SYLLABUS FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATION SRMJEEE 2025

B.TECH (UG)
PART 1 –Physics (35 Questions)

Unit 1: Units and Measurement parallel - capacitance of a parallel plate

Mechanics Units for measurement, system of capacitor with and without dielectric
units-S.I., fundamental and derived units, medium - energy stored in a capacitor.
measurements - errors in measurement -
significant figures, dimensions - dimensional Unit 4: Current Electricity
analysis - applications. Laws of Motion: Electric current - drift velocity - mobility
Concept of force - Newton’s laws of motion - Ohm's law -V-I characteristics -
- projectile motion-uniform circular motion - electrical energy and power - electrical
friction - laws of friction - applications - resistivity and conductivity - temperature
centripetal force. Work, Energy and Power: dependence - Internal resistance of a cell
Work - energy- potential energy and kinetic - potential difference and emf of a cell -
energy – power - collision-elastic and combination of cells in series and in
inelastic collisions. parallel - Kirchhoff's laws – applications
- Wheatstone bridge - Metre bridge -
Unit 2: Gravitation, Mechanics of Solids Potentiometer - comparison of EMF of
and Fluids Gravitation two cells - measurement of internal
The universal law of gravitation, resistance of a cell- Thermo electric
acceleration due to gravity - variation of ‘g’ current.
with altitude, latitude and depth - gravitation
potential - escape velocity and orbital Unit 5: Magnetism and Magnetic
velocity – geostationary satellites- effects of current
Mechanics of solids and fluids: Hooke’s law Earth’s magnetic field and magnetic
- Modulli of elasticity - surface tension element - tangent law, tangent
capillarity - applications – viscosity - galvanometer deflection magnetometer -
Poiseuille’s formula - Stokes law Magnetic effects of electric current – Biot
applications - streamline and turbulent flow Savart’s law - moving coil galvanometer
- Reynolds number - Bernoulli’s theorem - - conversion of a galvanometer into
applications. voltmeter and ammeter – Ampere’s law.

Unit 3: Electrostatics Unit 6: Electromagnetic Induction,

Electric charge - Conservation laws - Alternating Currents and
Coulomb's law-principle of superposition - Electromagnetic Waves
Distribution of charges in a conductor and Electromagnetic induction - Faraday's
action at points - continuous charge laws, induced EMF and current - Lenz's
distribution - electric field - electric field Law – Eddy currents - Self and mutual
lines - electric dipole - electric field due to a induction - Alternating currents, peak and
dipole - torque on a dipole in uniform electric RMS value of alternating current/voltage
field - Electric flux - Gauss's theorem - field - reactance and impedance - LC
due to infinitely long straight wire - oscillations - LCR series circuit -
uniformly charged infinite equipotential resonance - AC generator and
surfaces - electrical potential energy - transformer - Electromagnetic waves –
Dielectrics and electric polarization - characteristics - Electromagnetic
capacitors and capacitance - Combination of spectrum.
capacitors in series and in
Unit 7: Optics PART 2 –Chemistry (35 Questions)
Reflection of light - refraction of light – total
internal reflection- optical fibers -refraction Unit 1: Solutions
at spherical surfaces – lenses - thin lens Types of solutions, expression of
formula – lens maker's formula – concentration of solutions of solids in
magnification - power of a lens -combination liquids, solubility of gases in liquids,
of thin lenses in contact - refraction of light solid solutions, and colligative properties
through a prism Wave front and Huygen's - relative lowering of vapour pressure,
principle - reflection andrefraction of plane Raoult's law, and elevation of boiling
wave at a plane surface- laws of reflection point, depression of freezing point,
and refraction using Huygen's principle – osmotic pressure, and determination of
Interference - Young's double slit molecular masses using colligative
experiment and expression forfringe width properties.
