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CUET (UG) Physics Syllabus 2026
The CUET (UG) Physics Syllabus for the CUET (UG) 2026 is available by the National Testing Agency. The CUET (UG) Physics Syllabus is available for review from the link below. The CUET (UG) 2026 Physics syllabus defines and describes each unit covered on the CUET (UG) 2026 Physics exam.
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NTA Entrance Exam Physics Revised Syllabus
Units and Topics
| # | Unit/Topic | Marks | Marks with options |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electrostatics | ||
| 2 | Current Electricity | ||
| 3 | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | ||
| 4 | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | ||
| 5 | Electromagnetic Waves | ||
| 6 | Optics | ||
| 7 | Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation | ||
| 8 | Atoms and Nuclei | ||
| 9 | Electronic Devices | ||
| 10 | Communication Systems | ||
| Total | - | - |
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Syllabus
1 Electrostatics [Revision]
- Electric Charge
- Coulomb’s Law
- Forces Between Multiple Charges: Superposition Principle
- Continuous Charge Distribution
- Electric Field
- Electric Lines of Force
- Electric Dipole
- Dipole in a Uniform External Field
- Gauss’s Law
- Uniformly Charged Infinite Plane Sheet and Uniformly Charged Thin Spherical Shell (Field Inside and Outside)
- Electric Potential: A Quantitative Approach
- Potential Difference
- Electric Potential Due to a Point Charge
- Potential Due to an Electric Dipole
- Equipotential Surfaces
- Conductors and Insulators
- Capacitors and Capacitance
- Combination of Capacitors
- Capacitance of a Parallel Plate Capacitor with and Without Dielectric Medium Between the Plates
- Energy Stored in a Charged Capacitor
- Van De Graaff Generator
2 Current Electricity [Revision]
- Electric Current
- Flow of Electric Charges in a Metallic Conductor
- Drift of Electrons and the Origin of Resistivity
- Ohm's Law
- Electric Resistance
- V-I Characteristics (Linear and Non-linear)
- Forms of Energy > Electrical Energy
- Definition: Electrical Energy
- Electrical Power
- Specific Resistance or Electrical Resistivity
- Resistivity of Various Materials
- Resistance of a System of Resistors
- Temperature Dependence of Resistivity
- Cells, EMF, and Internal Resistance
- Potential Difference and Emf of a Cell
- Cells in Series
- Kirchhoff’s Laws
- Wheatstone Bridge
- Metre Bridge: Slide-Wire Bridge
- Potentiometer
- Measurement of Internal Resistance of a Cell
3 Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism [Revision]
- Magnetic force
- Oersted's Experiment
- Magnetic Field Due to a Current-carrying Conductor: Biot-savart's Law
- Applications of Biot-Savart's Law > Magnetic Field at the Axis of a Circular Current-carrying Loop
- Ampere’s Circuital Law
- Straight and Toroidal Solenoids (Only Qualitative Treatment)
- Solenoid
- Toroid
- Force on a Moving Charge in Uniform Magnetic and Electric Fields
- Cyclotron
- Force on a Current-Carrying Conductor Placed in a Uniform Magnetic Field
- Force Between Two Parallel Currents (Ampere’s Law)
- Torque on a Current-Loop in a Uniform Magnetic Field
- Moving Coil Galvanometer
- Current Loop as a Magnetic Dipole : Magnetic Dipole Moment of Current Loop
- Magnetic Dipole Moment of a Revolving Electron
- Magnetic Field Due to Magnetic Dipole (Bar Magnet)
- Torque on a Magnetic Dipole (Bar Magnet) in a Uniform Magnetic Field
- Bar Magnet and Solenoid Analogy
- Properties of magnetic lines of force
- The Earth’s Magnetism
- Magnetic Properties of Materials
- Permanent Magnet
4 Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents [Revision]
- Introduction to Electromagnetic Induction
- Faraday's Laws of Electromagnetic Induction
- Induced Current and Induced Charge
- Lenz’s Law and Conservation of Energy
- Eddy Currents or Foucault Currents
- Inductance
- Peak and Rms Value of Alternating Current Or Voltage
- Reactance and Impedance
- LC Oscillations
- AC Voltage Applied to a Series LCR Circuit
- Power in AC Circuit
- Alternating-Current Generator
- Transformers
5 Electromagnetic Waves [Revision]
- Displacement Current
- Concept of Electromagnetic Waves
- Transverse Nature of Electromagnetic Waves (Quantitative Analysis)
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Elementary Facts About Electromagnetic Wave Uses
6 Optics [Revision]
- Reflection of Light
- Introduction
- Activity
- Experiment
- Key Points: Reflection of Light
- Reflection of Light by Spherical Mirrors
- Ray Optics - Mirror Formula
- Introduction
- Definition: Object Distance
- Definition: Image Distance
- Definition: Focal Length
- Formula: Mirror Formula
- Formula: Magnification
- Example 1
- Example 2
- Refraction of Light
- Total Internal Reflection
- Refraction at a Spherical Surface and Lenses
- Refraction at a Spherical Surfaces
