NEET 2027 · Physics

NEET 2027 Physics syllabus ranked by weightage.

All 28 chapters of NEET Physics, Class 11 and 12, ranked by how often they come up in past papers. See what matters most, what to study first, and track every chapter free.

  • 28 chapters
  • 14 Class 11 · 14 Class 12
  • 45 questions · 180 marks
  • 2 very high weightage
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Most important Physics chapters for NEET

These chapters come up the most in past NEET papers, heaviest first. Give them the most time.

  1. Current ElectricityClass 12
  2. System of Particles & Rotational MotionClass 11Biggest mechanics block in NEET Physics.

Class 11 Physics chapters

NEET Physics, Class 11 · 14 chapters
#ChapterWeightage
01Units & MeasurementsFoundationHigh
02Motion in a Straight LineFoundationMedium
03Motion in a PlaneFoundationMedium
04Laws of MotionFoundationLower
05Work, Energy & PowerFoundationMedium
06System of Particles & Rotational MotionBiggest mechanics block in NEET Physics.Very high
07GravitationMedium
08Mechanical Properties of SolidsLower
09Mechanical Properties of FluidsMedium
10Thermal Properties of MatterLower
11ThermodynamicsLowerestimate
12Kinetic TheoryMedium
13OscillationsFoundationMedium
14WavesLower
Very highHighMediumLowerFoundation other chapters build on it

Class 12 Physics chapters

NEET Physics, Class 12 · 14 chapters
#ChapterWeightage
15Electric Charges & FieldsFoundationMedium
16Electrostatic Potential & CapacitanceHigh
17Current ElectricityVery high
18Moving Charges & MagnetismHigh
19Magnetism & MatterLower
20Electromagnetic InductionMedium
21Alternating CurrentMedium
22Electromagnetic WavesTiny chapter, pure recall — best marks per hour in NEET Physics.Medium
23Ray Optics & Optical InstrumentsHigh
24Wave OpticsLower
25Dual Nature of Radiation & MatterMediumestimate
26AtomsMedium
27NucleiMedium
28Semiconductor ElectronicsHigh
Very highHighMediumLowerFoundation other chapters build on it

Key topics in the heaviest chapters

Each one is a single study sitting. Work through them in order.

Units & Measurements

  1. Dimensional analysis and checking equation consistency
  2. Deriving relations by the dimensional method, and its limits
  3. Significant figures and rounding rules
  4. Combination of errors in sums, products and powers

Motion in a Straight Line

  1. Distance and displacement, speed and velocity
  2. Equations of uniformly accelerated motion
  3. Reading position, velocity and acceleration graphs
  4. Relative velocity in one dimension

Motion in a Plane

  1. Vectors: addition, resolution and products
  2. Projectile motion
  3. Relative velocity in two dimensions
  4. Uniform circular motion

Laws of Motion

  1. Newton’s three laws and free-body diagrams
  2. Momentum and impulse
  3. Friction: static, kinetic and rolling
  4. Circular motion dynamics and banking of roads
  5. Pulleys and connected-body problems

Work, Energy & Power

  1. Work done by constant and variable forces
  2. Work–energy theorem
  3. Conservative forces and potential energy
  4. Conservation of mechanical energy
  5. Elastic and inelastic collisions

System of Particles & Rotational Motion

  1. Centre of mass of discrete and continuous bodies
  2. Moment of inertia of standard bodies
  3. Parallel and perpendicular axis theorems, and when each applies
  4. Torque, angular momentum and the condition for conservation
  5. Rolling without slipping: deriving a = g sinθ/(1 + I/mR²)
  6. Rolling problems: acceleration, friction and minimum μ
  7. Angular momentum conservation in changing-inertia systems

Gravitation

  1. Newton’s law of gravitation and superposition
  2. Variation of g with height, depth and latitude
  3. Gravitational potential and potential energy
  4. Escape velocity and orbital velocity
  5. Kepler’s laws and satellite motion

Mechanical Properties of Solids

  1. Stress, strain and Hooke’s law
  2. Young’s, bulk and shear moduli
  3. The stress–strain curve, elastic limit and fracture
  4. Elastic potential energy stored in a stretched wire

Mechanical Properties of Fluids

  1. Pressure in fluids and Pascal’s law
  2. Buoyancy and Archimedes’ principle
  3. Viscosity, Stokes’ law and terminal velocity
  4. Equation of continuity and Bernoulli’s principle
  5. Surface tension, excess pressure and capillary rise

Thermal Properties of Matter

  1. Thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases
  2. Specific heat capacity and calorimetry
  3. Latent heat and change of state
  4. Conduction, convection and radiation
  5. Newton’s law of cooling and Stefan’s law

Thermodynamics

  1. Zeroth law and thermal equilibrium
  2. First law, internal energy and work done
  3. Isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric and isochoric processes
  4. Second law and the direction of natural processes
  5. Heat engines, efficiency and the Carnot cycle

Kinetic Theory

  1. Assumptions of kinetic theory and the pressure relation
  2. Kinetic interpretation of temperature and molecular speeds
  3. Degrees of freedom and equipartition of energy
  4. Specific heats of gases and mean free path

Oscillations

  1. SHM: displacement, velocity and acceleration
  2. Energy in simple harmonic motion
  3. Simple pendulum and spring–mass systems
  4. Springs in series and parallel
  5. Damped and forced oscillations, resonance

Waves

  1. Transverse and longitudinal waves, and the wave equation
  2. Speed of a wave on a string and in a gas
  3. Superposition, standing waves and normal modes
  4. Beats
  5. The Doppler effect

