CUET Physics Syllabus 2027: Check Detailed Syllabus Topics

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Main Topic

Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Electric Charges & Coulomb's Law

• Electric charges

• Conservation of charge

• Coulomb's law (force between two-point charges)

• Forces between multiple charges

• Superposition principle

• Continuous charge distribution

• Electric dipole

2

Electric Potential & Potential Energy

• Electric potential

• Potential difference

• Electric potential due to a point charge

• Electric potential due to a dipole

• Electric potential due to a system of charges

• Equipotential surfaces

• Electrical potential energy of a system of two-point charges

• Potential energy of an electric dipole in an electrostatic field

3

Electric Field

• Electric field

• Electric field lines

• Electric field due to a point charge

• Electric field due to a dipole

• Torque on a dipole in a uniform electric field

4

Electric Flux & Gauss's Theorem

• Electric flux

• Statement of Gauss's theorem

• Applications of Gauss's theorem to find the electric field due to: – An infinitely long straight wire – A uniformly charged infinite plane sheet – A uniformly charged thin spherical shell (inside and outside)

5

Conductors, Dielectrics & Capacitors

• Conductors and insulators

• Free charges and bound charges inside a conducto

r• Dielectrics and electric polarization

• Capacitors and capacitance

• Combination of capacitors (series and parallel)

• Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor (with and without a dielectric medium)

• Energy stored in a capacitor

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Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Electric Current & Charge Flow

• Electric current

• Flow of electric charges in a metallic conductor

• Drift velocity

• Mobility

• Relationship between drift velocity, mobility, and electric current

2

Ohm's Law & Electrical Properties

• Ohm's law

• V–I characteristics (linear and non-linear)

• Electrical energy

• Electrical power

• Electrical resistivity

• Electrical conductivity

• Temperature dependence of resistance

3

Cells & EMF

• Internal resistance of a cell

• Potential difference (PD) and electromotive force (EMF) of a cell

• Combination of cells in series and parallel

4

Circuit Analysis & Network Theorems

• Kirchhoff's rules (Kirchhoff's Current Law and Kirchhoff's Voltage Law)

• Wheatstone bridge

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Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Magnetic Field & Biot–Savart Law

• Concept of magnetic field

• Oersted's experiment

• Biot–Savart law

• Application of Biot–Savart law to a current-carrying circular loop

2

Ampere's Law & Magnetic Force

• Ampere's law

• Applications of Ampere's law to an infinitely long straight wire and a solenoid

• Force on a moving charge in uniform magnetic and electric fields

3

Force on Current-Carrying Conductors

• Force on a current-carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field

• Force between two parallel current-carrying conductors (definition of ampere)

• Current loop as a magnetic dipole

• Magnetic dipole moment of a current loop

• Torque on a current loop in a uniform magnetic field

4

Moving Coil Galvanometer

• Construction and working of a moving coil galvanometer

• Current sensitivity

• Conversion of a galvanometer into an ammeter

• Conversion of a galvanometer into a voltmeter

5

Magnetism & Magnetic Dipole

• Bar magnet as an equivalent solenoid

• Magnetic field lines

• Magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its axial line

• Magnetic field intensity due to a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) along its equatorial (perpendicular) line

• Torque on a magnetic dipole (bar magnet) in a uniform magnetic field

6

Magnetic Properties of Materials

• Para-, dia-, and ferromagnetic substances

• Examples of magnetic materials

• Magnetisation of materials

• Effect of temperature on magnetic properties

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Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Electromagnetic Induction

• Electromagnetic induction

• Faraday's laws of electromagnetic induction• Induced emf and induced current

• Lenz's law

• Self-induction

• Mutual induction

2

Alternating Current (AC) Fundamentals

• Alternating current (AC)

• Peak value and RMS value of alternating current and voltage

• Reactance

• Impedance

3

LCR Series Circuit

• LCR series circuit

• Phasors (phasor diagrams)

• Resonance in AC circuits

• Power in AC circuit

• Power factor

• Wattless current

4

AC Generator & Transformer

• AC generator (construction, working, and principle)

• Transformer (construction, working, and principle)

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Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Displacement Current

• Concept of displacement current

2

Electromagnetic Waves

• Electromagnetic waves (EM waves)

• Characteristics of electromagnetic waves

• Transverse nature of electromagnetic waves

3

Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• Radio waves and their uses

• Microwaves and their uses

• Infrared (IR) rays and their uses

• Visible light and its applications

• Ultraviolet (UV) rays and their uses

• X-rays and their uses

• Gamma (γ) rays and their uses

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Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Ray Optics: Reflection & Refraction

• Reflection of light

• Spherical mirrors

• Mirror formula

• Refraction of light

• Total internal reflection (TIR)

• Optical fibres

• Refraction at spherical surfaces

2

Lenses & Prism

• Lenses

• Thin lens formula

• Lens maker's formula

• Magnification

• Power of a lens

• Combination of thin lenses in contact

• Refraction and dispersion of light through a prism

3

Optical Instruments

• Simple microscope

• Astronomical telescopes (refracting and reflecting)

• Magnifying power of microscopes and telescopes

4

Wave Optics & Huygens' Principle

• Wavefront

• Huygens' principle

• Reflection of plane waves using wavefronts

• Refraction of plane waves at a plane surface using wavefronts

• Proof of the laws of reflection and refraction using Huygens' principle

5

Interference of Light

• Coherent sources

• Interference of light

• Young's Double Slit Experiment (YDSE)

• Expression for fringe width

6

Diffraction of Light

• Diffraction due to a single slit

• Width of the central maximum

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Main Topic

Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Matter Waves

• Wave nature of particles

• de Broglie hypothesis

• de Broglie relation (matter waves)

2

Dual Nature of Radiation & Photoelectric Effect

• Dual nature of radiation

• Photoelectric effect

• Hertz's observations

• Lenard's observations

• Einstein's photoelectric equation

• Experimental study of the photoelectric effect

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Main Topic

Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Atomic Models

• Alpha-particle scattering experiment

• Rutherford's model of the atom

• Bohr model of the hydrogen atom

2

Bohr's Theory & Hydrogen Spectrum

• Radius of an electron orbit

• Velocity of an electron in an orbit

• Energy of an electron in an orbit

• Hydrogen line spectra (qualitative treatment only)

3

Nuclear Structure

• Composition of the nucleus

• Size of the nucleus

• Atomic number (Z)

• Atomic mass number (A)

• Isotopes• Isobars• Isotones

4

Nuclear Physics

• Nuclear force

• Mass-energy relation

• Mass defect

• Binding energy per nucleon

• Variation of binding energy with mass number

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

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Main Topic

Subtopics / Concepts Covered

1

Energy Bands in Solids

• Energy bands in conductors

• Energy bands in semiconductors

• Energy bands in insulators (qualitative ideas only)

2

Semiconductors

• Intrinsic semiconductors

• Extrinsic semiconductors

• p-type semiconductors

• n-type semiconductors

3

p–n Junction Diode

• p–n junction semiconductor diode

• I–V characteristics in forward bias

• I–V characteristics in reverse bias

4

Applications of Junction Diode

• Junction diode as a rectifier

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