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MCI to conduct UG National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (MBBS NEET) on 13 May 2012



The Medical Council of India (MCI) on 4 November 2011 finalized the syllabus for admission to MBBS courses across the country and has fixed 13 May 2012 for All India Common Entrance Test. The exam will be held for admission to undergraduate courses in 335 medical colleges of the country.

CORE SYLLABUS
Final Syllabus for NEET-UG
 
Physics, Chemistry, Biology
(Higher Secondary Stage)
For National Eligibility-cum-Entrance
Test (NEET) for admission to MBBS
courses across the country
Medical Council of India
The Medical Council of India (MCI) recommends the following syllabus for National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for admission to MBBS courses across the country (NEETUG)
after review of various State syllabi as well as those prepared by CBSE, NCERT and
COBSE. This is to establish a uniformity across the country keeping in view the
relevance of different areas in medical education.
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Physics syllabus of class 11
th
S.No. Topics Page No.
1 Physical world and measurement 5
2. Kinematics 5
3. Laws of Motion 5
4. Work, Energy and Power 6
5. Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body 6
6. Gravitation 6
7 Properties of Bulk Matter 6-7
8. Thermodynamics 7
9 Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory 7
10 Oscillations and Waves 7

Physics syllabus of Class 12
1. Electrostatics 8
2. Current Electricity 8
3. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism 9
4. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents 9
5. Electromagnetic Waves 9-10
6. Optics 10
7. Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation 10
8. Atoms and Nuclei 11
9. Electronic Devices 11
th
Chemistry syllabus of class 11
th
1 Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry 13
2. Structure of Atom 13
3. Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties 13
4. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure 13
5. States of Matter: Gases and Liquids 14
6 Thermodynamics 14
7 Equilibrium 14
8
Redox Reactions 14
9. Hydrogen 15
10. s-Block Element (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals) 15
11. Some p-Block Elements 15
12. Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques 16
13. Hydrocarbons
16
14. Environmental Chemistry 16
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Chemistry syllabus of class 12
th
S.No. Topics Page No.
1. Solid State 17
2. Solutions 17
3. Electrochemistry 17
4. Chemical Kinetics 17
5. Surface Chemistry 18
6. General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements 18
7.
8.
9. Coordination Compounds 19
10. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes 19
11. Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers 19-20
12. Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids 20
13. Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen 20
14. Biomolecules 20
15. Polymers 21
16. Chemistry in Everyday Life 21
p- Block Elements 18d and f Block Elements 19
Biology syllabus of class 11
th
1 Diversity in Living World 23
2. Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants 23
3. Cell Structure and Function 23-24
4. Plant Physiology 24
5 Human physiology 25
Biology syllabus of class 12
th
1. Reproduction 26
2. Genetics and Evolution 26-27
3. Biology and Human Welfare 27
4. Biotechnology and Its Applications 27
5. Ecology and environment 28
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PHYSICS
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CONTENTS CLASS XI SYLLABUS
UNIT I: Physical World and Measurement
Details:-
society.
Physics: Scope and excitement; nature of physical laws; Physics, technology and
fundamental and derived units. Length, mass and time measurements; accuracy
and precision of measuring instruments; errors in measurement; significant
figures.
Need for measurement: Units of measurement; systems of units; SI units,
Dimensions of physical quantities, dimensional analysis and its applications.
UNIT II: Kinematics
Details:-
velocity. Uniform and non-uniform motion, average speed and instantaneous
velocity. Uniformly accelerated motion, velocity-time and position-time graphs,
for uniformly accelerated motion (graphical treatment).
Frame of reference, Motion in a straight line; Position-time graph, speed and
Elementary concepts of differentiation and integration for describing motion.
Scalar and vector quantities:
general vectors and notation, equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a
real number; addition and subtraction of vectors. Relative velocity.
Position and displacement vectors, general vectors,
Unit vectors. Resolution of a vector in a plane-rectangular components.
velocity and uniform acceleration- projectile motion. Uniform circular motion.
Scalar and Vector products of Vectors. Motion in a plane. Cases of uniform
UNIT III: Laws of Motion
Details:-
Newton’s second law of motion; impulse; Newton’s third law of motion. Law of
conservation of linear momentum and its applications.
Intuitive concept of force. Inertia, Newton’s first law of motion; momentum and
rolling friction, lubrication.