- Refraction by a Lens
- Thin Lens Formula
- Lens Maker's Formula
- Magnification
- Power of a Lens
- Refraction Through a Prism
- Dispersion of White Light by a Prism : Angular Dispersion
- Applications of Scattering of Light
- Key Points: Applications of Scattering of Light
- Optical Instruments
- Optical Instruments: the Eye
- Nearsightedness (myopia)
- Farsightedness (hypermetropia)
- Astigmatism
- Defects of Vision and Their Corrections > Myopia
- Key Points: Myopia
- Defects of Vision and Their Corrections > Hypermetropia
- Key Points: Hypermetropia
- Introduction to Wave Optics
- Huygens Principle
- Reflection and Refraction of Plane Wave at a Plane Surface Using Wave Fronts
- Proof of Laws of Reflection and Refraction Using Huygens' Principle
- Proof of laws of reflection by using Huygens' principle
- Proof of laws of refraction using Huygens' Principle
- Interference
- Interference of Light Waves and Young’s Experiment
- No Interference by Two Independent Light-Sources : Coherent Sources
- Fraunhofer Diffraction Due to a Single Slit
- Width of Central Maximum
- Diffraction of Light
- Resolving Power of Microscope and Astronomical Telescope
- Resolution of images
- Rayleigh's criterion for resolution
- Resolving the power of an optical instrument
- Resolving power of microscope
- Resolving power of telescopes
- The Validity of Ray Optics
- Resolving Power of Microscope and Astronomical Telescope
- Electric Polarisation of Dielectrics
- Plane Polarised Light
- Brewster's Law
7 Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation [Revision]
- Photoelectric Effect and Wave Theory of Light
- Photoelectric Effect - Hertz’s Observations
- Photoelectric Effect - Hallwachs’ and Lenard’s Observations
- Einstein’s Equation - Particle Nature of Light
- Einstein's equation Emax = hυ - W0; threshold frequency
- Einstein used Planck’s ideas and extended it to apply for radiation (light); the photoelectric effect can be explained only assuming the quantum (particle) nature of radiation.
- Determination of Planck’s constant (from the graph of stopping potential Vs versus frequency f of the incident light).
- Momentum of photon p = E/c = hν/c = h/λ.
- Wave Nature of Matter
- de-Broglie Relation
- De Broglie hypothesis, phenomenon of electron diffraction (qualitative only).
- Wave nature of radiation is exhibited in interference, diffraction and polarisation; particle nature is exhibited in photoelectric effect.
- Dual nature of matter: particle nature common in that it possesses momentum p and kinetic energy KE. The
wave nature of matter was proposed by Louis de Broglie, λ = h/p = h/mv.
- Davisson and Germer Experiment
8 Atoms and Nuclei [Revision]
- Alpha-particle Scattering and Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom
- Bohr’s Model for Hydrogen Atom
- Energy Levels
- Hydrogen Spectrum
- Atomic Masses and Composition of Nucleus
- Isotopes
- Definition: Isotopes
- Examples
- Radioactivity
- Alpha Decay
Alpha Particles Or Rays and Their Properties
- Beta Decay
Beta Particles Or Rays and Their Properties
- Gamma Decay
- Gamma Particles Or Rays and Their Properties
- Alpha Decay
- Law of Radioactive Decay
- Atomic Mass, Mass - Energy Relation and Mass Defect
- Nuclear Binding Energy
- Mass - Energy
- Forms of Energy > Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear Fission
- Nuclear Fusion
9 Electronic Devices [Revision]
- Energy Bands in Solids
- Semiconductor Diode
- p-n Junction Diode as a Rectifier
- Special Purpose P-n Junction Diodes
- Voltage Regulator
- Junction Transistor
- Feedback Amplifier and Transistor Oscillator
- Transistor as an oscillator: Construction, Working
- Gain and Berkhausen's criterion
- Uses
- Transistor as an Amplifier (Ce-configuration)
- npn Transistor as Common Emitter Amplifier
- Various gains in amplifiers
- Comparison between CB, CE and CC amplifier
- Feedback Amplifier and Transistor Oscillator
- Transistor Action
- Transistor and Characteristics of a Transistor
- Configurations of a transistor
i) Common-base configuration (CB)
ii) Common-emitter configuration (CE)
iii) Common-collector configuration (CC) - Types of characteristic curves
i) Input characteristics curve
ii) Output characteristics curve
iii) Transfer characteristics curve - Transistor characteristics in CE configuration
a) Input Characteristics
b) Output characteristics of a transistor: Active region, Cut-off region, Saturation region - Different modes of operation of a transistor
- Current-transfer Characteristics
- Transistor as a switch
- Configurations of a transistor
- Digital Electronics and Logic Gates
- Transistor as a Switch
10 Communication Systems [Revision]
- Bandwidth of Signals
- Bandwidth of Signals (Speech, TV and Digital Data)
- Bandwidth of Transmission Medium
- Propagation of EM Waves
- Need for Modulation and Demodulation
- Production of Amplitude Modulated Wave
- Detection of Amplitude Modulated Wave
