WBJEE Syllabus 2026 PDF; Maths, Physics and Chemistry Chapter Wise Topics
WBJEE 2026 syllabus is given in Appendix-9 of the Information Bulletin released by the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB). Candidates seeking admission to undergraduate engineering and technology courses through WBJEE appear in two papers. Paper I covers Mathematics, and Paper II covers Physics and Chemistry. WBJEE 2026 was held on 24 May 2026. The syllabus is aligned with the Class 11 and 12 curricula of recognised Boards and Councils.
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WBJEE 2026 Syllabus Overview
WBJEEB has published the syllabus with the Information Bulletin on its website, wbjeeb.nic.in. Appendix-9 gives a single chapter list for each subject, and some topics carry limits on the depth of study.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
| Conducting Body | West Bengal Joint Entrance Examinations Board (WBJEEB) |
| Syllabus Status | Released |
| Syllabus Source | Appendix-9, Information Bulletin WBJEE-2026 |
| Syllabus Pages | 39 to 54 of the Information Bulletin |
| Exam Date | 24 May 2026 |
| Papers | Paper I: Mathematics; Paper II: Physics and Chemistry |
| Syllabus Level | Aligned with Class 11 and 12 curricula of recognised Boards and Councils |
WBJEE 2026 Paper-Wise Structure
The syllabus is spread over two papers held on the same day. Paper I is from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and Paper II is from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. All questions are multiple choice with four options, and they are divided into three categories.
| Paper | Subject | Questions | Marks | Category-1 (1 mark) | Category-2 (2 marks) | Category-3 (2 marks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I | Mathematics | 75 | 100 | 50 | 15 | 10 |
| Paper II | Physics | 40 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 5 |
| Paper II | Chemistry | 40 | 50 | 30 | 5 | 5 |
- Category-1: 1 mark for a correct answer and negative marking of ¼ mark for a wrong answer.
- Category-2: 2 marks for a correct answer and negative marking of ½ mark for a wrong answer.
- Category-3: 2 marks when all correct options are marked. Partial marks are given in proportion to the correct options marked, provided no wrong option is marked. There is no negative marking.
WBJEE 2026 Mathematics Syllabus
Mathematics forms the whole of Paper I and carries 100 marks. Appendix-9 lists 22 chapters, ranging from algebra and coordinate geometry to calculus and vectors.
| No. | Chapter | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algebra | A.P., G.P., H.P.: definitions; general term; summation of first n terms of series Σn, Σn², Σn³; arithmetic and geometric series; A.M., G.M. and their relation; infinite G.P. series and its sum |
| 2 | Logarithms | Definition; general properties; change of base |
| 3 | Complex Numbers | Definition in terms of ordered pair of real numbers; Argand plane and properties of complex numbers; complex conjugate; triangle inequality; amplitude of complex numbers and its properties; square root of complex numbers; cube roots of unity and its applications; De Moivre's theorem (statement only) and its elementary applications; solution of quadratic equation in the complex number system |
| 4 | Polynomial Equation | Polynomial equation with real coefficients; fundamental theorem of Algebra; quadratic equations with real coefficients; relations between roots and coefficients; nature of roots; formation of a quadratic equation; sign and magnitude of the quadratic expression ax² + bx + c |
| 5 | Permutation and Combination | Permutation of n different things taken r at a time; permutation of things which are not all different; permutation with repetitions; combinations of n different things taken r at a time; combination of things not all different; problems involving both permutations and combinations |
| 6 | Principle of Mathematical Induction | Statement of the principle; proof by induction for the sum of squares and the sum of cubes of first n natural numbers; divisibility properties, for example 22n − 1 is divisible by 3 (n ≥ 1) |
| 7 | Binomial Theorem (positive integral index) | Statement of the theorem; general term; middle term; equidistant terms; properties of binomial coefficients and its applications |
| 8 | Matrices | Concepts of m × n (m ≤ 3, n ≤ 3) real matrices; addition, scalar multiplication and multiplication of matrices; transpose of a matrix; determinant of a square matrix; properties of determinants; minor, cofactor and adjoint of a matrix; non-singular matrix; inverse of a matrix; solutions of system of linear equations (not more than 3 variables); application of determinants in finding the area of a triangle |
