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VITEEE Syllabus 2025

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus

The VITEEE 2025 syllabus is now available online at viteee.vit.ac.in. Candidates can review the subjects, units, and topics that need to be covered for the upcoming entrance exam. As per the VITEEE 2025 syllabus, candidates are required to study the following subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Aptitude, and English.

For BPharma admissions, candidates will need to study Biology instead of Mathematics. The syllabus is designed to match the level of the 12th standard (or equivalent) qualifying examination.

It is strongly recommended that candidates thoroughly review the VITEEE 2025 syllabus before starting their preparation. Additionally, the authorities advise checking the VITEEE 2025 exam pattern along with the syllabus for better preparation.

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus

The detailed VITEEE 2025 syllabus is available for candidates to review. The syllabus includes a list of subjects and topics to study for the exam, as outlined below in the subject-wise breakdown:

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus – Physics

Laws of Motion & Work, Energy, and Power

Conservation of linear momentum and its applications
Static and kinetic friction, laws of friction, rolling friction, lubrication
Work done by constant and variable forces; kinetic energy, work-energy theorem, power
Conservative and non-conservative forces, motion in a vertical circle, elastic and inelastic collisions

Properties of Matter

Elastic behavior: Stress-strain relationship, Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, bulk modulus, shear modulus of rigidity, Poisson’s ratio, elastic energy
Viscosity: Stokes’ law, terminal velocity, streamline and turbulent flow, Bernoulli’s theorem and applications
Thermal expansion: Solids, specific heat capacity, latent heat capacity, Blackbody radiation concepts (Wein’s displacement law, Stefan’s law)

Electrostatics

Coulomb’s law, electric field, electric dipole, potential difference, electric potential, Gauss’s law, capacitors, and applications
Electrostatic induction, energy stored in capacitors, series and parallel combinations of capacitors
Van de Graaff generator

Current Electricity

Electric current, Ohm’s law, resistance, V-I characteristics, resistivity, and conductivity
Kirchoff’s law, Wheatstone’s Bridge, Metrebridge, potentiometer principle
Internal resistance of cells, series and parallel combinations of cells

Magnetic Effects of Electric Current

Magnetic fields, Oersted’s experiment, Biot-Savart law, Ampere’s circuital law
Force on moving charge in magnetic field, cyclotron, current-carrying conductors in magnetic field
Torque on current loop, magnetic dipole moment, moving coil galvanometer

Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Current

Faraday’s law of induction, self-induction, mutual induction
AC generator, transformer, power in AC circuits, LCR series circuits

Optics

Reflection and refraction of light, lenses, thin lens formula, magnification
Wavefront and Huygens’s principle, interference, diffraction, polarization of light

Dual Nature of Radiation and Atomic Physics

Photoelectric effect, atomic structure, Rutherford’s atom model

Nuclear Physics

Properties of nuclei, radioactivity, nuclear reactions, and applications

Semiconductor Devices and their Applications

Basics of semiconductors, P-N junction, diode characteristics, transistors, logic gates

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus – Chemistry

The VITEEE 2025 syllabus for Chemistry includes the following key topics across various units:

Atomic Structure

Bohr’s atomic model and Sommerfeld’s extension, electronic configuration, and quantum numbers
Shapes of orbitals (s, p, d, f), Pauli’s exclusion principle, Hund’s Rule, Aufbau principle
Emission and absorption spectra, line and band spectra, hydrogen spectrum (Lyman, Balmer, Paschen, Brackett, Pfund series)
de Broglie’s theory, Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, Schrodinger’s wave equation
Hybridization of atomic orbitals (s, p, d)

p, d, and f Block Elements

p-block elements: Phosphorous compounds (PCl3, PCl5), oxides, hydrogen halides, interhalogen compounds, xenon fluoride compounds
General characteristics of d-block elements, oxidation states, colors of first-row transition elements
Occurrence and extraction principles for copper, silver, gold, and zinc; preparation and properties of CuSO4, AgNO3, and K2Cr2O7
Lanthanides: Electronic configuration, oxidation states, lanthanide contraction, comparison with actinides, uses

Coordination Chemistry and Solid State Chemistry

Terminology in coordination chemistry, IUPAC nomenclature of coordination compounds
Geometrical isomerism in 4-coordinate and 6-coordinate complexes, Valence Bond theory, applications of coordination compounds
Bioinorganic compounds: Haemoglobin and chlorophyll
Lattice structures, unit cells, types of crystals, packing in solids, ionic crystals, X-ray diffraction, electrical properties, amorphous solids

