VTUEEE Physics Syllabus 2025

Properties of matter 

• Universal law of gravitation 
• Latitude and depth 
• Gravitation potential (escape/orbital velocity)
• Kepler’s law of planetary motion 
• Hooke’s law

Mechanics 

• Non-uniform/uniform motion 
• Vectors/scalars 
• Relative Velocity 
• Motion in plane 
• Law of motions by Newton 
• Law of friction 
• Rigid body rotation
• Perpendicular and parallel axes theorems (applications)

Heat & thermodynamics 

• Compressing gas and its work 
• Kinetic theory of gases 
• Kinetic temperature and energy 
• Thermal equilibrium 
• Concept of heat, work, temperature, internal energy 
• Laws of thermodynamics 

Optics

• Spherical mirrors 
• Refraction/reflection of light 
• Scattering of light 
• Laws of refraction/reflection using Hyugen’s principle 
• Plane-polarized light uses and polaroids

Electricity

• Electrical conductivity and resistivity 
• Carbon resistors and its color code 
• Electromagnetic induction 
• Faraday’s/ Kirchoff's/Lenz’s law 
• Self and mutual induction 
• Methods of inducing EMF 
• AC circuit with inductor, resistance, capacitor
• Power in AC circuits 
• Combination of cells in parallel and series 

Magnetism 

• Ampere’s/Biot-savart's law (their applications)
• Moving coil galvanometer
• Magnetic field lines 
• Permanent magnets and electromagnets 
• Cyclotron force on a current carrying conductor 

Atomic physics

• Atomic structure 
• Bohr’s/Rutherford’s models 
• Wavenumber and energy expressions 
• Energy level diagrams 
• Matter wave 
• Particle nature of light 
• Photoelectric effect 
• Dual nature of radiation 

Nuclear physics 

• Isotopes/isotones/isobars 
• Nuclear forces and its nature 
• Alpha/beta/gamma rays (their properties)
•  Mass energy relation and mass defect 
• Radioactivity decay law 
• Binding energy 

Electronic devices 

• Semiconductors 
• Forward and reverse bias characteristics 
• Solar/zener diode 
• Junction transistor 
• Transistor’s characteristics 
• Transistor as a switch 

Laser and optic fiber 

• Essentials/types of laser 
• Lasers and its applications 
• Optical fibers types 
• Propagation modes and propagation of light through an optical fiber