HITSEEE 2025 Syllabus

Chapters 

Topics in the Chapter 

Physics and measurement 

• Errors in measurement 
• Dimensions of physical quality 
• Dimensional analysis and 

Laws of motion 

• Force and inertia 
• Newton’s first/second/third laws of motion 
• Static and kinetic friction 
• Laws of friction 
• Dynamics of uniform circular motion 

Kinematics 

• Uniform and non-uniform motion 
• Scalars and vectors 
• Motion in a plane 
• Work, energy and power 
• Kinetic and potential energies 

Gravitation 

• Universal law of gravitation 
• Kepler’s law of planetary motion 
• Gravitational potential energy 
• Escape velocity

Rotational motion 

• Basic concepts of rotational motion 
• Rigid body rotation 
• Equations of rotational motion
• Moment of inertia 

Thermodynamics 

• Thermal equilibrium 
• Heat, work and internal energy 
• First/second law of thermodynamics 

Properties of solids and liquids 

• Hooke’s law 
• Pascal’s law (its applications)
• Surface energy and surface tension
• Newton’s law of cooling 

Kinetic theory of gases 

• Kinetic energy and temperature 
• Degrees of freedom 
• Avogadro’s number

Oscillations and waves 

• Periodic motion 
• Wave motion 

Current electricity 

• Electric field and current 
• Electrical resistivity 
• Kirchoff’s law 
• Color code of resistors 

Communication systems 

• Amplitude and frequency modulation 
• Bandwidth of signals 
• Basic elements of communication system 

Atoms and nuclei 

• Rutherford’s model of atom 
• Bohr model 
• Mass and energy relation 
• Nuclear fusion and fission 

Optics 

• Reflection/refraction of light at plane/spherical surfaces 
• Lens formula 
• Power of a lens 
• Wave optics 
• Mirror formula 

Chapters 

Topics in the Chapter 

Some basics concepts of chemistry 

• Matters , its nature 
• Atom, molecule, compound and elements -concept 
• SI units 
• Chemical equations and stoichiometry 

States of matter

• Gaseous state 
• Liquid state 
• Solid state 

Chemical bonding and molecular structure 

• Ionic bonding 
• Covalent bonding 
• Quantum mechanical approach to covalent bonding

Atomic structure 

• Thomson/rutherford atomic models (limitations)
• Bohr model of hydrogen atom 
• Quantum mechanical model of atom 
• Shapes of p, s, and d orbitals 

Chemical thermodynamics 

• First/second law of thermodynamics 
• Heat capacity and molar heat capacity 
• Concept of heart, work and energy, enthalpy 

Solutions 

• Methods for expressing concentration of solutions 
• Ideal and nonideal solutions 
• Colligative properties - dilute solutions 
• Abnormal value of molar mass

Equilibrium 

• Equilibria involving physical processes 
• Henry’s law 
• Ionic equilibrium 

Redox reactions and electrochemistry 

• Kohlrausch’s law 
• Redox reactions 
• Balancing of redox reactions

Surface chemistry 

• Colloidal state 
• Preparation/properties of colloids 
• Tyndall effect 
• Adsorption from solutions 

Environmental chemistry 

• Environmental pollution 
• Formation of ozone layer, its depletion 
• Organic wastes and chemical pollutants 
• Soil pollution 
• Gaseous pollutants

D and F block elements 

• Transition elements 
• Inner transition elements 
• General trends in first row transition elements 

Hydrogen 

• Hydrogen position in periodic table 
• Properties/uses of hydrogen 
• Chemical properties of water 

S block elements 

• Group 1 and 2 elements 
• Sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide 
• Industrial uses of lime 

P block elements 

• Group 13 to group 18 elements 
• Physical and chemical properties of elements 
• Unique behavior of the first element in each group 

Phenols, ethers and alcohols 

• Alcohols 
• Phenols 
• Ethers 
• Aldehyde and ketones 

Organic compounds containing nitrogen 

• Amines 
• Diazonium salts 
• Nomenclature

Polymers 

• Classification/general introduction of polymers

Chemistry in everyday life 

• Chemicals in food 
• Chemicals in medicines 

Chapters 

Topics in the Chapter 

Sets, relations and functions 

• Sets and representation 
• Power set 
• TYpes of relations 
• Composition of functions

Complex numbers and quadratic equations 

• Square root of complex numbers 
• Triangle inequality 
• Relation between roots and coefficients

Matrices and determinants 

• Matrices 
• Algebra of matrices 
• Properties of determinants 
• Area of triangles using determinants

Mathematical induction 

• Principle of mathematical induction, simple applications

Permutations and combinations 

• Counting’s fundamental principle 
• Binomial theorem and the simple applications 
• General term and middle term 

Sequence and series 

• Arithmetic/ geometric progression 
• Insertion of arithmetic 
• Geometric progression 

Limit, continuity and differentiability 

• Polynomials, trigonometric, logarithmic function 
• Application of derivatives 
• Graphs of simple functions limits, differentiability and continuity 

Integral calculus 

• Integral as antiderivative 
• Fundamental theorem of calculus 
• Properties of definite integrals 

Differential equations 

• Ordinary differential equations 
• Formation/solutions of differential equations 

Co-ordinate Geometry 

• Distance and section formula 
• Slope of a line 
• Straight lines, circles and conic sections 

Three-dimensional geometry 

• Distance between two points 
• Section formula 
• Skew lines 
• Intersection of line and plane 

Vector algebra 

• Vectors and scalars 
• Addition of vectors 
• Statistics and probability 
• Measures of dispersion 
• Probability 

Trigonometry 

• Trigonometric identities and equations 
• Heights and distances