- Diffraction due to a single slit
-width of central maximum – Polarisation. Unit 2: Electrochemistry
Redox reactions, conductance in
Unit 8: Dual Nature of Radiation and electrolytic solutions, specific and molar
Matter & Atomic Physics conductivity, variations of conductivity
Dual nature of radiation - Photoelectric with concentration, Kohlrausch's Law,
effect - Hertz and Lenard's observations - electrolysis, Electrolytic cells and
Einstein's photoelectric equation - particle Galvanic cells, EMF of a cell, standard
nature of light - Matter waves - wave nature electrode potential, Nernst equation and
of particles - de-Broglie relation- Alpha- its application to chemical cells, Relation
particle scattering experiment - Rutherford's between Gibbs energy change and EMF
model of atom- Bohr model- hydrogen of a cell, Corrosion.
spectrum.
Unit 3: Chemical Kinetics
Unit 9: Nuclear Physics Rate of a reaction (Average and
Nuclear radius, mass, binding energy, instantaneous), factors affecting rate of
density, isotopes, mass defect -Bainbridge reaction: concentration, temperature,
mass spectrometer-nuclear forces neutron catalyst; order and molecularity of a
discovery-artificial radio activity-radio reaction, rate law and specific rate
isotopes-radio carbon dating-radiation constant, integrated rate equations and
hazards. Nuclear fission-nuclear reactor- half-life (only for zero and first order
nuclear fusion hydrogen bomb - cosmic rays reactions), concept of collision theory
elementary particles. (elementary and mathematical
treatment), Activation energy, Arrhenius
Unit 10: Electronic Devices equation.
Semiconductors-doping-types - intrinsic
semiconductor – extrinsic semiconductor- Unit 4: Surface Chemistry
PN junction diode – biasing-diode as a Adsorption - physisorption and
Rectifier – Special purpose PN junction chemisorption, factors affecting
diodes – LED –photodiode - solar cell- adsorption of gases on
transistors - transistor characteristics -logic solids, Catalysis, colloidal state
gates-basic logic gates-NOT, OR, AND, distinction between true solutions,
NOR, NAND universal gates-De Morgan’s colloids and suspension; lyophilic,
theorem . lyophobic multi-molecular and
macromolecular colloids; properties of
colloids; Tyndall effect, Brownian
movement, electrophoresis, coagulation.
Unit 5: p -Block Elements Unit 9: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Group 16 Elements: General Alcohols: Nomenclature, methods of
introduction, electronic configuration, preparation, physical and chemical
oxidation states, occurrence, trends in properties (of primary alcohols only),
physical and chemical properties, identification of primary, secondary and
dioxygen: Preparation, Properties and uses, tertiary alcohols, mechanism of
classification of Oxides, Ozone, Sulphur - dehydration.
allotropic forms; compounds of Sulphur: Phenols: Nomenclature, methods of
Preparation Properties and uses of Sulphur- preparation, physical and chemical
dioxide, Sulphuric Acid: industrial process properties, acidic nature of phenol,
of manufacture, properties and uses; electrophillic substitution reactions, uses
Oxoacids of Sulphur (Structures only). of phenols. Ethers: Nomenclature,
Group 17 Elements: General introduction, methods of preparation, physical and
electronic configuration, oxidation states, chemical properties, uses.
occurrence, trends in physical and chemical
properties; compounds of halogens, Unit 10: Aldehydes, Ketones and
Preparation, properties and uses of Carboxylic Acids
Hydrochloric acid, interhalogen compounds Aldehydes and Ketones: Nomenclature,
(structures only). Group 18 Elements: nature of carbonyl group, methods of
General introduction, electronic preparation, physical and chemical
configuration, Occurrence, trend in physical properties, mechanism of nucleophilic
and chemical properties, uses. addition, reactivity of alpha hydrogen in
aldehydes, uses. Carboxylic Acids:
Unit 6:‘d’ and ‘f’ Block Elements Nomenclature, acidic nature,
General introduction, electronic methods of preparation, physical and
configuration, occurrence and characteristics chemical properties, uses
of transition metals, general trends in
properties of the first row transition metals - Unit 11: Organic compounds
metallic character, ionization enthalpy, containing Nitrogen
oxidation states, ionic radii, colour, catalytic Amines: Nomenclature, classification,
property, magnetic properties, interstitial structure, methods of preparation,
compounds, alloy formation. physical and chemical properties, uses,
identification of primary, secondary and
Unit 7: Coordination Compounds tertiary amines, Diazonium salts:
Coordination compounds - Introduction, Preparation, chemical reactions and
ligands, coordination number, colour, importance in synthetic
magnetic properties and shapes, IUPAC organic chemistry.
