

If your Physics preparation feels too wide and hard to revise, this is the update that helps you regain control.
For JEE Main 2026, many students are following the reduced / rationalised Physics syllabus structure that removes certain sub-topics which earlier used to appear in coaching notes and older exam prep plans. This doesn’t mean Physics becomes “easy.” It simply means your preparation can now become more focused, and your time can go into the chapters and concepts that actually decide marks and percentile.
In this article, you’ll see the unit-wise deleted topics list , plus a clear “what to do next” strategy so you don’t waste time on low-return portions.
As per the unit-wise deleted list below, deletions are spread across 11 units. If you count each sub-topic item, it comes to around 25 removed sub-topics (the count can vary slightly depending on how some points are grouped together).
The real takeaway:
Don’t treat the reduction as “less work.” Treat it as more precision, because the remaining syllabus tends to get tested with more application-based questions.
| Unit | Deleted Topics/Chapters |
| Physics and Measurement | Physics, technology, and society |
| Kinematics | Zero vector |
| Properties of Solids and Liquids | Reynolds number; Newton’s law of cooling |
| Thermodynamics | Carnot engine and its efficiency |
| Oscillations and Waves | Free, forced, and damped oscillations; Resonance; Doppler Effect in sound |
| Current Electricity | Colour code for resistors, Potentiometer (principle and applications) |
| Magnetic Effects of Current | Cyclotron; Magnetic susceptibility and permeability; Hysteresis; Electromagnets and permanent magnets |
| Electromagnetic Induction | Quality factor |
| Optics | Resolving power of microscopes and astronomical telescopes |
| Atoms and Nuclei | Isotopes, isobars, and isotones; Radioactivity (alpha, beta, and gamma particles/rays and their properties); Radioactive decay law |
| Electronic Devices | Junction transistor; Transistor action; Characteristics of a transistor; Transistor as an amplifier and oscillator; Switch |
Many students make one of two mistakes after seeing deleted topics:
The correct approach is in the middle: skip the removed portions, but go deeper in the remaining chapters.
Here’s what changes in a practical way:
When the syllabus becomes tighter, revision becomes more manageable. That means you can revise the full Physics portion more times, and every additional revision cycle improves your speed and accuracy.
When a few sub-topics are removed, exam setters don’t “reduce difficulty.” Instead, they often increase the quality of questions from what remains, especially numericals and mixed-concept questions.
So the advantage is not a shorter syllabus. The advantage is that you can now master the syllabus.
If you want a strong score in Physics, you need two things:
A clean preparation focus looks like this:
Build confidence in the chapters you repeatedly see in mocks:
Instead of reading 30 pages, do:
Most students lose marks due to:
Fixing these alone can increase your score massively.
At VVT Coaching, students get mentor-led guidance to track weekly growth, plan revision by priority, and fix weak topics without panic, so the reduced syllabus becomes a scoring advantage, not just a shorter checklist.
VVT’s AI-driven analytics show chapter-wise accuracy, topic-wise weak areas, time spent per question, and repeated mistake patterns, so improvement becomes measurable and faster.
Instead of re-teaching everything, Remedy Classes focus only on the exact concepts where marks leak, followed by mini-tests to confirm improvement.
Your wrong/skipped questions are turned into personalised Error Exams, so the same mistakes stop repeating, this is where most score jumps happen.
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Yes, several Physics sub-topics are removed in the reduced JEE Main 2026 syllabus framework. But your rank won’t improve just because the syllabus is shorter. Your rank improves when you use this reduction to:
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Q1) Should I completely skip the deleted topics for JEE Main 2026?
Yes. For JEE Main preparation, focus only on the syllabus that is currently followed for the exam and avoid spending time building fresh notes for removed portions.
Q2) Will Physics become easier because topics are deleted?
Not necessarily. The syllabus is shorter, but questions can become more application-based from the remaining chapters.
Q3) What is the smartest use of the time saved from deleted topics?
Use it for additional revision cycles, mixed-topic numericals, and mock test analysis, this produces faster score improvement than extra reading.
Q4) How do I make sure I’m not wasting time on low-return portions?
Follow a strict chapter list, revise formulas weekly, and measure performance through mocks. If a topic doesn’t improve your mock score, it needs a different strategy.
Q5) How can VVT Coaching help me improve Physics quickly?
Through mentor-led planning, AI-based analytics, Remedy Classes for weak areas, and personalised Error Exams that stop repeated mistakes.