Equilibrium of concurrent forces. Static and Kinetic friction, laws of friction,
motion (vehicle on level circular road, vehicle on banked road).
Dynamics of uniform circular motion. Centripetal force, examples of circular
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UNIT IV: Work, Energy and Power
Details:-
theorem, power.
Work done by a constant force and variable force; kinetic energy, work-energy
conservation of mechanical energy (kinetic and potential energies); nonconservative
forces; motion in a vertical circle, elastic and inelastic collisions in
one and two dimensions.
Notion of potential energy, potential energy of a spring, conservative forces;
UNIT V: Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
Details:-
mass motion. Centre of mass of a rigid body; centre of mass of uniform rod.
Centre of mass of a two-particle system, momentum conservation and centre of
momentum with some examples.
Moment of a force,-torque, angular momentum, conservation of angular
comparison of linear and rotational motions; moment of inertia, radius of
gyration. Values of M.I. for simple geometrical objects (no derivation).
Statement of parallel and perpendicular axes theorems and their applications.
Equilibrium of rigid bodies, rigid body rotation and equation of rotational motion,
UNIT VI: Gravitation
Details:-
Acceleration due to gravity and its variation with altitude and depth.
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. The universal law of gravitation.
velocity of a satellite. Geostationary satellites.
Gravitational potential energy; gravitational potential. Escape velocity, orbital
UNIT VII: Properties of Bulk Matter
Details:-
modulus, shear, modulus of rigidity, poisson’s ratio; elastic energy.
Elastic behavior, Stress-strain relationship. Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk
turbulent flow. Critical velocity, Bernoulli’s theorem and its applications.
Viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, Reynold’s number, streamline and
application of surface tension ideas to drops, bubbles and capillary rise.
Surface energy and surface tension, angle of contact, excess of pressure,
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gases. Anomalous expansion. Specific heat capacity: Cp, Cv- calorimetry;
change of state – latent heat.
Heat, temperature, thermal expansion; thermal expansion of solids, liquids, and
Qualitative ideas of Black Body Radiation, Wein’s displacement law, and Green
House effect.
Heat transfer- conduction and thermal conductivity, convection and radiation.
Newton’s law of cooling and Stefan’s law.
UNIT VIII: Thermodynamics
Details:-
Thermodynamics). Heat, work and internal energy. First law of
thermodynamics. Isothermal and adiabatic processes.
Thermal equilibrium and definition of temperature (zeroth law of
engines and refrigerators.
Second law of the thermodynamics: Reversible and irreversible processes. Heat
UNIT IX: Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
Details:-
Equation of state of a perfect gas, work done on compressing a gas.
temperature; degrees of freedom, law of equipartition of energy (statement only)
and application to specific heat capacities of gases; concept of mean free path.
Kinetic theory of gases: Assumptions, concept of pressure. Kinetic energy and
UNIT X: Oscillations and Waves
Details:-
functions. Simple harmonic motion(SHM) and its equation; phase; oscillations of
a spring-restoring force and force constant; energy in SHM –Kinetic and potential
energies; simple pendulum-derivation of expression for its time period; free,
forced and damped oscillations (qualitative ideas only), resonance.
Periodic motion-period, frequency, displacement as a function of time. Periodic
Displacement relation for a progressive wave. Principle of superposition of
waves, reflection of waves, standing waves in strings and organ pipes,
fundamental mode and harmonics. Beats. Doppler effect.
Wave motion. Longitudinal and transverse waves, speed of wave motion.
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CONTENTS OF CLASS XII SYLLABUS
UNIT I: Electrostatics
Details:-
charges, forces between multiple charges; superposition principle and continuous
charge distribution.
Electric charges and their conservation. Coulomb’s law-force between two point
dipole, electric field due to a dipole; torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field.
Electric field, electric field due to a point charge, electric field lines; electric
infinitely long straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet and uniformly
charged thin spherical shell (field inside and outside)
Electric flux, statement of Gauss’s theorem and its applications to find field due to
dipole and system of charges: equipotential surfaces, electrical potential energy of
a system of two point charges and of electric diploes in an electrostatic field.
Electric potential, potential difference, electric potential due to a point charge, a
Dielectrics and electric polarization, capacitors and capacitance, combination of
capacitors in series and in parallel, capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with
and without dielectric medium between the plates, energy stored in a capacitor,
Van de Graaff generator.
Conductors and insulators, free charges and bound charges inside a conductor.
