0. General Physics & Kinematics (3 Core topics)  

 •  Physical world and measurement
• Kinematics
•  Laws of motion
1. Mechanics  (7 Topics and 59 subtopics )  

I . Vector Calculus (7 Core  topics)  

 •  Scalar and vector products
•  Vector identities
•  Background of vector calculus
•  Concept of line, surface and volume integrals
•  Physical meaning of gradient, divergence and curl
•  Gauss's divergence theorem
•  Stokes' theorem

II . Rigid Body Dynamics (9 Core topics)  

 •  Centre of mass
•  Rotating frame of reference
•  Coriolis force
•  Motion of rigid bodies
•  Moment of inertia
•  Theorem of parallel and perpendicular axes
•  Moment of inertia of sphere, ring, cylinder and disc
•  Angular momentum
•  Torque

III . Central Forces & Gravitation (5 Core topics)  

 •  Central force motion
•  Kepler's Laws of planetary motion
•  Motion of satellite
•  Geostationary satellite
•  Gravitation principles, work, energy, and power

IV. Special Relativity (9 Core topics)  

 •  Galilean transformation
•  Special theory of relativity
•  Michelson-Morley experiment
•  Lorentz transformation equations
•  Variation of mass with velocity
•  Length contraction
•  Time dilation
•  Addition of velocities
•  Mass-energy equivalence relation

V. Fluid Mechanics (6 Core topics)  

 •  Streamline and turbulent motions

•  Reynolds number
•  Stokes' law
•  Poiseuille's formula
•  Flow of liquid through narrow tube
•  Bernoulli's formula with applications
VI. Properties of Matter (6 Core topics)  

 •  Surface tension
•  Stress-strain relationship
•  Hooke's Law
•  Modulii of elasticity and interrelation between them
•  Poisson's ratio
•  Elastic energy

2. Thermal Physics (4 Topics | 33 sub topics)  

I. Thermodynamics Foundations (7 Core topics)  

 •  Concept of temperature and the zeroth law
•  First law of thermodynamics and internal energy
•  Isothermal and adiabatic changes
•  Second law of thermodynamics
•  Entropy
•  Carnot cycle and Carnot engine
•  Absolute scale of temperature
II.Thermodynamic Relations (4 Core topics)  

 •  Maxwell's thermodynamical relations
•  The Clausius-Clapeyron equation
•  Porous plug experiment and Joule Thomson effect
•  Production of low temperatures by adiabatic demagnetization

    Kinetic Theory of Gases (9 Core topics) 

   •  Behaviour of ideal gas and molecular theory of gases
•  Kinetic theory of gases
•  Maxwell distribution law of velocities
•  Calculation of mean velocity, root mean square velocity and the Most probable velocity
•  Degrees of freedom
•  Law of equipartition of energy
•  Specific heats of gases
•  Mean free path
•  Transport phenomena
    Radiation (7 Core topics)  

 •  Black body radiation
•  Stefan's law
•  Newton's law of cooling
•  Wien's law
•  Rayleigh Jeans' law
•  Planck's law
•  Solar constant
3. Waves & Oscillations (2 Topics | 14 sub topics)    

 I. Oscillations & Resonance (6 Core topics)  

 •  Oscillation
•  Simple harmonic motion
•  Damped harmonic-motion
•  Forced oscillations and resonance
•  Sharpness of resonance
•  Quality factor

II.  Wave Propagation (6 Core topics)  

 •  Wave equation
•  Plane and spherical waves
•  Superposition of waves
•  Fourier analysis of periodic waves - square and triangular waves
•  Phase and group velocities
•  Beats
4. Optics (4 Topics | 26 sub topics)  

I. Geometrical Optics (4 Core Items)  

 •  Cardinal points of a coaxial system
•  Simple problems on combination of thin lenses
•  Ramsden eyepiece
•  Huygens eyepiece
 II. Interference  (7 Core topics)  

 •  Huygen's principle
•  Conditions for sustained interference
•  Young double slit experiment
•  Division of amplitude and wavefront
•  Fresnel biprism
•  Newtons rings
•  Michelson interferometer

 III. Diffraction & Resolving Power (4 Core Items)  

 •  Diffraction by straight edge
•  Single, double and multiple slits
•  Rayleigh's criterion
•  Resolving power of optical instruments

 IV. Polarization (6 Core topics)  

 •  Polarization
•  Production and detection of polarized light (linear circular and elliptical)
•  Brewster's law
•  Huygen's theory of double refraction
•  Optical rotation
•  Polarimeter
5. Laser (1 Topic | 6Sub topics)  

I. Laser Fundamentals & Systems (5 Core topics)  

 •  Temporal and spatial coherence
•  Stimulated emission
•  Basic ideas about laser emission
•  Ruby laser
•  He-Ne laser
6. Electricity & Magnetism (4 Topics | 27 sub topics)  

I. Electrostatics & DC Circuits  (4 Core topics)  

 •  Gauss law and its applications
•  Electric potential
•  Kirchhoff's laws and their applications
•  Wheatstone's bridge

7. Modern Physics (5 Topics | 41 topics ) 

 I. Atomic Physics & Spectroscopy (11 Core topics )    

•  Bohr's theory of hydrogen atom
•  Electron spin
•  Pauli's exclusion principle
•  Optical and X-ray spectra
•  Spatial quantization and Stern-Gerlach experiment
•  Vector model of the atom
•  Spectral terms
•  Fine structure of spectral lines
•  J-J and L-S coupling
•  Zeeman effect
•  Raman effect
II. Quantum Mechanics Foundations (7 Core topics )  

 •  Photoelectric effect
•  Compton effect
•  de Broglie waves
•  Wave-particle duality
•  Uncertainty principle
•  Postulates of quantum mechanics
•  Schrodinger wave equation

III. Quantum Mechanics Applications (3 Core topics)  

 •  Application: Particle in a box
•  Application: Motion across a step potential
•  Application: One dimensional harmonic oscillator and eigen values

IV. Solid State Physics (7 Core topics)  

 •  Einstein's and debye theory of specific heat of solids
•  Band theory of solids
•  Energy band, Kronig-Penny model in one dimension
•  Energy gap
•  Distinction between metals, semiconductors and insulators
•  Variation of Fermi level with temperature and effective mass
•  Elementary ideas of super conductivity
V. Nuclear & Particle Physics (8 Core topics)  

 •  Radio activity
•  Alfa, beta and gamma radiations
•  Elementary theory of alpha decay
•  Nuclear binding energy
•  Semi empirical mass formula
•  Nuclear fission and fusion and nuclear reactors
•  Elementary particles
•  Particle accelerator, cyclotron, linear accelerator
8. Electronics (3 Topics | 16 topics)  

I. Semiconductor Devices (4 Core topics)    

•  Intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
•  PN junction, Zener diode and their characteristics
•  Unipolar and bipolar transistors
•  Solar cells

III.  Electronic Circuits & Communication (2 Core topics) 

   •  Use of diode and transistor for rectification, amplification, oscillation, modulation and detection
• R.f. waves

 IV. Digital Electronics (2 Core topics)

 •  Logic gates and their truth tables
•  Some applications