MHT CET Syllabus 2027: Subject-Wise Topics, Chapter Weightage and PDF Download

Fundamental and derived units, dimensional analysis, significant figures, error analysis, least count of measuring instruments.

Vector addition and subtraction, dot product, cross product, position vector, unit vector, resolution of vectors into components.

Equations of motion, projectile path and range, horizontal and vertical components of velocity, relative velocity.

Newton’s three laws, static and kinetic friction, banking of roads, connected body problems, equilibrium of concurrent forces.

Types of friction, coefficient of friction, viscosity, Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, Bernoulli’s theorem and applications.

Wave equation, speed of sound in various media, Doppler effect, resonance column experiment, vibrations in musical instruments.

Temperature and heat, specific heat capacity, calorimetry, thermal expansion of solids and liquids, heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation.

Reflection and refraction at plane and curved surfaces, mirrors and lenses (lens maker’s equation), optical instruments, total internal reflection, dispersion through a prism.

Coulomb’s law, electric field and electric potential, Gauss’s theorem, capacitors, dielectrics, energy stored in a capacitor.

Angular velocity and acceleration, centripetal and centrifugal force, banking of roads, conical pendulum, vertical circular motion.

Newton’s law of gravitation, gravitational potential energy, orbital and escape velocity, satellites, Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion.

Moment of inertia, parallel and perpendicular axes theorems, angular momentum, torque, conservation of angular momentum, rolling motion on an inclined plane.

Simple harmonic motion — equations and graphs, energy in SHM, simple pendulum, damped and forced oscillations, resonance condition.

Stress, strain, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, modulus of rigidity, elastic potential energy, stress-strain graph interpretation.

Surface tension, surface energy, angle of contact, capillarity, excess pressure inside a liquid bubble or drop.

Transverse and longitudinal waves, wave speed, equation of a progressive wave, superposition principle, formation of beats.

Formation of stationary waves, nodes and antinodes, modes of vibration, sonometer experiment, open and closed organ pipes.

Postulates of kinetic theory, RMS speed, mean free path, degrees of freedom, gas laws, thermal radiation, Wien’s law, Stefan’s law, Newton’s law of cooling.

Huygens’ wave theory, reflection and refraction using wave theory, Brewster’s law, polarisation of light.

Young’s double slit experiment, coherent sources, fringe width formula, thin film interference, single slit diffraction, resolving power of optical instruments.

Coulomb’s law, electric field intensity and potential, capacitors in series and parallel, Van de Graaff generator, dielectric behaviour in a capacitor.

Ohm’s law, resistance combinations (series and parallel), Kirchhoff’s laws, Wheatstone bridge, potentiometer, EMF and internal resistance of a cell.

Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s theorem, solenoid and toroid, torque on a current-carrying conductor, galvanometer conversion to ammeter or voltmeter.

Bar magnet properties, magnetic field lines, magnetic moment, Earth’s magnetic field components, paramagnetism, diamagnetism, ferromagnetism.

Faraday’s laws of electromagnetic induction, Lenz’s law, self and mutual inductance, AC generator, transformer, LC oscillations.

Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s photoelectric equation, work function, threshold frequency, de Broglie wavelength, types of electron emission.

Bohr model of hydrogen atom, spectral series, nuclear binding energy, radioactivity (alpha, beta, gamma), half-life, nuclear fission and fusion.

p-n junction diode, I-V characteristics, half-wave and full-wave rectifiers, Zener diode, transistor (BJT), logic gates (AND, OR, NOT, NAND, NOR).

Modulation (AM and FM), bandwidth of signals, antennas, satellite communication, optical fibre communication, internet and mobile telephony basics.

Thomson and Bohr atomic models, quantum numbers, electronic configuration, aufbau principle, Pauli’s exclusion principle, Hund’s rule.

Ionic bond, covalent bond, VSEPR theory, hybridisation (sp, sp2, sp3), molecular orbital theory, hydrogen bonding.

Oxidation state, balancing redox equations by half-reaction method, identifying oxidising and reducing agents.

Boyle’s law, Charles’s law, Avogadro’s law, ideal gas equation, kinetic molecular theory, liquefaction of gases, surface tension, viscosity.

Properties of alkali metals (Group 1) and alkaline earth metals (Group 2), anomalous behaviour of lithium and beryllium, important compounds and industrial uses.

IUPAC nomenclature, classification of organic compounds, electronic effects (inductive, resonance, hyperconjugation), reaction intermediates (carbocation, carbanion, free radical).

Alkanes (free radical halogenation), alkenes (addition reactions, Markovnikov’s rule), alkynes, benzene (electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions).

Air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, green chemistry principles.

Crystal systems, unit cells, packing efficiency, tetrahedral and octahedral voids, types of defects in crystals.

Types of solutions, Raoult’s law, elevation of boiling point, depression of freezing point, osmotic pressure, van’t Hoff factor.

Galvanic cells, standard electrode potential, Nernst equation, conductance, electrolytic cells, Faraday’s laws of electrolysis, batteries and fuel cells.

Rate of reaction, order and molecularity, rate law expression, integrated rate equations (zero, first, second order), Arrhenius equation, activation energy.

Occurrence of metals, concentration methods (froth flotation, magnetic separation), reduction methods (thermite, electrolytic), refining techniques.

Groups 15, 16, 17, 18: nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur, halogens, and noble gases — properties, important compounds, and industrial uses.

Transition metals: general properties, variable valency, coloured compounds, catalytic behaviour; lanthanides and actinides (introductory overview).