Thermodynamics, Chemical Equilibrium, and Chemical Kinetics

First and second laws of thermodynamics, spontaneous processes, entropy, Gibbs free energy
Law of mass action, Le Chatelier’s principle, chemical equilibrium
Rate expressions, reaction order, half-life, Arrhenius equation, activation energy

Electrochemistry

Electrical conductance theory, Faraday’s laws, strong electrolytes, specific resistance and conductance
Ionic product of water, pH, pOH, buffer solutions
Electrodes, electrode potentials, EMF values, fuel cells, corrosion prevention

Isomerism in Organic Compounds

Structural and stereoisomerism, optical activity, chirality, R-S and D-L notations

Alcohols and Ethers

Nomenclature, classification, methods of preparation, and properties of alcohols
Dihydric and trihydric alcohols, phenols, and aromatic alcohols
Ethers: Nomenclature, methods of preparation, and properties of aliphatic and aromatic ethers

Carbonyl Compounds

Nomenclature, methods of preparation, properties, and uses of aldehydes and ketones
Aromatic aldehydes (e.g., benzaldehyde), ketones (e.g., acetone, acetophenone, benzophenone)
Name reactions: Clemmenson reduction, Wolff–Kishner reduction, Cannizzaro reaction, aldol condensation

Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

Nomenclature, preparation, properties, and uses of aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids (e.g., formic acid, oxalic acid, benzoic acid)
Derivatives of carboxylic acids: Acetyl chloride, acetamide, acetic anhydride, ester formation

Organic Nitrogen Compounds

Aliphatic and aromatic nitro compounds, preparation, properties, and uses
Amines: Classification, preparation, properties, distinction between primary, secondary, and tertiary amines
Diazonium salts and their properties, preparation of benzene diazonium chloride

Carbohydrates and Proteins

Structure and linkages of glucose, fructose, sucrose, oligo- and polysaccharides
Amino acids: Classification, peptide bond properties, peptides
Lipids: Classification, properties, and differences between fats, oils, and waxes

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus – Mathematics

The VITEEE 2025 syllabus for Mathematics includes the following key topics across various units:

Matrices and their Applications

Adjoint, inverse, and properties of matrices; methods for computing inverses
Solving systems of linear equations using the matrix inversion method
Rank of a matrix, elementary transformations, consistency of linear equations
Cramer’s rule for non-homogeneous and homogeneous linear systems, rank method
Linear programming problems (LPP) in two variables

Trigonometry and Complex Numbers

Definition, range, domain, principal value branch, and graphs of inverse trigonometric functions
Complex number system: conjugates, properties, and representation as ordered pairs
Modulus, properties, geometrical representation, polar form, conjugates, sum, difference, product, quotient, and vector interpretation
Solutions of polynomial equations, De Moivre’s theorem, and nth roots of complex numbers (cube, fourth, etc.)

Analytical Geometry of Two Dimensions

General equation of a conic and its classification with respect to eccentricity
Equations of conic sections (parabola, ellipse, hyperbola) in standard and general forms
Directrix, focus, latus-rectum, parametric form of conics, and equation of chords
Tangents and normals (Cartesian and parametric forms), equation of the chord of contact of tangents
Asymptotes and standard equations for a rectangular hyperbola

Vector Algebra

Scalar product (dot product): angle between vectors, properties, and applications
Vector product (cross product): right- and left-handed systems, properties, and applications
Scalar and vector triple products, product of four vectors

Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions

Direction cosines, direction ratios, and equations of lines and planes
Equations of planes passing through specific points, perpendicular to lines, or parallel to other planes
Distance between a point and a plane, angle between a line and a plane
Skew lines, conditions for intersection, point of intersection, collinearity
Sphere equations based on center, radius, or extremities of diameter

Differential Calculus

Limits, continuity, differentiability, and derivatives as rate of change
Derivatives related to velocity, acceleration, slope, tangent, and normal
Mean value theorems, Taylor’s and Maclaurin’s series, L’Hôpital’s Rule, stationary points, maxima, minima
Errors and approximations: absolute, relative, and percentage errors
Partial derivatives, Euler’s theorem, curve tracing

Integral Calculus and its Applications

Simple definite integrals and fundamental theorems of calculus
Properties and reduction formulae for integrals involving powers of x, sin, and cos
Bernoulli’s formula, area of bounded regions, and length of curves

Differential Equations

Formation, order, and degree of differential equations
Solving first-order differential equations using methods like variables separable, homogeneous, and linear
Second-order linear differential equations with constant coefficients
Particular integrals for functions like emx, sin(mx), cos(mx), x, and x²