| 9 | Sets, Relations and Mappings | Concept of sets; subsets, power set, complement, union, intersection, difference and symmetric difference of sets; Venn diagram; De Morgan's Laws; inclusion/exclusion formula for at most three sets; Cartesian product of sets |
| 10 | Relation and its Properties | Equivalence relation (definition and elementary examples); mapping; range and domain; injective, surjective and bijective mappings; composition of mappings; inverse of a mapping |
| 11 | Statistics and Probability | Measure of dispersion; mean; variance and standard deviation; frequency distribution; notion of probability; addition and multiplication rules of probability; conditional probability and Bayes' theorem; independence of events; repeated independent trials and binomial distribution |
| 12 | Trigonometry | Trigonometric functions; compound angles; addition and subtraction formulae; formulae involving multiple and submultiple angles; general solution of trigonometric equations; inverse trigonometric functions and their properties |
| 13 | Coordinate Geometry of Two Dimensions | Distance formula; section formula; area of a triangle; condition of collinearity of three points in a plane; polar coordinates; transformation from Cartesian to polar coordinates and vice versa; parallel transformation of axes; concept of locus; problems on locus involving familiar geometrical configurations |
| 14 | Straight Lines | Slope of a straight line; equation of straight lines in different forms; angle between two straight lines; conditions of perpendicularity and parallelism; distance of a point from a straight line; distance between two parallel straight lines; straight lines through the point of intersection of two straight lines; equations of bisectors of angles between two straight lines |
| 15 | Circle and Conic Sections | Equation of a circle with a given centre and radius; condition for a general second degree equation in x, y to represent a circle; equation of a circle in terms of endpoints of a diameter; parametric equation of a circle; tangent, normal and chord of a circle; intersection of a straight line with a circle; common chord and common tangent of two intersecting circles; definition of conic section; directrix, focus and eccentricity; classification based on eccentricity; equation of parabola, ellipse and hyperbola in standard form; their foci, directrices, eccentricities and parametric equations |
| 16 | Coordinate Geometry of Three Dimensions | Direction cosines and direction ratios; distance between two points and section formula; equation of a straight line; equation of a plane; distance of a point from a plane and straight lines; angle between two straight lines; shortest distance between two skew lines |
| 17 | Calculus (Differential) | Functions; domain and range of functions; composition of two functions and inverse of a function; basic properties of functions; limit; continuity; differentiability; derivative; chain rule and derivative of functions in various forms; concept of differential and its applications; second order derivative |
| 18 | Rolle's Theorem and Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem | Rolle's theorem; Lagrange's mean value theorem (statement only); geometric interpretation and elementary application; L'Hospital's rule (statement only) and applications |
| 19 | Integral Calculus | Integration as a reverse process of differentiation; indefinite integral of standard functions; integration by parts; integration by substitution and partial fractions; definite integral as a limit of a sum with equal subdivisions; fundamental theorem of integral calculus and its applications; properties of definite integrals |
| 20 | Differential Equations | Formation of ordinary differential equations; order and degree; solution of homogeneous differential equations; separation of variables method; linear first order differential equations |
| 21 | Application of Calculus | Differential coefficient as a measure of rate; determination of monotonicity of functions; maxima and minima of functions; tangent and normal; conditions of tangency; motion in a straight line with constant acceleration; area bounded by elementary curves and straight lines; area of the region included between two elementary curves |
| 22 | Vectors | Addition of vectors; scalar multiplication; dot and cross products; scalar triple product; geometrical interpretation of these products and their applications |
WBJEE 2026 Physics Syllabus
Physics is part of Paper II and carries 50 marks. Appendix-9 lists 24 chapters, starting with units and dimensions and ending with semiconductor devices.
