JEE Main Physics — Chapter-wise Weightage

775 questions from 31 papers (2025–2026): how many questions each chapter gave every year, its share of all questions, its share in the latest 5 years, and questions per paper. Tap a column heading to sort.

Chapters ✎ Make my own test Paper-wise

Chapter	2026	2025	Total	Share	Last 5 yrs	Per paper	2026 trend
Class 11	217	141	358	46%	46%	11.5
Units and Measurements	29	18	47	6.1%	6.1%	1.5	6.11% ↑1.8%
Motion in a Straight Line	10	6	16	2.1%	2.1%	0.5	2.11% ↑5.3%
Motion in a Plane	9	9	18	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	1.89% ↓36.8%
Laws of Motion	17	6	23	3.0%	3.0%	0.7	3.58% ↑78.9%
Work, Energy and Power	15	12	27	3.5%	3.5%	0.9	3.16% ↓21.1%
System of Particles and Rotational Motion	31	20	51	6.6%	6.6%	1.6	6.53% ↓2.1%
Gravitation	10	6	16	2.1%	2.1%	0.5	2.11% ↑5.3%
Mechanical Properties of Solids	13	9	22	2.8%	2.8%	0.7	2.74% ↓8.8%
Mechanical Properties of Fluids	20	11	31	4.0%	4.0%	1.0	4.21% ↑14.8%
Thermal Properties of Matter	10	6	16	2.1%	2.1%	0.5	2.11% ↑5.3%
Thermodynamics (Physics)	19	12	31	4.0%	4.0%	1.0	4% →0%
Kinetic Theory	11	10	21	2.7%	2.7%	0.7	2.32% ↓30.5%
Oscillations	14	6	20	2.6%	2.6%	0.6	2.95% ↑47.4%
Waves	9	10	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	1.89% ↓43.2%
Class 12	258	159	417	54%	54%	13.5
Electric Charges and Fields	13	12	25	3.2%	3.2%	0.8	2.74% ↓31.6%
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance	25	19	44	5.7%	5.7%	1.4	5.26% ↓16.9%
Current Electricity	26	12	38	4.9%	4.9%	1.2	5.47% ↑36.8%
Moving Charges and Magnetism	21	14	35	4.5%	4.5%	1.1	4.42% ↓5.3%
Magnetism and Matter	4	5	9	1.2%	1.2%	0.3	0.84% ↓49.5%
Electromagnetic Induction	19	6	25	3.2%	3.2%	0.8	4% ↑100%
Alternating Current	10	7	17	2.2%	2.2%	0.5	2.11% ↓9.8%
Electromagnetic Waves	19	7	26	3.4%	3.4%	0.8	4% ↑71.4%
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	34	27	61	7.9%	7.9%	2.0	7.16% ↓20.5%
Wave Optics	23	12	35	4.5%	4.5%	1.1	4.84% ↑21.1%
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	17	9	26	3.4%	3.4%	0.8	3.58% ↑19.3%
Atoms	11	9	20	2.6%	2.6%	0.6	2.32% ↓22.8%
Nuclei	13	6	19	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.74% ↑36.8%
Semiconductor Electronics	21	12	33	4.3%	4.3%	1.1	4.42% ↑10.5%
Experimental Skills (Physics)	2	2	4	0.5%	0.5%	0.1	0.42% ↓36.8%

Papers per year: 2026: 19, 2025: 12. Red = 2 or more questions per paper that year. Share = this chapter's questions ÷ all Physics questions in the bank. Based on past papers; it updates as more papers are added.

Most asked topics

#	Topic · chapter	Questions	In % of papers	Last 5 yrs
1	Properties of EM Waves (Speed, Transverse Nature, Energy, Momentum, Intensity) · Electromagnetic Waves	20	65%	20
2	Dimensions of Physical Quantities · Units and Measurements	20	55%	20
3	Logic Gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR) · Semiconductor Electronics	18	58%	18
4	Thermodynamic Processes (Isothermal, Adiabatic, Isobaric, Isochoric) · Thermodynamics (Physics)	18	52%	18
5	Refraction at Spherical Surfaces, Thin Lenses and Lens Maker's Formula · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	17	48%	17
6	Young's Double Slit Experiment (Fringe Width, Intensity) · Wave Optics	16	45%	16
7	Projectile Motion · Motion in a Plane	14	39%	14
8	Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom (Radius, Velocity, Energy) · Atoms	11	35%	11
9	Combination of Resistors: Series and Parallel · Current Electricity	11	29%	11
10	Wave Nature of Matter, de Broglie Wavelength · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	11	35%	11
11	Refraction through a Prism, Dispersion · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	11	35%	11
12	Kinematics and Dynamics of Rotation about a Fixed Axis · System of Particles and Rotational Motion	11	35%	11
13	Theorems of Parallel and Perpendicular Axes · System of Particles and Rotational Motion	11	32%	11
14	Young's Modulus · Mechanical Properties of Solids	9	29%	9
15	Reflection of Light by Spherical Mirrors, Mirror Formula and Magnification · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	9	26%	9
16	Combination of Errors · Units and Measurements	9	29%	9
17	Einstein's Photoelectric Equation, Particle Nature of Light · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	8	26%	8
18	Motional EMF · Electromagnetic Induction	8	19%	8
19	Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance	8	26%	8
20	Motion of a Charge in a Magnetic Field · Moving Charges and Magnetism	8	23%	8
21	Mass–Energy Equivalence and Binding Energy · Nuclei	8	26%	8
22	Power and Combination of Thin Lenses · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	8	19%	8
23	Least Count, Vernier Callipers and Screw Gauge · Units and Measurements	8	26%	8
24	Wheatstone Bridge and Metre Bridge · Current Electricity	7	23%	7
25	Molecular Nature of Matter, Behaviour of Gases · Kinetic Theory	7	23%	7

How to use this

Start with chapters that have a high Last 5 yrs share — the syllabus and paper style change, so recent years matter most.
A chapter with 1+ question per paper is a must-do: it comes in every shift.
Then practise the most asked topics above — each link opens exactly those PYQs.