nomenclature of mononuclear coordination
compounds. Bonding, Werner's theory, Unit 12: Biomolecules
VBT, and CFT, structure and Carbohydrates - Classification (aldoses
stereoisomerism. and ketoses), monosaccharides (glucose
and fructose), D-L configuration
Unit 8: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes oligosaccharides (sucrose, lactose,
Haloalkanes: Nomenclature, nature of C-X maltose), polysaccharides
bond, physical and chemical properties, (starch, cellulose, glycogen); Importance
mechanism of substitution reactions, optical of carbohydrates. Proteins -Elementary
rotation. Haloarenes: Nature of C-X bond, idea of - amino acids, peptide bond,
substitution reactions (Directive influence of halogen polypeptides, proteins, structure of
in monosubstituted compounds only). Uses and proteins - primary, secondary, tertiary
environmental effects of - dichloromethane, structure and quaternary structures
trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform,
freons, DDT.
(qualitative idea only), denaturation of Unit 5: Algebra
proteins, Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA. Theory of Equations
Vitamins - Classification and functions The relation between the roots and
coefficients in an equation. Solving the
PART 3 –Mathematics (40 Questions) equations when two or more roots of it are
connected by certain relation. Equation
Unit 1: Sets, Relations and Functions with real coefficients, occurrence of
Sets and their representations, Cartesian complex roots in conjugate pairs and its
product of sets, union, intersection and their consequences. Transformation of
algebraic properties, relations, equivalence equations - Reciprocal Equations.
relations, mappings, one-one, into and onto
mappings, composition of mappings. Unit 6: Differential Calculus and its
applications
Unit 2: Complex Numbers and Quadratic Polynomials, rational, trigonometric,
Equations logarithmic and exponential functions.
Complex numbers in the form a+ib and their Inverse functions. Graphs of simple
representation in a plane. Quadratic equation functions. Limits, continuity,
in real and complex differentiation of the sum, difference,
number system and their solutions. product and quotient of two functions,
Algebraic properties of complex numbers, differentiation of trigonometric, inverse
Relation between roots and coefficients, Trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential,
nature of roots, formation of quadratic composite and implicit functions, up to
equations with given roots; symmetric second order derivatives.
functions of roots, equations reducible to Applications of Differential Calculus:
quadratic equations. Rate of change of quantities, monotonic–
increasing and decreasing functions,
Unit 3: Matrices, Determinants and their maxima and minima of functions of one
applications variable, tangents and normal, Rolle’s
Determinants and matrices of order two and and
three, minors, cofactors and applications of Lagrange’s mean value theorems.
determinants in finding the area of a triangle, Ordinary differential equations, order and
equality, types zero and degree.
identity matrix, transpose, symmetric and Formation of differential equations,
skew Symmetric. Evaluation of solution of differential equations by the
determinants. Addition and multiplication method of separation of variables.
of matrices, simple properties, adjoint and Solution of homogeneous and linear
inverse of matrix, solution of simultaneous differential equations and those of the
linear equations using determinants and type dy/dx +p(x)y=q(x).
matrices using inverses, Consistency of
system of linear equations by rank method. Unit 7: Integral Calculus and its
. applications
Unit 4: Combinatorics Fundamental integrals involving
Permutations and Combinations: algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and
Fundamental principle of counting, logarithmic functions. Integration by
permutation as an arrangement without substitution, integration using
repetitions and constraint repetitions, no trigonometric identities, properties of
circular permutations. Combination as definite integrals. Evaluation of definite
selection, problems in P(n,r) and C(n,r), integrals excluding application of definite
factorial, simple applications. integrals.
Unit 8: Analytical Geometry Calculation of standard deviation, variance and
Straight Lines in Two Dimensions:Straight mean deviation for grouped and ungrouped
line - Normal form – Illustrations. Straight data. Probability: Probability of an event,
line – Symmetric form. Straight line addition and multiplication theorems of
- Reduction into various forms. Intersection probability and their applications; Conditional
of two Straight Lines. Slope of a line, parallel probability; Baye’s theorem, probability
and perpendicular lines, intercepts of a line distribution of a random variable; The
on the coordinate axes. Family of straight Bernoulli distribution, Binomial, Poisson and
lines - Concurrent lines. Condition for Normal distributions and their properties
Concurrent lines.