| No. | Chapter | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physical World, Measurements, Units and Dimensions | Physical world; fundamental and derived units; units and dimensions; dimensional analysis and its applications; need for measurement; accuracy and precision; errors; rounding off; order of magnitude; significant figures |
| 2 | Motion in One and Two Dimensions | Inertial and non-inertial frames of reference; motion in a straight line; calculus for describing motion; position-time, velocity-time and related graphs; uniformly accelerated motion and its graphs; instantaneous velocity; relations for uniform acceleration (graphical and calculus treatment) |
| 3 | Motion in a Plane | Scalars and vectors; dot and cross products and their applications; resolution of vectors (rectangular and non-rectangular); relative velocity; motion in a plane with uniform velocity and uniform acceleration; projectile motion; inclined plane |
| 4 | Laws of Motion | Force and inertia; Newton's laws; impulse and impulsive force; conservation of linear momentum and applications; free body diagrams; equilibrium of concurrent forces; static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, coefficient of friction and rolling friction; uniform circular motion; centripetal and centrifugal forces and applications; banking of roads |
| 5 | Work, Power, Energy | Work, power and energy; work-energy theorem for constant and variable forces; potential and kinetic energy; conservation of mechanical energy; conservative and non-conservative forces; potential energy of a spring; motion in a vertical circle; elastic and inelastic collisions in one and two dimensions |
| 6 | Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body | Centre of mass of a two-particle system; motion of a connected system; torque; angular momentum and its conservation; equilibrium of rigid bodies; moment of inertia and radius of gyration; moments of inertia of simple bodies (without derivation); parallel and perpendicular axis theorems and their applications |
| 7 | Gravitation | Universal law of gravitation; acceleration due to gravity (g) and its variation; Kepler's laws and applications; gravitational potential and potential energy; escape velocity; orbital velocity; time period of satellites; geostationary satellites |
| 8 | Bulk Properties of Matter | Elasticity; Hooke's law; Young's modulus, bulk modulus, compressibility, shearing modulus and Poisson's ratio; elastic potential energy of a stretched string and extended spring; fluid pressure, pressure due to a fluid column, buoyancy, Pascal's law and effect of gravity on fluid pressure; surface tension, surface energy and related phenomena, excess pressure, drops and bubbles, angle of contact, capillary rise |
| 9 | Viscosity | Coefficient of viscosity; streamline and turbulent motion; Reynolds number; Stokes' law; terminal velocity; Bernoulli's theorem and its applications |
| 10 | Heat and Thermal Physics | Heat and temperature; thermal expansion of solids, liquids and gases; ideal gas laws; isothermal and adiabatic processes; anomalous expansion of water and its effects; specific heat capacity; calorimetry; change of state; specific latent heat; heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation; slabs in series and parallel; black body radiation; Kirchhoff's law; thermal conductivity; Newton's law of cooling; Wien's displacement law; Stefan's law |
| 11 | Thermodynamics | Zeroth law; heat, external work and internal energy; first law; Cp and Cv and their relation; isothermal and adiabatic processes and their relations; P-V diagrams; calculation of external work; second law; reversible and irreversible processes; Carnot engine and its efficiency; efficiency of a refrigerator (qualitative) |
| 12 | Kinetic Theory of Gases | Equation of state of a perfect gas; kinetic theory of gases and its assumptions; concept of pressure and temperature; rms speed of gas molecules; degrees of freedom; law of equipartition of energy and its application to specific heats; mean free path; Avogadro's number |
| 13 | Oscillations and Waves | Periodic motion, time period, frequency and time-displacement equation; simple harmonic motion and its equation; phase; restoring force and force constant; energy in SHM; time period of a simple pendulum, loaded spring, liquid-filled U-tube, floating body and vertical SHM; free, forced and damped oscillations; resonance; wave motion; progressive wave equation; longitudinal and transverse waves; sound waves; Newton's formula and Laplace's correction; factors affecting the velocity of sound; superposition and reflection of waves; standing waves in strings and organ pipes; fundamental mode, harmonics and overtones; beats; Doppler effect of sound |
| 14 | Electrostatics | Conservation of charge; Coulomb's law; forces between multiple charges; superposition principle; continuous charge distribution; electric field of a point charge; electric field lines; electric dipole and its field on the axis, on the perpendicular bisector and at any point; torque on a dipole in a uniform field; electric flux; Gauss's theorem and its applications (infinite straight wire, uniformly charged infinite plane sheet, uniformly charged thin spherical shell); electric potential and potential difference; relation between field and potential; potential due to a point charge, a dipole and a system of point charges; equipotential surfaces; potential energy of point charges and of a dipole; conductors and insulators; free and bound charges; dielectrics and electric polarisation; capacitors, series and parallel combinations, parallel plate capacitors with or without dielectric, spherical capacitors and energy stored |
