JKCET 2026 Chemistry Syllabus

JKCET 2026 Chemistry Syllabus

The application form will open in March 2026 for admission to BTech courses in Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. Before jumping to appear the candidates must also check the syllabus and marking to each set of Questions.

This will help candidates to prepare well according to the marks allotted to each unit.

Chemistry SYLLABUS:

The entrance test is based on the courses of study and syllabi of 12th class. It is given as under along with broad weightage of each subject in the question paper of the Entrance Test. Note: The marks distribution given in the syllabus is only illustrative. It will not accrue any right to the candidate, if this distribution of marks is not strictly reflected in the question paper.

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Chemistry

Total Marks = 60

JKCET 2026 Chemistry Marks Distribution

Topics	Marks
OME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY& ATOMIC STRUCTURE	4
CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM	4
CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS	4
CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE	4
CO-ORDINATION CHEMISTRY	4
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES	4
d and f-BLOCK ELEMENTS	4
HYDROCARBONS	4
HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES	4
ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS	4
ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS	4
MOLECULES OF LIFE	4
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN	3
REDOX REACTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY	3
PERIODIC PROPERTIES	2
SOLUTIONS	2
CHEMICAL KINETICS	2

CHEMISTRY

Total Marks = 60

UNIT 1: SOME BASIC CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY& ATOMIC STRUCTURE

(Marks: 04)

Laws of Chemical combination (numerical), Dalton’s Atomic Theory, Concept of elements, atoms & molecules. Atomic and molecular masses, Mole concept and molar mass, percentage composition, empirical and molecular formula; chemical reactions, stoichiometry and calculation based on stoichiometry. Structure of Atom:Discovery of electron, proton and neutron, atomic number, isotopes and isobars. Thompson’s model and its limitations, Rutherford’s model and its limitations. Bohr’s model & its limitations, concept of shells and sub-shells. Dual nature of matter and light, deBroglie’s relationship. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, concept of orbitals, quantum numbers, shapes of s, p and d- orbitals. Rules for filling electrons in orbitals- Aufbau’s principle, Pauli’s exclusion principle and Hund’s rule. Electronic configuration of atoms, stability of half-filled and completely filled orbitals.

UNIT 2: CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM

(Marks: 04) Equilibrium in physical and chemical processes, dynamic nature of equilibrium, law of mass action, equilibrium constant, factors affecting equilibrium: Le-Chatelier’s principle equilibrium-ionization of acids and bases, strong and weak electrolytes, degree of ionization, Concept of pH. Hydrolysis of salts (elementary idea), buffer solutions. Solubility product, common ion effect (with suitable examples).

Unit3: CHEMICAL KINETICS

(Marks: 02)

Rate of reaction (average and instantaneous rate of a reaction), factors affecting rate of reactions: (concentration, temperature, catalyst), rate law, specific rate constant and order, molecularity of a reaction, integrated rate expression of zero and first order reactions and their derivations, half-life period. Concept of collision theory (elementary idea, no mathematical derivation). Activation energy, Arrhenius equation.

UNIT 4: SOLUTIONS

(Marks: 02) Types of solutions, expression of concentration of solutions of solids in liquids, solubility of gases in liquids, solid solutions, colligative properties: relative lowering of vapor pressure of a solution, Raoult’s law, elevation of boiling point, depression in freezing point temperature and osmotic pressure), determination of molecular masses using colligative properties. Abnormal molecular mass, Van’t Hoff factor and calculations involving it.

UNIT 5: CHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS

(Marks: 04) Concepts of system, types of systems, surrounding, work, heat; energy intensive and extensive properties, state functions. First Law of Thermodynamics, internal energy, enthalpy, heat capacity, specific heat, molar heat capacity, measurement of E and H, Hess’s law of constant heat summation, enthalpy of bond dissociation, combustion; formation, atomization, sublimation, phase transition ionization and dilution. Introduction of entropy as a state function, free energy change for spontaneous and non-spontaneous process and equilibrium.

UNIT 6: REDOX REACTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY

(Marks: 03)

Concept of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, balancing of chemical equations in redox reactions, applications of redox reactions, conductance in electrolytic solutions, specific conductivity, molar conductivity, variation of conductivity with concentration, Kohlrausch’s law and its applications Electrolysis and laws of electrolysis (elementary idea), dry cell-electrolytic cells and galvanic cells; Lead accumulator, emf of a cell, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation and its application to Chemical cells, relation between Gibb’s energy change and emf of a cell, fuel cells, corrosion

UNIT 7: PERIODIC PROPERTIES

(Marks: 02)

Significance of classification, brief history of the development of periodic table. Modern periodic law and the present form of the periodic table, periodic trends in properties of elements: atomic radii, ionic radii, inert gas radii, ionization enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity, valency.