UNIT II: Current Electricity
Details:-
mobility, and their relation with electric current; Ohm’s law, electrical resistance,
Electric current, flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor, drift velocity and
V-I
resistivity and conductivity.
characteristics (liner and non-linear), electrical energy and power, electrical
combinations of resistors; temperature dependence of resistance.
Carbon resistors, colour code for carbon resistors; series and parallel
cells in series and in parallel.
Internal resistance of a cell, potential difference and emf of a cell, combination of
Kirchhoff’s laws and simple applications. Wheatstone bridge, metre bridge.
comparing emf of two cells; measurement of internal resistance of a cell.
Potentiometer-principle and applications to measure potential difference, and for
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UNIT III: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
Details:-
application to current carrying circular loop.
Concept of magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment. Biot-Savart law and its
toroidal solenoids. Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric
fields. Cyclotron.
Ampere’s law and its applications to infinitely long straight wire, straight and
between two parallel current-carrying conductors-definition of ampere. Torque
experienced by a current loop in a magnetic field; moving coil galvanometer-its
current sensitivity and conversion to ammeter and voltmeter.
Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field. Force
dipole moment of a revolving electron. Magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic
dipole (bar magnet) along its axis and perpendicular to its axis. Torque on a
magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic field; bar magnet as an
equivalent solenoid, magnetic field lines; Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic
elements.
Current loop as a magnetic dipole and its magnetic dipole moment. Magnetic
Para-, dia-and ferro-magnetic substances, with examples.
Electromagnetic and factors affecting their strengths. Permanent magnets.
UNIT IV: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
Details:-
Eddy currents. Self and mutual inductance.
Electromagnetic induction; Faraday’s law, induced emf and current; Lenz’s Law,
and impedance; LC oscillations (qualitative treatment only), LCR series circuit,
resonance; power in AC circuits, wattles current.
Alternating currents, peak and rms value of alternating current/ voltage; reactance
AC generator and transformer.
UNIT V: Electromagnetic Waves
Details:-
Need for displacement current.
Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves.
Electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (qualitative ideas only).
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x-rays, gamma rays) including elementary facts about their uses.
Electromagnetic spectrum (radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible, ultraviolet,
UNIT VI: Optics
Details:-
internal reflection and its applications optical fibres, refraction at spherical
surfaces, lenses, thin lens formula, lens-maker’s formula. Magnification, power
of a lens, combination of thin lenses in contact combination of a lens and a mirror.
Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism.
Reflection of light, spherical mirrors, mirror formula. Refraction of light, total
sunrise and sunset.
Scattering of light- blue colour of the sky and reddish appearance of the sun at
correction of eye defects (myopia and hypermetropia) using lenses.
Optical instruments: Human eye, image formation and accommodation,
magnifying powers.
Microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their
plane wave at a plane surface using wavefronts.
Wave optics: Wavefront and Huygens’ principle, reflection and refraction of
Proof of laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens’ principle.
coherent sources and sustained interference of light.
Interference, Young’s double hole experiment and expression for fringe width,
Diffraction due to a single slit, width of central maximum.
polarized light; Brewster’s law, uses of plane polarized light and Polaroids.
Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes. Polarisation, plane
UNIT VII: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
Details:-
equation- particle nature of light.
Photoelectric effect, Hertz and Lenard’s observations; Einstein’s photoelectric
experiment (experimental details should be omitted; only conclusion should be
explained).
Matter waves- wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation. Davisson-Germer
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UNIT VIII: Atoms and Nuclei
Details:-
energy levels, hydrogen spectrum. Composition and size of nucleus, atomic
masses, isotopes, isobars; isotones.
Alpha- particle scattering experiments; Rutherford’s model of atom; Bohr model,
law. Mass-energy relation, mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its
variation with mass number, nuclear fission and fusion.
Radioactivity- alpha, beta and gamma particles/ rays and their properties decay
UNIT IX: Electronic Devices
Details:-
semiconductors; semiconductor diode-
bias, diode as a rectifier;
Zener diode; Zener diode as a voltage regulator. Junction transistor, transistor
action, characteristics of a transistor; transistor as an amplifier (common emitter
configuration) and oscillator. Logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND and NOR).
Transistor as a switch .
Energy bands in solids (qualitative ideas only), conductors, insulators andI-V characteristics in forward and reverseI-V characteristics of LED, photodiode, solar cell, and
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CHEMISTRY
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CONTENTS OF CLASS XI SYLLABUS
UNIT I: Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry
Details:-
General Introduction: Important and scope of chemistry.
atoms and molecules.