| 15 | Current Electricity | Electric current; drift velocity and mobility, and their relation to current; Ohm's law; resistance, resistivity and conductivity; V-I characteristics; temperature dependence of resistance; series, parallel and mixed grouping of resistances; internal resistance; potential difference and emf of a cell; series, parallel and mixed grouping of cells; cells of unequal emf; Kirchhoff's laws and simple applications; Wheatstone bridge; meter bridge (no end error correction); potentiometer for comparing emfs and measuring internal resistance |
| 16 | Magnetic Effect of Current and Magnetism | Magnetic field; Oersted's experiment; Biot-Savart law and a current-carrying circular loop; Ampere's law and its applications to an infinite straight wire, straight and toroidal solenoids; force on a moving charge in magnetic and electric fields; cyclotron frequency; force on a current-carrying conductor; force between parallel conductors; definition of the ampere; torque on a current loop; moving coil galvanometer and its conversion to ammeter and voltmeter; current loop as a magnetic dipole; magnetic moment of a revolving electron; bar magnet and its fields; torque on a bar magnet; magnet as an equivalent solenoid; magnetic field lines; Earth's magnetic field and its elements; permeability, susceptibility, magnetisation, retentivity and coercivity; B-H hysteresis (qualitative); para-, dia- and ferromagnetic substances; electromagnets and permanent magnets |
| 17 | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current | Electromagnetic induction; magnetic flux; Faraday's laws; induced emf and current; Lenz's law; eddy currents; self and mutual inductance (qualitative); self-inductance of a solenoid; mutual inductance of coaxial solenoids; alternating current; peak and rms values; reactance and impedance; phasor diagrams for resistive, inductive and capacitive circuits; LR, CR and LCR series circuits; resonance; LC oscillator (qualitative); power in AC circuits; power factor; wattless current; AC generator and transformer |
| 18 | Electromagnetic Waves | Basic idea of displacement current; electromagnetic waves and their characteristics (qualitative); transverse nature of electromagnetic waves; electromagnetic spectrum and applications of its different regions |
| 19 | Optics I (Ray Optics) | Reflection of light and spherical mirrors; mirror formula; refraction of light; total internal reflection and its applications; optical fibres; refraction at spherical surfaces; lenses; thin lens formula; lens maker's formula; Newton's relation; displacement method for locating images; magnification; power of a lens; combinations of thin lenses in contact; combination of a lens and a mirror; refraction and dispersion of light through a prism; optical instruments and image formation; correction of myopia and hypermetropia; microscopes and astronomical telescopes (reflecting and refracting) and their magnifying powers |
| 20 | Optics II (Wave Optics) | Wavefronts and Huygens' principle; reflection and refraction of a plane wave at a plane surface using Huygens' principle; interference and Young's double-slit experiment; conditions for sustained interference; maxima and minima in terms of path and phase difference; fringe width; Fraunhofer diffraction from a single slit and width of the central maximum; resolving power of microscope and astronomical telescope; polarisation, plane-polarised light, Brewster's law and use of Polaroid; Raman effect with sky scattering as an elementary example; particle nature of light and wave-particle dualism, including photoelectric effect (Hertz and Lenard's observations) and Einstein's photoelectric equation; matter waves, wave nature of particles, de Broglie relation and simple applications |
| 21 | Atomic Physics | Alpha-particle scattering experiment; Rutherford's nuclear model; Bohr model of the hydrogen atom; energy levels; hydrogen spectrum; continuous and characteristic X-rays; Moseley's law |
| 22 | Nuclear Physics | Composition and size of the nucleus; atomic masses; isotopes, isobars and isotones; radioactivity and properties of alpha, beta and gamma radiation; radioactive decay law; mass-energy relation; mass defect; binding energy per nucleon and its variation with mass number; chain reactions; nuclear fission and fusion |
| 23 | Solid State Electronics | Band theory of solids (qualitative only); conductors, insulators and semiconductors on the basis of band theory; intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors; band diagrams |
| 24 | Semiconductor Diode | P-N junction diode and its I-V characteristics in forward and reverse bias; diode as a rectifier; LED, photodiode and solar cell (basic construction and I-V characteristics); Zener diode, its I-V characteristics and use as a voltage regulator; bipolar junction transistor (BJT), transistor action and characteristics; BJT as an amplifier (CE configuration) and as an oscillator; logic gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR) and their simple combinations |
WBJEE 2026 Chemistry Syllabus
Chemistry is part of Paper II and carries 50 marks. Appendix-9 numbers the Chemistry chapters up to 37, and chapters 25 to 27 are grouped under Biomolecules.
