UPCATET Physics Syllabus 2025: Check Topics, Pattern, Download PDF

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UPCATET 2025 Physics Syllabus

UPCATET Physics Syllabus 2025: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology prescribes the syllabus for the Uttar Pradesh Combined Agriculture and Technology Entrance Test (UPCATET). The UPCATET syllabus is divided into five sections: i)  General Studies, ii) Physics, iii) Chemistry, iv) Biology, and v) Mathematics. UPCATET 2025 Physics Syllabus includes topics like Introduction to Physics, The Universe: Stars, Sun, Asteroids: In a nutshell, The Solar System and Satellites, Resistance of a Conductor,  Refraction of Light, Reflection of Light from Spherical Mirrors, Reflection of Light, Refraction of light by Spherical Lenses, Refraction of light through a glass prism, The Human Eye and its defects, etc. Candidates can check the complete UPCATET syllabus 2024 for physics in the following sections for the upcoming UPCATET 2025 exam.

UPCATET Physics Syllabus 2025

The UPCATET exam is conducted to enroll candidates for agriculture courses at Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur; Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut; Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, etc. We have provided the complete syllabus for the UPCATET Physics syllabus below:

  • Introduction to Physics
  • The Universe: Stars, Sun, Asteroids: In a nutshell
  • The Solar System and Satellites
  • Resistance of a Conductor
  • Refraction of Light
  • Reflection of light from Spherical Mirrors
  • Reflection of Light
  • Refraction of light by Spherical Lenses
  • Refraction of light through a glass prism
  • The Human Eye and its defects
  • Thermal Expansion of Solids, Liquids and Gases
  • Mechanical Properties of Fluids
  • Sound: Doppler Effect and Echo
  • Magnetic Effects of Electric Current
  • Waves
  • The Kinetic Theory of Matter
  • The Four Fundamental Forces
  • Special and General Theories of Relativity
  • Radioactivity
  • Nuclear Fission and Fusion
  • Motion and Mechanics
  • Heat and Work
  • Electromagnetism
  • Electric Current

Chapter - Wise UPCATET Physics Syllabus 2025

Candidates can check the UPCATET topic-wise physics syllabus 2025 in the table below:

Chapter

Topics

Static Electricity

  • Charge
  • Quantization of Charge
  • Conservation of Charge 
  • Coulomb’s Law of Electrostatics
  • Coulomb’s Law in Vector Form
  • Electric Field and its lines, Electric Field Intensity(E)
  • Electric Potential (V)
  • Potential Gradient
  • Electric Flux
  • Gauss’s Theorem
  • Electric Field Intensity and Potential Due to an Electric Dipole
  • Torque
  • Work Done
  • Potential Energy
  • Electrostatic Shielding
  • Capacitor and Lightning Conductor

Electric Current

  • Electric Current (I)
  • Current Density
  • Thermal Velocity of Free Electrons
  • Mobility
  • Ohm’s Law
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Resistivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Ohmic Conductors
  • Non-ohmic Conductors
  • Superconductors
  • Colour Coding of Carbon Resistors
  • Combination of Resistors (In Series and parallel)
  • Equivalent resistance
  • Electric Cell (Primary Cells, Secondary Cells)
  • Grouping of Cells
  • Terminal Potential Difference of a Cell
  • Balanced Wheatstone Bridge
  • Meter Bridge
  • Potentiometer

Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism

  • Moving Charges and Magnetism
  • Oersted’s Experiment
  • Maxwell’s Cork Screw Rule
  • Ampere’s Swimming Rule
  • Magnetic Field
  • Biot Savart’s Law
  • Magnetic Field Due to a Straight Current-Carrying Conductor
  • Right-Hand Thumb Rule
  • Magnetic Dipole
  • Ampere’s Circuital Law
  • Solenoid
  • Toroid
  • Fleming’s Left-Hand Rule
  • Lorentz Force
  • Cyclotron - principle and limitations
  • Current Sensitivity
  • Voltage Sensitivity
  • Ammeter
  • Voltmeter