Laws of chemical combination, Dalton’s atomic theory: concept of elements,
composition and empirical and molecular formula; chemical reactions,
stoichiometry and calculations based on stoichiometry.
Atomic and molecular masses. Mole concept and molar mass; percentage
UNIT II: Structure of Atom
Details:-
of matter and light, de Broglie’s relationship, Heisenberg uncertainty principle,
concept of orbital, quantum numbers, shapes of s,p and d orbitals, rules for filling
electrons in orbitals- Aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principles and Hund’s
rule, electronic configuration of atoms, stability of half filled and completely
filled orbitals.
Atomic number, isotopes and isobars. Concept of shells and subshells, dual nature
UNIT III: Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
Details:-
of elements- atomic radii, ionic radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy,
electronegativity, valence.
Modern periodic law and long form of periodic table, periodic trends in properties
UNIT IV: Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
Details:-
polar character of covalent bond, valence bond theory, resonance, geometry of
molecules, VSEPR theory, concept of hybridization involving
and shapes of some simple molecules, molecular orbital theory of homonuclear
diatomic molecules (qualitative idea only). Hydrogen bond.
Valence electrons, ionic bond, covalent bond, bond parameters, Lewis structure,s, p and d orbitals
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UNITV: States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
Details:-
boiling points, role of gas laws of elucidating the concept of the molecule,
Boyle’s law, Charle’s law, Gay Lussac’s law, Avogadro’s law, ideal behaviour of
gases, empirical derivation of gas equation. Avogadro number, ideal gas equation.
Kinetic energy and molecular speeds (elementary idea), deviation from ideal
behaviour, liquefaction of gases, critical temperature.
Three states of matter, intermolecular interactions, types of bonding, melting and
only, no mathematical derivations).
Liquid State- Vapour pressure, viscosity and surface tension (qualitative idea
UNITVI : Thermodynamics
Details:-
specific heat, measurement of U and H, Hess’s law of constant heat
summation, enthalpy of : bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomization,
sublimation, phase transition, ionization, solution and dilution.
First law of thermodynamics-internal energy and enthalpy, heat capacity and
energy change for spontaneous and non-spontaneous process, criteria for
equilibrium and spontaneity.
Introduction of entropy as state function, Second law of thermodynamics, Gibbs
Third law of thermodynamics- Brief introduction.
UNIT VII: Equilibrium
Details:-
law of chemical equilibrium, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium-
Le Chatelier’s principle; ionic equilibrium- ionization of acids and bases, strong
and weak electrolytes, degree of ionization, ionization of polybasic acids, acid
strength, concept of pH., Hydrolysis of salts (elementary idea)., buffer solutions,
Henderson equation, solubility product, common ion effect (with illustrative
examples).
Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes, dynamic nature of equilibrium,
UNIT VIII: Redox Reactions
Details:-
number, balancing redox reactions in terms of loss and gain of electron and
change in oxidation numbers.
Concept of oxidation and oxidation and reduction, redox reactions oxidation
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UNIT IX: Hydrogen
Details:-
covalent and interstitial; physical and chemical properties of water, heavy
water; hydrogen peroxide-preparation, reactions, uses and structure;
Occurrence, isotopes, preparation, properties and uses of hydrogen; hydridesionic,
UNIT X: s-Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline earth metals)
Details:-
Group I and group 2 elements:
of the first element of each group, diagonal relationship, trends in the variation of
properties (such as ionization enthalpy, atomic and ionic radii), trends in chemical
reactivity with oxygen, water, hydrogen and halogens; uses.
General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence, anomalous properties
Preparation and Properties of Some important Compounds:
hydrogencarbonate, biological importance of sodium and potassium.
Sodium carbonate, sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sodium
Industrial use of lime and limestone, biological importance of Mg and Ca.
UNIT XI: Some p-Block Elements
Details:-
General Introduction to p-Block Elements.
variation of properties, oxidation states, trends in chemical reactivity, anomalous
properties of first element of the group; Boron, some important compounds:
borax, boric acids, boron hydrides. Aluminium: uses, reactions with acids and
alkalies.
Group 13 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence,
variation of properties, oxidation states, trends in chemical reactivity, anomalous
behaviour of first element. Carbon, allotropic forms, physical and chemical
properties: uses of some important compounds: oxides.
