SRMJEEE Chemistry Syllabus 2026 OUT – Chapter-Wise Topics & Pattern

Unit 1: Solutions

Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, and colligative properties - relative lowering of vapour pressure, Raoult's law, and elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, and determination of molecular masses using colligative properties

Unit 2: Electrochemistry

Redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific and molar conductivity, variations of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch's Law, electrolysis, Electrolytic cells and Galvanic cells, EMF of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to chemical cells, Relation between Gibbs energy change and EMF of a cell, Corrosion.

Unit 3: Chemical Kinetics

Rate of a reaction (Average and instantaneous), factors affecting rate of reaction: concentration, temperature, catalyst; order and molecularity of a reaction, rate law and specific rate constant, integrated rate equations and half-life (only for zero and first order reactions), concept of collision theory (elementary and mathematical treatment), Activation energy, Arrhenius equation.

Unit 4: Surface Chemistry

Adsorption - physisorption and chemisorption, factors affecting adsorption of gases on solids, Catalysis, colloidal state distinction between true solutions, colloids and suspension; lyophilic, lyophobic multi-molecular and macromolecular colloids; properties of colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian movement, electrophoresis, coagulation

Unit 5: p -Block Elements

Group 16 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties, dioxygen: Preparation, Properties and uses, classification of Oxides, Ozone, Sulphur - allotropic forms; compounds of Sulphur: Preparation Properties and uses of Sulphur dioxide, Sulphuric Acid: industrial process of manufacture, properties and uses; Oxoacids of Sulphur (Structures only). Group 17 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, oxidation states, occurrence, trends in physical and chemical properties; compounds of halogens, Preparation, properties and uses of Hydrochloric acid, interhalogen compounds (structures only). Group 18 Elements: General introduction, electronic configuration, Occurrence, trend in physical and chemical properties, uses.

Unit 6:‘d’ and ‘f’ Block Elements

General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of transition metals, general trends in properties of the first row transition metals - metallic character, ionization enthalpy, oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic property, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation.

Unit 7: Coordination Compounds

Coordination compounds - Introduction, ligands, coordination number, colour, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear coordination compounds. Bonding, Werner's theory, VBT, and CFT, structure and stereoisomerism.

Unit 8: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions, optical rotation. Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (Directive influence of halogen in monosubstituted compounds only). Uses and environmental effects of - dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freons, DDT.

Unit 9: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties (of primary alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, mechanism of dehydration. Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophilic substitution reactions, uses of phenols. Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses.

Unit 10: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, mechanism of nucleophilic addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses. Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses

Unit 11: Organic compounds containing Nitrogen

Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical and chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines, Diazonium salts: Preparation, chemical reactions and importance in synthetic organic chemistry.

Unit 12: Biomolecules

Carbohydrates - Classification (aldoses and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose and fructose), D-L configuration oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose, maltose), polysaccharides (starch, cellulose, glycogen); Importance of carbohydrates. Proteins -Elementary idea of - amino acids, peptide bond, polypeptides, proteins, structure of proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary structure and quaternary structures (qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins, Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA. Vitamins - Classification and functions

Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen

10-12%

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

8-10%

Chemical Kinetics

6-8%

Electrochemistry

6-8%

Coordination Compounds

5-7%

d and f Block Elements

5-7%

p Block Elements

5-7%

Chemical Thermodynamics

5-7%

Solutions

5-7%

Surface Chemistry

4-6%

Chemistry

• NCERT for Class 11 and 12

• Organic Chemistry by O.P. Tandon

• Numerical Chemistry by P. Bahadur

Language

English

Mode of test

Online- Remote Proctored

Duration

Two hours and thirty minutes

Types of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Number of sections

four

Total number of questions

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