds, Borax, Boric acid, Boron Hydrides, Aluminium: Reactions with acids and alkalies, uses. Group 14 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, variation of properties, oxidation states, trends in chemical reactivity, anomalous behaviour of first elements. Carbon-catenation, allotropic forms, physical and chemical properties; uses of some important compounds:

Oxides. Important compounds of Silicon and a few uses: Silicon Tetrachloride, Silicones, Silicates and Zeolites, their uses.

Organic Chemistry

Some Basic Principles and Techniques: General introduction, methods of purification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds. Electronic displacements in a covalent bond: inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyper conjugation. Homolytic and heterolytic fission of a covalent

Bond: free radicals, carbocations, carbanions, electrophiles and nucleophiles, types of organic reactions

Hydrocarbons

Classification of Hydrocarbons Aliphatic Hydrocarbons: Alkanes - Nomenclature, isomerism, conformation (ethane only), physical properties, chemical reactions including free radical mechanism of halogenation, combustion and pyrolysis. Alkenes - Nomenclature, structure of double bond (ethene), geometrical isomerism, physical properties, methods of preparation, chemical reactions: addition of hydrogen, halogen, water, hydrogen halides (Markownikov's addition and

peroxide effect), ozonolysis, oxidation, mechanism of electrophilic addition. Alkynes - Nomenclature, structure of triple bond (ethyne), physical properties, methods of preparation, chemical reactions: acidic character of alkynes, addition reaction of - hydrogen, halogens, hydrogen halides, and water. Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Introduction, IUPAC nomenclature, benzene: resonance, aromaticity, chemical properties: mechanism of electrophilic substitution. Nitration, sulphonation, halogenation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in monosubstituted benzene, Carcinogenicity and toxicity).

Environmental Chemistry

Environmental pollution - air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in the atmosphere, smog, major atmospheric pollutants, acid rain, ozone and its reactions, effects of depletion of the ozone layer, greenhouse effect and global warming- pollution due to industrial wastes, green chemistry as an alternative tool for reducing pollution, strategies

for control of environmental pollution.

Solutions

Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, colligative properties - relative lowering of vapour pressure, Raoult's law, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, determination of molecular masses using colligative properties, abnormal molecular mass,

Van't Hoff factor.

Electrochemistry

Redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's Law, electrolysis and law of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell-electrolytic cells and Galvanic cells, lead accumulator, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to

chemical cells, Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, fuel cells, corrosion.

Chemical Kinetics

Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous), factors affecting rate of reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a reaction, rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and half-life (only for zero and first order reactions), concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical

treatment). Activation energy, Arrhenius equation.

Surface Chemistry

Adsorption - physisorption and chemisorption, factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids, catalysis, homogenous and heterogenous activity and selectivity; enzyme catalysis colloidal state distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspension; lyophilic, lyophobic multi-molecular and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall

effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation, emulsion - types of emulsions.

General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements

Principles and methods of extraction - concentration, oxidation,

reduction - electrolytic method and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of aluminium, copper, zinc and iron.

p-Block Elements

Group 16 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, dioxygen: Preparation, Properties and uses, classification of Oxides, Ozone, Sulphur - allotropic forms; compounds of Sulphur: Preparation Properties and uses of Sulphur-dioxide, Sulphuric Acid: industrial process of manufacture, properties and uses; Oxoacids of Sulphur (Structures only). Group 17 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; compounds of halogens, Preparation, properties and uses of Chlorine and Hydrochloric acid, interhalogen compounds, Oxoacids of halogens (structures only). Group 18 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, uses.

d and f Block Elements

General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first-row transition metals - metallic character, ionisation enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation, preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4. Lanthanoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity, and lanthanoid contraction

and its consequences. Actinoids - Electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with lanthanoids.

Coordination Compounds

Coordination compounds - Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds. Bonding, Werner's theory, VBT, and CFT; structure and stereoisomerism, importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative inclusion, extraction of metals

and biological systems).

Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, optical rotation. Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (Directive influence of halogen in monosubstituted compounds only). Uses and environmental effects of - dichloromethane, trichloromethane,

tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT.