Electric Charges & Fields

  1. Coulomb’s law and superposition of forces
  2. Electric field and the rules field lines obey
  3. Electric dipole: field, and torque in a uniform field
  4. Electric flux and Gauss’s law
  5. Applying Gauss’s law to a wire, a sheet and a shell

Electrostatic Potential & Capacitance

  1. Potential due to point charges and continuous distributions
  2. Equipotential surfaces and why field is perpendicular to them
  3. Conductors in electrostatic equilibrium: why the interior field is zero
  4. Capacitance of parallel plate, spherical and cylindrical capacitors
  5. Dielectrics, polarisation and the effect on capacitance
  6. Capacitor networks and energy stored

Current Electricity

  1. Drift velocity and the origin of Ohm’s law
  2. Resistivity, its temperature dependence, and why semiconductors invert it
  3. Combining resistances in symmetric networks
  4. EMF, internal resistance and terminal potential difference
  5. Kirchhoff’s rules on two-loop circuits
  6. Wheatstone bridge and the meter bridge balance condition
  7. Potentiometer: comparing EMFs and finding internal resistance

Moving Charges & Magnetism

  1. Lorentz force on a moving charge
  2. Circular motion in a magnetic field, and the cyclotron
  3. Biot–Savart law and the field of a circular loop
  4. Ampère’s circuital law: solenoid and toroid
  5. Force between parallel currents, and torque on a current loop

Magnetism & Matter

  1. Bar magnet, dipole moment and field lines
  2. Earth’s magnetism: declination, dip and horizontal component
  3. Dia-, para- and ferromagnetism
  4. Magnetisation, susceptibility and permeability

Electromagnetic Induction

  1. Magnetic flux and Faraday’s law
  2. Lenz’s law as energy conservation
  3. Motional EMF
  4. Self inductance and the energy stored in an inductor
  5. Mutual inductance between two coils
  6. Eddy currents

Alternating Current

  1. RMS and average values of AC
  2. Phase relations for R, L and C separately
  3. Series LCR circuits and impedance
  4. Resonance and quality factor
  5. Power in AC circuits and the power factor
  6. Transformers

Electromagnetic Waves

  1. Displacement current and Maxwell’s correction
  2. Nature of EM waves: E, B and the direction of travel
  3. Speed of EM waves and the E₀/B₀ ratio
  4. The electromagnetic spectrum and its uses

Ray Optics & Optical Instruments

  1. Sign convention, and applying it without slipping
  2. Mirror formula and magnification
  3. Lens maker’s formula, including a lens in a medium
  4. Lens and mirror combinations: tracking the image through
  5. Total internal reflection and the critical angle
  6. Prism: deviation, and the minimum-deviation condition
  7. Microscope and telescope magnification

Wave Optics

  1. Huygens’ principle and wavefronts
  2. Young’s double slit: fringe width and conditions
  3. Coherence, and what destroys interference
  4. Single slit diffraction
  5. Polarisation and Brewster’s law

Dual Nature of Radiation & Matter

  1. Photoelectric effect: threshold frequency and work function
  2. Einstein’s photoelectric equation and stopping potential
  3. Why intensity and frequency do different things
  4. Photon energy and momentum
  5. de Broglie wavelength of matter waves
  6. Davisson–Germer experiment

Atoms

  1. Rutherford scattering and where his model failed
  2. Bohr’s postulates and quantisation of angular momentum
  3. Radius, velocity and energy in Bohr orbits
  4. Hydrogen spectral series

Nuclei

  1. Nuclear size, density and composition
  2. Mass defect and binding energy
  3. The binding energy per nucleon curve, fission and fusion
  4. Radioactive decay law and half-life
  5. Alpha, beta and gamma decay

Semiconductor Electronics

  1. Intrinsic vs extrinsic semiconductors, n-type and p-type
  2. The p-n junction, depletion region and barrier potential
  3. Diode characteristics under forward and reverse bias
  4. Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers
  5. Zener diode as a voltage regulator
  6. Logic gates and their truth tables

How to use this list

  • Foundations first. Units & Measurements, Motion in a Straight Line, Motion in a Plane and Laws of Motion look small, but later chapters depend on them.
  • Then the very high chapters. They earn the most marks per hour. Revise them more than once.
  • Never drop a chapter just because its tier is lower. One question can be the difference in rank.
  • Track it. Mark each chapter as started, done or due for revision, so you always know what is left.

How we rank chapters

We compared published analyses of NEET papers from 2020 to 2024, including one that counted more than 250 questions per subject. The sources agree on which chapters come up most, but not on exact percentages, so we show tiers instead of numbers that look more precise than they are.

Chapters marked estimate have thin data, so treat their tier as a rough guide. Chapters marked Foundation may carry fewer direct questions, but other chapters depend on them. Do not skip them.

The chapter list follows the current NMC syllabus. The official 2027 syllabus comes with the information bulletin on neet.nta.nic.in. We update this page when it changes.

Questions students ask

How many chapters are in NEET 2027 Physics?

NEET Physics has 28 chapters: 14 from Class 11 and 14 from Class 12. The full list is on this page.

Which NEET Physics chapters have the highest weightage?

Current Electricity and System of Particles & Rotational Motion come up the most in past NEET papers. Give them the most time, but finish the foundation chapters first.

Which Physics chapters should I study first?

Start with the foundation chapters: Units & Measurements, Motion in a Straight Line, Motion in a Plane, Laws of Motion and Work, Energy & Power. Later chapters build on them, even when they carry fewer direct questions. Then spend most of your time on the very high and high weightage chapters.

Is this the official NEET 2027 Physics syllabus?

It follows the current NMC syllabus. The official 2027 syllabus is published with the information bulletin on neet.nta.nic.in, and we update this page when it changes.