Chemistry Chapters 1 to 11
| No. | Chapter | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry | Laws of chemical combination; elements, atoms and molecules; atomic and molecular masses; mole concept and molar mass; percentage composition; empirical and molecular formulae; chemical reactions; stoichiometry; concentration terms and related calculations |
| 2 | Structure of an Atom | Bohr's model and its limitations; shells and sub-shells; dual nature of matter and light; de Broglie relation; Heisenberg uncertainty principle; Schrödinger equation (elementary idea); orbitals and quantum numbers; shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Aufbau principle, Pauli exclusion principle and Hund's rule; exchange energy; electronic configurations; stability of half-filled and fully filled orbitals |
| 3 | Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties | Modern periodic law and the present form of the periodic table; periodic trends in atomic and ionic radii, van der Waals radii, ionisation enthalpy, electron gain enthalpy, electronegativity and valency; nomenclature of elements with atomic number above 100 |
| 4 | Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure | Valence electrons; ionic bond; bond parameters; covalent bond; Lewis structures; formal charge; polar covalent bonds; covalent character of ionic bonds; valence bond theory; resonance; molecular geometry; VSEPR theory; hybridisation (s, p, d) and shapes; intermolecular forces (dipole, London dispersion, van der Waals); intramolecular and intermolecular hydrogen bonding; molecular orbital theory of H2, He2, O2, N2 and F2 (qualitative) |
| 5 | States of Matter: Solids and Gases | Classification of solids (molecular, ionic, covalent, metallic); amorphous and crystalline solids; unit cells in two and three dimensional lattices; packing efficiency; density of unit cells; voids; number of atoms per cubic unit cell; point defects; kinetic theory of gases; molecular speeds; Dalton's law of partial pressures; Graham's law; non-ideal behaviour and van der Waals equation; liquefaction of gases; critical parameters |
| 6 | Chemical Thermodynamics | Types of systems and surroundings; work, heat and energy; extensive and intensive properties; state functions; zeroth law and temperature; first law (ΔU, ΔH); enthalpies of bond dissociation, combustion, formation, atomisation, ionisation, solution and sublimation; Hess's law; Born-Haber cycle; second law and entropy; Gibbs free energy and spontaneity; criteria of equilibrium |
| 7 | Equilibrium | Physical and chemical equilibria; dynamic nature of equilibrium; law of mass action; equilibrium constants; Le Chatelier's principle; ionic equilibria; ionisation of acids and bases; strong and weak electrolytes; degree of ionisation of polybasic acids; acid strength; pH; Henderson equation; salt hydrolysis (elementary idea); buffer solutions and buffer action; solubility product; common-ion effect |
| 8 | Solutions | Solubility of gases in liquids; solid solutions; vapour pressure and Raoult's law; colligative properties (relative lowering of vapour pressure, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure); determination of molar mass; abnormal molar mass, van't Hoff factor and related calculations; true solutions, colloids and suspensions |
| 9 | Chemical Kinetics | Average and instantaneous rates of reaction; effects of concentration, temperature and catalyst; order and molecularity; rate laws and rate constants; integrated rate equations and half-lives (zero and first order only); Arrhenius equation and activation energy; collision theory (elementary idea); catalysis (homogeneous, heterogeneous and enzyme catalysis) |
| 10 | Redox Reactions | Oxidation and reduction; redox reactions; oxidation numbers; balancing of redox reactions by electron transfer and oxidation number change; permanganometry and dichrometry |
| 11 | Electrochemistry | Conductance of electrolytic solutions; specific and molar conductivity and their variation with concentration; Kohlrausch's law; electrolysis and Faraday's laws (elementary idea); dry cells, electrolytic cells and galvanic cells; emf of a cell; standard electrode potentials; Nernst equation and its applications; Gibbs energy and cell emf; fuel cells; Li-ion battery |
Chemistry Chapters 12 to 28