Probability Distributions

Basic probability concepts: axioms, addition law, conditional probability, and multiplicative law
Bayes’ Theorem, random variables, probability density and distribution functions
Mathematical expectation and variance for discrete and continuous distributions
Discrete distributions (Binomial, Poisson) and continuous distributions (Normal distribution)

Discrete Mathematics

Functions, relations, and basics of counting
Mathematical logic: logical statements, connectives, truth tables, logical equivalence, tautology, and contradiction
Group theory: binary operations, semi-groups, monoids, groups, order of elements, and group properties

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus – Biology

The VITEEE 2025 Biology syllabus encompasses the following topics:

Taxonomy

Importance of classification and the three domains of life
Linnaean, Whittaker, Bentham, and Hooker classification systems
Key characteristics of non-chordates up to the phyla level and chordates up to the class level

Cell and Molecular Biology

Cell theory and the ultrastructure of prokaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cell components: cell wall, membrane, cytoskeleton, nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, ribosomes, lysosomes, vacuoles, and centrosomes
Cell cycle and division: amitosis, mitosis, and meiosis
Search for genetic material and structure of DNA and RNA; processes of replication, transcription, translation, splicing, gene expression and regulation (lac operon), and DNA repair mechanisms

Reproduction

Asexual reproduction methods: binary fission, sporulation, budding, gemmule formation, and fragmentation
Vegetative propagation in plants, sexual reproduction in flowering plants, and flower structure
Pollination, fertilization, seed and fruit development, seed dispersal, apomixis, parthenocarpy, and polyembryony
Human reproductive system: gametogenesis, menstrual cycle, fertilization, implantation, embryo development up to blastocyst stage, pregnancy, parturition, and lactation
Assisted reproductive technologies

Genetics and Evolution

Chromosomal structure and types, linkage, crossing over, recombination, mutations, and chromosomal aberrations
Mendelian inheritance, chromosomal theory of inheritance, and deviations from Mendelian ratios (incomplete dominance, co-dominance, multiple allelism, pleiotropy)
Sex-linked inheritance and human sex determination
Darwinism, neo-Darwinism, Hardy-Weinberg principle, and factors affecting equilibrium: selection, mutation, migration, and genetic drift

Human Health and Diseases

Pathogens and parasites responsible for human diseases (malaria, dengue, chikungunya, filariasis, ascariasis, typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, amoebiasis, ringworm) and their control
Basic immunology concepts, vaccines, antibiotics, cancer, HIV, and AIDS
Issues related to adolescence, drug, and alcohol abuse

Biochemistry

Structure and functions of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins
Enzymes: types, properties, and mechanisms of enzyme action
Metabolism: glycolysis, Krebs cycle, and pentose phosphate pathway

Plant Physiology

Movement of water, food, nutrients, gases, and minerals through plants
Passive diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and active transport
Imbibition, osmosis, apoplast and symplast transport, and guttation
Transpiration, photosynthesis (light and dark reactions), and electron transport chain
Hormones and growth regulators, photoperiodism, and vernalization
Nitrogen cycle and biological nitrogen fixation

Human Physiology

Digestive system and absorption, respiration, circulation, excretory system, endocrine system, nervous system, and skeletal/muscular systems
Locomotion, movement, growth, aging, and death
Hormones: types, functions, and disorders

Biotechnology and Its Applications

Recombinant DNA technology and its applications in health, agriculture, and industry
Genetically modified organisms, production of human insulin, vaccines, and antibiotics
Stem cell technology and gene therapy
Applications in apiculture, animal husbandry, plant breeding, tissue culture, single-cell protein production, fortification, Bt crops, and transgenic animals
Microbes in food processing, sewage treatment, waste management, and energy generation
Biocontrol agents, biofertilizers, and related biosafety concerns, biopiracy, and patents

Biodiversity, Ecology, and Environment

Ecosystems: components, types, nutrient cycles (carbon and phosphorus), ecological succession, and energy flow
Biodiversity: concepts, patterns, importance, conservation, hot spots, endangered species, extinction, and the Red Data Book
Protected areas: botanical gardens, national parks, sanctuaries, museums, biosphere reserves, and Ramsar sites
Environmental issues: pollution and its control
Population dynamics: growth, birth and death rates, and age distribution

VITEEE 2025 Syllabus – English

The English section will consist of Multiple Choice Questions designed to assess comprehension of short passages or lines of poems, as well as English grammar and pronunciation. The passages, poems, dialogues, grammar, and pronunciation items selected will align with the level of higher secondary or equivalent education.