UNIT 8: CHEMICAL BONDING AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

(Marks: 04)

Valence electrons, lonic bond, covalent bond, bond parameters, Lewis structure, polar character of covalent bond, valence bond theory, resonance, geometry of covalent molecules, VSEPR theory, concept of hybridization involving s, p and d-orbitals and shapes of some simple molecules, molecular orbital theory of homonuclear molecules (Qualitative idea only), hydrogen bond.

UNIT 9: CO-ORDINATION CHEMISTRY

 (Marks: 04)

Co-ordination compounds: Introduction, ligands, co-ordination number, color, magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC nomenclature of mononuclear co-ordination compounds. Bonding (Werner’s theory, VBT and CFT), structural and stereoisomerisms, importance of coordination compounds in qualitative inclusion of analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems.

UNIT 10: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

(Marks: 04)

General introduction to organic chemistry, methods of purification, qualitative and quantitative analysis, classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds. Electronic displacement in a covalent bond: inductive effect, electromeric effect, resonance and hyper-conjugation. Homolytic and heterolytic fission of a covalent bond, free radicals, electrophiles, nucleophiles, carbocations and carbanions. Types of organic reactions.

UNIT 11: d and f-BLOCK ELEMENTS

(Marks: 04) General introduction, electronic configuration, occurrence and characteristics of the transition meals, general trends in properties of first row transition metals (metallic character, IE, electrode potential, oxidation state, ionic radii, catalytic properties, colored ions, complex formation, magnetic properties, interstitial compounds, alloy formation). Preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4 Lanthanides: electronic configuration, oxidation state, chemical reactivity and lanthanide contraction and its consequences. Actinides- electronic configuration, oxidation states and comparison with lanthanoids.

UNIT 12: HYDROCARBONS

(Marks: 04)

Classification of hydrocarbons Alkanes: Nomenclature, isomerism, conformations (ethane only), physical properties. Chemical reactions including free radical mechanism of halogenation, combustion and Pyrolysis Alkenes: Nomenclature, structure of double bond (ethene), geometrical isomerism, methods of preparation, physical properties, chemical reactions- addition of hydrogen. halogen, water, hydrogen halides (Markownikov’s addition and peroxide effect). ozonolysis, oxidation, mechanism of electrophilic addition. Alkynes: Nomenclature, structure of triple bond (ethyne), physical properties, methods of preparation, chemical reactions: acidic character of alkynes, addition reaction of hydrogen, halogens, hydrogen halides and water, Aromatic hydrocarbons introduction, IUPAC nomenclature, Benzene resonance, aromaticity, chemical properties, mechanism of electrophilic substitution-nitration, sulphonation, halogenations Friedel Craft’s alkylation and acylation, directive influence of functional group in mono substituted benzene.

UNIT 13: HALOALKANES AND HALOARENES

(Marks: 04)

Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X bond, physical & chemical properties, mechanism of substitution reactions. Stability of carbocations, R-S and d-1 configurations Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, substitution reactions (directive influence of halogens for mono substituted compounds only), Stability of carbocations, R-S and D-L configurations Uses and environmental effects of-dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform, freon, and DDT UNIT

14: ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS

(Marks: 04)

Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical & chemical properties (of primary alcohols only), identification of primary, secondary & tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration of alcohols. Uses, some important compounds – methanol and ethanol. Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical & chemical properties, acidic nature of phenol, electrophillic substitution reactions, uses of phenols. Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, physical & chemical properties and uses.

UNIT 15: ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

(Marks: 04)

Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature, nature of carbonyl group, methods of preparation, physical & chemical properties & mechanism of nucleophilic addition reaction to C=O group, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in aldehydes, uses Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature, acidic nature, methods of preparation, physical & chemical properties and uses

UNIT 16: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING NITROGEN

(Marks: 03)

Amines: Nomenclature, classification, structure, methods of preparation, physical & chemical properties, uses, identification of primary, secondary & tertiary amines Cyanides and Isocyanides: Structures of cyanide and isocyanide groups, nomenclature, preparation, physical properties and chemical reactions Diazonium Salts: Preparation and chemical reactions (mechanism of diazotization), and importance aesthetic organic chemistry

UNIT 17: MOLECULES OF LIFE

(Marks: 04)

Carbohydrates: Classification (aldoses and ketoses), mono saccharides: Glucose, fructose: structure, preparation and chemical reactions, oligosaccharidees (sucrose, lactose & maltose) Polysaccharides: (starch cellulose and glycogen); importance. Proteins: Elementary idea of amino acids: peptide bond, polypeptides and primary, secondary, etary and qualemary structure of proteins (Qualitative idea only), denaturation of proteins; enzymes, lips & harmones, their classification & functions. Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA (purines and pyrimidines, nucleosides, nucleotides and fragments up to four nucleotides). Vitamins: Classification and functions, sources and deficiency diseases.