General 14 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence,
silicates and zeolites, their uses.
Important compounds of silicon and a few uses: silicon tetrachloride, silicones,
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UNIT XII: Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Details:-
analysis, classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds.
General introduction, methods of purification qualitative and quantitative
resonance and hyper conjugation.
Electronic displacements in a covalent bond: inductive effect, electromeric effect,
carbanions; electrophiles and nucleophiles, types of organic reactions.
Homolytic and heterolytic fission of a covalent bond: free radials, carbocations,
UNIT XIII: Hydrocarbons
Details:-
properties, chemical reactions including free radical mechanism of halogenation,
combustion and pyrolysis.
Alkanes- Nomenclature, isomerism, conformations (ethane only), physical
physical properties, methods of preparation: chemical reactions: addition of
hydrogen, halogen, water, hydrogen halides (Markovnikov’s addition and
peroxide effect), ozonolysis, oxidation, mechanism of electrophilic addition.
Alkanes-Nomenclature, structure of double bond (ethene), geometrical isomerism,
methods of preparation, chemical reactions: acidic character of alkynes, addition
reaction of- hydrogen, halogens, hydrogen halides and water.
Alkynes-Nomenclature, structure of triple bond (ethyne), physical properties,
aromaticity; chemical properties: mechanism of electrophilic substitution-
Nitration sulphonation, halogenation, Friedel Craft’s alkylation and acylation;
directive influence of functional group in mono-substituted benzene;
carcinogenicity and toxicity.
Aromatic hydrocarbons- Introduction, IUPAC nomenclature; Benzene; resonance,
UNIT XIV: Environmental Chemistry
Details:-
atmosphere, smogs, major atmospheric pollutants; acid rain ozone and its
reactions, effects of depletion of ozone layer, greenhouse effect and global
warming-pollution due to industrial wastes; green chemistry as an alternative tool
for reducing pollution, strategy for control of environmental pollution.
Environmental pollution: Air, water and soil pollution, chemical reactions in
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CONTENTS OF CLASS XII SYLLABUS
UNIT I: Solid State
Details:-
covalent and metallic solids, amorphous and crystalline solids (elementary idea),
unit cell in two dimensional and three dimensional lattices, calculation of density
of unit cell, packing in solids, packing efficiency, voids, number of atoms per unit
cell in a cubic unit cell, point defects, electrical and magnetic properties, Band
theory of metals, conductors, semiconductors and insulators.
Classification of solids based on different binding forces; molecular, ionic
UNIT II: Solutions
Details:-
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 Hoff factor.
Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids,
UNIT III: Electrochemistry
Details:-
conductivity variation of conductivity with concentration, kohlrausch’s Law,
electrolysis and Laws of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell- electrolytic cells
and Galvanic cells; lead accumulator, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential,
Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, fuel cells; corrosion.
Redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar
UNIT IV: Chemical Kinetics
Details:-
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, Arrhenious equation.
Rate of a reaction (average and instantaneous), factors affecting rates of reaction;
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UNIT V: Surface Chemistry
Details:-
on solids, catalysis homogeneous and heterogeneous, activity and selectivity:
enzyme catalysis; colloidal state: distinction between true solutions, colloids and
suspensions; lyophillic, lyophobic multimolecular and macromolecular colloids;
properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis,
coagulation; emulsions- types of emulsions.
Adsorption-physisorption and chemisorption; factors affecting adsorption of gases
UNIT VI: General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
Details:-
electrolytic method and refining; occurrence and principles of extraction of
aluminium, copper, zinc and iron.
Principles and methods of extraction- concentration, oxidation, reduction
UNIT VII:
Details:-
p- Block Elements
oxidation states, trends in physical and chemical properties; preparation and
properties of ammonia and nitric acid, oxides of nitrogen (structure only);
Phosphorous- allotropic forms; compounds of phosphorous: preparation and
properties of phosphine, halides (PCI
only).
Group 15 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence,3, PCI5) and oxoacids (elementary idea
states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; dioxygen:
preparation, properties and uses; classification of oxides; ozone. Sulphur –
allotropic forms; compounds of sulphur: preparation, preparation, properties and
uses of sulphur dioxide; sulphuric acid: industrial process of manufacture,
properties and uses, oxoacids of sulphur (structures only).
Group 16 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 17 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation
trends in physical and chemical properties, uses.
