NEET Physics Certification Guide
NEET Physics Overview
Physics in NEET carries 180 marks (45 questions × 4 marks each). It is typically the most challenging section for biology students but is crucial for top scores.
Syllabus
CLASS 11 PHYSICS:
Physical World and Measurement: SI units, errors, significant figures
Kinematics: motion in straight line, projectile, relative motion
Laws of Motion: Newton's laws, friction, circular motion
Work, Energy, Power: work-energy theorem, conservation, elastic/inelastic collisions
Rotational Motion: moment of inertia, torque, angular momentum, rolling
Gravitation: Kepler's laws, orbital velocity, escape velocity, gravitational potential
Properties of Matter: elasticity, surface tension, viscosity, Bernoulli's theorem
Thermodynamics: zeroth, first, second law, heat engines, Carnot cycle
Oscillations: SHM, spring-mass system, simple pendulum
Waves: longitudinal and transverse, standing waves, Doppler effect
CLASS 12 PHYSICS:
Electrostatics: Coulomb, Gauss, potential, capacitors
Current Electricity: Ohm's law, Kirchhoff, Wheatstone bridge, potentiometer
Magnetic Effects: Biot-Savart, Ampere, force on moving charge/conductor
EMI and Alternating Currents: Faraday, Lenz, AC circuits, transformer
Electromagnetic Waves: spectrum, properties, uses of each range
Optics: reflection, refraction, lenses, mirrors, Young's double slit
Dual Nature: photoelectric effect, de Broglie wavelength
Atoms and Nuclei: Bohr model, hydrogen spectrum, nuclear reactions
Electronic Devices: semiconductors, p-n junction, transistor, logic gatesHigh Yield NEET Physics Topics
MOST TESTED (2019-2024):
Modern Physics (Atoms + Nuclei): 5-8 questions
Optics (Ray + Wave): 5-7 questions
Electrostatics + Current Electricity: 7-10 questions
Mechanics (Kinematics + Laws): 5-8 questions
KEY FORMULAS NEET LEVEL:
SHM: T = 2π√(m/k) [spring] | T = 2π√(L/g) [pendulum]
Optics: 1/f = 1/v - 1/u | n₁sinθ₁ = n₂sinθ₂ (Snell's law)
Bohr: rn = 0.529n² Å | En = -13.6/n² eV (hydrogen)
Nuclear: N = N₀(½)^(t/T½) | E = mc² (mass defect → energy)
IMPORTANT CONSTANTS:
g = 9.8 m/s² | c = 3×10⁸ m/s | h = 6.63×10⁻³⁴ J.s
e = 1.6×10⁻¹⁹ C | k = 9×10⁹ N.m²/C² | ε₀ = 8.85×10⁻¹² C²/N.m²Revision Notes
NEET PHYSICS: 45 questions, 180 marks | marking +4/-1
CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING: more important than calculation for NEET
DIAGRAMS: draw circuit diagrams, ray diagrams — helps visualize problems
STRATEGY:
Modern physics: highly formula-based — score here
Mechanics: conceptual — understand Newton's laws deeply
Optics: practice sign convention consistently
BOOKS: NCERT Physics 11 and 12 (essential) | DC Pandey NEET edition
HC Verma too detailed for NEET — only if time permits