Syllabus of JIPMER MBBS Entrance Exam includes topics from Physics, Chemistry and Biology apart from certain portions in Basic English. This entrance exam mostly covers topics in these areas studied in Class 11 and Class 12.

Main topics in syllabus

• English
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics

Detailed Syllabus

English

• Antonym
• Grammar
• Synonym
• Comprehension
• Sentence Correction
• Vocabulary Power

Biology

Diversity of Living Organism

• Five kingdom classification
• Need for classification
• Salient features and classification of animals-non chordate up to phyla level and chordate up to classes level
• Salient features and classification of Monera, Protista and Fungi into major groups
• Salient features and classification of plants into major groups
• Taxonomy and Systematics

Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

• Anatomy and functions of different parts of flowering plants
• Morphology and modifications
• Morphology, anatomy and functions of different system (digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous and reproductive) of an insect (cockroach)
• Tissues

Cell Structure and Function

• Biomolecules-structure and function of proteins
• Carbohydrates
• Cell division
• Cell envelope, cell membrane and cell wall
• Cell organelles – structure and function
• Cell theory
• Chemical constituents of living cells
• Chromatin
• Cytoskeleton, cilia, flagella and centrioles (ultra structure and function)
• Endomembrane system-endoplasmic reticulum
• Enzymes-types, properties and enzymes action
• Golgi bodies
• Lipid
• Lysosomes
• Microbodies
• Mitochondria
• Nucleic acids
• Nucleous
• Nucleus-nuclear membrane
• Plant cell and animal cell
• Plastids
• Ribosomes
• Structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
• Vacuoles

Plant Physiology

• Active transport
• Long distance transport of water- apoplast, absorption, transpiration pull, symplast, root pressure and guttation
• Cell to cell transport-Diffusion,
• Diffusion of gases
• Facilitated diffusion
• Flow hypothesis
• Mineral nutrition
• Osmosis
• Photosynthesis
• Plant growth and development
• Plant-water relations-Imbibitions
• Plasmolysis
• Respiration
• Transpiration-Opening and closing of stomata;
• Transport in plants, Movement of water, gases and nutrients
• Uptake and translocation of mineral nutrients-Transport of food, phloem transport, Mass
• Vernalisation

Human Physiology

• Body fluids and circulation
• Breathing and Respiration
• Digestion and absorption
• Endocrine glands and hormones
• Excretory products and their elimination
• Human endocrine system
• Hypo-and hyperactivity and related disorders
• Locomotion and Movement
• Mechanism of hormone action
• Neural control and coordination

Reproduction

• Adaptive Radiation
• Biological evolution and evidences for biological evolution
• Darwin’s contribution
• Genetics and Evolution
• Hardy - Weinberg’s principle
• Heredity and variation
• Human evolution
• Human Reproduction
• Mechanism of evolution
• Modern Synthetic theory of Evolution
• Molecular Basis of Inheritance
• Origin of life
• Reproduction in organisms
• Sexual reproduction in flowering plant

Biology and Human Welfare

• Health and Disease
• Improvement in food production
• Microbes in human welfare

Biotechnology and Its Applications

• Application of Biotechnology in health and agriculture
• Biosafety issues- Biopiracy and patents
• Principles and process of Biotechnology

Ecology and Environment

• Biodiversity and its conservation
• Ecosystems
• Environmental issues
• Organisms and environment

Chemistry

• Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
• Ketones, Aldehydes and Carboxylic Acids
• Basic Concepts of Chemistry
• Biomolecules
• Chemical Bonding and Molecular structure
• Chemical Kinetics
• Chemical Thermodynamics
• Chemistry in Everyday life
• Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties
• Coordination Compounds
• d and f Block Elements
• Electrochemistry
• Environmental Chemistry
• Equilibrium
• General Principles and Processes of Isolation of Elements
• Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
• Hydrocarbons
• Redox Reactions
• Hydrogen
• Organic Chemistry-Basic Principles and Techniques
• Organic compounds containing Nitrogen
• Polymers
• p -Block Elements
• s -Block Elements (Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals)
• Solid State
• Solutions
• States of Matter: Gases and Liquids
• Structure of Atom
• Surface Chemistry

Physics

• Atoms and Nuclei
• Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory
• Communication Systems
• Current Electricity
• Dual Nature of Matter and Radiation
• Electromagnetic Induction and Alternating Currents
• Electromagnetic waves
• Electronic Devices
• Electrostatics
• Gravitation
• Kinematics
• Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body
• Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism
• Laws of Motion
• Optics
• Oscillations and Waves
• Physical World and Measurement
• Properties of Bulk Matter
• Thermodynamics
• Work, Energy and Power

Candidate can refer textbooks of 11th and 12th standard for covering each area mentioned in the syllabus. There are text books available exclusively for JIPMER MBBS entrance exam which can also be used for preparation.