Alcohols, Phenols, And Ether

Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration, uses with special reference to methanol and ethanol. Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of phenols. Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of

preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses

Aldehydes, Ketones, And Carboxylic Acid

Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses. Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses.

Organic compounds containing Nitrogen: Amines

Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary, and tertiary amines. Cyanides and isocyanides will be mentioned in relevant places in the text. Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions, and importance in synthetic organic

chemistry.

Biomolecules: Carbohydrates

Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), D-L configuration oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); Importance of carbohydrates. Proteins -Elementary idea of - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins, structure of proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary structure and quaternary structures (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes.

Hormones - Elementary idea excluding structure. Vitamins - Classification and functions. Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA.

Polymers

Copolymerisation, some important polymers: natural and synthetic like polythene, nylon polyesters, bakelite,

rubber. Biodegradable and nonbiodegradable polymers.

Chemistry In Everyday Life

Chemicals in medicines - analgesics, tranquillizers, antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines. Chemicals in food - preservatives, artificial sweetening agents,

elementary idea of antioxidants, Cleansing agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action.

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Sets, Relations, and Functions

Sets and their representation; Union, intersection, complement of sets and their properties; Power set; Relations, types of relations, equivalence relations, functions; one-one, into, onto functions, composition of functions

Complex Numbers and Quadratic Equations

Complex numbers as ordered pairs of reals, representation of complex numbers in the form a + ib, Argand diagram, algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument, quadratic equations, relations between roots and coefficients, nature of roots, formation of quadratic equations with given roots

Matrices and Determinants

Matrices and their algebra, types of matrices, determinants (order 2 and 3), evaluation of determinants, area of triangles using determinants; Adjoint and inverse of matrices, test of consistency, solution of linear equations using matrices

Permutations and Combinations

Fundamental principle of counting, permutations and combinations; Meaning of P(n, r) and C(n, r), simple applications

Binomial Theorem and its Applications

Binomial theorem for positive integral index, general term, middle term, and simple applications

Sequence and Series

Arithmetic and Geometric progressions, insertion of arithmetic and geometric means, relation between A.M and G.M

Limit, Continuity, and Differentiability

Real-valued functions, polynomial, rational, trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential functions; Limits, continuity, differentiability; Derivatives, applications of derivatives

Integral Calculus

Integral as anti-derivative, fundamental integrals, integration by substitution, parts, partial fractions; definite integrals, areas bounded by curves

Differential Equations

Ordinary differential equations, their order and degree, solutions by separation of variables, homogeneous and linear differential equations

Coordinate Geometry

Cartesian system of coordinates, distance formula, section formula, slope of line, parallel and perpendicular lines, intersection of lines, centroid, orthocenter, circumcenter, equation of a circle, and conic sections

Three-Dimensional Geometry

Coordinates in space, distance between points, section formula, direction ratios and cosines, angle between intersecting lines, skew lines, shortest distance between lines

Vector Algebra

Vectors and scalars, vector addition, components in 2D and 3D, scalar and vector products

Statistics and Probability

Measures of dispersion (mean, median, mode), standard deviation, variance, probability (addition, multiplication theorems, Bayes’ theorem, distribution of random variable)

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Grammar and Language Use

Core Grammar Concepts

Tenses and verb forms, subject-verb agreement, articles and determiners, prepositions and conjunctions

Advanced Grammar Skills

Clauses, conditional sentences, types of sentences, error detection, and sentence correction

Vocabulary

Contextual Vocabulary

Synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitutions, commonly confused pairs of words, collocations, and phrasal verbs

Idiomatic Usage

Idioms

Punctuation and Usages

Punctuation Marks

Commas, semicolons, colons, dashes, capitalisation

Usage and Sentence Clarity

Identification of incorrect usage, improvement of sentences, avoiding redundancy and ambiguity, avoiding run-on sentences and fragments

Reading Comprehension

Comprehension Skills

Understanding and interpreting diverse texts, identifying main ideas and supporting details, drawing inferences and conclusions, vocabulary in context, critical reasoning, and evaluating arguments

Types of Passages

Narrative, descriptive, expository, argumentative

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