The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) will release the JAC 12th Physics syllabus 2025 on its official website. Students appearing for the upcoming 10th board exam can download the JAC class Physics syllabus 2025 PDF at jac.jharkhand.gov.in. There are 14 chapters included in the JAC Class 12 Physics syllabus 2025 and these chapters are grouped into 9 units. Unit V Electromagnetic waves and Unit VI Optics are the two units carrying the highest weightage of 18 marks in the syllabus. The second highest weightage carrying units are Unit III Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism, and Unit VI Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents with 17 marks. Alongside this, students must go through the entire JAC Class 12 Exam Pattern 2025 of Physics to understand the marking scheme of the paper.
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JAC Class 12 Physics Syllabus 2025 Course Structure
Below given is the detailed course structure:
Unit No | Unit Name | Chapters Included | Marks Weightage | Number of Periods |
I | Electrostatics | Electric Charges and Fields, Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | 16 | 26 |
II | Current Electricity | Current Electricity | - | 18 |
III | Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism | Moving Charges and Magnetism, Magnetism and Matter | 17 | 25 |
IV | Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents | Electromagnetic Induction, Alternating Currents | 17 | 24 |
V | Electromagnetic Waves | Electromagnetic Waves | 18 | 4 |
VI | Optics | Ray Optics and Optical Instruments, Wave Optics | 18 | 30 |
VII | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | 12 | 8 |
VIII | Atoms and Nuclei | Atoms, Nuclei | - | 15 |
IX | Electronic Devices | Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices, and Simple Circuits | 7 | 10 |
JAC Board Class 12th Physics Syllabus 2025 Chapter Wise Topics
Below given is the detailed syllabus:
Chapter No. | Chapter Name | Topics Covered |
1 | Electric Charges and Fields | Electric charges, Coulomb’s law, superposition principle, electric field, electric dipole, Gauss's theorem and applications |
2 | Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance | Electric potential, equipotential surfaces, conductors and insulators, dielectrics, capacitors, energy stored in capacitor |
3 | Current Electricity | Electric current, Ohm’s law, V-I characteristics, resistivity, cells and circuits, Kirchhoff’s rules, Wheatstone bridge |
4 | Moving Charges and Magnetism | Magnetic field, Oersted’s experiment, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s law, force on moving charges, torque on current loop |
5 | Magnetism and Matter | Bar magnet, magnetic field intensity, magnetic dipole, magnetic properties of materials (para-, dia-, ferro-magnetic) |
6 | Electromagnetic Induction | Faraday’s laws, induced emf and current, Lenz’s law, self and mutual induction |
7 | Alternating Currents | AC current and voltage, reactance, impedance, LCR circuit, resonance, power factor, AC generator, transformer |
8 | Electromagnetic Waves | Displacement current, electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic spectrum, uses of different waves |
9 | Ray Optics and Optical Instruments | Reflection, refraction, spherical mirrors, lenses, optical fibers, microscopes, telescopes |
10 | Wave Optics | Wavefronts, Huygens principle, interference, Young’s double slit experiment, diffraction |
11 | Dual Nature of Radiation and Matter | Photoelectric effect, Einstein’s photoelectric equation, matter waves, de Broglie relation |
12 | Atoms | Rutherford’s model, Bohr model of hydrogen atom, hydrogen spectra |
13 | Nuclei | Composition of nucleus, nuclear force, mass-energy relation, mass defect, nuclear fission and fusion |
14 | Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits | Energy bands, intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors, p-n junction diode, diode as rectifier |
JAC Class 12 Physics Practical Exam Syllabus 2025
Below given is the practical exam syllabus:
Section | Experiment/Activity No. | Description |
Experiments | ||
Section A | 1 | Determine resistivity of 2-3 wires by plotting graph of potential difference vs current |
2 | Find resistance of a given wire/standard resistor using metre bridge | |
3 | Verify laws of combination of resistances (series OR parallel) using metre bridge | |
4 | Determine resistance of galvanometer by half-deflection method and find figure of merit | |
5 | Convert galvanometer into voltmeter or ammeter of desired range and verify | |
6 | Find frequency of AC mains using a sonometer | |
Section B | 1 | Find value of v for different u for concave mirror and calculate focal length |
2 | Find focal length of convex mirror using convex lens | |
3 | Find focal length of convex lens by plotting graphs between u and v or 1/u and 1/v | |
4 | Find focal length of concave lens using convex lens | |
5 | Determine angle of minimum deviation for prism by plotting graph between angle of incidence and deviation | |
6 | Determine refractive index of glass slab using traveling microscope | |
7 | Find refractive index of liquid using convex lens and plane mirror | |
8 | Find refractive index of liquid using concave mirror and plane mirror | |
9 | Draw I-V characteristic curve for p-n junction diode in forward and reverse bias | |
Activities | ||
Section A | 1 | Measure resistance and impedance of an inductor with or without iron core |
2 | Measure resistance, voltage (AC/DC), current (AC) and check circuit continuity using multimeter | |
3 | Assemble household circuit with three bulbs, three switches, fuse, and power source | |
4 | Assemble components of a given electrical circuit | |
5 | Study variation in potential drop with length of wire for steady current | |
6 | Draw, analyze, and correct the diagram of an open circuit with battery, resistor/rheostat, key, ammeter, voltmeter | |
Section B | 1 | Identify diode, LED, resistor, capacitor from a mixed collection |
2 | Use multimeter to observe unidirectional current flow in diode/LED and check component operation | |
3 | Study effect of light intensity on LDR by varying distance of source | |
4 | Observe refraction and lateral deviation of light beam on glass slab | |
5 | Observe diffraction of light due to a thin slit | |
6 | Study nature and size of image formed by convex lens or concave mirror using candle and screen | |
7 | Obtain lens combination with specified focal length using two lenses from given set |