IUPAC nomenclature, types of ligands, coordination number, Werner’s theory, isomerism, bonding using VBT and Crystal Field Theory.

Nomenclature, SN1 and SN2 reaction mechanisms, elimination reactions (E1 and E2), polyhalogen compounds and their uses.

Nomenclature, reactions of primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols; acidity of phenol; ether synthesis and cleavage reactions.

Nucleophilic addition reactions, Cannizzaro reaction, aldol condensation, oxidation of aldehydes, preparation of carboxylic acid derivatives.

Carbohydrates (monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides), proteins (amino acids, peptide bond, structure levels), enzymes, nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).

Classification (natural and synthetic), addition and condensation polymerisation, rubber, nylon, polyesters, Bakelite, biodegradable polymers.

Medicines (analgesics, antiseptics, antacids, antibiotics), dyes, soaps and detergents, food preservatives and additives.

Angle measurement (degrees and radians), trigonometric ratios and identities, compound angles, multiple and sub-multiple angles, general solutions of trigonometric equations.

Locus of a point, slope, equations of a line (slope-intercept, intercept, normal forms), angle between two lines, perpendicular distance from a point to a line.

Standard and general equations of a circle, finding centre and radius, chord of contact, tangent from an external point.

Parabola, ellipse, hyperbola — standard equations, focus, directrix, eccentricity, tangents and normals at a point on the curve. (Added in 2026 revision.)

Types of sets, Cartesian product, relations (domain and range), types of functions, composition of functions, inverse functions.

Algebra of complex numbers, modulus and argument, polar form, De Moivre’s theorem, square root of a complex number.

Factorial notation, fundamental counting principle, nPr and nCr formulas, circular permutations, applications in selection and arrangement problems.

Arithmetic progression (AP), geometric progression (GP), sum of AP and GP, sum of infinite GP, harmonic progression.

Evaluation of limits using standard results, continuity at a point, differentiation by first principles, standard differentiation rules (chain, product, quotient).

Statements, logical connectives (conjunction, disjunction, negation, implication, biconditional), truth tables, tautology, logical equivalence, switching circuits.

Types of matrices, matrix operations (addition and multiplication), transpose, inverse, solving systems of linear equations using Cramer’s rule and matrix method.

Domain and range of inverse trigonometric functions, principal value, properties and identities, simplification of expressions involving inverse trig functions.

Combined equation of a pair of lines, angle between them, conditions for perpendicularity and coincidence, homogeneous equations of second degree.

Tangent to a circle, condition of tangency, chord of contact, length of common chord of two intersecting circles, angle of intersection of two circles.

Parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola at Class 12 level — tangents, normals, chord of contact, pole and polar, equation of chord with given midpoint.

Representation of vectors, dot product, cross product, scalar triple product, vector triple product, applications in geometry (collinearity, coplanarity, area of triangle).

Direction cosines and ratios, equation of a line in 3D (Cartesian and vector forms), shortest distance between skew lines, equation of a plane, angle between a line and a plane.

Formulation of LPP, graphical method, feasible region, corner point method, finding maximum and minimum values of the objective function.

Continuity at a point and on an interval, differentiability, chain rule, implicit differentiation, parametric differentiation, higher order derivatives.

Rate of change, tangent and normal to a curve, increasing and decreasing functions, maxima and minima (first and second derivative tests), approximations using differentials.

Methods of integration (substitution, partial fractions, integration by parts), integrals of standard functions, definite integrals, properties of definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus.

Area under a curve, area between two curves, areas bounded by standard curves (parabola, ellipse, circle) using definite integrals.

Order and degree, variable separable method, homogeneous differential equations, linear first-order differential equations (integrating factor method).

Random variable, probability distribution table, expected value (mean), variance, standard deviation of a discrete random variable.

Bernoulli trials, binomial distribution formula, mean and variance of a binomial distribution, practical applications in probability problems.

Classification systems, five-kingdom classification, binomial nomenclature, ICBN rules, taxonomic hierarchy.

Cell theory, prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, cell organelles and functions, mitosis, meiosis, significance of cell division.

Root, stem, and leaf anatomy; meristematic and permanent tissues; modifications of root, stem, and leaf; anatomy of dicot and monocot.

Photosynthesis (light and dark reactions), respiration (glycolysis, Krebs cycle), mineral nutrition, water transport, plant hormones (auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins).

Vegetative, asexual, and sexual reproduction; flower structure; pollination mechanisms; double fertilisation; seed and fruit development.

Mendel’s laws, chromosomal theory of inheritance, sex determination, linkage and crossing over, mutations, DNA and RNA structure, protein synthesis.

Classification and characteristics of animal phyla, comparative anatomy, levels of organisation (cellular to organ system level).

Animal tissues (epithelial, connective, muscular, nervous), morphology and anatomy of earthworm and cockroach.

Digestion and absorption, breathing and gas exchange, blood composition and circulation, excretion (kidney function), neural and hormonal coordination.

Human reproductive system (male and female), gametogenesis (spermatogenesis and oogenesis), fertilisation, embryo development, placentation.

Pathogens and types, innate and adaptive immunity, vaccines and immunisation, common diseases (typhoid, malaria, dengue, AIDS), drugs and alcohol abuse.

Recombinant DNA technology, PCR, gene cloning, transgenic organisms, bioreactors, applications in medicine (insulin, vaccines) and agriculture (Bt crops).