Group 18 elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence,
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UNIT VIII:
Details:-
d and f Block Elements
general trends in properties of the first row transition metals- metallic character,
ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property,
magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation. Preparation and
properties of K
General introduction, electronic configuration, characteristics of transition metals,2Cr2O7 and KMnO4.
lanthanoid contraction and its consequences.
Lanthanoids- electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical reactivity, and
lanthanoids.
Actinoids: Electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with
UNIT IX: Coordination Compounds
Details:-
magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear
coordination compounds, isomerism (structural and stereo) bonding, Werner’s
theory VBT,CFT; importance of coordination compounds (in qualitative analysis,
biological systems).
Coordination compounds: Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour,
UNIT X: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Details:-
properties, mechanism of substitution reactions. Optical rotation.
Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C –X bond, physical and chemical
halogen for monosubstituted compounds only).
Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of
tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT.
Uses and environment effects of – dichloromethane, trichloromethane,
UNIT XI: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Details:-
properties (of primary alcohols only); identification of primary, secondary and
tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration, uses with special reference to
methanol and ethanol.
Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
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properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophillic substitution reactions, uses of
phenols.
Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical
uses.
Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties
UNIT XII: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Details:-
preparation, physical and chemical properties; and mechanism of nucleophilic
addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes; uses.
Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of
and chemical properties; uses.
Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical
UNIT XIII: Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
Details:-
and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary secondary and tertiary
amines.
Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical
Cyanides and Isocyanides- will be mentioned at relevant places.
organic chemistry.
Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic
UNIT XIV: Biomolecules
Details:-
and fructose), D.L. configuration, oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose),
polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen): importance.
Carbohydrates- Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharide (glucose
primary structure, secondary structure, tertiary structure and quaternary structure
(qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes.
Proteins- Elementary idea of – amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins,
Hormones- Elementary idea (excluding structure).
Vitamins- Classification and function.
Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
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UNIT XV: Polymers
Details:-
condensation), copolymerization. Some important polymers: natural and
synthetic like polyesters, bakelite; rubber, Biodegradable and non-biodegradable
polymers.
Classification- Natural and synthetic, methods of polymerization (addition and
UNIT XVI: Chemistry in Everyday Life
Details:-
antimicrobials, antifertility drugs, antibiotics, antacids, antihistamines.
Chemicals in medicines- analgesics, tranquilizers, antiseptics, disinfectants,
of antioxidants.
Chemicals in food- preservatives, artificial sweetening agents, elementary idea
Cleansing agents- soaps and detergents, cleansing action.
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BIOLOGY
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CONTENTS OF CLASS XI SYLLABUS
UNIT I: Diversity in Living World
Details
:
Taxonomy & Systematics; Concept of species and taxonomical hierarchy;
Binomial nomenclature; Tools for study of Taxonomy – Museums, Zoos,
Herbaria, Botanical gardens.
What is living? ; Biodiversity; Need for classification; Three domains of life;
and Fungi into major groups; Lichens; Viruses and Viroids.
Five kingdom classification; salient features and classification of Monera; Protista
Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms (three to five salient and
distinguishing features and at least two examples of each category); Angiospermsclassification
up to class, characteristic features and examples).
Salient features and classification of plants into major groups-Algae, Bryophytes,
chordate up to classes level (three to five salient features and at least two
examples).
Salient features and classification of animals-nonchordate up to phyla level and
UNIT II: Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants
Details:
of flowering plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence- cymose and recemose,
flower, fruit and seed (To be dealt along with the relevant practical of the
Practical Syllabus).
Morphology and modifications; Tissues; Anatomy and functions of different parts
(digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of an insect
(cockroach). (Brief account only)
Animal tissues; Morphology, anatomy and functions of different systems
UNIT III: Cell Structure and Function
Details:
eukaryotic cell; Plant cell and animal cell; Cell envelope, cell membrane, cell
wall; Cell organelles-structure and function; Endomembrane system-endoplasmic
reticulum, Golgi bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles; mitochondria, ribosomes, plastids,
Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life; Structure of prokaryotic and
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micro bodies; Cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles (ultra structure and
function); Nucleus-nuclear membrane, chromatin, nucleolus.
proteins, carbodydrates, lipids, nucleic acids; Enzymes-types, properties, enzyme
action.
Chemical constituents of living cells: Biomolecules-structure and function of
B Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis and their significance.