| No. | Chapter | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles | Classification and IUPAC nomenclature of organic compounds; inductive effect, resonance and hyperconjugation; homolytic and heterolytic fission; free radicals, carbocations, carbanions, electrophiles and nucleophiles; addition, elimination and substitution reactions (elementary idea) |
| 13 | Hydrocarbons | Alkanes: nomenclature, isomerism, conformations of ethane, physical properties up to C6, halogenation by free radical mechanism, combustion and pyrolysis; alkenes: nomenclature, structure of ethene, geometrical isomerism, properties up to C3, preparation, addition of hydrogen, halogens, water and hydrogen halides (Markovnikov's rule and peroxide effect), ozonolysis, oxidation and mechanism of electrophilic addition; alkynes: nomenclature, structure of ethyne, properties up to C3, preparation and addition reactions; aromatic hydrocarbons: IUPAC nomenclature, structure and resonance of benzene, Hückel's rule, aromaticity, electrophilic substitution (nitration, sulphonation, halogenation, Friedel-Crafts alkylation and acylation) |
| 14 | Haloalkanes | Nomenclature; nature of the C-X bond; physical and chemical properties; substitution mechanisms; carbocation stability; R/S and D/L configurations; uses and environmental effects of dichloromethane, trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, iodoform and freons |
| 15 | Haloarenes | Nature of the C-X bond; substitution reactions (directive influence of halogens in monosubstituted compounds only); carbocation stability; uses and environmental effects of DDT |
| 16 | Alcohols | Nomenclature; preparation; properties (primary alcohols only); identification of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols; mechanism of dehydration; uses of methanol and ethanol |
| 17 | Phenols | Nomenclature; preparation; properties; acidic nature; electrophilic substitution; uses |
| 18 | Ethers | Nomenclature; preparation; properties; uses |
| 19 | Aldehydes and Ketones | Nomenclature; nature of the carbonyl group; preparation; properties; mechanism of nucleophilic addition; reactivity of α-hydrogen in aldehydes; uses |
| 20 | Carboxylic Acids | Nomenclature; acidic nature; preparation; properties; uses |
| 21 | Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen | Heading for chapters 22 to 24: nitro compounds and amines, cyanides and isocyanides, and diazonium salts |
| 22 | Nitro Compounds and Amines | Preparation and reduction of nitro compounds; nomenclature, classification, structure, preparation, properties and uses of amines; identification of primary, secondary and tertiary amines |
| 23 | Cyanides and Isocyanides | Nomenclature; structure; preparation; hydrolysis and reduction reactions only |
| 24 | Diazonium Salts | Preparation; reactions; importance in synthetic organic chemistry |
| 25 | Carbohydrates (Biomolecules) | Aldoses and ketoses; monosaccharides (glucose and fructose); D/L configuration; oligosaccharides (sucrose); polysaccharides (starch and cellulose) |
| 26 | Proteins (Biomolecules) | α-Amino acids; zwitterionic structures; peptide bond; polypeptides; primary structure of proteins; denaturation; enzymes |
| 27 | Nucleic Acids (Biomolecules) | DNA and RNA |
| 28 | Polymers | Natural and synthetic polymers; addition and condensation polymerisation; copolymerisation; polythene, nylon, polyesters, Bakelite and rubber; biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymers |
Chemistry Chapters 29 to 37: Inorganic Chemistry
| No. | Chapter | Topics |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | s-Block Elements | Electronic configuration and occurrence; trends in properties and reactivity; hydrides; hydrogen peroxide; hydrogen as a fuel; biological importance of Na, K, Mg and Ca |
| 30 | p-Block Elements: General Introduction | General introduction to p-block elements |
| 31 | p-Block Elements: Groups 13 to 18 | Group 13: boron compounds and aluminium; Group 14: allotropes and oxides of carbon, silicon compounds, silicates and zeolites; Group 15: NH3, HNO3, NCl3, oxides of nitrogen, allotropes of phosphorus, phosphine, halides and oxoacids of phosphorus; Group 16: oxygen, ozone, allotropes of sulphur, oxides, oxoacids and peracids; Group 17: halogens, halogen compounds, interhalogens, pseudohalogens and polyhalides; Group 18: noble gases and compounds of xenon |