Cartesian system of rectangular coordinates Unit 11: Trigonometry
in plane, distance formula, area of a triangle Trigonometry ratios, compound angles,
and condition for the collinearity of three solution of triangles, Trigonometric
points and section formula, Concurrent lines identities and equations-Inverse
– properties Related to a triangle. Centroid trigonometric functions definition range
and incentre of a triangle, locus and its and domain Properties of triangles,
equation. including, incentre, circumcenter and
Circles in Two Dimensions: orthocenter, solution of triangles,
Standard form of equation of a circle, general Problems related to Heights and
form of the equation of a circle, its radius and distances.
centre, equation of a circle in the parametric
form, equation of a circle when the endpoints PART 4: BIOLOGY(40 QUESTIONS)
of a diameter are given, points of intersection
of a line and a circle with the centre at the Unit 1: Diversity of Living World
origin and condition for a line to be tangent
to the circle. Biodiversity, Importance of
Conic Sections in Two Dimensions: classifications, Taxonomy &
Sections of cones, equations of conic Systematics, Concept of species and
sections (parabola, ellipse and hyperbola) in taxonomical hierarchy, Binomial
standard form. Problems using their nomenclature, Tools for study of
geometrical properties. Taxonomy.
Five kingdom classifications: Monera,
Three Dimensional Geometry: Direction Protista, and Fungi into major groups;
Cosines, Direction ratios, Line joining two Lichens; Viruses and Viroids. Salient
coins, Cartesian equation and vector features of them.
equation of a line, skew lines, shortest Classification of plants into major
distance between two lines, angle between groups - Algae, Bryophytes,
two lines. Pteridophytes, Gymnosperm and A
ngiosperm - salient and distinguishing
Unit 9: Vector Algebra features. Angiosperms - classification up
Vectors and scalars, addition of vectors, to class, characteristic features and
Direction cosines and direction ratios of a examples. Alternation of generation in
vector. Components of a vector in two plant life cycles.
dimensions and three-dimensional space, Classification of animals
scalar and vector products, scalar and vector - non chordate up to phyla level and
triple product. Application of vectors to chordate up to class’s level - salient and
plane geometry. distinguishing features with an few
examples of each category.
Unit 10: Statistics and Probability
distribution Unit 2: Structural Organization in
Measures of Central Tendency and Animals and Plants
Dispersion: Calculation of mean, median and Plant tissues: Morphology and
mode of grouped and ungrouped data. modifications, Tissues, Anatomy and
functions of different parts of flowering photophosphorylation; Chemiosmotic
plants: Root, stem, leaf, inflorescence, hypothesis; Photorespiration; C3 and C4
flower, fruit and seed. Description of pathways; Factors affecting
families: Fabaceae, Solanaceae and photosynthesis.
Liliaceae. Respiration: Cellular respiration –
Animal tissues: Morphology, anatomy and glycolysis, fermentation (anaerobic),
functions of different TCA cycle and electron transport system
systems (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, (aerobic); Energy relations – Number of
nervous and reproductive) of an insect ATP molecules generated; Amphibolic
(cockroach) and of frog pathways; Respiratory quotient.
Plant growth and development: Seed
Unit 3: Cell Structure and Function germination, Phases of plant growth
Cell theory and cell as the basic unit of life, and plant growth rate, Conditions of
Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell, growth, Differentiation, dedifferentiation
Plant cell and animal cell. Cell envelope, cell and redifferentiation, Sequence of
membrane, cell wall. Cell organelles - developmental process in a plant cell,
structure and function: Endomembrane Growth regulators: auxin, gibberellin,
system- endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi cytokinin, ethylene, ABA. Seed
bodies, lysosomes, vacuoles, mitochondria, dormancy, Photoperiodism,
ribosomes, plastids, micro bodies: Vernalisation.
Cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella, centrioles.