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents

  • Electromagnetic Induction
  • Faraday’s Laws of Electromagnetic Induction 
  • Lenz’s law
  • Motional EMF
  • Fleming’s Right-Hand Rule
  • Eddy Currents
  • Self-Induction
  • Coefficient of Self-Induction
  • Mutual Induction
  • Coefficient of Mutual Induction and Grouping of Coils

Electromagnetic Waves

  • Displacement Current
  • Ampere-Maxwell Law
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Earth’s Atmosphere
  • Communication
  • Analog Signal
  • Modulation
  • Demodulation
  • Radio Waves
  • Microwave Propagation
  • Satellite Communication
  • Remote Sensing
  • Optical Fibers

Optics

  • Ray Optics and Optical Instruments
  • Light, Characteristics of Light
  • Laws of Reflection
  • Types of Mirror
  • Mirror(Plane Mirror, and Spherical Mirror)
  • Magnification
  • Linear Magnification
  • Areal and Axial Magnification
  • Lateral Inversion
  • Refraction of Light and Its Laws
  • Refractive Index
  • Critical Angle
  • Total Internal Reflection (TIR)
  • Optical Fibers
  • Lens
  • Power of a Lens
  • Focal Length of a Lens Combination
  • Linear Magnification
  • Focal Length of a Convex Lens by Displacement Method
  • Cutting of a Lens
  • Prism
  • Human Eye
  • Camera
  • Simple Microscope
  • Scattering of Light

Matter and dual nature

  • Photoelectric effect
  • Planck's Idea
  • Hertz and Lenard's Experiment
  • Threshold Frequency and Wave Function

Atoms and nuclei

  • Atoms
  • Nucleus
  • Isotopes
  • Isobars
  • Isotones
  • Isomers
  • Nuclear Force
  • Mass Defect
  • Nuclear Binding Energy
  • Radioactivity
  • Nuclear Fission
  • Nuclear Reactor
  • Thermonuclear Energy

Electronic Devices

Solid and Its Types,

Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline

Liquid Crystals

Crystal Lattice

Energy Bands of Solids

Thermionic Emission and Diode

Types of Semiconductor

P-N Junction

Rectifier

Transistor

Light Emitting Diodes (LED)

Truth Table

Basic Logic Gates(OR Gate, AND Gate, and NOT Gate)

Combination of Gates(NAND Gate and NOR Gate).

UPCATET Exam Pattern 2025

Candidates are advised to go through the UPCATET exam pattern along with the syllabus so that they can understand the UPCATET exam better. Check the UPCATET exam pattern below in the table:

Paper Group 

Subjects

Number of Questions

Questions Group

Marks 

PCM

General Studies

20

A

60

Physics

50

B

150

Chemistry

50

C

150

Biology

80

D

240

PCB

General Studies

20

A

60

Physics

50

B

150

Chemistry

50

C

150

Biology

80

D

240

PAG

General Studies

20

A

60

Agricultural Physics

25

B

150

Agricultural Chemistry

25

Agricultural Zoology

25

C

150

Agricultural Botany

25

Agronomy

25

D

240

Animal Husbandry & Dairying

10

Horticulture

15

Agricultural Engineering

10

Agricultural Statistics & Maths

20

PHS

General Studies

20

A

60

English

25

B

150

Hindi

25

Sociology

20

C

150

Economics

15

Geography

15

Home Science

80

D

240

UPCATET Marking Scheme 2025

The candidates can check the UPCATET marking scheme 2025 in the table below:

UPCATET Marking Scheme 2025

Course

Total Questions

Total Marks

Time Limit

UG

200

600

3 Hour

PG

200

600

3 Hour

MBA

100

300

2 Hour

PhD

100

300

2 Hour

We have provided the complete details of the UPCATET Physics syllabus 2025. We hope that the candidates will get the benefit of the syllabus. All the best for the UPCATET 2025 exam! Stay tuned to CollegeDekho for the latest updates regarding the UPCATET exam. 

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