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Aditi amrendra Student Expert 21st Apr, 2020
Hello,

Based on last year question paper, here is the distribution of topicwise weightage of JEE mains examination.

Physics :
Modern Physics - 20
Heat and Thermodynamics - 12
Optics  - 12
Current Electricity - 12
Electrostatics  - 12
Magnetics - 8
Unit,Dimension and Vector - 4
Kinematics - 4
Laws of motion - 4
Work,Power and Energy - 4
Centre Of Mass, Impulse and Momentum - 4
Rotation  - 4
Gravitation - 4
Simple Harmonic Motion  - 4
Solids and Fluids - 4
Waves  - 4
Electromagnetics Induction ; AC - 4

Chemistry :
Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry  -12
Periodic table and Representative Elements  - 12
Thermodynamics And Gaseous State  - 8
Atomic Structure  - 8
Chemical Bonding  - 8
Chemical And Ionic Equilibrium  - 8
Solid State And Surface Chemistry  - 8
Nuclear Chemistry And Environment  - 8
Mole Concept  - 4
Redox Reaction  - 4
Electrochemistry  - 4
Chemical Kinetics  - 4
Solution and Colligative Properties  - 4
General Organic Chemistry  - 4
Stereochemistry  - 4
Hydrocarbon  - 4
Alkyl Halides  - 4
Carboxylic Acid and their Derivatives  - 4
Carbohydrates,amino acid and Polymers - 4
Aromatic Compounds - 4

Mathematics :
Coordinate Geometry - 20
Limits, Continuity and Differentiability - 12
Integral Calculus - 12
Complex numbers and Quadratic Equation - 8
Matrices and Determinants - 8
Statistics and Probability - 8
Three Dimensional Geometry - 8
Vector Algebra - 8
Sets, Relation and Function - 4
Permutations and Combinations - 4
Binomial Theorem and Its Application - 4
Sequences and Series - 4
Trigonometry - 4
Mathematical Reasoning - 4
Differential Equation - 4
Statics and Dynamics - 4
Differential Calculus - 4

I this helps.
priyaankasarkar Student Expert 21st Apr, 2020

Siva,

In Physics, Modern Physics take the top slot with 5 questions. Heat and Thermodynamics, Optics, Current Electricity, Elcetrostatics get 3 questions each. Magentics has 2 questions and the rest get 1 question each.

In Chemistry, Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry, Periodic Table and Representative elements take 3 questions slot. Thermodynamics and Gaseous state, Atomic structiire, Chemical Bomding, Chemical and Iconic Equilibrium, Solid State and Surface Chemistry and Nuckear Chemistry and Environment get 2 questions slot eacch and the remaining get 1 question each.

In Mathematics, Co-ordinate Geometry gets 5 questions. Limits, Continuity and Differentiability, Integral Calculus get 3 questions slot each. The rest get 2 and 1 questions slot. For complete breakdown, please read our article: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/jee-main-syllabus-weightage

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