AP EAMCET 2026 Physics Detailed Syllabus

To master the AP EAPCET 2026 (formerly AP EAMCET) Physics section, you need to navigate 28-30 chapters across both years of the Intermediate curriculum. The exam features 40 questions, and since there is no negative marking, accuracy in high-weightage areas is your best strategy.

1. Mechanics (1st Year Foundation)

Mechanics usually accounts for 10–12 questions . It is the "heavy lifting" part of the syllabus.

• Units and Measurements: SI units, error analysis (significant figures), and dimensional formulas.
• Kinematics: Motion in a straight line and plane, Projectile Motion, and Relative Velocity.
• Laws of Motion: Newton’s laws, momentum, impulse, and Friction (including circular motion on banked roads).
• Work, Energy, and Power: Work-energy theorem, potential/kinetic energy, and Collisions (one and two dimensions).
• Systems of Particles & Rotational Motion: Center of mass, torque, angular momentum, and Moment of Inertia theorems.
• Gravitation: Kepler’s laws, variation of $g$ with height/depth, and satellite escape velocity.

2. Thermal Physics (1st Year)

This unit is compact but carries high marks (5–7 questions).

• Thermal Properties of Matter: Temperature, expansion, calorimetry, and Newton's law of cooling.
• Thermodynamics: Zeroth, First, and Second laws; Isothermal and Adiabatic processes; and the Carnot Engine.
• Kinetic Theory: Behavior of ideal gases and the law of equipartition of energy.

3. Electricity and Magnetism (2nd Year)

This is the most formula-heavy section and accounts for 10–12 questions.

• Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, electric field, Gauss’s law, and Capacitors in series/parallel.
• Current Electricity: Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws, Wheatstone Bridge, and Potentiometer.
• Moving Charges & Magnetism: Biot-Savart Law, Ampere’s Law, Cyclotrons, and magnetic force on conductors.
• Magnetism and Matter: Earth's magnetism and properties of materials (Dia, Para, Ferro).
• EMI and Alternating Current: Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law, and LCR Circuits (Resonance and Power factor).

4. Optics and Waves (1st & 2nd Year)

A conceptual section contributing 5–7 questions.

• Oscillations (1st Year): Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) and the simple pendulum.
• Waves (2nd Year): Speed of sound, Doppler Effect, and Beats.
• Ray Optics: Reflection/Refraction, Lenses, Prisms, and Optical Instruments.
• Wave Optics: Huygens' principle, Interference (Young’s Double Slit), and Diffraction.

5. Modern Physics & Electronics (2nd Year)

The "scoring zone"—questions here are often direct and less time-consuming (4–6 questions).

• Dual Nature of Matter: Photoelectric effect and de Broglie wavelength.
• Atoms & Nuclei: Bohr’s model, atomic spectra, Radioactivity, and Nuclear fission/fusion.
• Semiconductors: P-N Junction diodes, Rectifiers, and Logic Gates.
• Communication Systems: Signal modulation and bandwidth.

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