UNIT IV: Plant Physiology
Details:-
transport-Diffusion, facilitated diffusion, active transport; Plant – water relations
– Imbibition, water potential, osmosis, plasmolysis; Long distance transport of
water – Absorption, apoplast, symplast, transpiration pull, root pressure and
guttation; Transpiration-Opening and closing of stomata; Uptake and
translocation of mineral nutrients-Transport of food, phloem transport, Mass flow
hypothesis; Diffusion of gases (brief mention).
Transport in plants: Movement of water, gases and nutrients; Cell to cell
Deficiency symptoms; Mineral toxicity; Elementary idea of Hydroponics as a
method to study mineral nutrition; Nitrogen metabolism-Nitrogen cycle,
biological nitrogen fixation.
Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, macro and micronutrients and their role;
photosynthesis take place; pigments involved in Photosynthesis (Elementary
idea); Photochemical and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis; Cyclic and non
cyclic and photophosphorylation; Chemiosmotic hypothesis; Photorespiration C3
and C4 pathways; Factors affecting photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis: Photosynthesis as a means of Autotrophic nutrition; Site of
(anaerobic), TCA cycle and electron transport system (aerobic); Energy relations-
Number of ATP molecules generated; Amphibolic pathways; Respiratory
quotient.
Respiration: Exchange gases; Cellular respiration-glycolysis, fermentation
plant growth rate; Conditions of growth; Differentiation, dedifferentiation and
redifferentiation; Sequence of developmental process in a plant cell; Growth
regulators-auxin,gibberellin, cytokinin, ethylene, ABA; Seed dormancy;
Vernalisation; Photoperiodism.
Plant growth and development: Seed germination; Phases of Plant growth and
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UNIT IV: Human Physiology
Details:-
enzymes and gastrointestinal hormones; Peristalsis, digestion, absorption and
assimilation of proteins, carbohydrates and fats; Caloric value of proteins,
carbohydrates and fats; Egestion; Nutritional and digestive disorders – PEM,
indigestion, constipation, vomiting, jaundice, diarrhea.
Digestion and absorption; Alimentary canal and digestive glands; Role of digestive
system in humans; Mechanism of breathing and its regulation in humans-Exchange of
gases, transport of gases and regulation of respiration Respiratory volumes; Disorders
related to respiration-Asthma, Emphysema, Occupational respiratory disorders.
Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory organs in animals (recall only); Respiratory
blood; Composition of lymph and its function; Human circulatory system-Structure of
human heart and blood vessels; Cardiac cycle, cardiac output, ECG, Double
circulation; Regulation of cardiac activity; Disorders of circulatory system-
Hypertension, Coronary artery disease, Angina pectoris, Heart failure.
Body fluids and circulation: Composition of blood, blood groups, coagulation of
ureotelism, uricotelism; Human excretory system-structure and fuction; Urine
formation, Osmoregulation; Regulation of kidney function-Renin-angiotensin, Atrial
Natriuretic Factor, ADH and Diabetes insipidus; Role of other organs in excretion;
Disorders; Uraemia, Renal failure, Renal calculi, Nephritis; Dialysis and artificial
kidney.
Excretory products and their elimination: Modes of excretion- Ammonotelism,
Skeletal muscle- contractile proteins and muscle contraction; Skeletal system and its
functions (To be dealt with the relevant practical of Practical syllabus); Joints;
Disorders of muscular and skeletal system-Myasthenia gravis, Tetany, Muscular
dystrophy, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Gout.
Locomotion and Movement: Types of movement- ciliary, fiagellar, muscular;
nervous system, peripheral nervous system and visceral nervous system;
Generation and conduction of nerve impulse; Reflex action; Sense organs; Elementary
structure and function of eye and ear.
Neural control and coordination: Neuron and nerves; Nervous system in humanscentral
endocrine system-Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Pineal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Adrenal,
Pancreas, Gonads; Mechanism of hormone action (Elementary Idea); Role of hormones
as messengers and regulators, Hypo-and hyperactivity and related disorders (Common
disorders e.g. Dwarfism, Acromegaly, Cretinism, goiter, exopthalmic goiter, diabetes,
Addison’s disease).
(
Chemical coordination and regulation: Endocrine glands and hormones; HumanImp: Diseases and disorders mentioned above to be dealt in brief.)
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CONTENTS OF CLASS XII SYLLABUS
UNIT I: Reproduction
Details:-
organisms for continuation of species; Modes of reproduction – Asexual and
sexual; Asexual reproduction; Modes-Binary fission, sporulation, budding,
gemmule, fragmentation; vegetative propagation in plants.