Nucleus – nuclear membrane, chromatin, Unit 5: Human Physiology
nucleolus. Digestion and absorption: Alimentary
Chemical constituents of living cells: canal and digestive glands, Role of
Biomolecules – structure and function of digestive enzymes and gastrointestinal
proteins including Enzymes–types, hormones, Peristalsis, digestion,
properties, enzyme action, carbohydrates, absorption and assimilation of proteins,
lipid and nucleic acids. carbohydrates and fats, Egestion;
Cell division: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis Nutritional and digestive disorders –
and their significance. indigestion, constipation, vomiting,
jaundice, diarrhea.
Unit 4: Plant Physiology Breathing and Respiration: Respiratory
Transport in plants: Movement of water, organs in animals, Respiratory system in
gases and nutrients, Cell to cell transport – humans, Mechanism of breathing and its
Diffusion, active transport; Plant – water regulation in humans– Exchange of
relations – Imbibition, water potential, gases, transport of gases and regulation of
osmosis, plasmolysis; Long distance respiration, Respiratory volumes,
transport of water – Absorption, apoplast, Disorders related to respiration - Asthma,
symplast, transpiration pull, root pressure Emphysema, Occupational respiratory
and guttation; Transpiration – Opening and disorders.
closing of stomata; Uptake and translocation Body fluids and circulation:
of mineral nutrients – Transport of food, Composition of blood, blood groups,
phloem transport, mass flow hypothesis. coagulation of blood, Composition of
Mineral nutrition: Essential minerals, lymph and its function, Human
macro and micronutrients and their role, circulatory system – Structure of human
Deficiency symptoms, Mineral toxicity, heart and blood vessels, Cardiac cycle,
Elementary idea of Hydroponics, Nitrogen – cardiac output, ECG, Double circulation,
metabolism, cycle and fixation. Regulation of cardiac activity, Disorders
Photosynthesis: Significance - site of of circulatory system - Hypertension,
photosynthesis, pigments - Photochemical Coronary artery disease, Angina pectoris,
and biosynthetic phases of photosynthesis, Heart failure.
Cyclic and non-cyclic
Excretory products and their elimination: Sexual Reproduction in Flowering
Modes of excretion – Ammonotelism, Plants: Flower structure, development of
ureotelism, uricotelism, Human excretory male and female gametophytes,
system – structure and function, Urine pollination - types, agencies and
formation, Osmoregulation, Regulation of examples, out breeding devices, pollen-
kidney function– Renin - angiotensin, Atrial pistil interaction, double fertilization,post
Natriuretic Factor, ADH and Diabetes fertilization events - development of
insipidus, Role of other organs in excretion, endosperm and embryo, development of
Disorders - Uremia, Renal failure, Renal seed and formation of fruit, special modes
calculi, Nephritis, Dialysis and artificial apomixis, parthenocarpy, polyembryony,
kidney, kidney transplant. Significance of seed dispersal and fruit
Locomotion and Movement: formation.
Types of movement – amoeboid, ciliary, Human Reproduction: Male and female
flagellar, muscular, skeletal muscle – reproductive systems, microscopic
contractile proteins and muscle contraction, anatomy of testis and ovary,
Skeletal system and its functions, Joints, gametogenesis - spermatogenesis and
Disorders of muscular and skeletal system – oogenesis, menstrual cycle, fertilization,
Myasthenia gravis, Tetany, Muscular embryo development up to blastocyst
dystrophy, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Gout. formation, implantation, pregnancy and
Neural control and coordination: placenta formation, parturition, lactation.
Neuron and nerves, Nervous system in Reproductive Health: Need for
humans– central nervous system, peripheral reproductive health and prevention of
nervous system and visceral nervous system. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs),
Generation, conduction and transmission of birth control - need and methods,
nerve impulse, Reflex action, Sensory contraception and medical termination of
perception, Sense organs, Elementary pregnancy (MTP), amniocentesis,
structure and function of eye and ear. infertility and assisted reproductive
Chemical coordination and regulation: technologies - IVF, ZIFT, GIFT, AI.