| 32 | d and f Block Elements | Characteristics of transition metals; trends in the first row transition elements; preparation and properties of K2Cr2O7 and KMnO4 |
| 33 | Lanthanoids | Electronic configuration and oxidation states; chemical reactivity; lanthanoid contraction; uses |
| 34 | Actinoids | Electronic configuration and oxidation states; comparison with lanthanoids; uses |
| 35 | Coordination Compounds | Ligands, denticity and field strength; coordination number, colour and magnetic properties; IUPAC nomenclature and EAN rule; bonding theories (Werner's theory, VBT and CFT); CFSE; structural and stereoisomerism; importance in analysis, extraction of metals and biological systems |
| 36 | Environmental Chemistry | Air, water and soil pollution; primary and secondary pollutants; atmospheric reactions and smog; industrial waste and solid waste management; SPM and RSPM; green chemistry; water protection and pollution control strategy |
| 37 | Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis | Lassaigne test for N, S and halogens; identification of aromatic amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and unsaturation; acid-base and redox titrations; acid radicals (Cl−, S2−, SO42−, NO2−, NO3−, CO32−); basic radicals (Cu2+, Al3+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Zn2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, NH4+) |
Topic Depth Limits in WBJEE 2026 Syllabus
Appendix-9 limits the depth of several topics through qualifiers such as statement only, qualitative and elementary idea. These limits apply along with the chapter-wise topics.
| Subject | Topic | Depth Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | De Moivre's theorem | Statement only, with elementary applications |
| Mathematics | Lagrange's mean value theorem | Statement only |
| Mathematics | L'Hospital's rule | Statement only, with applications |
| Mathematics | Matrices and linear equations | Matrices up to m × n with m ≤ 3, n ≤ 3; not more than 3 variables |
| Physics | Moments of inertia | Of simple bodies, without derivation |
| Physics | Electromagnetic waves | Characteristics are qualitative |
| Physics | Band theory of solids | Qualitative only |
| Chemistry | Molecular orbital theory | Qualitative, for H2, He2, O2, N2 and F2 |
| Chemistry | Integrated rate equations and half-lives | Zero and first order only |
| Chemistry | Properties of alcohols | Primary alcohols only |
| Chemistry | Cyanides and isocyanides | Hydrolysis and reduction reactions only |
WBJEE 2026 syllabus was released by WBJEEB in Appendix-9 of the Information Bulletin, with Mathematics in Paper I and Physics and Chemistry in Paper II. Mathematics has 22 chapters, Physics has 24 chapters and Chemistry is numbered up to 37. The syllabus gives one combined list for Class 11 and 12 topics and sets depth limits on selected topics.
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WBJEE 2026 Syllabus FAQs
Ques: Where is the official WBJEE 2026 syllabus available?
Ans: WBJEEB has given the syllabus as Appendix-9 in Information Bulletin WBJEE-2026. It is on pages 39 to 54 of the bulletin, which is available on the official website.
Ques: Which subjects are covered in Paper I and Paper II of WBJEE 2026?
Ans: Paper I covers Mathematics only. Paper II covers both Physics and Chemistry, with 40 questions and 50 marks for each subject.
Ques: How many chapters are there in WBJEE 2026 syllabus?
Ans: Appendix-9 lists 22 chapters in Mathematics and 24 chapters in Physics. Chemistry is numbered up to 37 in the syllabus, from Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry to Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis.
Ques: Is WBJEE 2026 syllabus divided class-wise?
Ans: No. The bulletin states that the syllabus is aligned with the Class 11 and 12 curricula of recognised Boards and Councils, and Appendix-9 gives one combined chapter list for each subject.
Ques: Does WBJEE 2026 syllabus mention any deleted topics?
Ans: Appendix-9 does not mark any topic as deleted or newly added. It does limit the depth of some topics, such as De Moivre's theorem (statement only) and band theory of solids (qualitative only).
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