Reproduction in organisms: Reproduction, a characteristic feature of all
and female gametophytes; Pollination-types, agencies and examples; Outbreeding
devices; Pollen-Pistil interaction; Double fertilization; Post fertilization events-
Development of endosperm and embryo, Development of seed and formation of
fruit; Special modes-apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony; Significance of
seed and fruit formation.
Sexual reproduction in flowering plants: Flower structure; Development of male
anatomy of testis and ovary; Gametogenesis-spermatogenesis & oogenesis;
Menstrual cycle; Fertilisation, embryo development upto blastocyst formation,
implantation; Pregnancy and placenta formation (Elementary idea); Parturition
(Elementary idea); Lactation (Elementary idea).
Human Reproduction: Male and female reproductive systems; Microscopic
transmitted diseases (STD); Birth control-Need and Methods, Contraception and
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP); Amniocentesis; Infertility and assisted
reproductive technologies – IVF, ZIFT, GIFT (Elementary idea for general
awareness).
Reproductive health: Need for reproductive health and prevention of sexually
UNIT II: Genetics and Evolution
Details:-
Incomplete dominance, Co-dominance, Multiple alleles and Inheritance of blood
groups, Pleiotropy; Elementary idea of polygenic inheritance; Chromosome
theory of inheritance; Chromosomes and genes; Sex determination-In humans,
birds, honey bee; Linkage and crossing over; Sex linked inheritance-Haemophilia,
Colour blindness; Mendelian disorders in humans-Thalassemia; Chromosomal
disorders in humans; Down’s syndrome, Turner’s and Klinefelter’s syndromes.
Heredity and variation: Mendelian Inheritance; Deviations from Mendelism-
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material; Structure of DNA and RNA; DNA packaging; DNA replication; Central
dogma; Transcription, genetic code, translation; Gene expression and regulation-
Lac Operon; Genome and human genome project; DNA finger printing.
Molecular basis of Inheritance: Search for genetic material and DNA as genetic
evolution from Paleontology, comparative anatomy, embryology and molecular
evidence); Darwin’s contribution, Modern Synthetic theory of Evolution;
Mechanism of evolution-Variation (Mutation and Recombination) and Natural
Selection with examples, types of natural selection; Gene flow and genetic drift;
Hardy-Weinberg’s principle; Adaptive Radiation; Human evolution.
Evolution: Origin of life; Biological evolution and evidences for biological
UNIT III: Biology and Human Welfare
Details:-
Filariasis, Ascariasis. Typhoid, Pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ring
worm); Basic concepts of immunology-vaccines; Cancer, HIV and AIDS;
Adolescence, drug and alcohol abuse.
Health and Disease; Pathogens; parasites causing human diseases (Malaria,
protein, Biofortification; Apiculture and Animal husbandry.
Improvement in food production; Plant breeding, tissue culture, single cell
sewage treatment, energy generation and as biocontrol agents and biofertilizers.
Microbes in human welfare: In household food processing, industrial production,
UNIT IV: Biotechnology and Its Applications
Details:-
DNA technology).
Principles and process of Biotechnology: Genetic engineering (Recombinant
vaccine production, gene therapy; Genetically modified organisms-Bt crops;
Transgenic Animals; Biosafety issues-Biopiracy and patents.
Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture: Human insulin and
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UNIT V: Ecology and environment
Details:-
adaptations; Population interactions-mutualism, competition, predation,
parasitism; Population attributes-growth, birth rate and death rate, age
distribution.
Organisms and environment: Habitat and niche; Population and ecological
Pyramids of number, biomass, energy; Nutrient cycling (carbon and
phosphorous); Ecological succession; Ecological Services-Carbon fixation,
pollination, oxygen release.
Ecosystem: Patterns, components; productivity and decomposition; Energy flow;
Biodiversity; Importance of Biodiversity; Loss of Biodiversity; Biodiversity
conservation; Hotspots, endangered organisms, extinction, Red Data Book,
biosphere reserves, National parks and sanctuaries.
Biodiversity and its conservation: Concept of Biodiversity; Patterns of
control; Agrochemicals and their effects; Solid waste management; Radioactive
waste management; Greenhouse effect and global warning; Ozone depletion;
Deforestation; Any three case studies as success stories addressing environmental
issues.
Environmental issues: Air pollution and its control; Water pollution and its

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