Endocrine glands and hormones, Human
endocrine system -Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Unit 7: Genetics and Evolution
Pineal, Thyroid, Parathyroid, Thymus, Principles of Inheritance and
Adrenal, Pancreas, Gonads. Hormones of Variation: Heredity and variation,
heart, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract. Mendelian inheritance, deviations from
Mechanism of hormone action, Role of Mendelism – incomplete dominance, co -
hormones as messengers and regulators, dominance, multiple alleles and
Hypo-and hyperactivity and related inheritance of blood groups, pleiotropy,
disorders: Common disorders e.g. Dwarfism, polygenic inheritance, chromosome
Acromegaly, Cretinism, goiter, exopthalmic theory of inheritance, chromosomes and
goiter, diabetes, Addison’s disease. genes, Sex determination in humans,
birds, grasshopper and honey bee, linkage
Unit 6: Reproduction and crossing over. Mutation, Pedigree
Reproduction in Organisms: Reproduction, a analysis, sex linked inheritance -
characteristic feature of all organisms for haemophilia, colour blindness,
continuation of species, modes of Mendelian disorders in humans – sickle
reproduction - asexual and sexual cell anemia, Phenylketonuria,
reproduction, asexual reproduction – binary thalassemia, chromosomal disorders in
fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule humans, Down's syndrome, Turner's and
formation, fragmentation, vegetative Klinefelter's syndromes.
propagation in plants. Events in sexual
reproduction.
 -Bt crops; RNA interference. Human insulin, and
Molecular Basis of Inheritance: Search for
vaccine production, stem celltechnology, gene therapy,
genetic material and DNA as genetic molecular diagnosis, transgenic animals, biosafety
material, Structure of DNA and RNA, DNA issues, bio piracy and patents.
packaging and replication, Central dogma,
transcription, genetic code, translation, gene Unit 10: Ecology and Environment
expression and regulation - lac operon, Organisms and Populations:
genome, Human and rice genome projects, Organisms and environment: Habitat and
DNA fingerprinting. niche, major abiotic factors, response to
Evolution: Origin of life, biological abiotic factors, ecological adaptations,
evolution and evidences for biological population interactions - mutualism,
evolution (paleontology, comparative competition, predation,.Parasitism,
anatomy, embryology and molecular commensalism, population attributes -
evidences), Lamarck’s theory, Darwin's growth, birth rate and death rate, age
contribution, modern synthetic theory of distribution.
evolution, mechanism of evolution - Ecosystem: Structure and function,
variation (mutation and recombination) and productivity and decomposition, energy
natural selection with examples, types of flow, pyramids of number, biomass,
natural selection; Gene flow and genetic energy, nutrient cycles (carbon and
drift; Hardy - Weinberg's principle; adaptive phosphorous), ecological succession,
radiation; human evolution. ecological services - carbon fixation,
Unit 8: Biology and Human Welfare pollination, seed dispersal, oxygen
Human Health and Diseases: release.
Pathogens, parasites causing human diseases Biodiversity and its Conservation:
(malaria, dengue, chickengunia, filariasis, Biodiversity - Concept, patterns,
ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common importance, loss of biodiversity,
cold, amoebiasis, ring worm) and their biodiversity conservation, hotspots,
control, Basic concepts of immunology – endangered organisms, extinction, Red
vaccines, cancer, HIV and AIDS, Data Book, Sacred Groves, biosphere
Adolescence - drug and alcohol abuse. reserves, national parks, wildlife,
Strategies for Enhancement in Food sanctuaries and Ramsar sites.
Production: Improvement in food Environmental Issues: Air pollution and
production, Plant breeding, tissue culture, its control, water pollution and its control,
single cell protein, Biofortification, agrochemicals and their effects, solid
Apiculture and Animal husbandry.Microbes waste management, radioactive waste
in Human Welfare: Microbes in food management, greenhouse effect and
processing - In household food processing, climate change impact and mitigation,
industrial production, sewage treatment, ozone layer depletion, deforestation, any
energy generation and microbes as bio- one case study as success story
control agents and biofertilizers.Antibiotics - addressing environmental issue(s).
production and judicious use.
Unit 9: Biotechnology and Its
Applications Biotechnology - Principles
and processes: Genetic Engineering
(Recombinant DNA Technology).
Biotechnology and its Application:
Application of biotechnology in health and
agriculture: genetically modified organisms

PART 5 – ENGLISH & APTITUDE (20 Questions)