JEE Main Physics — Chapter-wise Weightage

950 questions from 38 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	225	442	47%	47%	11.6
Units and Measurements	29	31	60	6.3%	6.3%	1.6	6.11% ▼ 6.5% vs last year
Motion in a Straight Line	10	8	18	1.9%	1.9%	0.5	2.11% ▲ 25% vs last year
Motion in a Plane	9	13	22	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	1.89% ▼ 30.8% vs last year
Laws of Motion	17	9	26	2.7%	2.7%	0.7	3.58% ▲ 88.9% vs last year
Work, Energy and Power	15	20	35	3.7%	3.7%	0.9	3.16% ▼ 25% vs last year
System of Particles and Rotational Motion	31	31	62	6.5%	6.5%	1.6	6.53% same as last year
Gravitation	10	12	22	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	2.11% ▼ 16.7% vs last year
Mechanical Properties of Solids	13	11	24	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.74% ▲ 18.2% vs last year
Mechanical Properties of Fluids	20	19	39	4.1%	4.1%	1.0	4.21% ▲ 5.3% vs last year
Thermal Properties of Matter	10	14	24	2.5%	2.5%	0.6	2.11% ▼ 28.6% vs last year
Thermodynamics (Physics)	19	23	42	4.4%	4.4%	1.1	4% ▼ 17.4% vs last year
Kinetic Theory	11	11	22	2.3%	2.3%	0.6	2.32% same as last year
Oscillations	14	11	25	2.6%	2.6%	0.7	2.95% ▲ 27.3% vs last year
Waves	9	12	21	2.2%	2.2%	0.6	1.89% ▼ 25% vs last year
Class 12	258	250	508	53%	53%	13.4
Electric Charges and Fields	13	20	33	3.5%	3.5%	0.9	2.74% ▼ 35% vs last year
Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance	25	27	52	5.5%	5.5%	1.4	5.26% ▼ 7.4% vs last year
Current Electricity	26	20	46	4.8%	4.8%	1.2	5.47% ▲ 30% vs last year
Moving Charges and Magnetism	21	25	46	4.8%	4.8%	1.2	4.42% ▼ 16% vs last year
Magnetism and Matter	4	6	10	1.1%	1.1%	0.3	0.84% ▼ 33.3% vs last year
Electromagnetic Induction	19	9	28	2.9%	2.9%	0.7	4% ▲ 111.1% vs last year
Alternating Current	10	10	20	2.1%	2.1%	0.5	2.11% same as last year
Electromagnetic Waves	19	14	33	3.5%	3.5%	0.9	4% ▲ 35.7% vs last year
Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	34	43	77	8.1%	8.1%	2.0	7.16% ▼ 20.9% vs last year
Wave Optics	23	19	42	4.4%	4.4%	1.1	4.84% ▲ 21.1% vs last year
Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	17	17	34	3.6%	3.6%	0.9	3.58% same as last year
Atoms	11	12	23	2.4%	2.4%	0.6	2.32% ▼ 8.3% vs last year
Nuclei	13	8	21	2.2%	2.2%	0.6	2.74% ▲ 62.5% vs last year
Semiconductor Electronics	21	18	39	4.1%	4.1%	1.0	4.42% ▲ 16.7% vs last year
Experimental Skills (Physics)	2	2	4	0.4%	0.4%	0.1	0.42% same as last year

Papers per year: 2026: 19, 2025: 19. 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	Refraction at Spherical Surfaces, Thin Lenses and Lens Maker's Formula · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	26	53%	26
2	Dimensions of Physical Quantities · Units and Measurements	24	55%	24
3	Properties of EM Waves (Speed, Transverse Nature, Energy, Momentum, Intensity) · Electromagnetic Waves	23	61%	23
4	Thermodynamic Processes (Isothermal, Adiabatic, Isobaric, Isochoric) · Thermodynamics (Physics)	23	50%	23
5	Logic Gates (OR, AND, NOT, NAND, NOR) · Semiconductor Electronics	21	55%	21
6	Young's Double Slit Experiment (Fringe Width, Intensity) · Wave Optics	21	50%	21
7	Projectile Motion · Motion in a Plane	16	37%	16
8	Combination of Resistors: Series and Parallel · Current Electricity	15	34%	15
9	Wave Nature of Matter, de Broglie Wavelength · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	13	34%	13
10	Einstein's Photoelectric Equation, Particle Nature of Light · Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter	12	32%	12
11	Refraction through a Prism, Dispersion · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	12	32%	12
12	Kinematics and Dynamics of Rotation about a Fixed Axis · System of Particles and Rotational Motion	12	32%	12
13	Combination of Errors · Units and Measurements	12	32%	12
14	Bohr Model of the Hydrogen Atom (Radius, Velocity, Energy) · Atoms	11	29%	11
15	Power and Combination of Thin Lenses · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	11	24%	11
16	Reflection of Light by Spherical Mirrors, Mirror Formula and Magnification · Ray Optics and Optical Instruments	11	26%	11
17	Theorems of Parallel and Perpendicular Axes · System of Particles and Rotational Motion	11	26%	11
18	Motion of a Charge in a Magnetic Field · Moving Charges and Magnetism	10	24%	10
19	Rolling Motion · System of Particles and Rotational Motion	10	24%	10
20	Least Count, Vernier Callipers and Screw Gauge · Units and Measurements	10	26%	10
21	Motional EMF · Electromagnetic Induction	9	18%	9
22	Effect of Dielectric on Capacitance · Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance	9	24%	9
23	Surface Tension and Surface Energy · Mechanical Properties of Fluids	9	24%	9
24	Young's Modulus · Mechanical Properties of Solids	9	24%	9
25	Dimensional Analysis and Its Applications · Units and Measurements	9	21%	9

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.