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NEET Physics Syllabus 2026: Official Units and Rank Sarthi Route Map

Own the official-scope truth map for NEET UG 2026 Physics, expose all 20 official units, map all 30 Rank Sarthi Physics topic pages to their official units without manufacturing weightage.

In short

The official NEET UG 2026 Physics syllabus contains 20 units, beginning with Physics and Measurement and ending with Experimental Skills. Rank Sarthi has 30 Physics topic pages, and each one names the official unit it belongs to.

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Ashwini M., Physics Expert at Rank Sarthi

Ashwini M.

Physics Expert

Reviewed for the 2026 syllabus

Academic contributors: Kumar Gandharva Saxena

Official NEET UG 2026 Physics unit structure

Official NEET UG 2026 Physics unit structure

The NMC UGMEB notice finalized the NEET UG 2026 syllabus and explicitly advised stakeholders to use it for academic session 2026-27. The Physics section contains these official units:

  1. Physics and Measurement
  2. Kinematics
  3. Laws of Motion
  4. Work, Energy, and Power
  5. Rotational Motion
  6. Gravitation
  7. Properties of Solids and Liquids
  8. Thermodynamics
  9. Kinetic Theory of Gases
  10. Oscillations and Waves
  11. Electrostatics
  12. Current Electricity
  13. Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
  14. Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
  15. Electromagnetic Waves
  16. Optics
  17. Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
  18. Atoms and Nuclei
  19. Electronic Devices
  20. Experimental Skills

Official wording is not the same as the URL registry

Official wording is not the same as the URL registry

Rank Sarthi has 30 Physics topic pages. Some match an official unit directly, some cover part of a combined official unit, and two are study-guide overviews (Mechanics; Modern Physics). Each page states its official syllabus unit. The official syllabus has one Unit 6: Gravitation, covered by the NEET Gravitation page.

Experimental Skills

Route classification result

Route classification result

The NEET Physics hub lists all 20 official units first, each linked to its main page, and then the supporting topic guides.

No performance inference

No performance inference

The official syllabus is a scope document. This page must not attach expected question counts, chapter frequency, score promises or unofficial weightage to the official unit list. If Rank Sarthi later publishes historical analysis, it must be a separately labelled methodology-backed analysis layer.

Route ownership: every registered Physics route

  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    mechanics
    Status
    Study-Guide Overview
    Ownership note
    Rank Sarthi mechanics navigation umbrella over current mechanics foundations; not an official unit title.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    thermodynamics
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 8: Thermodynamics.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    optics
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 16: Optics. Unit-level owner; focused ray/wave routes split depth.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    electrostatics
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 11: Electrostatics.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    current-​electricity
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 12: Current Electricity.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    magnetism
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Maps to official Unit 13: Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    modern-​physics
    Status
    Study-Guide Overview
    Ownership note
    Rank Sarthi umbrella over official Units 17-19.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    waves
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child of official Unit 10: Oscillations and Waves.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    oscillations
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child of official Unit 10: Oscillations and Waves.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    gravitation
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 6: Gravitation. Canonical content owner.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    kinematics
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 2: Kinematics. Unit-level owner with Motion in Plane carved out as a focused child.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    laws-​of-​motion
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 3: Laws of Motion.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    work-​energy-​power
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 4: Work, Energy, and Power.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    rotational-​motion
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 5: Rotational Motion.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    properties-​of-​matter
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Mechanical solids/fluids owner within official Unit 7: Properties of Solids and Liquids.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    kinetic-​theory
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 9: Kinetic Theory of Gases.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    electromagnetic-​induction
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child of official Unit 14: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    alternating-​current
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child of official Unit 14: Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    electromagnetic-​waves
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 15: Electromagnetic Waves.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    ray-​optics
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Geometrical/ray optics portion of official Unit 16: Optics.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    wave-​optics
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Wave optics portion of official Unit 16: Optics.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    dual-​nature-​radiation
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 17: Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    atoms
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child of official Unit 18: Atoms and Nuclei.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    nuclei
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child of official Unit 18: Atoms and Nuclei.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    semiconductor-​electronics
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Canonical Rank Sarthi owner for official Unit 19: Electronic Devices.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    units-​measurements
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 1: Physics and Measurement.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    motion-​in-​plane
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Focused child inside official Unit 2: Kinematics.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    experimental-​skills
    Status
    Current Official Scope
    Ownership note
    Official Unit 20: Experimental Skills.
  • Route (under /neet/physics/)
    thermal-​properties
    Status
    Partial Or Merged Scope
    Ownership note
    Thermal portion inside official Unit 7: Properties of Solids and Liquids.

Statuses are editorial classifications against the official 2026 syllabus, not replacements for official wording.

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Last updated
10 September 2026